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Mission: Impossible 6 is produced by James Cameron.
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"text": "Mission: Impossible 6 Mission : Impossible 6 is an upcoming American action spy film written , co-produced and directed by Christopher McQuarrie , and produced by J. J. Abrams , Bryan Burk , Tom Cruise , David Ellison , Dana Goldberg , and Don Granger . It is the sixth installment in the Mission : Impossible film series . The film stars Cruise , Rebecca Ferguson , Ving Rhames , Simon Pegg , Alec Baldwin and Sean Harris all reprising their roles from previous films , with Henry Cavill , Vanessa Kirby and Sian Brooke joining the franchise . The film will be released on July 27 , 2018 by Paramount Pictures .",
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"text": "James Bond The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming , who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections . Since Fleming 's death in 1964 , eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations : Kingsley Amis , Christopher Wood , John Gardner , Raymond Benson , Sebastian Faulks , Jeffery Deaver , William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz . The latest novel is Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz , published in September 2015 . Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond , and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character , Moneypenny . The character has also been adapted for television , radio , comic strip , video games and film . The films are the longest continually running film series of all time and have grossed over $ 7.040 billion in total , making it the fourth-highest-grossing film series to date , which started in 1962 with Dr. No , starring Sean Connery as Bond . As of , there have been twenty-four films in the Eon Productions series . The most recent Bond film , Spectre ( 2015 ) , stars Daniel Craig in his fourth portrayal of Bond ; he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series . There have also been two independent productions of Bond films : Casino Royale ( a 1967 spoof ) and Never Say Never Again ( a 1983 remake of an earlier Eon-produced film , Thunderball ) . In 2015 , the franchise was estimated to be worth $ 19.9 billion , making James Bond one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time . The Bond films are renowned for a number of features , including the musical accompaniment , with the theme songs having received Academy Award nominations on several occasions , and two wins . Other important elements which run through most of the films include Bond 's cars , his guns , and the gadgets with which he is supplied by Q Branch . The films are also noted for Bond 's relationships with various women , who are sometimes referred to as `` Bond girls '' .",
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"text": "Mega Man X6 Mega Man X6 , known as in Japan , is a video game developed and published by Capcom . It is the sixth main entry in the Mega Man X series . The game was first released on the PlayStation in Japan on November 29 , 2001 and was later made available in both North America and Europe . The plot of Mega Man X6 takes place during the 22nd century where humans and intelligent robots called `` Reploids '' live together . The game follows shortly after the events of Mega Man X5 in which planet Earth was devastated by an attack by the `` Maverick '' leader Sigma and the protagonist Zero sacrificed his own life to save it . As the world recovers , a Maverick known only as the `` Zero Nightmare '' has begun spreading chaos . Zero 's comrade Mega Man X , curious of its name , seeks out this new threat . Like past games in the series , Mega Man X6 is an action-platformer in which the player tackles a series of stages and adds the unique weapon of each boss to X 's arsenal . Prominent series artist and producer Keiji Inafune was not involved in the game 's production , as he had intended the fifth installment in the series to be the last with Zero 's death . Critically , Mega Man X6 has received mixed to positive reviews . The game was released for the Windows in different parts of Asia in 2002 and 2003 . It was also re-released in 2006 as part of the North American Mega Man X Collection for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 . Mega Man X6 was made available on the PlayStation Network as part of the PSOne Classics line on July 8 , 2015 in Japan .",
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"text": "Leave Your Soul to Science Leave Your Soul to Science is the sixth studio album by Melbourne band Something for Kate , released in September 28 , 2012 . The album debuted at No. 5 on the ARIA Charts . The album was produced by John Congleton , whose previous credits include Okkervil River , Shearwater and The New Pornographers and recorded at his Elmwood studio in Dallas , Texas . Frontman Paul Dempsey told The Age the band had been looking for someone to tell them when enough was enough . `` We recognised an inclination or proclivity among ourselves to procrastinate and keep layering stuff up , '' he said . `` We knew that we needed to fight that instinct and he was very much the guy to help us . '' He told the Hobart Mercury Congleton was `` the perfect guy for our new-found relaxed attitude '' : `` He 's a real experimenter and we were feeling very experimental ourselves . The four of us would just sit around and throw out ideas , and do the strangest , dumbest things and see what worked . Whenever we thought something was weird and interesting but we were n't sure about it , we 'd just run with it any sort of uncertainty was a good thing . We ran with the uncertainty and embraced the feeling of not being 100 per cent sure of everything we were doing . '' Dempsey said he had been unsatisfied with the way some songs on previous albums had been captured . `` In previous years we were concerned with being perfectionists , and trying to make everything just so . What we realised after a long time is that that actually can end up sucking the life out of things , and that perhaps the better way to do things is to fly by the seat of your pants and rely on the spontaneous energy of the moment . Some of our past records have suffered a bit from too much nitpicking , and this latest record really has zero nitpicking . There 's plenty of audible mistakes and weird moments where we just went fuck it , just leave it , it 's all part of what happens when you hit record . '' Dempsey said the album 's lyrics contained an abundance of often cryptic black humour . He said he found the lyrics of `` This Economy '' , a song of lost love set in the context of the global financial crisis , `` hilariously funny '' . `` The song reeks of ( disgraced businessman ) Bernie Madoff and it reeks of young Wall Street executives who equate the size of their wallets with the success of their human relationships , '' he said . Dempsey said he was not bothered if people misunderstood his lyrics . `` If my humour does n't translate , there should n't need to be a press release letting everyone know that I 'm funny . '' The album 's cover and inner book photography was by bassist Stephanie Ashworth .",
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"text": "Tomorrow Never Dies Tomorrow Never Dies ( 1997 ) is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series , and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond . Directed by Roger Spottiswoode , with the screenplay written by Bruce Feirstein , the film follows Bond as he attempts to stop Elliot Carver , a power-mad media mogul , from engineering world events to initiate World War III . The film was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli , and was the first James Bond film made after the death of producer Albert R. Broccoli , to whom the movie pays tribute in the end credits . Filming locations included France , Thailand , Germany , Mexico and the United Kingdom . Tomorrow Never Dies performed well at the box office and earned a Golden Globe nomination despite mixed reviews . While its performance at the domestic box office surpassed that of its predecessor , GoldenEye , it was the only Pierce Brosnan Bond film not to open at number one at the box office , as it opened the same day as Titanic , but instead at number two .",
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"text": "Spy Hard Spy Hard is a 1996 American spy comedy film parody starring Leslie Nielsen and Nicollette Sheridan , parodying James Bond films and other action films . The introduction to the movie is sung by comedy artist `` Weird Al '' Yankovic . It is the first film to be written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer . The film 's title is a pun of Die Hard . The film is directed by Rick Friedberg and produced by Doug Draizin and Jeffery Knovitz . The film was released by Buena Vista Pictures on May 24 , 1996 , receiving generally negative reviews from critics . While many praised Nielsen 's acting and its humor , most found the script , story and its direction lame . The film eventually grossed $ 26 million against a production budget of $ 18 million , making it a relative success .",
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"text": "Howard Kazanjian Howard G. Kazanjian ( born July 26 , 1942 ) is an American film producer known for Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi . Kazanjian is also a former 8-year Vice President of Lucasfilm , Ltd. , and a published non-fiction author .",
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"text": "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country is a 1991 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures . It is the sixth feature film based on Star Trek , and a sequel to the 1966 -- 1969 Star Trek television series . Taking place after the events of Star Trek V : The Final Frontier , it is the last film featuring the entire cast of the original series . After the destruction of the Klingon moon Praxis leads the Klingon Empire to pursue peace with their long-time adversary the Federation , the crew of the USS Enterprise must race against unseen conspirators with a militaristic agenda . The sixth film in the series was initially planned as a prequel to the original series , with younger actors portraying the crew of the Enterprise while attending Starfleet Academy , but the idea was discarded because of negative reaction from the original cast and the fans . Faced with producing a new film in time for Star Trek 's 25th anniversary , Nicholas Meyer , the director of Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan , and Denny Martin Flinn wrote a script based on a suggestion from Leonard Nimoy about what would happen if `` the Wall came down in space '' , touching on the contemporary events of the Cold War . Principal photography took place between April and September 1991 . The production budget was smaller than anticipated because of the critical and commercial disappointment of The Final Frontier . Because of a lack of sound stage space on the Paramount lot , many scenes were filmed around Hollywood . Meyer and cinematographer Hiro Narita aimed for a darker and more dramatic mood , subtly altering sets originally used for the television series Star Trek : The Next Generation . Producer Steven-Charles Jaffe led a second unit that filmed on an Alaskan glacier that stood in for a Klingon gulag . Cliff Eidelman produced the film 's score , which is intentionally darker than previous Star Trek offerings . The film was released in North America on December 6 , 1991 . The Undiscovered Country garnered positive reviews , with publications praising the lighthearted acting and facetious references . The film performed strongly at the box office . It posted the largest opening weekend gross of the series before going on to earn $ 96,888,996 worldwide . The film earned two Academy Award nominations , for Best Makeup and Best Sound Effects , and is the only Star Trek movie to win the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film . A special collectors ' edition DVD version of the film was released in 2004 , to which Meyer had made minor alterations . Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry died shortly before the movie 's premiere , just days after viewing the film . The film marked the final appearance together of the original series ' cast .",
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"text": "Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair Steven Spielberg 's Director 's Chair is a simulation game created and published by Knowledge Adventure for Windows and Macintosh . It was released in 1996 in the United States of America . In the game , the player is guided by film director Steven Spielberg ( appearing as himself ) through the comprehensive process of moviemaking , including scriptwriting , filming , and editing , using pre-generated film clips featuring Jennifer Aniston , Quentin Tarantino , Katherine Helmond , and Penn & Teller , among others . The game features advice from Hollywood professionals such as editor Michael Kahn , special effects supervisor Michael Lantieri , and cinematographer Dean Cundey . The game was produced by Roger Holzberg , who directed Spielberg in scenes in which Spielberg himself appeared .",
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"text": "The International House of Mojo The International House of Mojo ( often called Mixnmojo ) is a website focused on LucasArts video games . It later expanded to cover studios founded by former LucasArts employees , including Double Fine Productions , Telltale Games , Autumn Moon Entertainment and Crackpot Entertainment . It was founded in 1997 by James Spafford and is among the longest-running `` fan sites '' on the internet . Mixnmojo once enjoyed an active relationship with LucasArts , and reviews have occasionally been quoted in the company 's marketing such as on the cover of the UK release of Monkey Island Special Edition Collection . The site was also referenced in the book Rogue Leaders : The Story of LucasArts , and staff has been interviewed by the gaming press . Developers highlighted by the site have often reciprocated its fondness . Tim Schafer of Double Fine Productions called Mixnmojo their `` friendly friends '' and praised the staff for their knowledge . At E3 2003 , in order to make light of an extended downtime the site was experiencing , staffers in attendance playfully cajoled then-producer Dan Pettit of LucasArts into appearing in a video painting him as complicit in the site 's technical woes . The site once even received permission from LucasArts to pull an elaborate April Fools prank that announced a fictional fifth Monkey Island installment ( at the time , the series only had four games ) complete with fake cover art and sound files of Dominic Armato performing dialog invented by the staff . Though created as an all-encompassing LucasArts site , Mixnmojo has always favored the studio 's original titles , particularly its classic graphic adventure games , over the more popular Star Wars products . This at times strained the relationship with the company . As the site featured the unregulated opinions of its contributors rather a unified editorial point of view , it quickly established an endearingly quirky , if occasionally abrasive , tone in its editorials and news posts . After the turn of the century , LucasArts began shifting away from original properties and the adventure genre in particular , culminating in the cancellation of Sam & Max : Freelance Police in 2004 . In response to this , Mixnmojo began broadening its coverage to include studios operated by LucasArts alumni that they believe continue the creative spirit abandoned by the original company . LucasArts was eventually shut down soon after Lucasfilm was purchased by Disney in 2012 . Its oldest fan site remains active as an information hub for LucasArts legacy titles , which have remained topical due to their continued influence , remakes and re-releases , as well as a news source for games produced by key LucasArts alumni .",
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"text": "Spec Ops: The Line Spec Ops : The Line is a 2012 third-person shooter video game developed by the German studio Yager Development and published by 2K Games . It was released internationally in June 2012 for Microsoft Windows , Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 . It was later released for OS X in 2013 and Linux in 2015 . It is the tenth title , as well as a reboot , of the Spec Ops series , and the first entry since Spec Ops : Airborne Commando in 2002 . The game is powered by Unreal Engine 3 . In the game , the player controls Captain Martin Walker , who is sent into a post-catastrophe Dubai with an elite Delta Force team on a recon mission . As the game progresses , Walker 's mental health deteriorates , as he begins to experience hallucinations and slowly realizes the horror of war . Players can hide behind cover , vault over obstacles , and shoot enemies while utilizing a variety of gadgets . Sand is a key gameplay mechanic that can be manipulated to defeat enemies . Included with the game is an online multiplayer mode , developed separately by Darkside Game Studios , allowing players to engage in both cooperative and competitive gameplay . Yager started the game 's development in 2007 , taking inspiration for the setting and story framework from various media , including Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now . The game was designed to be `` physically opposing '' , causing players to question their thoughts about treating war in a video game as entertainment , and tasks players to make a variety of morally ambiguous decisions . The game suffered from multiple delays , and the development team used this time to refine the story and increase the gameplay 's pace . The game 's soundtrack is a mix of licensed music and original music composed by Elia Cmíral . Video game critics gave Spec Ops : The Line generally positive reviews . Praise focused on the narrative and its themes , while criticism was targeted at the online multiplayer mode and generic third person gameplay . Spec Ops : The Line was a commercial failure and did not garner the attention that distributor Take-Two Interactive had hoped for , but it was awarded and nominated for several end-of-the-year accolades particularly for its story . Yager announced that there would not be a sequel to the game . The game was banned in the United Arab Emirates for its depiction of Dubai in a state of destruction .",
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"text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .",
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"text": "Bunker 6 Bunker 6 is a Canadian psychological thriller film set in an alternate timeline in which a nuclear holocaust takes place during the Cuban Missile Crisis . Most of the film 's action is set a decade later , inside a very large fallout shelter , in which a group of survivors are faced with the dilemma of continuing life in the shelter or facing the uncertainty of life in a world contaminated by radiation . Theatrically released , the film was also destined for television and `` direct-to-video '' release . Directed by Canadian writer and director Greg Jackson , in his first feature film , it stars Andrea Lee Norwood and Molly Dunsworth . The supporting cast includes Jim Fowler , Glen Matthews and Shelley Thompson . The film was shot in an actual fallout shelter in Nova Scotia .",
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"text": "Mandeville Films Mandeville Films is an American independent film production company headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios . Founded in 1995 by film producer David Hoberman , the company re-formed as Mandeville Films and Television in 2002 after a short hiatus , with Hoberman and Todd Lieberman as partners and co-owners .",
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"text": "One Six Right One Six Right : The Romance of Flying is an independent documentary film about the general aviation industry as seen through a local airport . Within a short period of time , it has achieved a passionate following and presence among pilots and aviation enthusiasts worldwide who see the film as being able to communicate their passion for aviation . Concurrently , the film has garnered both local and national political attention in the United States as an accurate depiction of general aviation and its important contributions to all aviation industries worldwide . Within the entertainment industry , the film has attracted the sponsorship and support of many large media companies , including Apple Inc. , Sony Electronics , Toshiba , Technicolor , Bose , and Dolby , as pioneering new standards in high definition ( HD ) film making and distribution .",
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"text": "Mission: Impossible 2 Mission : Impossible 2 ( stylized as M : I-2 ) is a 2000 American action spy film directed by John Woo and starring Tom Cruise , who also served as the film 's producer . It is the second installment in the Mission : Impossible film series . In the film , Ethan Hunt is recruited by the Impossible Missions Force ( IMF ) to find and destroy a dangerous biological weapon called `` Chimera '' from a rogue IMF agent named Sean Ambrose with the help of his new girlfriend , Nyah Nordoff-Hall . . Mission : Impossible 2 was released in theaters worldwide on May 24 , 2000 . It grossed more than $ 546.4 million worldwide , becoming the highest grossing film of 2000 . But the critical response was mixed ; praise was directed at Tom Cruise 's performance and the action sequences , but the plot and dialogue were criticized .",
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"text": "Halo: Reach Halo : Reach is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 home video game console . The sixth installment in the Halo series , Reach was released worldwide in September 2010 . The game takes place in the year 2552 , where humanity is locked in a war with the alien Covenant . Players control Noble Six , a member of an elite supersoldier squad , when the human world known as Reach falls under Covenant attack . After releasing Halo 3 in 2007 , Bungie split into teams to develop two different games -- what would become Halo 3 : ODST and Reach . The developers decided to create a prequel to the original Halo game trilogy , freeing themselves from the obligation of addressing old story threads . As the game would take place on a human world doomed to be destroyed , they focused on making the environment a character unto itself . Longtime Halo composers Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori returned to compose Reachs music , aiming for a more somber sound to match the story . Reach was announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009 in Los Angeles , California , and the first in-engine trailer was shown at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards . Players who purchased ODST were eligible to participate in a Reach multiplayer beta in May 2010 ; the beta allowed Bungie to gain player feedback for fixing bugs and making gameplay tweaks before shipping the final version . Microsoft gave Reach its biggest game marketing budget yet and created award-winning live-action commercials , action figures , and interactive media to promote the game . The game grossed US$ 200 million on its launch day , setting a new record for the franchise . Reach sold well in most territories , moving more than three million units its first month in North America . Critical reception was positive ; reviewers from publications such as GamePro , IGN , and Official Xbox Magazine called it the best Halo title yet . Critics generally praised the game 's graphics and sound , but the plot and characters were less positively received . Reach was Bungie 's final Halo game ; subsequent games have been overseen by Microsoft subsidiary 343 Industries .",
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"text": "007 Legends 007 Legends is a first-person shooter video game featuring the character of British secret agent James Bond . It was developed by Eurocom and released by Activision in October 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 , November 2012 for Microsoft Windows and December 2012 for Wii U . The game is available as physical optical disc media , as well as a digital release download via PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace on date of release . It was removed off all other digital stores without warning . The PAL Wii U version of the game was released in some parts of Europe on 6 December 2012 , and in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2012 . The release was cancelled in Australia . The game was released to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the James Bond film series . To achieve this the single player campaign includes one mission from each of the six actors ' eras , being Goldfinger ( Sean Connery ) , On Her Majesty 's Secret Service ( George Lazenby ) , Moonraker ( Roger Moore ) , Licence to Kill ( Timothy Dalton ) and Die Another Day ( Pierce Brosnan ) , with Skyfall ( Daniel Craig ) released as downloadable content for the Xbox 360 , PS3 and PC and included on disc for the Wii U version . Additionally , some of the original talent from the films add their likenesses and voices to their associated characters . 007 Legends is the fourth James Bond game title to be released by Activision , as well as the last game Eurocom developed before the company ceased operations .",
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"text": "Set piece In film production , a set piece is a scene or sequence of scenes whose execution requires serious logistical planning and considerable expenditure of money . The term set piece is often used more broadly to describe any important dramatic or comedic highpoint in a film or story , particularly those that provide some kind of dramatic payoff , resolution , or transition . Thus the term is often used to describe any scenes that are so essential to a film that they can not be edited out or skipped in the shooting schedule without seriously damaging the integrity of the finished product . Often , screenplays are written around a list of such set pieces , particularly in high-budget `` event movies '' . Set pieces are very often planned meticulously using storyboards , screentests , and rehearsals , in contrast to smaller scenes where the director and actors may be more improvisational . Each action requires the combined efforts of different departments : set builders , physical effects , and special visual effects . On most films , different groups of people will work on different set pieces individually since they can take a long time to prepare before shooting . For example , the car chase in The Matrix Reloaded took months to prepare and cost $ 30 million , including $ 5 million to build the freeway set .",
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"text": "Bonnie Curtis Bonnie Kathleen Curtis ( born March 26 , 1966 ) is an American film producer whose credits include Saving Private Ryan , A.I. , Minority Report , and The Lost World : Jurassic Park , directed by Steven Spielberg . Her first solo project was the 2005 release The Chumscrubber . She then joined Mockingbird Pictures with partner Julie Lynn in 2011 . Curtis and Lynn produced Albert Nobbs , which was nominated for three Academy Awards . Curtis is a co-recipient of the 1999 Producers Guild Award for Motion Picture Producer of the Year , for Saving Private Ryan . On March 12 , 2015 , Curtis was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame . Spielberg congratulated her via video message during the ceremony .",
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"text": "Luther Stickell Luther Stickell is a fictional supporting character in the Mission : Impossible film series who first appeared in Mission : Impossible in 1996 and is the only character besides Ethan Hunt to appear in all five films . In the films , Luther is an expert computer hacker who works for the IMF ( Impossible Missions Force ) division of the CIA alongside Ethan Hunt . He has been portrayed in all five movies and in the 2003 video game Mission : Impossible -- Operation Surma by Ving Rhames .",
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"text": "Logic (musician) Sir Robert Bryson Hall II ( born January 22 , 1990 ) , known by his stage name Logic , is an American rapper , singer , songwriter , and record producer . Raised in Gaithersburg , Maryland , Logic expressed an interest in music as a teenager , and ventured into a musical career in early 2009 , releasing a mixtape titled Young , Broke & Infamous in 2010 . He would then sign with Visionary Music Group , before releasing two more mixtapes over two years . His fourth mixtape , Young Sinatra : Welcome to Forever ( 2013 ) , was released to critical acclaim , and allowed Logic to secure a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings . He later released his debut studio album Under Pressure in October 2014 , which debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 , eventually becoming certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and having sold more than 171,000 copies . Logic 's second studio album The Incredible True Story was released in November 2015 , receiving mostly positive reviews from critics . Also certified gold in the US , it was later confirmed to have sold over 185,000 copies in the country . Logic soon released Bobby Tarantino in 2016 . It is his fifth mixtape and the first since Young Sinatra : Welcome to Forever . Logic released his third studio album Everybody in 2017 .",
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"text": "Syntax (band) Syntax are an English electronic music group originally formed in 2002 by the musicians Jan Burton ( also the band 's vocalist ) and Mike Tournier ( ex-member of the band Fluke ) . They are best known for the songs `` Destiny '' , `` Bliss '' and `` Pride '' .",
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"text": "Paradox A paradox is a statement that , despite apparently sound reasoning from true premises , leads to a self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion . A paradox involves contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time . Some logical paradoxes are known to be invalid arguments but are still valuable in promoting critical thinking . Some paradoxes have revealed errors in definitions assumed to be rigorous , and have caused axioms of mathematics and logic to be re-examined . One example is Russell 's paradox , which questions whether a `` list of all lists that do not contain themselves '' would include itself , and showed that attempts to found set theory on the identification of sets with properties or predicates were flawed . Others , such as Curry 's paradox , are not yet resolved . Examples outside logic include the ship of Theseus from philosophy ( questioning whether a ship repaired over time by replacing each and all of its wooden parts , one at a time , would remain the same ship ) . Paradoxes can also take the form of images or other media . For example , M.C. Escher featured perspective-based paradoxes in many of his drawings , with walls that are regarded as floors from other points of view , and staircases that appear to climb endlessly . In common usage , the word `` paradox '' often refers to statements that may be both true and false i.e. ironic or unexpected , such as `` the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking '' .",
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"text": "Sharks Took the Rest Sharks Took the Rest are a British alternative pop band brought together by Beccy Owen and Adam Kent . The band are based in the North East of England and write original songs that incorporate influences from many different genres , including pop , Alternative Rock , Jazz , Ambient music , Electronic music , Classical music , Folk and Trip hop . On their website they describe their music as creating `` blissful , panoramic pop out of lush , chamber-style textures , swoonsome female vocals and an artful dash of electronica '' . The Journal newspaper described their music as `` sublime bliss '' while the National Student Magazine described them as `` coming on like a cross between Joanna Newsom fronting an unplugged Cocteau Twins '' and that `` these guys could be your new favourite band within five minutes '' . Their first self-funded EP Grounds For Hearts To Swell was released on 14 February 2011 and garneried radio play on BBC radio including Tom Robinson ( BBC 6 music ) , Nemone ( BBC 6 music - single of the week ) and Iain Anderson amongst others . Following this they were invited to London to perform on the ` Loose Ends ' show on Radio 4 with Clive Anderson . They were also invited to and played at Glastonbury 2011 on the BBC Introducing Stage . The band 's first full album , Too Late for Logic , was released on July 2 , 2013 on Bandcamp . Two of the original band members ( Nick Pride and Ian ` Dodge ' Paterson ) are also members of Nick Pride and the Pimptones , a Newcastle based funk and soul band who are currently signed to Italian funk label Record Kicks . In 2013 Sharks Took The Rest disbanded with a new electro-pop quartet Joy Atlas being formed from three of the founding members .",
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"text": "Logica nova In the history of logic , the term logica nova ( Latin , meaning new logic ) refers to a subdivision of the logical tradition of Western Europe , as it existed around the middle of the thirteenth century . According to the availability at the time of the logical works of Aristotle ( written in Greek ) in Latin translation , there was a logica vetus ( old logic ) and the logica nova .",
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"text": "The Next Logical Progression The Next Logical Progression is the third solo album by American rapper Gift of Gab . It was released on Quannum Projects on March 27 , 2012 .",
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"text": "March Hare The March Hare ( called Haigha in Through the Looking-Glass ) is a character most famous for appearing in the tea party scene in Lewis Carroll 's Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland . The main character , Alice , hypothesizes , `` The March Hare will be much the most interesting , and perhaps as this is May it wo n't be raving mad -- at least not so mad as it was in March . '' `` Mad as a March hare '' is a common British English phrase , both now and in Carroll 's time , and appears in John Heywood 's collection of proverbs published in 1546 . It is reported in The Annotated Alice by Martin Gardner that this proverb is based on popular belief about hares ' behaviour at the beginning of the long breeding season , which lasts from February to September in Britain . Early in the season , unreceptive females often use their forelegs to repel overenthusiastic males . It used to be incorrectly believed that these bouts were between males fighting for breeding supremacy . Like the character 's friend , the Hatter , the March Hare feels compelled to always behave as though it is tea-time because the Hatter supposedly `` murdered the time '' whilst singing for the Queen of Hearts . Sir John Tenniel 's illustration also shows him with straw on his head , a common way to depict madness in Victorian times . The March Hare later appears at the trial for the Knave of Hearts , and for a final time as `` Haigha '' ( which is pronounced to rhyme with `` mayor '' , according to Carroll ) , the personal messenger to the White King in Through the Looking-Glass .",
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"text": "Logic of Empire `` Logic of Empire '' is a science fiction novella by American writer Robert A. Heinlein . Part of his Future History series , it originally appeared in Astounding Science Fiction ( March 1941 ) , and was collected in The Green Hills of Earth ( and subsequently The Past Through Tomorrow ) . Ostensibly a tale about a man in the wrong place at the wrong time , and his struggle to free himself from the oppressive circumstances in which he is plunged , this story also serves to explain how slavery develops in a new colony . Even in the future , the technology available to a new colony is always initially low . If a machine to do a necessary job is too expensive to import ( say a wheat harvester , a water pump , or even a washing machine ) , a human must do it instead . If too many jobs must be done by hand and there is a shortage of labor compared with independent resources that free labor could take up ( `` land '' , although this condition is not clear in the story ) , a market for slavery develops . Decades later , while there is still an abundance of land , this market remains because the colony itself has quotas to meet and debts to repay - they can not spare the resources to develop local industries to make the machines themselves and free labor does not have to bid its price down enough to out compete slave labor . Throughout the story , Heinlein takes the view of the objective narrator when describing Venusian society . `` Logic of Empire '' places different rationales on the people who participate in slavery . There are no real villains ; everybody 's just doing their job , trying to maximize income in a capitalist system . Even the plantation owner who owns the hero is portrayed as a struggling -- and failing -- small businessman , whose main motivation is to secure a livelihood for his daughter .",
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"text": "Hypothetical syllogism In classical logic , hypothetical syllogism is a valid argument form which is a syllogism having a conditional statement for one or both of its premises . If I do not wake up , then I can not go to work . If I can not go to work , then I will not get paid . Therefore , if I do not wake up , then I will not get paid . In propositional logic , hypothetical syllogism is the name of a valid rule of inference ( often abbreviated HS and sometimes also called the chain argument , chain rule , or the principle of transitivity of implication ) . Hypothetical syllogism is one of the rules in classical logic that is not always accepted in certain systems of non-classical logic . The rule may be stated : where the rule is that whenever instances of '' '' , and '' '' appear on lines of a proof , '' '' can be placed on a subsequent line . Hypothetical syllogism is closely related and similar to disjunctive syllogism , in that it is also type of syllogism , and also the name of a rule of inference .",
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"text": "Logical disjunction In logic and mathematics , or is the truth-functional operator of ( inclusive ) disjunction , also known as alternation ; the or of a set of operands is true if and only if one or more of its operands is true . The logical connective that represents this operator is typically written as ∨ or + . `` A or B '' is true if A is true , or if B is true , or if both A and B are true . In logic , or by itself means the inclusive or , distinguished from an exclusive or , which is false when both of its arguments are true , while an `` or '' is true in that case . An operand of a disjunction is called a disjunct . Related concepts in other fields are : In natural language , the coordinating conjunction `` or '' . In programming languages , the short-circuit or control structure . In set theory , union . In predicate logic , existential quantification .",
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"text": "March 28",
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"text": "Logic Will Break Your Heart Logic Will Break Your Heart is the debut album by the Montreal-based indie rock band the Stills . The album was released in North America on October 21 , 2003 , and in the UK on February 23 , 2004 . It included the singles `` Lola Stars and Stripes '' , `` Changes Are No Good '' and `` Still in Love Song '' . The album elicited comparisons to Interpol and Echo & the Bunnymen , with AllMusic citing its `` brooding post-punk soundscapes and art rock swagger '' , and Pitchfork noting its `` retro arrangements , percussive guitar work , and ` big ' cavernous production '' .",
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"text": "Entrance of the Gladiators `` Entrance of the Gladiators '' op. 68 or `` Entry of the Gladiators '' ( Czech : Vjezd gladiátorů , German : Einzug der Gladiatoren ) is a military march composed in 1897 by the Czech composer Julius Fučík . He originally titled it `` Grande Marche Chromatique , '' reflecting the use of chromatic scales throughout the piece , but changed the title based on his personal interest in the Roman Empire . In 1901 , American publisher Carl Fischer published a version of this march , arranged for American wind bands by Canadian composer Louis-Philippe Laurendeau , under the title `` Thunder and Blazes . '' It was during this period that the song gained lasting popularity as a screamer march for circuses , often used to introduce clowns . Today it is known mainly by this association , even though the title and composer are relatively obscure . Laurendeau 's version was also transcribed for fairground organs . The march receives the occasional concert hall performance , such as at the 2007 Last Night of the Proms . Generally , the march is divided into three parts . The first part contains the melody that the trumpet keeps and the several supporting parts . The second third is the section where the low brass ( mainly the tubas ) take over with the chromatic scale like role . Finally there is a trio , or a slow melodic section , where there is a strong balance between woodwinds and low brass . The trio has a part similar to the second third with a chromatic scale like sound . The piece is written in cut time and is originally written to be played at standard march tempo ; however , when played as a screamer it is usually played much faster .",
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"text": "Logic Made Easy Logic Made Easy : How to Know When Language Deceives You is a 2004 book by Deborah J. Bennett ( ISBN 0-393-05748-8 ) and published by W.W. Norton & Company . Its theme is the analysis of what common words such as `` some '' , `` all '' , and `` not '' mean , and how logic relates to speech and writing . It discusses eliminating problems such as ambiguity and imprecise language from communications , such as in technical writing . Category :2004 books Category : Philosophy books Category : W. W. Norton & Company books",
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"text": "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (6.5) In the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus of Ludwig Wittgenstein , Proposition 6.5 seeks to ground his philosophy of action ( Proposition 7 : `` Whereof one can not speak , thereof one must be silent '' ) . 6.5 `` For an answer which can not be expressed , the question too can not be expressed . `` The riddle does not exist . `` If a question can be put at all , then it can also be answered . Although the historical significance of Tractatus is for its influence on the philosophers of logical empiricism , by providing them with a framework for a philosophy of science , and hence engineering , Wittgenstein actually wrote it as a work on ethics . See his propositions 6.4 onward . But his motivation for writing , and the style of presentation , follow Frege and Russell , below .",
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"text": "Counter Logic Gaming Counter Logic Gaming ( CLG ) is an American eSports organization headquartered in Los Angeles , California . It was founded in April 2010 by George `` HotshotGG '' Georgallidis and Alexander `` Vodoo '' Beutel as a League of Legends team , and has since branched out into other games . CLG fields the oldest League of Legends team still active , having competed in every split of the North American League of Legends Championship Series ( LCS ) since it began in Spring 2013 . CLG has won two NA LCS splits , the 2015 Summer NA LCS and 2016 Spring NA LCS . The team has also attended the 2012 and 2015 League of Legends World Championships , and was eliminated in the group stage on both occasions . The organization also fields Halo , Counter-Strike : Global Offensive ( CS : GO ) , Super Smash Bros. , and Call of Duty teams , and previously included a Dota 2 team . The organization was also one of the first in North America to implement a multi-team gaming house , and the current residence is able to house all their major divisions and the management staff on a permanent basis .",
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"text": "In Defense of Reason In Defense of Reason is a collection of three volumes of literary criticisms by the American poet and literary critic Yvor Winters . First published in 1947 , the book is fairly well known in literary circles , both British and American , particularly for its meticulous study of metrical verse and Winters ' system of ethical criticism . Scholars and writers still mention or cite the book somewhat often in scholarly monographs to the present . It remains in print through the Ohio University Press . The collection consists of three books of critical essays that Winters had written earlier . The first , Primitivism and Decadence : A Study of American Experimental Poetry , is Winters ' revised doctoral dissertation on the classification and analysis of poetic structures . The second , Maule 's Curse : Seven Studies in the History of American Obscurantism , is a study of seven prominent American novelists and poets of the 19th century . The third , The Anatomy of Nonsense , is a study of several prominent writers associated with modernism . The book also features three general essays that are crucial to understanding Winters as a critic and poet : the Foreword to the whole collection , `` Preliminary Problems , '' which is in effect the introduction to The Anatomy of Nonsense , and `` The Significance of ` The Bridge , ' by Hart Crane , or ` What Are We to Do with Professor X ? ' '' a stand-alone essay that ends the book . Though he started his poetic career in the early 1920s as a free-verse imagist , by late in that decade Winters had become a modern classicist , of a sort . He argued that poets should use metrical verse more often in their compositions . He also argued that poems should have rational structures and favor discursive language rather than the loose , associationist structures and styles favored by the moderns , which emphasize the emotions and personal expression . As explained in these essays , Winters considered the moderns the literary descendants of Romanticism . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Logical constant In logic , a logical constant of a language is a symbol that has the same semantic value under every interpretation of . Two important types of logical constants are logical connectives and quantifiers . The equality predicate ( usually written ' =') is also treated as a logical constant in many systems of logic . One of the fundamental questions in the philosophy of logic is `` What is a logical constant ? '' ; that is , what special feature of certain constants makes them logical in nature ? Some symbols that are commonly treated as logical constants are : Many of these logical constants are sometimes denoted by alternate symbols ( e.g. , the use of the symbol '' & '' rather than '' ∧ '' to denote the logical and ) .",
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"text": "Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy is a book by Bertrand Russell , published in 1919 , written in part to exposit in a less technical way the main ideas of his and Whitehead 's Principia Mathematica ( 1910 -- 1913 ) , including the theory of descriptions . Mathematics and logic , historically speaking , have been entirely distinct studies . Mathematics has been connected with science , logic with Greek . But both have developed in modern times : logic has become more mathematical and mathematics has become more logical . The consequence is that it has now become wholly impossible to draw a line between the two ; in fact , the two are one . They differ as boy and man : logic is the youth of mathematics and mathematics is the manhood of logic . This view is resented by logicians who , having spent their time in the study of classical texts , are incapable of following a piece of symbolic reasoning , and by mathematicians who have learnt a technique without troubling to inquire into its meaning or justification . Both types are now fortunately growing rarer . So much of modern mathematical work is obviously on the border-line of logic , so much of modern logic is symbolic and formal , that the very close relationship of logic and mathematics has become obvious to every instructed student . The proof of their identity is , of course , a matter of detail : starting with premises which would be universally admitted to belong to logic , and arriving by deduction at results which as obviously belong to mathematics , we find that there is no point at which a sharp line can be drawn , with logic to the left and mathematics to the right . If there are still those who do not admit the identity of logic and mathematics , we may challenge them to indicate at what point , in the successive definitions and deductions of Principia Mathematica , they consider that logic ends and mathematics begins . It will then be obvious that any answer must be quite arbitrary . ( Russell 1919 , 194 -- 195 ) .",
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"text": "David Thewlis David Thewlis ( born David Wheeler ; born 20 March 1963 ) is an English actor , director , screenwriter , author . His most commercially successful role to date has been that of Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter film series . Other notable performances include the films Naked ( for which he won the Best Actor award at Cannes Film Festival ) , Dragonheart , Kingdom of Heaven , The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas , The Theory of Everything , Black Beauty , and Macbeth ( in which he played King Duncan ) . He will play Ares in Wonder Woman . He has also done voice work in the films James and the Giant Peach ( 1996 ) , The Miracle Maker ( 2000 ) , and Anomalisa ( 2015 ) , and is additionally known for the role of Cyrus Crabb in the TV mini series Dinotopia .",
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"text": "John Wyndham John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris ( -LSB- ˈwɪndəm -RSB- 10 July 1903 -- 11 March 1969 ) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works written using the pen name John Wyndham , although he also used other combinations of his names , such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes . Many of his works were set in post-apocalyptic landscapes . His best known works include The Day of the Triffids ( 1951 ) and The Midwich Cuckoos ( 1957 ) , the latter filmed twice as Village of the Damned .",
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"text": "Essay of Dramatick Poesie Essay of Dramatic Poesy by John Dryden was published in 1668 . It was probably written during the plague year of 1666 . Dryden takes up the subject that Philip Sidney had set forth in his Defence of Poesie ( 1580 ) and attempts to justify drama as a legitimate form of `` poetry '' comparable to the epic , as well as defend English drama against that of the ancients and the French . The treatise is a dialogue between four speakers : Eugenius , Crites , Lisideius , and Neander . The four speakers represented , respectively Charles Sackville ( Lord Buchhurst and later sixth Earl of Dorset ) , Sir Robert Howard -LSB- playwright and Dryden 's brother-in-law -RSB- , Sir Charles Sedley ( Edward Malone identified him as Lisideius ) and Dryden himself ( neander means `` new man '' and implies that Dryden , as a respected member of the gentry class , is entitled to join in this dialogue on an equal footing with the three older men who are his social superiors ) . On the day that the English fleet encounters the Dutch at sea near the mouth of the Thames , the four friends take a barge downriver towards the noise from the battle . Rightly concluding , as the noise subsides , that the English have triumphed , they order the bargeman to row them back upriver as they begin a dialogue on the advances made by modern civilization . They agree to measure progress by comparing ancient arts with modern , focusing specifically on the art of drama ( or `` dramatic poesy '' ) . The four men debate a series of three topics : ( 1 ) the relative merit of classical drama ( upheld by Crites ) vs. modern drama ( championed by Eugenius ) ; ( 2 ) whether French drama , as Lisideius maintains , is better than English drama ( supported by Neander , who famously calls Shakespeare `` the greatest soul , ancient or modern '' ) ; and ( 3 ) whether plays in rhyme are an improvement upon blank verse drama -- a proposition that Neander , despite having defended the Elizabethans , now advances against the skeptical Crites ( who also switches from his original position and defends the blank verse tradition of Elizabethan drama ) . Invoking the so-called unities from Aristotle 's Poetics ( as interpreted by Italian and refined by French scholars over the last century ) , the four speakers discuss what makes a play `` a just and lively imitation '' of human nature in action . This definition of a play , supplied by Lisideius/Orrery ( whose rhymed plays had dazzled the court and were a model for the new drama ) , gives the debaters a versatile and richly ambiguous touchstone . To Crites ' argument that the plots of classical drama are more `` just , '' Eugenius can retort that modern plots are more `` lively '' thanks to their variety . Lisideius shows that the French plots carefully preserve Aristotle 's unities of action , place , and time ; Neander replies that English dramatists like Ben Jonson also kept the unities when they wanted to , but that they preferred to develop character and motive . Even Neander 's final argument with Crites over whether rhyme is suitable in drama depends on Aristotle 's Poetics : Neander says that Aristotle demands a verbally artful ( `` lively '' ) imitation of nature , while Crites thinks that dramatic imitation ceases to be `` just '' when it departs from ordinary speech -- i.e. prose or blank verse . A year later , the two brothers-in-law quarreled publicly over this third topic . See Dryden 's `` Defense of An Essay of Dramatic Poesy '' ( 1669 ) , where Dryden tries to persuade the rather literal-minded Howard that audiences expect a play to be an imitation of nature , not a surrogate for nature itself .",
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"text": "David William Paynter David William Paynter ( 1791 -- 1823 ) was an English author .",
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"text": "Burmese Days Burmese Days is a novel by British writer George Orwell . It was first published in the UK in 1934 . It is a tale from the waning days of British colonialism , when Burma was ruled from Delhi as a part of British India -- `` a portrait of the dark side of the British Raj . '' At its centre is John Flory , `` the lone and lacking individual trapped within a bigger system that is undermining the better side of human nature . '' Orwell 's first novel , it describes `` corruption and imperial bigotry '' in a society where , `` after all , natives were natives -- interesting , no doubt , but finally ... an inferior people '' . Because of concerns that the novel might be potentially libellous , that Katha was described too realistically , and that some of the characters might be based on real people , it was first published `` further afield '' , in the United States . A British edition , with altered names , appeared a year later . When it was published in the 1930s , Orwell 's harsh portrayal of colonial society was felt by `` some old Burma hands '' to have `` rather let the side down '' . In a letter from 1946 , Orwell said `` I dare say it 's unfair in some ways and inaccurate in some details , but much of it is simply reporting what I have seen '' .",
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"text": "Cairo poets The British Army presence in Egypt in World War II had , as a side effect , the concentration of a group of Cairo poets . There had been a noticeable literary group in Cairo before the war in North Africa broke out , including university academics . Possibly as a reflection of that , there were two strands of literary activity and publication during the years 1942 -- 1944 . There was the Personal Landscape group centred on the publication of that name , founded by Lawrence Durrell , Robin Fedden and Bernard Spencer . There was also the Salamander group , which produced a magazine and the Oasis series of anthologies . To oversimplify , the first group produced poetic reputations , while the second , founded by servicemen , broadcast appeals and collected an archive of 17,000 poems written at the period . Poets such as Terence Tiller and G. S. Fraser had a foot in both camps . Keith Douglas , the iconic war poet , was associated with the Personal Landscape group . Alan Rook , John Gawsworth and John Waller published in Salamander . Several of the Cairo poets appeared in the ` Poets in Uniform ' issue of Tambimuttu 's Poetry London early in 1941 . An English literary presence persisted after the war , in the persons of P. H. Newby , Robert Liddell , Denys Johnson-Davies , Hilary Corke and D. J. Enright .",
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"text": "David Williamson David Keith Williamson , AO , born 24 February , 1942 is one of Australia 's best-known dramatists and playwrights . He has also written screenplays and teleplays .",
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"text": "David Szalay David Szalay ( born 1974 in Montreal , Quebec ) is an English writer . His surname is pronounced SOL-loy . He was born in Canada , moved to the UK the following year and has lived there ever since . He studied at Oxford University and has written a number of radio dramas for the BBC . He won the Betty Trask Award for his first novel , London and the South-East , along with the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize . Since then he has written two other novels : Innocent ( 2009 ) and Spring ( 2011 ) . He has also recently been named one of The Telegraph 's Top 20 British Writers Under 40 and has also made it onto -LSB- -LSB- Granta | Granta magazine '' 's -RSB- -RSB- 2013 list of the Best of Young British Novelists . A linked collection of short stories , All That Man Is '' , was short listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2016 and won the 2016 Gordon Burn Prize . The Spectator said `` Nobody captures the super-sadness of modern Europe as well as Szalay . '' The Observer asked if it was really a novel : `` does it in any sense work , as Jonathan Cape wants us to believe , as a novel ? Yes , there 's a thematic consistency that makes this more than a collection , and Szalay even throws in the odd narrative link ( the 73-year-old , it transpires , is the 17-year-old 's granddad ) . But still , a novel ? I do n't think so . '' It was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize .",
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"text": "London (novel) London is a historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd published in 1997 , which charts the history of London from 54 B.C. to 1997 . The novel begins with the birth of the River Thames and moves to 54 B.C. , detailing the life of Segovax , a curious character with slightly webbed hands and a flash of white hair . Seqovax becomes the ancestor of the Ducket and Dogget families , prominent fictional families woven into the novel . Historical figures , such as Julius Caesar , Geoffrey Chaucer , William Shakespeare , and Pocahontas , make appearances alongside fictional characters and historical kings and queens of England .",
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"text": "Murray Davies Murray Davies is a Welsh author and journalist .",
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"text": "Novel in Scotland The novel in Scotland includes all long prose fiction published in Scotland and by Scottish authors since the development of the literary format in the eighteenth century . The novel was soon a major element of Scottish literary and critical life . Tobias Smollett 's picaresque novels , such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle mean that he is often seen as Scotland 's first novelist . Other Scots who contributed to the development of the novel in the eighteenth century include Henry Mackenzie and John Moore . There was a tradition of moral and domestic fiction in the early nineteenth century that included the work of Elizabeth Hamilton , Mary Brunton and Christian Johnstone . The outstanding literary figure of the early nineteenth century was Walter Scott , whose Waverley is often called the first historical novel . He had a major worldwide influence . His success led to a publishing boom in Scotland . Major figures that benefited included James Hogg , John Galt , John Gibson Lockhart , John Wilson and Susan Ferrier . In the mid-nineteenth century major literary figures that contributed to the development of the novel included David Macbeth Moir , John Stuart Blackie , William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Margaret Oliphant . In the late nineteenth century , a number of Scottish-born authors achieved international reputations , including Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle , whose Sherlock Holmes stories helped found the tradition of detective fiction . In the last two decades of the century the `` kailyard school '' ( cabbage patch ) depicted Scotland in a rural and nostalgic fashion , often seen as a `` failure of nerve '' in dealing with the rapid changes that had swept across Scotland in the industrial revolution . Figures associated with the movement include Ian Maclaren , S. R. Crockett and J. M. Barrie , best known for his creation of Peter Pan , which helped develop the genre of fantasy , as did the work of George MacDonald . Among the most important novels of the early twentieth century was The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown , which broke with the Kailyard tradition . John Buchan played a major role in the creation of the modern thriller with The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle . The Scottish literary Renaissance attempted to introduce modernism into art and create of a distinctive national literature . It increasingly focused on the novel . Major figures included Neil Gunn , George Blake , A. J. Cronin , Eric Linklater and Lewis Grassic Gibbon . There were also a large number of female authors associated with the movement , who included Catherine Carswell , Willa Muir , Nan Shepherd and Naomi Mitchison . Many major Scottish post-war novelists , such as Robin Jenkins , Jessie Kesson , Muriel Spark , Alexander Trocchi and James Kennaway spent most of their lives outside Scotland , but often dealt with Scottish themes . Successful mass-market works included the action novels of Alistair MacLean and the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett . A younger generation of novelists that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s included Allan Massie , Shena Mackay and Alan Spence . Working class identity continued to be explored by Archie Hind , Alan Sharp , George Friel and William McIlvanney . From the 1980s Scottish literature enjoyed another major revival , with figures including Alasdair Gray , James Kelman , Irvine Welsh , Alan Warner , Janice Galloway , A. L. Kennedy , Iain Banks , Candia McWilliam , Frank Kuppner and Andrew O'Hagan . In genre fiction Iain Banks , writing as Iain M. Banks , produced ground-breaking science fiction and Scottish crime fiction has been a major area of growth with the success of novelists including Frederic Lindsay , Quintin Jardine , Val McDermid , Denise Mina , Christopher Brookmyre , and particularly Ian Rankin and his Inspector Rebus novels . The most successful author of Scottish origins in recent years has been J. K. Rowling , author of the Harry Potter series .",
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"text": "A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain A tour thro ' the whole island of Great Britain is an account of his travels by English author Daniel Defoe , first published in three volumes between 1724 and 1727 . Other than Robinson Crusoe , Tour was Defoe 's most popular and financially successful work during the eighteenth century . Pat Rogers notes that in Defoe 's use of the `` literary vehicle ( the ` tour ' or ` circuit ' ) that could straddle the literal and the imaginative , '' `` Nothing ... anticipated Defoe 's Tour '' . Thanks in part to his extensive travels and colourful background as a soldier , businessman , and spy , Defoe had `` hit on the best blend of objective fact and personal commentary '' in his descriptions of locations and trips around Britain .",
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"text": "David Walton (writer) David Walton is an American short story writer , novelist and critic .",
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"text": "Welsh literature in English Anglo-Welsh literature and Welsh writing in English are terms used to describe works written in the English language by Welsh writers . It has been recognised as a distinctive entity only since the 20th century . The need for a separate identity for this kind of writing arose because of the parallel development of modern Welsh-language literature ; as such it is perhaps the youngest branch of English-language literature in the British Isles . Welsh writers in English have traditionally favoured the short story form over the novel for two main reasons : in a society lacking sufficient wealth to support professional writers , the amateur writer was able to spare time only for short bursts of creativity ; and , like poetry , it concentrated linguistic delight and exuberance . However , the genre did not develop in these writers much beyond its origin in rural sketches . Satire was avoided , and , since the main market was London publishers , the short stories tended to focus on the eccentricities ( as seen from a metropolitan viewpoint ) of Welsh life .",
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"docid": "a505187c92271bb6d0fc04902b33785d",
"text": "Len Deighton Leonard Cyril Deighton ( -LSB- ˈdiːtən -RSB- born 18 February 1929 ) , known as Len Deighton , is a British author . Deighton is considered one of the top three spy novelists of his time ( along with Ian Fleming and John le Carré ) . In addition he is a highly acclaimed military historian , cookery writer , and graphic artist . The IPCRESS File ( 1962 ) , his first novel , was an instant bestseller and broke the mould of thriller writing . The Sunday Times dubbed him `` the poet of the spy story '' . Deighton 's first protagonist -- a nameless spy christened Harry Palmer in the films -- was made famous worldwide in the iconic 1960s films starring Michael Caine .",
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"docid": "42815804b45cc99c91447458c2f0811d",
"text": "David Barnett (writer) David Barnett ( born 11 January 1970 ) is an English journalist and author . He has several published books , including Hinterland ( Immanion Press , 2005 , re-issued 2008 ) , Angelglass ( Immanion Press , 2007 ) and The Janus House and Other Two-Faced Tales ( Immanion Press , 2009 ) . Born in Wigan , Lancashire , England , he has worked at the Telegraph & Argus .",
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"docid": "d9268bf7afdbe9467f1b79f92adff255",
"text": "David Lindsay (novelist) David Lindsay ( 3 March 1876 -- 16 July 1945 ) was an English author now best remembered for the philosophical science fiction novel A Voyage to Arcturus ( 1920 ) .",
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"docid": "c7955d83c3b96f6e49858e4048b02c7a",
"text": "Out of the Shelter Out of the Shelter ( 1970 ) is a novel by British author David Lodge .",
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"docid": "2bdb5ef954758e3fde180ef7aa81fb74",
"text": "Literature of England The literature of England is literature written in what is now England , or by English writers . It consists mainly of English literature - i.e. literature written in the English language - but there are important examples of literature from England written in other languages .",
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"docid": "3c3b88355d2f5fd03fbbad59d60a2e36",
"text": "David Yallop David Anthony Yallop ( born 27 January 1937 ) is a British author who writes chiefly about unsolved crimes . In the 1970s he contributed scripts for a number of BBC comedy shows . In the same decade he also wrote 10 episodes for the ITV court drama , Crown Court . In October 1992 he lost his job when , as a scriptwriter for EastEnders , he proposed killing some of the characters by means of an IRA bomb . Yallop successfully sued the BBC for breach of contract . He was also one of the co-authors of Graham Chapman 's autobiography , A Liar 's Autobiography ( Volume VI ) . Yallop lives in North London and describes himself as a `` Catholic agnostic '' .",
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"docid": "814fedee048baf4117bdd69918210f71",
"text": "A Maggot A Maggot ( 1985 ) is a novel by British author John Fowles . It is Fowles ' sixth major novel , following The Collector , The Magus , The French Lieutenant 's Woman , Daniel Martin , and Mantissa . Its title , as the author explains in the prologue , is taken from the archaic sense of the word that means `` whim '' , `` quirk '' , `` obsession '' , or even a snatch of music ( see earworm ) . Another meaning of the word `` maggot '' becomes apparent later in the novel , used by a character to describe a white , oblong machine that appears to be a spacecraft . Though the author denied that A Maggot is a historical novel , it does take place during a precise historical timeframe , May 1736 to February 1737 , in England . It might be variously classified as historical fiction , mystery , or science fiction . Because of the narrative style and various metafictional devices , most critics classify it as a postmodern novel .",
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North Korea has a government.
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"text": "North Korea North Korea , officially the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ( DPRK ) , is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula . Pyongyang is the nation 's capital and largest city . To the north and northwest the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok ( known as the Yalu in China ) and Tumen rivers ; it is bordered to the south by South Korea , with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone ( DMZ ) separating the two . In 1910 , Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan . After the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II in 1945 , Korea was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel by the United States and the Soviet Union , with the north occupied by the Soviets and the south by the Americans . Negotiations on reunification failed , and in 1948 , separate governments were formed : the socialist Democratic People 's Republic of Korea in the north , and the capitalist Republic of Korea in the south . An invasion initiated by North Korea led to the Korean War ( 1950 -- 1953 ) . The Korean Armistice Agreement brought about a ceasefire , but no peace treaty was signed . North Korea officially describes itself as a self-reliant socialist state and formally holds elections . Critics regard it as a totalitarian dictatorship . Various media outlets have called it Stalinist , particularly noting the elaborate cult of personality around Kim Il-sung and his family . International organizations have assessed that human rights violations in North Korea have no parallel in the contemporary world . The Workers ' Party of Korea ( WPK ) , led by a member of the ruling family , holds power in the state and leads the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland of which all political officers are required to be members . Juche , an ideology of national self-reliance , was introduced into the constitution as a `` creative application of Marxism -- Leninism '' in 1972 . The means of production are owned by the state through state-run enterprises and collectivized farms . Most services such as healthcare , education , housing and food production are subsidized or state-funded . From 1994 to 1998 , North Korea suffered a famine that resulted in the deaths of between 240,000 and 3.5 million people , and the country continues to struggle with food production . North Korea follows Songun , or `` military-first '' policy . It is the country with the highest number of military and paramilitary personnel , with a total of 9,495,000 active , reserve , and paramilitary personnel . Its active duty army of 1.21 million is the fourth largest in the world , after China , the United States , and India . It possesses nuclear weapons . North Korea is an atheist state with no official religion and where public religion is discouraged .",
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"text": "Goguryeo Goguryeo ( ; -LSB- ko.ɡu.ɾjʌ -RSB- , 37 BCE -- 668 CE ) , originally named Goryeo ( ; -LSB- ko.ɾjʌ -RSB- ) , was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of inner and outer Manchuria . Goguryeo was an active participant in the power struggle for control of the Korean peninsula and was also associated with the foreign affairs of neighboring polities in China and Japan . The Samguk Sagi , a 12th-century text from Goryeo , indicates that Goguryeo was founded in 37 BCE by Jumong , a prince from Buyeo , who was enthroned as Dongmyeong . There is archaeological and textual evidence from Chinese geographic monographs that suggests that Goguryeo may have been in existence since the second century BCE around the fall of Gojoseon , an earlier kingdom which also occupied southern Manchuria and the northern Korean Peninsula . Goguryeo was a powerful empire and one of the great powers in East Asia , until it was defeated by a Silla -- Tang alliance in 668 after prolonged exhaustion and internal strife caused by the death of Yeon Gaesomun . After its fall , its territory was divided among the states of Later Silla , Balhae and Tang China . The name Goryeo , a shortened form of Goguryeo , was adopted as the official name in the 5th century , and is the origin of the English name `` Korea '' .",
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"docid": "e6864461c9e9ea0ea0ba9ae0a4ff9202",
"text": "North Korea–Norway relations North Korea -- Norway relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Norway and the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ( DPRK ) , commonly known as North Korea . Neither country maintains an embassy in the other , although North Korea formerly had an embassy in the Norwegian capital Oslo . The Norwegian ambassador in Seoul is also accredited to North Korea , as is the North Korean one in Stockholm to Norway .",
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"text": "Song of General Kim Jong-il The `` Song of General Kim Jong-il '' is a marching song from North Korea . It was composed by Sol Myong-sun and the words were written by Sin Un-ho . The song praises former leader , Kim Jong-il ( who ruled from 1994 until 2011 ) as a part of his cult of personality . During the presidency of Kim Il-sung , Kim Jong-il helped to run his father 's own personality cult . At the death of his father , Kim Jong-il had his own cult . Although the `` Song of General Kim Jong-il '' is not as widely popular as the `` Song of General Kim Il-sung '' ( nor was his cult as large as his father 's ) , it is also played regularly in North Korea . The song is played by the North Korean state television at the start of broadcasts each day . It was also played after the telecast of Kim Jong-il 's memorial service on December 29 , 2011 . Pyongyang FM Broadcasting also plays a chime version of the first two lines of the song as its interval signal at the start of broadcasts . According to North Korean sources , their satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 , supposedly launched in a test on 5 April 2009 , is broadcasting this song amongst other data .",
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"docid": "0472cce56c5e00e09840ad17829bbcd6",
"text": "National Defence Commission The National Defence Commission of the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ( NDC ) was defined by the 1998 constitution as `` the highest guiding organ of the military and the managing organ of military matters '' . The Chairman of the National Defence Commission controls the armed forces and , in this state where the military dominated , was the most powerful position in the country and was held by Kim Jong-il up until his death . Per the 2016 Constitution , the commission was replaced by the State Affairs Commission .",
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},
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"text": "National Reunification Prize The National Reunification Prize is an award of North Korea , bestowed by the Presidium of the Supreme People 's Assembly upon people who have contributed to the reunification of Korea . The award was instituted in 1990 .",
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"docid": "cc7ea0e64ce2966221f40120336bd9cd",
"text": "North Korean parliamentary election, 2014 Parliamentary elections in North Korea , creating the 13th Supreme People 's Assembly , were held on 9 March 2014 .",
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"docid": "e9624128fbaf4498e70da0f298f76106",
"text": "Flag of North Korea The flag of North Korea , also known as the Ramhongsaek Gonghwagukgi is the ensign and national flag of North Korea . It was adopted on 8 September 1948 and is defined in Article 170 of Chapter VII of the North Korean constitution .",
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"docid": "dfa36a875c5605dde0a4d6cfadb1779e",
"text": "Songun Songun is the `` military first '' policy of North Korea , prioritizing the Korean People 's Army in the affairs of state and allocation of resources . `` Military first '' as a principle guides political and economic life in North Korea , with `` military-first politics '' dominating the political system ; `` a line of military-first economic construction '' acting as an economic system ; and `` military-first ideology '' serving as the guiding ideology . Songun elevates the Korean People 's Army within North Korea as an organization and as a state function , granting it the primary position in the North Korean government and society . It guides domestic policy and international interactions . It is the framework for the government , designating the military as the `` supreme repository of power '' . The North Korean government grants the Korean People 's Army the highest economic and resource-allocation priority and positions it as the model for society to emulate . Songun is also the ideological concept behind a shift in policies since 1994 which emphasize the people 's military over all other aspects of state and society .",
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"docid": "374744e300e2ece34feb5e3e022eb03b",
"text": "North Korea–Serbia relations The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea had established diplomatic relations on October 30 , 1948 . Relations had been very close during the time of Josip Broz Tito and Kim Il-sung . Both leaders had taken a neutral stance during the Sino-Soviet split and maintained friendly relations with both the Soviet Union and China . Both Serbia and North Korea are members of the Non-Aligned Movement . Yugoslavia , of which Serbia was a part , was one of the movement 's founding members . Both countries closed their embassies in each other 's capitals in October and November 2001 , respectively , for financial reasons . Nevertheless , they continue to enjoy a close relationship . The Serbian Embassy to North Korea is accredited from Beijing , China , and the North Korean embassy to Serbia is accredited from Sofia , Bulgaria .",
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"docid": "ed30a6f20cd19226ecee9f6bfe82c4c0",
"text": "Terentii Shtykov Terentii Fomich Shtykov ( Russian : Терентий Штыков ; Korean : 테렌티 스티코프 ; -- 25 October 1964 ) was effectively the first supreme leader of North Korea , as the de facto head of its 1945-1951 military occupation and the first Soviet Ambassador to North Korea from 1948 until 1950 . Shtykov 's support for Kim Il-sung was crucial in Kim 's rise to power , and the two persuaded Stalin to allow the Korean War to begin in June 1950 . A protégé of the influential politician Andrei Zhdanov , General Shtykov served as a political commissar during World War II , ending up on the Military Council of the Primorskiy Military District . Through direct access to Joseph Stalin , Shtykov became the `` real supreme ruler of North Korea , the principal supervisor of both the Soviet military and the local authorities . '' Shtykov conceived of the Soviet Civil Administration , supported Kim 's appointment as head of the North Korean provisional government , and assisted Stalin with editing the first North Korean constitution . As the preeminent representative of the Soviet Union 's political authority over the nascent North Korea from October 1945 until December 1950 , Shtykov 's legacy was to aid the Kim family 's rise to power . The war they started freed Kim from Soviet domination ; China intervened following North Korea 's poor military performance in the early autumn . Shtykov was fired as ambassador in December and demoted to major general the following month . He later served as the Soviet ambassador to Hungary from 1959 to 1960 . Andrei Lankov asserts that Shtykov made more impact on Korean history than any foreigner other than Japanese colonial politicians , and that he was `` the actual architect of the North Korean state as it emerged in 1945-50 . '' Several of Shtykov 's policies , most notably North Korean land reform , are today credited to Kim Il-sung by official North Korean media .",
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},
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"text": "Yon Hyong-muk Yon Hyong-muk , also spelt as Yong Hyong-muk ( November 3 , 1931 -- October 23 , 2005 ) was a long-serving politician in North Korea and at the height of his career the most powerful person in that country outside the Kim family . He was Prime Minister of North Korea from 1988 to 1992 . He was born in Kyongwon County and had a strong revolutionary background in his family . He was educated locally and employed as a farm worker . Yon was educated in Czechoslovakia and by the 1950s , he was firmly established within the hierarchy of the Workers ' Party of Korea . In 1967 he was selected as a deputy to the Supreme People 's Assembly . During the 1970s , Yon further advanced in the Party and by the middle 1980s he was regarded as the fourth most powerful person in North Korea after Kim Il-sung , Kim Jong-il , and veteran marshal and defence minister O Chin-u . He was a candidate member of the Politburo from the early 1980s and became Prime Minister of North Korea in 1989 . During this era , Yon served as Minister of Heavy Industry and this consolidated his role in the North 's large armaments sector . In this period , as Kim Il-sung and O Chin-u were both already past eighty , Yon took an important role in relations between North and South Korea . He worked hard in this field as Prime Minister and was regarded as the chief negotiator behind the Agreement on Reconciliation , Non-aggression and Exchanges and Cooperation between the South and the North ( also known as the `` South-North Basic Agreement '' ) of 1991 . At the time he called it `` the most valuable achievement ever made between the South and North Korean authorities . '' For the rest of the 1990s , Yon was the chief figure behind efforts to reconcile the two Koreas . However , by the 2000s , Yon was declining in health and his role in North Korean politics had become largely ceremonial by the time he died - presumably of pancreatic cancer for which he had received treatment in Russia in 2004 at the well protected Central Clinical Hospital . He died in 2005 .",
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"docid": "ff3b5a75abc17a03020dacdc0f3ff269",
"text": "Eternal President of the Republic The official designation of an Eternal President of the Republic ( 공화국의 영원한 주석 , literally in English `` Eternal Chairman of the Republic '' ) was established by a line in the preface to the Constitution of the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea , as amended on September 5 , 1998 , and in subsequent revisions . It reads ( in the original version ) : According to Ashley J. Tellis and Michael Wills , this amendment to the preamble is an indication of the unique North Korean characteristic of being a theocratic state based on a cult of personality revering Kim Il-sung . In addition , North Korea adopted a Juche calendar dating from 1912 , the year of Kim Il-sung 's birth .",
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"text": "2nd Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea The 2nd Congress of the Workers ' Party of North Korea ( WPNK ) was held in Pyongyang , North Korea , from 27 -- 30 March 1948 . The congress is the highest organ of the party , and is stipulated to be held every four years . 999 delegates represented the party 's 750,000 members . The 2nd Central Committee , elected by the congress , reelected Kim Tu-bong as WPNK Chairman , and Kim Il-sung and Chu Yong-ha as deputy chairmen .",
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"text": "Office of the Yi Dynasty The Office of the Yi Dynasty or called Yiwangjik was an organization to manage every affairs related to the royal House of Yi of Korea during the Japanese occupation . It was established in February 1911 under the direction of the Japanese Government-General of Korea . As the Empire of Korea was relegated to the Yi Dynasty after the annexation of Korea to Japan in 1910 , Yiwangjik was descended from `` Gungnaebu '' ( Department of the Royal Household ) of the Korean Empire which was in charge of the affairs of the royal family . It is also translated into English as `` Yi Royal Household '' or `` Office of Yi Royal Family '' The term , Yiwangjik comprises three words in Korean ; Yi means the House of Yi and `` wang '' means titles and ranks of the royalty by Japanese investiture , and jik refers to government office . The office also governed the affairs related to documenting the House of Yi , so compiled the Annal of Gojong and Sujong . Appointments , rewards , and punishment on officers of Yiwangjik was governed by the Japanese Imperial Household Ministry as well as supervised by the Governor-General of Korea .",
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"docid": "a6b59799949d67921a1c17060ef4d08b",
"text": "National People's Congress The National People 's Congress ( usually abbreviated NPC ) is the national legislature of the People 's Republic of China . With 2,987 members in 2013 , it is the largest parliamentary body in the world . Under China 's current Constitution , the NPC is structured as a unicameral legislature , with the power to legislate , the power to oversee the operations of the government , and the power to elect the major officers of state . The NPC and the National Committee of the People 's Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC ) , a consultative body whose members represent various social groups , are the main deliberative bodies of China , and are often referred to as the Lianghui ( Two Assemblies ) . The NPC is elected for a term of five years . It holds annual sessions every spring , usually lasting from 10 to 14 days , in the Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing . The NPC 's sessions are usually timed to occur with the meetings of the CPPCC , and these annual meetings provide an opportunity for the officers of state to review past policies and present future plans to the nation . The fourth session of the 12th NPC was held from March 5 to March 16 , 2016 . In theory , the NPC is the highest organ of state power in China , and all four PRC constitutions have vested it with great lawmaking powers . However , in practice it usually acts as a rubber stamp for decisions already made by the state 's executive organs and the Communist Party of China . One of its members , Hu Xiaoyan , told the BBC in 2009 that she has no power to help her constituents . She was quoted as saying , `` As a parliamentary representative , I do n't have any real power . '' In 2014 , the participating party pledged to `` unswervingly adhere to the leadership of Chinese Communist Party . '' Since the 1990s , the NPC has become a forum for mediating policy differences between different parts of the Party , the government , and groups of society .",
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"text": "Government of Japan The government of Japan is a constitutional monarchy in which the power of the Emperor is limited and is relegated primarily to ceremonial duties . As in many other states , the Government is divided into three branches : the Executive branch , the Legislative branch and the Judicial branch . The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan , adopted in 1947 . It is a unitary state , containing forty-seven administrative divisions , with the Emperor as its head of state . His role is ceremonial and he has no powers related to Government . Instead , it is the Cabinet , composing of the Ministers of State and the Prime Minister , that directs and controls the Government . The Cabinet is the source of power of the Executive branch , and is formed by the Prime Minister , who is the head of government . He or she is designated by the National Diet and appointed to office by the Emperor . The National Diet is the legislature , the organ of the Legislative branch . It is bicameral , consisting of two houses with the House of Councillors being the upper house , and the House of Representatives being the lower house . Its members are directly elected from the people , who are the source of sovereignty . The Supreme Court and other inferior courts make up the Judicial branch , and they are independent from the executive and the legislative branches .",
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"text": "Workers' Party of North Korea The Workers ' Party of North Korea was a communist party in North Korea from 1946 to 1949 and was a predecessor of the current Workers ' Party of Korea . It was founded at a congress on 28 -- 30 August 1946 , by the merger of the North Korean Branch Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea and the New People 's Party of Korea . Kim Tu-bong , the leader of the New People 's Party , was elected Chairman of the party . Vice Chairmen of the party were Chu Yong-ha and Kim Il-sung . At the time of establishment , the party is believed to have had about 366 000 members organized in around 12,000 party cells .",
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"docid": "2ef40da36effe4495af545b76c1dc6d8",
"text": "North Korea Freedom Coalition The North Korea Freedom Coalition ( NKFC ) is an organisation established in 2003 for human rights and freedom in North Korea .",
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"docid": "585b9de75682634670e8da068fb46c04",
"text": "Korean Armistice Agreement The Korean Armistice Agreement is the armistice which serves to insure a complete cessation of hostilities of the Korean War . It was signed by U.S. Army Lieutenant General William Harrison , Jr. representing the United Nations Command ( UNC ) , North Korean General Nam Il representing the Korean People 's Army , and the Chinese People 's Volunteer Army . The armistice was signed on July 27 , 1953 , and was designed to `` insure a complete cessation of hostilities and of all acts of armed force in Korea until a final peaceful settlement is achieved . '' No `` final peaceful settlement '' has been achieved . The signed armistice established the Korean Demilitarized Zone ( de facto a new border between the two nations ) , put into force a cease-fire , and finalized repatriation of prisoners of war . The Demilitarized Zone runs not far from the 38th parallel , which separated North and South Korea before the Korean War .",
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"text": "Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China The Reorganized National Government was the name of the collaborationist government established in the Republic of China from 1940-45 . -LSB- 2 -RSB- It was led by former Kuomintang ( KMT ) party member Wang Jingwei . Wang Jingwei was the leftist leader of a predominantly civilian Kuomintang faction called the Reorganizationists , who were often at odds with Chiang Kai-shek and his military arm of the Kuomintang . Shortly after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and the initial invasion by the Imperial Japanese Army , Wang Jingwei advocated a strategy of peace and appeasement in order to end the string of devastating losses sustained by the Nationalist Forces and in order to secure the Japanese as a potential ally against the Chinese Communist Party . After the fall of the capital city of Nanjing to the Imperial Japanese Army soon after the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War , the Nationalist government went into exile to Chongqing . On 30 March 1940 Wang Jingwei and his allies defected from Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists and established a collaborationist government under the Japanese Army that claimed to be the legitimate representative of all of the Republic of China . This reorganized national government was formed out of a number of previous collaborationist governments that existed in northern and central China , including the Reformed Government of the Republic of China based in eastern China , the Provisional Government of the Republic of China in northern China , and later on the Mengjiang government in Inner Mongolia , though in reality northern China and Inner Mongolia stayed relatively free of its influence . Although using the same state symbols and name of the republic , the new government obtained international recognition only from the Anti-Comintern Pact countries . The exiled Nationalist government in Chongqing continued to be recognized as the legitimate government of China . While heavily restricted in its powers by the Japanese occupation , the Reorganized government attempted to limit the civilian casualties inflicted by the Japanese Imperial Army . At the same time , the new government also eagerly assisted the Japanese Imperial Army against Communist forces operating in Reorganized Government territory . As the Japanese war situation worsened and Allied and American forces began threatening the Pacific , the puppet state was gradually granted increased self-governance culminating in the reorganized national government declared war on the Allies on 9 January 1943 . It was disbanded following the surrender of Japan in August 1945 , with the majority of its surviving leaders being put on trial , declared hanjian , traitors to the Han people , and imprisoned or executed for treason .",
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In 1963, Singapore gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
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"text": "Singapore Singapore ( -LSB- ˈsɪŋgəpɔr -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Singapore , sometimes referred to as the Lion City , the Garden City or the Little Red Dot , is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia . It lies one degree ( 137 km ) north of the equator , at the southern tip of peninsular Malaysia , with Indonesia 's Riau Islands to the south . Singapore 's territory consists of one main island along with 62 other islets . Since independence , extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23 % ( 130 km2 ) , and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora , parks and gardens . Stamford Raffles founded colonial Singapore in 1819 as a trading post of the East India Company ; after its collapse and the eventual establishment of the British Raj , the islands were ceded to Britain and became part of its Straits Settlements in 1826 . During the Second World War , Singapore was occupied by Japan . It gained independence from the UK in 1963 by federating with other former British territories to form Malaysia , but separated two years later over ideological differences , becoming a sovereign nation in 1965 . After early years of turbulence , and despite lacking natural resources and a hinterland , the nation developed rapidly as an Asian Tiger economy , based on external trade and its workforce . Singapore is a global commerce , finance and transport hub . Its standings include : the most `` technology-ready '' nation ( WEF ) , top International-meetings city ( UIA ) , city with `` best investment potential '' ( BERI ) , second-most competitive country , third-largest foreign exchange market , third-largest financial centre , third-largest oil refining and trading centre , and the second-busiest container port . The country has also been identified as a tax haven . Singapore ranks 5th on the UN Human Development Index and the 3rd highest GDP per capita . It is ranked highly in education , healthcare , life expectancy , quality of life , personal safety , and housing . Although income inequality is high , 90 % of homes are owner-occupied . 38 % of Singapore 's 5.6 million residents are permanent residents and other foreign nationals . There are four official languages : English ( common and first language ) , Malay , Mandarin , Tamil ; almost all Singaporeans are bilingual . Singapore is a unitary multiparty parliamentary republic , with a Westminster system of unicameral parliamentary government . The People 's Action Party has won every election since self-government in 1959 . The dominance of the PAP , coupled with a low level of press freedom and restrictions on civil liberties and political rights , has led to Singapore being classified by some as a semi-authoritarian regime . One of the five founding members of the ASEAN , Singapore is also the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) Secretariat , and a member of the East Asia Summit , Non-Aligned Movement , and the Commonwealth of Nations .",
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"text": "Warna 94.2FM Warna 94.2 FM is a Malay language contemporary music radio station operated by Mediacorp . The station plays a unique blend of international Malay top 40 music from 1950s and beyond , and provides Islamic General Service for Singapore . It is one of the nation 's oldest stations , having began operating out of Singapore with the independence of Malaya on 31 August 1957 as RTS Radio 2 . The branding stuck even as the network the station was in changed names several times until 23 November 1991 where the station gained its current name as Warna ( Malay : `` Colour '' ) . It is currently Singapore 's # 1 Malay Radio Station according to the latest Nielsen Radio Survey as of 1 December 2016 .",
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"text": "Kingdom of Great Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain , officially Great Britain , was a sovereign state in western Europe from 1 May 1707 to 31 December 1800 . The state came into being following the Treaty of Union in 1706 , ratified by the Acts of Union 1707 , which united the kingdoms of England and Scotland to form a single kingdom encompassing the whole island of Great Britain and its outlying islands . It did not include Ireland , which remained a separate realm . The unitary state was governed by a single parliament and government that was based in Westminster . The former kingdoms had been in personal union since James VI , King of Scots , became King of England and King of Ireland in 1603 following the death of Queen Elizabeth I , bringing about a `` Union of the Crowns '' . Also after the accession of George I to the throne of Great Britain in 1714 , the kingdom was in a personal union with the Electorate of Hanover . The early years of the unified kingdom were marked by Jacobite risings which ended in defeat for the Stuart cause at Culloden in 1746 . Later on in 1763 , victory in the Seven Years ' War led to the dominance of the British Empire , which was to become the foremost global power for over a century and later grew to become the largest empire in history . On 1 January 1801 , the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland were merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . In 1922 , five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom and the state was renamed the `` United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland '' -- a title it has retained to date .",
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"text": "Attorney-General of Singapore The Attorney-General of Singapore is the legal adviser to the government of the Republic of Singapore and its public prosecutor . The office was founded in 1867 as the chief legal officer of the British crown colony of the Straits Settlements . The current requirements for appointment as Attorney-General are set out in the Singapore Constitution . Unlike some other countries that follow the Westminster parliamentary model , in Singapore the Attorney-General is not a member of Parliament . He carries out his functions , with the assistance of his deputy , known as the Solicitor-General , through the Attorney-General 's Chambers . Prior to 1867 the law officer of Singapore was the Recorder of the Prince of Wales Island , Malacca and Singapore ( 1826 to 1855 ) , the Recorder of Singapore ( 1855 to 1864 ) and the Crown Counsel of Singapore ( 1864 to 1867 ) .",
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"text": "India–Singapore relations Bilateral relations between the Republic of India and the Republic of Singapore have traditionally been strong and friendly , with the two nations enjoying extensive cultural and commercial relations . India and Singapore have signed the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement ( CECA ) and strategic-relationship agreement in order to increase trade , investments and economic cooperation , and expanded bilateral cooperation on maritime security , training forces , joint naval exercises , developing military technology and fighting terrorism . According to a 2010 Gallup poll , 40 % of Singaporeans approve of India 's leadership , with 23 % disapproving and 37 % uncertain .",
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"text": "City Council of Singapore The City Council of Singapore , or the Singapore Municipal Commission before 1951 , was the administrative council of the City of Singapore responsible for the provision of water , electricity , gas , roads and bridges and street lighting . It was dissolved in 1959 when Singapore became self-governing and subsequently abolished upon Singapore 's expulsion from Malaysia in 1965 . The first fully elected council was elected in 1957 , followed with a by-election in 1958 . Prior to 1957 franchise was limited and there were appointed members . It signed the Tebrau and Scudai Rivers Water Agreement and the Johor River Water Agreement with the Johore State Government of Malaya in 1961 and 1962 .",
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"text": "Japanese occupation of Singapore The Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II took place from 1942 to 1945 , following the fall of the British colony on 15 February 1942 . Military forces of the Empire of Japan occupied it after defeating the combined British , Indian , Australian , and Malayan garrison in the Battle of Singapore . The occupation was to become a major turning point in the histories of several nations , including those of Japan , Britain , and the then-colonial state of Singapore . Singapore was renamed , meaning `` Light of the South '' . Singapore was officially returned to British colonial rule on 12 September 1945 , following the formal signing of the surrender instrument at the Municipal Building .",
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"text": "History of Rhodesia (1965–79) The history of Rhodesia from 1965 to 1979 covers Rhodesia 's time as a state unrecognised by the international community following the predominantly white minority government 's Unilateral Declaration of Independence on 11 November 1965 . Headed by Prime Minister Ian Smith , the Rhodesian Front remained in government until 1 June 1979 , when the country was reconstituted as Zimbabwe Rhodesia .",
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"text": "Nyasaland general election, 1964 General elections were due to be held for the Legislative Council in Nyasaland on 28 April 1964 , and would have been the first in the country under universal suffrage . However , there were no opposition candidates to either the Malawi Congress Party in the general roll seats ( the Nyasaland Asian Convention had dissolved itself and declared its support for the MCP ) , or the Nyasaland Constitutional Party in the special roll seats , resulting in all 53 candidates winning without votes being cast . MCP leader Hastings Banda remained as Prime Minister , leading the country to independence on 6 July that year .",
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"text": "Port of Singapore The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in harbours and which handle Singapore 's shipping . Currently the world 's second-busiest port in terms of total shipping tonnage , it also trans-ships a fifth of the world 's shipping containers , half of the world 's annual supply of crude oil , and is the world 's busiest transshipment port . It was also the busiest port in terms of total cargo tonnage handled until 2005 , when it was surpassed by the Port of Shanghai . Thousands of ships drop anchor in the harbour , connecting the port to over 600 other ports in 123 countries and spread over six continents . The Port of Singapore is not a mere economic boon , but an economic necessity because Singapore is lacking in land and natural resources . The Port is critical for importing natural resources , and then later re-exporting products after they have been refined and shaped in some manner , for example wafer fabrication or oil refining to generate revenue . The service industries such as hospitality services typical of a port of call restock the food and water supplies on ships . Ships pass between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean through the Singapore Strait . The Straits of Johor on the country 's north are impassable for ships due to the Johor-Singapore Causeway , built in 1923 , which links the city of Woodlands , Singapore to Johor Bahru in Malaysia .",
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"text": "Singaporean presidential election, 1999 The Singaporean presidential election of 1999 was held to elect the President of Singapore to succeed the incumbent , Ong Teng Cheong , whose term was to end on 31 August 1999 . The Writ of Election declared 18 August to be Nomination Day , and 28 August would have been declared Polling Day if more than one candidate were to stand nominated on Nomination Day . After considering the candidates ' applications , the Presidential Elections Committee issued a Certificate of Eligibility to Ambassador-at-large S. R. Nathan , but declined to do so for private tutor Ooi Boon Ewe and Democratic Progressive Party leader Tan Soo Phuan . On Nomination Day , Nathan was the only candidate to stand nominated . He was declared duly elected to the office of President , and assumed office on 1 September 1999 .",
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"text": "Ultra (Malaysia) During the 1960s in Malaysia and Singapore , some racial extremists were referred to as `` ultras '' . The phrase was most commonly used by the first Prime Minister of Singapore , Lee Kuan Yew , and other leaders of his political party , the People 's Action Party ( PAP ) , to refer to Malay extremists . However , it was also used by some members of the United Malays National Organisation ( UMNO ) -- the leader of the Alliance coalition governing Malaysia -- to refer to Lee instead , as Lee was perceived to be a Chinese chauvinist himself .",
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"text": "Malawi (Commonwealth realm) Malawi was a predecessor to the modern-day Republic of Malawi . It existed between 1964 and 1966 . When British rule ended in 1964 , by the Malawi Independence Act 1964 , the Nyasaland Protectorate , formerly a constituent of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland , became an independent Commonwealth realm . The British monarch was head of state . Malawi shared the sovereign , Queen Elizabeth II , with the other Commonwealth realms . The monarch 's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Malawi , Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones ( 6 July 1964 -- 6 July 1966 ) . The royal succession was governed by the same rules as the succession to the British throne . Elizabeth II did not reside in or visit Malawi in the 1960s but she did visit in 1979 ( 22 -- 25 July ) as Head of the Commonwealth . Hastings Banda held office as prime minister ( and head of government ) of Malawi during this period . Following the abolition of the monarchy , the Republic of Malawi came into existence on 6 July 1966 and Banda became the first President of Malawi .",
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"text": "Colony of Singapore The Colony of Singapore was a British Crown colony that existed from 1946 until 1963 , when Singapore became part of Malaysia . When the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Allies at the end of World War II , the island was handed back to the British in 1945 . In 1946 , the Straits Settlements were dissolved and Singapore together with the Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands became a separate Crown colony . The colony was governed by the British Empire until it gained partial internal self-governance in 1955 .",
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"text": "Culture of the United Kingdom The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by the UK 's history as a developed island country , a liberal democracy and a major power ; its predominantly Christian religious life ; and its composition of four countries -- England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland -- each of which has distinct customs , cultures and symbolism . The wider culture of Europe has also influenced British culture , and Humanism , Protestantism and representative democracy developed from broader Western culture . British literature , music , cinema , art , theatre , comedy , media , television , philosophy , architecture and education are important aspects of British culture . The United Kingdom is also prominent in science and technology , producing world-leading scientists ( e.g. Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin ) and inventions . Sport is an important part of British culture ; numerous sports originated in the country , including football . The UK has been described as a `` cultural superpower '' , and London has been described as a world cultural capital . The Industrial Revolution , which started in the UK , had a profound effect on the socio-economic and cultural conditions of the world . As a result of the British Empire , significant British influence can be observed in the language , law , culture and institutions of a geographically wide assortment of countries , including Australia , Canada , India , the Republic of Ireland , New Zealand , Nigeria , Pakistan , South Africa , the United States and English speaking Caribbean nations . These states are sometimes collectively known as the Anglosphere , and are among Britain 's closest allies . In turn the empire also influenced British culture , particularly British cuisine . The cultures of England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland are diverse and have varying degrees of overlap and distinctiveness .",
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"text": "Sports in colonial times in Singapore Sports in Singapore can be traced back to the colonial times where the earliest official records on sports were found . Sports had an important role to play as it helped to fill the idle hours for the colonials who had to wait for months for news of home from mail ships . It also offered an alternative to other activities such as the amateur local theatre scene and the `` stiff dinner parties '' . It is important to realize that sports during those times was very much a luxury and was only for the privileged few . The average local had few , if any , opportunities to indulge in sporting activities . For most , simply trying to make a living took up most of their time . Moreover , the older sports clubs were established mainly for the colonials . With the influx of Asian immigrants , various communal clubs began to sprout to serve their respective communities , such as the Chinese Swimming Club , the Indian Association , the Ceylon Sports Club and others . These , together with the colonial clubs played a key role in the development of sports in those days . Associations for specific sports were also formed such as the Singapore Rifle Association , Football Association of Singapore , Singapore Rugby Union and others . Many more such sports clubs , established during this period , eventually became National Sports Associations . With the growing interest in sports , the British Colonials built a number of public sports facilities during the 1930s to 50s e.g. Mt. Emily Swimming Complex , Farrer Park Sports Complex , Yan Kit Swimming Complex and others . Some of these facilities have since undergone major changes .",
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"text": "Singaporean general election, 1968 General elections were held in Singapore on 19 April 1968 , the first as an independent state following the island 's expulsion from Malaysia . The elections were boycotted by all opposition parties except the Workers Party , which only contested two constituencies . With five independents also running , only seven seats were contested , resulting in People 's Action Party ( PAP ) candidates returned unopposed in the other 51 seats , meaning the party had won the elections before voting took place . Although the total electorate was 759,367 , only 84,883 voters lived in contested seats ; Farrer Park , Geylang Serai , Jalan Kayu , Kampong Ubi , Moulmein , Nee Soon and Tanjong Pagar .",
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"text": "Malay Peninsula The Malay Peninsula ( Semenanjung Tanah Melayu , سمننجوڠ تانه ملايو คาบสมุทรมลายู , , -LSB- kʰâːp.sā.mùt mā.lāː.jūː -RSB- ) is a peninsula in Southeast Asia . The land mass runs approximately north-south and , at its terminus , is the southernmost point of the Asian mainland . The area contains the southernmost tip of Myanmar , Peninsular Malaysia , and Southern Thailand . The Titiwangsa Mountains are part of the Tenasserim Hills system , and form the backbone of the Peninsula . They form the southernmost section of the central cordillera which runs from Tibet through the Kra Isthmus ( the Peninsula 's narrowest point ) into the Malay Peninsula . The Strait of Malacca separates the Malay Peninsula from the Indonesian island of Sumatra while the south coast is separated from the island of Singapore by the Straits of Johor .",
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"text": "Sunda Straits Crisis The Sunda Straits Crisis was a two-week confrontation between the United Kingdom and Indonesia over the passage of the Illustrious-class aircraft carrier HMS Victorious through the Sunda Strait , a major waterway separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra , occurring between August and September 1964 . The incident was part of the larger Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation , an armed conflict between Indonesia and Malaysia ( with the military support of Britain ) over the formation of the latter as an independent state . On 27 August 1964 , the British aircraft carrier HMS Victorious and her two destroyer escorts sailed through the Sunda Strait , an international waterway claimed by Indonesia , en route for Australia . Upset by the casual warning the British had given of the ships ' impending passage through the Strait ( a telephone call made two days before ) , the lack of mention of the carrier in the warning , and wary of the possibility that the British were attempting to provoke them into a violent response , the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided two days later to attempt to bar the warships from making the return journey to Singapore , scheduled for the middle of September . Infuriated by what was perceived as yet another affront to British prestige after the recent landings at Pontian and Labis by Indonesian volunteers in southwestern Malaysia , members of the British Cabinet , particularly Peter Thorneycroft and Louis Mountbatten , favoured sending the carrier back through the Strait in spite of the Indonesian ban . Though British naval commanders in the Far East had grave concerns that the Victorious would be indefensible while in passage , the prevailing opinion was that not to send the ship would result in an immense political defeat on both a domestic and international scale as well as the loss of rights to an important waterway . Tension mounted as the British and Indonesians each refused to bend , and as the carrier 's time to sail came , war became extremely likely . However , the Indonesians offered on 10 September a way out : an alternative route through the Lombok Strait . The British took them up on this offer , to the relief of both parties , and the Victorious made a peaceful return through Indonesian territory . War was averted , and the climax of tensions during the Confrontation had been passed . Never again was the threat of all-out war a realistic possibility , despite some large land battles in northern Borneo the following spring , and the Confrontation wound down by late fall of 1965 without ever escalating into a major conflict , with a peace deal signed the following year .",
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"text": "1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference The 1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers ' Conference was the tenth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations . It was held in the United Kingdom in May 1960 , and was hosted by that country 's Prime Minister , Harold Macmillan . This was the first Commonwealth conference since Malayan independence in August 1957 and saw the growing importance of the non-white `` New Commonwealth '' countries . Malaya 's prime minister , Tunku Abdul Rahman and his government vigorously opposed the apartheid policies of South Africa and , with the support of Pakistan , India and Ghana , demanded that the issue be addressed by the Commonwealth . However , Macmillan insisted that the final communique could only include matters on which the leaders were unanimous . Ghana advised the meeting that it would be becoming a republic and South Africa advised that it would be holding a referendum on the issue . Ghana was advised that its continued membership in the Commonwealth as a republic was recognised , however , South Africa was advised that it would need to seek consent of other Commonwealth governments for its membership to continue .",
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"text": "History of Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom Bangladeshis are one of the largest immigrant communities in the United Kingdom . Significant numbers of ethnic Bengali and ethnic Sylheti peoples arrived as early as the 17th century , mostly as lascar seamen working on ships . Following the founding of Bangladesh in 1971 , a large immigration to Britain took place during the 1970s , leading to the establishment of a British Bangladeshi community . Bangladeshis were encouraged to move to Britain during that decade because of changes in immigration laws , natural disasters such as the Bhola cyclone , the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan , and the desire to escape poverty , and the perception of a better living led Sylheti men bringing their families.Murshid , Ghulam . 2008 . The call of the sea : History of Bangali in Britain -LSB- in Bengali : Kalapanir hatchani : Bilete Bangaleer itihash -RSB- ( Dhaka , Abosar ) . During the 1970s and 1980s , they experienced institutionalised racism and racial attacks by organised ultra-right fascist groups such as National Front and British Nationalist Party .",
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"text": "Taylor Schilling Taylor Schilling ( born July 27 , 1984 ) is an American actress . She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black ( 2013 -- present ) , for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy and Best Actress -- Television Series Drama . She made her film debut in the 2007 drama Dark Matter . Schilling also starred in the short-lived NBC medical drama Mercy ( 2009 -- 10 ) . Her other films include Atlas Shrugged : Part I ( 2011 ) , the romantic drama The Lucky One ( 2012 ) and the comedy The Overnight ( 2015 ) .",
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"text": "Steve Schofield Steve Schofield is a British photographer . He is primarily known for his portraits , especially his narrative portrait style of photography . Some of his photographs of actors , musicians , and writers are included in the London National Portrait Gallery 's permanent collection , whilst his body of work titled `` Land of The Free '' and several other exhibits have been shown in galleries and art festivals throughout Europe . In 2007 , The Times listed Schofield as one of five young artists to watch . He was selected for the group show `` Fresh Faced and Wide Eyed '' at The Photographers ' Gallery in London in 2008 . In 2012 , he was commissioned by The Photographers ' Gallery to produce a piece of work in honor of London 's hosting of the 2012 Olympics . Robert Clark , art critic at The Guardian , said in a review of the exhibition `` Hotel '' that Schofield `` is one of the most promising young photo artists around . He has an unusual eye for the telling pose , the dramas enticingly hidden by a shadow , the social psychology that is hinted at by compositional tension . '' Schofield 's subjects , covering a range of actors , musicians , artists , and other public figures , have included Adam Driver for Vogue magazine , Alec Baldwin for the cover of New York magazine , Ozzy Osbourne for The Times , Nick Cave for the cover of Rolling Stone , and the cast of Orange Is the New Black for the magazine of the Emmy Awards . The result was the magazine 's first tri-fold cover . Schofield studied at the University of Derby and London College of Communication ( formerly the London College of Printing ) . He is based in the United States and Europe , and he speaks at colleges and universities about his work .",
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"text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards . Until 2015 , the Olivier Awards did not honour supporting musical performances separately and was therefore a unisex category , honouring both male and female actors . Starting with the 2015 ceremony , the awards have been separated into Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical",
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"text": "Dead Poets Society Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama film directed by Peter Weir , written by Tom Schulman , and starring Robin Williams . Set in 1959 at the fictional elite conservative Vermont boarding school Welton Academy , it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry . The film received critical acclaim and was a box office success . It won the BAFTA Award for Best Film , and César Award and David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Film . Schulman received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work .",
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"text": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .",
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"text": "44th Primetime Emmy Awards The 44th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday , August 30 , 1992 . The ceremony was broadcast on Fox from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena , California . It was hosted by Tim Allen , Kirstie Alley and Dennis Miller , and directed by Walter C. Miller . Presenters included Roseanne Barr , Tom Arnold , Scott Bakula , Candice Bergen , Corbin Bernsen , Beau Bridges , Lloyd Bridges , and Cindy Crawford . The program was written by Buddy Sheffield and Bruce Vilanch . Over 300 million people watched the ceremony in 30 countries . A rule change , instituted for this year only , stated that regular and guest performers would compete in the same category . There could be lead guest or supporting guest . On the comedy side , Murphy Brown won Outstanding Comedy Series for the second time , winning three major awards on the night , the most for a comedy series . On the drama side , L.A. Laws strangle hold on Outstanding Drama Series came to an end , as Northern Exposure took home the award . Northern Exposure also won three major awards and received nine major nominations , which tied for the most in each category . For the first time in its run , The Golden Girls , then in its seventh and final season , was not nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series . After being on the air for thirty years , The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson finally heard its name called when its final season won for Outstanding Variety , Music , or Comedy Program . The show was first nominated for the category in 1964 and was 0/13 before this ceremony .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Sigourney Weaver The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress Sigourney Weaver . She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1988 film Working Girl , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress ( drama ) for the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist , and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1997 film The Ice Storm . She is also a three-time Academy Award nominee , three-time Emmy Award nominee and a Tony Award nominee .",
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"text": "9th Primetime Emmy Awards The 9th Emmy Awards , later referred to as the 9th Primetime Emmy Awards , were held on March 16 , 1957 to honor the best in television of the year . The ceremony was held at the NBC Studios in Burbank , California . Desi Arnaz hosted the event . All nominations are listed , with winners in bold and series ' networks are in parentheses . Categories were sorted based on running time , instead of by genre . The top shows of the night were Caesar 's Hour and Playhouse 90 . Each show won a then-record five major awards , ( however , two of Playhouse 90 's wins came in now defunct categories ) . Caesar 's Hour became the first show to be nominated in all four major acting categories . Caesar 's Hour also made history when it swept the four acting categories . After over fifty years , it remains the only comedy or drama series to win every major acting award . In 2004 , the miniseries Angels in America became the second show , and first miniseries/television movie , to sweep the acting field .",
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"text": "Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain ( born March 24 , 1977 ) is an American actress and film producer . Born in Carmichael , California , and raised in Sacramento , Chastain developed an interest in acting from a young age . In 1998 , she made her professional stage debut as Shakespeare 's Juliet . After studying acting at the Juilliard School , she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells . She was a recurring guest star in several television shows , including Law & Order : Trial by Jury . She also took on roles in the stage productions of Anton Chekhov 's play The Cherry Orchard in 2004 and Oscar Wilde 's tragedy Salome in 2006 . Chastain made her film debut in the drama Jolene ( 2008 ) , and gained wide recognition in 2011 for starring roles in half a dozen films , including the dramas Take Shelter and The Tree of Life . Her performance as an aspiring socialite in The Help earned her an Academy Award nomination . In 2012 , she won a Golden Globe Award and received a second Oscar nomination for playing a CIA agent in the thriller Zero Dark Thirty . Chastain made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Heiress in the same year . Her highest-grossing releases came with the science fiction films Interstellar ( 2014 ) and The Martian ( 2015 ) , as she continued to draw praise for her performances in the dramas The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby ( 2013 ) , A Most Violent Year ( 2014 ) , and Miss Sloane ( 2016 ) . Chastain 's accolades include two Academy Award and British Academy Film Award nominations . She is known to prepare extensively for her roles . Chastain is the founder of the production company Freckle Films , which was created to promote diversity in film . She is vocal about social issues such as gender and racial equality , and mental health . Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 .",
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"text": "Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) .",
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"text": "Samantha Morton Samantha Jane Morton ( born 13 May 1977 ) is an English actress , screenwriter and director . She has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades throughout her career , including one BAFTA Award , one BIFA Award , one Golden Globe Award and has been nominated twice for an Academy Award and once for an Emmy Award . She has been described as one of the greatest actresses of her generation . Brought up in Nottingham , Morton joined the Central Junior Television Workshop , and soon began her career in British television in 1991 . She guest-starred in Soldier Soldier and Cracker and appeared from 1995 to 1996 in the ITV series Band of Gold . She made the transition to film with lead roles in the dramas Emma ( 1996 ) , Jane Eyre ( 1997 ) and the well-received Under the Skin ( 1997 ) . The latter made director Woody Allen cast Morton in Sweet and Lowdown ( 1999 ) , which earned her nominations for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress . In the 2000s , Morton continued to draw critical praise for her performances in numerous arthouse and independent films . Her role in Morvern Callar ( 2002 ) garnered her the BIFA Award for Best Actress , and she received her second Academy Award nomination , this time in the Best Actress category , for In America ( 2003 ) . She also found mainstream success with the science fiction thriller Minority Report ( 2002 ) . For her role in 2006 's television biopic Longford , she received BAFTA and Emmy Award nominations and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress -- Television Film . Morton starred in the dramas Control ( 2007 ) , Synecdoche , New York ( 2008 ) and The Messenger ( 2009 ) , and she made her directorial debut with the British television film The Unloved ( 2009 ) , winning the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama . Her most recent acting credits include the science fiction action film John Carter ( 2012 ) , the thriller Cosmopolis ( 2012 ) , the drama Decoding Annie Parker ( 2013 ) , the period film Miss Julie ( 2014 ) , the European limited series The Last Panthers ( 2015 ) and the film adaptation Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actor (Russia) The Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actor is one of twenty award categories presented annually by the National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia . It is one of the Golden Eagle Awards , which were conceived by Nikita Mikhalkov as a counterweight to the Nika Award established in 1987 by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences . Each year the members of the academy choose three leading actors and the film as a perception . The first actor to be awarded was Viktor Bychkov for the film The Cuckoo . The most recent award was made to Aleksandr Zbruyev for Film About Alekseyev . Sergei Garmash is the most successful artists , winning twice out of three nominations . Other noteworthy actors who were nominated at least twice are Fedor Bondarchuk , Nikita Mikhalkov , Aleksei Petrenko , Danila Kozlovsky , Vladimir Mashkov , Yevgeny Mironov , Bohdan Stupka , Viktor Sukhorukov and Aleksandr Baluev .",
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"text": "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2014 The 20th Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards honoring the best in film for 2014 were announced on December 15 , 2014 . These awards `` recognizing extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association ( DFWFCA ) , based in the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex region of Texas . The organization , founded in 1990 , includes 30 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications based in north Texas . The Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association began presenting its annual awards list in 1993 . Birdman was the DFWFCA 's most awarded film of 2014 , taking five top honors . Birdman won in Best Picture , Best Actor ( Michael Keaton ) , Best Director ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu ) , Best Cinematography ( Emmanuel Lubezki ) , and Best Screenplay ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Nicolás Giacobone , Alexander Dinelaris Jr. , and Armando Bo ) . Another film , Boyhood , earned multiple 2014 honors from the DFWFCA . The coming-of-age tale received top honors in the Best Supporting Actress ( Patricia Arquette ) as well as being presented the Russell Smith Award as the `` best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film '' of the year . The award is named in honor of late Dallas Morning News film critic Russell Smith . Reese Witherspoon was named Best Actress for her role as Cheryl Strayed in Wild . The other films earning honors were Sweden 's Force Majeure for Best Foreign Language Film , Citizenfour as Best Documentary Film , and The Lego Movie for Best Animated Film .",
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"text": "Wesley Taylor Wesley Taylor ( born August 13 , 1986 ) is an American stage actor and writer , probably best known for his work on Broadway , Television , and his original web content .",
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"text": "List of actors nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has had occurrences of actors and actresses nominated for two different Academy Awards in acting categories in a single year , with the first instance in 1938 . Provided that they receive enough votes from the Academy in both categories to earn a nomination , there are no restrictions on actors being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor or actresses being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in any given year . The sole rule with regard to multiple nominations is that an actor or actress can not receive multiple nominations for the same performance . This rule was introduced in 1944 after Barry Fitzgerald received a Best Actor nomination and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in Going My Way . As of 2015 , 11 actors and actresses have been nominated for two different Academy Awards in the same year . The first of these actors and actresses was Fay Bainter , who received nominations for her performances in White Banners and Jezebel at the 11th Academy Awards . The most recent occurrence was during the 80th Academy Awards , in which Cate Blanchett received nominations for Elizabeth : The Golden Age and I 'm Not There . Seven of these actors and actresses received an Academy Award in one of the categories they were nominated in , and none have won two Academy Awards in the same year . Four did not receive an Academy Award in either category : Sigourney Weaver ( nominations for Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl ) , Emma Thompson ( nominations for The Remains of the Day and In the Name of the Father ) , Julianne Moore ( nominations for Far from Heaven and The Hours ) , and Cate Blanchett ( nominations for Elizabeth : The Golden Age and I 'm Not There ) .",
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"text": "Kate Winslet filmography Kate Winslet is a British actress and singer who has appeared in numerous films and television series . Her film debut was as Juliet Hulme in the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures . She went on to appear in the later 1990s films Sense and Sensibility as Marianne Dashwood ( 1995 ) , which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , Jude as Sue Bridehead ( 1996 ) , Hamlet as Ophelia ( 1996 ) and Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater ( 1997 ) . For her role in Titanic , it earned her Best Actress nominations for an Academy Award , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award . In the 2000s , she was cast in Enigma with Dougray Scott ( 2001 ) , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Jim Carrey ( 2004 ) , Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp ( 2004 ) , The Holiday with Jack Black ( 2006 ) , The Reader with David Kross ( 2008 ) and Revolutionary Road with Leonardo DiCaprio ( 2008 ) , her second collaboration with him , the first being in Titanic . She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Reader . She also lent her voice to the animated film Flushed Away in 2006 with Hugh Jackman . In 2011 , Winslet starred in the all-star cast films , in Contagion with Marion Cotillard , Matt Damon , Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow and in Carnage alongside Jodie Foster , Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly . In 2014 , she played Jeanine Matthews in the first film of the series , Divergent , based on the novel of the same name . She reprised the role in the 2015 sequel Insurgent . In 2015 , she starred in titular role in The Dressmaker and as an ex marketing chief of Apple Joanna Hoffman in a biopic Steve Jobs , earning her seventh Oscar nomination . Her television work includes appearing in several episodes of the series Dark Season in 1991 , and three episodes on Get Back from 1992 to 1993 . In 2005 , she appeared in an episode of Extras as herself and received her first Emmy nomination and went on to win one for her portrayal of Mildred Pierce Beragon in Todd Haynes 's 2011 miniseries Mildred Pierce .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Dallas Buyers Club Dallas Buyers Club is a 2013 American biographical drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée based on a screenplay written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack . Matthew McConaughey stars as Ron Woodroof , an AIDS patient who smuggles unapproved AIDS drug treatments into Texas and establishes the titular club where he distributes them amongst other AIDS sufferers whilst opposed by the Food and Drug Administration . Jared Leto and Jennifer Garner feature in supporting roles . Dallas Buyers Club premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 , 2013 . Focus Features initially gave the film a limited release at nine theaters on November 1 before expanding it on November 22 to over 600 theaters in the United States and Canada . The film grossed a worldwide total of over $ 55 million on a production budget of $ 5 million . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 234 reviews and judged 94 % to be positive . Dallas Buyers Club garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for the performances of actors , McConaughey and Leto . At the 86th Academy Awards , the film received six nominations , including Best Picture , Best Original Screenplay , Best Actor for McConaughey , and Best Supporting Actor for Leto . McConaughey and Leto went on to win their respective categories -- only the fifth film in Oscars history to win both awards . Hairstylist Adruitha Lee , and makeup artist Robin Mathews won for Best Makeup and Hairstyling . Mathews ' makeup budget for the film was only $ 250 . At the 71st Golden Globe Awards , McConaughey won for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama , and Leto won for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture . At the Screen Actors Guild Awards the film had three nominations ; winning Best Actor for McConaughey and Best Supporting Actor for Leto . Borten and Wallack 's screenplay was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Writers Guild of America Awards . The National Board of Review named Dallas Buyers Club one of the top ten independent films of 2013 .",
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"text": "21st Screen Actors Guild Awards The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards , honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2014 , were presented on January 25 , 2015 , on both TNT and TBS 8:00 p.m. EST / 5:00 p.m. PST . Nominees were announced on December 10 , 2014 .",
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"text": "25th Academy Awards The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19 , 1953 . It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood , California , and the NBC International Theatre in New York City . It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised , and the first ceremony to be held in Hollywood and New York City simultaneously . It was also the only year that the New York ceremonies were to be held in the NBC International Theatre on Columbus Circle , which was shortly thereafter demolished and replaced by the New York Coliseum convention center . A major upset occurred in the category of Best Picture . The heavily favored High Noon lost to Cecil B. DeMille 's The Greatest Show on Earth , eventually considered among the worst films to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture . The American film magazine Premiere placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine Empire rated it # 3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners . It has the lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes ' list of the 81 films to win Best Picture . Of all the films nominated for the Oscar this year , only High Noon and Singin ' in the Rain would show up 46 years later on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the 20th Century . For a film that only received two nominations , Singin ' in the Rain went on to be named as the greatest American musical film of all time and in the 2007 American Film Institute updated list as the fifth greatest American film of all time , while High Noon was ranked twenty-seventh on the same 2007 list , as well . The Bad and the Beautiful won five awards , the most wins ever for a film not nominated for Best Picture . It was also the second Academy Awards in which a film not nominated for Best Picture received the most awards of the evening , excluding years where there were ties for the most wins . The only other film to do this was The Thief of Bagdad at the 13th Academy Awards ; as of the 87th Academy Awards , it has not happened since . Until Spotlight won only Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards , this was the last year in which the Best Picture winner won just two Oscars . It was also the second of three years to date in which two films not nominated for Best Picture received more nominations than the winner ( The Bad and the Beautiful and Hans Christian Andersen , both with six ) . This occurred again at the 79th Academy Awards . Shirley Booth also became the last person to win an Oscar in a Leading Role to be born in the 19th century . She also holds the distinction of being the first woman in her 50s to win the award , at the age of 54 ( the second woman in her 50s to win , Julianne Moore , was 54 when awarded at the 87th Academy Awards ) . John Ford 's fourth win for Best Director set a record for the most wins in this category that remains unmatched to this day . For the first time since the introduction of Supporting Actor and Actress awards in 1936 , Best Picture , Best Director , and all four acting Oscars went to six different films . This has happened only three times since , at the 29th Academy Awards for 1956 , the 78th for 2005 , and the 85th for 2012 .",
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"text": "Golden Boot Awards The Golden Boot Awards is an American acknowledgment of achievement honoring actors , actresses , and crew members who have made significant contributions to the genre of Western television and movies . The award is sponsored and presented by the Motion Picture & Television Fund . Money raised at the award banquet is used to help finance various services offered by the Fund to those in the entertainment industry . Actor Pat Buttram conceived the idea of the Golden Boot Award , and the first ones were presented in 1983 . The awards appear to have been discontinued since 2007 .",
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"text": "25th Golden Globe Awards The 25th Golden Globe Awards , honoring the best achievements in 1967 , were held on 12 February 1968 . 25th Golden Globe Awards February 12 , 1968 Film - Drama : In The Heat of the Night Film - Musical or Comedy : The Graduate TV Show : Mission : Impossible",
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"text": "Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs ( September 1 , 1875 -- March 19 , 1950 ) was an American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter , although he produced works in many genres .",
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"text": "The Legend of Tarzan (film) The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 American action adventure film based on the fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs . Directed by David Yates , and written by Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer , the film stars Alexander Skarsgård as the title character , with Samuel L. Jackson , Margot Robbie , Djimon Hounsou , Jim Broadbent and Christoph Waltz in supporting roles . Principal photography began on June 21 , 2014 , at Warner Bros. . Leavesden Studios in the United Kingdom , and wrapped four months later on October 3 . The film premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on June 29 , 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on July 1 , 2016 , in 2D , 3D , IMAX and IMAX 3D . The film grossed over $ 356 million against a budget of $ 180 million and received mixed reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Wilson Rawls Woodrow Wilson Rawls , ( September 28 , 1969 - December 16 , 1984 ) was an American writer best known for his books Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys .",
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"text": "Bruce Golden Bruce Edward Golden ( born December 3 , 1952 ) is an American writer of science fiction , a satirist , and a journalist .",
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"text": "The Wizard of Venus `` The Wizard of Venus '' is a novella by Edgar Rice Burroughs , as well as the title of a collection in which it was later published together with an unrelated story . `` The Wizard of Venus '' is the final story in Burroughs 's Venus series ( sometimes called the `` Carson Napier of Venus series '' ) . Written in 1941 , the piece remained unpublished until 1964 , fourteen years after the author 's death . Burroughs intended it to be the opening piece in a sequence of stories to be brought together later in book form , as he had done in the instance of the previous Venus volume , Escape on Venus . He began the first follow-up tale , only to abandon the project in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ; the text of the aborted sequel is now lost . `` The Wizard of Venus '' was first published in the 1964 Burroughs collection Tales of Three Planets together with the unrelated tales `` The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw '' , `` Beyond the Farthest Star '' and `` Tangor Returns '' . Afterwards it appeared in the collection The Wizard of Venus ( Ace Books , August 1970 ) . This also included the unrelated pirate adventure `` Pirate Blood '' - with a quite unsavory `` hero '' - Johnny LaFitte of Glenora , California - a 20th-century descendant of Jean Lafitte who gets to the distant Vulture 's Island , where his pirate heredity asserts itself in a modern piratical career full of cold-blooded murders and rapes . A subsequent British edition ( New English Library , 1975 ) omitted the unrelated story .",
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"text": "W. C. Heinz W. C. Heinz ( January 11 , 1915February 27 , 2008 ) , born Wilfred Charles Heinz , was an American sportswriter , war correspondent , journalist , and author .",
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"text": "John Celardo John Celardo ( December 27 , 1918 -- January 6 , 2012 ) was an American comic strip and comic book artist , best known for illustrating the Tarzan comic strip . Born on Staten Island , Celardo continued to live there most of his life . After a childhood in Mariners Harbor , he graduated from Port Richmond High School . He began his art career in the late 1930s drawing animals for the National Youth Administration at the Staten Island Zoo at West Brighton , where he was once photographed in the alligator pit by the Staten Island Advance .",
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"text": "Alan Trustman Alan Trustman ( born December 16 , 1930 ) is an American lawyer , screenwriter , pari-mutuel operator and currency trader . He is best known for writing the 1968 film , The Thomas Crown Affair , Bullitt , and They Call Me Mr. Tibbs ! , in his movie career .",
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"text": "Tarzan (disambiguation) Tarzan is a character created by writer Edgar Rice Burroughs . Tarzan may also refer to :",
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"text": "Alex Kurtzman Alex Kurtzman ( born September 7 , 1973 ) is an American film and television writer , producer and director .",
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"text": "Christopher Cook (writer) Christopher LaVaughn Cook ( born August 3 , 1952 ) is an American writer whose writing styles and genres include journalism , non-fiction , scriptwriting and fiction , including short stories , novellas and novels .",
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"text": "Tarzan River The Tarzan River is a river in the United States territory of Guam .",
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"text": "Carolyn Cassady Carolyn Elizabeth Robinson Cassady ( April 28 , 1923 -- September 20 , 2013 ) was an American writer associated with the Beat Generation through her marriage to Neal Cassady and her friendships with Jack Kerouac , Allen Ginsberg , and other prominent Beat figures . She became a frequent character in the works of Jack Kerouac , who wrote extensively about Neal Cassady .",
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"text": "William Hamling (publisher) William Lawrence Hamling ( born 1921 ) was a Chicago-based publisher active from the 1950s into the 1970s . Hamling began as an author . His Shadow of the Sphinx is a horror novel about an ancient Egyptian sorceress . First published during the 1940s in Fantastic Adventures , it was described by Lin Carter as `` the best story of its kind I read in many a moon . The character of Zaleikka was done to perfection . This is the type of yarn we have all too few of nowadays . '' After work as an editor at Ziff-Davis , Hamling started his company , Greenleaf Publishing ( which was at different times known as Greenleaf Classics , Reed Enterprises , Corinth Publications , Regency Publications , Blake Pharmaceuticals , Phenix Publishing and Freedom Publishing ) in the early 1950s with Imagination . His wife , science fiction author Frances Deegan Yerxa Hamling , worked closely with him in the early years of his publishing company . According to L. Sprague de Camp 's 1953 Science-Fiction Handbook , Hamling was at that time a `` slim , dark man who looks too young to be not only an independent publisher but also the father of five . '' In the late 1950s , he began Rogue , and in 1959 , he launched Nightstand Books , an imprint for paperback original sex novels by authors working under house names . ( Later imprints included Leisure Books , Ember Library , Midnight Readers , and others ) . From 1961 on his primary editor was Earl Kemp . Pseudonymous writers for Kemp/Hamling included Lawrence Block , Marion Zimmer Bradley , Harlan Ellison , Evan Hunter , Robert Silverberg , and Donald E. Westlake . Hamling helped finance the defense of bookstore clerk Robert Redrup . His appeal of his conviction on obscenity charges for selling two Greenleaf Books ( Lust Pool and Shame Agent ) in 1965 went to the Supreme Court of the United States , where it was overturned in Redrup v. New York in 1967 . During the Nixon Administration , Hamling published an illustrated edition of the Presidential Report of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography . The book was `` replete with the sort of photographs the commission examined . '' Hamling and editor Kemp were hit with a one-year prison sentence for distributing the book ( it has been suggested that this prosecution was in part retaliation for Hamling and Kemp 's part in Redrup v. New York ) , but served only the federal minimum of three months and one day . The story of their arrest and prison time was covered in Gay Talese 's Thy Neighbor 's Wife . Hamling published gay-themed books while at Greenleaf , one of the earliest publishers to do so . Novelist Victor J. Banis , one of Hamling 's authors , says that once Greenleaf proved how much of a market there was for erotic gay fiction , other publishers soon joined in .",
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"text": "Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Edgar Rice Burroughs , Inc. is an American company founded in 1923 by author Edgar Rice Burroughs . It is based in Tarzana , California . The company holds the rights to the literary works of Burroughs that are still protected by copyright ( a number of Burroughs ' early works have passed out of copyright and consequently are in the public domain ) . Burroughs was one of the first artists to incorporate , which he did for tax reasons and for more control over his works . Burroughs ' books were published through the company from 1931 ( Tarzan the Invincible ) through 1948 ( Llana of Gathol ) , with one additional title ( I Am a Barbarian ) appearing in 1967 . The company remains in the ownership of the Burroughs family and manages and licenses Burroughs ' works and characters , including Tarzan and John Carter of Mars .",
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"text": "The New Adventures of Tarzan The New Adventures of Tarzan is a 1935 American film serial in 12 chapters starring Herman Brix . The serial is a more authentic version of the character than most other adaptations , with Tarzan as a cultured and well educated gentleman as in the original Edgar Rice Burroughs novels . It was filmed during the same period as the Johnny Weissmuller/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Tarzan films . Film exhibitors had the choice of selecting the serial or the episodes edited into two separate films , The New Adventures of Tarzan and Tarzan and the Green Goddess . The serial was filmed in Guatemala , and Tarzan was played by Herman Brix ( known post-war as Bruce Bennett ) . The final screenplay was credited to Charles F. Royal , and from Episode 6 onward , also Basil Dickey . It was produced by Ashton Dearholt , Bennett Cohen and George W. Stout under the corporate name of `` Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises , Inc. '' ( which also distributed ) and was directed by Edward Kull and Wilbur F. McGaugh .",
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"text": "Jungle Lovers Jungle Lovers ( 1971 ) is the fifth novel by American author Paul Theroux and set in post-colonial Malawi . It was published by Houghton Mifflin ( US ) and The Bodley Head ( UK ) . The author worked in Malawi from 1963 to 1965 with the United States Peace Corps , before being deported for public criticism of the government . Because the Malawi government did not like the novel , it banned it for many years .",
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"text": "Tarzan Escapes Tarzan Escapes is a 1936 Tarzan film based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs . It was the third in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Tarzan series to feature Johnny Weissmuller as the `` King of the Apes '' .",
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"text": "Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy Tarzan : The Greystoke Legacy is a 2011 young adult novel by Andy Briggs that reboots the Tarzan book series to the present day . The novel was published in the United Kingdom by Faber and Faber , and in the United States by Open Road Media . It has also been distributed in Canada .",
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"text": "Michael Kurland Michael Joseph Kurland ( born March 1 , 1938 ) is an American author , best known for his works of science fiction and detective fiction . Kurland lives in San Luis Obispo , California .",
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"text": "Ralph Helfer Ralph Helfer ( born April 9 , 1931 in Chicago , Illinois ) is a notable American animal behaviorist , creator of Marine World/Africa USA , and writer of books about animals . He was born in Chicago and had one sister , Sally . In 1942 , his mother left her husband Sam and moved with her children to Hollywood , where they settled in the Green Apartments , one block off Hollywood Boulevard . In 1955 he purchased a 1500 acre Vasquez Rocks property to train animals , which he called Nature 's Haven . He married Toni Ringo in 1963 . They had a daughter , Tana Helfer . In 1963 the property was cut in half by the Antelope Valley Freeway . They relocated to Soledad Canyon . They bought 600 acre of land to build their new ranch and decided to name it Africa U.S.A. Africa U.S.A. was a training compound and a provider of animals for Hollywood ( Clarence , the cross-eyed lion , and Judy the chimp in Daktari , and Ben ( originally named Bruno ) the bear in Gentle Ben ) . The compound was also used as location for shows such as Daktari and the original Star Trek episode `` Shore Leave . '' During these years , Helfer created what he called `` affection training '' , which purported to replace the whip , gun , and chair of the old-school handlers with love , understanding , and respect . Critics state that affection training indeed consisted in surgically modifying ( declawing and defanging ) the animals and administering sedatives . Ralph Helfer denies this and stated that `` this was done to animals that had deformities and were injurious to their health . '' In January 1969 , Africa U.S.A. was devastated by a powerful storm over Soledad Canyon which dropped large amounts of rainfall in the region . This resulted in severe flooding and mudslides in the canyons . 9 of the 1,500 animals of the ranch were killed by the torrential flooding . Ralph Helfer bought out Marine World in 1972 when it went bankrupt and added a wildlife park and `` jungle theater '' , renaming the park as Marine World/Africa U.S.A. . This park was the predecessor of Six Flags Discovery Kingdom . He also was a partner and chairman in a small Buena Park , California , theme park called Enchanted Village which was built on the site of the defunct Japanese Village and Deer Park amusement attraction . When this park went bankrupt in fall 1977 he created another company and training park called `` Gentle Jungle '' . The Gentle Jungle Affection Training School was based in Colton , California and later in Lion Country Safari , in Orange County ; finally Gentle Jungle was investigated by USDA where an eventual lawsuit against Helfer for Animal Welfare Act violations . During this period he was the owner of the `` human '' chimp Oliver . Ralph Helfer was cleared of all accusations except one , which was sent to the supreme court , which was meant to deal with the death of a tiger , who died due to a veterinarian over dosing the tiger , it never got to the supreme court as that would be the same as blaming a child 's death on a parent who took their child to a doctor who miss-administrated drugs to the child . Ralph Helfer left the business due to the imminent financial pressure of the wrongful suit . In 1981 , he was the writer and producer of the adventure film Savage Harvest . In the 1990s , he began a successful career as a writer . Most of his books are non fiction life stories of famous animals . He now lives in Los Angeles and Kenya , where he leads safari tours with his company Eden International Safaris and Treks . Toni Ringo Helfer ( d. March 20 , 2012 ) published the book The Gentle Jungle ( Brigham Young University Press - 1980 - ISBN 0-8425-1790-1 ) . She made the cover of TV Guide in 1968 . Ralph and Toni are now divorced . Ralph Helfer 's current wife is now Suzzi Mutua , who works with him as safari hostess at Eden International . Tana Helfer played the role of Kristie in Savage Harvest and was the subject of the book When you fight the tiger by Joan Hewett ( Little , Brown and Company - 1984 - ISBN 0-316-35956-4 ) .",
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"text": "Avery Corman Avery Corman ( born November 28 , 1935 ) is an American novelist .",
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Sylvester Stallone's first name is Jason.
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"text": "Sylvester Stallone Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone ( -LSB- stəˈloʊn -RSB- -LSB- stalˈloːne -RSB- ; born July 6 , 1946 ) is an American actor , filmmaker , and screenwriter . He is well known for his Hollywood action roles , including boxer Rocky Balboa , the title character of the Rocky series ' seven films from 1976 to 2015 ; soldier John Rambo from the four Rambo films , released between 1982 and 2008 ; and Barney Ross in the three The Expendables films from 2010 to 2014 . He wrote or co-wrote most of the 14 films in all three franchises , and directed many of the films . Stallone 's film Rocky was inducted into the National Film Registry as well as having its film props placed in the Smithsonian Museum . Stallone 's use of the front entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Rocky series led the area to be nicknamed the Rocky Steps . Philadelphia has a statue of his Rocky character placed permanently near the museum . It was announced on December 7 , 2010 that Stallone was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the non-participant category . In 1977 , Stallone was nominated for two Academy Awards for Rocky , Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor . He became the third man in history to receive these two nominations for the same film , after Charles Chaplin and Orson Welles . He received critical raves , as well as his first Golden Globe Award win and third Academy Award nomination , for reprising the role of Rocky Balboa in Ryan Coogler 's 2015 film Creed .",
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"text": "Carlos Knight Carlos Knight ( born September 22 , 1993 ) is an American actor and comedian . He co-starred as Owen Reynolds in Supah Ninjas and as Diesel ( his character from Fred 2 : Night of the Living Fred and also Fred 3 : Camp Fred ) in Fred : The Show .",
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"text": "Bullet to the Head Bullet to the Head is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Walter Hill . The screenplay by Alessandro Camon was based on the French graphic novel Du Plomb Dans La Tête written by Matz and illustrated by Colin Wilson . The film stars Sylvester Stallone , Sung Kang , Sarah Shahi , Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje , Christian Slater , and Jason Momoa . Alexandra Milchan , Alfred Gough , Miles Millar , and Kevin King-Templeton produced the film . The movie follows a hitman and a cop who are forced to work together to bring down a corrupt businessman and mafia boss after they are targeted by the latter 's associates . The film premiered at the International Rome Film Festival on November 14 , 2012 . The film received a wide United States release on February 1 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Sylvester Groth Sylvester Groth ( born 31 March 1958 ) is a German film actor and tenor . He is best known to English language audiences for appearing in Quentin Tarantino 's 2009 film Inglourious Basterds , in which he portrayed Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels . He also appears in the opening scene of the third season of Fargo . His first major film role was in 1993 's Stalingrad . Groth portrayed Goebbels in the 2007 German film Mein Führer -- Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler , directed by Dani Levy .",
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"text": "Jason Raize Jason Raize Rothenberg ( July 20 , 1975 -- February 3 , 2004 ) , known professionally as Jason Raize , was an American actor , singer and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme . He was best known for his roles as the adult Simba in the Broadway stage musical version of The Lion King and the voice of Denahi in the animated Disney film Brother Bear .",
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"text": "Sylvester (film) Sylvester is a 1985 American family drama film directed by Tim Hunter and starring Richard Farnsworth and Melissa Gilbert . The movie was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1986 .",
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"text": "Jaxon Lee Jason Christopher Lee ( born September 7 , 1968 in San Antonio , Texas ) is an American voice actor and video editor who co-founded the dubbing studio Gaijin Productions with his wife Amanda Winn-Lee . He uses the stage name Jaxon Lee per Screen Actors Guild rules because there is another actor named `` Jason Lee '' , the star of NBC 's My Name is Earl .",
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"text": "My Name Is Nobody My Name Is Nobody ( Il mio nome è Nessuno ) is a 1973 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film . The film was directed by Tonino Valerii and , in some scenes , by Sergio Leone . It was written by Leone , Fulvio Morsella and Ernesto Gastaldi . Leone was also the uncredited executive producer . The cast includes Terence Hill , Henry Fonda , and Jean Martin . The film 's title alludes to the reply Odysseus gave when Polyphemus the Cyclops asked his name .",
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"text": "Roman Polanski sexual abuse case In March 1977 , film director Roman Polanski was arrested and charged in Los Angeles with five offenses against Samantha Gailey , a 13-year-old girl -- rape by use of drugs , perversion , sodomy , lewd and lascivious act upon a child under 14 , and furnishing a controlled substance to a minor . At his arraignment Polanski pleaded not guilty to all charges , but later accepted a plea bargain whose terms included dismissal of the five initial charges in exchange for a guilty plea to the lesser charge of engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse . Polanski underwent a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation , and a report was submitted to the court recommending probation . However , upon learning that he was likely to face imprisonment and deportation , Polanski fled to France in February 1978 , hours before he was to be formally sentenced . Since then Polanski has mostly lived in France and has avoided visiting countries likely to extradite him to the United States .",
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"text": "Ralph Capone Ralph `` Bottles '' Capone , Sr. , ( January 12 , 1894 -- November 22 , 1974 ) was a Chicago mobster and an older brother of Al Capone and Frank Capone . Ralph Capone got the nickname `` Bottles '' not from involvement in the Capone bootlegging empire , but from his running the legitimate non-alcoholic beverage and bottling operations in Chicago . Further family lore suggests that the nickname was specifically tied to his lobbying the Illinois Legislature to put into law that milk bottling companies had to stamp the date that the milk was bottled on the bottle . He was most famous for being named by the Chicago Crime Commission `` Public Enemy Number Three '' when his brother Al was `` Public Enemy Number One '' .",
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"text": "Chili Weather Chili Weather is a 1963 Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Sylvester and Speedy Gonzales .",
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"text": "Fair Game (1995 film) Fair Game is a 1995 American action film directed by Andrew Sipes . It stars Cindy Crawford as family law attorney Kate McQuean and William Baldwin as Max Kirkpatrick , a Florida police officer . Kirkpatrick ends up on the run to protect McQuean when she is targeted for murder by ex-members of the KGB with interests in a ship owned by a Cuban man who may lose it in a divorce case being pursued by McQuean . The film is based on Paula Gosling 's novel of the same name , which was previously adapted into the 1986 Sylvester Stallone film Cobra . Locations used for the film included Coral Gables , Florida , Miami Beach , and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary .",
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"text": "Dirty Heroes Dirty Heroes , also known as From Hell to Victory and Heroes Five ( Dalle Ardenne all ` inferno ) , is a 1967 Italian `` macaroni combat '' war film directed by Alberto De Martino and starring Frederick Stafford .",
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"text": "Pan (2015 film) Pan is a 2015 British - American family adventure fantasy film directed by Joe Wright and written by Jason Fuchs . The film is a prequel story to Scottish author J. M. Barrie 's Peter Pan story , first staged in 1904 . It stars Hugh Jackman , Garrett Hedlund , Rooney Mara and Amanda Seyfried , with Levi Miller as the title character . It serves as an alternative origin story for Peter Pan and Captain Hook . The film had its world premiere in London , England on September 20 , 2015 , and was theatrically released in the United States on October 9 , 2015 , by Warner Bros. . Pictures . Pan grossed $ 128.4 million on a $ 150 million budget , making it a box office bomb . The film received negative reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Jason Wingreen Jason Wingreen ( October 9 , 1920 -- December 25 , 2015 ) was an American actor . From the early 1960s Wingreen was a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .",
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"text": "Rocky III Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama film written , directed by , and starring Sylvester Stallone . It is the third installment in the Rocky film series , and the second in the franchise to be directed by Stallone . The movie features returning co-stars Carl Weathers , Burgess Meredith , Talia Shire and Burt Young . Rocky III also marks the film debuts of Mr. T as James `` Clubber '' Lang , and of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan as the supporting character `` Thunderlips '' . Rocky III is the first installment in the series to be distributed by MGM/UA rather than United Artists alone . In 1980 , United Artists , who owned the rights to the Rocky films , made Heaven 's Gate , a film which cost $ 44 million and made only $ 3 million . In response , United Artists ' owner , Transamerica , sold United Artists to MGM , forming MGM/UA in 1981 . The film 's main theme , `` Eye of the Tiger '' , was written by the group Survivor and became a smash hit single , topping the U.S. Billboard charts and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song .",
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"text": "Chino XL Derek Keith Barbosa ( born April 8 , 1974 ) , better known by his stage name Chino XL , is an American rapper and actor , known for his `` technically '' accomplished style , consisting of self-consciously over-the-top punchlines , exaggerated egotism , complex rhyme schemes , and use of multiple similes , puns , metaphors , and word play . He has collaborated on various projects with some of the most well known in Hip Hop . Chino is also an avid bodybuilder . Chino started rhyming in 1986 , as said in his song `` Do n't Say A Word '' . He has released four solo studio albums , in which his most recent -- Ricanstruction : The Black Rosary - won the 2012 HHUG Album of the Year award Aside from music , Chino also forged a career in acting , appearing in several films and making guest appearances on the Comedy Central series Reno 911 ! and the CBS series CSI : Miami . He has starred in films alongside Kate Hudson , Luke Wilson , and Rob Reiner and had a solo project debut at Robert Redford 's Sundance Film Festival . He is the nephew of Bernie Worrell of music group Parliament/Funkadelic . Barbosa is also a member of Mensa .",
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"text": "Afzal Khan (actor) Afzal Khan ( Urdu : افضل خان ) better known as John Rambo ( Urdu : جان ريمبو ) is a Pakistani actor and comedian . He rose to fame by playing a janitor nicknamed John Rambo on PTV 's famous comedy show Guest House ( 1991 ) . He later assumed John Rambo as his unofficial screen name taken from the Sylvester Stallone character John Rambo . People on the TV stage set , had nicknamed him ` John Rambo ' due to his striking resemblance to the Hollywood actor .",
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"text": "Junket Whore Junket Whore is a 1998 documentary film directed by Debbie Melnyk and hosted by Lauren Hutton . This revealing documentary explores the relationship between Hollywood 's publicists and the entertainment journalists . It also stars many Hollywood artists including Sylvester Stallone , Martin Short , Alicia Silverstone , Charlie Sheen , Hugh Grant , Ed Harris , Gérard Depardieu , Jack Nicholson , Brooke Shields , Matthew McConaughey , Ashley Judd , Sharon Stone , John Travolta , Kelly Preston , Emma Thompson , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Tom Cruise , Nicolas Cage , Clint Eastwood , Jim Carrey , Robert De Niro , Whoopi Goldberg , Robin Williams , Richard Gere , Antonio Banderas , Pauly Shore , Sean Connery , Julianne Moore , Madonna , and Anthony Hopkins . It was produced by Rick Caine .",
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"docid": "fcbddb654e5b79d836e2b9454ea80a5c",
"text": "Reynaldo Rey Reynaldo Rey ( born Harry Reynolds ; January 27 , 1940 -- May 28 , 2015 ) was an American actor , comedian , and television personality .",
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"text": "The American Way (film) The American Way , also known as Riders of the Storm , is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by Maurice Phillips and starring Dennis Hopper and Michael J. Pollard .",
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Giada De Laurentiis has contributed to a show.
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"text": "Giada De Laurentiis Giada Pamela De Laurentiis ( -LSB- ˈdʒaːda paˈmɛːla de lauˈrɛnti.is -RSB- ; born August 22 , 1970 ) is an Italian-born American chef , writer , television personality , and the host of the current Food Network television program Giada at Home . She also appears regularly as a contributor and guest co-host on NBC 's Today . De Laurentiis is the founder of the catering business GDL Foods . She is a winner of the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host , and in 2012 , she was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame .",
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"text": "Related Related is an American comedy-drama series that aired on The WB network during the 2005-2006 television season . It revolved around the lives of four close-knit sisters - of Italian descent , raised in Brooklyn - living in New York City . The show was created by former Sex and the City writer Liz Tuccillo , and executive produced by Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman . Despite heavy promotion , initial ratings did not warrant the show being picked up for a second season when The WB network was folded into The CW . The untitled Related theme song is sung by The Veronicas , whose music was regularly featured in episodes .",
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"text": "Degrassi (franchise) Degrassi is a Canadian drama franchise that follows the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near De Grassi Street in Toronto , Ontario . The five main series are The Kids of Degrassi Street , Degrassi Junior High , Degrassi High , Degrassi : The Next Generation and Degrassi : Next Class . The early Degrassi series were produced by the small production company owned by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler , Playing With Time Inc. . The recent version of Degrassi , produced by Epitome Pictures , aired on MTV Canada and on VRAK.TV ( dubbed in French ) in Canada and was simultaneously broadcast on TeenNick ( and in syndication ) in the United States . Degrassi : The Next Generations '' 's eighth season aired on BBC Switch in the United Kingdom . The second incarnation of The Next Generation , Degrassi : Next Class '' , is jointly produced by Netflix and Epitome ( a subsidiary of DHX Media ) . The show began airing in January 2016 on Netflix internationally and on Family ( F2N ) in Canada .",
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"text": "Rai 5 Rai 5 is an Italian television channel owned by Rai and broadcast on Digital terrestrial television in Italy . The channel replaced Rai Extra . It broadcasts programs about art , fashion , dance , opera , theatre , cuisine , travel , and documentary films .",
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"text": "Big Little Lies (miniseries) Big Little Lies is an American black comedy-drama HBO miniseries created and written by David E. Kelley , based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty . The series began filming in January 2016 . The miniseries consists of seven episodes , all directed by Jean-Marc Vallée . It premiered on February 19 , 2017 and concluded on April 2 , 2017 .",
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"text": "The Catherine Tate Show The Catherine Tate Show is a British television sketch comedy written by Catherine Tate and Aschlin Ditta . Tate also stars in all but one of the show 's sketches , which feature a wide range of characters . The Catherine Tate Show airs on BBC Two and is shown worldwide through the BBC . Collectively , the show has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards , two British Comedy Awards and an Emmy Award , and it has won two Royal Television Society Awards , two British Comedy Awards and a National Television Award since its debut in 2004 .",
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"text": "Tutti per Bruno Tutti per Bruno is an Italian television series .",
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"text": "Thais Souza Wiggers Thais Souza ( Florianópolis , born 24 October 1985 ) is a Brazilian television presenter and model . She was a showgirl in the Italian satirical series Striscia la notizia .",
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"text": "Freaks and Geeks Freaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series , created by Paul Feig , with Judd Apatow as executive producer , that aired on NBC during the 1999 -- 2000 television season . Eighteen episodes were completed , but the series was canceled after only 12 had aired . A fan-led campaign persuaded NBC to broadcast three more episodes in July 2000 ; the three remaining unaired episodes , for a total of 18 , aired that September on the cable network Fox Family Channel . The series appeared on Time magazine 's 2007 `` 100 Greatest Shows of All Time '' list , and placed third on the magazine 's list of greatest television shows of the 2000s ( decade ) . In 2007 , Freaks and Geeks ranked # 21 on TV Guides Top Cult Shows Ever . In 2008 , Entertainment Weekly ranked it the 13th-best series of the past 25 years . The same year , AOL TV named it the Best School Show of All Time . In 2013 TV Guide included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time , and ranked it # 1 on their list of 60 shows that were `` Cancelled Too Soon '' . It launched several of its young actors into successful television and film careers .",
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"text": "Rai Fiction Rai Fiction is an Italian production company founded in 1997 . It is owned and operated by Radiotelevisione Italiana ( RAI ) , the national broadcasting company of Italy . The company produces content for RAI 's channels . The company produces cartoons , sitcoms , and other programmes . The company also works in association with foreign production studios and TV channels as well as other production companies in Italy .",
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"text": "Angelo Rules Angelo Rules ( Angelo la Débrouille ) is an animated series produced by TeamTO and Cake Entertainment and directed by Chloé Miller and Franz Kirchner . It is based on the book series Comment Faire Enrager ... by Sylvie De Mathuisieulx and Sebastien Diologent . There have been two seasons , the first having 78 7-minute episodes , and the second having 46 11-minute and three 22-minute episodes . On September 11 , 2014 , the series was renewed for a third season with 52 episodes . On November 29 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a fourth season with 52 episodes .",
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"text": "La piovra La Piovra ( -LSB- la ˈpjɔːvra -RSB- ; The Octopus , referring to `` The Mafia '' ) is an Italian television drama miniseries about the Mafia . The story was by Sandro Petraglia . The production was designed by Luigi Perelli . The soundtrack was by Riz Ortolani and later by Ennio Morricone , who went on to compose music for several sequels . All 10 series have been released in Australia on DVD by Aztec International Entertainment , with English subtitles , having been originally aired on the Special Broadcasting Service television channel . It was also broadcast on MHz Networks in the United States . The first three series were shown in the UK on Channel 4 . The TV drama was successful in the USSR , where it appeared on state TV in 1986 in Albania , in Romania , and in Bulgaria , where is appeared in the end of the 1980s ( in its seventh season , the show featured Bulgarian actor Stefan Danailov ) .",
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"text": "Chelsea (TV series) Chelsea is an American web television late-night talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler . The show debuted on May 11 , 2016 and streams Wednesday , Thursday , and Friday each week worldwide . There will be 90 episodes of the talk show per year and each episode will be 30 minutes . The show tapes Monday , Tuesday , and Wednesday of each week that it airs . It is Netflix 's first talk show . The show covers `` real topics '' with a sense of humor like Chelsea Does , with guest celebrities . Her comedic partner Chuy will not be a part of the series . The show will have a global outlook as Handler said , `` Netflix makes me able to do stories that are global , and it makes me able to pay attention to the stuff that does interest me in a way that will be able to be disseminated into all these different countries . '' In July 2016 , it was announced that the show has been renewed for a 90-episode second season , which began on April 14 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Girls (TV series) Girls is an American television series that premiered on HBO on April 15 , 2012 . Created by and starring Lena Dunham and executive produced by Judd Apatow , Girls is a comedy-drama following the lives of four young women living in New York City . The show 's premise and major aspects of the main character were drawn from Dunham 's own life . The series has received a positive response from critics and consistent accolades , including the 2013 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy . Girls sixth and final season concluded on April 16 , 2017 , with a total of 62 episodes .",
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"text": "Portlandia (TV series) Portlandia is a sketch comedy television series set and filmed in and around Portland , Oregon , starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein . The show is produced by Broadway Video Television and IFC Original Productions . It was created by Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein , along with Jonathan Krisel , who directs it . It debuted on IFC on January 21 , 2011 . The show shares its title with the sculpture of the same name that sits above the entrance of the Portland Building on Fifth Avenue in downtown Portland , which appears in the show 's title sequence . The show has won a Peabody Award . In January 2017 , the series was renewed for an eighth and final season to debut in 2018 .",
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"text": "Television Writers Vault The Television Writers Vault is an online marketplace within the television industry used for scouting and selling original TV formats , concepts , and intellectual properties to produce as new television shows . It is the first website to deliver new show ideas from people outside of the industry , resulting in successful productions by major networks . 2012 saw the global broadcast of two reality television concepts discovered from the site ; Saw Dogs ( aired on Discovery Channel , TV4 Sweden , and OLN ) and Deals From The Darkside ( aired on SyFy , A&E Australia , OLN , UKTV ) . 2014 saw the premiere of Kim of Queens on Lifetime TV , whose star , Kim Gravel , was discovered pitching her own concepts at the TV Writers Vault . The service was created and developed by former Merv Griffin Entertainment development executive Scott Manville . In addition to providing a showcase for programming ideas , it also offers educational content for new TV writers and creators on the subjects of creating and pitching new TV show ideas .",
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"text": "Totally Spies! Totally Spies ! is a French-Canadian animated spy comedy television series created by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel and produced by Marathon Media Group and Image Entertainment Corporation . The show was made to resemble anime styles and was originally based on the concept of a girl band . It focuses on three teenage girls in Beverly Hills , California , United States , who work as undercover super agents . Totally Spies ! was first seen on November 3 , 2001 on ABC Family in the United States . It premiered on TF1 in France on April 3 , 2002 , and on Teletoon in Canada on September 2 , 2002 . Since the series ' debut , 156 episodes have been broadcast , completing its sixth season to date . This includes several specials and a theatrical movie production , made and released between the fourth and fifth season . It has been broadcast in over 150 territories internationally . Several products tied to the series have been released , which include a series of comic books and video games .",
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"text": "Minha Loja de Discos Minha Loja de Discos ( miɲa loʒa dɛ dʒiscos ; English : My Record Store ) is a critically acclaimed TV documentary series introducing some of the most interesting and charming independent records stores and presenting the local music scenes of different cities . It is created by independent production house Ton Ton Films in co-production with Canal Bis . There have been 3 seasons of the program so far , with the first season focusing on the UK , the second season on the USA and the third season being a world-wide one . Each season includes 13 episodes ( 27 minutes each ) . Each of the episodes introduces one independent record store and its affiliated music scene , featuring owners , musicians , associated and local bands as well as staff and customers . The first season was initially broadcast weekly on the Brazilian TV channel Canal Bis over the period of three months , from July to September 2013 . The second season was initially broadcast from September to November 2014 , and the third season was broadcast from September to November 2015 . Minha Loja de Discos was very positively reviewed by the Brazilian press and audience , being one of the most successful Brazilian documentary productions about music within the past years . The second season was the largest Brazilian production ever made about North American music . Minha Loja de Discos was directed and produced by Elisa Kriezis and Rodrigo Pinto , scripted by Kika Serra and Pedro Serra , and edited by Felipe David Rodrigues .",
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"text": "Fantasia (Brazilian television program) `` Fantasia '' was a Brazilian television program hosted by several female models on SBT . It was an entertainment program in which people could participate in several games and earn money by phoning the program . It debuted on December 1 , 1997 . Many models from the program continued their career on TV . History of the Program First Season ( 1997 -- 1998 ) The first season , which was the most successful one , debuted on December 1 , 1997 , at 4:30 pm . It was hosted by Adriana Colin , Débora Rodrigues , Jackeline Petkovic and Valéria Balbi , and directed by Paulo Santoro . In March 1998 , Valéria Balbi left the program and the former dancers Amanda Françozo and Tânia Mara became hosts . The first season of the program ended on August 15 , 1998 . The official announcement of the cancellation of the program happened one day before its end . The reason why the program was canceled was that , since the month of April , the audience rate had been decreasing . Second Season ( 1998 -- 1999 ) On November 1 , 1998 , the program was back on Sundays , at midday , and it was hosted by Carla Perez . The program had some changes . The main change was the inclusion of musical attractions in addition to the games . Carla Perez also used to dance with her guests . The program was canceled again in August 1999 . Third Season ( 2000 ) On January 8 , 2000 , the program is back on the schedule of SBT , on Saturdays , from 2:15 pm to 7:20 pm . It was hosted by Celso Portiolli , Márcia Goldschmidt , Christina Rocha , Otávio Mesquita and Lu Barsotti . The program kept the same background and some of the dancers . It was canceled on June 10 , 2000 . Fourth Season ( 2007 -- 2008 ) On Tuesday , October 30 , 2007 , the program is back from 1:00 am to 3:00 am , being hosted by Helen Ganzarolli , Caco Rodrigues and Luiz Bacci . On the second day , Bacci had already left the program , which was then hosted only by Helen and Caco . In the fourth season , the format remained similar to the one of the previous seasons . The main changes were the reduction of the quantity of dancers ( the number was reduced from 75 to 35 girls ) and their clothes ( in the three previous seasons , they wore shorts and colored shirts ; in the fourth season , they wore bikinis ) . Between December 24 and January 12 , due to Christmas and New Year seasons , the program ran in the afternoon , at 3:00 pm , and the length of the program was reduced to one hour . On January 14 , the program started to run during the early hours of the day again , with its normal length of two hours . On Monday , March 10 , 2008 , the program was back to the afternoon , starting at 2:00 pm . However , seven days later , the program was canceled . The fourth season of the program started on Tuesday , October 30 , 2007 and ended on Monday , March 17 , 2008 . Hosts Adriana Colin ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Débora Rodrigues ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Jackeline Petkovic ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Valéria Balbi ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Amanda Françozo ( 1998 ) Tânia Mara ( 1998 ) Carla Perez ( 1998 -- 1999 ) Celso Portiolli ( 2000 ) Márcia Goldschmidt ( 2000 ) Christina Rocha ( 2000 ) Otávio Mesquita ( 2000 ) Lu Barsotti ( 2000 ) Helen Ganzarolli ( 2007 -- 2008 ) Caco Rodrigues ( 2007 -- 2008 ) Luiz Bacci ( 2007 ) Directors Paulo Santoro - First , second and third seasons . Caco Rodrigues - Fourth season . Fantasia girls ( 1997 -- 2008 ) Adriana Henriques Nunes Alexssandra Lima Aline Franco Aline Hauck Amanda Françozo Ana Lívia Montagna Ana Luísa ( Luisa ) Ana Rodrigues Ana Santiago Andressa Modro Angela Sanche Artero Angélica Baldini Ariana Nasi Ariane Aretha Bel Bruna Ganzarolli Carina Lima Carla Castilho Carla Carol Porcelli Carol Lopes Cátia Medeiros Cátia Verpa Cíntia Assis Cláudia Garcia Cinthia Lee Cristiane Sousa Cristiane Diniz Cristina Daiane Daiane Amêndola Daiane Carnaes Dani Sachetti Dani Sobreira Daniela de Gea Daniela Marcondes Daniele Fellit Danielle França Danielle Santos Dayse Conrado Deborah Abreu Débora Settim ( the only girl who participated in the four seasons of the program ) Denise Catão Denise Venturine Diana Santana Diovana Ester Elisabete Soares ( Bete ) Ellen Roche Érica Vieira Eveline Paschoalino Fabiana Bueno Fabiana Almeida Fernanda Boaventura ( Nanda ) Fernanda Did Fernanda Garcia Fernanda Morais Fernanda Vasconcellos Flávia Andrade Flávia Cristina Flávia Vega Gabriela Roncatti Gláucia Dinis Giovana Simioni Giovanna Hellen Pinheiro Izabella Camargo Ivy Giorge Jade Karen Jéssica Moreira Joyce Ribeiro Joyce Hernandes Juliana Domingues Juliana Kraieski Juliana Lima Juliana Scodeler Julianinha Jussara Binotto Karen Ern Kate Frazão Kátia Volkland Larissa Guerrero Leslie Balzano Lídia Dickel Lilian Ramos Lívia Andrade Lívia Lemos Luana Luane Pellegrino ( Lua ) Luciana Fontes Luma Simões Marcela Couto Mariana Campos ( Mari ) Maryanne Mayumi Michele Lozzo Michele Ruiz Michelle Nunes Milena Fraga Milene Uehara Mirella Ferraz Mônica Nucci Monalisa Celeste Natália Premici Natalie Firmino Nathalie Guilmoto ( Naty ) Pâmela Carvalho Patty Beijo Patrícia Prado Patrícia Salvador Paula Liebert Paula Magalhães Poliana Pollyana Morbach ( Polly ) Priscila Annunciato Queila Arantes Rabech Lima Rafaella Viscardi Rebech Lima Renata Dias Renata Fukumura Renata Nomura Renata Ponte Renata Paschoal Renata Sayuri Re Zoéga Roberta ( Beterraba ) Roberta Carbone Rosane Muniz Sabrina Caldana Sabrina Rosa Sandra Garcia Sara Prado Selma Roth Silvia Burigo Simone Bayer Simone ( Cacau ) Simone Mattos Simone Siqueira Solange Cunha Sttephannie Morais Suelen Gongalves Suellen Barreto Talita Colucci Talita Paganotti ( Talitinha ) Tânia Mara Tatiana de Paiva Tatiane Cortês Tatiane Marques ( Tati ) Tati Hudson Thaís Thaís ( 2007 - 2008 version ) Thais Ortega Vanessa Balsamo Vanessa Cesnik Vanessa Masan Vanessa Zotth Veronica Vick Vivian Vivi Fernandez Viviane Porto Wanessa Morgado Wanessa Siqueira",
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"text": "List of Saturday Night Live episodes Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels . It premiered on NBC , a terrestrial television network , on October 11 , 1975 under the title NBC 's Saturday Night . The show often satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics . Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast : the repertory members , also known as the `` Not Ready for Prime-Time Players , '' and newer cast members , known as `` Featured Players . '' Each week , the show features a host , often a well-known celebrity , who delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast . A musical guest is also invited to perform several sets ( usually two , and occasionally more ) . Every so often a host or musical guest will fill both roles , such as was the case with Britney Spears in 2000 and 2002 , Jennifer Lopez in 2001 and 2010 , Justin Timberlake in 2003 , 2006 and 2013 , Taylor Swift in 2009 , Bruno Mars in 2012 , Lady Gaga in 2013 , Miley Cyrus in 2013 and 2015 , Drake in 2014 and 2016 , Blake Shelton in 2015 , and Ariana Grande in 2016 . With the exception of Season 7 and several other rare cases , the show has begun with a cold open that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming `` Live from New York , it 's Saturday Night ! '' Saturday Night Live is one of the longest running network programs in American television history , with over 800 episodes broadcast over the span of 42 seasons . A number of the show 's sketches have been developed into feature films , including The Blues Brothers , Wayne 's World , A Night at the Roxbury , Superstar , Coneheads , and MacGruber . Seasons 1 through 5 are available on DVD in Region 1 . Various Saturday Night Live sketches are available in several new media formats , including streaming on Hulu and Netflix . Selected sketches and segments are also available for purchase at the iTunes Store to download and playback on home computers and certain iPod and iPhone models .",
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"text": "Giannetto De Rossi Giannetto De Rossi ( born 1942 ) is an Italian make up artist who has worked on films such as Emanuelle in America , Zombie 2 and Dune .",
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"text": "Björn Borg Björn Rune Borg ( -LSB- bjœːɳ bɔrj -RSB- ; born 6 June 1956 ) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player widely considered to be one of the greatest in tennis history . Between 1974 and 1981 he became the first male professional to win 11 Grand Slam open era singles titles : six at the French Open and five consecutive at Wimbledon . He also won three year-end championships and 15 Grand Prix Super Series titles . Borg set numerous Open Era records that still stand , including winning 41 % of the Grand Slam singles tournaments he entered and 90 % of those matches , winning both the French Open and Wimbledon for three consecutive years , and winning three Grand Slams without losing a set . Also , his total career match win rate of 82.74 % remains in the top two of the era . A teenage sensation at the start of his career , Borg 's unprecedented stardom and consistent success helped propel the rising popularity of tennis during the 1970s . As a result , the professional tour became more lucrative , and in 1979 he was the first player to earn more than one million dollars in prize money in a single season . He also made millions in endorsements throughout his career . The downside , however , was the constant attention and pressure eventually caused burnout and his retirement at the age of 26 .",
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"text": "John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe Jr. ( born February 16 , 1959 ) is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player , often rated among the greatest players of all time in the sport , especially for his touch on the volley . He won seven Grand Slam singles titles ( three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open ) , nine Grand Slam men 's doubles titles , and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title . He also won a record eight year-end championships , 19 Grand Prix Super Series titles , and finished his career with 77 ATP-listed singles titles and 78 in doubles . McEnroe is known for his shot-making artistry and volleying skills ; for his rivalries with Björn Borg , Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl ; and for his confrontational on-court behavior , which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities . In 1981 , 1983 and 1984 he was both the ATP player of the year and the ITF World Champion for Men 's singles . His match record of 82 -- 3 in 1984 remains the best single season win rate of the Open Era . McEnroe is a former Captain of the United States Davis Cup team and as a player was part of five Cup-winning teams . He continues to play tennis and competes in senior events on the ATP Champions Tour . He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999 and received the Philippe Chatrier Award in 2007 . After his tennis career he became a television commentator , a game show host and a chat show host . Additionally , he has appeared in several films and television shows as himself and has played music live . He has been married since 1997 to musician and former Scandal lead singer Patty Smyth ; they have six children between them ( two together ) .",
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"text": "Jimmy Connors James Scott Connors ( born September 2 , 1952 ) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player , often considered among the greatest in the history of the sport . He held the top ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from July 29 , 1974 to August 22 , 1977 and an additional eight times during his career for a total of 268 weeks , thus becoming the first male player to be No. 1 for more than 260 weeks , a record that has since been surpassed by Lendl ( 270 weeks ) , Sampras ( 286 weeks ) and Federer ( 302 weeks ) . He also held a year-end top ten ranking for an Open Era record 16 years . By virtue of his long and prolific career , Connors still holds three prominent Open Era men 's singles records : 109 titles ( the only man to win more than 100 ) , 1535 matches played , and 1256 match wins . His titles include eight majors ( five US Opens , two Wimbledons , and one Australian Open ) , three year-end championships , and 17 Grand Prix Super Series . In 1974 , he became the second man in the Open Era to win three majors in a calendar year , and his total career match win rate of 81.82 % remains in the top four of the era . He is the first male player to win 5 US Open titles , a record tied by Sampras and Federer . Connors was known for his fiery competitiveness , acrimonious relationships with a number of peers , and boorish behavior that pandered to the crowd . For these reasons , he has been likened to baseball player Pete Rose , a comparison Connors is proud of .",
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"text": "Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl ( -LSB- ˈɪvan ˈlɛndl̩ -RSB- ; born March 7 , 1960 ) is a former world No. 1 professional tennis player and is currently coaching current world No. 1 Andy Murray , alongside Jamie Delgado . Originally from Czechoslovakia , he became a United States citizen in 1992 . He was one of the game 's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s . He has been described as one of the greatest tennis players of all time . Lendl 's game relied particularly on strength and heavy topspin from the baseline and helped usher in the modern era of `` power tennis '' . Lendl captured eight Grand Slam singles titles . He competed in 19 Grand Slam singles finals , a record surpassed by Roger Federer in 2009 , Rafael Nadal in 2014 and Novak Djokovic in 2016 . He reached at least one Grand Slam final for 11 consecutive years , a record shared with Pete Sampras , with the male primacy of eight consecutive finals in a Grand Slam tournament ( a record shared with Bill Tilden at the US Open ) . Before the formation of the ATP , Lendl reached a record 12 year-end championships ( equalled by John McEnroe ) . He won two WCT Finals titles and five Masters Grand Prix titles , with the record of nine consecutive finals . He also won a record 22 Grand Prix Super Series titles ( 1980 -- 89 ) , the precursors to the current ATP Masters 1000 . Lendl first attained the world No. 1 ranking on February 28 , 1983 and bolstered his claim to the top spot when he defeated John McEnroe in the 1984 French Open final . For much of the next five years , until August 1990 , Lendl was the top-ranked player ( with a break from September 1988 to January 1989 when Mats Wilander was at the top ) . He finished four years ranked as the world 's top player ( 1985 -- 1987 and 1989 ) and was ranked No. 1 for a total of 270 weeks and set a new record previously held by Jimmy Connors , since broken by Pete Sampras and Roger Federer . He is one of three male players in the Open Era ( with Connors and Federer ) to win more than 1,000 tennis singles matches ( 1,071 ) . Lendl has won 94 singles titles , second only in the Open Era to Connors ' 109 titles . Lendl has been runner-up in a record 11 Grand Slam finals .",
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"text": "Chuck McKinley Charles Robert `` Chuck '' McKinley , Jr. ( January 5 , 1941 -- August 10 , 1986 ) was an American former World No. 1 men 's amateur tennis champion of the 1960s . He is remembered as an undersized , hard working dynamo , whose relentless effort and competitive spirit led American tennis to the top of the sport during a period heavily dominated by Australians . McKinley won the 1963 Men 's Singles Championship at Wimbledon , and as a result was ranked World No. 1 by some journalists . He paired with his college rival , Dennis Ralston , to win the 1963 Davis Cup , the only interruption in eight unbroken years of Australian dominance . He also paired with Ralston to win the U.S. Men 's Doubles championships three times , in 1961 , 1963 , and 1964 .",
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"text": "French Open The French Open , often referred to as Roland-Garros ( -LSB- ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁɔs -RSB- ) , is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris , France . Named after the French aviator Roland Garros , it is the premier clay court tennis championship event in the world and the second of four annual Grand Slam tournaments , the other three being the Australian Open , Wimbledon and the US Open . Roland Garros is currently the only major held on clay , and it is the zenith of the spring clay court season . Because of the seven rounds needed for a championship , the slow-playing surface and the best-of-five-set men 's singles matches ( without a tiebreak in the final set ) , the event is widely considered to be the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world .",
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"text": "José Antonio Conde (tennis) José Antonio `` Pepe '' Conde ( born 11 March 1970 ) is a former professional tennis player from Spain .",
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"text": "John Roddick John Roddick ( born July 4 , 1976 ) is an American former professional tennis player and the current director of tennis and head men 's tennis coach at the University of Central Florida .",
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"text": "2008 Pilot Pen Tennis The 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis was a combined men 's and women 's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts . It was the 40th edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis , and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour , and of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour . It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven , United States , from August 15 through August 23 , 2008 . The men 's field was headlined by ATP No. 13 , Nottingham runner-up and Umag champion Fernando Verdasco , Cincinnati Masters semifinalist and Nottingham titlist Ivo Karlović , and winner of back-to-back titles in Stuttgart , Kitzbühel , Los Angeles and Washington Juan Martín del Potro . Other top seeds are Gstaad and Umag finalist Igor Andreev , Viña del Mar and Pörtschach runner-up Juan Mónaco , Marin Čilić , Andreas Seppi and Mardy Fish . The women 's draw was led by WTA No. 10 , Rome Tier I semifinalist and Paris champion Anna Chakvetadze , Australian Open semifinalist and Indian Wells Tier I quarterfinalist Daniela Hantuchová , and Paris , Eastbourne and Montreal semifinalist , Standford finalist Marion Bartoli . Also competing are Paris finalist Ágnes Szávay , Bangalore runner-up Patty Schnyder , Flavia Pennetta , Alizé Cornet and Dominika Cibulková .",
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"text": "1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament The 1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men 's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts . It was the 27th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament , and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour . It took place at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam , Netherlands , from 15 February through 21 February 1999 . Second-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the singles title . The singles field featured ATP No. 4 , ATP Tour World Championships winner , and recent Sydney finalist Àlex Corretja , Australian Open champion , Halle and Moscow titlist Yevgeny Kafelnikov , and Tashkent and Basel winner , Doha runner-up Tim Henman . Also lined up were Stuttgart Super 9 titlist Richard Krajicek , Paris Super 9 champion Greg Rusedski , Karol Kučera , Thomas Enqvist and Goran Ivanišević .",
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"text": "Bosworth Tennis Bosworth Tennis , also known as Bosworth International , is a family business which specializes in stringing tennis rackets but also designs and alters other aspects of tennis rackets to match the personal preferences of the players . They have worked with many of the top tennis players , notably Ivan Lendl . The company was created by Warren Bosworth in 1975 . By 1992 his business moved from Glastonbury , Connecticut to Boca Raton . It is now led by his son Jay Bosworth , who joined the company in 1982 . It is one of a handful of highly specialized companies catering to the top professional players , compabarable to Roman Prokes ( Maria Sharapova , Andy Roddick ) and Nate Ferguson ( Roger Federer , Novak Djokovic ) , but they also provide similar services to amateur players . Warren M. Bosworth Jr. ( January 5 , 1935 - July 7 , 2010 ) was born in Providence , Rhode Island . After his studies of embalment at the New England Institute of Anatomy , Warren Bosworth had many jobs , including embalmer at his father 's Warren M. Bosworth Funeral Home , and investment banker , before starting around 1970 a company that maintained tennis court surfaces . He married Barbara Bedard in 1959 . They lived with their three children in Hartford , Connecticut . After he had bought and adapted a stringing machine in 1972 , he was asked to redesign the stringing machine at Ektelon Corp. . He started working for the Aetna World Cup tournament in Hartford , and by 1976 became the Floor General there , responsible for the stringing , the grounds and the ball courts . In 1975 , he was so well known as a stringer and qualified pro trainer that he retired from the investment banking and became a full-time stringer , touring the circuit with his Bosworth Racket Clinic . Most famous collaboration is the one with Lendl . Roscoe Tanner claims his streak at the US Open in 79 ( including wins against Lendl and Borg ) was caused by Bosworth adjusting his rackets . Working with many of the top professional players , he was nicknamed `` The Wizard of Boz '' and `` The Doctor '' . He also worked as chief technical consultant for Snauwaert . In 1980 , he designed his first full racket , the Snauwaert Dyno . His second design was a racket for Jimmy Connors . Warren Bosworth also invented new stringing patterns like the Bosworth Pattern , perfect squares surrounded by rectangles .",
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"text": "Roger Draper Roger Draper is the former Chief Executive of Sport England from 2003 to 2006 , and the Lawn Tennis Association from 2006 to 2013 . In his time at Sport England , Draper had overall accountability for business turnover of # 340m , and was involved in London 's 2012 Olympic bid , and the Wembley National Stadium construction project . As Accounting Officer for Sport England , he had responsibility for reporting to Parliament through the Secretary of State for Culture , Media and Sport , and represented the organisation at a wide range of Select Committees , including the Public Accounts Committee hearing on the Wembley National Stadium Project , in 2003 . He also led a major review and reorganisation of the # 450m spent on sport in the UK . This included the completion of the # 120m English Institute of Sport network of high performance facilities including new centres at Bath and Loughborough Universities , and a review of corporate governance across a number of sports , including athletics , hockey , rugby league , golf , cricket , boxing , karate and bowls . Draper joined the LTA in 2006 and published the ` Blueprint , a Strategy for British Tennis ' , which set out his plans to transform the national governing body for British tennis . This included a complete restructure of the organisation , a new commercial strategy and programme , the introduction of Talent ID , and a comprehensive review and rebuild of all the LTA 's major events . During his time at the LTA , turnover grew by 45 % to # 65m , and commercial revenues increased by three and a half times , in part the result of a ground-breaking Lead Partner agreement with pensions provider Aegon UK . British Tennis membership grew by 500 % and the number of juniors playing competitive tennis sevenfold . Draper was also responsible for introducing a new mini tennis programme and a nationwide talent ID system for British tennis . During this period , Great Britain won the Junior Davis Cup for the first time , and a number of British juniors won grand slam singles and doubles titles . In 2007 Draper withdrew funding from Naomi Broady , then age 17 and the leading junior , as a disciplinary measure for posting pictures and comments online wholly unrelated to tennis . This resulted in a feud which has resulted in Broady refusing to play for GB ever since and funding her own career . The general opinion of observers was that Draper was reflecting an LTA mindset which discredited tennis and put back attempts to widen participation beyond a narrow wealthy social group . In 2013 , Andy Murray became the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title for 77 years . Despite a growth in the number of children playing tennis , Draper 's tenure was criticised for failing to increase levels of participation among adults . The problems of participation came to a head when in December 2012 Sport England announced that # 10.3 million of the LTA 's # 17.4 million funding total had been put on hold , with Sport England chief executive Jennie Price telling Press Association Sport : `` Tennis has not performed well in terms of participation '' . Sport England subsequently released the funding to the LTA . After his salary package at the LTA was revealed to be # 640,000 in 2012 , Draper and the LTA received further criticism , including from Baroness Billingham , the Chair of Parliament 's All-Party Tennis Group . His 7 1/2 year tenure as chief executive of the LTA came to an end in March 2013 when he announced that he would stand down in September 2013 Draper opposed the creation of the # 40 million National Tennis Centre at Roehampton , and in August 2014 , it was reported that the centre was to close , just 7 years after it was opened .",
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"text": "1982 Stella Artois Championships – Singles Jimmy Connors won the singles title at the 1982 Queen 's Club Championships tennis tournament defeating defending champion John McEnroe in the final 7 -- 5 , 6 -- 3 .",
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"text": "Borg vs. McEnroe Borg vs. McEnroe is an upcoming Swedish biographical film focusing on the famous rivalry between famous tennis players Björn Borg and John McEnroe at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships . The film is directed by Janus Metz Pedersen , from a screenplay written by Ronnie Sandahl , and stars Sverrir Gudnason , Shia LaBeouf , Stellan Skarsgård , Tuva Novotny , and Robert Emms .",
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"text": "Djokovic–Wawrinka rivalry The Djokovic -- Wawrinka rivalry is between tennis players Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka . In this matchup Djokovic leads 19 -- 5 , however the two have contested many close matches , including four five-setters at Grand Slam level . Wawrinka and Djokovic have played three consecutive Australian Open years , each match going to five sets , and a five-setter in the US Open : in the 2013 Australian Open fourth round , which Djokovic won 12 -- 10 in a fifth set ; at the 2013 US Open semifinals , which Djokovic won 6 -- 4 in a fifth set ; and at the 2014 Australian Open quarterfinals , which Wawrinka won 9 -- 7 in a close fifth set . Wawrinka 's win broke Djokovic 's impressive run of 14 straight semifinals in Grand Slam play , ended a 28-match winning streak , and prevented Djokovic from capturing a record fifth Australian Open crown . Djokovic got revenge in the 2015 Australian Open , winning 6 -- 0 in the fifth set , but again it went the distance . At the 2015 French Open final , Wawrinka defeated Djokovic in four sets to claim his second Grand Slam title . At the 2016 US Open , Wawrinka beat Djokovic in a Grand Slam final for the second time to collect his third Grand Slam title . Djokovic lost 7 -- 6 ( 7 -- 1 ) , 4 -- 6 , 5 -- 7 , 3 -- 6 . Despite Djokovic 's 19 -- 5 overall record against Wawrinka , Wawrinka leads Djokovic 2 -- 0 in Grand Slam finals and 3 -- 2 in all ATP finals . Moreover , in Djokovic 's 21 Grand Slam championship matches , Wawrinka is the only opponent he has not defeated at least once , and the only opponent outside the Big Four who has defeated him .",
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"text": "Althea Gibson Althea Gibson ( August 25 , 1927 -- September 28 , 2003 ) was an American tennis player and professional golfer , and the first black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis . In 1956 , she became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title ( the French Open ) . The following year she won both Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals ( precursor of the U.S. Open ) , then won both again in 1958 , and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years . In all , she won 11 Grand Slam tournaments , including six doubles titles , and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women 's Sports Hall of Fame . `` She is one of the greatest players who ever lived , '' said Robert Ryland , a tennis contemporary and former coach of Venus and Serena Williams . `` Martina could n't touch her . I think she 'd beat the Williams sisters . '' In the early 1960s she also became the first black player to compete on the women 's professional golf tour . At a time when racism and prejudice were widespread in sports and in society , Gibson was often compared to Jackie Robinson . `` Her road to success was a challenging one , '' said Billie Jean King , `` but I never saw her back down . '' `` To anyone , she was an inspiration , because of what she was able to do at a time when it was enormously difficult to play tennis at all if you were black , '' said former New York City Mayor David Dinkins . `` I am honored to have followed in such great footsteps , '' wrote Venus Williams . `` Her accomplishments set the stage for my success , and through players like myself and Serena and many others to come , her legacy will live on . ''",
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"text": "2009 Wimbledon Championships The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009 . It was the 123rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year . Rafael Nadal did not defend his title after withdrawing from the tournament due to knee tendinitis . Roger Federer won his 6th Wimbledon title defeating rival Andy Roddick in the final in five sets . Federer 's victory marked his fifteenth Grand Slam title which broke the men 's all-time record . Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence , being defeated in the final by her sister Serena , who won her first Wimbledon in 2002 .",
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"text": "Zan Guerry Alexander `` Zan '' Guerry III ( born February 12 , 1949 ) is a former professional tennis player from the United States .",
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"text": "2004 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament The 2004 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men 's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands . It was part of the International Series Gold of the 2004 ATP Tour . The tournament ran from 16 February through 22 February 2004 . The singles line up was led by new World No. 1 , Tennis Masters Cup , Wimbledon and Australian Open winner Roger Federer , reigning French Open champion , US Open runner-up and Australian Open semifinalist Juan Carlos Ferrero and Tokyo and Lyon champion Rainer Schüttler . Other contenders were Chennai runner-up Paradorn Srichaphan , Paris Masters winner Tim Henman , Lleyton Hewitt , Sjeng Schalken and Martin Verkerk . Sixth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt won the singles title .",
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"text": "Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( Новак Ђоковић , Novak Đoković , -LSB- nôʋaːk d͡ʑôːkoʋit͡ɕ -RSB- ; born 22 May 1987 ) , often referred to by the hypocorism Nole , is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men 's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) . He is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time . Djokovic holds the highest match winning rate ( 82.8 % ) in the Open Era , as of May 2017 . Djokovic has won 12 Grand Slam singles titles , the fourth most in history , and held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a total of 223 weeks . In majors , Djokovic has won six Australian Open titles , three Wimbledon titles , two US Open titles and one French Open title . In 2016 , he became the eighth player in history to achieve the Career Grand Slam ; by winning the 2016 French Open , Djokovic became the third man to hold all four major titles at once , the first since Rod Laver in 1969 , and the first ever to do so on three different surfaces . Djokovic has won an all-time record of 30 Masters 1000 series titles , tied with Rafael Nadal . Djokovic 's records include breaking the single-season record with six masters titles in 2015 , winning 31 consecutive ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series matches , playing in the finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments ( shared with Roger Federer and Nadal , and being the only player to win eight of the nine events ( and at least twice ) . Among other titles , he has won the ATP World Tour Finals five times and was on the Serbian team which won the 2010 Davis Cup . He also won the Bronze medal in men 's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Djokovic is the first Serbian player to be ranked No. 1 by the ATP and the first male player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title . Djokovic has won numerous awards , including the 2012 , 2015 , and 2016 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year , 2011 BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year , five-time ITF World Champion , and four-time ATP year-end number 1 . He is a recipient of the Order of St. Sava , the Order of Karađorđe 's Star and the Order of the Republika Srpska .",
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"text": "Groundstroke A groundstroke or ground stroke in tennis is a forehand or backhand shot that is executed after the ball bounces once on the court . It is usually hit from the back of the tennis court , around the baseline . A tennis player whose strategy is to trade groundstrokes with the opponent is termed a baseliner , as opposed to volleyers who prefers to hit volleys near the net . There are many factors that may define a good groundstroke . For example , one groundstroke may use topspin and another backspin . Both can be effective for different reasons having to do with depth , opponent 's strength or weaknesses , etc. . Some characteristics of groundstrokes are : depth ( how close the ball lands to the opponent 's baseline ) , speed ( how fast it travels in the air ) , pace ( the ball 's behavior after it bounces on the opponent 's side ) , trajectory , and placement . If a `` good groundstroke '' is to be played , it would generally have a combination of the above characteristics to produce a shot that is difficult for the opponent to return . Generally , a groundstroke that lands deep and in the corner of the opponent 's court will make it more difficult for the opponent to return the ball . However , this is somewhat arbitrary and depends on the opponent and stage of the point being played . For example , a short angled shot , a moon ball ( very high trajectory ) , an off pace shot , etc. , may prove effective against opponent A but not opponent B.",
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"text": "Henin–S. Williams rivalry Tennis players Justine Henin from Belgium , former world No. 1 , and Serena Williams from the USA , current World No. 1 , who met 14 times during their careers . When Henin was an active player , their rivalry was one of the most heated and competitive between two female players on the WTA Tour ; their contests were not solely athletic in nature , but interpersonal as well . As of June 30 , 2013 , Williams leads the overall head-to-head series , 8 -- 6 . Henin retired for the second time in January 2011 .",
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"text": "John Fitzgerald (tennis) John Basil Fitzgerald OAM ( born 28 December 1960 ) is a former professional tennis player from Australia who played right-handed with a single-handed backhand .",
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"text": "Grand Slam Cup The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament held annually at the Olympiahalle in Munich in Germany from 1990 through 1999 . The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation ( ITF ) , which invited the best-performing players in the year 's Grand Slam events to compete in the Grand Slam Cup . The tournament was created in 1990 and was played on indoor carpet courts . From 1990 to 1996 , it was held in December but was moved to the middle of autumn from 1997 to 1999 . From 1990 to 1997 the tournament was limited to male players . A women 's Cup was added in 1998 and was held simultaneously with the men 's Cup . Throughout its existence , the Grand Slam Cup was famous for paying out the highest prize money of any tournament in tennis . The winner for the first three years of the Cup received US$ 2 million in prize money , which dipped to $ 1.625 million in 1993 , rose to $ 1.875 million in 1996 and back to $ 2 million in 1997 before falling to $ 1.3 million in 1998 . If the Cup was won by a player who had also won a Grand Slam event that year they received a bonus of $ 1 million . Prize money for the winner of the two women 's Cups was fixed at $ 800,000 . The Cup was not recognized by the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) for the course of its run , and participants did not receive points in the ATP computer rankings nor have it credited as an official career title . Following the discontinuation of the Cup in 1999 , the ATP decided to give the event full recognition and added it to players ' lists of official titles . A compromise between the ITF and the ATP was announced on December 9 , 1999 which merged the Cup with the ATP Tour World Championship , the ATP 's year-end tournament also held annually in Germany , giving birth to the ATP World Tour Finals , an official tour event . A direct result of the merging of the two competitions can still be seen in the qualification rules for the ATP World Tour Finals , which included one notable difference from those of the ATP Tour World Championship . The Tour World Championship was meant to include the top eight players on the ATP computer rankings at the end of a season , even though this could mean the exclusion of a Grand Slam champion who had not been able to earn sufficient ranking points in the rest of the year . Present Finals rules ensure the participation of a Grand Slam champion who is unable to earn a top eight ranking at the end of the season and automatic qualification for the top seven players in the computer rankings . The eighth ranked player , however , qualifies only if all Grand Slam singles champions are among the top eight . Any Grand Slam event champion who is not in the top eight but is still in the top twenty is included to the detriment of the eighth ranked player . This situation occurred at the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup , where Andre Agassi , the 8th ranked player in the ATP Champions Race , was excluded from the event in favor of Gastón Gaudio , who had won that year 's French Open but was ranked 10th at the end of the year . Pete Sampras was the most successful player at this event winning two titles out of three final appearances .",
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"text": "River Phoenix River Jude Phoenix ( born River Jude Bottom ; August 23 , 1970 -- October 31 , 1993 ) was an American actor , musician , and activist . He was the older brother of Rain Phoenix , Joaquin Phoenix , Liberty Phoenix and Summer Phoenix . Phoenix 's work encompassed 24 films and television appearances , and his rise to fame led to his status as a `` teen idol '' . He began his acting career at age 10 , in television commercials . He starred in the science fiction adventure film Explorers ( 1985 ) , and had his first notable role in 1986 's Stand By Me , a coming-of-age film based on the novella The Body by Stephen King . Phoenix made a transition into more adult-oriented roles with Running on Empty ( 1988 ) , playing the son of fugitive parents in a well-received performance that earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor , and My Own Private Idaho ( 1991 ) , playing a gay hustler in search of his estranged mother . For his performance in the latter , Phoenix garnered enormous praise and won a Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival , along with Best Actor from the National Society of Film Critics . On October 31 , 1993 , Phoenix collapsed and died of combined drug intoxication following a drug overdose on the sidewalk outside the West Hollywood nightclub The Viper Room at the age of 23 . At the time of his death , Phoenix had been in the middle of filming Dark Blood ( 1993 ) .",
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"text": "Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children . More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .",
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"text": "Ron Taylor (actor) Ronald James `` Ron '' Taylor ( October 16 , 1952 -- January 16 , 2002 ) was an American actor , singer and writer . He grew up in Galveston , Texas and later moved to New York City to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts . After graduating , Taylor began working in musical theater , appearing in The Wiz ( 1977 ) , before getting his break with the 1982 off-Broadway production Little Shop of Horrors . Taylor voiced the killer plant Audrey II in the show , which ran for five years and over 2,000 performances . Taylor created and starred in the musical revue It Ai n't Nothin ' But the Blues , which charted the history of blues music from its African origin to American success . Originally performed at high schools in Denver as a 45-minute piece , the revue was expanded to two hours , played around the country and opened on Broadway in 1999 . It was met with critical acclaim , ran for eight months , and saw Taylor receive two Tony Award nominations . He also had numerous television roles , appearing in The Simpsons , Twin Peaks , Ally McBeal and L.A. Law . His performance in the latter , as a singer who performed the American national anthem `` The Star-Spangled Banner '' at baseball games , led him to perform the anthem at several real-life sporting events . Taylor was married and had one son . He died in January 2002 after suffering a heart attack .",
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"text": "Phoenix Championship Wrestling Phoenix Championship Wrestling was a short-lived American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Toms River , New Jersey . It was founded by twin brothers Don and Mike Bucci in 2001 and promoted by Don Bucci until its close two years later . The promotion enjoyed a high degree of success during its existence and was home to many independent wrestlers in the Jersey Shore and Mid-Atlantic region later signed to both Total Non-Stop Action and World Wrestling Entertainment . Stars from both promotions made appearances for PCW such as TNA 's Alexis Laree , Frankie Kazarian , Amazing Red and The S.A.T. ( Jose and Joel Maximo ) . The Wall and the Harris Brothers were also signed to TNA while competing for the promotion . From the World Wrestling Federation included former and then current superstars such as Jimmy Snuka , Gillberg , Gangrel , Eddie Guerrero and Three Minute Warning ( Rosey and Jamal ) . A number of WWE developmental wrestlers from Ohio Valley Wrestling spent time in the promotion including Kara Drew , Charlie Haas , Mike Kruel , Tank Toland and The Basham Brothers ( Doug and Danny Basham ) . Mike Bucci , a mainstay of Extreme Championship Wrestling , was also able to bring in many of its stars prior to and following the promotion 's close in 2001 . Among these included Prodigy , Chris Chetti , Little Guido , Jerry Lynn , Crowbar , Steve Corino , Julio Dinero , Chris Hamrick , Tommy Dreamer , Raven , Joey Matthews & Christian York and the `` heel '' stable Triple Threat ( `` Franchise '' Shane Douglas , Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow ) . Both Bucci and Prodigy would win titles in the promotion , Prodigy being the first PCW Television Champion . Despite the fierce competitive environment among independent Mid-Atlantic promotions , the smaller PCW had working relationships with several of its rivals allowing appearances by Nicky Benz and Ric Blade from Combat Zone Wrestling , and Michael Shane , `` Fallen Angel '' Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe from Ring of Honor . PCW also featured many established independent wrestlers , not only in the Jersey Shore and Mid-Atlantic region , but from throughout the United States and Canada . The mix of wrestlers would occasionally result in unofficial interpromotional matches that would not normally be seen in mainstream companies . The promotion also had a weekly Public-access television cable TV series , Fire Bird TV , and many of its supercards and televised events were later released on VHS/DVD by Smart Mark Video and RF Video .",
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"text": "Suzhou River (film) Suzhou River is a 2000 film by Lou Ye about a tragic love story set in contemporary Shanghai . The film , though stylistically distinct , is typical of `` Sixth Generation '' Chinese filmmakers in its subject matter of contemporary China 's gritty urban experience . The film stars Zhou Xun in a dual role as two different women and Jia Hongsheng as a man obsessed with finding a woman from his past . The film was co-produced by the German Essential Films and China 's Dream Factory . Writer-director Lou Ye 's second film , Suzhou River takes as its background the chaotically built-up riverside architecture of factory buildings and abandoned warehouses along the Suzhou River , rather than the glitzy new face of Shanghai . Though well-received abroad , Suzhou River was not screened in its native China , as Lou Ye was banned from filmmaking for two years after screening his film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam without permission from Chinese authorities . The movie is now authorized in China .",
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"text": "River (2011 film) is a 2011 Japanese drama film based on the 2008 Akihabara massacre incident . The film is written and directed by Ryūichi Hiroki . The film stars actress Misako Renbutsu , who will play the role of a person who lost her love interest in the attacks . River debuted at the 12th Tokyo Filmex as one of its special presentations . It will subsequently be released in Japanese cinemas on 10 March 2012 .",
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"text": "Phoenix Media/Communications Group Phoenix Media/Communications Group is an American , Boston , Massachusetts-based corporation with several publishing and broadcasting interests . which includes the Portland Phoenix of Maine . It had published The Boston Phoenix and Stuff magazine , both of which went out of business in 2013 , and the Providence Phoenix until its shutdown in 2014 . In addition the paper owned radio station WFNX based in Lynn , MA , from 1983 until 2012 when it was sold to Clear Channel and is now country music station WBWL ( the WFNX call letters are now on a station in Athol , MA ) . The Boston Phoenix has its origins in an alternative newsweekly started in 1966 . In 1972 , its absorbed Cambridge Phoenix , a rival publication , and the company has used the `` Phoenix '' name ever since . In 1998 , the company acquiring the NewPaper in Rhode Island and re-christened that publication Providence Phoenix in 1993 . In September 1999 , the paper extended its reach into Maine and southern New Hampshire with the publication of the Portland Phoenix . The sports and magazine division publishes the official yearbooks for the Boston Celtics , the Boston Bruins , and the Boston Marathon , in addition to program guides for the Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts , and the Bank of America Pavilion summer music series . Through its Tele-publishing , Inc. , subsidiary , Phoenix Media owns People2People.com , the world 's largest provider of voice personals to the publishing industry and claims it is the web 's most advanced online personals site . Phoenix Media owns MassWeb Printing , an offset printing facility which prints many of its own product plus many other regional newspapers .",
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"text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .",
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"text": "Leslie Andrews Leslie Andrews ( Phoenix , Arizona , United States , August 18 , 1981 ) is an American motion picture and television actress .",
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"text": "The River (1951 film) The River ( French : Le Fleuve ) is a 1951 film directed by Jean Renoir . It was filmed in India . A fairly faithful dramatization of an earlier literary work of the same name ( The River , authored by Rumer Godden ) , the movie attests to a teenager 's first love , and how her heart is broken when the man she falls in love with is smitten with her best friend instead . The film was produced by Kenneth McEldowney , and original music was by M. A. Partha Sarathy . The cast includes Esmond Knight , Nora Swinburne and Arthur Shields .",
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"text": "River pirate A river pirate is a type of pirate who operates along a river . The term `` river piracy '' has been used to describe many different kinds of pirate groups who carry out riverine attacks in Asia , Africa , Europe , North America , and South America .",
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"text": "The Rise of Phoenixes The Rise of Phoenixes ( Chinese : ) is an upcoming historical drama based on the novel Huang Quan by Tianxia Guiyuan . It stars Chen Kun and Ni Ni .",
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"text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .",
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"text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .",
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"text": "Film industry in Georgia (U.S. state) The film industry in Georgia was , in 2015 , the third largest among U.S. states , eclipsed only by California and New York State . The industry in Georgia was boosted substantially by tax incentives introduced in 2002 and strengthened in 2008 . The state government claims $ 770 million in economic impact to Georgia ( 2009 ) , while industry sources claim that the tax subsidy costs the state $ 141 million ( 2010 ) . Atlanta is the center of the film industry in Georgia with Turner , Tyler Perry and EUE/Screen Gems studios located there . There were 348 productions shot in the state in 2009 . Films shot in Georgia include Tyler Perry 's Meet the Browns ( 2008 ) , Life as We Know It ( 2010 ) , and Contagion ( 2011 ) . Atlanta has been called the `` Hollywood of the South '' .",
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"text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .",
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"text": "Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry , and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions . It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC , from October 3 , 2004 to May 13 , 2012 . Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner . Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily , George W. Perkins , John Pardee , Joey Murphy , David Grossman , and Larry Shaw . Set on Wisteria Lane , a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State , Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their late friend and neighbor who committed suicide in the pilot episode . The storyline covers 13 years of the women 's lives over eight seasons , set between the years 2004 -- 2008 , and later 2013 -- 2017 ( the story arc includes a five-year passage of time , as well as flashbacks ranging from the 1980s to the 2020s ) . They work through domestic struggles and family life , while facing the secrets , crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their -- on the surface -- beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood . The series features an ensemble cast , headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer , Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo , Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp , and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis . Brenda Strong narrates the series as the late Mary Alice Young , appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences . Desperate Housewives was well received by viewers and critics alike . It won multiple Primetime Emmy , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards . From the 2004 -- 05 through the 2008 -- 09 television seasons , its first five seasons were rated amongst the top ten most-watched series . In 2007 , it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide , with an audience of approximately 120 million and was also reported as the third most watched television series in a study of ratings in twenty countries . In 2012 , it remained the most-watched comedy series internationally based on data from Eurodata TV Worldwide , which measured ratings across five continents ; it has held this position since 2006 . Moreover , it was the third highest revenue earning series for 2010 , with $ 2.74 million per half an hour . The show was ranked at number fifty-six on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list . In 2011 , it was confirmed that Desperate Housewives would conclude after its eighth season ; the series finale aired on May 13 , 2012 . By the end of the series , it had surpassed Charmed as the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads by two episodes .",
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"text": "Clay Pigeons Clay Pigeons is a 1998 crime-comedy film written by Matt Healy and directed by David Dobkin . The film stars Joaquin Phoenix , Vince Vaughn , and Janeane Garofalo .",
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"text": "Phoenix in popular culture The phoenix has proved an enduring allegorical symbol , symbolizing rebirth , renewal or uniqueness and often appears in modern popular culture .",
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"text": "Ron Fassler Ron Fassler ( born March 4 , 1957 in New York City ) is an American film and television actor . He is best known for his role as Bryan Grazer , the LAPD captain in the Fox Network cult science fiction TV series Alien Nation . The series was canceled after a short run , but Fox brought it back in 1994 in a series of five TV movies . Fassler reprised his role as Captain Grazer in Alien Nation : Dark Horizon ( 1994 ) , Alien Nation : Body and Soul ( 1995 ) , Alien Nation : Millennium ( 1996 ) , Alien Nation : The Enemy Within ( 1996 ) , and Alien Nation : The Udara Legacy ( 1997 ) . His first TV role was in the 1981 TV movie Senior Trip , which also starred `` Alien Nation '' co-star Jeff Marcus . Seen as Ted Koppel in 2009 ` sWatchmen , Fassler 's first feature film appearance was in the 1990 comedy move Gremlins 2 : The New Batch ( 1990 ) . Other recent films include Charlie Wilson 's War ( 2008 ) , Hancock ( 2008 ) , Walk Hard : The Dewey Cox Story ( 2007 ) , For Your Consideration ( 2006 ) and Flags of Our Fathers ( 2006 ) . Fassler has made many guest appearances on TV shows ranging from NYPD Blue to The Facts of Life , Matlock , 7th Heaven and Star Trek : Voyager , along with recurring roles on Sisters and the recent critically acclaimed Side Order of Life . He even did multiple episodes of The Young and the Restless as Justin Johns . As a writer , Fassler co-wrote the Lifetime TV movie , How I Married My High School Crush ( 2007 ) and also wrote for the sitcom Murphy Brown . More recently , Fassler had a recurring role on the Disney XD sitcom Zeke and Luther where he played reporter Dale Davis . This role has also carried over to other Disney XD sitcoms including Kickin ' It and Pair of Kings . Fassler also appeared in the 2015 movie Trumbo . In recent years , Fassler has been directing shows at Priscilla Beach Theatre . A memoir , `` Up in the Cheap Seats '' which chronicles Fassler 's years as a teenage theatregoer , and includes interviews with more than 100 Broadway theatre artists , will be published in the fall of 2016 .",
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"text": "Lists of celebrities A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a given society and commands a degree of public and media attention . The word is derived from the Latin celebritas , from the adjective celeber ( `` famous , '' `` celebrated '' ) . Being a celebrity is often one of the highest degrees of notability , although the word notable is mistakened to be synonymous with the title celebrity , fame , prominence etc. . As in Wikipedia , articles written about notable people does n't necessarily synonymize them as a celebrity . The following are lists of celebrities : List of actors List of African-American female models List of African-American television personalities List of American female models List of American television personalities List of Australian television personalities List of British television personalities List of celebrities on The Simpsons List of celebrity guest stars on Sesame Street List of comedians List of dance personalities List of dancers List of fashion designers List of female models List of film and television directors List of Forbes Celebrity 100 List of models List of musicians List of singers List of singer-songwriters List of sportspeople List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame List of stars on the London Avenue of Stars List of tattoo artists List of television presenters List of male boxers List of female boxers List of writers List of social thinkers List of wrestlers List of YouTubers",
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"text": "Neil Armstrong Neil Alden Armstrong ( August 5 , 1930 -- August 25 , 2012 ) was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also an aerospace engineer , naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor . Before becoming an astronaut , Armstrong was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War . After the war , he earned his bachelor 's degree at Purdue University and served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ( NACA ) High-Speed Flight Station , where he logged over 900 flights . He later completed graduate studies at the University of Southern California . A participant in the U.S. Air Force 's Man in Space Soonest and X-20 Dyna-Soar human spaceflight programs , Armstrong joined the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1962 . He made his first space flight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in March 1966 , becoming NASA 's first civilian astronaut to fly in space . He performed the first docking of two spacecraft , with pilot David Scott . This mission was aborted after Armstrong used some of his reentry control fuel to prevent a dangerous spin caused by a stuck thruster , in the first in-flight space emergency . Armstrong 's second and last spaceflight was as commander of Apollo 11 , the first manned Moon landing mission in July 1969 . Armstrong and Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface and spent two and a half hours outside the spacecraft , while Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit in the Command/Service Module . Along with Collins and Aldrin , Armstrong was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon . President Jimmy Carter presented Armstrong the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978 . Armstrong and his former crewmates received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009 . Armstrong died in Cincinnati , Ohio on August 25 , 2012 , at the age of 82 , after complications from coronary artery bypass surgery .",
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"text": "Blue Gemini Blue Gemini was a United States Air Force ( USAF ) project first proposed in August 1962 for a series of seven flights of Gemini spacecraft to enable the Air Force to gain manned spaceflight experience prior to the launch of the Manned Orbital Development System , or MODS . The plan was to use off-the-shelf Gemini spacecraft .",
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"text": "Gene Kranz Eugene Francis `` Gene '' Kranz ( born August 17 , 1933 ) is an engineer , a retired NASA Flight Director and manager . Kranz served as a Flight Director , the successor to NASA founding Flight Director Chris Kraft , during the Gemini and Apollo programs , and is best known for his role in directing the successful Mission Control team efforts to save the crew of Apollo 13 , which later became the subject story of a major motion picture of the same name , in which he was portrayed by actor Ed Harris , and serving as flight director during the first lunar landing of Apollo 11 . He is also noted for his trademark close-cut flattop hairstyle , and the wearing of dapper `` mission '' vests ( waistcoats ) , of different styles and materials made by his wife , Marta Kranz , during missions for which he acted as Flight Director . A personal friend of the American astronauts of his time , Kranz remains a prominent and colorful figure in the history of U.S. manned space exploration , the embodiment of `` NASA tough-and-competent '' of the Kranz Dictum . Kranz has been the subject of movies , documentary films , and books and periodical articles . Kranz is a recipient of a Presidential Medal of Freedom . In a 2010 Space Foundation survey , Kranz was ranked as the # 2 most popular space hero .",
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"text": "Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center ( GSFC ) is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1 , 1959 as NASA 's first space flight center . GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors , and is located approximately 6.5 mi northeast of Washington , D.C. in Greenbelt , Maryland , United States . GSFC , one of ten major NASA field centers , is named in recognition of Dr. Robert H. Goddard ( 1882 -- 1945 ) , the pioneer of modern rocket propulsion in the United States . GSFC is the largest combined organization of scientists and engineers in the United States dedicated to increasing knowledge of the Earth , the Solar System , and the Universe via observations from space . GSFC is a major U.S. laboratory for developing and operating unmanned scientific spacecraft . GSFC conducts scientific investigation , development and operation of space systems , and development of related technologies . Goddard scientists can develop and support a mission , and Goddard engineers and technicians can design and build the spacecraft for that mission . Goddard scientist John C. Mather shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on COBE . GSFC also operates two spaceflight tracking and data acquisition networks ( the Space Network and the Near Earth Network ) , develops and maintains advanced space and Earth science data information systems , and develops satellite systems for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) . GSFC manages operations for many NASA and international missions including the Hubble Space Telescope ( HST ) , the Explorer program , the Discovery Program , the Earth Observing System ( EOS ) , INTEGRAL , MAVEN , OSIRIS-REx , the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory ( SOHO ) , the Solar Dynamics Observatory ( SDO ) , and Swift . Past missions managed by GSFC include the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer ( RXTE ) , Compton Gamma Ray Observatory , SMM , COBE , IUE , and ROSAT . Typically , unmanned earth observation missions and observatories in Earth orbit are managed by GSFC , while unmanned planetary missions are managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( JPL ) in Pasadena , California .",
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"text": "Lieutenant Boomer Lieutenant Boomer , later known as Colonel Boomer , was a character on the 1978-1979 television series Battlestar Galactica and its spin-off series Galactica 1980 . He was portrayed on both series by Herbert Jefferson , Jr. . Boomer was a lieutenant in the Colonial Service , an officer with a background in engineering and communications . He was also an ace Colonial Viper pilot , and had pulled a tour of duty in the frozen environment of Ice Station Thule ; this made Boomer useful for similar missions in the series , such as in the episode Gun on Ice Planet Zero . In Robert Thurston 's novel version of Battlestar Galactica : The Saga Of A Star World , Thurston wrote that Boomer was a voracious reader who usually spent his off hours reading and called him cautious enough never to wager except on what was `` surer than a sure thing '' . In Saga of a Star World , he was one of the three recipients ( Apollo and Starbuck being the other two ) of the Golden Star Cluster , the highest military honor that could be awarded to Colonial Service warriors ( similar to the Medal of Honor for the real-world United States armed forces ) . During the events of Galactica 1980 , Boomer had reached the rank of colonel and was the executive officer of the Battlestar Galactica . Richard Hatch 's re-launch novel series sees him promoted to major and still serving as a Viper pilot .",
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"text": "Statue of Yuri Gagarin, Greenwich The Statue of Yuri Gagarin in Greenwich , London , is a zinc statue depicting the cosmonaut wearing a spacesuit and standing on top of a globe . The figure was originally unveiled on 14 July 2011 at a temporary location in the Mall , close to Admiralty Arch and facing the statue of Captain James Cook . It was later moved to the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , at a site overlooking the Prime Meridian line , and was unveiled at the new location on 7 March 2013 . There had been an unsuccessful proposal to move it to Manchester . The 3.5 m high statue is a replica of an original by Anatoly Novikov in Lyubertsy , where Gagarin was trained as a foundry worker . The statue was a gift to the British Council from the Russian space agency Roscosmos as a part of several cultural events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first manned spaceflight . The original location of the statue was chosen to be where Gagarin first met the then Prime Minister Harold MacMillan .",
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"text": "Apogee Books Apogee Books is an imprint of Canadian publishing house Collector 's Guide Publishing . The Apogee imprint began with `` Apollo 8 The NASA Mission Reports '' in November 1998 at the request of astronaut Buzz Aldrin , second man on the moon . The first publication by Apogee was printed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first manned flight around the moon . A limited edition print run of this Apollo 8 book led to Aldrin suggesting that the imprint continue with further anniversary publications . In March 1999 Apogee published the book Apollo 9 - The NASA Mission Reports . Since that time Apogee has been the winner of the Space Frontier Foundation 's media award and has published almost 100 books on space flight . Almost all of the Apogee titles were packaged with CDROMs or DVDs which included what was , at the time , the first digital release of seminal NASA footage , including the first commercial release of the uncut television broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk . Notable contributors to the Apogee series include Sir Arthur C. Clarke , Tom Hanks , Ron Howard , Buzz Aldrin , Harrison Schmitt , William Pogue , Wernher von Braun , David Lasser , Sy Liebergot , Guenter Wendt , Robert Zubrin , Wally Schirra , David R. Scott , Rick Tumlinson and Winston Scott . Apogee Books has performed contracted work with or for , Lockheed , Boeing , Energia , NASA , Imax , Space Frontier Foundation , The Mars Society and The National Space Society . An offshoot of Apogee Books , publishing science fiction , began in 2005 . Apogee Science Fiction specializes in space-related historical science fiction . By 2007 titles had been published by Hugo Gernsback , Garrett P. Serviss , Wernher von Braun , and George Griffith .",
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"text": "Eugene Cernan Captain Eugene Andrew `` Gene '' Cernan ( -LSB- ˈsɚ.nən -RSB- March 14 , 1934 -- January 16 , 2017 ) was an American astronaut , naval aviator , electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , and fighter pilot . On Apollo 17 , Cernan became the eleventh person to walk on the Moon and , as the last man to re-enter the Lunar Module , he is as of 2017 the last man to have walked on its surface . He traveled into space three times : as Pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966 , as Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969 , and as Commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972 , the final Apollo lunar landing . Cernan was also a backup crew member for the Gemini 12 , Apollo 7 and Apollo 14 space missions .",
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"text": "Donn F. Eisele Donn Fulton Eisele ( June 23 , 1930 -- December 2 , 1987 ) , ( Col , USAF ) , was a United States Air Force officer , test pilot , and later a NASA astronaut . He occupied the Command Module Pilot seat during the flight of Apollo 7 in 1968 . After retiring from both NASA and the Air Force , he became the Peace Corps country director for Thailand , before moving into private business .",
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"text": "Surveyor program The Surveyor program was a NASA program that , from June 1966 through January 1968 , sent seven robotic spacecraft to the surface of the Moon . Its primary goal was to demonstrate the feasibility of soft landings on the Moon . The Surveyor craft were the first American spacecraft to achieve soft landing on an extraterrestral body . The missions called for the craft to travel directly to the Moon on an impact trajectory , a journey that lasted 63 to 65 hours , and ended with a deceleration of just over three minutes to a soft landing . The program was implemented by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( JPL ) to prepare for the Apollo program . JPL selected Hughes Aircraft to develop the spacecraft system . The total cost of the Surveyor program was officially $ 469 million . Five of the Surveyor craft successfully soft-landed on the moon , including the first one . The other two failed : Surveyor 2 crashed at high velocity after a failed mid-course correction , and Surveyor 4 was lost to contact ( possibly exploding ) 2.5 minutes before its scheduled touch-down . All seven spacecraft are still on the Moon ; none of the missions included returning them to Earth . Some parts of Surveyor 3 were returned to Earth by the crew of Apollo 12 , which landed near it in 1969 . The camera from this craft is on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington , DC .",
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"text": "Héroux-Devtek Héroux-Devtek is a Canadian company based in Longueuil , Quebec , specializing in the manufacture and repair of various industrial components , energy , and aviation . The greatest achievement of this undertaking was the landing gear of the Apollo Lunar Module that put Neil Armstrong on the moon as part of the mission Apollo 11 in 1969 . Héroux-Devtek 's activities are grouped into three divisions : Landing gear The components of turbine gas The Aerostructures Division The firm uses various metals such as steel , aluminum , iron , and titanium . March 31 , 2011 , Héroux-Devtek recorded revenues of CA$ 357.6 million and a profit of CA$ 18.5 million . It employs a workforce of 1342 employees .",
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"text": "The Pluto Files The Pluto Files : The Rise and Fall of America 's Favorite Planet is a book written by the astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson . The book is about Pluto , which was demoted to the status of dwarf planet in August 2006 by the International Astronomical Union , thereby depriving it of its planet-hood . The book also focuses on the fact that many Americans rallied their support for this icy dwarf on the edge of the Solar System because it was discovered by an American . The book was given a good review by Jon Stewart in a guest segment with Tyson on The Daily Show . During the interview , Stewart humorously lauded the book as `` the most exciting book about Pluto you will ever read in your life , '' as well as `` the compelling story of how -LSB- Tyson -RSB- destroyed Pluto 's life . '' The book explains in full detail the journey of Pluto 's life from its days as Planet X , to its discovery in the early 20th century and all the way to its current title as a Trans-Neptunian object . The book appeared on the extended hardcover nonfiction bestseller list in The New York Times in February 2009 .",
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"text": "Vostok 1 Vostok 1 ( Восто́к , East or Orient 1 ) was the first spaceflight of the Vostok programme and the first manned spaceflight in history . The Vostok 3KA space capsule was launched on April 12 , 1961 from Baikonur Cosmodrome with Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin , making him the first human to cross into outer space . The orbital spaceflight consisted of a single orbit around Earth which skimmed the upper atmosphere at 169 km at its lowest point . The flight took 108 minutes from launch to landing . Gagarin parachuted to the ground separately from his capsule after ejecting at 7 km altitude .",
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"text": "Explorer 1 Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States , launched as part of its participation in the International Geophysical Year . The mission followed the first two satellites the previous year ; the Soviet Union 's Sputnik 1 and 2 , beginning the Cold War Space Race between the two nations . Explorer 1 was launched on January 31 , 1958 at 22:48 Eastern Time ( equal to February 1 , 03:48 UTC ) atop the first Juno booster from LC-26 at the Cape Canaveral Missile Annex , Florida . It was the first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen radiation belt , returning data until its batteries were exhausted after nearly four months . It remained in orbit until 1970 , and has been followed by more than 90 scientific spacecraft in the Explorer series . Explorer 1 was given Satellite Catalog Number 4 , and the Harvard designation 1958 Alpha 1 , the forerunner to the modern International Designator .",
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"text": "Gemini Docking Mechanism The Gemini spacecraft was the first American craft that could dock to another in space . It use a non-androgynous docking mechanism . The docking system was not hollow , so there was no ability to transfer people or material between the craft ; the docking system merely locked two craft together .",
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"text": "Ronald Evans (astronaut) Ronald Ellwin `` Ron '' Evans Jr. ( November 10 , 1933 -- April 7 , 1990 ) , ( Capt , USN ) , was an American naval officer and aviator , electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , and NASA astronaut , also one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon . Evans was selected as an astronaut by NASA as part of Astronaut Group 5 in 1966 and made his first and only flight into space as Command Module Pilot aboard Apollo 17 in 1972 , the last manned mission to the Moon to date , with Commander Eugene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt . During the flight , he orbited the Moon as his two crewmates descended to the surface . Consequently , he is the last person to orbit the Moon alone and holds the record for the longest lunar orbit by a human at 148 hours . In 1975 Evans served as backup Command Module Pilot for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission .",
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"text": "Vasily Mishin Vasily Pavlovich Mishin ( January 18 , 1917 -- October 10 , 2001 ) was a Soviet engineer and a prominent rocketry pioneer , best remembered for the failures in the Soviet Space program that took place under his leadership . Mishin was born in der . Buvalyne , Pavlovo-Posadsky District of the Moscow region , Russia , and studied mathematics at the Moscow Aviation Institute . Mishin was a Soviet rocket scientist and one of the first Soviet specialists to see Nazi Germany 's V-2 facilities at the end of World War II , along with others such as Sergey Korolev , who preceded him as the OKB-1 design bureau head , and Valentin Glushko , who succeeded him . Mishin worked with Korolev as his deputy in the Experimental Design Bureau working on projects such as the development of the first Soviet ICBM as well in the Sputnik and Vostok programs . He became head of Korolev 's OKB-1 design bureau and was the Chief Designer after Korolev 's death in 1966 , during surgery to remove a tumor from Korolev 's colon . He inherited the N1 rocket program , intended to land a man on the Moon , but which turned out to be fatally flawed ( partly due to lack of adequate funding ) . N-1 development began on September 14 , 1956 , a decade before Mishin took control . It was selected for a lunar landing mission , which required a design capable of putting ninety-five tons of cargo into orbit , up from fifty and later seventy-five ton requirements earlier in development . Under Korolev , a precedent of forgoing much of the usual ground testing had been begun . According to Korolev , this was because proper facilities would not be funded , and it would also allow for earlier test flights . Some of the failures Mishin faced during his leadership could have been avoided if further testing had been conducted at this stage . To handle engine failures , the KORD system was created under Mishin . To prevent the rocket from having uneven flight that would result from the unbalanced thrust caused by a malfunctioning motor , the faulty motor and the motor opposite it in the rocket base would be turned off . KORD would also make the calculations necessary to compensate for the missing motors , which would allow the same flight path to be maintained . The N-1 , despite its necessity for planned missions , was never successfully flown . The first test flight , on February 3 , 1969 , had internal plumbing issues which led to a fire one minute in . It did , however , demonstrate the KORD system working successfully as well as proper deployment of the ejection safety system . The second launch , on July 3 , experienced failure seconds after ignition , causing the rocket to fall back on the Launchpad and create significant damage . The third N-1 launch occurred on June 22 , 1971 , after improvements were made to KORD , the cabling , and fuel pumps , and the addition of an extinguishment system and filters . Before the launch , the individual engines were further tested and the Launchpad was repaired . For the first time all thirty engines of the first stage fired successfully , which ironically was the cause of the failure of the flight . When all engines fired together , it created unexpectedly high roll ( rotation along the axis of thrust ) , which was beyond the strength of the compensating vernier engines , designed to keep stable flight . This is again another failure that might have been prevented with proper ground testing . For the fourth and what would become the final flight of the N-1 , further refinements were made , including four additional vernier engines , additional heat shielding for internal components , a new digital control system , and additional sensors paired with a high speed relay system . The Soviet Space program was now eyeing creating a base on the moon , but first needed to finally succeed with this design . The launch was on November 23 , 1972 , with a Mishin approved flight plan to orbit the moon forty-two times , with flight activities such as taking pictures of future landing sites , before returning to earth on December 4 . The rocket preceded farther than its predecessors , but shortly before the first stage was to separate one engine caught fire , causing the entire structure to explode , but not before the escape structure again properly deployed . Despite his skills in rocketry , Mishin was not known as an able administrator . He is often blamed for the failure of the program to put a man on the moon , and faced criticisms for his alcohol consumption . He was described by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev as `` not -LSB- having -RSB- the slightest idea how to cope with the many thousands of people , the management of whom had been loaded onto his shoulders , nor make the huge irreversible government machine work for him . '' In May 1967 , Yuri Gagarin and Alexey Leonov criticised Mishin 's `` poor knowledge of the Soyuz spacecraft and the details of its operation , his lack of cooperation in working with the cosmonauts in flight and training activities '' and asked Nikolai Kamanin for him to be cited in the official report into the Soyuz 1 crash , which killed Vladimir Komarov . Leonov described Mishin as `` hesitant , uninspiring , poor at making decisions , over-reluctant to take risks and bad at managing the cosmonaut corps '' Other failures during his term of leadership were the deaths of the Soyuz 11 crew , the loss of three space stations , and computer failures in four probes sent to Mars . On May 15 , 1974 , while he was in the hospital , Mishin was replaced by a rival , Chief Engine Designer Valentin Glushko , after all four N-1 test launches failed . He continued his educational and research works as the head of rocket department of Moscow Aviation Institute . Vasily Mishin was awarded the title Hero of Socialist Labor for his work with the Soviet space program . He died in Moscow on October 10 , 2001 at the age of 84 . His diaries , containing information on the program from 1960 to 1974 , were purchased by the Perot Foundation in 1993 . In 1997 a small part of the collection was donated to the National Air and Space Museum to be put on display , and in 2004 copies were donated to NASA .",
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"text": "John Archibald Armstrong John Archibald `` Jack '' Armstrong , ( 1917 -- December 26 , 2010 ) was a Canadian business executive . Armstrong was Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Oil from 1973 to 1981 . He was also a director of the Royal Bank of Canada . In 1983 , he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada . He was inducted into the Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame in 2004 . He died in his sleep in Nanaimo , British Columbia in 2010 .",
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"text": "Air and Space Museum Air and Space Museum may refer to : The National Air and Space Museum ( NASM ) of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington , D.C. , United States , plus its annex , the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Washington Dulles International Airport ; the Air and Space Museum of France ( Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace ) , in Le Bourget , Paris , France the Canadian Air and Space Museum , in Downsview , Toronto , Canada the San Diego Air & Space Museum , formerly the San Diego Aerospace Museum , in San Diego , California the Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium , in Tulsa , Oklahoma , United States the South Dakota Air and Space Museum , in Box Elder , South Dakota , United States the Stafford Air & Space Museum , in Weatherford , Oklahoma , United States ; the Greater Saint Louis Air & Space Museum , located at St. Louis Downtown Airport , Cahokia , Illinois , United States the Pima Air & Space Museum , in Tucson , Arizona , United States the International Women 's Air & Space Museum , in Cleveland , Ohio , United States the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum , in Wapakoneta , Ohio , the birthplace of U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong the Oregon Air and Space Museum , in Eugene , Oregon , United States the Peterson Air and Space Museum , near Colorado Springs , Colorado , United States , a restricted access museum located inside Peterson Air Force Base the Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum , a restricted access museum located within Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield , California , United States the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum , on the former grounds of Lowry Air Force Base in Denver , Colorado , United States the Strategic Air and Space Museum , a museum focused on USAF aircraft and nuclear missiles , near Ashland , Nebraska , United States Similar : The Canada Aviation and Space Museum , in Ottawa , Canada the Virginia Air and Space Center , a museum and educational facility in Hampton , Virginia , United States the Intrepid Sea , Air & Space Museum , in New York City , N.Y. , United States the Aero Space Museum of Calgary , in Calgary , Alberta , Canada the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum , in McMinnville , Oregon , United States the Aerospace Museum of California , in North Highlands , California , United States on the former McClellan Air Force Base the HAL Aerospace Museum , part of the HAL Heritage Centre and Aero Space Museum , located at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Bangalore , India the Misawa Aviation and Space Museum , in Misawa , Japan the Museo Aeronáutico y del Espacio , Santiago , Chile the Museo Aeroespacial Colombiano , Bogotá , Colombia See also Aviation museum List of aerospace museums",
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"text": "Gemini 9A Gemini 9A ( officially Gemini IX-A ) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program . It was the 7th manned Gemini flight , the 13th manned American flight and the 23rd spaceflight of all time ( includes X-15 flights over 100 km ) . The original crew for Gemini 9 , command pilot Elliot See and pilot Charles Bassett , were killed in a crash on February 28 , 1966 while flying a T-38 jet trainer to the McDonnell Aircraft plant in St. Louis , Missouri to inspect their spacecraft . The mission was flown June 3 -- 6 , 1966 by backup command pilot Thomas P. Stafford and pilot Eugene Cernan . The astronauts rendezvoused with the Augmented Target Docking Adaptor , but were unable to dock with it because the nose fairing failed to eject from the docking target due to a launch preparation error . Cernan performed a two-hour extravehicular activity , during which he was planned to demonstrate free flight in a self-contained rocket pack , the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit . He was unable to accomplish this due to stress , fatigue , and overheating .",
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"text": "1st Gemini Awards The 1st Gemini Awards were held in Toronto on 4 December 1986 to honour achievements in Canadian television . Gémeaux Award , the French version of the Gemini Awards were held for the first time this year as well . The 1985 television miniseries Anne of Green Gables was the most prominent winner . English-language television coverage of the ceremonies was originally scheduled for broadcast on CBC Television , but labour disruptions at that network forced the telecast to move to a syndicated arrangement of private television stations including Toronto 's Citytv . Unused cable channels in Montreal carried the broadcast in that city . The inaugural Gemini Awards were hosted by Second City Television performers Eugene Levy , Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre .",
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"text": "Sylvester Stallone Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone ( -LSB- stəˈloʊn -RSB- -LSB- stalˈloːne -RSB- ; born July 6 , 1946 ) is an American actor , filmmaker , and screenwriter . He is well known for his Hollywood action roles , including boxer Rocky Balboa , the title character of the Rocky series ' seven films from 1976 to 2015 ; soldier John Rambo from the four Rambo films , released between 1982 and 2008 ; and Barney Ross in the three The Expendables films from 2010 to 2014 . He wrote or co-wrote most of the 14 films in all three franchises , and directed many of the films . Stallone 's film Rocky was inducted into the National Film Registry as well as having its film props placed in the Smithsonian Museum . Stallone 's use of the front entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Rocky series led the area to be nicknamed the Rocky Steps . Philadelphia has a statue of his Rocky character placed permanently near the museum . It was announced on December 7 , 2010 that Stallone was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the non-participant category . In 1977 , Stallone was nominated for two Academy Awards for Rocky , Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor . He became the third man in history to receive these two nominations for the same film , after Charles Chaplin and Orson Welles . He received critical raves , as well as his first Golden Globe Award win and third Academy Award nomination , for reprising the role of Rocky Balboa in Ryan Coogler 's 2015 film Creed .",
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"text": "List of The Rockford Files episodes The Rockford Files is an American television drama series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network between September 13 , 1974 , and January 10 , 1980 , and has remained in syndication to the present day . Garner portrays Los Angeles-based private investigator Jim Rockford with Noah Beery , Jr. , in the supporting role of his father , a retired truck driver nicknamed `` Rocky '' . The series debuted with a made-for-TV movie simply titled The Rockford Files . During the series run , there were a number of two-part episodes , as well as long ( 90 or 120 minutes ) episodes that were split into two parts for syndication ( and on later DVD releases ) . Filming stopped in the middle of the sixth season ( 1979-1980 ) , on the advice of star James Garner 's doctor . Garner , who had filmed many of his own stunts , injured his back and knees . In the 1990s , Rockford returned to the air in a series of eight TV movies on CBS .",
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"text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .",
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"text": "Rocky Road Cereal Rocky Road was a breakfast cereal , created and sold by General Mills . The cereal was made up of balls of cornmeal , chocolate-covered cornmeal , and chocolate-covered marshmallows . Advertising for the product consisted of three cartoon characters who embodied the three constituents of the cereal noted above .",
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"text": "Louse on 92nd Street Louse on 92nd Street is the eighth story arc from the fifth season of Rocky and Bullwinkle ( originally titled The Bullwinkle Show ) . It was broadcast on NBC during the 1963 -- 1964 television season . Its name is a play on the name of the 1945 film The House on 92nd Street .",
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"text": "Rocky Freitas Rockne Crowningburg `` Rocky '' Freitas ( born September 7 , 1945 ) is a former American football offensive tackle who played for the Detroit Lions and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an eleven-year career that lasted from 1968 to 1978 in the National Football League . Freitas played college football at Oregon State University and was drafted in the third round of the 1967 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers . He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1972 season . His son Makoa was selected in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts . Freitas is currently the Chancellor at the University of Hawaii -- West Oahu ( UHWO ) . In November 2010 , he was instrumental in negotiating a move of the UH football team from the Western Athletic Conference to the Mountain West Conference , which is to take place before the 2012 season . Freitas is a former chancellor of Hawaii Community College in Hilo , Hawaii .",
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"text": "The Hustler (film) The Hustler is a 1961 American drama film directed by Robert Rossen from Walter Tevis 's 1959 novel of the same name , adapted for the screen by Rossen and Sidney Carroll . It tells the story of small-time pool hustler `` Fast Eddie '' Felson and his desire to break into the `` major league '' of professional hustling and high-stakes wagering by high-rollers that follows it . He throws his raw talent and ambition up against the best player in the country ; seeking to best the legendary pool player `` Minnesota Fats . '' After initially losing to Fats and getting involved with unscrupulous manager Bert Gordon , Eddie returns to try again , but only after paying a terrible personal price . The film was shot on location in New York City . It stars Paul Newman as `` Fast '' Eddie Felson , Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats , Piper Laurie as Sarah , and George C. Scott as Bert . The Hustler was a major critical and popular success , gaining a reputation as a modern classic . Its exploration of winning , losing , and character garnered a number of major awards ; it is also credited with helping to spark a resurgence in the popularity of pool . Real-life pool player Rudolf Wanderone , known at the time as `` New York Fats '' and `` Chicago Fats '' , claimed to be the real life inspiration for Gleason 's character , Minnesota Fats , and adopted the name as his own .",
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"text": "Rocky Peak Rocky Peak , located in Rocky Peak Park , is the third-highest point in the Santa Susana Mountains , and overlooks the San Fernando Valley and Chatsworth , the Simi Hills , and the Simi Valley in Southern California . The peak , which is 2715 ft in elevation , sits on the Los Angeles County -- Ventura County line .",
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"text": "Chino XL Derek Keith Barbosa ( born April 8 , 1974 ) , better known by his stage name Chino XL , is an American rapper and actor , known for his `` technically '' accomplished style , consisting of self-consciously over-the-top punchlines , exaggerated egotism , complex rhyme schemes , and use of multiple similes , puns , metaphors , and word play . He has collaborated on various projects with some of the most well known in Hip Hop . Chino is also an avid bodybuilder . Chino started rhyming in 1986 , as said in his song `` Do n't Say A Word '' . He has released four solo studio albums , in which his most recent -- Ricanstruction : The Black Rosary - won the 2012 HHUG Album of the Year award Aside from music , Chino also forged a career in acting , appearing in several films and making guest appearances on the Comedy Central series Reno 911 ! and the CBS series CSI : Miami . He has starred in films alongside Kate Hudson , Luke Wilson , and Rob Reiner and had a solo project debut at Robert Redford 's Sundance Film Festival . He is the nephew of Bernie Worrell of music group Parliament/Funkadelic . Barbosa is also a member of Mensa .",
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"text": "Gary Cooper filmography The filmography of Gary Cooper chronicles the film appearances of American actor Gary Cooper . After starting his career in 1925 as a film extra and stuntman , Cooper made his official cinematic debut in 1926 in the Samuel Goldwyn production The Winning of Barbara Worth . He went on to become a contract player with Paramount Pictures where he established himself as a popular leading man prior to the end of the silent film era . Cooper 's future in the sound era was assured with the release of The Virginian ( 1929 ) , his first all-talkie film . For the next 32 years , he would be one of cinema 's top money-making stars . From 1936 to 1957 , Cooper ranked 18 times among the top ten box office attractions -- a record when he died in 1961 , and later surpassed only by John Wayne , who ranked among the top ten 25 times , Clint Eastwood ( 21 times ) and Tom Cruise ( 20 times ) . Cooper was nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award five times and won twice , for Sergeant York ( 1942 ) and High Noon ( 1952 ) . The latter film boosted his popularity , resulting in him being the number one box office attraction in 1953 . Cooper received a third Academy Award -- an honorary one -- just prior to his death in 1961 . His final film , The Naked Edge , was released shortly after his death . As of February 2008 , more than half of Gary Cooper 's feature films are available on DVD , while others not yet on home video are available for television broadcast . Unfortunately , at least two of his silent films -- Beau Sabreur ( 1928 ) and The Legion of the Condemned ( 1928 ) -- are now considered lost films . Another of his silent films , Wolf Song ( 1929 ) , was originally released as a part talkie , but survives only as a silent film . One of Cooper 's earliest talkies , Paramount on Parade ( 1930 ) , survives incomplete . The prints that are available for television are missing all but one of the film 's Technicolor scenes -- a partial restoration of these scenes was done by the UCLA Film Archives . This filmography contains sections for Cooper 's work as an extra in the earliest part of his film career , his feature film appearances , his occasional appearances in short films , and a section for a compilation film . Due to its length ( 92 films ) , the listing of his feature films is divided in four sections . Cooper 's film roles are listed , as well as the names of each film 's director and co-stars . Cooper 's awards and nominations are also listed . Except where noted , all of his films were shot in 35mm black and white . All films released prior to Lilac Time ( 1928 ) are silent films and all from The Virginian ( 1929 ) onward are sound films . The films made during the silent-to-sound transition are noted as being either silent or sound films . As an addendum , Cooper 's handful of television appearances are also listed .",
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"text": "Body Rock Body Rock is a 1984 film directed by Marcelo Epstein about a young man `` from the streets '' with a talent for break-dancing . It stars Lorenzo Lamas in the lead role of ` Chilly ' . The film featured music by Laura Branigan . The theme was sung by Maria Vidal , which peaked at # 48 on the Hot 100 , # 8 on the US dance charts , and # 11 in the UK . Lamas was nominated for Worst Actor at the Golden Raspberry Awards for his performance . He also performed the track `` Fools Like Me '' which became his only single to date to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart . In his book The Official Razzie Movie Guide , John J. B. Wilson , founder of the Golden Raspberry Awards , listed the film as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made .",
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"text": "Bullet to the Head Bullet to the Head is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Walter Hill . The screenplay by Alessandro Camon was based on the French graphic novel Du Plomb Dans La Tête written by Matz and illustrated by Colin Wilson . The film stars Sylvester Stallone , Sung Kang , Sarah Shahi , Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje , Christian Slater , and Jason Momoa . Alexandra Milchan , Alfred Gough , Miles Millar , and Kevin King-Templeton produced the film . The movie follows a hitman and a cop who are forced to work together to bring down a corrupt businessman and mafia boss after they are targeted by the latter 's associates . The film premiered at the International Rome Film Festival on November 14 , 2012 . The film received a wide United States release on February 1 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Stanley Theater (Utica, New York) The Stanley Theatre is a historic Baroque movie palace in Utica , New York . Over the years , it has gone through several changes of ownership , but has always been affiliated with Warner Brothers Pictures . Originally owned by the Stanley-Mark Strand Corporation chain , the Stanley Theatre ( and entire movie theatre chain ) was purchased three days before opening by Warner Brothers . The company was eager to showcase its products on as many screens as possible . The theatre opened on September 10 , 1928 , with the silent movie Ramona starring Dolores del Río . Thomas W. Lamb , a prolific theatre architect , designed the 2,963 seat cinema for the Mastbaum chain of theatres . The theatre was named for Stanley , one of the Mastbaum brothers . While Lamb and his firm designed over 300 theatres worldwide , he is considered to be somewhat of a local , having owned a camp in the Adirondacks . ( His great grandson lives in the Albany area today . ) The Stanley was built in less than 13 months on the expanding southern edge of downtown , some four blocks away from Utica 's theatre district . Unfortunately , all the theatres located there were razed during the Urban Renewal era of the 1960s and 70s . The Stanley remained open through all of this , though it suffered many years of benign neglect . In 1974 , when the threat of destruction became very real , the Central New York Community Arts Council ( renamed Stanley Center for the Arts in 2008 ) spearheaded a campaign to acquire the property , which it did for $ 135,000 . The design motif of the Stanley Theatre is dubbed `` Mexican Baroque '' because of its unique blend of styles . The terra cotta and tiled mosaic exterior shows the Mexican influence , while Habsburg lions , Indian faces , and a multitude of angels and cherubs grace the lavish gold leaf Baroque theatre interior . Moorish influence is also evident in the star-splashed ceiling and twisted columns flanking the stage . Legend has it that the grand entry staircase was designed to resemble the main staircase on the Titanic ocean liner . While the Stanley Theatre continued to be primarily a movie house , it introduced live events early in its history . Today it is host to the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Great Artists Series ( over 75 years ) ; Broadway Theatre League ( 50 years ) ; Utica Symphony ( over 60 years ) ; and the Mohawk Valley Ballet ( over 25 years ) . Notable early performers included legendary singers Marian Anderson , Ezio Pinza , Lily Pons , Jeanette MacDonald , and Gene Autry . Later illustrious entertainers included Chuck Mangione , Conway Twitty , Third Eye Blind , Diana Ross , Barry Manilow , and Harry Connick Jr. . The Stanley was also host to multiple appearances by Jerry Seinfeld , Wynton Marsalis , George Carlin , Itzhak Perlman , Bob Weir & RatDog ! , and B.B. King . More recent performances include Aretha Franklin and legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach . The Broadway Theatre League brought in National Touring productions of Cats ( musical ) , Annie , Evita , Sweeney Todd , and Barnum . The theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 . It is significant for its relationship to the early movie industry and its distinctive architecture .",
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"text": "The Colgate Sports Newsreel The Colgate Sports Newsreel was a radio program focusing on sports . It has been called `` one of the most successful and most listened-to shows in radio history '' and `` one of radio broadcasting 's most entertaining and engaging programs . '' However , much of the information reported as fact was actually fiction . The program was first broadcast in October 1939 , on NBC Blue . Although Colgate dropped its sponsorship in June 1951 , the show continued on NBC as Bill Stern 's Sports Newsreel through September 1953 . It then switched to ABC , where it ran until June 1956 . During World War II , the Newsreel was among the programs that NBC rebroadcast by transcription to members of the United States armed forces stationed abroad . Bill Stern , the star , made the program memorable with his enthusiastic , dramatized delivery . He was already both the narrator of MGM 's News of the Day newsreels , and a sports announcer . Thus , the format of this program came naturally . For most of its run , the show was sponsored by Colgate brushless shave cream . The opening theme `` was sung in barbershop quartet style to the tune of Mademoiselle from Armentieres '' and mentioned the sponsoring product prominently . Although the singing group was not named in the program , a news brief announcing the show 's launch in 1939 identified it as the Armchair Quartette . The theme 's lyrics varied a bit over the years , but the basic form was as follows : Bill Stern the Colgate shave-cream man is on the air . Bill Stern the Colgate shave-cream man with stories rare . Take his advice and you 'll look keen . You 'll get a shave that 's smooth and clean . You 'll be a Colgate brushless fan . From September 14 , 1953 , through December 10 , 1954 , Budweiser sponsored the program . Its final sponsor was Allstate , from December 13 , 1954 through June 22 , 1956 .",
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"text": "Film poster A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film . Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets . They normally contain an image with text . Today 's posters often feature photographs of the main actors . Prior to the 1990s , illustrations instead of photos were far more common . The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors . It may also include a tagline , the name of the director , names of characters , the release date , etc. . Film posters are displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters , and elsewhere on the street or in shops . The same images appear in the film exhibitor 's pressbook and may also be used on websites , DVD ( and historically VHS ) packaging , flyers , advertisements in newspapers and magazines , etc. . Film posters have been used since the earliest public exhibitions of film . They began as outside placards listing the programme of ( short ) films to be shown inside the hall or movie theater . By the early 1900s , they began to feature illustrations of a film scene or an array of overlaid images from several scenes . Other posters have used artistic interpretations of a scene or even the theme of the film , represented in a wide variety of artistic styles .",
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"text": "Long Live ASAP `` Long Live ASAP '' ( stylized as Long Live A$ AP ) is a song by American hip hop recording artist ASAP Rocky . It was released on December 18 , 2012 as the first promotional single from his debut album Long.Live.ASAP . The song was produced by both Jim Jonsin and Rico Love , with co-production from Finatik & Zac , Frank Romano and ASAP Rocky himself , under the pseudonym LORD FLACKO .",
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"text": "Rocky Graziano Thomas Rocco Barbella ( January 1 , 1919 -- May 22 , 1990 ) , better known as Rocky Graziano , was an American professional boxer who held the World Middleweight title . Graziano is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history , often displaying the capacity to take his opponent out with a single punch . He was ranked 23rd on The Ring magazine list of the greatest punchers of all time . Rocky Graziano fought many of the best middleweights of the era including Sugar Ray Robinson . His turbulent and violent life story was the basis of the 1956 Oscar-winning drama film , Somebody Up There Likes Me , based on his 1955 autobiography of the same title .",
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"text": "Sylvester (film) Sylvester is a 1985 American family drama film directed by Tim Hunter and starring Richard Farnsworth and Melissa Gilbert . The movie was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1986 .",
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"text": "Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith Jr. ( born September 15 , 1968 ) is an American actor , producer , rapper , and songwriter . In April 2007 , Newsweek called him `` the most powerful actor in Hollywood '' . Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards , and has won four Grammy Awards . In the late 1980s , Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince . In 1990 , his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular NBC television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , which ran for six seasons until 1996 . After the series ended , Smith transitioned from television to film , and has gone on to star in numerous blockbuster films . He is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $ 100 million in the domestic box office , eleven consecutive films gross over $ 150 million internationally , and eight consecutive films in which he starred open at the number one spot in the domestic box office tally . Smith has been ranked as the most bankable star worldwide by Forbes . As of 2014 , 17 of the 21 films in which he has had leading roles have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over $ 100 million each , five taking in over $ 500 million each in global box office receipts . As of 2016 , his films have grossed $ 7.5 billion at the global box office . For his performances as boxer Muhammad Ali in Ali ( 2001 ) and stockbroker Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness ( 2006 ) , Smith received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor .",
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"text": "Rocky Thompson (disambiguation) Rocky Thompson is the name of : Rocky Thompson ( b. 1977 ) , Canadian ice hockey defenseman Rocky Thompson ( golfer ) ( b. 1939 ) , American golfer Rocky Thompson ( American football ) ( b. 1947 ) , Bermudian player for NFL 's New York Giants",
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"text": "Chili Weather Chili Weather is a 1963 Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Sylvester and Speedy Gonzales .",
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"text": "Zeus Zeus -LSB- ˈzju : s -RSB- ( Ζεύς , Zeús , -LSB- zdeǔ̯s -RSB- Modern Δίας , Días -LSB- ˈði.as -RSB- ) is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion , who ruled as king of the gods of Mount Olympus . His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter . His mythologies and powers are similar , though not identical , to those of the Indo-European deities such as Indra , Jupiter , Perun , Thor , and Odin . Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea , the youngest of his siblings to be born , though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus 's stomach . In most traditions , he is married to Hera , by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares , Hebe , and Hephaestus . At the oracle of Dodona , his consort was said to be Dione , by whom the Iliad states that he fathered Aphrodite . Zeus was also infamous for his erotic escapades . These resulted in many godly and heroic offspring , including Athena , Apollo , Artemis , Hermes , Persephone , Dionysus , Perseus , Heracles , Helen of Troy , Minos , and the Muses . He was respected as an allfather who was chief of the gods and assigned the others to their roles : `` Even the gods who are not his natural children address him as Father , and all the gods rise in his presence . '' He was equated with many foreign weather gods , permitting Pausanias to observe `` That Zeus is king in heaven is a saying common to all men '' . Zeus ' symbols are the thunderbolt , eagle , bull , and oak . In addition to his Indo-European inheritance , the classical `` cloud-gatherer '' ( Greek : Νεφεληγερέτα , Nephelēgereta ) also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the ancient Near East , such as the scepter . Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses : standing , striding forward with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand , or seated in majesty .",
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"text": "Dexamenus Dexamenus ( -LSB- dɛkˈsæmᵻnəs -RSB- Greek Δεξάμενος ) was a name attributed to at least three characters in Greek mythology . Dexamenus , son of Oeceus , king of Olenus . The Centaur Eurytion forced him to betroth his daughter , Mnesimache , to him . Heracles rescued the girl , killing Eurytion when he showed up to claim his bride . In another version of the tale , the girl was instead Deianira , Heracles ' future wife ( elsewhere said to be a daughter of Oeneus or Dionysus and Althaea ) . Heracles violated her and promised her father that he would marry her . After his departure , Eurytion appeared , demanding Deianira as his bride . Her father , afraid , gave in , but Heracles reappeared just in time and slew the Centaur . In yet another variant , the daughter 's name is Hippolyte and Eurytion threatens violence to her at her wedding feast ( she having married Azan ) ; Heracles , who is also attending the feast , kills him . Dexamenus ' other children include Eurypylus and the twins Theronice and Theraephone . Dexamenus , son of Heracles and father of Ambrax , king of Ambracia ( a city in Epirus ) . Dexamenus , son of Mesolus and Ambracia , the daughter of Phorbas . After him a part of the region Ambracia was called Dexamenae .",
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"text": "Creusa (daughter of Erechtheus) In Greek mythology , Creusa ( / kriːˈuːsə / ; Ancient Greek : Κρέουσα Kreousa `` princess '' ) was the daughter of Erechtheus , King of Athens and his wife , Praxithea .",
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"text": "Juno (mythology) Juno ( Iūnō -LSB- ˈjuːnoː -RSB- ) is an ancient Roman goddess , the protector and special counselor of the state . She is a daughter of Saturn and sister ( but also the wife ) of the chief god Jupiter and the mother of Mars and Vulcan . Juno also looked after the women of Rome . Her Greek equivalent was Hera . Her Etruscan counterpart was Uni . As the patron goddess of Rome and the Roman Empire , Juno was called Regina ( `` Queen '' ) and , together with Jupiter and Minerva , was worshipped as a triad on the Capitol ( Juno Capitolina ) in Rome . Juno 's own warlike aspect among the Romans is apparent in her attire . She often appeared sitting pictured with a peacock armed and wearing a goatskin cloak . The traditional depiction of this warlike aspect was assimilated from the Greek goddess Athena , whose goatskin was called the ` aegis ' .",
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"text": "Pallas (Titan) In Greek mythology , Pallas ( -LSB- / ˈpæl əs / -RSB- Πάλλας ) was one of the Titans . According to Hesiod , he was the son of Crius and Eurybia , the brother of Astraeus and Perses , the husband of Styx , and the father of Zelus ( `` Zeal '' or `` Emulation '' ) , Nike ( `` Victory '' ) , Kratos ( `` Strength '' or `` Power '' ) , and Bia ( `` Might '' or `` Force '' ) . Hyginus says that Pallas , whom he calls `` the giant '' , also fathered with Styx : Scylla , Fontes ( `` Fountains '' ) and Lacus ( `` Lakes '' ) . Pallas was sometimes regarded as the Titan god of warcraft and of the springtime campaign season . The Homeric Hymn to Hermes makes the moon goddess Selene ( usually the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia ) , the daughter of a Pallas , son of ( otherwise unknown ) Megamedes , which is possibly the same as this Pallas . Ovid uses the patronymic `` Pallantias '' or `` Pallantis '' as another name for Aurora , the Roman equivalent of the Greek Eos ( `` Dawn '' ) , who was the sister of Selene ; Ovid apparently regarding Aurora ( or Eos ) as the daughter of ( or otherwise related to ) Pallas . The Suda in discussing Athena 's epithet `` Pallas '' suggests a possible derivation `` from brandishing ( pallein ) the spear '' . The geographer Pausanias reports that Pellene , a city in Achaea , was claimed by its inhabitants to be named after Pallas , while the Argives claimed it was named for the Argive Pellen .",
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"text": "Pandora (moon) Pandora ( -LSB- pænˈdɔərə -RSB- ; Πανδώρα ) is an inner satellite of Saturn . It was discovered in 1980 from photos taken by the Voyager 1 probe , and was provisionally designated . In late 1985 it was officially named after Pandora from Greek mythology . It is also designated as . Pandora was thought to be an outer shepherd satellite of the F Ring . However , recent studies indicate that it does not play such a role , and that only Prometheus , the inner shepherd , contributes to the confinement of the narrow ring . It is more heavily cratered than nearby Prometheus , and has at least two large craters 30 km in diameter . The majority of craters on Pandora are shallow as a result of being filled with debris . Ridges and grooves are also present on moon 's surface . The orbit of Pandora appears to be chaotic , as a consequence of a series of four 118:121 mean-motion resonances with Prometheus . The most appreciable changes in their orbits occur approximately every 6.2 years , when the periapsis of Pandora lines up with the apoapsis of Prometheus and the moons approach to within about 1400 km . Pandora also has a 3:2 mean-motion resonance with Mimas . From its very low density and relatively high albedo , it seems likely that Pandora is a very porous icy body . There is a lot of uncertainty in these values , however , so this remains to be confirmed .",
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"text": "Phidias Phidias or Pheidias ( -LSB- ˈfɪdiəs -RSB- Φειδίας , Pheidias ; c. 480 -- 430 BC ) was a Greek sculptor , painter , and architect . His statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World . Phidias also designed the statues of the goddess Athena on the Athenian Acropolis , namely the Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon , and the Athena Promachos , a colossal bronze which stood between it and the Propylaea , a monumental gateway that served as the entrance to the Acropolis in Athens . Phidias was the son of Charmides of Athens . The ancients believed that his masters were Hegias and Ageladas . Plutarch discusses Phidias ' friendship with the Greek statesman Pericles , recording that enemies of Pericles tried to attack him through Phidias - who was accused of stealing gold intended for the Parthenon 's statue of Athena , and of impiously portraying himself and Pericles on the shield of the statue . The historical value of this account , as well as the legend about accusations against the ` Periclean circle ' , including Aspasia and Anaxagoras , is debatable , but Aristophanes mentions an incident with Phidias around that time . Phidias is often credited as the main instigator of the Classical Greek sculptural design . Today , most critics and historians consider him one of the greatest of all ancient Greek sculptors .",
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"text": "Amazonius Apollo Amazonius ( Gr . Ἀμαζόνιος ) was a cultic epithet of the Greek god Apollo , under which he was worshiped , and had a temple at Pyrrhichus in Laconia . The name was derived either from the belief that the mythological Amazons had penetrated into the Peloponnese region as far as Pyrrhichus , or that they themselves had founded Apollo 's temple there . The sole known reference to this etymology , in Pausanias ' Description of Greece , is an oddity in the study of the Amazon mythological tradition . It is strange to hear of the Amazons in Laconia , a region in no way associated with the usual tale of their invasion of Attica . Pausanias suggests a large Amazonian army halted there , which is also at odds with the Boeotian mythological tradition which indicates only a few Amazons were separated from the host after their defeat by Theseus . Secondly , this Apollo is mentioned as a companion of the goddess Artemis , which was also unusual , and which has led some scholars to speculate that `` Apollo Amazonius '' indicates not the traditional Greek Apollo , but a distinctly non-Hellenic deity , possibly that of the more Asiatic peoples of Laconia , Lycia , Phrygia and Crete , prior to Hellenic colonization . The name `` Apollo '' across different regions of classical antiquity often referred to slightly different entities with varying attributes .",
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"text": "Socus In Greek mythology , the name Socus may refer to : Socus , a defender of Troy , son of Hippasus and brother of Charops . The brothers were killed by Odysseus . Socus of Euboea , father of the seven Corybantes ( Prymneus , Mimas , Acmon , Damneus , Ocythous , Idaeus , Melisseus ) by Combe . He expelled his wife and sons from the island , and was ultimately killed by Cecrops , in whose kingdom the Corybantes sought refuge . His name is also mentioned by Hesychius of Alexandria in the form Sochus . Socus , an epithet of Hermes of obscure etymology . According to a scholiast on the Homeric line where the epithet appears , there was an adjective σῶκος which meant `` strong '' . The ancient authors linked the epithet to the Greek stem σω - < σαο - `` whole , safe '' . Despite the attempts of modern scholars to elaborate on this etymological suggestion , no satisfactory explanation has been provided as of 1977 .",
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"text": "Hades Hades ( -LSB- ˈheɪdiːz -RSB- -LSB- or Άͅδης , Háidēs ) was the ancient Greek chthonic god of the underworld , which eventually took his name . In Greek mythology , Hades was regarded as the oldest son of Cronus and Rhea , although the last son regurgitated by his father . He and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon defeated their father 's generation of gods , the Titans , and claimed rulership over the cosmos . Hades received the underworld , Zeus the sky , and Poseidon the sea , with the solid earth -- long the province of Gaia -- available to all three concurrently . Hades was often portrayed with his three-headed guard dog Cerberus . The Etruscan god Aita and Roman gods Dis Pater and Orcus were eventually taken as equivalent to the Greek Hades and merged as Pluto , a Latinization of his euphemistic Greek name Plouton .",
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"text": "Polyphemus Polyphemus ( -LSB- ˌpɒlᵻˈfiːməs -RSB- Πολύφημος Polyphēmos ) is the giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology , one of the Cyclopes described in Homer 's Odyssey . His name means `` abounding in songs and legends '' . Polyphemus first appears as a savage man-eating giant in the ninth book of the Odyssey . Some later Classical writers link his name with the nymph Galatea and present him in a different light .",
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"text": "Arbius Arbius was a toponymic epithet of the Greek god Zeus , derived from Mount Arbias in Crete - in modern times , the hills and chasms near Arvi - where he was worshipped . It is also hypothesized that `` Arbius '' has some relationship to the Latin arbor ( `` tree '' ) , as Zeus was known to have been worshipped as a tree god on Crete .",
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"text": "Kratos (mythology) In Greek mythology , Kratos or Cratus ( Ancient Greek : Κράτος ( `` Power '' ) is the son of Pallas and Styx ; he and his siblings Nike ( `` Victory '' ) , Bia ( `` Force '' ) , and Zelus ( `` Glory '' ) are all essentially personifications . Kratos , along with Bia , make a brief appearance in Aeschylus 's Prometheus Bound , where in the opening scene , acting as agents of Zeus , they lead their captive , the Titan Prometheus on stage , and instruct Hephaestus to chain Prometheus to a rock , as punishment for his theft of fire . In Aeschylus 's Libation Bearers Electra calls upon Kratos , Dike ( `` Justice '' ) and Zeus to aid her brother Orestes .",
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"text": "Cledonism In the occult of classical antiquity , cledonism , or cledonomancy , was a kind of divination based on chance events or encounters , such as words occasionally uttered . The word is formed from the Greek κληδών which signifies rumor , a report , omen , fame , name . Cicero observes that the Pythagoreans made observation not only of the words of the gods , but of those of men ; and accordingly believed the pronouncing of certain words , e.g. the word incendium ( destruction , ruin ) , at a meal to be very unlucky . Thus , instead of prison , they used the word domicilium ( residence , dwelling ) ; and to avoid Erinyes , said Eumenides . According to Pausanias , cledonism was popular at Smyrna , where the Apollonian Oracles were interpreted . He also mentions its use at the shrine of Hermes Agoraios in Pharae . An individual , upon whispering a question into the god 's ear , plugged his own ears , left the agora , and then listened for the god 's answer among the chance words of pedestrians . This was likely popular because the individual selectively chose which words formed the answer . An example of cledonism occurs in the Odyssey , Book XX . Before taking vengeance on the suitors , Odysseus asks for a divine sign , and Zeus answers with a clap of thunder . This is immediately followed by words from a servant-woman , asking Zeus to `` let this be the very last day that the suitors dine in the house of Odysseus . ''",
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"text": "Astyanax In Greek mythology , Astyanax ( -LSB- əˈstaɪ.ənæks -RSB- Ἀστυάναξ Astyánax , `` protector of the city '' ) was the son of Hector , the crown prince of Troy and husband of Princess Andromache of Cilician Thebe . His birth name was Scamandrius ( in Greek : Σκαμάνδριος Skamandrios , after the river Scamander ) , but the people of Troy nicknamed him Astyanax ( i.e. high king , or overlord of the city ) , because he was the son of the city 's great defender ( Iliad VI , 403 ) and the heir apparent 's firstborn son . During the Trojan War , Andromache hid the child in Hector 's tomb , but the child was discovered . His fate was debated by the Greeks , for if he were allowed to live , it was feared he would avenge his father and rebuild Troy . In the version given by the Little Iliad and repeated by Pausanias ( x 25.4 ) , he was killed by Neoptolemus ( also called Pyrrhus ) , who threw the infant from the walls . Another version is given in Iliou persis , in which Odysseus kills Astyanax . It has also been depicted in some Greek vases that Neoptolemus kills Priam , who has taken refuge near a sacred altar , using Astyanax 's dead body to club the old king to death , in front of horrified onlookers . In Ovid 's Metamorphoses , the child is thrown from the walls by the Greek victors ( 13 , 413ff ) . In Euripides 's The Trojan Women ( 719 ff ) , the herald Talthybius reveals to Andromache that Odysseus has convinced the council to have the child thrown from the walls , and the child is in this way killed . In Seneca 's version of The Trojan Women , the prophet Calchas declares that Astyanax must be thrown from the walls if the Greek fleet is to be allowed favorable winds ( 365 -- 70 ) , but once led to the tower , the child himself leaps off the walls ( 1100 -- 3 ) . Other sources for the story of the Sack of Troy and Astyanax 's death can be found in the Bibliotheca ( Pseudo-Apollodorus ) , Hyginus ( Fabula 109 ) , Tryphiodorus ( Sack of Troy 644 -- 6 ) .",
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"text": "Apollonian and Dionysian The Apollonian and Dionysian is a philosophical and literary concept , or dichotomy , based on certain features of ancient Greek mythology . Many Western philosophical and literary figures have invoked this dichotomy in critical and creative works . In Greek mythology , Apollo and Dionysus are both sons of Zeus . Apollo is the god of rational thinking and order , appealing to prudence and purity . On the other hand , Dionysus is the god of the irrationality and chaos , appealing to emotions and instincts . The Greeks did not consider the two gods to be opposites or rivals , although often the two deities were entwined by nature .",
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"text": "Poseidon Poseidon ( -LSB- pəˈsaɪdən , _ pɒ - , _ poʊ - -RSB- Greek : Ποσειδῶν , -LSB- pose͜edɔ́͜ɔn -RSB- ) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth . He was god of the Sea and other waters ; of earthquakes ; and of horses . In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece , he was venerated as a chief deity at Pylos and Thebes . Poseidon was protector of seafarers , and of many Hellenic cities and colonies . In Homer 's Iliad , Poseidon supports the Greeks against the Trojans during the Trojan War . In the Odyssey , during the sea-voyage from Troy back home to Ithaca , the Greek hero Odysseus provokes Poseidon 's fury by blinding his son the Cyclops Polyphemus , resulting in Poseidon punishing him with storms , the complete loss of his ship and companions , and a ten-year delay . Poseidon is also the subject of a Homeric hymn . In Plato 's Timaeus and Critias , the island of Atlantis was Poseidon 's domain . His Roman equivalent is Neptune .",
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"text": "Ogygia Ogygia ( -LSB- oʊˈdʒɪdʒiə -RSB- Ὠγυγίη Ōgygíē -LSB- ɔːɡyɡíɛː -RSB- , or Ὠγυγία Ōgygia -LSB- ɔːɡyɡíaː -RSB- ) is an island mentioned in Homer 's Odyssey , Book V , as the home of the nymph Calypso , the daughter of the Titan Atlas , also known as Atlantis in ancient Greek . In Homer 's Odyssey Calypso detained Odysseus on Ogygia for 7 years and kept him from returning to his home of Ithaca , wanting to marry him . Athena complained about Calypso 's actions to Zeus , who sent the messenger Hermes to Ogygia to order Calypso to release Odysseus . Hermes is Odysseus 's great grandfather on his mother 's side , through Autolycos . Calypso finally , though reluctantly , instructed Odysseus to build a small raft , gave him food and wine , and let him depart the island . The Odyssey describes Ogygia as follows :",
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"text": "Pelops (son of Agamemnon) In Greek mythology , Pelops ( / ˈpiːlɒps , ˈpɛlɒps / ; Greek : Πέλοψ `` dark eyes '' or `` dark face '' , derived from pelios ` dark ' and ops ` face , eye ' ) was a son of Agamemnon and Cassandra . This Pelops , carrying the ancestral name ( after his great-grandfather Pelops , king of Pisa ) and his twin brother Teledamus ( destined to have been `` far-ruling '' ) , the very emblems of the Pelopides , were murdered in their infancy by the usurper Aegisthus .",
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"text": "Mestor In Greek mythology , Mestor -LSB- ˈmɛstər -RSB- was the name of four men . Mestor , son of Perseus and Andromeda . He was brother of Perses , Alcaeus , Heleus , Sthenelus , Electryon , Cynurus , Gorgophone and Autochthe . By Lysidice , daughter of Pelops , he was father of Hippothoe . Mestor , a son of King Priam . Apart from a single mention in the Iliad , where he is praised by his father , he appears in the Bibliotheca and Hyginus . He was taken captive by Neoptolemus , who later dressed up in Mestor 's Phrygian clothes to deceive Acastus . Mestor , a son of king Pterelaus , thus great-great-grandson of # 1 . In Plato 's Critias , Mestor was the second of the fourth set of twins borne of Poseidon and the mortal , Cleito , and one of the first princes of Atlantis .",
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"text": "Callithyia In Greek mythology and legendary history , Callithyia ( -LSB- ˌkælᵻˈθaɪ.ə -RSB- Καλλίθυια also Callithoe ( -LSB- ˌkəˈlɪθoʊiː -RSB- Καλλιθόη ) , Callithea ( -LSB- kəˈlɪθiə -RSB- Καλλιθέα ) , or Io ( -LSB- ˈaɪ.oʊ -RSB- Ἰώ -LSB- iːɔ̌ː -RSB- ) ) , `` the best among women as well as among men '' , was the daughter of Peiras or Peiranthus ( himself son of Argus ) and the first priestess of Argive Hera in history . Her father was credited with founding the first temple of Hera in Argolis , as well as with carving a wooden image of the goddess for the sanctuary ; it was at this temple that Callithyia performed her duties as priestess . Scholia on Aratus mention her as the inventor of the chariot and the mother of Trochilus . Callithyia is perhaps identical with `` Io Callithyessa '' , `` the first priestess of Athena '' according to Hesychius of Alexandria . In a lesser known version of the Argive genealogy , Io was the daughter of Peiren , likely the same as Peiras .",
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"text": "Underworld (2003 film) Underworld is a 2003 action horror film directed by Len Wiseman and written by Danny McBride , based on a story by McBride , Kevin Grevioux , and Wiseman . The film centers on the secret history of vampires and lycans ( an abbreviated form of lycanthrope , which means werewolf ) . It is the first installment in the Underworld franchise . The main plot revolves around Selene ( Kate Beckinsale ) , a vampire Death Dealer hunting Lycans . She finds herself attracted to a human , Michael Corvin ( Scott Speedman ) , who is being targeted by the Lycans . After Michael is bitten by a Lycan , Selene must decide whether to do her duty and kill him or go against her clan and save him . Alongside Beckinsale and Speedman , the film stars Michael Sheen , Shane Brolly , and Bill Nighy . An international co-production between companies from the United Kingdom , Germany , Hungary , and the United States , the film was released on September 19 , 2003 . Upon its release , the film received generally negative reviews from critics , but a smaller number of reviewers praised elements such as the film 's stylish Gothic visuals , the `` icy English composure '' in Kate Beckinsale 's performance , and the extensively worked-out vampire -- werewolf mythology that serves as the film 's backstory . A surprise hit , the film grossed $ 95 million against a production budget of $ 22 million . The film was followed by Underworld : Evolution , released three years later , and by three other films .",
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"text": "Filippo Argenti Filippo Argenti or Filippo Argente ( 13th century ) , a politician and a citizen of Florence , was a member of the Cavicciuoli branch of the aristocratic family of Adimari , according to Boccaccio . Filippo 's children were Giovanni Argente & Salvatore Argente . Salvatore travelled to Spain and first was established in Barcelona and his descendents in Valencia , where his grandson Salvatore was established in the small village of Navarres and the surname changed as Argente . The Adimari family were part of the Black Guelph political faction . Filippo is reputed to have received the nickname `` Argenti '' by having his horse shod with silver . He makes an appearance in the Decamerone , 9.8 , where Boccaccio tells a story that involves his temper . The Firenze 's storia talks about his silver hair . He was a very tall man , very burly , bizarre , famous for his iron fists . Filippo Argenti appears as a character in the fifth circle of Hell in the Inferno , the first part of Dante 's Divine Comedy . He is among the wrathful in the river Styx , and accosts Dante as the latter crosses the Styx . Filippo is then torn into pieces by the other wrathful in the river Styx after this encounter with Dante and Virgil , and then turns on himself biting fiercely . Early commentators recount various incidents to explain the antipathy between Dante and Filippo : Filippo once slapped Dante , Filippo 's brother had taken Dante 's possessions after Dante 's exile from Florence , Filippo 's family had opposed Dante 's return from exile",
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"text": "Underground (Dreyfus book) Underground : Tales of Hacking , Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier is a 1997 book by Suelette Dreyfus , researched by Julian Assange . It describes the exploits of a group of Australian , American , and British black hat hackers during the late 1980s and early 1990s , among them Assange himself . Craig Bowen ( nickname ) , administrator of two important Australian BBS ( Pacific Island and Zen ) Par , a.k.a. . The Parmaster , an American hacker who avoided capture by the United States Secret Service from July 1989 to November 1991 Phoenix , Electron and Nom , who were convicted in the first major Australian trial for computer crimes Pad and Gandalf , the British founders of the notorious 8lgm group the Australian Mendax ( Julian Assange ) and Prime Suspect , who managed to penetrate the DDN , NIC and the Nortel internal network , and the phreaker Trax . Together , the three were known as the `` International Subversives '' . Anthrax , another Australian hacker and phreaker The book also mentions other hackers who had contacts with the protagonists , among them Erik Bloodaxe of the Legion of Doom and Corrupt of the Masters of Deception . The first chapter of Underground relates the diffusion and reactions of the computer security community to the WANK worm that attacked DEC VMS computers over the DECnet in 1989 and was purportedly coded by a Melbourne hacker . , the book has sold 10,000 copies . The author made the electronic edition of the book freely available in 2001 , when it was announced on Slashdot , the server housing the book crashed due to the demand for the book . It reached 400,000 downloads within two years . The 2002 documentary In the Realm of the Hackers , directed by Kevin Anderson and centered on Phoenix and Electron , was inspired by this book .",
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"text": "Underworld (Vamps album) Underworld is the fourth album by Vamps , released on 28 April 2017 . The production took place in Henderson , Nevada by producer Kane Churko .",
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"text": "Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend . He is a scholar who is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life , which leads him to make a pact with the Devil , exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures . The Faust legend has been the basis for many literary , artistic , cinematic , and musical works that have reinterpreted it through the ages . `` Faust '' and the adjective `` Faustian '' imply a situation in which an ambitious person surrenders moral integrity in order to achieve power and success for a delimited term . The Faust of early books -- as well as the ballads , dramas , movies , and puppet-plays which grew out of them -- is irrevocably damned because he prefers human to divine knowledge ; `` he laid the Holy Scriptures behind the door and under the bench , refused to be called doctor of Theology , but preferred to be styled doctor of Medicine '' . Plays and comic puppet theatre loosely based on this legend were popular throughout Germany in the 16th century , often reducing Faust and Mephistopheles to figures of vulgar fun . The story was popularised in England by Christopher Marlowe , who gave it a classic treatment in his play , The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus ( of which the date for publication is debated , but was likely around 1587 ) . In Goethe 's reworking of the story two hundred years later , Faust becomes a dissatisfied intellectual who yearns for `` more than earthly meat and drink '' in his life .",
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"text": "John Kirowan Professor John Kirowan is a fictional character from Robert E. Howard 's contributions to H.P. Lovecraft 's story cycle `` the Cthulhu Mythos '' . Kirowan is often partnered with the character John Conrad , to the extent that these stories are often referred to under the group title Conrad & Kirowan . Professor Kirowan is a younger son of a titled Irish family and a scholar of the Mythos who travelled widely in search of forbidden knowledge . His ancestor , Sir Michael Kirowan was a medieval knight famous for killing a particularly fierce and notorious villain , whose ghost Kirowan will meet and escape from . In Budapest he studied with a man called Yosef Vrolok but refused to `` descend to the foul depths of forbidden occultism and diabolism to which -LSB- he -RSB- sank '' . In revenge , Vrolok used his `` vile arts '' to turn '' the only woman Kirowan ever loved '' , against him and `` debauched '' her . In order to have his own revenge , Kirowan travelled the world seeking greater knowledge of the occult but became sickened by what he learned and renounced this knowledge . In later life he joined the Wanderer 's Club , `` which is composed of the drift of the world , travelers , eccentrics , and all manner of men whose paths lie outside the beaten tracks of life . '' The story The Haunter of the Ring provides much of Kirowan 's background as well as establishing a link to Howard 's Conan stories . The ring of the title is Thoth-Amon 's Serpent Ring of Set , first mentioned in the short story The Phoenix on the Sword . Kirowan states that it has been `` handed down by foul cults of sorcerers since the days of forgotten Stygia . ''",
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"text": "Wicked Appetite Wicked Appetite is a 2010 novel by Janet Evanovich set in Salem , Massachusetts . Elizabeth Tucker ( referred to as Lizzie ) is a baker at Dazzle 's Bakery , specialising in cupcakes . Lizzie has recently moved to Salem after inheriting her aunt 's house . Diesel ( from Visions of Sugar Plums , Plum Lovin '' ' , Plum Spooky , and Plum Lucky , the `` Between The Numbers '' Stephanie Plum holiday novellas ) appears out of thin air in Dazzle 's Bakery after Lizzie has been accosted by Gerwulf Grimoire , otherwise known as Wulf ( from Plum Spooky ) . Unbeknownst to her , Lizzie is an Unmentionable , with a special talent for finding things that Diesel needs . A Stone of Power has re-surfaced and Diesel needs to get to it before Wulf does . The Seven Stones of Power reflect each of the Seven Deadly Sins , the stone in this book dedicated to the sin of gluttony . The stones are known by the acronym SALIGIA , from the Latin names for the sins : superbia , avaritia , luxuria , invidia , gula , ira , & acedia , or pride , greed , lust , envy , gluttony , anger , & sloth . Lizzie 's co-worker Glo , not an Unmentionable but a Questionable , tries out a number of spells with unusual results . Lizzie adopts an odd orange one-eyed cat , who possibly belonged to her deceased Aunt Ophelia , and Carl , the monkey with an attitude problem , rides along . Carl the monkey was introduced in Fearless Fourteen humping Brenda 's hair , and was featured in Plum Spooky . A sequel , titled Wicked Business '' , was released on June 19 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Afterlife (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) `` Afterlife '' is the sixteenth episode of the second season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they face a rival faction of S.H.I.E.L.D. while Skye goes to Afterlife , a secret haven for people like her . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by Craig Titley , and directed by Kevin Hooks . Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , Nick Blood , and Adrianne Palicki . `` Afterlife '' originally aired on ABC on April 7 , 2015 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 4.24 million viewers .",
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"text": "Inferno (Dante Pertuz) Inferno ( Dante Pertuz ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .",
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"text": "King of the Underworld (1952 film) King of the Underworld is a 1952 British crime film directed by Victor M. Gover and starring Tod Slaughter , Patrick Barr and Tucker McGuire . It was followed by a sequel Murder at Scotland Yard . It was made at Bushey Studios .",
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"text": "Shadowland (comics) `` Shadowland '' is a 2010 Marvel Comics storyline centering on Daredevil and other `` street-level '' superheroes in the Marvel Universe . The storyline started in the Daredevil comic and was expanded upon in the Shadowland five-issue mini series as well as four tie-in mini series , four one-shots , and two issues of Thunderbolts . The storyline was collected into seven individual hard cover and soft cover Trade paperbacks in 2011 . The story chronicles Daredevils ' return to Hell 's Kitchen after he becomes the leader of the Hand Ninja clan . He builds a temple/prison in Hell 's Kitchen , the eponymous Shadowland . His methods get more extreme as he kills long-time adversary Bullseye . The change in attitude brings him and his ally White Tiger in conflict with a number of street level super-heroes such as Spider-Man , Luke Cage , Iron Fist , Moon Knight and more . The storyline also introduces a new Power Man to the Marvel Universe . The heroes later realize that Daredevil has become possessed by the Beast of the Hand , which explains why Daredevil 's actions have become more and more extreme and erratic . The heroes are helped out by the Kingpin and Lady Bullseye as they try to preserve the Kingpin 's criminal empire . In the final moments of the story Iron Fist uses his mystical chi to heal Daredevil , releasing the demon inside him . In an act of sacrifice Daredevil kills himself before the Beast can take control of him again , breaking the spell the Beast had on Hell 's Kitchen . Afterwards his corpse disappears , apparently to be revived by Elektra at the conclusion of the event .",
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"text": "Ulysses Bloodstone Ulysses Bloodstone is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is an immortal monster-hunter .",
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"text": "Ningishzida Ningishzida ( sum : dnin-g ̃iš - zid-da ) is a Mesopotamian deity of the underworld . His name in Sumerian is translated as `` lord of the good tree '' by Thorkild Jacobsen .",
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"text": "Ezio Auditore da Firenze Ezio Auditore da Firenze ( -LSB- ˈettsjo audiˈtoːre da fiˈrentse -RSB- ) is a fictional character in the video game series Assassin 's Creed . His career as an Assassin during the Italian Renaissance serves as central plot of Assassin 's Creed II , II : Discovery , Brotherhood , and Revelations , as well as the animated short film Embers . Ezio also makes an appearance as a playable character in the fighting game Soulcalibur V. Ezio is an ancestor of Desmond Miles , the protagonist of most of the series ' backstory , who experiences Ezio 's life through a device unlocking hidden memories inside his DNA . First appearing in Assassin 's Creed II , a young Ezio witnesses the execution of his father and brothers at the hands of Templar conspirators . After killing the man responsible for their deaths , Ezio begins a journey to avenge his family and free Italy from Templar control . While rebuilding the Assassin Order , Ezio breaks the Templar dominance in Italy , Spain , and the Ottoman Empire . In his later years , Ezio begins his search for Altaïr 's library in Masyaf and helps restore the Ottoman Assassin Order . After discovering Altaïr 's piece of Eden , he decides to retire from the Assassin Order to live a more peaceful life . The character as such , his depiction , personality and development , as well as the chronicling of his entire life , have received critical acclaim .",
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"text": "Dīs Pater Dīs Pater -LSB- diːs ˈpa.tɛr -RSB- was a Roman god of the underworld , later subsumed by Pluto or Hades ( Hades was Greek ) . Originally a chthonic god of riches , fertile agricultural land , and underground mineral wealth , he was later commonly equated with the Roman deities Pluto and Orcus , becoming an underworld deity . Dīs Pater was commonly shortened to simply Dīs . This name has since become an alternative name for the underworld or a part of the underworld , such as the City of Dis of The Divine Comedy . It is often thought that Dīs Pater was also a Celtic god . This confusion arises from the second-hand citation of one of Julius Caesar 's comments in his Commentaries on the Gallic Wars VI :18 , where he says that the Gauls all claimed descent from Dīs Pater . However , Caesar 's remark is a clear example of interpretatio Romana : what Caesar meant was that the Gauls all claimed descent from a Gaulish god that reminded him of the Roman Dīs Pater , that is , a chthonic deity associated with prosperity and fertility . Different possible candidates exist for this role in Celtic religion , such as Gaulish Sucellus , Irish Donn and Welsh Beli Mawr , among others .",
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"text": "Lobster Johnson Lobster Johnson ( also known as the Lobster ) is a fictional character featured in the Hellboy and Bureau For Paranormal Research and Defense comic books published by Dark Horse Comics . He was created by Mike Mignola . Within the Hellboy universe , the Lobster was a vigilante who worked in secret in New York City during the 1930s . Although the public believes that the Lobster was only the hero of pulp serials and comics , he was a real man who faced gangsters as well as paranormal threats . The Lobster had a reputation for violence , such as killing mobsters and burning his trademark lobster claw symbol into their foreheads with the palm of his gloved hand . This behavior was similar to the Marvel UK comic book character Night Raven , and the pulp magazine hero The Spider .",
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"text": "Deliria Deliria : Faerie Tales for a New Millennium is an `` interactive urban fantasy setting '' created by Phil Brucato . The title refers to an altered state of awareness in which several levels of reality can be perceived at once , to both good and ill effect . The core concept behind Deliria is one of `` ordinary people in an extraordinary world . '' Inspired by classical fairy tales and urban fantasy , the setting presents a multicultural world in which magic is always present but often invisible . To `` twilight people '' who encounter the magical realm , the world becomes a frightening yet wonderful place . Meanwhile , the immortal faeries , or aelderfolk , regard mortal humanity with a mixture of awe and terror . The accelerating pace of human imagination reverberates through both worlds , bringing changes that many aelders fear . Within the tensions of this setting , ordinary people become heroes - or villains - in their own new fairy tales . Inspired by authors like Charles de Lint , Erik Davis and Francesca Lia Block , films like Edward ScissorHands and Practical Magic , world music and ethereal wave music , and TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Deliria 's setting emphasizes `` normal people '' over superheroes . As a role-playing game , it features a flexible rules system , collaborative storytelling , and a character-crafting process based on telling stories about the character . Deliria has also been noted for its vivid digital art , evocative short stories , and emphasis of `` courage rather than carnage . ''",
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"text": "T. J. English T. J. English ( born 6 October 1957 ) is an Irish American author and journalist known primarily for his non-fiction books about organized crime , criminal justice and the American underworld .",
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"text": "Abyss (comics) Abyss is a name used for three distinct characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .",
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"text": "Afterlife with Archie Afterlife with Archie is a comic book published by Archie Comics beginning in 2013 , depicting a zombie apocalypse that begins in the town of Riverdale in an alternative reality . It is written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa , with art by Francesco Francavilla , and is inspired by a zombie-themed variant cover which Francavilla did for an issue of Life with Archie . The comic is Archie Comics ' first title to be sold only on the direct market ( that is , in comic shops ) , as opposed to on newsstands ; it is also the company 's first title not to be aimed at children and is rated `` TEEN + '' , as it includes content and subject matter never explored in any other title they published before , including extensive realistic violence , some gore , necrotic themes , disturbing scenes , and moderate language . The comic was conceived not long after Archie Comics officially dropped the Comics Code Authority standard from their entire line-up in 2011 . Issue # 8 was the first to feature the company 's Archie Horror logo . The Archie Horror imprint also publishes a companion series titled Chilling Adventures of Sabrina . The two titles share several characters , but they are not directly related to each other .",
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"text": "Gorse Trilogy The Gorse Trilogy is a series of three novels , the last published works of the author Patrick Hamilton . The stories follow the anti-hero Ernest Ralph Gorse , whose heartlessness and lack of scruple are matched only by the inventiveness and panache with which he swindles his victims . He is thought to have been based on the real-life con-man and murderer Neville George Heath , executed in 1946 . Gorse insinuates himself into the lives of his victims with his good looks and easy confidence , and always with a good story . His victims are women , and he flatters his way into their affections until he is in a position to turn things to his advantage . Graham Greene called The West Pier `` the best book written about Brighton '' , while L.P. Hartley said , `` The entertainment value of this brilliantly told story could hardly be higher . '' Writing for The Independent , critic D. J. Taylor called Unknown Assailant `` an inferior work '' while The Guardian called it `` drink-soaked . '' An adaptation of Mr Stimpson and Mr Gorse was produced by ITV in 1987 ( called The Charmer and starring Nigel Havers ) . The West Pier ( 1952 ) Mr. Stimpson and Mr. Gorse ( 1953 ) Unknown Assailant ( 1955 ) Gorse also appears as a secondary villain in the novel Johnny Alucard by Kim Newman .",
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"text": "Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos ( -LSB- ˈbeɪzoʊs -RSB- born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen ; January 12 , 1964 ) is an American technology and retail entrepreneur , investor , and philanthropist who is best known as the founder , chairman , and chief executive officer of Amazon.com , which is the world 's largest online shopping retailer . The company began as an Internet merchant of books and expanded to a wide variety of products and services , most recently video streaming and audio streaming . Amazon.com is currently the world 's largest Internet sales company on the World Wide Web , as well as being the world 's largest provider of cloud infrastructure services , through its Amazon Web Services arm . Bezos 's other diversified business interests include aerospace and newspapers . He is the founder and manufacturer of Blue Origin ( founded in 2000 ) with test flights to space which started in 2015 , and plans for commercial suborbital human spaceflight beginning in 2018 . In 2013 , Bezos purchased The Washington Post newspaper . A number of other business investments are managed through Bezos Expeditions . With an estimated net worth of US$ 82 billion as of May 2017 , Bezos is currently the third-richest person in the world , just behind Bill Gates and Amancio Ortega in first and second places , and just ahead of Warren Buffett in fourth place . His rise to this position occurred after Amazon registered a 67 % jump in share price .",
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"text": "SOAR (spaceplane) SOAR was a partially reusable air-launched spaceplane launch system concept designed to launch small satellites on a suborbital or orbital trajectory . The vehicle , derived from the Hermes spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency , was planned to be built , launched , and operated by Swiss Space Systems . The spaceplane was planned to launch from an Airbus A300 aircraft named S3 Zero Gravity Airliner . Once at altitude , the spaceplane was planned to separate from the aircraft and ignite an NK-39 engine developed by Russian Federal Space Agency . After fuel depletion at about 80 kilometers altitude , the plane was planned to release its payload before gliding back and landing on Earth . The launch vehicle was planned to also have low Earth orbit capability when launched in conjunction with an expendable upper stage . Swiss Space Systems has contracted the Russian firm RKK Energia to develop the upper stage . With an upper stage , the spacecraft was planned to be able to launch a 250 kilogram payload into orbit . Swiss Space Systems claimed that the spaceplane could cost about four times less than current suborbital launch costs . The spaceplane was notionally targeted to have its first test launch by 2017 . However , following financial trouble , the company was declared bankrupt in a Swiss civil court , ending operations of the company .",
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"text": "Vision for Space Exploration The Vision for Space Exploration ( VSE ) was a plan for space exploration announced on January 14 , 2004 by President George W. Bush . It was conceived as a response to the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster , the state of human spaceflight at NASA , and as a way to regain public enthusiasm for space exploration . It was replaced by the space policy of the Barack Obama administration in June 2010 .",
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"text": "Space Development Network Space Development Network ( SDN ) is a global co-operative for professionals , researchers , students and enthusiasts working towards the Development of Space Technologies , Space Exploration and Resources and is headquartered in Bangalore , India . SDN was founded by Sanjay Rathee , Sujay Sreedhar and Louis Gelinas . Members of this Network , collaborate and work on various interdisciplinary projects , participate in constructive technical discussions and share all our knowledge resources in a single consortium . Having established SDN Chapters in the fields of : Asteroid mining Space Colonization Space Debris Satellites Rocket launch Technology AI and Robotics Foundations SDN is founded on the efforts of more than 30 years of research by Louis Gelinas . Louis has had a web presence under the site www.spacedevcoop.com since early 2011 . In April 2015 Louis met Sanjay and Sujay through social media . They formed a Facebook group called SDN ( Space Development Network ) . In February 2016 , Sanjay Rathee splintered SDN and formed SDNx ( Space Development Nexus ) which was a primarily India-based group .",
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"text": "Final Frontier Design Final Frontier Design is a seed-stage startup company that builds and tests spacesuits . The company 's products both enable , and are enabled by , the more recent lower-cost access to space epitomized by NewSpace launch companies such as SpaceX , Virgin Galactic and XCOR Aerospace . FFD was awarded a Phase I SBIR in 2011 and developed pressure garment glove technology under this contract . In July 2011 , Final Frontier Design won third place in the 2011 NewSpace Business Plan Competition in Silicon Valley , sponsored by the Space Frontier Foundation . In December 2014 , Final Frontier Design obtained an official Space Act Agreement with NASA .",
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"text": "Cohesity Cohesity is a privately held enterprise storage company headquartered in Santa Clara , California . Cohesity was founded in June 2013 by Mohit Aron , who previously co-founded Nutanix . Cohesity launched publicly in June 2015 , introducing a platform designed to consolidate and manage secondary data . Cohesity raised $ 70 million in venture funding in two rounds with Google Ventures , Qualcomm Ventures , and Sequoia Capital since its founding in 2013 . In October 2015 , Cohesity announced the public launch of its products , Cohesity DataPlatform and DataProtect . DataPlatform is a platform designed to consolidate secondary storage and associated workflows . DataProtect provides a data protection solution converged on DataPlatform . The second generation of DataPlatform and DataProtect was announced in February 2016 with new capabilities and features including SMB Protocol Support , CloudArchive , and Site-to-Site Replication . In June 2016 , the launch of Cohesity 3.0 products ( DataProtect , DataPlatform ) expanded data protection to physical servers . On April 4th , 2017 , Cohesity announced additional funding of $ 90 million . This was led by GV , the venture capital arm of Google parent Alphabet Inc. , and Sequoia Capital .",
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"text": "Peter Diamandis Peter H. Diamandis ( -LSB- diːʌˈmændɪs -RSB- born May 20 , 1961 ) is a Greek -- American engineer , physician , and entrepreneur best known for being the founder and chairman of the X Prize Foundation , the co-founder and executive chairman of Singularity University and the co-author of the New York Times bestsellers Abundance : The Future Is Better Than You Think and BOLD : How to Go Big , Create Wealth , and Impact the World . He is also the former CEO and co-founder of the Zero Gravity Corporation , the co-founder and vice chairman of Space Adventures Ltd. , the founder and chairman of the Rocket Racing League , the co-founder of the International Space University , the co-founder of Planetary Resources , founder of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space , and vice-chairman & co-founder of Human Longevity , Inc. .",
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"text": "DreamUp DreamUp PBC is a Public-benefit corporation that offers space-based educational and media services . DreamUp is a spin-off and sister company of NanoRacks LLC , a private company that develops products and offers services for the commercial utilization of space . DreamUp aims to provide in-space opportunities to non-professionals who 've never had access to space before - students , teachers and those using crowd-sourcing to fund space projects . Under NanoRacks ' umbrella , DreamUp customers launched 230 educational projects conducted on the NASA International Space Station . The customer base spanned 36 U.S. states and 15 countries . Via its launch partner NanoRacks , DreamUp has access to research opportunities on the U.S. National Lab on board the International Space Station , Blue Origin 's New Shepard space vehicle , and other platforms . In March 2016 , Carie Lemack was announced as CEO and Cofounder of DreamUp . Previously , Lemack co-founded Global Survivors Network and Families of September 11 , and produced the Academy Award-nominated documentary film , Killing in the Name . DreamUp is part of XO Markets , a holding company for commercial space exploration .",
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"text": "Swedish Space Corporation Swedish Space Corporation ( SSC ) is a comprehensive space company that has 40 years of experience in helping space organizations , companies and research organizations with access to space . SSC provides specialized competence in space subsystems , space and satellite operations , rocket and balloon systems including experiment equipment , launch services , aerospace engineering services as well as airborne maritime surveillance systems . Through its wholly owned subsidiaries ECAPS and NanoSpace , SSC is also engaged in the development of environmentally friendly propulsion systems and micromechanical systems for space applications . From its facility Esrange Space Center in Northern Sweden , SSC launches sounding rockets and high-altitude balloons for research in the areas of microgravity , astrophysics , astronomy and atmospheric studies . One notable program during the late 1980s/early 1990s was a joint project with the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies using SSC 's MASER rocket to lift aloft various experiments requiring microgravity environments , at a low cost . This was during a period when U.S. Space Shuttle flights along with associated planned experiments were still being disrupted by the aftermath of the Challenger disaster . At Esrange SSC operates one of the world 's busiest civilian satellite ground stations , communicating with both telecom and scientific satellites . SSC 's facility Stockholm Teleport provides satellite communication services , and the wholly owned German company LSE is specialised in satellite control and ground station services . SSC runs a global ground station network , PrioraNet , in which its US subsidiary Universal Space Network plays a big part . SSC operates test systems at the Vidsel Test Range , on behalf of the Swedish Defence Material Administration ( FMV ) . SSC also designs , develops and installs maritime surveillance systems which are used by coast guard authorities around the world . July 1 , 2011 SSC sold its satellite division to the German space company OHB which then formed a Swedish subsidiary named OHB-Sweden .",
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"text": "Soyuz (rocket family) Soyuz ( Союз , meaning `` union '' , GRAU index 11A511 ) is a family of expendable launch systems developed by OKB-1 , and manufactured by Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center in Samara , Russia . The Soyuz launch vehicle is the most frequently used launch vehicle in the world . After the U.S. Space Shuttle program ended in 2011 , Soyuz rockets became the only launch vehicle able to transport astronauts to the International Space Station . The Soyuz vehicles are used as the launcher for the manned Soyuz spacecraft as part of the Soyuz program , as well as to launch unmanned Progress supply spacecraft to the International Space Station and for commercial launches marketed and operated by Starsem and Arianespace . All Soyuz rockets use RP-1 and liquid oxygen ( LOX ) propellant , with the exception of the Soyuz-U2 , which used Syntin , a variant of RP-1 , with LOX . In the United States , it has the Library of Congress designation A-2 . The Soyuz family is a subset of the R-7 family .",
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"text": "Japan's space development Japan 's space exploration started in the mid-1950s as a research group led by Hideo Itokawa at the University of Tokyo . Rocket sizes increased gradually from less than 30 cm at the start of the project to over 15 m in the mid-1960s . The aim of the original research project was to launch a man-made satellite . By the 1960s , two organizations , the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science ( ISAS ) and the National Space Development Agency of Japan ( NASDA ) , were developing their own rockets . After experiencing numerous failures in the 1990s and 2000s , ISAS and NASDA merged - along with the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan ( NAL ) - to form the unified Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA ) in 2003 .",
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"text": "Amir Ansari Amir Ansari is an Iranian Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Prodea Systems . Along with his sister-in-law Anousheh Ansari , he made a multimillion-dollar contribution to the Ansari X Prize foundation on May 5 , 2004 , the 43rd anniversary of Alan Shepard 's sub-orbital spaceflight . The X Prize was officially renamed the Ansari X Prize in honour of their donation . Born in 1970 in Tehran , Iran , Ansari immigrated to the United States before the Iranian Revolution . He received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and computer science at George Mason University . Amir , along with his brother Hamid and sister-in-law Anousheh Ansari , founded Telecom Technologies , Inc. ( TTI ) in 1993 , and served as the company 's CTO . TTI was acquired by Sonus Networks , Inc. in January 2001 . Prodea has announced the formation of a partnership with Space Adventures , Ltd. and the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation ( FSA ) to create a fleet of suborbital spaceflight vehicles for global commercial use .",
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"text": "Space Shuttle design process See also Space Shuttle program - Conception and development Even before the Project Apollo moon landing in 1969 , NASA began studies of space shuttle designs as early as October 1968 . The early studies were denoted `` Phase A '' , and in June 1970 , `` Phase B '' , which were more detailed and specific . The primary intended use of the space shuttle was supporting the future space station , ferrying a minimum crew of four and about 20000 lb of cargo , and able to be rapidly turned around for future flights . Two designs emerged as front-runners . One was designed by engineers at the Manned Spaceflight Center , and championed especially by George Mueller . This was a two-stage system with delta-winged spacecraft , and generally complex . An attempt to re-simplify was made in the form of the DC-3 , designed by Maxime Faget , who had designed the Mercury capsule among other vehicles . Numerous offerings from a variety of commercial companies were also offered , but generally fell by the wayside as each NASA lab pushed for its own version . All of this was taking place in the midst of other NASA teams proposing a wide variety of post-Apollo missions , a number of which would cost as much as Apollo or more . As each of these projects fought for funding , the NASA budget was at the same time being severely constrained . Three were eventually presented to Vice President Agnew in 1969 . The shuttle project rose to the top , largely due to tireless campaigning by its supporters . By 1970 the shuttle had been selected as the one major project for the short-term post-Apollo time frame . When funding for the program came into question , there were concerns that the project might be cancelled . This led to an effort to interest the US Air Force in using the shuttle for their missions as well . The Air Force was mildly interested , but demanded a much larger vehicle , far larger than the original concepts . To lower the development costs of the resulting designs , boosters were added , a throw-away fuel tank was adopted , and many other changes made that greatly lowered the reusability and greatly added to vehicle and operational costs . With the Air Force 's approval , the system emerged in its operational form .",
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"text": "Tethers Unlimited, Inc. Tethers Unlimited , Inc. ( TUI ) is an American private aerospace company headquartered near Seattle , Washington , which performs research and development of new products and technologies for space , sea , and air . Founded in 1994 by Dr. Robert P. Hoyt and Dr. Robert L. Forward , Tethers Unlimited began developing products based on space tether technologies , including concepts for removal of space debris and momentum exchange tethers for launching payloads into higher orbits . TUI has since broadened its suite of technologies to include power , propulsion , actuation , and communications systems for small satellites , robotic technologies for on-orbit fabrication and assembly , optical fiber winding and deployment , software defined radio communications , and 3D printed radiation shielding . In 2007 , in collaboration with Stanford University , the company launched the Multi-Application Survivable Tether ( MAST ) experiment to test the survivability of tethers in space .",
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"text": "BE&K BE&K , Inc. , based in Birmingham , Alabama , is a global engineering and construction company . BE&K is named after its founders Peter Bolvig , William Edmonds , and Ted Kennedy and was founded in 1972 after the three men left the Birmingham based Rust International to start their own company . The company originally was focused on engineering and construction for the pulp and paper industry . Today BE&K has offices throughout the US and in Europe through BE&K International . BE&K 's Family of Companies includes Saginaw , SW&B Construction Corporation , As-Built Services , QBEK , The BE&K Building Group , BE&K Government Group , BE&K International , Rintekno , Allstates Technical Services and NorthStar Communications Group . On May 7 , 2008 the company announced that it would be acquired by the Houston , Texas-based construction firm KBR , Inc. for $ 550 million . The company plans to remain headquartered in Birmingham .",
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"text": "Space Launch Initiative The Space Launch Initiative ( SLI ) was a NASA and U.S. Department of Defense joint research and technology project to determine the requirements to meet all the nation 's hypersonics , space launch and space technology needs . The program began with the award of reusable launch vehicle study contracts in 2000 . In November 2002 it was evolved into the Orbital Space Plane Program and the Next Generation Launch Technology Program . The primary goal of this research was to increase safety and reliability and to reduce overall costs associated with building , flying and maintaining the nation 's next generation of space launch vehicles . NASA anticipated that these advances would revitalize the nation 's space transportation capabilities , and dramatically improve NASA 's ability to conduct science and exploration missions in space . | This program was ended with the cancellation of the X-33 and X-34 and the conclusion of the X-43 programs . NASA changed its focus to Constellation Program . The Space Launch Initiative Propulsion Office , managed by NASA 's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville , Ala. , sought to advance technologies and explore new avenues of space propulsion to develop safer , more reliable and affordable propulsion solutions . Four main engine candidates for a second generation reusable launch vehicle emerged , including two hydrogen-fueled ( COBRA , RS-83 , TR-106 ) and two kerosene-fueled ( RS-84 , TR-107 ) staged combustion engines . California Poly Pomona 's Professor Steven Dobbs was the Lead Systems Engineer on the project , making significant use of the program as an example for failed systems engineering .",
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"text": "Ball Aerospace & Technologies Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. ( commonly Ball Aerospace ) is an American manufacturer of spacecraft , components , and instruments for national defense , civil space and commercial space applications . The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ball Corporation ( NYSE : BLL ) , with primary offices in Boulder and facilities in Broomfield and Westminster in Colorado , with smaller offices in New Mexico , Ohio , Northern Virginia , Missouri , and Maryland . Ball Aerospace began building pointing controls for military rockets in 1956 , and later won a contract to build one of NASA 's first spacecraft , the Orbiting Solar Observatory . Over the years , the company has been responsible for numerous technological and scientific projects and continues to provide aerospace technology to NASA and related industries . Ball Aerospace also has many other products and services for the aerospace industry , including lubricants , optical systems , star trackers and antennas . As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ball Corporation , Ball Aerospace was cited in 2014 as the 88th largest defense contractor in the world . Both parent and subsidiary headquarters are co-located in Broomfield , Colorado .",
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"text": "Icarus Interstellar Icarus Interstellar is an international organization dedicated to technical achievements enabling interstellar travel . Research is performed by volunteer citizen scientists with a wide swath of backgrounds , ranging from NASA and ESA aerospace engineers to professional scientists , university professors , students , science fiction writers , artists , thinkers and enthusiasts . Design teams are coordinated around research projects with a central theme , such as Project Icarus , an interstellar probe design study envisioning the design of a mainly fusion propulsion based engine , and Project Hyperion , a human occupied worldship ( interstellar migration ship ) study . Organizationally , Icarus is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit organization registered in Alaska , February 2011 . The organization was created from members of Project Icarus , initiated in September 2009 in an effort to explore multiple interstellar spacecraft systems simultaneously .",
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"text": "ThinkPad ThinkPad is a line of laptop computers and tablets developed by Lenovo . The series was designed , developed , and sold by IBM until Lenovo acquired the division and brand in 2005 . ThinkPads are known for their minimalist , black and box design which was initially modeled in 1990 by industrial designer Richard Sapper based on the concept of a traditional Japanese Bento lunchbox revealing its nature only after being opened . According to later interviews with Sapper , he also characterized the simple ThinkPad form to be as elementary as a simple , black cigar box and with similar proportions that offers a ` surprise ' when opened . ThinkPads are popular with large businesses and schools . Older ThinkPad models are revered by technology enthusiasts , collectors and power users due to their durable design , relatively high resale value , and abundance of aftermarket replacement parts . ThinkPad laptops have been used in space and , by 2003 , were the only laptops certified for use on the International Space Station .",
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"text": "Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center ( GSFC ) is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1 , 1959 as NASA 's first space flight center . GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors , and is located approximately 6.5 mi northeast of Washington , D.C. in Greenbelt , Maryland , United States . GSFC , one of ten major NASA field centers , is named in recognition of Dr. Robert H. Goddard ( 1882 -- 1945 ) , the pioneer of modern rocket propulsion in the United States . GSFC is the largest combined organization of scientists and engineers in the United States dedicated to increasing knowledge of the Earth , the Solar System , and the Universe via observations from space . GSFC is a major U.S. laboratory for developing and operating unmanned scientific spacecraft . GSFC conducts scientific investigation , development and operation of space systems , and development of related technologies . Goddard scientists can develop and support a mission , and Goddard engineers and technicians can design and build the spacecraft for that mission . Goddard scientist John C. Mather shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on COBE . GSFC also operates two spaceflight tracking and data acquisition networks ( the Space Network and the Near Earth Network ) , develops and maintains advanced space and Earth science data information systems , and develops satellite systems for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) . GSFC manages operations for many NASA and international missions including the Hubble Space Telescope ( HST ) , the Explorer program , the Discovery Program , the Earth Observing System ( EOS ) , INTEGRAL , MAVEN , OSIRIS-REx , the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory ( SOHO ) , the Solar Dynamics Observatory ( SDO ) , and Swift . Past missions managed by GSFC include the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer ( RXTE ) , Compton Gamma Ray Observatory , SMM , COBE , IUE , and ROSAT . Typically , unmanned earth observation missions and observatories in Earth orbit are managed by GSFC , while unmanned planetary missions are managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( JPL ) in Pasadena , California .",
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"text": "Jeff Bewkes Jeffrey Lawrence `` Jeff '' Bewkes ( born May 25 , 1952 ) is an American media executive . He has been CEO of Time Warner since January 1 , 2008 , President since December 2005 , and Chairman of the Board since January 1 , 2009 .",
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Your Highness stars an actor.
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"text": "Your Highness Your Highness is a 2011 American stoner comic fantasy film directed by David Gordon Green , and stars Danny McBride , James Franco , Natalie Portman , Zooey Deschanel and Justin Theroux . Written by McBride and Ben Best , the film was released on April 8 , 2011 . The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb , grossing $ 28 million worldwide against a $ 50 million budget .",
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"text": "Danny McBride Daniel Richard McBride ( born December 29 , 1976 ) is an American actor , writer , and comedian . He is best known for starring in the HBO comedies Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals , both of which he co-created with frequent collaborator Jody Hill . He has also starred in comedy films , such as The Foot Fist Way ( 2006 ) , Hot Rod ( 2007 ) , Pineapple Express ( 2008 ) , Tropic Thunder ( 2008 ) , Land of the Lost ( 2009 ) , Your Highness ( 2011 ) , and This Is the End ( 2013 ) .",
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"text": "Christopher Plummer Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer ( born December 13 , 1929 ) is a Canadian theatre , film and television actor . After making his film debut in Stage Struck ( 1958 ) , Plummer went on to a successful film career , now spanning more than five decades . Some of his most notable film performances include : The Sound of Music ( 1965 ) , Battle of Britain ( 1969 ) , Waterloo ( 1970 ) , The Return of the Pink Panther ( 1975 ) , Murder by Decree ( 1979 ) , Dragnet ( 1987 ) , Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country ( 1991 ) , A Beautiful Mind ( 2001 ) , Nicholas Nickleby ( 2002 ) , National Treasure ( 2004 ) , The New World ( 2005 ) , Inside Man ( 2006 ) , Up ( 2009 ) , The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ( 2009 ) , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( 2011 ) . In a career which includes substantial roles in each of the dramatic arts , Plummer is best known to film audiences as the aristocratic widower , Captain Georg von Trapp , in the musical film The Sound of Music ( 1965 ) , alongside Julie Andrews . Plummer has ventured into various television projects , including the miniseries The Thorn Birds ( 1983 ) . Plummer has notably portrayed several historical figures , including Arthur Wellesley , First Duke of Wellington in Waterloo ( 1970 ) , Rudyard Kipling in The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ) , Mike Wallace in The Insider ( 1999 ) , and Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station ( 2009 ) . Plummer has won numerous awards and accolades for his work , including an Academy Award , two Emmy Awards , two Tony Awards , a Golden Globe Award , a SAG Award , and a BAFTA Award . With his win at age 82 in 2012 for Beginners , Plummer is the oldest actor ever to win an Academy Award .",
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"text": "Chris Sandford Christopher Duke Sandford ( born 6 June 1939 ) is a British actor . He appeared in more than fifty films since 1956 .",
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"text": "Vincent Oshana Vincent Oshana ( born 1979 ) is an American actor and comedian best known for his HBO Stand-Up Comedy Set on Russell Simmons 's Def Comedy Jam and various roles on Showtime channel 's television series The Underground .",
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"text": "George Henare George Winiata Henare ( born 11 September 1945 ) is a New Zealand actor with a career spanning 50 years .",
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"text": "Kelvin Harrison Jr. Kelvin Harrison Jr. ( born July 23 , 1994 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Lukas Haas Lukas Daniel Haas ( born April 16 , 1976 ) is an American actor and musician . His acting career has spanned three decades , during which he has appeared in more than 50 feature films and a number of television shows and stage productions .",
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"text": "Andy Ansah Andrew Owusu `` Andy '' Ansah ( born 19 March 1969 ) is an English actor and former professional footballer .",
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"text": "Sylvester Groth Sylvester Groth ( born 31 March 1958 ) is a German film actor and tenor . He is best known to English language audiences for appearing in Quentin Tarantino 's 2009 film Inglourious Basterds , in which he portrayed Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels . He also appears in the opening scene of the third season of Fargo . His first major film role was in 1993 's Stalingrad . Groth portrayed Goebbels in the 2007 German film Mein Führer -- Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler , directed by Dani Levy .",
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"text": "Sacha Dhawan Sacha Dhawan ( born May 1 , 1984 ) is a British actor of Indian descent . He has performed on stage , film , television and radio .",
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"text": "Chandler Canterbury Chandler Canterbury ( born December 15 , 1998 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Robert Hardy Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy , CBE , FSA ( born 29 October 1925 ) is an English actor with a long career in the theatre , film and television .",
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"text": "Holmes Herbert Holmes Herbert ( born Horace Edward Jenner ; 30 July 1882 -- 26 December 1956 ) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952 .",
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"text": "Reynaldo Rey Reynaldo Rey ( born Harry Reynolds ; January 27 , 1940 -- May 28 , 2015 ) was an American actor , comedian , and television personality .",
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"text": "Jeremy Lindsay Taylor Jeremy Lindsay Taylor ( born Sydney , 19 September 1973 ) is an Australian actor .",
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"text": "C. Aubrey Smith Sir Charles Aubrey Smith CBE ( 21 July 186320 December 1948 ) , known to film-goers as C. Aubrey Smith , was an England Test cricketer who became a stage and film actor , acquiring a niche as the officer-and-gentleman type , as in the first sound version of The Prisoner of Zenda ( 1937 ) . In Hollywood , he organised British actors into a cricket team , playing formal matches that much intrigued local spectators .",
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"text": "Isiah Whitlock Jr. Isiah Whitlock Jr. ( born September 13 , 1954 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "John Michael King John Michael King ( May 13 , 1926 -- August 17 , 2008 ) was an American actor most often associated with his roles in musical theatre .",
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"text": "Muhannad Al Jumaili Muhannad Al Jumaili ( Arabic : مهند الجميلي ; born 19 March 1986 ) , Saudi Arabian actor .",
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"text": "Blake Ritson Blake Adam Ritson ( born 14 January 1978 ) is an English actor and director .",
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"text": "Prem Kumar (actor) Prem Kumar , known mononymously as Prem , is an Indian film actor who works in Kannada films . He made his acting debut in 2004 through the film Praana . However , he earned much recognition and won Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Nenapirali in the year 2005 . He is popularly known as Lovely Star in Kannada films .",
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Michael C. Hall had a role in a television series.
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"text": "Michael C. Hall Michael Carlyle Hall ( born February 1 , 1971 ) is an American actor , known for his role as Dexter Morgan , a serial killer and blood spatter analyst , in the Showtime TV Network series Dexter , and as David Fisher in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under . In 2010 , Hall won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Dexter .",
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"text": "Miami Medical Miami Medical ( formerly titled Miami Trauma ) is a medical drama television series that aired on CBS from April 2 to July 2 , 2010 . It follows the professional and private lives of a team of trauma surgeons . The series was created by Jeffrey Lieber and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. . Television . On May 18 , 2010 , CBS cancelled the series .",
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"text": "ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19 , 1994 , to April 2 , 2009 , with a total of 331 episodes spanning over 15 seasons . It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Television , in association with Warner Bros. . Television . ER follows the inner life of the emergency room ( ER ) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago , Illinois , and various critical issues faced by the room 's physicians and staff . The show became the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history . It won 23 Primetime Emmy Awards , including the 1996 Outstanding Drama Series award , and received 124 Emmy nominations , which makes it the most nominated drama program in history . ER won 116 awards in total , including the Peabody Award , while the cast earned four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series .",
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"text": "Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children . More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .",
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"text": "L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC , from September 15 , 1986 , to May 19 , 1994 . Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher , it contained many of Bochco 's trademark features including an ensemble cast , large number of parallel storylines , social drama , and off-the-wall humor . It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s , and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment , abortion , racism , gay rights , homophobia , sexual harassment , AIDS , and domestic violence . The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff . In addition to its main cast , L.A. Law was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown actors and actresses in guest starring roles , who later went on to greater success in film and television including : Don Cheadle , Jeffrey Tambor , Kathy Bates , David Schwimmer , Jay O. Sanders , James Avery , Gates McFadden , Bryan Cranston , C.C.H. Pounder , Kevin Spacey , Richard Schiff , Carrie-Anne Moss , William H. Macy , Stephen Root , Christian Slater , and Lucy Liu . Several episodes of the show also included celebrities such as Vanna White , Buddy Hackett and Mamie Van Doren appearing as themselves in cameo roles . The show was popular with audiences and critics , and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run , four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series .",
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"text": "Hallo Taxi (TV series) Hallo Taxi is a German television series .",
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"text": "Michael Shayne Michael `` Mike '' Shayne is a fictional private detective character created during the late 1930s by writer Brett Halliday . The character appeared in a series of seven films starring Lloyd Nolan for Twentieth Century Fox , four films from the low-budget Producers Releasing Corporation with Hugh Beaumont , a radio series under a variety of titles between 1944 and 1953 , and later in 1960 -- 1961 in a 32-episode NBC television series starring Richard Denning in the title role .",
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"text": "FM (1989 TV series) FM is an American television sitcom , which aired on NBC in 1989 and 1990 . The series title was a pun , referring both to the show 's setting at an FM radio station and to its themes of female-male interaction .",
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"text": "Century City (TV series) Century City is an American science fiction-legal drama television series set in Los Angeles in the year 2030 .",
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"text": "Procedural drama A procedural drama is a genre of television programming which focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency , legislative body , or court of law . Some dramas include a lab or conference room with high-tech or state-of-the-art equipment where the main characters meet to work out the problem . Shows usually have an episodic format that does not require the viewer to have seen previous episodes . Episodes typically have a self-contained , also referred to as stand-alone , plot that is introduced and resolved within the same episode . The procedural format is popular around the world . In 2011 , the director of a TV consultancy said , `` The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure . '' Due to their stand-alone episodic nature , they are more accessible to new viewers than serials . Self-contained episodes also make it easier for viewers to return to a show if they have missed some episodes . In general , procedural dramas can usually be re-run with little concern for episode order . Procedurals are often criticized for being formulaic . Procedurals are also generally less character-driven than serialized shows . However , some procedurals have more character emphasis than is typical of the format . Some may occasionally feature a storyline stretching over several episodes . A popular variant is the police procedural .",
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"text": "Michael Christian (actor) Michael Christian is an American actor best known for such films and television series as Peyton Place as Joe Rossi , Poor Pretty Eddie , Hard Knocks and Private Obsession .",
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"text": "Charlie Grace (TV series) Charlie Grace is an American crime drama that aired from September 14 , 1995 to October 19 , 1995 .",
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"text": "Homicide (Australian TV series) Homicide ( 1964-1977 ) was an Australian television police procedural drama series made by production firm Crawford Productions for the Seven Network . It was the television successor to Crawfords ' radio series D24 .",
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"text": "10-8: Officers on Duty 10-8 : Officers on Duty is an American police drama television series . The series aired on ABC from September 28 , 2003 to January 25 , 2004 . The title is in reference to the ten-code for `` officer in service and available for calls . ''",
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"text": "Michael Scott (The Office) Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character in NBC 's The Office , portrayed by Steve Carell and based on David Brent from the original British version of the program . Michael is the central character of the series , serving as Regional Manager of the Scranton branch of paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin Inc. from season 1 through 7 . However , he leaves Dunder Mifflin temporarily to form the Michael Scott Paper Company during the late end of the 5th season and shares a co-managerial position with Jim Halpert during a 6th season arc from `` The Meeting '' to `` The Manager and the Salesman '' . In the end of the 7th season , he proposes to HR representative Holly Flax and moves to Colorado to take care of her aging parents , leaving the manager position to Deangelo Vickers in `` Goodbye , Michael '' , to Andy Bernard in season 8 after Vickers becomes brain dead , and ultimately to Dwight Schrute in season 9 .",
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"text": "List of The Middle episodes The Middle is a primetime American comedy series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for the ABC network . The Middle stars Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn as Frankie and Mike Heck , a used-car saleswoman and the manager of a small mining firm respectively , who struggle to raise their children in the fictional middle-class town of Orson , Indiana . Their three children include the athletic but underachieving , slow-witted Axl ( Charlie McDermott ) , cluelessly unpopular daughter Sue ( Eden Sher ) , and frustrated , odd child-genius Brick ( Atticus Shaffer ) . The Hecks find themselves embroiled in somewhat unusual events as they attempt to navigate their day-to-day lives . The series was met with a positive reception from television critics when it premiered on September 30 , 2009 , with a score of 70 on the aggregated reviews website Metacritic . On March 3 , 2016 , ABC renewed the series for an eighth season . On January 25 , 2017 , ABC renewed the series for a ninth season .",
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"text": "List of Quincy, M.E. episodes This is a list of episodes from Quincy , M.E. , an American crime-investigation and mystery series . It was originally broadcast on NBC from October 3 , 1976 , to September 4 , 1983 . The show stars Jack Klugman as a medical examiner in Los Angeles who solves crimes and deals with social issues of the time . Over the eight seasons of the series , 148 episodes were produced .",
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"text": "Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama television series , originally aired on Fox from September 8 , 1997 to May 20 , 2002 . Created by David E. Kelley , the series stars Calista Flockhart in the title role as a young lawyer working in the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish , with other young lawyers whose lives and loves were eccentric , humorous and dramatic . The series received critical acclaim in its early seasons , winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy in 1997 and 1998 , and also winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1999 .",
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"text": "List of ER episodes ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19 , 1994 , to April 2 , 2009 . It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment , in association with Warner Bros. . Television . ER follows the inner life of the emergency room ( ER ) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago , Illinois , and various critical issues faced by the room 's physicians and staff . Over the course of the series , 331 episodes aired .",
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"text": "Michael Moore Live Michael Moore Live , a 1999 television show featuring political advocate Michael Moore , ran for one six-part series . It was shown on Channel 4 and aired in the United Kingdom only , though it was broadcast from New York . The show had a similar format to The Awful Truth but also incorporated phone-ins and a live stunt each week . It was filmed around 7pm local time , which due to the time difference made it a late-night show in the UK . ( EST is -5 hrs from BST ) The live phone-ins all featured UK viewers , and questions were mainly about American policy at the time , e.g. gun control and the war in Kosovo . Each week , Moore was joined by guests , and one of the regulars was an illegal UK alien in the USA named Nigel ( although his real name was James Horne ) . Throughout the show , he had to wear a rubber Queen Elizabeth II mask to hide his true identity .",
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"text": "The New Mike Hammer The New Mike Hammer is an American television series based on the exploits of the fictitious New York-based private detective Mike Hammer . The show starred Stacy Keach and was essentially a continuation of Mickey Spillane 's Mike Hammer , an earlier television program featuring an identical core cast . In fact , similarities between The New Mike Hammer and Mickey Spillane 's Mike Hammer are so close that many often group the two shows together under the same `` Mike Hammer '' umbrella . It was a ratings disappointment , ranking a distant second in its timeslot . It ranked 59th out of 79 shows with an average rating/share of 11.9 / 19 .",
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San Francisco was founded in the 1700's.
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"text": "San Francisco San Francisco ( initials SF ) ( -LSB- sæn_frənˈsɪskoʊ -RSB- , Spanish for Saint Francis ; Spanish : -LSB- san franˈsisko -RSB- ) , officially the City and County of San Francisco , is the cultural , commercial , and financial center of Northern California . Located at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula , San Francisco is about 47.9 sqmi in area , making it the smallest county -- and the only consolidated city-county -- within the state of California . With a density of about 18,581 people per square mile ( 7,174 people per km2 ) , San Francisco is the most densely settled large city ( population greater than 200,000 ) in California and the second-most densely populated major city in the United States after New York City . San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in California , after Los Angeles , San Diego , and San Jose , and the 13th-most populous city in the United States -- with a census-estimated 2016 population of 870,887 . The city and its surrounding areas are known as the San Francisco Bay Area , and are a part of the larger OMB-designated San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland combined statistical area , the fifth most populous in the nation with an estimated population of 8.7 million . San Francisco was founded on June 29 , 1776 , when colonists from Spain established Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and Mission San Francisco de Asís a few miles away , all named for St. Francis of Assisi . The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought rapid growth , making it the largest city on the West Coast at the time . San Francisco became a consolidated city-county in 1856 . After three-quarters of the city was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire , San Francisco was quickly rebuilt , hosting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition nine years later . In World War II , San Francisco was a major port of embarkation for service members shipping out to the Pacific Theater . It then became the birthplace of the United Nations in 1945 . After the war , the confluence of returning servicemen , massive immigration , liberalizing attitudes , along with the rise of the `` hippie '' counterculture , the Sexual Revolution , the Peace Movement growing from opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War , and other factors led to the Summer of Love and the gay rights movement , cementing San Francisco as a center of liberal activism in the United States . Politically , the city votes strongly along liberal Democratic Party lines . A popular tourist destination , San Francisco is known for its cool summers , fog , steep rolling hills , eclectic mix of architecture , and landmarks , including the Golden Gate Bridge , cable cars , the former Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary , Fisherman 's Wharf , and its Chinatown district . San Francisco is also the headquarters of five major banking institutions and various other companies such as Levi Strauss & Co. , Gap Inc. , Salesforce.com , Dropbox , Reddit , Square , Inc. , Dolby , Airbnb , Weebly , Pacific Gas and Electric Company , Yelp , Pinterest , Twitter , Uber , Lyft , Mozilla , Wikimedia Foundation , Craigslist and Weather Underground . It has several nicknames , including `` The City by the Bay '' , `` Fog City '' , `` San Fran '' , and `` Frisco '' , as well as older ones like `` The City that Knows How '' , `` Baghdad by the Bay '' , `` The Paris of the West '' , or simply `` The City '' . , San Francisco is ranked high on world liveability rankings .",
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"text": "Aquatic Park Historic District Aquatic Park Historic District is a National Historic Landmark and building complex located on the San Francisco Bay waterfront within San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park . The district includes a beach , bathhouse , municipal pier , restrooms , concessions stand , stadia , and two speaker towers . The District 's San Francisco Maritime Museum building was built as a bathhouse in 1936 by the WPA ; in Streamline Moderne style , its interior is decorated with fantastic and colorful murals . The Steamship Room illustrates the evolution of maritime technology from wind to steam , and there are displays of lithographic stones , scrimshaw , and whaling guns and photo-murals of San Francisco 's early waterfront . A visiting-attractions gallery hosts such exhibition as Sparks ( 2005 ) , which showcased shipboard radio , radiotelephone , and radioteletype equipment from over the years . In front of the Maritime Museum is a man-made lagoon on the site of the former Black Point Cove . To the west is the horseshoe-shaped Municipal Pier , which was voted SFWeeklys Best Place to Go Fish 2009 . The lagoon is fronted by a sandy beach and a stepped concrete seawall . To the south is a grassy area known as Victorian Park , which contains the Hyde Street cable car turnaround . Hyde Street Pier , though part of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park , is not part of Aquatic Park Historic District . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987 , and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 26 , 1984 . The park is located at the foot of Polk Street and is a minute 's walk from the visitor center and Hyde Street Pier . Its beach is one of the cleanest in the state . Located in the park near the corner of Beach and Larkin Streets is California Historical Landmark marker No. 236 , honoring the Spanish packet San Carlos , which on August 5 , 1775 , became the first ship to enter San Francisco Bay .",
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"text": "History of San Jose, California This article covers the history of San Jose , California , the third largest city in the state , and the largest of all cities in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California , with a population of 982,765 .",
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"text": "Elmer Robinson Elmer Edwin `` Rob-Rob '' Robinson ( October 3 , 1894 -- June 9 , 1982 ) was the 33rd mayor of San Francisco , California . A Republican , he served as San Francisco 's mayor from January 1948 until January 1956 . Robinson was born in the Richmond District of San Francisco , but primarily grew up in the northern California town of Fort Bragg . He moved back to San Francisco to attend night law school , after which he was admitted to the bar in 1915 . He served as a deputy district attorney of San Francisco County , 1915 to 1921 . He worked for 15 years , as a civil and criminal attorney in private practice . In 1933 , President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Robinson to direct adjustment of claims of World War I veterans , at the request of the Disabled American Veterans . In January 1935 , he became a Municipal Court judge , nine months later a Superior Court judge . Elected to two six-year terms on the San Francisco County Superior bench , 1936 and 1942 . During World War II , Judge Robinson served as California State Chairman of a national salvage committee . Elmer Robinson was elected mayor of San Francisco in November 1947 , taking office the following January . He was reelected to another four-year term as mayor in 1951 . While Robinson was mayor , he promoted and oversaw numerous development projects , including an expansion of San Francisco International Airport and the construction of new schools , libraries , police stations , parking garages , and the modernization of the San Francisco Municipal Railway . San Francisco , although relatively prosperous in the boom years after World War II , experienced some population loss to outlying suburban areas during Robinson 's terms in office . He returned to his law practice and served as president and general manager of Woodlawn Memorial Park . While a resident of San Francisco , Judge Robinson died in Paradise , Butte County , California , on June 8 , 1982 at age 87 . Category :1894 births Category :1982 deaths Category : Mayors of San Francisco Category : California lawyers Category : American Episcopalians Category : People from Fort Bragg , California Category : California Republicans Category :20 th-century American politicians",
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"text": "Sans Souci Valley Sans Souci Valley was the name of a valley in San Francisco , California , in the area corresponding to present day 's Lower Haight and Duboce Triangle . This valley once allowed excess storm water to flow from Buena Vista Hill and Lone Mountain ( where the University of San Francisco is today ) , through the Panhandle , to the area located near Duboce Park , along the path today known to cyclists as The Wiggle . The creek was not a surface creek in the dune region except as overflow . Sans Souci Valley used to be the easiest route connecting Mission Dolores and the Presidio . According to historical sources cited in Hubert Howe Bancroft 's History of California , the former `` Lake Dolores '' ( or `` Laguna de los Dolores '' ) was located `` in Sans Souci Valley , north of the Mission '' .",
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"text": "San Francisco (disambiguation) San Francisco is a combined city/county in the U.S. state of California . San Francisco may also refer to :",
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"text": "San Mateo County, California San Mateo County ( -LSB- ˌsæn_məˈteɪ . oʊ -RSB- ; Spanish for `` Saint Matthew '' ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 census , the population was 718,451 . The county seat is Redwood City . San Mateo County is included in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area , and is part of the San Francisco Bay Area , the nine counties bordering San Francisco Bay . It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula . San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county , and Silicon Valley begins at the southern end . The county 's built-up areas are mostly suburban with some areas being very urban , and are home to several corporate campuses .",
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"text": "Francisco Partners Francisco Partners is an American private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services businesses . Francisco Partners Management LLC was founded in August 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco and maintains an additional office in London . Since inception , the firm has raised approximately $ 10 billion in committed capital across four funds and has built an investment portfolio including over 70 companies .",
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"text": "Western Addition, San Francisco The Western Addition is a neighborhood in San Francisco , California , United States .",
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"text": "1700 Pacific 1700 Pacific is a skyscraper located at 1700 Pacific Avenue in the City Center District of Dallas , Texas . The building rises 655 feet ( 132 meters ) and contains 50 floors of office space . It is currently the seventh tallest building in the city and was the second tallest in the city when it was completed in 1983 , trailing only Renaissance Tower . The land on which 1700 Pacific sits was once two triangular blocks separated by Live Oak Street . In 1977 one of the triangular blocks was purchased by Dallas Transit Board for a major transit interchange on a proposed underground transit system The architect for the Tower was WZMH Architects . Berkeley First City L.P. first owned the building while Jones Lang LaSalle leased the building . Now , the current owner is Olymbec , who also manages the leasing . Olymbec is responsible for renovations throughout the building in 2016 . In 2008 Jones Lang LaSalle announced that a 25000 sqft fitness center named `` Elevation '' would move into 1700 Pacific .",
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"text": "Pioneer Monument (San Francisco) Pioneer Monument is a granite monument supporting bronze figures and bas reliefs created by Frank Happersberger and financed by the estate of James Lick , located in Civic Center , San Francisco , California , United States . It was dedicated on November 29 , 1894 .",
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"text": "Pacific Fur Company The Pacific Fur Company ( PFC ) was an American fur trade venture wholly owned and funded by John Jacob Astor that functioned from 1810 to 1813 . It was based in the Pacific Northwest , an area contested over the decades between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , the Spanish Empire , the United States of America and the Russian Empire . Management , clerks and fur trappers were sent both by land and by sea to the Pacific Coast in the Autumn of 1810 . The base of operations was constructed at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1811 , Fort Astoria ( present-day Astoria , Oregon ) . The destruction of the company vessel the Tonquin later that year off the shore of Vancouver Island took with it the majority of the annual trading goods . Commercial competition with the NWC began soon after the foundation of Fort Astoria . The Canadian competitors maintained several stations in the interior , primarily Spokane House , Kootanae House and Saleesh House . Fort Okanogan was also opened in 1811 , the first of several PFC posts created to counter these locations . The Overland Expedition faced military hostilities from several Indigenous cultures and later had an acute provision crisis leading to starvation . Despite losing men crossing the Great Plains and later at the Snake River , they arrived in groups throughout January and February 1812 at Fort Astoria . A beneficial agreement with the Russian-American Company was also planned through the regular supply of provisions for posts in Russian America . This was planned in part to prevent the rival Montreal based North West Company ( NWC ) to gain a presence along the Pacific Coast , a prospect neither Russian colonial authorities nor Astor favored . The lack of military protection during the War of 1812 forced the sale of PFC assets to the NWC . While the transactions were not finalized until 1814 , due to the distance from Fort Astoria to Montreal and New York City , the company was functionally defunct by 1813 . A party of Astorians returning overland to St. Louis in 1813 made the important discovery of the South Pass through the Rocky Mountains . This geographic feature would later be used by hundreds of thousands of settlers traveling over the Oregon , California , and Mormon routes , collectively called the Westward Expansion Trails . The emporium envisioned by Astor was a failure for a number of reasons , including the loss of two supply ships , the material difficulties of crossing the North American continent and competition from the North West Company . Historian Arthur S. Morton concluded that `` The misfortunes which befell the Pacific Fur Company were great , but such as might be expected at the initiation of an enterprise in a distant land whose difficulties and whose problems lay beyond the experience of the traders . ''",
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"text": "1700s in South Africa",
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"text": "San Francisco Public Library The San Francisco Public Library is the public library system of the city of San Francisco . The Main Library is located at Civic Center , at 100 Larkin Street .",
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"text": "History of Newport Beach, California The recorded history of the Newport Beach , California , region began when the area was first explored by Europeans in the 1500s . Prior to that time , Native Americans such as the Tongva and Juaneño / Luiseño people had been living in the area for thousands of years . Explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo mapped the coastline in 1542 , but it was 200 years before Europeans settled the area . In 1769 , Newport was a small portion of the land grant of Don José Antonio Yorba I , first under Spanish and then Mexican rule . After the Civil War , the land was developed by American settlers : for ranching by James Irvine and for shipping by James McFadden . A small settlement was built around McFaddens ' Wharf ( at the location where the Newport Pier is today ) and it became the largest business of Orange County , California . Following the opening of the San Pedro Harbor in Los Angeles in 1899 , the commercial shipping industry in Newport declined . Newport Beach developed into a tourist and recreational boating community . in August 1906 , Newport Beach became incorporated as a city .",
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"text": "New Spain New Spain ( Nueva España ) was a colonial territory of the Spanish Empire , in the New World north of the Isthmus of Panama . It was established following the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521 , and following additional conquests , it was made a viceroyalty ( Spanish : virreinato ) in 1535 . The first of four viceroyalties Spain created in the Americas , it comprised Mexico , Central America , much of the Southwestern and Central United States , and Spanish Florida as well as the Philippines , Guam , Mariana and Caroline Islands . After 1535 the colony was governed by the Viceroy of New Spain , an appointed minister of the King of Spain , who ruled as monarch over the colony . The capital of New Spain was Mexico City . New Spain lost parts of its territory to other European powers and independence , but the core area remained under Spanish control until 1821 , when it achieved independence as the Mexican Empire -- when the latter dissolved , it became modern Mexico and Central America . It developed highly regional divisions , which reflect the impact of climate , topography , the presence or absence of dense indigenous populations , and the presence or absence of mineral resources . The areas of central and southern Mexico had dense indigenous populations with complex social , political , and economic organization . The northern area of Mexico , a region of nomadic and semi-nomadic indigenous populations , was not generally conducive to dense settlements , but the discovery of silver in Zacatecas in the 1540s drew settlement there to exploit the mines . Silver mining not only became the engine of the economy of New Spain , but vastly enriched Spain , and transformed the global economy . New Spain was the New World terminus of the Philippine trade , making the viceroyalty a vital link between Spain 's New World empire and its Asian empire .",
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"text": "Financial District, San Francisco The Financial District is a neighborhood in San Francisco , California , that serves as its main central business district . It is home to the city 's largest concentration of corporate headquarters , law firms , insurance companies , real estate firms , banks , savings and loans , and other financial institutions . All six San Francisco Fortune 500 companies -- McKesson , Wells Fargo , PG&E , Gap , Charles Schwab , and Salesforce.com -- are located in the district . The area is marked by the cluster of high-rise towers in the triangular area east of Kearny Street , south of Washington Street , west of the Embarcadero that rings the waterfront , and north of Market Street . The city 's tallest buildings , including 555 California Street and the Transamerica Pyramid , and many other tall buildings , such as 101 California Street and 345 California Street are located there . Montgomery Street ( sometimes called `` Wall Street of the West '' ) is the traditional heart of the district . Since the 1980s , restrictions on high rise construction have shifted new development to the adjacent South of Market area surrounding the Transbay Transit Center . This area is sometimes called the South Financial District by real estate developers , or simply included as part of the Financial District itself .",
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"text": "Survive AIDS Survive AIDS is the group formerly known as ACT UP/Golden Gate . In 1990 , the ACT UP chapter in San Francisco split into two chapters , the San Francisco chapter and the Golden Gate chapter . The catalyst for this was over decision-making processes , although it also involved many larger issues . According to ACT UP/Golden Gate , `` ACT UP Golden Gate concentrated on issues involving treatment and treatment access while ACT UP San Francisco focused on broader social issues involving public policy and politics . Over the next several years the two ACT UP chapters worked separately and together on local and national AIDS issues . '' But in 1994 , the two organizations stopped working together , and they grew further apart . The AIDS Survival project writes , `` By the late '90s , ACT UP San Francisco developed a very different philosophy concerning AIDS treatment and began to align itself with groups that believe HIV does not cause AIDS and that it is the use of anti-HIV medications which make people get sick and die . ACT UP San Francisco members are now called ` AIDS dissidents ' because of views like these : antiretroviral drugs are harmful ; safer sex is unnecessary ; animal testing of medical therapies is unethical ; HIV is not the cause of AIDS . '' In 2000 , ACT UP/Golden Gate changed its name to Survive AIDS , to disavow any connection with ACT UP San Francisco . In their March 21 , 2000 statement , they wrote : `` Over time ACT UP San Francisco became controlled by individuals who had a different philosophy concerning AIDS treatment . This in itself was not a problem . The problem was that any one who disagreed with them on this one issue was shouted down , intimidated and driven out of the group . Long term members , seeing the original ACT UP mission and philosophy destroyed , were forced out of the group in disgust . The statement read , in part , `` This new ACT UP San Francisco chapter harassed and stalked members of the AIDS community who disagreed with them about AIDS treatment strategy , first locally , then at national AIDS events . As time went on their tactics became more violent , culminating in physical assaults , which runs counter to the ACT UP philosophy of non-violent civil disobedience . ''",
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"text": "Early modern Europe Early modern Europe is the period of European history between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution , roughly the late 15th century to the late 18th century . Historians variously mark the beginning of the early modern period with the invention of moveable type printing in the 1450s , the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 , the end of the Wars of the Roses in 1487 , the beginning of the High Renaissance in Italy in the 1490s , the end of the Reconquista and subsequent voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1492 , or the start of the Protestant Reformation in 1517 . The precise dates of its end point also vary and are usually linked with either the start of the French Revolution in 1789 or with the more vaguely defined beginning of the Industrial Revolution in late 18th century Britain . Some of the more notable trends and events of the early modern period included the Reformation and the religious conflicts it provoked ( including the French Wars of Religion and the Thirty Years ' War ) , the rise of capitalism and modern nation states , and European colonization of the Americas .",
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"text": "Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie Pitt ( -LSB- dʒoʊˈliː -RSB- ; née Voight ; born June 4 , 1975 ) is an American actress , filmmaker , philanthropist and humanitarian . She has received an Academy Award , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , and three Golden Globe Awards , and has been cited as Hollywood 's highest-paid actress . Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father , Jon Voight , in Lookin ' to Get Out ( 1982 ) . Her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 ( 1993 ) , followed by her first leading role in a major film , Hackers ( 1995 ) . She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical cable films George Wallace ( 1997 ) and Gia ( 1998 ) , and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) . Jolie 's starring role as the video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft : Tomb Raider ( 2001 ) established her as a leading Hollywood actress . She continued her successful action-star career with Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) , Wanted ( 2008 ) , and Salt ( 2010 ) , and received critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas A Mighty Heart ( 2007 ) and Changeling ( 2008 ) , which earned her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress . Beginning in the 2010s , she expanded her career into directing , screenwriting , and producing , starting with the wartime dramas In the Land of Blood and Honey ( 2011 ) and Unbroken ( 2014 ) . Her biggest commercial success came with the fantasy picture Maleficent ( 2014 ) . In addition to her film career , Jolie is noted for her humanitarian efforts , for which she has received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and an honorary damehood of the Order of St Michael and St George ( DCMG ) , among other honors . She promotes various causes , including conservation , education , and women 's rights , and is most noted for her advocacy on behalf of refugees as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) . As a public figure , Jolie has been cited as one of the most influential and powerful people in the American entertainment industry , as well as the world 's most beautiful woman , by various media outlets . Her personal life is the subject of wide publicity . Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton , she separated from her third husband , actor Brad Pitt , in September 2016 . They have six children together , three of whom were adopted internationally .",
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"text": "Peter Pitt Peter Pitt is a British film editor .",
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"text": "Billy Bob Thornton filmography",
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"text": "Romeo + Juliet William Shakespeare 's Romeo + Juliet ( shortened to Romeo + Juliet ) is a 1996 American romantic drama film directed , co-produced and co-written by Baz Luhrmann , co-produced by Gabriella Martinelli and co-written by Craig Pearce , being an adaption and modernization of William Shakespeare 's tragedy Romeo and Juliet . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the leading roles of Romeo and Juliet , who instantly fall in love when Romeo crashes a party and meets her despite them being members of the Montague and Capulet family ; Brian Dennehy , John Leguizamo , Pete Postlethwaite , Paul Sorvino and Diane Venora star in supporting roles . While it retains the original Shakespearean dialogue , the Montagues and the Capulets are represented as warring mafia empires ( with legitimate business fronts ) and swords are replaced with guns ( with brand names such as `` Dagger '' and `` Sword '' ) . Some of the characters ' names are also changed . Lord and Lady Montague and Lord and Lady Capulet are given first names ( as opposed to the Shakespeare original where their first names are never mentioned ) , Friar Lawrence becomes Father Lawrence , and Prince Escalus is renamed Captain Prince . There is also no Friar John , who was in the original play . Also , some characters were switched from one family to the other -- in the original , Gregory and Sampson are Capulets , but in the film , they are Montagues . ( Abram , as Abra , and Petruchio , conversely , are shifted from the Montague to the Capulet family . ) In addition , a few plot details are shifted , most notably near the ending . The film was released on November 1 , 1996 by 20th Century Fox to commercial and generally critical success , grossing over $ 147.5 million over a $ 14.5 million budget and receiving generally positive reviews . At the 47th Berlin International Film Festival in 1997 , DiCaprio won the Silver Bear for Best Actor and Luhrmann won the Alfred Bauer Prize . Luhrmann was also nominated for the Golden Bear Award for Best Picture . At the 69th Academy Awards , Catherine Martin and Brigitte Broch were nominated for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration .",
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"text": "Pitty Priscilla Novaes Leone ( born October 7 , 1977 in Salvador , Bahia ) , better known as Pitty , is a Brazilian rock singer . She had played in two bands , Shes and Inkoma , before starting her solo career in 2003 . She has sold over 2 million copies in her career , being one of the best selling rock artists in the 2000s . Pitty was voted the sexiest rock singer of Latin America and Brazil , and the 35th sexiest rock singer in the world in 2010 . Rock in Rio 2011 already has some big names on the Brazilian scene boundary , Pitty is one of them , according to the organizer Roberta Medina , daughter of businessman Roberto Medina , vice president of the event . She was the most awarded Brazilian rock artist of the 2000s . Pitty won several awards at the MTV Video Music Brazil , among them Artist of the Year twice , Video of the Year , Best Live Performance , and three times as the lead singer of the Dream Band . Pitty won approximately 51 awards during her seven-year career , a record . In 2011 Pitty gave an interview to a live social network , Orkut , talking about the launch of its new DVD , thus inaugurating , Orkut Live where you have exclusive interviews with celebrities . She also made 10 songs from the DVD A Trupe Delirante No Circo Voador available YouTube on 10/05 . This was the first time that an entry uses two of the main platforms of Google in Brazil , Orkut and YouTube . In 2011 Pitty appeared on position 14 of Billboard magazines Social 50 chart , the highest debut for a national artist in the chart . She also reached the third position in the magazines Uncharted chart , overcoming Luan Santana and becoming the most influential Brazilian on the Web . In 2014 Pitty announced that his main band is back , with shows already confirmed by the band 's production . So it was announced by the british producer Tim Palmer in social networks , revealing the end of the mix of singles of the new album , which was released on June 2014 in ( CD and vinyl ) . The set includes 10 songs , all unpublished and authored by singer Pitty . `` SETEVIDAS '' features the production of Rafael Ramos and the mix of Tim Palmer who has produced singles by Pearl Jam , Ozzy Osbourne , The Cure , David Bowie and U2 .",
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"text": "Sin City (film) Sin City ( also known as Frank Miller 's Sin City ) is a 2005 American neo-noir crime anthology film written , produced , and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez . It is based on Miller 's graphic novel of the same name . Much of the film is based on the first , third and fourth books in Miller 's original comic series . The Hard Goodbye is about a man who embarks on a brutal rampage in search of his one-time sweetheart 's killer , killing anyone , even the police , that gets in his way of finding and killing her murderer . The Big Fat Kill focuses on an everyman getting caught in a street war between a group of prostitutes and a group of mercenaries , the police and the mob . That Yellow Bastard follows an aging police officer who protects a young woman from a grotesquely disfigured serial killer . The intro and outro of the film are based on the short story `` The Customer is Always Right '' , which is collected in Booze , Broads & Bullets , the sixth book in the comic series . The film stars an ensemble cast led by Jessica Alba , Benicio del Toro , Brittany Murphy , Clive Owen , Mickey Rourke , Bruce Willis , and Elijah Wood , and featuring Alexis Bledel , Michael Clarke Duncan , Rosario Dawson , Carla Gugino , Rutger Hauer , Jaime King , Michael Madsen , and Nick Stahl , among others . Sin City opened to wide critical and commercial success , gathering particular recognition for the film 's unique color processing , which rendered most of the film in black and white but retained or added coloring for selected objects . The film was screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in competition and won the Technical Grand Prize for the film 's `` visual shaping '' .",
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"text": "Anjelica Huston Anjelica Huston ( -LSB- ˈhjuːstən -RSB- born July 8 , 1951 ) is an American actress , director and former fashion model . Huston became the third generation of her family to win an Academy Award , when she won Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 1985 's Prizzi 's Honor , joining her father , director John Huston , and grandfather , actor Walter Huston . She also received Academy Award nominations for Enemies , a Love Story ( 1989 ) and The Grifters ( 1990 ) . Huston received British Academy Award nominations for her work in the Woody Allen films Crimes and Misdemeanors ( 1989 ) and Manhattan Murder Mystery ( 1993 ) . Among her other roles , she starred as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family ( 1991 ) and Addams Family Values ( 1993 ) , receiving Golden Globe nominations for both , and played the Grand High Witch in the children 's movie The Witches ( 1990 ) . She has frequently collaborated with director Wes Anderson , including The Royal Tenenbaums ( 2001 ) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ( 2004 ) . She is also the author of two memoirs ; A Story Lately Told and Watch Me .",
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"text": "Nick G. Miller Nick G. Miller ( born January 18 , 1964 in Dayton , Ohio ) , also known as Nick Miller , is an American businessperson . His main interests are within the entertainment industry , the marine industry , and business education . Miller is an award-winning screenwriter , filmmaker , movie producer , movie director , television producer , actor , music producer , film composer , public speaker , and philanthropist . He has owned various companies within the marine industry and is a consultant and keynote speaker . His acting credits include The Last Marshal , The Librarians , Chronicles of an Exorcism , and Catch of a Lifetime . He has produced feature films and television shows such as Palmetto , The Unlikely 's , Catch of a Lifetime , E! Entertainment 's Wild On the Mark Cuban series Art Mann Presents , Talent Rock , and CBS Television 's The Music Cafe Presents ( co-produced with Greg Rike and Greg Rike Studios ) . In 2005 , Miller , along with producing partner Matthew Ashford did a test shoot for a screenplay they had written together in the horror film genre entitled Chronicles of an Exorcism . The film was originally shelved by Miller and his producers , but has since been released on DVD . In October 2008 the movie was one of the most watched horror movies of all time and was listed near the top 100 ( # 116 ) on the Internet Movie Database . Miller is currently post production on the movie Windwalkers and in pre production on a screenplay co-written with published author Timothy G. Grogan . In April 2014 , as executive producer , Miller 's romantic comedy , Catch of a Lifetime , directed by Ben Klopfenstein and written by Miller , Klopfenstein , and book author Connie Neumann , won the Audience Choice for Best Feature award at the Silver Springs International Film Festival . Miller consults and works with companies on forming strategic alliance business plans via product placement , co-branding and media exposure . He has been instrumental in negotiating and placing products in feature films and television shows including War of the Worlds , I , Robot , Fun with Dick and Jane , Scream 3 , Charlie 's Angels , CSI : Miami , 24 , Nash Bridges , V.I.P. , and JAG . Nick G. Miller produces and hosts sales and motivational training workshops across the globe . He has trained thousands of sales and service staff members from companies including FTD Flowers , Harley-Davidson , Featherlite Luxury Coaches , Bombardier , Platinum Coach Works , Northeast Marine Trade Association , Rio Roses , and many others . Miller is also a music producer , and in 2009 became vice president of Living Legends Music , a property which includes a syndicated radio show , streaming iTunes radio , a DVD series , and the CBS television series The Music Cafe Presents , all featuring interviews with musicians . Miller also produced and hosted the 2009 DVD documentary Orleans : Official History & Music for the 1970s and 1980s band Orleans . He comes from a musical family dating back to 1940 when his great uncle Douglas Dalton , played mandolin and guitar for The Whippoorwills , Roy Rogers , Sons of the Pioneers , and other bands and musicians . Today , Miller performs with Nick Miller & The Gathering , a group consisting of rotating legendary musicians playing their own number one hits . Miller 's companies have produced nightclub events , swimwear modeling competitions , and VIP parties for Corona Beer , Harley-Davidson , Loews Hotels , Gibson , Universal Studios Theme Parks , Six Flags Theme Parks and others . Miller has been part of the marine industry since 1986 . As vice president , Miller played an instrumental part in resurrecting Donzi Marine in 1993 . Miller and Donzi Marine manager Steve Simon formed `` Team Donzi '' and raced a Donzi 38 ZX in the American Power Boat Association circuit . The team won two APBA/UIM World Championships five APBA National Championships . Under the same ownership group , Miller organized a marketing campaign and formed strategic alliances with non-endemic companies helping Pro-Line Boats become the # 1 selling fiberglass fishing boats in the United States . During the mid-2000s Miller consulted and worked with the offshore racing champion , Reggie Fountain and his company Fountain Powerboats . In 2012 he became a partner and shareholder of Sak Marine , a Georgia based company that manufactured Caravelle Boats , Key Largo Boats , Interceptor Performance Boats , Clearwater Fishing Boats , and Sea Hawk Boats . Nick Miller was introduced to Burt Reynolds at his home in Florida . The lunch meeting resulted in Miller being offered acting roles in two of Reynolds ' films . Soon after he would meet the man who would become his mentor ; the late award-winning filmmaker John Daly , of which just some of his movies includes Platoon , The Terminator , The Falcon and the Snowman , Salvador , Full Metal Jacket , The Bodyguard , and The Legend of Zorro .",
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"text": "2006 MTV Movie Awards The 2006 MTV Movie Awards were hosted by Jessica Alba and featured performances by Christina Aguilera , AFI and Gnarls Barkley . In addition to the below awards , MTV gave lifetime achievement awards to Jim Carrey ( The MTV Generation Award ) and Spike Lee ( The Silver Bucket of Excellence , for Do the Right Thing ) . MTV held its 15th annual movie awards show on Saturday , June 3 , at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City , California . MTV first broadcast the award show on 8 June at 9:00 pm ET . Tenth Planet Productions produced the awards , and Joel Gallen was the executive-producer and director for the 12th consecutive year . This is also the second MTV Movie Awards show to have a host win an award . The first show was in 2004 with Lindsay Lohan winning an award . The host for the MTV Movie Awards in 2006 was Jessica Alba . Christina Aguilera performed , for the very first time , her lead single of her latest release Back to Basics , `` Ai n't No Other Man '' . Pre-recorded parodies include The Da Vinci Code , Mission : Impossible III , and King Kong .",
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"text": "Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith Jr. ( born September 15 , 1968 ) is an American actor , producer , rapper , and songwriter . In April 2007 , Newsweek called him `` the most powerful actor in Hollywood '' . Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards , and has won four Grammy Awards . In the late 1980s , Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince . In 1990 , his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular NBC television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , which ran for six seasons until 1996 . After the series ended , Smith transitioned from television to film , and has gone on to star in numerous blockbuster films . He is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $ 100 million in the domestic box office , eleven consecutive films gross over $ 150 million internationally , and eight consecutive films in which he starred open at the number one spot in the domestic box office tally . Smith has been ranked as the most bankable star worldwide by Forbes . As of 2014 , 17 of the 21 films in which he has had leading roles have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over $ 100 million each , five taking in over $ 500 million each in global box office receipts . As of 2016 , his films have grossed $ 7.5 billion at the global box office . For his performances as boxer Muhammad Ali in Ali ( 2001 ) and stockbroker Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness ( 2006 ) , Smith received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor .",
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"text": "Jake Gyllenhaal Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal ( -LSB- ˈdʒɪlənhɑːl -RSB- ; born December 19 , 1980 ) is an American actor . A member of the Gyllenhaal family and the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner , Gyllenhaal began acting as a child with a screen debut in City Slickers ( 1991 ) , followed by roles in A Dangerous Woman ( 1993 ) and Homegrown ( 1998 ) . His breakthrough performance was as Homer Hickam in October Sky ( 1999 ) and he garnered an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead for playing the title character in the indie cult hit Donnie Darko ( 2001 ) , in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister , Maggie Gyllenhaal . He subsequently appeared in another indie film , The Good Girl ( 2002 ) and the climate fiction-disaster film The Day After Tomorrow ( 2004 ) , portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic climate event . In 2005 , Gyllenhaal portrayed Anthony `` Swoff '' Swofford in Jarhead , Gwyneth Paltrow 's love interest in Proof , and Jack Twist in Ang Lee 's Brokeback Mountain . For his performance in Brokeback Mountain , he received critical acclaim and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role , the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture , and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Gyllenhaal received further recognition for roles in Zodiac ( 2007 ) , Brothers ( 2009 ) , Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time ( 2010 ) , Love & Other Drugs ( 2010 ) , for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy , Source Code ( 2011 ) , End of Watch ( 2012 ) , Prisoners , Enemy ( both 2013 ) , Nightcrawler ( 2014 ) , Southpaw ( 2015 ) and Nocturnal Animals ( 2016 ) . For Nightcrawler , his performance was widely acclaimed and received rave reviews from critics and he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama , the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role , and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Angelina Jolie The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie . She received three Golden Globe Awards , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayals of First Lady of Alabama Cornelia Wallace in George Wallace ( 1997 ) , troubled supermodel Gia Carangi in Gia ( 1998 ) , and a sociopathic mental patient in Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) . Her later performances as Mariane Pearl in A Mighty Heart ( 2007 ) and Christine Collins in Changeling ( 2008 ) earned her additional nominations , including for an Academy Award for Best Actress . For her work in the action films Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ( 2004 ) , Mr. and Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) , Wanted ( 2008 ) , and The Tourist ( 2010 ) , Jolie received awards based on popular votes , including an MTV Movie Award , two People 's Choice Awards , and four Teen Choice Awards .",
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"text": "Janet Leigh Janet Leigh ( born Jeanette Helen Morrison ; July 6 , 1927 -- October 3 , 2004 ) was an American actress , singer , dancer and author . She is best remembered for her performance in Psycho , for which she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an Academy Award nomination . She was the first wife of actor Tony Curtis and the mother of Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis . Discovered by actress Norma Shearer , Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with MGM the following year . Early in her career , she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres , including Act of Violence ( 1948 ) , Little Women ( 1949 ) , Angels in the Outfield ( 1951 ) , Scaramouche ( 1952 ) , The Naked Spur ( 1953 ) and Living It Up ( 1954 ) . She played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s , in such films as Safari ( 1956 ) and Touch of Evil ( 1958 ) , but achieved her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock 's Psycho ( 1960 ) . Her highly publicized marriage to Curtis ended in divorce in 1962 , and after starring in The Manchurian Candidate that same year , Leigh scaled back her career . Intermittently , she continued to appear in notable films , including Bye Bye Birdie ( 1963 ) , Harper ( 1966 ) and Night of the Lepus ( 1972 ) as well as two films with her daughter , Jamie Lee : The Fog ( 1980 ) and Halloween H20 : 20 Years Later ( 1998 ) . She also wrote four books between 1984 and 2002 , including two novels . Leigh died in 2004 at age 77 , following a year-long battle with vasculitis , an inflammation of the blood vessels . Among her survivors was her husband of 42 years , Robert Brandt .",
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"text": "Robert Duvall Robert Selden Duvall ( -LSB- duːˈvɔːl -RSB- born January 5 , 1931 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards ( winning for his performance in Tender Mercies ) , seven Golden Globes ( winning four ) , and has multiple nominations and one win each of the BAFTA , Screen Actors Guild Award , and Emmy Award . He received the National Medal of Arts in 2005 . Duvall has starred in numerous films and television series , including To Kill a Mockingbird ( 1962 ) , The Twilight Zone ( 1963 ) , The Outer Limits ( 1964 ) , Bullitt ( 1968 ) , True Grit ( 1969 ) , MASH ( 1970 ) , THX 1138 ( 1971 ) , Joe Kidd ( 1972 ) , The Godfather ( 1972 ) , The Godfather Part II ( 1974 ) , The Conversation ( 1974 ) , Network ( 1976 ) , Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) , The Great Santini ( 1979 ) , Lonesome Dove ( 1989 ) , The Handmaid 's Tale ( 1990 ) , Rambling Rose ( 1991 ) , and Falling Down ( 1993 ) . Duvall began appearing in theatre during the late 1950s , moving into television and film roles during the early 1960s , playing Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird ( 1962 ) and appearing in Captain Newman , M.D. ( 1963 ) . He landed many of his most famous roles during the early 1970s , such as Major Frank Burns in the blockbuster comedy MASH ( 1970 ) and the lead role in THX 1138 ( 1971 ) , as well as Horton Foote 's adaptation of William Faulkner 's Tomorrow ( 1972 ) , which was developed at The Actors Studio and is Duvall 's personal favorite . This was followed by a series of critically lauded performances in commercially successful films . Since then , Duvall has continued to act in both film and television with such productions as Tender Mercies ( 1983 ) , The Natural ( 1984 ) , Colors ( 1988 ) , the television mini-series Lonesome Dove ( 1989 ) , Stalin ( 1992 ) , The Man Who Captured Eichmann ( 1996 ) , A Family Thing ( 1996 ) , The Apostle ( 1997 ) , A Civil Action ( 1998 ) , Deep Impact ( 1998 ) , Gods and Generals ( 2003 ) , Secondhand Lions ( 2003 ) , Broken Trail ( 2006 ) , Get Low ( 2010 ) , Jack Reacher ( 2012 ) , and The Judge ( 2014 ) .",
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"text": "Buddy & Julie Miller Buddy & Julie Miller is a 2001 album by Buddy and Julie Miller . Prior to this recording the husband and wife singer-songwriters had each made appearances on the other 's solo recordings , but this disc marked their first official release as a duo . The music has been described as more rock based than their earlier , traditional-folk recordings . The majority of the songs were penned by Julie and rounded out by the duo 's co-write , `` Dirty Water '' and a few covers of songs by folk/rock icons Richard Thompson , Utah Phillips and Bob Dylan . The album was well received by critics and fans of Americana/folk music . It was named `` Album of the Year '' at the first annual awards of the Americana Music Association . The album was the 17th most played recording of 2001 by FolkDJ-L DJs and the 4th most played disc in September 2001 . The album also reached the number two spot on the Freeform American Roots Chart .",
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"text": "Jacques Loussier Jacques Loussier ( born 26 October 1934 ) is a French pianist and composer . He is well known for his jazz interpretations in trio formation of many of Johann Sebastian Bach 's works , such as in the Goldberg Variations . He is a licensed pilot and often flew his personal helicopter from his home at Chateau Miraval , in the south of France . This same chateau now belongs to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie . Loussier has also been involved with rosé wine production .",
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"text": "Supercouple A supercouple or super couple ( also known as a power couple ) is a popular or wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or obsessive fashion . The term originated in the United States , and was coined in the early 1980s when intense public interest in fictional soap opera couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber , from General Hospital , made the pair a popular culture phenomenon . The term supercouple typically refers to fictional couples from television dramas and film , such as Gone with the Winds Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara . With regard to real-life pairings , tabloids and the mainstream media have focused on wealthy or popular celebrity couples , and have titled them supercouples or power couples . Examples are the former pairing of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez ( which became known by the portmanteau `` Bennifer '' ) , and the former relationship of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ( `` Brangelina '' ) .",
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"text": "Ethan Wayne Ethan Wayne ( born February 22 , 1962 ) is an American actor , son of actor John Wayne and his third wife Pilar Pallete Wayne . Ethan grew up in Newport Beach , where he shared his father 's love of the ocean and outdoors . His name was chosen in direct relation to John Wayne 's character in The Searchers , Ethan Edwards . He played Little Jake , the grandson of his father 's title character in Big Jake . Ethan started doing stunt work after the death of his father in 1979 . His first film was The Blues Brothers . He then went back to work as an actor . His next two major film appearances were in 1981 , in the comedy Longshot , and the slasher film Scream . Later works included a role , in the NBC TV movie The Alamo : 13 Days to Glory , as Edward Taylor in 1986 , Storm Logan on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful ( with Robert Mitchum 's granddaughter Carrie Mitchum , whom he had met on the Big Jake set ) , 1987 through 1988 which led to a lot of work overseas , and his role as Officer Matt Doyle on The New Adam-12 ( Universal Studios ) 1989 through 1991 . He appeared as an expert on John Wayne memorabilia on History Channel 's Pawn Stars in the episode `` Dog Day Afternoon '' which aired January 14 , 2014 . He now manages John Wayne Enterprises ( www.johnwayne.com ) and serves as the director of the John Wayne Cancer Foundation and created its Team DUKE fundraising program ( www.teamduke.org ) . He is the brother of Aissa and Marisa , and the half-brother of Patrick , Toni , Melinda , and Michael Wayne .",
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"text": "Melville Shavelson Melville Shavelson ( April 1 , 1917 -- August 8 , 2007 ) was an American film director , producer , screenwriter , and author . He was President of the Writers Guild of America , West ( WGAw ) from 1969 to 1971 , 1979 to 1981 , and 1985 to 1987 . He came to Hollywood in 1938 as one of comedian Bob Hope 's joke writers , a job he held for the next five years . He is responsible for the screenplays of such Hope films as The Princess and the Pirate ( 1944 ) , Where There 's Life ( 1947 ) , The Great Lover ( 1949 ) , and Sorrowful Jones ( 1949 ) , which also starred Lucille Ball . Shavelson also worked as a writer on Hope 's radio show , The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope . Shavelson was nominated twice for Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay -- first for 1955 's The Seven Little Foys , starring Hope in a rare dramatic role , and then for 1958 's Houseboat . He shared both nominations with Jack Rose . He also directed both films . Other films he wrote and directed include Beau James ( 1957 ) , The Five Pennies ( 1959 ) for which he won a Screen Writers Guild Award , It Started in Naples ( 1960 ) , On the Double ( 1961 ) , The Pigeon That Took Rome ( 1962 ) , A New Kind of Love ( 1963 ) , Cast a Giant Shadow ( 1966 ) , and Yours , Mine and Ours ( 1968 ) , which starred Henry Fonda and again with Lucille Ball . Shavelson created two Emmy award-winning television series and wrote for a dozen Academy Award shows . He also wrote , produced and co-directed the six-hour ABC screenplay to the 1979 television miniseries Ike , based on the World War II exploits of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower . It featured an all star cast including Robert Duvall and Lee Remick . Shavelson 's autobiography , published by BearManor Media in April 2007 , is entitled How to Succeed in Hollywood Without Really Trying , P.S. - You Ca n't ! Shavelson wrote several other books , including , with Mr. Hope , `` Do n't Shoot , It 's Only Me : Bob Hope 's Comedy History of the United States '' ( Putnam , 1990 ) , and How to Make a Jewish Movie ( 1971 ) , a memoir of his experiences while producing and directing Cast a Giant Shadow , and the Hollywood-themed novel Lualda ( 1973 ) . Shavelson was a noted instructor at USC 's Master of Professional Writing Program from 1998-2006 . He taught screenwriting , who often cracked to his students , `` I 'm a writer by choice , a producer by necessity and a director in self-defense . '' He was an amateur radio operator and held the callsign W6VLH . Shavelson 's first wife , Lucille , died in 2000 . He was married to his second wife , Ruth Florea , from 2001 until his death in 2007 . He had two children , Lynne Joiner and Richard Shavelson .",
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"text": "A Good Marriage (film) A Good Marriage is a 2014 American psychological thriller film based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King , from the 2010 collection Full Dark , No Stars . It stars Joan Allen , Anthony LaPaglia , Kristen Connolly and Stephen Lang . It was released on October 3 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Aspen Miller Aspen Vincent ( née Aspen Miller ) is an American Broadway actress , voice actress and pop singer . She played the role of Dodie Bishop in Nickelodeon 's Emmy-nominated As Told by Ginger , she also performed the role of Baby Alice in the Rugrats episode ` Hurricane Alice ' , was the voice of Amanda Payne in the pilot for Constant Payne , and has done voice-over work for several CD-ROM games including three different characters for Everquest II . Vincent sang the National Anthem for the L.A. Lakers , the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , and the San Diego Chargers and performed in an a cappella group called Groove 66 at Disney California Adventure Park . Early in her professional career she was a regular in the recording studio , recording jingles and commercials , as well as providing singing voices for Disney characters for their touring productions . Aspen spent 2004-2005 in Las Vegas , performing nightly at the Paris Las Vegas as the female lead `` Scaramouche '' in the rock musical We Will Rock You , where she met her future husband , Tony Vincent , a singer and stage actor . From October 2006 through October 2007 , she toured with Meat Loaf as his duet partner and backup vocalist on his `` Seize the Night tour '' , singing such hits as `` I 'd Do Anything for Love '' and `` Paradise by the Dashboard Light '' . She performed with him at the John Labatt Center , London , Ontario for the `` 3 Bats Live '' concert DVD , and is featured on the documentary DVD `` In Search of Paradise '' . Aspen also toured with the cast of Dirty Dancing in America with her husband Tony . Aspen was a swing in the Broadway production of American Idiot , a show featuring songs of the popular band Green Day . Aspen gave birth to her and Tony 's daughter , Sadie Day , on April 3 , 2012 .",
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"text": "The Formula (1980 film) The Formula is a 1980 American mystery film directed by John G. Avildsen and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . It features a preeminent cast including Marlon Brando , George C. Scott , John Gielgud , and Marthe Keller . Craig T. Nelson also makes a brief appearance as a geologist .",
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"text": "Beyond Evil Beyond Evil is a 1980 horror film directed by Herb Freed and starring John Saxon .",
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"text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .",
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"text": "1984 Formula One season The 1984 Formula One season was the 38th season of FIA Formula One motor racing . It featured the 1984 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1984 Formula One World Championship for Manufacturers which were contested concurrently over a sixteen-race series which commenced on 25 March , and ended on 21 October . In the Drivers ' Championship , the season became a duel between McLaren 's Alain Prost and Niki Lauda . Prost won 7 races to Lauda 's 5 , including the last two Grands Prix of the year , but Lauda eventually prevailed by half a point -- the smallest margin in Formula One history . The Formula One World Championship for Manufacturers was awarded to McLaren . This season featured the last driver of the 20th century to both drive in the F1 championship and to compete at the Indianapolis 500 in the same season , Teo Fabi . His feat would not be repeated until the 2017 season , when Fernando Alonso also participated at the Indy 500 .",
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"text": "The Formula (song) `` The Formula '' is a song by American rapper The D.O.C. , from his 1989 debut album No One Can Do It Better . It was released as the third single to support that album and reached number 76 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart in April 1990 . The song was produced by Dr. Dre and contains samples from Marvin Gaye 's `` Inner City Blues ( Make Me Wan na Holler ) '' , from his 1971 album What 's Going On .",
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"text": "Michael Jackson's Vision Michael Jackson 's Vision is a deluxe DVD box set by American recording artist Michael Jackson . It was released on November 22 , 2010 by Epic Records , Legacy Recordings , and Jackson 's own label , MJJ Productions . It includes three DVDs , featuring 4.5 hours of content of 42 music videos with newly restored color and remastered audio . Jackson referred to each of these productions as a `` short film '' and not a music video . This is the first time that all of Jackson 's videos have been released on DVD . According to a statement by the producers , the video recognizes Jackson 's `` pioneering short films that transformed the entertainment industry with timeless , pop culture classics '' . Disc one features videos from the albums Off the Wall , Thriller and Bad and disc two features videos from the albums Dangerous , HIStory : Past , Present and Future , Book I , Blood on the Dance Floor : HIStory in the Mix and Invincible . The third disc , which is a bonus disc , features seven videos . Michael Jackson 's Vision includes the full-length versions of the John Landis-directed `` Thriller '' and `` Black or White '' as well as the classic `` Bad '' directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese . Also included in the boxed set are Jackson 's collaborations with other noted film directors such as John Singleton , Spike Lee and David Fincher as well as `` Ghosts , '' his rarely seen collaboration with special effects legend Stan Winston . Michael Jackson 's Vision is available in a limited edition boxed set featuring a 60-page glossy hard-bound book that includes behind-the-scenes photos from Jackson 's videos , which includes information for each video including : songwriter , album , director , production date , location and photography . Ten music videos previously unavailable on DVD including `` One More Chance '' are included . It was also released on the iTunes Store and has iTunes LP features . The videos `` Smooth Criminal '' , `` Speed Demon '' , `` Come Together '' , and `` Leave Me Alone '' come from Jackson 's 1988 film Moonwalker . The `` Smooth Criminal '' segment is actually over 40 minutes long but only the 10-minute song and dance scene is featured . The video `` Another Part of Me '' is from Jackson 's Bad World Tour and `` Will You Be There '' is from the Dangerous World Tour . The `` HIStory '' video is the only short film that is not included in this box set . The original music video of `` Blood on the Dance Floor '' is replaced with the Refugee Camp Mix for unknown reasons . The videos for The Jacksons ' songs `` Torture '' and `` Body '' are also not included , because Michael did not appear in either of them , despite having a verse in each of them . Also not included is the music video for The Jacksons ' `` 2300 Jackson Street '' . On February 15 , 2011 , Michael Jackson 's Vision was certified 5 × Platinum by RIAA for the sales of over 0.5 million units in the United States . On December 31 , 2010 , it was also certified Diamond in France ( for the sales of over 60 000 units ) and 2 × Platinum in Australia . On May 29 , 2011 , it was also certified Gold in New Zealand . It has been also certified Gold in Austria and Platinum in Poland . Reception over the video and audio quality of the box set has been mixed . As the videos are played in 16:9 , videos with a 4:3 aspect ratio are pillarboxed and as a result the resolution is lower than some previous DVDs . Also , the audio is mixed in PCM stereo instead of 5.1 Surround as in many previous DVDs .",
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"text": "The Stunt Man The Stunt Man is a 1980 American film directed by Richard Rush , starring Peter O'Toole , Steve Railsback , and Barbara Hershey . The movie was adapted by Lawrence B. Marcus and Rush from the 1970 novel of the same name by Paul Brodeur . It tells the story of a young fugitive who hides as a stunt double on the set of an anti-war movie whose charismatic director will do seemingly anything for the sake of his art . It was nominated for three Academy Awards : Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Peter O'Toole ) , Best Director ( Richard Rush ) , and Best Writing , Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium . However , due to its limited release , it never earned much attention from US audiences at large . As O'Toole remarked in a DVD audio commentary , `` The film was n't released , it escaped . ''",
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"text": "1981 Formula One season The 1981 Formula One season was the 35th season of FIA Formula One motor racing . It featured the 1981 FIA Formula One World Championship which was contested over a fifteen race series that commenced on 15 March and ended on 17 October . Formula One cars also contested the 1981 South African Grand Prix , although this was technically a Formula Libre race and was not part of the Formula One World Championship . The 1981 championship was the inaugural FIA Formula One World Championship , replacing the former World Championship for Drivers . Nelson Piquet won the Drivers ' Championship , claiming the first of his three Formula One titles and Williams won the Constructors ' Championship .",
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"text": "Mohawk Valley formula The Mohawk Valley formula is a plan for strikebreaking purportedly written by the president of the Remington Rand company James Rand , Jr. around the time of the Remington Rand strike at Ilion , New York in 1936/37 . The plan includes discrediting union leaders , frightening the public with the threat of violence , using local police and vigilantes to intimidate strikers , forming puppet associations of `` loyal employees '' to influence public debate , fortifying workplaces , employing large numbers of replacement workers , and threatening to close the plant if work is not resumed . The authenticity of the written plan has never been clearly established . Although it was allegedly published in the National Association of Manufacturers Labor Relations Bulletin , no original copy has been found , nor does NAM list it among its pamphlets from that era . Parts of the plan use language sympathetic to the views of labor organizers . The Remington Rand company did indeed ruthlessly suppress the strikes , as documented in a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board , and the plan has been accepted as a guide to the methods that were used . At least one source names the strikebreaker Pearl Bergoff and his so-called `` Bergoff Technique '' as the origin of the formula . Rand and Bergoff were both indicted by the same federal grand jury for their roles in the Remington Rand strike . Noam Chomsky has described the formula as the result of business owners ' trend away from violent strikebreaking to a `` scientific '' approach based on propaganda . An essential feature of this approach is the identification of the management 's interests with `` Americanism , '' while labor activism is portrayed as the work of un-American outsiders . Workers are thus persuaded to turn against the activists and toward management to demonstrate their patriotism .",
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"text": "Pioneer SX-1980 The Pioneer SX-1980 was a radio receiver that Pioneer Corporation introduced in 1978 , to be matched with the HPM series of speakers . It is rated at a staggering 270 watts per channel into 8 ohms . However , in the September 1978 issue of Audio Magazine , Leonard Feldman did a spec test on the SX-1980 and concluded that the rating of 270 watts per channel was too conservative . He stated in his report : Though the new -LSB- IHF mandated -RSB- `` Dynamic Headroom '' measurement is specified in dB , it should be mentioned that based upon the short-term signal used to measure the 2.3 dB headroom of this amplifier , it was producing nearly 460 watts of short-term power under these test conditions ! At an official rating of 270 watts per channel into 8 ohms with a 2.3 dB dynamic headroom , this makes the SX-1980 Pioneer 's most powerful receiver , as well as being one of the most powerful receivers ever manufactured in the world , to date . The SX-1980 is 22 inches wide , 19.5 inches deep , and 8.25 inches high ; weighing 78 lb . The case , like the Pioneer HPM-100 , has a fine-grain , walnut veneer finish . It has massive heatsinks on the back to dissipate the immense heat the receiver can build up . The receiver had 12 Field Effect Transistors ( FETs ) , 11 Integrated Circuits ( ICs ) , 130 transistors and 84 diodes . Its retail price in 1978 was US$ 1295.00 . According to the CPI inflation calculator , that would equate to about $ 3,700 in 2015 . The SX-1980 is known for its total harmonic distortion ( THD ) rating of less than 0.03 % at rated power , much less than the 1-10 % commonly used today . The build quality is also higher than average . The unit compares favorably in side by side tests with newer large receivers . With a rated power consumption of 1400 volt-amperes or nearly 1000 watts , it would consume a fair amount of the power a standard 15-amp , 120-volt ( North America ) circuit can safely deliver . From the owner 's manual : The adoption of a single-stage differential amplifier with low-noise dual transistors , a current mirror load and a 3-stage Darlington triple SEPP circuit provides a bumper power output of 270 watts + 270 watts ( 20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz with no more than 0.03 % THD ) which is extremely stable . The power amplifier is configured as a DC power amplifier with the capacitors removed from the NFB circuit for a flat gain response . The large-sized toroidal transformers with their superb regulation employ 22,000 µF large-capacity electrolytic capacitors ( two per each channel ) . There are independent dual power supply circuits with separate power transformer windings to provide power for the left and right channels . The FM front end incorporates a two-stage RF circuit that employs a 5-gang tuning capacitor and three dual gate MOS FETs for high gain and low noise . This configuration excels in ridding the sound of undesirable interference . The FM IF amplifier combines five dual-element ceramic filters ... for high selectivity ( 80 dB ) and low distortion ... The local oscillator includes Pioneer 's very own quartz sampling locked APC ( Automatic Phase Control ) . This output of this extremely precise quartz oscillator is divided into frequencies of 100 kHz and so reception frequencies which are a multiple of 100 kHz are locked at every 100 kHz .",
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"text": "Alien Dead The Alien Dead is a 1980 American horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray . Ray co-wrote the script with Martin Nicholas .",
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"text": "For Your Eyes Only (soundtrack) For Your Eyes Only is the soundtrack for the 12th James Bond film of the same name . The theme song was written by Bill Conti ( music ) and Michael Leeson ( lyrics ) , and performed by Sheena Easton . The song was later nominated for both an Academy Award and Golden Globe in 1982 . Easton also made Bond film history as the first ( and , to date , only ) artist to perform the theme song on-screen during the opening title sequence . Originally , the band Blondie was approached to write and perform the theme song for the film . They produced a song also called For Your Eyes Only that they turned in to the producers , however , this was rejected because the company wanted the Conti song and the band refused , and subsequently asked Easton to record an entirely new theme . Blondie eventually released their song on the 1982 album The Hunter . The track Make It Last All Night , performed by Rage and used for the scene at hitman Gonzales ' Spanish poolside , is notable for lyrics more suggestive than in almost any other Bond film . The soundtrack was composed by Bill Conti , since the series ' regular composer , John Barry , was unable to work in the UK for tax reasons ( he , like many high earning Britons , had become a tax exile in the 1970s ) . Barry had recommended Conti as a possible alternative . Conti 's score is notable for its use of disco elements ( which prompted Danny Biederman to write in the liner notes to the two-CD releaseThe Best of James Bond : 30th Anniversary Limited Edition , `` Conti 's largely disco-styled score feels more like a celebration of the music of the moment than a score of durability '' ) . During the main ski chase sequence ( the track Runaway ) , Conti showed that he had versed himself in the previous Bond films ' music , as his manages to evoke memories of the music from previous ski action in both OHMSS and The Spy Who Loved Me . This , Conti 's only contribution to the series to date , was released as an album concurrent with the film 's release and later on a bootleg compact disc in combination with John Barry 's music from Octopussy . When the soundtrack was officially released on CD in the year 2000 , six bonus tracks were added that further showed Conti 's versatile approach to the film , aiding the production in its return to a tougher , more realistic James Bond . Not released but also heard in the film is a brief homage to John Williams ' familiar theme from Jaws , when an unseen underwater horror ( it is revealed to be an attacker in a J.I.M. diving suit ) approaches within the sunken ship . This was the third Bond film in a row to wittily include familiar music from a classic film . Additionally , notes from the title song to The Spy Who Loved Me , `` Nobody Does It Better '' , can be heard as the tones of a key code for a security door early in the film .",
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"text": "American Gigolo American Gigolo is a 1980 American romantic crime film written and directed by Paul Schrader , and starring Richard Gere , Lauren Hutton , Hector Elizondo , Nina Van Pallandt and Bill Duke . It tells the story of Julian Kaye , a high-price male escort in Los Angeles who becomes romantically involved with a prominent politician 's wife while simultaneously becoming the prime suspect in a murder case . The film is notable for establishing Gere as a leading man , and was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to include frontal male nudity from its main star . It is also notable for its accompanying soundtrack , composed by Giorgio Moroder and featuring the number-one hit single `` Call Me '' by Blondie . Schrader considers it one of four similar films , which he calls `` double bookends '' : Taxi Driver , bookended by Light Sleeper , and American Gigolo bookended by The Walker .",
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"text": "The Competition (film) The Competition is a 1980 American drama film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Amy Irving , directed by Joel Oliansky .",
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"text": "Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards ( often shortened to Razzies and Razzie Awards ) is an award in recognition of the worst in film . Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film-industry veterans , John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy , the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day . The term raspberry in the name is used in its irreverent sense , as in `` blowing a raspberry '' . The awards themselves are in the form of a `` golf ball-sized raspberry '' which sits atop a Super 8 mm film reel , the whole of which is spray painted gold . The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31 , 1981 , at John J. B. Wilson 's living-room alcove in Los Angeles , to honor the worst in film of the 1980 film season . The 37th ceremony was held on February 25 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Formula One Championship Edition Formula One Championship Edition is a racing video game , developed by SCE Studio Liverpool and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 . The game follows the basic structure of Formula One 06 for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable . The main differences include the updated visuals for the PS3 including a lot more detail , Sixaxis compatibility , real time reflections , car reflections on wet circuits and new wet weather effects . It was announced early in development that the safety car would be included in the game for the first time in an F1 game since Formula One 99 for the PlayStation . However , it was removed before the final release along with the PSP wing mirror integration shown at E3 . The game also boasts dynamic weather , and improved AI . The AI system is called `` Live Action Racing '' where one can pressure the opposition , causing them to make little mistakes such as running wide on corners , causing them to crash into other cars or spin off the road of their own accord . The AI will then try to seek opportunities to pass the player in a realistic manner . The game is based on the early 2006 F1 season . Hence , Yuji Ide drives for Super Aguri when in reality he lost his super licence just 4 races into the '06 season , and Franck Montagny , then later Sakon Yamamoto took his seat . Other minor changes throughout the real 2006 season are also not represented . In the career mode , players begin by running tests for one of three teams ( Toro Rosso , Super Aguri or Midland F1 ) at either the Silverstone , Magny Cours or Catalunya circuits . The tests given vary between the teams . When the player successfully completes the tests , they are given the role of test driver or race driver , depending on how well the player performed in the test . After performing well as a test driver , the player will become the second driver of the team . From there the player can compete in race weekends through many different roles . As a test driver the player will try out different car settings in practice , and as a driver the player will have track position targets to meet to keep the seat . The player 's performances are subject to review at several points during the season . The initial release did not include force-feedback support , which is considered by many to be an important feature for simulation racing games used with driving wheel controllers . A subsequent update in early 2008 added force feedback . The game also lacks support for 1080i or 1080p output resolutions . Per the calendar , the Belgian Grand Prix is not included . The game 's cover in the North America version ( as seen on the right ) features Fernando Alonso ( the defending world champion at that time in 2006 ) who drove for the Renault team , Jenson Button who drove for the Honda team and David Coulthard who drove for the Red Bull Racing team . Like previous games , it featured in-game commentary from then ITV F1 commentators Martin Brundle and James Allen .",
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"text": "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country is a 1991 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures . It is the sixth feature film based on Star Trek , and a sequel to the 1966 -- 1969 Star Trek television series . Taking place after the events of Star Trek V : The Final Frontier , it is the last film featuring the entire cast of the original series . After the destruction of the Klingon moon Praxis leads the Klingon Empire to pursue peace with their long-time adversary the Federation , the crew of the USS Enterprise must race against unseen conspirators with a militaristic agenda . The sixth film in the series was initially planned as a prequel to the original series , with younger actors portraying the crew of the Enterprise while attending Starfleet Academy , but the idea was discarded because of negative reaction from the original cast and the fans . Faced with producing a new film in time for Star Trek 's 25th anniversary , Nicholas Meyer , the director of Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan , and Denny Martin Flinn wrote a script based on a suggestion from Leonard Nimoy about what would happen if `` the Wall came down in space '' , touching on the contemporary events of the Cold War . Principal photography took place between April and September 1991 . The production budget was smaller than anticipated because of the critical and commercial disappointment of The Final Frontier . Because of a lack of sound stage space on the Paramount lot , many scenes were filmed around Hollywood . Meyer and cinematographer Hiro Narita aimed for a darker and more dramatic mood , subtly altering sets originally used for the television series Star Trek : The Next Generation . Producer Steven-Charles Jaffe led a second unit that filmed on an Alaskan glacier that stood in for a Klingon gulag . Cliff Eidelman produced the film 's score , which is intentionally darker than previous Star Trek offerings . The film was released in North America on December 6 , 1991 . The Undiscovered Country garnered positive reviews , with publications praising the lighthearted acting and facetious references . The film performed strongly at the box office . It posted the largest opening weekend gross of the series before going on to earn $ 96,888,996 worldwide . The film earned two Academy Award nominations , for Best Makeup and Best Sound Effects , and is the only Star Trek movie to win the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film . A special collectors ' edition DVD version of the film was released in 2004 , to which Meyer had made minor alterations . Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry died shortly before the movie 's premiere , just days after viewing the film . The film marked the final appearance together of the original series ' cast .",
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"text": "Mass formula A mass formula is an equation or set of equations in physics which attempts to predict the mass or mass ratios of the subatomic particles . An important step in high energy physics was the discovery of the Gell-Mann -- Okubo mass formula predicting relationships between masses of the members of SU ( 3 ) multiplets . The development of an accurate mass formula is one of several fundamental aspects to developing a working theory of everything , which is expected to overcome the incompatibilities between current classical and quantum physics theories . There are currently no universal mass formulae which are generally accepted as correct by the mainstream physics community , however several versions of potential mass formulae have been presented and are currently being explored by some ( largely amateur ) physics theorists .",
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"text": "1982 Monaco Grand Prix The 1982 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 23 May 1982 . This was the first race following the death of Gilles Villeneuve at the Belgian Grand Prix ; consequently Ferrari entered only one driver , Didier Pironi . Polesitter and race leader René Arnoux retired on lap 15 . By around lap 67 , the race became a 2-horse sprint between Alain Prost and Riccardo Patrese . Once it started to rain and while Patrese was pushing hard , Prost was storming around the track , trying to finish the race before it started to rain . On lap 74 , Prost pushed too hard and crashed into the Armco barriers coming out of the Chicane du Port ( also known as the Dog Leg ) . On lap 75 , Patrese led , spun and stalled at Loews . On the last lap , Didier Pironi led into the tunnel and ran out of fuel , Andrea de Cesaris also ran out of fuel before he could take over the lead , and Derek Daly , the next leader , already had a car with no front or back wing - and then a damaged gearbox which seized up before he could start the final lap . Patrese , who had managed to restart his car by rolling downhill and bump-starting , took his first race win . Pironi and de Cesaris were classified 2nd and 3rd , with Daly sixth . BBC commentator and 1976 world champion James Hunt commented , `` Well we 've got this ridiculous situation where we 're all sitting by the start-finish line waiting for a winner to come past and we do n't seem to be getting one ! '' .",
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"text": "Unsimulated sex Unsimulated sex is the presentation in a film of sex scenes where the actors engage in an actual sex act , and are not just miming or simulating the actions . At one time in the United States such scenes were restricted by law and self-imposed industry standards such as the Motion Picture Production Code . Films showing explicit sexual activity were confined to privately distributed underground films , such as stag films or `` porn loops '' . Beginning in the late 1960s , most notably with Blue Movie by Andy Warhol , mainstream cinemas began pushing boundaries in terms of what was presented on screen . Although the vast majority of sexual situations depicted in mainstream cinema are simulated ( in early pornography , the main actors engaged in simulated sex , with inserts placed in the film ) , on rare occasions actors engage in real sex . The difference between these films and pornography is that , while such scenes might be considered erotic , the intent of these films is not solely pornographic . Notable examples include two of the eight Bedside-films and the six Zodiac-films from the 1970s , all of which were produced in Denmark and had many pornographic sex scenes , but were nevertheless considered mainstream films ( they all had mainstream casts and crews , and premiered in mainstream cinemas ) . The last of these films , Agent 69 Jensen i Skyttens tegn , was made in 1978 . From the end of the 1970s until the late 1990s it was rare to see hardcore scenes in mainstream cinema , but this changed with the success of Lars von Trier 's The Idiots ( 1998 ) , which heralded a wave of art-house films with explicit content , such as Romance ( 1999 ) , Baise-moi ( 2000 ) , Intimacy ( 2001 ) , Vincent Gallo 's The Brown Bunny ( 2003 ) , and Michael Winterbottom 's 9 Songs ( 2004 ) . Some simulated sex scenes are sufficiently realistic that critics mistakenly believe that they are real , such as the cunnilingus scene in the 2006 film Red Road .",
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"text": "Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 British-American science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott , and starring Sigourney Weaver , Tom Skerritt , Veronica Cartwright , Harry Dean Stanton , John Hurt , Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto . The film 's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship . Dan O'Bannon wrote the screenplay from a story he wrote with Ronald Shusett , drawing influence from previous works of science fiction and horror . The film was produced by Gordon Carroll , David Giler and Walter Hill through their Brandywine Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox . Giler and Hill made revisions and additions to the script . Shusett was executive producer . The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by Swiss artist H. R. Giger , while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the human aspects of the film . Alien launched the Alien franchise and is chronologically the first of the main series , with the prequel series set in an earlier timeframe . Alien received both critical acclaim and box office success , receiving an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects , Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film , Best Direction for Scott , and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright , and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , along with numerous other award nominations . It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades , being considered one of the greatest films of all time . In 2002 , the film was deemed `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry . In 2008 , it was ranked as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre by the American Film Institute , and as the 33rd greatest film of all time by Empire magazine . The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels , comic books , video games , and toys . It also launched Weaver 's acting career by providing her with her first lead role , and the story of her character Ellen Ripley 's encounters with the Alien creatures became the thematic thread that ran through the sequels Aliens ( 1986 ) , Alien 3 ( 1992 ) and Alien : Resurrection ( 1997 ) . , a crossover with the Predator franchise produced the Alien vs. Predator series , which includes Alien vs. Predator ( 2004 ) and Aliens vs. Predator : Requiem ( 2007 ) , and also a prequel series of films , which includes Prometheus ( 2012 ) and Alien : Covenant ( 2017 ) .",
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"text": "Melanie Griffith Melanie Richards Griffith ( born August 9 , 1957 ) is an American actress . Griffith began her career as an adolescent in nonspeaking film roles before making her credited debut opposite Gene Hackman in Arthur Penn 's Night Moves ( 1975 ) . She rose to prominence for her role in Brian De Palma 's Body Double ( 1984 ) , which earned her a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress . Griffith 's subsequent performance in Something Wild ( 1986 ) garnered critical acclaim before she was cast in 1988 's Working Girl , which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her a Golden Globe . The 1990s saw Griffith in a series of roles which received varying critical reception : she received Golden Globe nominations for her performances in Buffalo Girls ( 1995 ) , and as Marion Davies in RKO 281 ( 1999 ) , while also earning a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performances in Shining Through ( 1992 ) , as well as receiving nominations for Crazy in Alabama ( 1999 ) and John Waters ' cult film Cecil B. Demented ( 2000 ) . Other roles include in John Schlesinger 's Pacific Heights ( 1990 ) , Milk Money ( 1994 ) , the neo-noir film Mulholland Falls ( 1996 ) , as Charlotte Haze in Adrian Lyne 's Lolita ( 1997 ) , and Another Day in Paradise ( 1998 ) . She later starred as Barbara Marx in The Night We Called It a Day ( 2003 ) , and has appeared on the television series Nip/Tuck , Raising Hope , and Hawaii Five-0 . After acting on stage in London , in 2003 she made her Broadway debut in a revival of the musical Chicago , receiving celebratory reviews that made it a box office success .",
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"text": "Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant ( born 9 September 1960 ) is an English actor and film producer . Grant has received a Golden Globe , a BAFTA , and an Honorary César for his work . His films have earned more than US$ 2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide . Grant first received attention after earning the Volpi Cup for his performance in James Ivory 's Maurice ( 1987 ) but achieved international success after appearing in the Richard Curtis-scripted Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . Grant used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s , delivering comic performances in films such as Mickey Blue Eyes ( 1999 ) and Notting Hill ( 1999 ) . One of the best known figures in 1990s British popular culture , Grant was in a high-profile relationship with Elizabeth Hurley , which was the focus of much attention in the British and international media . By the turn of the 21st century , Grant had established himself as a leading man , skilled with a satirical comic talent . Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) , About a Boy ( 2002 ) , and American Dreamz ( 2006 ) . Grant later played against type with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film , Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . He 's also known for appearing in period pieces such as The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) , Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) and Florence Foster Jenkins ( 2016 ) . Within the film industry , Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a character actor , and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous . Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms , as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions . The entertainment media 's coverage of Grant 's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor . Grant has been outspoken about his antipathy towards the profession of acting , and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media . In a career spanning 30 years , Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting was not his true calling , but rather a career that unintentionally developed by happenstance .",
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"text": "AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ( AACTA ) , a non-profit organisation whose aim is to `` identify , award , promote and celebrate Australia 's greatest achievements in film and television . '' The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards , which hands out accolades for achievements in feature films , television , documentaries and short films . From 1971 -- 2010 , the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute ( AFI ) , the Academy 's parent organisation , at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards ( known as the AFI Awards ) . When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011 , it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards , with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role . It was presented as a special award , from 1971 -- 1975 , and was accompanied with a cash prize , before it became a competitive award from 1976 , onward . Judy Davis is the most nominated actress in this category , with five wins from eight nominations , most recently for her role in The Eye of the Storm ( 2011 ) . Candidates for this award must be human and female , and can not be nominated for the same role in the supporting actress category .",
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"text": "D. W. Griffith David Wark Griffith ( January 22 , 1875 -- July 23 , 1948 ) was an American director , writer , and producer who pioneered modern filmmaking techniques . Griffith is best remembered for The Birth of a Nation ( 1915 ) and Intolerance ( 1916 ) . The Birth of a Nation made use of advanced camera and narrative techniques , and its popularity set the stage for the dominance of the feature-length film in the United States . Since its release , the film has sparked significant controversy surrounding race in the United States , focusing on its negative depiction of African Americans and its glorification of the Ku Klux Klan . Today , it is both noted for its radical technique and condemned for its inherently racist philosophy . The film was subject to boycotts by the NAACP and , after screenings of the film had caused riots at several theaters , the film was censored in many cities , including New York City . Intolerance , his next film , was , in part , an answer to his critics . Several of Griffith 's later films , including Broken Blossoms ( 1919 ) , Way Down East ( 1920 ) , and Orphans of the Storm ( 1921 ) , were also successful , but his high production , promotional , and roadshow costs often made his ventures commercial failures . By the time of his final feature , The Struggle ( 1931 ) , he had made roughly 500 films . Griffith is one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and widely considered among the most important figures in the history of cinema . He is credited with popularizing the use of the close-up shot .",
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"text": "In the Border States In the Border States is a 1910 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith . Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress .",
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"text": "28th Golden Raspberry Awards The 28th Golden Raspberry Awards or Razzies were held on February 23 , 2008 , in Santa Monica , California , USA , to honor the worst films of 2007 . The nominations were announced on January 21 . In line with Razzies tradition , both the nominee announcements and ceremony preceded the corresponding Academy Awards functions by one day . The most nominated film of 2007 was I Know Who Killed Me with nine nominations , followed by I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Norbit with eight each . I Know Who Killed Me was the big winner of the evening , receiving eight awards for a new Razzie record . Eddie Murphy received a Razzie record five personal nominations , all surrounding his work ( especially his performance of multiple characters ) in Norbit . He ended up winning three awards , one for each character he portrayed . The actress Lindsay Lohan also won three awards for her dual roles in I Know Who Killed Me . The special category introduced this year was Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie .",
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"text": "Janet Leigh Janet Leigh ( born Jeanette Helen Morrison ; July 6 , 1927 -- October 3 , 2004 ) was an American actress , singer , dancer and author . She is best remembered for her performance in Psycho , for which she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an Academy Award nomination . She was the first wife of actor Tony Curtis and the mother of Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis . Discovered by actress Norma Shearer , Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with MGM the following year . Early in her career , she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres , including Act of Violence ( 1948 ) , Little Women ( 1949 ) , Angels in the Outfield ( 1951 ) , Scaramouche ( 1952 ) , The Naked Spur ( 1953 ) and Living It Up ( 1954 ) . She played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s , in such films as Safari ( 1956 ) and Touch of Evil ( 1958 ) , but achieved her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock 's Psycho ( 1960 ) . Her highly publicized marriage to Curtis ended in divorce in 1962 , and after starring in The Manchurian Candidate that same year , Leigh scaled back her career . Intermittently , she continued to appear in notable films , including Bye Bye Birdie ( 1963 ) , Harper ( 1966 ) and Night of the Lepus ( 1972 ) as well as two films with her daughter , Jamie Lee : The Fog ( 1980 ) and Halloween H20 : 20 Years Later ( 1998 ) . She also wrote four books between 1984 and 2002 , including two novels . Leigh died in 2004 at age 77 , following a year-long battle with vasculitis , an inflammation of the blood vessels . Among her survivors was her husband of 42 years , Robert Brandt .",
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"text": "Green Card (film) Green Card is a 1990 romantic comedy film written , produced , directed by Peter Weir and starring Gérard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell . The screenplay focuses on an American woman who enters into a marriage of convenience with a Frenchman so he can obtain a green card and remain in the United States . Depardieu won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor . The film won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy , and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay .",
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"text": "Edmond (film) Edmond is a 2005 American drama film directed by Stuart Gordon and starring William H. Macy , based on the 1982 play Edmond by David Mamet . Mamet also wrote the screenplay for the film . Edmond features Julia Stiles , Rebecca Pidgeon , Denise Richards , Mena Suvari , Joe Mantegna , Bai Ling , Jeffrey Combs , Dylan Walsh and George Wendt in supporting roles . It was screened at several film festivals from September 2005 to May 2006 , and had a limited release on July 14 , 2006 .",
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"text": "The Lady and the Mouse The Lady and the Mouse is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D.W. Griffith . A print of the film survives .",
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"text": "Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards ( often shortened to Razzies and Razzie Awards ) is an award in recognition of the worst in film . Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film-industry veterans , John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy , the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day . The term raspberry in the name is used in its irreverent sense , as in `` blowing a raspberry '' . The awards themselves are in the form of a `` golf ball-sized raspberry '' which sits atop a Super 8 mm film reel , the whole of which is spray painted gold . The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31 , 1981 , at John J. B. Wilson 's living-room alcove in Los Angeles , to honor the worst in film of the 1980 film season . The 37th ceremony was held on February 25 , 2017 .",
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"text": "78th Academy Awards The 78th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , took place on March 5 , 2006 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. . The ceremony was scheduled one week later than usual to avoid conflicting with the 2006 Winter Olympics . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2005 . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz . Actor Jon Stewart hosted the show for the first time . Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills , California held on February 18 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Rachel McAdams . Crash won three awards including Academy Award for Best Picture . Other winners included Brokeback Mountain , King Kong , and Memoirs of a Geisha also with three awards apiece , and Capote , The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , The Constant Gardener , Hustle and Flow , March of the Penguins , The Moon and the Son : An Imagined Conversation , A Note of Triumph : The Golden Age of Norman Corwin , Six Shooter , Syriana , Tsotsi , Walk the Line , and Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit with one each . The telecast garnered nearly 39 million viewers in the United States .",
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"text": "The Stolen Loaf The Stolen Loaf is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith .",
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"text": "Not as a Stranger Not as a Stranger is a 1955 Drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson . The romantic melodrama novel was widely popular , topping that year 's list of bestselling novels in the United States . The film was Kramer 's directorial debut and featured Olivia de Havilland and Robert Mitchum in the lead roles , backed by a stellar supporting cast including Frank Sinatra , Gloria Grahame , Broderick Crawford , Charles Bickford , Lon Chaney , Jr. , Harry Morgan , and Lee Marvin . The film was released by United Artists . Sinatra had catapulted back into the limelight as the result of a supporting role for a film from a similarly popular novel , From Here to Eternity , two years earlier . Initially a minor box office success , Not as a Stranger is seldom seen today , never receiving widespread distribution on home video . It was first released on DVD in 1992 .",
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"text": "64th Golden Globe Awards 64thGolden Globe Awards January 15 , 2007 Picture -- Drama : Babel Picture -- Musical or Comedy : Dreamgirls TV Series -- Drama : Grey 's Anatomy TV Series -- Musical or Comedy : Ugly Betty The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards were aired on January 15 , 2007 . Some key dates announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association are : The ceremony was broadcast live on NBC . Indicating the impact that animated films have had on the film industry , the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced in early 2006 that a Golden Globe would be awarded for the Best Animated Feature for the first time at this award ceremony . Dreamgirls won the most awards , with 3 ( including Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy ) . Babel , received the most nominations , with 7 ( only winning 1 , for Best Motion Picture -- Drama ) .",
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"text": "Working Girl (TV series) Working Girl is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from April to July 1990 . Loosely based on the 1988 film of the same name starring Melanie Griffith , the series stars Sandra Bullock as Tess McGill ( Melanie Griffith 's character in the film ) , in a role that was initially meant for Nancy McKeon .",
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"text": "Theatre Guild The Theatre Guild is a theatrical society founded in New York City in 1918 by Lawrence Langner , Philip Moeller , Helen Westley and Theresa Helburn . Langner 's wife , Armina Marshall , then served as a co-director . It evolved out of the work of the Washington Square Players . Its original purpose was to produce non-commercial works by American and foreign playwrights . It differed from other theaters at the time in that its board of directors shared the responsibility of choosing plays , management , and production . The Theatre Guild contributed greatly to the success of Broadway from the 1920s throughout the 1970s . The Guild has produced a total of 228 plays on Broadway , including 18 by George Bernard Shaw and seven by Eugene O'Neill . Other major playwrights introduced to theatre-going Americans include Robert E. Sherwood , Maxwell Anderson , Sidney Howard , William Saroyan , and Philip Barry . In the field of musical theatre , the Guild has promoted works by Richard Rodgers , teamed with both Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II , George and Ira Gershwin , Jule Styne , and Meredith Willson , all of which have become classics . Under President John F. Kennedy , the Guild was engaged to assemble a U.S. theatre company , headed by Helen Hayes , to tour the capitals of Europe and South America with works by Tennessee Williams , Thornton Wilder , and William Gibson . In 1968 , the Guild became involved in the travel field by taking 25 of its subscribers to European capitals to see plays . In 1975 , it instituted its Theatre At Sea program with a 17-day cruise aboard the Rotterdam with Hayes and Cyril Ritchard . Since then they have hosted more than thirty cruises , each with seven or eight performers . Among them have been Alan Arkin , Zoe Caldwell , Anne Jackson , Cherry Jones , Richard Kiley , Eartha Kitt , Patricia Neal , Lynn Redgrave , Gena Rowlands , Jean Stapleton , Eli Wallach , and Lee Roy Reams , who served as the program 's resident director . The last Broadway play produced by The Theatre Guild was State Fair in 1996 .",
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"text": "The Hours (film) The Hours is a 2002 British-American drama film directed by Stephen Daldry , and starring Meryl Streep , Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman . Supporting roles are played by Ed Harris , John C. Reilly , Stephen Dillane , Jeff Daniels , Miranda Richardson , Allison Janney , Toni Collette and Claire Danes . The screenplay by David Hare is based on Michael Cunningham 's 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title . The plot focuses on three women of different generations whose lives are interconnected by the novel Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf . These are Clarissa Vaughan ( Streep ) , a New Yorker preparing an award party for her AIDS-stricken long-time friend and poet , Richard ( Harris ) in 2001 ; Laura Brown ( Moore ) , a pregnant 1950s California housewife with a young boy and an unhappy marriage ; and Virginia Woolf ( Kidman ) herself in 1920s England , who is struggling with depression and mental illness while trying to write her novel . The film was released in Los Angeles and New York City on Christmas Day 2002 , and was given a limited release in the United States and Canada two days later on December 27 , 2002 . It did not receive a wide release in North America until January 2003 , and was then released in British cinemas on Valentine 's Day that year . Critical reaction to the film was mostly positive , with nine Academy Award nominations for The Hours including Best Picture , and a win for Nicole Kidman as Best Actress .",
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"text": "Underground Aces Underground Aces is a 1981 film directed by Robert Butler . It stars Dirk Benedict and Melanie Griffith .",
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"text": "Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) .",
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"text": "25th Golden Globe Awards The 25th Golden Globe Awards , honoring the best achievements in 1967 , were held on 12 February 1968 . 25th Golden Globe Awards February 12 , 1968 Film - Drama : In The Heat of the Night Film - Musical or Comedy : The Graduate TV Show : Mission : Impossible",
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"text": "Colin Farrell Colin James Farrell ( born 31 May 1976 ) is an Irish actor . Farrell appeared in the BBC drama Ballykissangel in 1998 , made his film debut in the Tim Roth-directed drama The War Zone in 1999 , and was discovered by Hollywood when Joel Schumacher cast him in the lead role in the war drama Tigerland in 2000 . He then starred in Schumacher 's psychological thriller Phone Booth ( 2002 ) where he plays a hostage in a New York city phone booth and the American thrillers S.W.A.T. ( 2003 ) and The Recruit ( 2003 ) , establishing his international box-office appeal . During that time , he also appeared in Steven Spielberg 's science fiction thriller Minority Report ( 2002 ) and as the villain Bullseye in the superhero film Daredevil ( 2003 ) . After starring in the independent films Intermission ( 2003 ) and A Home at the End of the World ( 2004 ) , Farrell headed Oliver Stone 's biopic Alexander ( 2004 ) and Terrence Malick 's The New World ( 2005 ) . Roles in Michael Mann 's Miami Vice ( 2006 ) , the adaptation of John Fante 's Ask the Dust ( 2006 ) , and Woody Allen 's Cassandra 's Dream ( 2007 ) followed , underscoring Farrell 's popularity among Hollywood writers and directors ; however , it was his role in Martin McDonagh 's In Bruges ( 2008 ) that earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy . Farrell starred in the black comedy film Horrible Bosses ( 2011 ) , for which he received critical praise , along with the comedy-horror film Fright Night ( 2011 ) and the sci-fi action film Total Recall ( 2012 ) , both remakes , and McDonagh 's second feature , the black comedy crime film Seven Psychopaths ( 2012 ) . He also starred in the Niels Arden Oplev action film Dead Man Down ( 2013 ) , and as Travers Goff in the period drama Saving Mr. Banks ( 2013 ) . In 2014 , Farrell starred as Peter Lake in the supernatural fable Winter 's Tale , an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Mark Helprin . In 2015 , he starred as Detective Ray Velcoro in the second season of HBO 's True Detective , and also starred in the film The Lobster , for which he was nominated for his second Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy . In 2016 , he portrayed Percival Graves in the Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them .",
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"text": "Macbeth (1971 film) Macbeth ( or The Tragedy of Macbeth ) is a 1971 British-American historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan . A film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy of the same name , it retells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder . The film stars Jon Finch as the title character and Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth , noted for their relative youth as actors . Themes of historic recurrence , greater pessimism and internal ugliness in physically beautiful characters are added to Shakespeare 's story of moral decline , which is presented in a more realistic style . The production , funded by Playboy Enterprises , was troubled by poor weather around the British Isles , and the film was a box office bomb . Polanski 's Macbeth was screened out of competition at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival . It was somewhat controversial for its depictions of graphic violence and nudity , but has also received positive attention , and was named Best Film by the National Board of Review .",
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"text": "Colin Firth Colin Andrew Firth , ( born 10 September 1960 ) is an English actor . His films have grossed more than $ 3 billion from 42 releases worldwide . Firth has received an Academy Award , a Golden Globe Award , two BAFTA Awards , and three Screen Actors Guild Awards , as well as the Volpi Cup . Firth 's most notable and acclaimed role to date has been his 2010 portrayal of King George VI in The King 's Speech , a performance that earned him an Oscar and multiple worldwide best actor awards . Identified in the late 1980s with the `` Brit Pack '' of rising , young British actors , it was not until Firth 's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen 's Pride and Prejudice that he received more widespread attention . This led to roles in films such as The English Patient , Bridget Jones 's Diary ( for which Firth was nominated for a BAFTA ) , Shakespeare in Love , and Love Actually . In 2009 , Firth received widespread critical acclaim for his leading role in A Single Man , for which Firth gained his first Academy Award nomination , and won a BAFTA Award . Firth starred in the action spy movie Kingsman : The Secret Service in 2014 , which was a commercial success and received generally positive reviews . In 2011 , Firth received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , and was also selected as one of the Time 100 . He was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Winchester in 2007 , and was made a Freeman of the City of London in 2012 . He has campaigned for the rights of indigenous tribal peoples , and is a member of Survival International . Firth has also campaigned on issues of asylum seekers , refugees ' rights , and the environment . He commissioned and is credited as a co-author on a scientific paper on a study into the differences in brain structure between people of differing political orientations .",
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"text": "Nicholas Burgess Farrell Nicholas Burgess Farrell ( born 2 October 1958 ) is an English journalist and the author of Mussolini : A New Life .",
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"text": "Fever Pitch (1997 film) Fever Pitch is a 1997 film starring Colin Firth , based loosely on Nick Hornby 's best-selling memoir , Fever Pitch : A Fan 's Life ( 1992 ) . Hornby also wrote the screenplay .",
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"text": "Committee on Obscenity and Film Censorship The Committee on Obscenity and Film Censorship , better known as the Williams Committee , was a 1970s British Home Office committee chaired by Professor Bernard Williams . The task of the committee was to `` review the laws concerning obscenity , indecency and violence in publications , displays and entertainments in England and Wales , except in the field of broadcasting , and to review the arrangements for film censorship in England and Wales '' . The committee reported in 1979 that : `` Given the amount of explicit sexual material in circulation and the allegations often made about its effects , it is striking that one can find case after case of sex crimes and murder without any hint at all that pornography was present in the background . '' The Committee 's report was evidently influenced by the liberal thinking of John Stuart Mill , a philosopher greatly admired by Williams , and who used Mill 's principle of liberty to develop what he called the `` harm condition , '' whereby `` no conduct should be suppressed by law unless it can be shown to harm someone . '' Williams concluded that pornography could not be shown to be harmful and that `` the role of pornography in influencing society is not very important ... to think anything else is to get the problem of pornography out of proportion with the many other problems that face our society today . '' The committee reported that , so long as children were protected from seeing it , adults should be free to read and watch pornography as they saw fit . It found that the existing variety of laws in the field should be scrapped , and that terms such as ` obscene ' , ` indecent ' and ` deprave and corrupt ' should be abandoned as they were no longer useful . The Committee thought existing laws should be replaced with a comprehensive new statute , under which the availability of material would be restricted so that it did not cause offence to reasonable people , and was not accessible to children . The recommended restrictions on availability would not have been confined just to material that involved nudity and/or which was sexually explicit . Restrictions were to apply to : `` matter ( other than the printed word ) and to a performance whose unrestricted availability is offensive to reasonable people by reason of the manner in which it portrays , deals with or relates to violence , cruelty or horror , or sexual , faecal or urinary functions or genital organs . '' Regarding the definition of pornography the commission stated that , `` a pornographic representation is one that combines two features : it has a certain function or intention , to arouse its audience sexually , and also a certain content , explicit representations of sexual material ( organs , postures , activity , etc ) . On the difference between ` obscenity ' and ` pornography ' , the committee found that the word ` obscene ' was a subjective term that refers to peoples reaction to material , and that '' it principally expresses an intense or extreme version of what we have called ` offensiveness ' . It may be that it particularly emphasises the most strongly aversive element in that notion , the idea of an object 's being repulsive or disgusting . '' ` Pornography ' however was found to be `` a rather more objective expression referring to a certain kind of writing , picture etc ... Pornography will have some tendency to be obscene , but will not necessarily be so ... a tendency to be offensive is built into it , but it is not universally even offensive ... Still less must it inevitably be very strongly offensive or obscene . '' On whether art could be obscene , it reported that , `` work ... may be experienced as offensive , and also be experienced as having aesthetic interest , but in the case of which the two experiences do not occur at the same time . These will be works which are found offensive at first , or by a spectator who remains distanced from them , but which lose that character for someone involved in them . It did however recognize that `` it would be unwise to deny that ... there could be works which were , and remained , offensive , indeed intensely offensive or obscene . ''",
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"text": "Colin Clark Colin Clark may refer to : Colin Clark ( economist ) ( 1905 -- 1989 ) , British and Australian economist and statistician Colin Clark ( soccer ) ( born 1984 ) , American soccer player Colin Clark ( filmmaker ) ( 1932 -- 2002 ) , British writer and filmmaker Colin Clark of the Clark baronets Colin Clark ( golfer ) in NCAA Division III Men 's Golf Championships `` Colin Clark '' , the name under which Kryptonian orphan Kal-El ( a.k.a. Superman ) is raised in the alternate universe of Superman : True Brit Colin W. Clark , Canadian mathematician and behavioural ecologist",
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"text": "Mark Farrell (comedian) Mark Farrell ( born 1966 ) is a Canadian comedian and writer , who honed his talent in the Yuk Yuk 's comedy club in Halifax , Nova Scotia before moving to Toronto in 1989 . In 1992 , Farrell helped lead an exodus from the Yuk Yuk 's chain , along with other prominent comics such as Brent Butt . After appearing in CBC 's Comics ! as well as CTV 's Comedy Now , as well as NBC 's Friday Night Videos , he was cast in two Ken Finkleman series , Married Life and the first season of The Newsroom . Eventually his writing skills were noted , and as he became a writer for award-winning This Hour Has 22 Minutes , eventually moving all the way up to Executive Producer , until he left the show in 2010 . His work on 22 Minutes led to many other writing gigs , including another job as Supervising Producer for the first season of Corner Gas , a show for which he continued to write and helped develop . He is currently an Executive Producer and writer for the show Seed , a show he co-developed with the show 's creator , Joseph Raso .",
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"text": "Rocky Sullivan's Rocky Sullivan 's is a New York City Irish style pub opened in 1996 by the musician Chris Byrne ( Seanchai and the Unity Squad , Black 47 and Paddy-A-Go-Go ) and the journalist Patrick Farrelly ( HBO 's Left of the Dial , Irish Voice , Michael Moore 's TV Nation ) . The bar is named after James Cagney 's character in the 1938 movie Angels With Dirty Faces co-starring Humphrey Bogart . It is located in Red Hook , Brooklyn , on the corner of Dwight and Van Dyke Streets , from its original location at East 29th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan . Entertainment includes a pub quiz on Thursdays , Irish language classes on Tuesdays and live music on Mondays , Tuesdays , Wednesdays and Saturdays . Authors ' readings , held on the last Wednesday of the month and on other occasions , have drawn enthusiastic crowds and top flight writers , including Roddy Doyle , Frank McCourt , Edna O'Brien , Pete Hamill , Rosemary Breslin , Jimmy Breslin , Mike Lupica and Brendan O'Carroll . Starting in 2011 , Rocky Sullivan 's hosts a yearly 4 on 4 street hockey game in front of the bar on a Saturday in March , which is open to the public . Michael Reynolds has won the trophy for best panties and high heels every year .",
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"text": "Peggy Farrell Peggy Farrell ( 15 November 1920 -- 17 January 2003 ) was an Irish businesswoman who came to prominence through the Irish Countrywomen 's Association and had a brief career as a Fianna Fáil politician in Ireland . She was a senator from 1969 to 1973 . Farrell was born 1920 in Bantry , County Cork , and educated at the Convent of Mercy in Bantry , at a rural school in Clifden , and then at the Munster Institute in Cork . She married Thomas P. Farrell , and had two daughters and two sons . The couple ran a hatchery with her husband before going into the clothing business . Before her marriage , Farrell was a poultry inspector in the Munster Institute , but had to resign the job because the Department of Agriculture banned the employment of married women . She later defended the policy , telling The Irish Times in 1981 that `` I think it is unjust and nearly unchristian that in some families you have two salaries coming in and in others none at all . '' She joined the Irish Countrywomen 's Association and campaigned for women in rural Ireland to have the standard of living as those in the cities . In recognition of her work , she was nominated by the Taoiseach , Jack Lynch to the 12th Seanad in 1969 ( following her uncle Ted O'Sullivan , who had been a Teachta Dála ( TD ) and then a senator ) . She then resigned her position was president of the ICA , but withdrew the resignation after it had been accepted . After advice from lawyers , the ICA executive decided that as a result of her actions , she was ineligible for the position of vice-president . In 1970 she wrote a highly charged letter to an ICA member who criticised the stance she had taken in voting against an amendment allowing married women to become officers of the new Health Boards . She told The Irish Times in 1981 that `` this still stings '' . In the early 1970s , Farrell started a clothing factory called Chixwear in Athlone , County Roscommon , to provide an alternative to emigration for young women in the area . She took over another factory in 1976 , and in all employed 96 women . When the women journalists on The Irish Times drew up an all-woman `` fantasy cabinet '' on 14 February 1973 , Farrell was one of those included . Peggy Farrell died on 17 January 2003 .",
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"text": "Shea Farrell Edward Leo `` Shea '' Farrell III is an American actor and producer best known for playing Mark Danning in Aaron Spelling 's series , Hotel . Shea Farrell was born October 21 , 1957 in Cornwall , New York , to Edward Leo , Jr. and Mary Rose ( née Drummey ) Farrell . He attended Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth , Rhode Island . He originally planned to be a professional football player . Shea switched from acting to production work in 1997 . He worked on The Practice , Ally McBeal , Boston Public and Boston Legal , all produced by David E. Kelley . He now works in films and on television as an assistant director and unit production manager . He has been a Unit Production Manager Sony Entertainment 's New Media Division/Crackle . com since 2008 .",
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"text": "The New Americans The New Americans is a seven-hour American documentary , produced by Kartemquin Films , that was originally broadcast on American television over three nights on the Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) in late March 2004 . The observational documentary , which includes minimal voice-over narration and very little direct interviewing of its subjects ( and none in which the interviewer 's voice is heard ) , follows the lives of a series of immigrants to the United States over the course of four years . The series was filmed between 1998 and 2001 , although not all of its subjects were filmed during that entire length of time . The immigrants were filmed both in their countries of origin before immigrating as well as in the United States . The filming during this period was extensive and occurred in the subjects ' homes , at their places of work , in government offices , and in a number of other situations , many of them quite intimate . As a result , The New Americans offers an unusually personal and comprehensive look at the people it profiles . The immigrants profiled and filmed in The New Americans include a group of baseball players from the Dominican Republic hoping to secure a career in Major League Baseball ; a computer programmer from India and his wife ; a family with six children from a farming community in the state of Guanajuato , Mexico ; a family of Ogoni refugees from Nigeria ; and a woman from Palestine who moves to the United States to be with her new husband , a first-generation Palestinian-American who grew up in Chicago . The locations shown in the documentary include not only each of the immigrants ' countries of origin , but also many places in the United States where the immigrants settled or traveled , including Chicago ( the Palestinian and Nigerian immigrants ) , the Silicon Valley of California ( the Indian immigrants ) , Garden City , Kansas and Mecca , California ( the Mexican immigrants ) , and Florida , Georgia and Montana ( the Dominican immigrants ) . The New Americans was executive produced by Steve James ( who also produced the acclaimed 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams ) and Gordon Quinn , both of Kartemquin Films . It was broadcast on PBS as part of the series Independent Lens , in association with the Independent Television Service ( ITVS ) . The program was also broadcast in the United Kingdom on the cable network BBC Four in early April 2004 . Steve James on the making of the New Americans , `` From the beginning , we knew we wanted to tell multiple stories , because every immigrant I 've met has a very rich and varied story to tell about where they come from . We also were excited about the idea of telling these people 's stories before they left their countries so that we could begin to understand these people in their own country before they gave it all up to come here . They 're all facing different problems different dreams , so there 's that diversity too . They 're a nice collection of stories because their differences and similarities . '' Primary funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ( CPB ) . Additional major funding was provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation , the Annie E. Casey Foundation and PBS . Additional funding also came from the National Endowment of the Arts , BBC , Nick Fraser , SBS , TV Australia , and VPRO , The Netherlands . The New Americans is a presentation of ITVS in association with Latino Public Broadcasting ( LPB ) and Asian Women United/National Asian American Telecommunications Association ( NAATA ) . The New Americans won a variety of awards including : The Chicago Award for Best Chicago or Illinois Production , Chicago International Television Competition ( 2004 ) ; Gold Hugo for Best Overall Production , Chicago International Television Competition 2004 -RSB- ; Best Limited Series , Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards , International Documentary Association ( IDA ) ( 2004 ) ; and the Christopher Award , TV/Cable Category , ( 2005 ) .",
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"text": "Mr. Arkadin Mr. Arkadin ( first released in Spain , 1955 ) , known in Britain as Confidential Report , is a French-Spanish-Swiss coproduction film , written and directed by Orson Welles and shot in several Spanish locations , including Costa Brava , Segovia , Valladolid and Madrid . Filming took place throughout Europe in 1954 , and scenes shot outside Spain include locations in London , Munich , Paris , the French Riviera , and the Château de Chillon in Switzerland .",
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"text": "Samantha Morton Samantha Jane Morton ( born 13 May 1977 ) is an English actress , screenwriter and director . She has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades throughout her career , including one BAFTA Award , one BIFA Award , one Golden Globe Award and has been nominated twice for an Academy Award and once for an Emmy Award . She has been described as one of the greatest actresses of her generation . Brought up in Nottingham , Morton joined the Central Junior Television Workshop , and soon began her career in British television in 1991 . She guest-starred in Soldier Soldier and Cracker and appeared from 1995 to 1996 in the ITV series Band of Gold . She made the transition to film with lead roles in the dramas Emma ( 1996 ) , Jane Eyre ( 1997 ) and the well-received Under the Skin ( 1997 ) . The latter made director Woody Allen cast Morton in Sweet and Lowdown ( 1999 ) , which earned her nominations for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress . In the 2000s , Morton continued to draw critical praise for her performances in numerous arthouse and independent films . Her role in Morvern Callar ( 2002 ) garnered her the BIFA Award for Best Actress , and she received her second Academy Award nomination , this time in the Best Actress category , for In America ( 2003 ) . She also found mainstream success with the science fiction thriller Minority Report ( 2002 ) . For her role in 2006 's television biopic Longford , she received BAFTA and Emmy Award nominations and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress -- Television Film . Morton starred in the dramas Control ( 2007 ) , Synecdoche , New York ( 2008 ) and The Messenger ( 2009 ) , and she made her directorial debut with the British television film The Unloved ( 2009 ) , winning the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama . Her most recent acting credits include the science fiction action film John Carter ( 2012 ) , the thriller Cosmopolis ( 2012 ) , the drama Decoding Annie Parker ( 2013 ) , the period film Miss Julie ( 2014 ) , the European limited series The Last Panthers ( 2015 ) and the film adaptation Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Apartment Zero Apartment Zero is a 1988 Argentine-British political thriller film co-written and directed by Argentine-born screenwriter Martin Donovan and starring Hart Bochner and Colin Firth . The film is famously suffused with homoerotic overtones and moments of black comedy . It was produced in 1988 and premiered at film festivals throughout 1989 .",
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"text": "Perry Farrell Perry Farrell ( born Peretz Bernstein ; March 29 , 1959 ) is an American singer-songwriter and musician , best known as the frontman for the alternative rock band Jane 's Addiction . Farrell created the touring festival Lollapalooza as a farewell tour for Jane 's Addiction in 1991 ; it has since evolved into an annual destination festival . Farrell continues to produce Lollapalooza with partners William Morris Agency and C3 . Farrell has also led the alternative rock groups Porno for Pyros and Satellite Party . He is the only person who has performed at all twelve Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festivals to date , having appeared under five different names ( Perry Farrell , Jane 's Addiction , DJ Peretz , Satellite Party , and with Hybrid ) .",
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"text": "Colin Gardner (academic) Colin Gardner is a British film and media studies theorist living in Santa Barbara , California . Working at the intersection of film-philosophy , Deleuze studies and interdisciplinary media theory , Gardner received his B.A. and M.A. in History from St. John 's College , Cambridge and Ph.D. in Cinema Studies at UCLA before becoming Professor of Critical Theory and Integrative Studies at the University of California , Santa Barbara , where he teaches in the Departments of Art , Film & Media Studies , Comparative Literature , and the History of Art and Architecture . Most recently Dr. Gardner has expanded his research into the area of Media Geography ( he is currently adjunct faculty in Geography at San Diego State University ) . He also taught a course on transversality and popular media for the College of Creative Studies in Fall 2013 .",
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"text": "Farrell Farrell may refer to : Farrell , Pennsylvania , a US city Monsignor Farrell High School , an all-boys private Catholic high school in Staten Island , New York , USA Farrell ( surname ) , people with the surname Farrell Farrell Lines , a shipping company now a part of A. P. Moller-Maersk Group Farrell ( clothing label ) , fronted by Robbie Williams Farell Duclair ( born 1972 ) , Canadian football player Farrells , an architecture firm Farrell , pacarnya Napeetupulu Adit , Bucin , Andra , Muzaki , lets go !",
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"text": "Colin Crowell Colin Crowell is the Head of Global Public Policy at Twitter . He is a telecommunications and Internet technology policy expert in Washington , D.C. , who worked for over two decades for Congressman Ed Markey ( D-Mass . ) the former chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce . From 2009 to 2010 , Crowell served as Senior Counselor to Julius Genachowski , the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) . In 2010 , he founded Crowell Strategies , a strategic consulting and public relations firm specializing in high-tech issues . Crowell has been profiled in the Washington Post , and has been quoted widely regarding technology and telecommunications policy . He has been called `` one of the most influential tech policy operatives you 've never heard of '' whose `` fingerprints are all over some of the biggest technology and telecommunications statutes of the last two decades '' ; `` an influential expert in the politics and policy of technology '' ; `` a walking encyclopedia on the arcane details of tech and telecom statutes '' ; with `` an unrivaled understanding of telecommunications law and history '' and knowledge of `` telecommunications and Congress unrivaled in Washington . '' Crowell is considered to be `` a major architect of the FCC '' s broadband plan , '' and a key participant in drafting the Telecommunications Act of 1996 . In lawmaking , he was considered `` a leading figure in ... developing compromise , '' and an advocate for consumers and the public interest . FCC Chairman Genachowski said : `` No government staffer has done more to positively shape federal telecommunications policy over the past 25 years . '' Genachowski called Crowell `` indispensable to every key decision we 've made , '' possessing a `` rare combination of policy smarts , wise counsel , and communications expertise . '' While consulting at Crowell Strategies , Crowell advised tech companies as well as nonprofits and foundations on telecommunications policy . Beyond telecommunications policy , Crowell advised Google on green technology and clean energy issues . Crowell speaks widely on high technology policy , addressing the SXSW Interactive conference in March 2011 , and scheduled to speak at the National Conference on Media Reform in Boston in April . Crowell graduated from Boston College with a BA in Political Science and a minor in Computer Science .",
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"text": "Warren Farrell Warren Thomas Farrell ( born June 26 , 1943 ) is an American educator , activist and author of seven books on men 's and women 's issues . Farrell came to prominence in the 1970s , championing the cause of second wave feminism , and serving on the New York City Board of the National Organization for Women ( NOW ) . Although today he is generally considered `` the father of the men 's movement , '' he advocates that `` there should be neither a women 's movement blaming men , nor a men 's movement blaming women , but a gender liberation movement freeing both sexes from the rigid roles of the past toward more flexible roles for their future . '' His books cover ten fields : History , Law , Sociology and Politics ( The Myth of Male Power ) ; couples ' communication ( Women Ca n't Hear What Men Do n't Say , and Father and Child Reunion ) ; Economic and Career issues ( Why Men Earn More ) ; child psychology and child custody ( Father and Child Reunion ) ; and teenage to adult psychology and socialization ( Why Men Are The Way They Are and The Liberated Man ) . All of his books are related to men 's and women 's studies , with a forthcoming 2017 publication called The Boy Crisis .",
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"text": "Colin Brazier Colin Brazier ( born 28 March 1968 ) is an Emmy Award-winning and BAFTA nominated British journalist and presenter who has been with the Sky News channel for two decades . Brazier presents Sky News weekdays from 11-15 :00 . He has interviewed many senior statesmen and women . In Libya , he conducted one of the final interviews given by the dictator Colonel Gadaffi . His industry awards include a gold medal from the New York TV awards , for his reporting from Afghanistan . The first British journalist to enter Iraq with coalition troops during the 2003 invasion , Brazier 's documentary , Brothers in Baghdad , was later shortlisted at the Monte Carlo television festival . He was the first journalist to enter Southern Lebanon with Israeli forces in 2006 . In 2014 he was Sky 's sole nominee in the Royal Television Society Awards Presenter of the Year category for his work in Nairobi during the Westgate shopping mall siege and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines . In 2015 he was longlisted in the Royal Television Society Awards Presenter of the Year category for his anchoring of the Tunisian terror attacks and the Nepal earthquake . In 2016 he won an Emmy award in New York and was nominated for a BAFTA for his presentation of the migrant crisis in Europe . The Emmy award judges specifically cited his live anchoring when rioting broke out on the Serbian/Hungarian border . A former newspaper reporter and foreign correspondent , Brazier has written extensively about family life . In 2013 his book Sticking Up For Siblings , based on his experiences as a father of six young children , won positive reviews in publications ranging from The Daily Telegraph to The Guardian . The book , which encourages parents to reconsider the merits of larger families , was debated on the BBC Today programme , Radio 5 Live , ITV Daybreak and BBC Breakfast . His wife , Joanna Roughton , is a former head of TV for Reuters in the Far East . At university Brazier took a first in English literature , but rather than taking a commission as an infantry officer with the Green Howards regiment , he became , instead , a journalist at the Yorkshire Post . He latterly worked at The Observer , before moving to the BBC , then ITV , joining Sky in 1997 . There his beats have included politics , the royals and several foreign postings . An enthusiastic sportsman , Brazier is a member of the Lord 's Taverners , a charity which aims to improve the fortunes of underprivileged young cricketers . He has made several appearances as a newsreader in movies , including the Bourne Legacy in 2012 . In July 2014 , following the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine , Brazier was filmed tampering with the contents of a victim 's luggage . Widespread media criticism and calls for Brazier 's resignation ensued . As of 21 July 110 complaints about Brazier 's behaviour had been submitted to Ofcom . In an article published in the Guardian on 22 July 2014 , Brazier apologised , admitted that his actions were `` a serious error of judgment '' , and explained the context of his mistake .",
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"text": "Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Taylor Cosgrove ( born May 14 , 1993 ) is an American actress , singer and songwriter . Her career began at the age of 3 with several television commercial appearances . Cosgrove 's film debut came in 2003 , when she appeared as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock . She appeared in a number of minor television roles over several years before coming to prominence as Megan Parker on the Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh . In 2007 , she landed the role of Carly Shay , the lead character on the Nickelodeon teen sitcom iCarly , on which she starred until 2012 . As of May 2010 , Cosgrove earned $ 180,000 per episode of iCarly , making her the second-highest-paid child star on television , and in 2012 was listed in the Guinness World Records as the highest paid child actress . Cosgrove also voiced Margo in the animated film Despicable Me ( 2010 ) and its 2013 sequel . That year , Cosgrove was cast in an NBC television pilot titled Girlfriend in a Coma , which did n't materialize after Christina Ricci left the production . In 2016 , she starred on the short-lived NBC sitcom Crowded . In music , Cosgrove debuted with iCarly ( 2008 ) , a soundtrack album for the series in which she performs four songs . In 2009 , she released her debut extended play , About You Now . Cosgrove 's debut studio album , Sparks Fly , was released in April 2010 , followed by her second extended play , High Maintenance , the following year . The EP 's lead single , `` Dancing Crazy '' , written by Avril Lavigne , debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard Adult Pop Songs and peaked at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 .",
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"text": "Miranda Prather Miranda Prather is an American woman who gained national attention in July 1997 after police arrested her for faking a hate crime . A lesbian , Prather was a graduate assistant and president of the campus gay and lesbian support group at Eastern New Mexico University . Until 2016 , she worked as the executive director for PublishAmerica .",
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"text": "Clayton Cosgrove Clayton James Cosgrove ( born 31 October 1969 ) is a New Zealand politician . He is a member of the Labour Party .",
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"text": "Lauren Harries Lauren Charlotte Harries ( born James Charles Harries ) is a British media personality . In childhood Harries was known as James , a purported `` child prodigy '' in the field of antiques , appearing on numerous television shows including Wogan . In later life , as Lauren Harries , she has become more notable as an aspiring transgender celebrity .",
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"text": "Mark Cosgrove Mark James Cosgrove ( born 14 June 1984 , in Elizabeth , South Australia ) is an Australian first-class cricketer . He is a left-handed batsman and part-time medium pace bowler . In 2005 Cosgrove was named the Bradman Young Player of the Year . Nevertheless , he was dropped from the state squad in early 2005 because of claims that he was overweight , but was reinstated a few months later . Cosgrove debuted internationally with a One Day International against Bangladesh at Fatullah Osmani Stadium , Fatullah on 28 April 2006 , responding with an aggressive half-century . He was signed by Glamorgan in 2006 for the English summer , and was regarded as a dark horse for selection in the 2007 World Cup ; however , a poor 2006 -- 07 season with South Australia meant he was not selected . In 2007 he declined an offer to return to Glamorgan , instead joining the Centre of Excellence in Australia at the request of national chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch . On 25 July 2007 , Cosgrove was suspended from the Centre of Excellence for disciplinary reasons . On 28 September 2009 he once again signed to Glamorgan as their overseas player for the summer season . On 13 April 2010 , while still only 25 , Cosgrove was overlooked on a contract with South Australia and ended an eventful eight years with the state . Jamie Cox , the state 's director of cricket , said he had not fulfilled his potential . `` Mark has made a valuable contribution to South Australian cricket over many years , and I certainly hope there are other opportunities out there for him , '' Cox said . `` We have worked hard with him during this time , but the unfortunate reality is that we were unable to help him fulfil his full potential . '' The decision comes after Cosgrove scored 511 first-class runs in 2009/10 , including two hundreds , and also averaged more than 40 in the one-day competition . He contributed as South Australia progressed to the Twenty20 domestic final , but was not a part of the squad for the lucrative Champions League later in the year . Cosgrove signed a new contract for the 2010/11 season with Tasmania and scored 806 Shield runs , the most in the competition . The following season was less successful , Cosgrove making 347 Shield runs at 34.7 . In the Ryobi Cup ( 50 over ) competition , Cosgrove made 203 runs ( third-highest for Tasmania ) at 22.25 , but played only one game in the Big Bash League ( 20-20 comp ) for the Hobart Hurricanes . In 2012/2013 Cosgrove scored 784 runs ( avg . 39.2 ) in the Sheffield Shield , the second-highest aggregate in the comp behind Tasmanian team-mate Ricky Ponting.Cosgrove was less successful in limited over cricket , scoring just 51 runs in 4 games in the Ryobi Cup and 61 runs in 5 Big Bash League games , for the Sydney Thunder . In 2014 Cosgrove signed a 2-year contract to return to South Australia after refusing a 2-year extension to his Tasmania contract citing a preference to return to South Australia to be closer to family . At the end of 2014 season after Johan Botha 's sacking as captain , Cosgrove now has the mantle of South Australia 's overseas player as he has English qualification due to his years in the County system despite being born in Adelaide . In 2016 Cosgrove was axed by South Australia , he is still playing for Leicestershire .",
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"text": "Mike Miranda Mike Miranda may refer to : Michele Miranda ( 1896 -- 1973 ) , longtime member and eventual consigliere of the Genovese crime family Mike Miranda ( BMX rider ) ( born 1963 ) , former American professional Bicycle Motocross ( BMX ) racer",
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"text": "Somethin' Bad `` Somethin' Bad '' is a song recorded as a duet by American country music artists Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood . The song was written by Chris DeStefano , Brett James , and Priscilla Renea . It was released as the second single from Lambert 's fifth studio album Platinum in advance of the album 's release two weeks later . The song premiered at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards on May 18 , 2014 , and was released for sale the next day . `` Somethin' Bad '' peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs , becoming Underwood 's thirteenth number one on the chart and Lambert 's fifth . The song is the first number one by teamed-up solo women in more than two decades on this chart . On December 5 , 2014 , the collaboration received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance .",
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"text": "Michele Miranda Michele `` Big Mike '' Miranda ( July 6 , 1896 -- July 16 , 1973 ) was a longtime member and eventual consigliere of the Genovese crime family and one of the most powerful New York gangsters in the 1950s and 1960s .",
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"text": "Soap opera rapid aging syndrome Soap opera rapid aging syndrome ( SORAS ) is the practice of accelerating the age of a television or film character ( usually a child or teenager ) in conflict with the timeline of a series and/or the real-world progression of time . This allows for , for instance , storylines around a pregnancy and birth to be relatively quickly followed by storylines around the travails of that child as a teenager or young adult . This is usually accomplished by recasting the actor playing the part , although in some cases the character is not shown onscreen , only mentioned , until after they have been `` rapidly aged '' . The process originated ( and is most commonly used ) in daytime soap operas , though it is also sometimes used in prime time shows . On sitcoms , a newborn infant character is sometimes aged quickly into a kindergartner , for greater comic potential , as was done with the character Chrissy Seaver on Growing Pains in 1990 . The term was coined by Soap Opera Weekly founding editor-in-chief Mimi Torchin in the early days of the magazine , which began publishing in 1989 . It is now widely used in the soap opera media and is sometimes used as a verb as well ( `` the character was SORASed '' ) . Torchin has jokingly called it `` my one greatest contribution to the world of soap operas . ''",
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"text": "On Lexington & 52nd Street `` On Lexington & 52nd Street '' ( also `` Lexington & 52nd Street '' ) is an original song introduced in the seventh episode of the first season of the musical TV series Smash , entitled `` The Workshop '' . The song is written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman , but in the show 's universe , it is written by the songwriting team of Tom Levitt ( Christian Borle ) and Julia Houston ( Debra Messing ) for their Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell . In `` The Workshop '' , Michael Swift ( Will Chase ) , playing Joe DiMaggio , performs the song as DiMaggio breaks up with his wife Monroe , while Michael is simultaneously breaking up with Julia . The song was originally released as a single from iTunes and Amazon.com 's MP3 story and is currently a track on the cast album Bombshell .",
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"text": "Mary Musgrove Mary Musgrove ( c. 1700 -- 1763 ) was of mixed Yamacraw and English ancestry . She facilitated in the development of Colonial Georgia and became an important intermediary between Muscogee Creek Indians and the English colonists . She bridged the gap between two distinctly different societies and became a surgical doctor who not only translated but counseled those who acknowledged her capabilities . She attempted to carve out a life that merged both cultures and fought for her own rights in both worlds . Later , she would attempt to recreate the world 's she had merged into her own image , by assaulting it with fire and brimstone .",
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"text": "Miranda Otto Miranda Otto ( born 16 December 1967 ) is an Australian actress . The daughter of actors Barry and Lindsay Otto , and the sister of actress Gracie Otto , Brisbane-born Miranda began her acting career at age 18 in 1986 , and has appeared in a variety of independent and major studio films . Otto made her major film debut in Emma 's War , in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia 's bush country during World War II . After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian films , Otto gained Hollywood 's attention during the 1990s after appearing in supporting roles in the films The Thin Red Line and What Lies Beneath . She played Éowyn in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings ( film series ) '' The Lord of the Rings The two Towers and The return of the king .",
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"text": "Career Girls Murders The `` Career Girls Murders '' was the name given by the media to the killings of Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie in their apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on August 28 , 1963 . George Whitmore , Jr. , was accused of this and other crimes but later cleared . The actions of the police department led Whitmore to be improperly accused of this and other crimes , including the murder of Minnie Edmonds and the attempted rape and assault of Elba Borrero . Whitmore was wrongfully incarcerated for 1,216 days -- from his arrest on April 24 , 1964 , until his release on bond on July 13 , 1966 , and from the revocation of his bond on February 28 , 1972 -- until his exoneration on April 10 , 1973 , when , after what author T.J. English called , in his book The Savage City , `` a numbing cycle of trials , convictions , convictions overturned , retrials , and appeals '' , Whitmore was cleared of all charges and set free . Whitmore 's treatment by the authorities has been cited as an example that led the US Supreme Court to issue the guidelines known as the Miranda rights . The Supreme Court cited Mr. Whitmore 's case as `` the most conspicuous example '' of police coercion in the country when it issued its 1966 ruling establishing a set of protections for suspects , including the right to remain silent , in Miranda v. Arizona .",
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"text": "Carnival of Souls (Miranda Sex Garden album) Following a six-year hiatus , Miranda Sex Garden released their final album , Carnival of Souls , in 2000 . Like Suspiria , it takes its name from a classic horror film ( Carnival of Souls , a 1962 film starring Candace Hilligloss and directed by Herk Harvey ) .",
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"text": "Merry Nickmas Merry Nickmas is a 2012 holiday album that was released on November 19 , 2012 . The album features musical artists associated or popularized by Nickelodeon like Drake Bell , Miranda Cosgrove , Victoria Justice , Big Time Rush , Ariana Grande , Elizabeth Gillies , Cymphonique Miller and Rachel Crow singing their own versions of holiday songs . Some songs were recorded prior to the production of this album , while others were recorded specifically for it .",
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"text": "Miranda de Souza Canavarro Miranda de Souza Canavarro ( 1849-1933 ) was a Portuguese noblewoman , notable as the first woman to convert to Buddhism on American soil ( in 1897 ) and later a Buddhist nun in Ceylon . She became known as Sister Sanghamitta , while in America she was often known as Marie . She was the wife of the Portuguese ambassador to Sandwich Islands , who began a secret `` spiritual marriage '' to New York attorney and Buddhist sympathizer Myron Henry Phelps . She converted to Buddhism in 1897 under the discipleship of Anagarika Dharmapala , then moved to Ceylon as Sister Sanghamitta .",
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"text": "Kerry Film Festival The Kerry Film Festival is an annual music film festival in County Kerry , Republic of Ireland , taking place in October . The Kerry Film Festival is funded by Kerry County Council , Fáilte Ireland , the Ireland Funds as well as having corporate sponsorship . Kerry Film Festival was established in 2000 but remained a small regional festival throughout its first years , with a mere 1,700 attendees at the 2006 festival . Then , in 2007 , the festival exploded becoming the fastest growing festival in all of Ireland , with audiences increasing by nearly 600 % from 2006 to 2011 when its audience topped 10,000 for the first time . The main feature of the festival is a short film competition which focuses on young filmmakers . Past adjudicators of the Kerry Film Festival Short Film Competition have included Jeremy Irons , Liam Neeson , Michael Fassbender and Gabriel Byrne . The festival also screens feature films . In 2008 Kerry Film Festival instigated the Maureen O'Hara Award for women that have excelled in film and Brenda Fricker was the inaugural recipient . The award was presented to her by Jim Sheridan , who directed her in the Oscar-winning My Left Foot ( 1989 ) . In 2009 the award was presented to Rebecca Miller who was in Kerry to pick up the award with her husband , Daniel Day-Lewis at a ceremony with Dave Fanning as MC . In 2010 Maureen O'Hara attended the festival and presented the award in person to Juliette Binoche Fionnula Flanagan picked up the award in 2011 while Saoirse Ronan won the award in 2012 . KFF has previously featured successful short films such as the Oscar short-listed animation Head over Heels in 2012 , the 2014 Oscar winner Mr. Hublot and in 2015 the highly acclaimed Academy Award winner S t u t t e r e r by Ben Cleary .",
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"text": "Miranda Carter Miranda Carter ( born 1965 ) is an English historian , writer and biographer who now publishes under the name MJ Carter .",
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"text": "Miranda Krestovnikoff Miranda Krestovnikoff ( born 29 January 1973 ) is a British radio and television presenter specialising in natural history and archaeological programmes . She is an accomplished musician , and also a qualified scuba diver which has led to co-presenting opportunities in programmes with an underwater context .",
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"text": "Candice Dianna Candice Dianna Skjonnemand ( born October 21 , 1986 in Gold Coast , Australia ) is an Australian born Singer-songwriter , actress , public figure and Producer . In February 2016 Candice Dianna ( the original artist stage name ) was awarded finalist in the Australian State Music songwriting competition for Queensland ( QMUSIC AWARDS ) for her title ` Mamma 's Coming Home ' which was released on her 2014 EP ` Becoming an Artist ' . In 2014 , she featured on Team Kylie ( Minogue ) ` The Voice ' Australia Season 3 . Her audition singing ` Turning Tables ' by Adele saw 3 chairs turn on the hit Channel 9 TV series ; Kylie Minogue , Will.I.Am and Ricky Martin winning her ' ... legions of fans . . ' . Placing in the top 36 before being sent home after the ` Showdowns ' with her performance of ` Unconditional ' by Katy Perry . In 2012 , Candice Dianna was crowned the National champion of Karaoke World Championships and went on to Place 2nd in the world in Imatra , Finland . Candice was also crowned the overall city champion of the largest State wide talent competition , ` The Eistedfods ' , in 2003 and her name was engraved in the Gold Coast hall of fame plaque wall at the Gold Coast Arts Centre . Also in 2003 , Candice Dianna was signed to ` Multiplay Music ' and ` Excalibur Productions ' for songwriting and publishing where she worked with Warner Studios Sweden 's `` Fredro and Matts B '' , Adrian Newman , and Hayden Bell ( Producer of Savage Garden , Human Nature , and many other Australian artists ) . Candice Dianna was also part of an electronic duo called ` Elektra Vine ' in 2011-2012 with Loic Mobbs ( a longtime friend and music producer/engineer ) . The two quickly received attention for their works and featured on Foxtel/Austar 's program ` Planet Unearthed ' . During her short time in the electronic duet , an award for Highly Commended was given to the song ` So far ' by QMUSIC Australia .",
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"text": "Carrie Underwood discography American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood has released five studio albums and 29 singles . Underwood rose to fame after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005 . Her debut album , Some Hearts , was released in 2005 and is the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history . It also became the best-selling solo female country debut in Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) history , as well as the top-selling debut album of any American Idol contestant in the United States . Her second album , Carnival Ride , was released in 2007 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 charts . During the first week , it sold 527,000 copies , which at the time was the best sales week by a female solo country artist since Shania Twain 's Greatest Hits sold 530,000 copies in its first week back in 2004 . The album has since been certified 4x Platinum . Underwood released her third studio album , Play On , on November 3 , 2009 . It debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart and the all-genre Billboard 200 . It features the number one singles `` Cowboy Casanova '' , `` Temporary Home '' , and `` Undo It '' , as well as the number two single , `` Mama 's Song '' . The album has since been certified 3x Platinum in the US , Platinum in Canada , and Gold in Australia . On June 2011 , the album re-entered the Australian Albums Charts for both the ARIA National Top 50 and the Country Top 20 albums at number 14 and number one , respectively , giving Underwood her first number one album in Australia . The album was eventually certified Gold in Australia . On May 1 , 2012 , Underwood released her fourth album , Blown Away . In the United States , it sold 267,000 albums in its first week and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums charts . It debuted at number one in Canada 's Top 200 all-genre albums chart and Top 100 Country albums chart , being immediately certified Gold . The album also debuted at number one on Australia 's Top 20 Country Albums and number four on the all-genre Top 50 Albums . The album has been certified 2x Platinum in the United States and Canada . On December 9 , 2014 , Underwood released her first greatest hits album , Greatest Hits : Decade # 1 . The compilation debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top Country Albums charts , and set several records upon release , including having the biggest sales debut for a hits collection in any genre of music in more than six years and the biggest first-week sales for a female hits album in any genre in over nine years . The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on January 16 , 2015 . Underwood 's fifth studio album , Storyteller was released on October 23 , 2015 . The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 . This made Underwood the only country artist to have his or her first five studio albums debut at number one or number two on the Billboard 200 chart . It also debuted atop the Top Country Albums chart , earning Underwood another record as the only artist to score six consecutive number one albums on that chart . The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 24 , 2016 . Underwood has sold in excess of 65 million records globally . In the United States , she has sold 16.3 million albums and over 34.8 million digital singles , making her the best-selling American Idol contestant of all-time . She is the top country artist and the fifth highest-certified female artist on the RIAA Top Artists ( Digital Singles ) Ranking . She is also the fourth biggest album seller among artists who have debuted the past 13 years . Underwood has accumulated 85 Billboard number-ones . She has had 15 singles top the Billboard Country Airplay , and 14 singles top the Hot Country Songs , respectively . Notably , Underwood garnered twenty-six consecutive top 10 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart , the longest streak of top ten singles for a country artist .",
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Nicole Kidman's parents are not Australian.
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"text": "Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman , AC ( born June 20 , 1967 ) is an Australian actress and film producer . Kidman 's breakthrough roles were in the 1989 feature film thriller Dead Calm and television thriller miniseries Bangkok Hilton . Appearing in several films in the early 1990s , she came to worldwide recognition for her performances in the stock-car racing film Days of Thunder ( 1990 ) , the romance-drama Far and Away ( 1992 ) , and the superhero film Batman Forever ( 1995 ) . Other successful films followed in the late 1990s . Her performance in the musical Moulin Rouge ! ( 2001 ) earned her a second Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and her first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress . Kidman 's performance as Virginia Woolf in the drama film The Hours ( 2002 ) received critical acclaim and earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress , the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama and the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival . Kidman 's other notable films include the crime comedy-drama To Die For ( 1995 ) , for which she won her first Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical , the erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut ( 1999 ) , the horror-thriller The Others ( 2001 ) , the epic war drama film Cold Mountain ( 2003 ) , the drama Dogville ( 2003 ) , the political thriller The Interpreter ( 2005 ) , and the epic historical romantic drama Australia ( 2008 ) . Her performances in the drama Birth ( 2004 ) and the thriller The Paperboy ( 2012 ) earned her Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress and Supporting Actress respectively . Her performance in the 2010 drama Rabbit Hole ( 2010 ) , which she also produced , earned Kidman further accolades , including a third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress . In 2012 , she earned her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role in the biopic Hemingway & Gellhorn ( 2012 ) . Kidman 's performance in Lion ( 2016 ) earned her a fourth Academy Award nomination , her first for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . In 2017 , Kidman returned to television , starring in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies . Kidman has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 1994 and for UNIFEM since 2006 . In 2006 , Kidman was made a Companion in the Order of Australia , and was the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry for that year . As a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii , Kidman has dual citizenship in Australia and the United States . Kidman founded and owns the production company Blossom Films .",
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"text": "Non-Hispanic whites Non-Hispanic whites or whites not of Hispanic or Latino origin or `` Anglo '' '' ' , '' are people in the United States who , as defined by the Census Bureau , are considered racially white and are not of Hispanic or Latino origin/ethnicity . Non-Hispanic whites are a subcategory of white Americans , the other being white Hispanic and Latino Americans . Although generally all nations in Europe have contributed to the white population through emigration to Northern America in the last few centuries , the majority of non-Hispanic whites trace their origins to Northwestern Europe while other major sources originate in Southern and Eastern Europe ; German , Irish , and English ancestries are the most common . In the United States , this population was first derived from English ( and , to a lesser degree , French ) settlement of the Americas , as well as settlement by other Europeans such as the Germans and Dutch that began in the 17th century ( see History of the United States ) . Continued growth since the early 19th century is attributed to sustained very high birth rates alongside relatively low death rates among settlers and natives alike as well as periodically massive immigration from European countries , especially Germany , Ireland , England , Spain , Greece , Sweden and Norway , as well as Poland , Russia , and many more countries . In 2011 , for the first time in U.S. history , non-Hispanic whites accounted for under half of the births in the country , with 49.6 % of total births . At 197.2 million in 2012 , non-Hispanic whites comprise 62.8 % of the total U.S. population .",
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"text": "Australia–Turkey relations Australia -- Turkey relations are foreign relations between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Republic of Turkey . Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1967 . Australia has had an embassy in Ankara since 1968 , a consulate-general in Istanbul and a consulate in Çanakkale . Turkey has had an embassy in Canberra since 1967 and two consulates-general in Melbourne and Sydney . The first encounter of Turkey and Australia was on the battlefields of Çanakkale , the scene of a fierce but , at the same time , gentlemanly war . This has created a bond of mutual respect , admiration and friendship . The historical bond between the two countries constitutes a strong foundation to further strengthen and deepen their relations in every fields . The warm sentiments between Turkish and Australian nations were best voiced in the message of the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , which was sent to the Australian and New Zealander mothers in 1934 and is as follows : `` Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives ... you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country . Therefore rest in peace . There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets where they lie side by side here in this country of ours ... You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries , wipe away your tears . Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace . Having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well . '' The Çanakkale Battles are commemorated every year in Çanakkale on 24 -- 25 April with a wide participation from Australia . There are no contentious issues between Turkey and Australia . The Turkish community living in Australia constitutes a bridge of friendship between the two countries .",
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"text": "Skin Deep (1983 film) Skin Deep is a 1985 Australian TV movie set in the fashion industry which features an early screen appearance by Nicole Kidman . It was one of the few Australian films to be set in this milieu and was an attempt to do an Australian Dallas or Dynasty .",
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"text": "Nicole Bilderback Nicole Bilderback ( born June 10 , 1975 ) is a Korean-born American actress , known for her recurring guest roles on the television programs Dark Angel and Dawson 's Creek , and the films Bring It On and Bad Girls From Valley High ( aka A Fate Totally Worse than Death ) . She also was one of the Cordettes , Cordelia Chase 's friends , on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode `` The Wish '' and the Unaired Buffy pilot . She also starred in a few episodes in season 6 of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air as Ashley 's friend .",
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"text": "Kosovan Australians Kosovan Australians or Kosovar Australians is a community of Kosovo-born people in Australia . Their number is unknown since the 2006 Australian census did not record figures of people born in Kosovo or of Kosovan ancestry .",
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"text": "Finnish Australians Finnish Australians ( Australiansuomalaiset ) are Australian citizens of Finnish ancestry or Finland-born people who reside in Australia . According to Finnish estimates , there are approximately 30,000 Australians who claim Finnish ancestry , and about 4,000 Finns residing in Australia .",
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"text": "Australia–Italy relations Australia -- Italy relations are foreign relations between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Italian Republic . Australia has an embassy in Rome and a general consulate in Milan . Italy has an embassy in Canberra , 2 general consulates ( in Melbourne and Sydney ) and 3 consulates ( in Adelaide , Brisbane and Perth ) . Italy and Australia have for long years , sustained a sturdy and positively friendly relationship in the categories of immigration , political strategism , and commercial trade . As of 2011 there were around 916,000 people of Italian descent living in Australia .",
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"text": "The Others (2001 film) The Others ( Los Otros ) is a 2001 Spanish-American supernatural gothic horror film with elements of psychological horror . It was written , directed , and scored by Alejandro Amenábar . It stars Nicole Kidman and Fionnula Flanagan . The film won eight Goya Awards , including awards for Best Film and Best Director . This was the first English-language film ever to receive the Best Film Award at the Goyas ( Spain 's national film awards ) , without a single word of Spanish spoken in it . The Others was nominated for six Saturn Awards including Best Director and Best Writing for Amenábar and Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Alakina Mann , and won three : Best Horror Film , Best Actress for Kidman and Best Supporting Actress for Fionnula Flanagan . Kidman was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Drama and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role , with Amenábar being nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay , a rare occurrence for a horror film .",
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"text": "Nikki Bart Nikki Bart is an Australian intensive care specialist and mountain climber . She and her mother , Cheryl Bart , were the first mother-daughter team to summit Mount Everest and complete the Seven Summits .",
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"text": "Kid (Peter Andre song) `` Kid '' is a song by British Australian singer and songwriter Peter Andre . The song was released in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2014 as the lead single from his tenth studio album Big Night ( 2014 ) . The song peaked at number 144 on the UK Singles Chart . The song was chosen for the 2014 DreamWorks Animation movie Mr. Peabody & Sherman and was also used in the Autumn Iceland TV commercials .",
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"text": "Katharine Cullen Katharine Cullen ( born 9 June 1975 ) is an Australian actress , daughter of actors Max Cullen and Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick .",
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"text": "Jennifer Grant Jennifer Diane Grant ( born February 26 , 1966 ) is an American actress , the only child of actors Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon . She is best known for roles in the television series Beverly Hills , 90210 and Movie Stars .",
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"text": "Nicole Pratt Nicole Pratt ( born 5 March 1973 ) is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia . Pratt was born in Mackay , Queensland . She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father , George , who was a top junior player . She attended school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra . She turned professional at 18 . She became Australia 's No. 1 ranked female player in January 2001 . She won her first WTA Title at the Hyderabad Open and reached the third round of the Australian Open in 2004 . In August 2006 , at age 33 , Pratt reached her first ever Tier I quarterfinal at Toronto . Soon after this she rose back up into the top 100 . During 2007 she was drafted by the Boston Lobsters of the WTT pro league . At the 2008 Australian Open , after losing her first match to Nadia Petrova , a tearful Pratt announced her retirement from professional tennis . She coached Australian female player , Casey Dellacqua . After the 2009 Australian Open , Nicole Pratt and Casey Dellacqua decided to go different ways .",
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"text": "Australian migration zone The Australian migration zone is a legal device created by the Australian government for the purpose of Australia 's visa policy and immigration policy . In the Australian migration zone , which covers such Australian controlled territories as the government may determine , a non-citizen must hold an Australian visa . Without such a visa , or a bridging visa , the alien is treated as an `` unauthorised arrival '' . Prior to 2001 , the Australian migration zone consisted of the mainland , and some external territories . To stem the flow of unauthorised arrivals into Australia , in September 2001 , the Australian government passed the Migration Amendment ( Excision from Migration Zone ) Act 2001 and the Migration Amendment ( Excision from Migration Zone ) ( Consequential Provisions ) Act 2001 which removed ( `` excised '' ) a number of external territories from the Australian migration zone for purposes relating to unauthorised arrivals . The effect of this change was to limit the ability of `` offshore entry persons '' to apply for a visa on arrival . The territories excised were Ashmore Island , Cartier Islands , Christmas Island , and Cocos Islands . After Australian Indian Ocean territories were excised , increasing numbers of asylum seekers attempted to reach the Australian mainland by-passing those islands , which are closer to Indonesia . To combat this tactic , on 30 October 2012 , the Australian government excised the entire Australian mainland from the Australian migration zone . The legislation to excise the mainland itself from the migration zone was passed by Parliament on 16 May 2013 . Before the excise , asylum seekers who reached the mainland by boat could not be sent offshore to Australian immigration detention facilities on Nauru or Papua New Guinea 's Manus Island for immigration processing .",
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"text": "European Australians European Australians , or White Australians , are citizens or residents of Australia whose ancestry originates from the peoples of Europe and the Caucasus . Since the early 19th century , people of European descent have formed the vast majority of the population in Australia . The majority of European Australians are of British Isles -- English , Irish , Scottish , Welsh or Cornish ( Anglo-Celtic ) -- ancestral origin . In 2010 , it was estimated that around 74 % of the Australian population were Anglo-Celtic Australians . Other significant ancestries include Italian , German , Greek , Dutch , New Zealanders ( European New Zealanders ) , Polish , Maltese and Croatian . Today , Australians of British and other European ancestries are the dominant majority in Australia , estimated at 92 % of the total population . Historically , European immigrants had great influence over Australian history and society , which resulted in the perception of Australia as a European country .",
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"text": "Christopher Nicole Christopher Robin Nicole ( born ) is a prolific British writer of over 200 novels and non-fiction books since 1957 . He has written as Christopher Nicole and also under several pseudonyms including Peter Grange , Andrew York , Robin Cade , Mark Logan , Christina Nicholson , Alison York , Leslie Arlen , Robin Nicholson , C.R. Nicholson , Daniel Adams , Simon McKay , Caroline Gray and Alan Savage . He also wrote under the pen name Max Marlow when co-authoring with his wife , fellow author Diana Bachmann .",
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"text": "Nicole Freedman Nicole Freedman ( born May 21 , 1972 ) is an American Olympic cyclist .",
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"text": "Hungarian Australians Hungarian Australians ( Ausztráliai magyarok ) are Australian citizens of Hungarian descent . The constant influx of Hungarian immigrants was marked by several waves . Most of the Hungarian immigrants to Australia came after World War II and after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 . Hungarian Australians mostly live in state capital cities . Responses to the 2006 ABS-conducted national census questionnaires could reflect the true numbers of Hungarian Australians only if one takes into account not only those born in Hungary . In addition to that , those of ethnic Hungarian origin born outside Hungary who officially and specifically identified themselves of Hungarian ancestry would total 67,616 Hungarian Australian persons , residents of Australia as per ABS tabulation under `` Hungarian Ancestry '' ( Refer to Hungarian history as guide for clarification ) . The breakdown according to State and Territory was : NSW 23,577 ; VIC 21,727 ; QLD 9795 ; SA 5,427 ; WA 4,230 ; TAS 877 ; ACT 1,652 ; NT 331 . Of the 67,616 total 20,166 or 29.82 % were born in Hungary , 31,103 or 46 % were aged 65 and over , 40,570 or 60 % had tertiary or trade qualifications . In the same 2006 Census , among Hungarian-born persons , the religious affiliation was as follows : 72.9 % declared Christianity , 11.8 % declared no religion or atheism , 7.4 % declared Judaism , 0.6 % declared other religions and 6.6 % did not answer the question . Reduced in number and altered to new format , the questions in the last ABS ' National Census of 2011 only allowed for and yielded the following data : 19,089 were born in Hungary ; 20,875 speak in Hungarian at home including 3,861 ethnic Hungarians who speak Hungarian at home but were born in countries adjoining Hungary . An all encompassing , multigenerational total of 69,159 people claimed Hungarian ethnicity/ancestry and cultural heritage .",
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"text": "Nicole Willis Nicole Willis ( born December 26 , 1963 ) is an American singer/songwriter/producer / director and visual artist . Willis lives and works in Helsinki , Finland .",
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"text": "Barrel children Barrel children are children who are abandoned or `` left behind '' by their parents who are seeking a better life abroad . Dr. Claudette Crawford-Brown , the University of the West Indies academic who first described the phenomenon of barrel children , defines `` barrel children '' as those children who , while waiting in the Caribbean to migrate to their parents in the metropoles of North America and the United Kingdom , receive material resources in the form of food and clothing in lieu of direct care . Dr. Crawford-Brown , in her publication Who will save our children : The plight of the Jamaican child in the nineties , showed that these children have surrogate parents who are often unable to give them the emotional support and nurturance that they need , most of these children may be instead raised by grandparents or close relatives . The impact on these children of this type of neglect includes a range of emotional and behavioural problems including run-away behaviour , withdrawal , depression , and , in some cases , acting-out behaviour . The Trinidad and Tobago News said that for `` barrel children the psychological scars have been great and have been troubling factors unto the second , third and fourth generations . '' The Wellcome Trust discussed barrel children in an article focusing on violence in the Caribbean while it was the title and subject of a short film by Cara Elmslie Weir about a Trinidadian family split by migration , the parents `` sending barrels full of material goods '' from the U.S.A. to their children in Trinidad . UNICEF in Jamaica agreed that `` Migration of parents who seek more lucrative employment abroad has had a negative impact on Jamaican children . Some children are left in the care of strangers , neighbours or even older siblings who are still children . These so-called `` barrel children '' are left without parental guidance or adult supervision and with access to significant material resources in the form of cash remittances and barrels of clothing and toys sent by absentee parents . '' It has also been discussed in Caribbean Studies Journals , conferences on the Caribbean , the Trinidad Guardian and Trinidad Newsday . Discussing absent parents The Trinidad Guardian noted that `` At holiday time , they ship their barrels of love , disguised as brand-name sneakers and clothing , believing that these would make their children happy and make up for them being not around . But the fact remains that children are deprived of the real love of their parents . '' An article published in Newsweek by Brook Larmar entitled the `` Barrel Children '' dramatised the problem in its effects on one particular family . `` The cardboard barrel has been sitting empty in Marsha Flowers 's backyard for more than a month now , but the Jamaican teenager hangs onto it as though it were a sacred totem . And in a way , it is . Five years after her mother immigrated to the United States , leaving Marsha and two sisters to fend for themselves in a Kingston slum , the barrel is one of the few tangible signs of her mother 's love - and of her own frustrated desires . '' Blogs also exist highlighting the experiences of barrel children . Memories of a Caribbean Barrel Child was created by Dr. Anthony Salandy ( a native of Trinidad and Tobago ) to shed light of the experiences and outcomes associated with being a barrel child .",
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"text": "Hugh Jackman Hugh Michael Jackman ( born 12 October 1968 ) is an Australian actor , singer , and producer . Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in a variety of film genres . He is known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series , as well as for his lead roles in films such as the romantic-comedy fantasy Kate & Leopold ( 2001 ) , the action-horror film Van Helsing ( 2004 ) , the magic-themed drama The Prestige ( 2006 ) , the epic fantasy drama The Fountain ( 2006 ) , the epic historical romantic drama Australia ( 2008 ) , the film version of Les Misérables ( 2012 ) , and the thriller Prisoners ( 2013 ) . His work in Les Misérables earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy in 2013 . In Broadway theatre , Jackman won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz . A four-time host of the Tony Awards themselves , he won an Emmy Award for one of these appearances . Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009 .",
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"text": "Jackman, Maine Jackman is a town in Somerset County , Maine , United States . The population was 862 at the 2010 census .",
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"text": "Jack Black Thomas Jacob `` Jack '' Black ( born August 28 , 1969 ) is an American actor , comedian , writer , producer , musician and singer . His acting career has been extensive , starring primarily in comedy films . He is known for his roles in High Fidelity ( 2000 ) , Shallow Hal ( 2001 ) , School of Rock ( 2003 ) , King Kong ( 2005 ) , The Holiday ( 2006 ) , Nacho Libre ( 2006 ) , Kung Fu Panda ( 2008 ) , Tropic Thunder ( 2008 ) , Gulliver 's Travels ( 2010 ) , Kung Fu Panda 2 ( 2011 ) , Bernie ( 2011 ) , Goosebumps ( 2015 ) , and Kung Fu Panda 3 ( 2016 ) . He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards . Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock group Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass . They have released the albums Tenacious D , The Pick of Destiny and Rize of the Fenix .",
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"text": "Tribute (play) Tribute is a play by Bernard Slade . The plot focuses on Scottie Templeton , a popular actor who has spent his life shirking responsibility . When he discovers he is terminally ill with leukemia , he attempts to reconnect with his long-estranged son . The play had extensive pre-Broadway runs in Boston , at the Colonial Theatre , and Toronto , at the Royal Alexandra Theatre . Before the play opened on Broadway , producer Morton Gottlieb and author Bernard Slade , had sold the movie rights to Paramount for over $ 1 million . On the opening night party at Tavern on the Green , Gottlieb gave out checks to investors , for payment in full , without help from the movie sale . After four previews , the play 's Broadway production opened on June 1 , 1978 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre . Directed by Arthur Storch and starring Jack Lemmon , it ran for 212 performances . Jack had committed to do the play through November 1978 . The cast included Robert Picardo , Catherine Hicks , and Rosemary Prinz . Lemmon was nominated for both a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for his performance . In 1980 , Slade adapted his play for a feature film directed by Bob Clark , with Lemmon recreating his performance in the lead role . The supporting cast included Robby Benson , Lee Remick , Colleen Dewhurst , John Marley , and Kim Cattrall .",
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"text": "Arrowhead (1953 film) Arrowhead is a 1953 western Technicolor film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring Charlton Heston and Jack Palance . The film is based on the novel Adobe Walls by W.R.Burnett . The screenplay was also by Charles Marquis Warren .",
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"text": "Jack Staff Jack Staff is a British superhero created by comic book writer/artist Paul Grist . Billed as `` Britain 's Greatest Hero '' , it is known for being in the style of an anthology title and for its multi-linear plotlines . He first saw print in comics published by Paul Grist 's Dancing Elephant Press , and is now published by Image Comics . Comics International began exclusive publication of a monthly four-page strip featuring the supporting character Ben Kulmer ( the Claw ) ; this started in # 185 of the magazine and was set to run for twelve episodes . These strips have since been reprinted by Image Comics in a special .",
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"text": "David Jackman (politician) David Ignatius `` Nish '' Jackman ( May 19 , 1902 -- March 23 , 1967 ) was a labour leader and politician in Newfoundland . He represented Harbour Main-Bell Island in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956 . The son of David J. Jackman and Catherine Malcolm , he was born on Bell Island and was educated there , at Saint Bonaventure 's College and at the Henry George School of Social Science in the United States . He worked in the United States during the 1920s and then returned to Newfoundland to work in the mines at Bell Island . He joined the miners ' union and later served as its president . In 1948 , the union was affiliated with the United Steelworkers of America . Jackman was elected as a delegate for Bell Island to the Newfoundland National Convention in 1946 . He supported the Responsible Government League and economic union with the United States . He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1949 , was reelected in 1951 and was defeated in 1956 . Jackman ran unsuccessfully for the St. John 's East seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1958 as an independent liberal candidate . He retired from union leadership in 1964 and moved to Montreal .",
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"text": "Jack Train Jack Train ( 28 November 1902 -- 19 December 1966 ) was a British radio and film actor popular during the Second World War . Born in Plymouth , Devon , Train was on BBC radio in many productions , but his characters in the BBC series ITMA ( It 's That Man Again ) with Tommy Handley gave him fame . He appeared in several British films , none top-rated . In ITMA , the wartime comedy show , he created Colonel Chinstrap , a pickled former Indian Army officer who perpetually believed he was being offered a drink , replying : `` I do n't mind if I do '' . Chinstrap was based on a real person . Train was visiting the BBC 's chief announcer and news reader , John Snagge , when in came a bleary-eyed former army man , another friend of Snagge 's . The arrival said : `` John , I 've just done the most marvellous piece of business . I 've bought a water heater on 10 years ' hire purchase and what the gas company do n't know is that I am drinking myself to death . '' It was not difficult for Train to turn him into Colonel Chinstrap , actors being encouraged to create characters from experience . When the man heard the show he failed to recognise himself but commented : `` Wonderful character . I knew silly buggers like that in India . '' And then , nine years and five months after the first meeting , Snagge sent Train a telegram : THE COLONEL BEAT THE GAS COMPANY BY SEVEN MONTHS . He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1957 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the BBC Television Theatre . Train made two cameo appearances in The Goon Show as Colonel Chinstrap , one in The Shifting Sands of Waziristan , Series 7 , broadcast 24/1/1957 . He was also a regular panellist on the popular radio quiz show Twenty Questions . He died in London on 19 December 1966 .",
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"text": "Hugh Marlowe Hugh Marlowe ( January 30 , 1911May 2 , 1982 ) was an American film , television , stage and radio actor .",
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"text": "Hugh Franklin Hugh Franklin may refer to : Hugh Franklin ( actor ) ( 1916 -- 1986 ) , American actor Hugh Franklin ( suffragist ) ( 1889 -- 1962 ) , British political activist",
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"text": "Hugh S. Johnson Hugh Samuel Johnson ( August 5 , 1881 -- April 15 , 1942 ) was a U.S. Army officer , businessman , speech writer , government official and newspaper columnist . He is best known as a member of the Brain Trust of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 -- 34 . He wrote numerous speeches for FDR and helped plan the New Deal . Appointed head of the National Recovery Administration ( NRA ) in 1933 , he was highly energetic in his `` blue eagle '' campaign to reorganize American business to reduce competition and raise wages and prices . Schlesinger ( 1958 ) and Ohl ( 1985 ) conclude that he was an excellent organizer , but that he was also domineering , abusive , outspoken , and unable to work harmoniously with his peers . The NRA was terminated by a ruling of the Supreme Court , and Johnson left the administration after a little more than a year .",
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"text": "Bullshot (film) Bullshot is a 1983 film , based on the stage play Bullshot Crummond . The name comes from a parody of the 1929 film , on which it is loosely based , Bulldog Drummond . Captain Hugh `` Bullshot '' Crummond ( Alan Shearman ) is a World War I fighter pilot , Olympic athlete , racing driver , and part-time sleuth . He must save the world from the dastardly Count Otto van Bruno ( Ronald E. House ) , his wartime adversary , and win the heart of the damsel in distress ( Diz White ) . The film was produced by George Harrison 's company Handmade Films . Alan Shearman would reprise his association with Handmade Films in their 1985 film Water .",
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"text": "Jack of Hearts (play) Jack of Hearts is an Australian comedy play by David Williamson .",
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"text": "Lee Chambers Lee Chambers ( born 4 February 1970 ) is a British-Canadian writer , film director , and producer . In 2012 he won the Best Screenwriter award from Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards for his Australian short film , Hugh Jackman Saves the World .",
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"text": "Jack Norton (filmmaker) Jack Norton is an American filmmaker , television producer , musician , songwriter and producer . He is the director of the 2015 film Jug Band Hokum . He is best known as the co-creator of the Emmy Award winning preschool television show and brand , ( The Zinghoppers ) . He co-directed and co-stars in the PBS show , `` Totally , Zinghoppers ! '' Norton is of Dutch and French descent . He grew up in a musical family . His baby sitter was Tiny Tim , who gave Norton his first ukulele . Blues singer Leon Redbone taught Norton how to play guitar and authors Nick Tosches and Hubert Selby , Jr. were family friends . After high school , Norton studied Early Childhood Education and his experience as a preschool teacher helped form the educational principals found in the Zinghoppers music . Norton 's senior thesis ( entitled , `` The Childhood Dignity Movement '' ) , helped form the Zinghoppers core goals of `` educating , entertaining and engaging '' young children . While in college , Norton 's love of hip-hop culture and dance music led him to attend raves and underground rap house parties . Electro , hip-hop , Disney pop and dance music serves as the basis of Norton 's musical influences . The Nortons moved to Nashville , Tennessee in 2009 to begin production of `` Totally , Zinghoppers ! '' , a series for public television . In 2015 Norton announced his directorial debut with Jug Band Hokum , a documentary film that stars Brooklynd Turner and Anne Baggenstoss and follows the lives of band members competing in the Minneapolis Annual Battle of the Jug Bands . Guests appearing in the film include Garrison Keillor ( of Prairie Home Companion fame ) , Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and others . In 2017 it was announced Norton 's next film will be Wendigosis , a feature length horror film . Four songs written and performed by Jack Norton and Kitty Norton are included in The Florida Project a 2017 film by Sean Baker .",
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"text": "Paddington (film) Paddington is a 2014 British-French family comedy film directed by Paul King , written by King and Hamish McColl and produced by David Heyman . Based on Paddington Bear by Michael Bond , the film stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character , along with Hugh Bonneville , Sally Hawkins , Julie Walters , Jim Broadbent , Peter Capaldi and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles . The film was co-produced by the French company StudioCanal and the British company Heyday Films . It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2014 and grossed $ 265.3 million worldwide on a $ 38.5 million budget . Among several honours , King was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and both he and Heyman were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film . A sequel , Paddington 2 , is scheduled to be released in 2017 .",
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"text": "John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( -LSB- ˈhjuːstən -RSB- August 5 , 1906 -- August 28 , 1987 ) was an American film director , screenwriter and actor . He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed , many of which are today considered classics : The Maltese Falcon ( 1941 ) , The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ( 1948 ) , The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 ) , The African Queen ( 1951 ) , The Misfits ( 1961 ) , Fat City ( 1972 ) and The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ) . During his 46-year career , Huston received 15 Oscar nominations , won twice , and directed both his father , Walter Huston , and daughter , Anjelica Huston , to Oscar wins in different films . Huston was known to direct with the vision of an artist , having studied and worked as a fine art painter in Paris in his early years . He continued to explore the visual aspects of his films throughout his career : sketching each scene on paper beforehand , then carefully framing his characters during the shooting . While most directors rely on post-production editing to shape their final work , Huston instead created his films while they were being shot , making them both more economical and cerebral , with little editing needed . Most of Huston 's films were adaptations of important novels , often depicting a `` heroic quest , '' as in Moby Dick , or The Red Badge of Courage . In many films , different groups of people , while struggling toward a common goal , would become doomed , forming `` destructive alliances , '' giving the films a dramatic and visual tension . Many of his films involved themes such as religion , meaning , truth , freedom , psychology , colonialism and war . Before becoming a Hollywood filmmaker , he had been an amateur boxer , reporter , short-story writer , portrait artist in Paris , a cavalry rider in Mexico , and a documentary filmmaker during World War II . Huston has been referred to as `` a titan '' , `` a rebel '' , and a `` renaissance man '' in the Hollywood film industry . Author Ian Freer describes him as `` cinema 's Ernest Hemingway '' -- a filmmaker who was `` never afraid to tackle tough issues head on . '' Worked for Ethos Group .",
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"text": "End of Days (Torchwood) `` End of Days '' is the thirteenth episode and the first series finale of the British science fiction television series Torchwood . It originally aired on BBC Three on 1 January 2007 , alongside the previous episode , `` Captain Jack Harkness '' . The episode was written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Ashley Way . The episode follows `` Captain Jack Harkness '' , where the team open the rift to rescue Jack ( John Barrowman ) and Tosh ( Naoko Mori ) from 1941 , only to find the rift has opened , causing the past and future of time to bleed through . The episode received three 2008 BAFTA Cymru award nominations , though none of them was won .",
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"text": "Mr. Pip Mr. Pip is a 2012 New Zealand film , set in Papua New Guinea , based on Lloyd Jones ' novel Mister Pip . Andrew Adamson wrote the film adaption , which he also directed . Hugh Laurie played Mr. Watts .",
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"text": "Pan (2015 film) Pan is a 2015 British - American family adventure fantasy film directed by Joe Wright and written by Jason Fuchs . The film is a prequel story to Scottish author J. M. Barrie 's Peter Pan story , first staged in 1904 . It stars Hugh Jackman , Garrett Hedlund , Rooney Mara and Amanda Seyfried , with Levi Miller as the title character . It serves as an alternative origin story for Peter Pan and Captain Hook . The film had its world premiere in London , England on September 20 , 2015 , and was theatrically released in the United States on October 9 , 2015 , by Warner Bros. . Pictures . Pan grossed $ 128.4 million on a $ 150 million budget , making it a box office bomb . The film received negative reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Olive Kitteridge (miniseries) Olive Kitteridge is a 2014 four-hour miniseries based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Strout . Set in Maine , the HBO miniseries features Frances McDormand as the title character , Richard Jenkins as Olive 's loving husband Henry Kitteridge , Zoe Kazan as Denise Thibodeau , and Bill Murray as Jack Kennison . The miniseries is divided into four parts , each depicting a certain point of time in the novel . Olive Kitteridge debuted in the United States on November 2 , 2014 , on the American premium TV network HBO , which aired the shows first two episodes back-to-back that evening ; the third and fourth episodes aired back-to-back the following evening . The miniseries was shown in a similar format in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic , on December 14 and December 15 , 2014 . It premiered in Australia on showcase from 13 January 2015 . At the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards , the miniseries won eight awards including Outstanding Limited Series .",
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"text": "Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson ( born June 20 , 1942 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer best known for being the multi-tasking leader and co-founder of the rock band the Beach Boys . After signing with Capitol Records in 1962 , Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group . Because of his unorthodox approaches to song composition and arrangement and mastery of recording techniques , he is widely acknowledged , by critics and musicians alike , as one of the most innovative and influential creative forces in popular music . In the mid-1960s , Wilson composed , arranged and produced Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) , considered one of the greatest albums ever made . The intended follow-up to Pet Sounds , Smile , was canceled for various reasons , which included Wilson 's deteriorating mental health . As he suffered repeated nervous breakdowns , Wilson 's contributions to the Beach Boys diminished , and his erratic behavior led to tensions with the band . Following a court-ordered removal from the care of psychologist Eugene Landy , Wilson started receiving conventional medical treatment , and in the late 1990s , he began performing and recording consistently as a solo artist . He remains a member of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Incorporated . Wilson is considered a major innovator in the field of music production , the principal originator of the California Sound , one of the first music producer auteurs , and one of the most famous examples of the outsider musician . Only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy , he ignited an explosion of like-minded California producers , supplanting New York as the center of popular records , and becoming the first rock producer to use the studio as its own instrument . Wilson effectively set a precedent that allowed bands and artists to enter a recording studio and act as their own producers or co-producers . His songs became inextricably tied with the zeitgeist of the early 1960s , and he helped develop the sound of the wistful Flower Power era that proceeded . In later years , Wilson was regarded as a `` godfather '' to an era of indie musicians who were inspired by his melodic sensibilities , chamber pop orchestrations , and recording explorations . His honors include being inducted into the 1988 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and winning Grammy Awards for Brian Wilson Presents Smile ( 2004 ) and The Smile Sessions ( 2011 ) . In lists published by Rolling Stone , Wilson ranked 52 for the `` 100 Greatest Singers of All Time '' in 2008 and 12 for the `` 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time '' in 2015 . In 2012 , music publication NME ranked Wilson number 8 in its `` 50 Greatest Producers Ever '' list , elaborating `` few consider quite how groundbreaking Brian Wilson 's studio techniques were in the mid-60s '' . He is an occasional actor and voice actor , having appeared in television shows , films , and other artists ' music videos . His life was portrayed in the 2014 biopic Love & Mercy , which received a wide release in 2015 .",
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"text": "The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne , California , in 1961 . The group 's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson ; their cousin Mike Love ; and their friend Al Jardine . Distinguished by their vocal harmonies and early surf songs , they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era . The group , led by their principal songwriter and producer Brian , pioneered novel approaches to popular music form and production , combining their affinities for jazz-based vocal groups , 1950s rock and roll , and black R&B to create their unique sound . He later arranged his compositions for studio orchestras and explored a variety of other styles , often incorporating classical or jazz elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways . The Beach Boys began as a garage band managed by the Wilsons ' father Murry , with Brian 's increasingly sophisticated songwriting and recording abilities dominating their creative direction . Emerging at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they performed original material that reflected a southern California youth culture of surfing , cars , and romance . After 1964 , they abandoned the surfing aesthetic for more personal lyrics and multi-layered sounds . In 1966 , the Pet Sounds album and `` Good Vibrations '' single vaulted the group to the top level of rock innovators and established the band as symbols of the nascent counterculture era . Following the dissolution of the group 's Smile project in 1967 , Brian gradually ceded production and songwriting duties to the rest of the band , reducing his input because of mental health and substance abuse issues . The group 's public image subsequently faltered , and despite efforts to continue their psychedelic/avant-garde ventures and reclaim their hippie audiences , they were dismissed as an embodiment of the values and outlooks shared by early 1960s white , suburban teenagers . The continued success of their greatest hits albums during the mid 1970s precipitated the band 's transition into an oldies act , a move that was denigrated by critics and many fans . Since the 1980s , much-publicized legal wrangling over royalties , songwriting credits and use of the band 's name transpired . Dennis drowned in 1983 and Carl died of lung cancer in 1998 . After Carl 's death , many live configurations of the band fronted by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston continued to tour into the 2000s while other members pursued solo projects . Even though Wilson and Jardine have not performed with Love and Johnston 's band since their one-off 2012 reunion tour , they remain a part of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Inc. . The Beach Boys are one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . The group had over eighty songs chart worldwide , thirty-six of them US Top 40 hits ( the most by an American rock band ) , four reaching number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The Beach Boys have sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide , making them one of the world 's best-selling bands of all time and are listed at No. 12 on Rolling Stone magazine 's 2004 list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . The core quintet of the three Wilsons , Love and Jardine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 .",
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"text": "Little Deuce Coupe Little Deuce Coupe is the fourth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , and their third album release in 1963 . It reached number four in the United States during a 46-week chart stay , and was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA . It is considered to be one of the earliest examples of a rock concept album . The album was released three weeks after Surfer Girl . Four of the tracks from Little Deuce Coupe ( `` Shut Down '' , `` 409 '' , `` Our Car Club '' and `` Little Deuce Coupe '' ) had already appeared on previous albums , and discounting an alternate recording of `` Be True to Your School '' , no tracks from the album were issued as an A-sided single .",
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"text": "Robert August Robert August ( born 1945 ) is an American surfer and surfboard shaper . Raised in Seal Beach , California , he attended Huntington Beach High School where he was ASB President his senior year . He is most famous as one of the subjects of Bruce Brown 's 1966 surf documentary The Endless Summer , along with his friend Mike Hynson . The film follows the two around the world pursuing their hobby during the California offseason , meeting other surfers and discussing surf culture . August picked up surfing in the 1950s , when the sport 's popularity had just begun to grow . His father , Blackie August , was also a noted surfer . His enthusiasm and his involvement in The Endless Summer influenced the growth of the sport over the following decades . His surfboards are sold under the Robert August Surfboards brand and are produced by Surftech , a company that manufactures lightweight epoxy surfboards . He continues to travel the world promoting surfing , and in 1994 , he was involved in the filming of The Endless Summer II , in which surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert `` Wingnut '' Weaver retrace the places visited by August and Hynson thirty years earlier . He took part in the film Step into Liquid .",
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"text": "Brian Cadd Brian George Cadd ( born 29 November 1946 , Perth , Western Australia ) is an Australian singer-songwriter , keyboardist , producer and record label founder , a staple of Australian entertainment for over 50 years , he has performed as a member of The Groop , Axiom , Flying Burrito Brothers and solo . He was briefly called Brian Caine in late 1966 , when first joining The Groop . Cadd produced fellow Australian acts Robin Jolley , Ronnie Burns , Broderick Smith , Tina Arena and Glenn Shorrock ; and established his own record label called Bootleg Records . He also composed or performed music for films , Alvin Purple , Alvin Purple Rides Again , Fatal Vision , The Return of the Living Dead , Vampires on Bikini Beach , Morning of the Earth and The Heartbreak Kid and for television Class of 74 , The Midnight Special and Don Kirshner 's Rock Concert . His songwriting for other acts includes The Masters Apprentices , The Bootleg Family Band , Ronnie Burns , The Pointer Sisters , Little River Band and John Farnham . In 2007 , Cadd was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) Hall of Fame .",
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"text": "Pocket Symphony Pocket Symphony is the fourth full-length album by French duo Air . The album was released in March 2007 and features collaborations with Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon . Pocket Symphony also incorporates some of the Japanese instruments Godin recently learned to play from an Okinawan master musician : the koto ( also referred to as a Japanese floor harp ) and the three-string , banjo-like shamisen . However , a press release claims that `` conventional instruments continue to play a great role '' in the duo 's music . The album features art by Xavier Veilhan . The first single from this album , `` Once Upon a Time '' , can be heard on the group 's MySpace page . Pocket Symphony debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 40 , with about 17,000 copies sold in its first week . The name Pocket Symphony stems from the groundbreaking 1960s song `` Good Vibrations '' by the Beach Boys . At the time of its release , bandleader and chief composer Brian Wilson often described the track to journalists as a `` pocket symphony '' .",
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"text": "Jeffrey Foskett Jeffrey `` Jeff '' Foskett is an American singer , record producer , arranger and guitarist best known for his work with Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys . Foskett is described as The Beach Boys ' `` vice principal '' by its core members .",
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"text": "That's Not Me `` That 's Not Me '' is a song written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher for American rock band the Beach Boys , the third track from their 1966 album Pet Sounds . It is a work influenced by psychedelic drugs that inspired Wilson to turn his attention inward and probe his deep-seated self-doubts . Wilson explained that the song `` reveals a lot about myself , just the idea that you 're going to look at yourself and say , ` Hey , now look , that 's not me , kind of square off with yourself and say ` this is me , that 's not me ' . '' It is the only track on Pet Sounds that resembles a conventional rock song . The song 's structure contains multiple key modulations and mood shifts . On its recording , Mike Love shares lead vocal with Wilson , who plays the track 's prominent , buzzing organ . Brian 's brothers Carl and Dennis also contribute guitar and drums , respectively . Other band members sing backing vocals .",
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"text": "Spirit of America (The Beach Boys album) Spirit of America is the 1975 follow-up to the Capitol Records compilation of music by The Beach Boys , Endless Summer , released the previous year . After the enormous success of its predecessor , Capitol rounded up the few remaining early hits that were not released on Endless Summer , as well as some worthy album tracks , in addition to two rare singles , `` The Little Girl I Once Knew '' and `` Break Away '' . Although it features only a handful of genuine hits , Spirit of America proved to be another success for The Beach Boys ' former label , reaching number 8 at home and going gold . The `` Spirit of America '' ( and `` Endless Summer '' ) record album cover art illustrator is Keith McConnell . As with Endless Summer , Spirit of America was compiled and released while The Beach Boys were contracted with Reprise Records and , as such , is not considered an `` official '' album of theirs . Due to the appearance of more comprehensive and updated hit packages , Endless Summer , Spirit of America , and the 1982 followup Sunshine Dream have long since been deleted from the group 's catalog .",
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"text": "Let the Wind Blow `` Let the Wind Blow '' is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys . It was released in 1967 as the ninth track on their thirteenth studio album Wild Honey . The song is a ballad with lyrics that metaphorically relate nature to the essence of love . It is the first composition recorded by the group that is in 3/4 time from beginning to end .",
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"text": "Brian Smith (musician) Brian Smith ( born 3 January 1939 , Wellington ) is a jazz saxophonist and flautist from New Zealand . Smith studied piano in his youth but was primarily an autodidact on reeds . He played locally in pop and jazz groups before moving to England in 1964 , where he played with Alexis Korner 's Blues Incorporated . Following this he played at Ronnie Scott 's Jazz Club in 1966-67 and in the big bands of Tubby Hayes ( 1969 ) and Maynard Ferguson ( 1969-74 ) . He worked with the group Nucleus from 1969 to 1982 , and also with Mike Westbrook ( 1969 ) , Neil Ardley ( 1969 , 1976 ) , Mike Gibbs ( 1970 ) , the Spontaneous Music Ensemble ( 1970-71 ) , and Keith Tippett ( 1971 ) . He also worked with Pacific Eardrum in 1975-76 and Paz in 1976 . In 1982 , Smith returned to New Zealand , where he began playing with his own quartet . His 1984 album Southern Excursions was named Australian Jazz Record of the Year . He worked with Frank Gibson , Jr. later in the 1980s and was based out of Auckland . His Moonlight Sax albums were chart successes in New Zealand .",
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"text": "Holland (album) Holland is the 19th studio album by the American rock group the Beach Boys , released on January 8 , 1973 . Self-produced by the band , the album peaked at number 36 in the US and number 20 in the UK . The album is the last to feature Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar , who joined the band the previous year to record Carl and the Passions - So Tough ( 1972 ) . Holland was mostly recorded in Baambrugge , Netherlands over the summer of 1972 using a reconstructed studio sent from California , and with two Brian Wilson tracks rush-recorded in Los Angeles and added to the album at the last minute . The photograph on the album 's front cover is an upside down image of the Kromme Waal , a canal that runs through the center of Amsterdam . Holland included a bonus EP , Mount Vernon and Fairway ( A Fairy Tale ) , a musical fairy tale written by Brian Wilson about a magical transistor radio who appears to a young prince . Narration was provided by the group 's manager : Jack Rieley .",
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"text": "Beach house A beach house is a house on or near a beach , sometimes used as a vacation or second home for people who commute to the house on weekends or during vacation periods . Beach houses are often designed to weather the type of climate they are built in and the building materials and construction methods used in beach housing vary widely around the world . Beach houses require special paint to protect them from the salt water . If a property is built on sand , it needs foundation with special requirements . Beach houses are often associated with beach gardens with a special planting and a particular type of leisure use . One of the most famous twentieth century beach gardens was constructed by Derek Jarman at Dungeness , England . It celebrated local materials , native plants and the openness of the site . Other beach gardens have tried to create an isolated microclimate . Swimming pools are popular in beach gardens . American architect Andrew Geller designed sculptural beach houses in the coastal regions of New England during the 1950s and 1960s . Popular places for beach houses in the United States includes the Jersey Shore , Long Island , California , Florida and coastal areas of New England , such as Cape Cod , Narragansett , and the Portsmouth area .",
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"text": "Brian Walton (musician) Brian George Walton Jr. ( born October 8 , 1964 in Duarte , California ) is an American Country , Southern rock , and Classic rock multi-instrumentalist , songwriter , producer and singer . In 1991 , he made his debut releasing the album `` Made in the Shade '' which included the billboard Country Chart Top 5 hits `` Made in the Shade '' and `` Travelin ' Band '' . Since then he has released three more albums , including the highly successful `` Made in the Shade Live ! '' album recorded during live performances in 2001 . Brian studied music at Juilliard and has been a long time member of the Songwriters Guild of America , American Music Association and ASCAP . In the last 30 years he has written and/or produced over 400 jingles for radio and television , 5 Billboard hits and produced 4 Top 100 albums . He currently lives in Challis , Idaho with his wife Inge . Brian has three sons Christopher ( 28 ) and Patrick ( 24 ) from his current wife Inge and Stephan ( 29 ) from a previous marriage . Brian considers himself `` genre agnostic '' preferring a wide range of musical styles although country and country rock is where he has had the most success .",
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"text": "Checkered Flag (album) Checkered Flag is the third studio album of surf music by surf music pioneer Dick Dale and his Del-Tones , released in 1963 . This is Dale 's first entry into the `` Hot Rod '' style of surf music , which The Beach Boys , among others , were beginning to perform and record . Here the style shifts somewhat and features slightly altered beats and some added sounds to give the impression of the energy of Hot-rodding ( this is not always the case though ) . The majority of the songs on this album are titled with themes of racing and Hot-rodding . Dale 's next album Mr. Eliminator is basically a follow-up to this , featuring more surf songs of Hot-Rod nature .",
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"text": "Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970–1986 Greatest Hits Volume Three : Best of the Brother Years 1970 -- 1986 is a 2000 single disc compilation by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records . It was released several months after its predecessors , The Greatest Hits -- Volume 1 : 20 Good Vibrations and The Greatest Hits -- Volume 2 : 20 More Good Vibrations .",
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"text": "Brian Johnson (American musician) Brian Mark Johnson ( born March 17 , 1978 ) is an American contemporary worship music singer , songwriter and worship pastor . He is the president and co-founder of Bethel Music , as well as a member of its Artist Collective and is one-half of the husband-and-wife worship duo , Brian & Jenn Johnson . He is also a senior worship pastor at Bethel Church in Redding , California , and a Senior Overseer of WorshipU on campus , an online school of worship under Bethel Music which he co-founded with Jenn Johnson . Regarding his music career as a soloist , Brian Johnson has released one album , Love Came Down - Live Acoustic Worship in the Studio in 2010 which was produced by Jeremy Edwardson . As a part of the Brian & Jenn Johnson duo , three live albums were released : Undone ( 2001 ) , We Believe ( 2006 ) , the duo 's first release to chart on Billboards Christian Albums chart , Where You Go I Go ( 2008 ) and one studio album , After All These Years ( 2017 ) , the duo 's first album to chart on the US Billboard 200 and has performed well internationally . As a founding member of the Bethel Music Artist Collective , Brian Johnson has been a featured vocalist on most of the albums that were released including Be Lifted High ( 2011 ) , The Loft Sessions ( 2012 ) , Tides ( 2013 ) , We Will Not Be Shaken ( 2015 ) and Have It All ( 2016 ) . Brian Johnson , as a songwriter , has co-written CCLI Top 100 Chart ranking songs such as `` Love Came Down '' , `` Have It All '' , `` No Longer Slaves '' , `` Forever '' and `` One Thing Remains '' . In his capacity as a record producer , Brian Johnson has worked alongside various producers such as Jeremy Edwardson , Ian McIntosh and others in the production of albums such as Brian & Jenn Johnson 's We Believe ( 2006 ) , Bethel Music 's The Loft Sessions ( 2012 ) and For the Sake of the World ( 2012 ) as well as Jesus Culture 's first compilation album , This Is Jesus Culture ( 2015 ) .",
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"text": "Sessions '64 Sessions '64 is a compilation album released for Record Store Day 2015 on April 18 . It features productions by Brian Wilson and Jimmy Bowen for the artists the Honeys , the Castells , and the Timers . The album was issued as a limited edition 10-inch gold vinyl with only 1,500 copies pressed . The set marks the first official release of the Honeys ' instrumental `` I Can See Right Through You '' ( also known as `` Go Away Boy '' ) recorded on February 17 , 1964 . Previously , a cover was recorded by Pearlfishers for the Beach Boys tribute album Caroline Now ! ( 2000 ) .",
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"text": "Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony) `` Fall Breaks and Back to Winter ( W. Woodpecker Symphony ) '' is an instrumental composed by Brian Wilson for American rock band the Beach Boys . Released in 1967 as the second track on the group 's album Smiley Smile , the composition derives from `` Fire '' -- a piece recorded by Wilson several months earlier , but left unreleased due to his paranoia .",
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"text": "The Endless Summer The Endless Summer is a seminal 1966 surf movie ( the initial release was in 1964 , world-wide release was 1966 ) . Filmmaker/narrator Bruce Brown follows two surfers , Mike Hynson and Robert August , on a surfing trip around the world . Despite the balmy climate of their native California , cold ocean currents make local beaches inhospitable during the winter . They travel to the coasts of Australia , New Zealand , Tahiti , Hawaii , Senegal , Ghana , Nigeria and South Africa in a quest for new surf spots and introduce locals to the sport . Other important surfers of the time , such as Miki Dora , Phil Edwards and Butch Van Artsdalen also appear . Its title comes from the idea , expressed at both the beginning and end of the film , that if one had enough time and money it would be possible to follow the summer up and down the world ( northern to southern hemisphere and back ) , making it endless . The concept of the film was born through the suggestion of a travel agent to Bruce Brown during the planning stages of the film . The travel agent suggested that the flight from Los Angeles to Cape Town , South Africa and back would cost $ 50 more than a trip circumnavigating the world . After which , Bruce came up with the idea of following the summer season by traveling up and down the world . The narrative presentation eases from the stiff and formal documentary of the 1950s and early 1960s to a more casual and fun-loving personal style filled with sly humor . The surf rock soundtrack to the film was provided by The Sandals . The `` Theme to the Endless Summer '' was written by Gaston Georis and John Blakeley of the Sandals . It has become one of the best known film themes in the surf movie genre . When the movie was first shown , it encouraged many surfers to go abroad , giving birth to the `` surf-and-travel '' culture , with prizes for finding `` uncrowded surf '' , meeting new people and riding the perfect wave . It also introduced the sport , which had become popular outside of Hawaii and the Polynesian Islands in places like California and Australia , to a broader audience . In addition , it set the style for later surf-and-travel movies , including Momentum , ( These Are ) Better Days , and Thicker Than Water .",
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"text": "Brian Wilson (disambiguation) Brian Wilson ( born 1942 ) is an American musician and one of the original members of The Beach Boys . Brian Wilson may also refer to :",
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"text": "Friends (The Beach Boys album) Friends is the 14th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , released on June 24 , 1968 through Capitol Records . It was initially met with a mild critical reception and peaked at number 126 on the US Billboard charts for what was then group 's worst chart performance to date . In the UK , the album peaked at number 13 . Many of the album 's songs were inspired by Transcendental Meditation and the group 's recent interactions with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi . It was the third consecutive album to credit `` the Beach Boys '' as producer instead of Brian Wilson , and the first to feature significant songwriting contributions from Dennis Wilson . One single was issued from the album : `` Friends '' ( backed with `` Little Bird '' ) , reaching number 47 in the US .",
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James McAvoy is incapable of being an actor.
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"text": "James McAvoy James McAvoy ( -LSB- ˈmækəvɔɪ -RSB- born 21 April 1979 ) is a Scottish actor . He made his acting début as a teen in 1995 's The Near Room and continued to make mostly television appearances until 2003 , when his feature film career began and he continued to work in both areas from then on . His notable television work includes the drama show State of Play , the adult comedy-drama Shameless , and the science fiction show Frank Herbert 's Children of Dune . Besides screen acting , McAvoy has performed in several West End productions , receiving three nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor . He has also done voice work for animated films including Gnomeo & Juliet and Arthur Christmas ( both 2011 ) . In 2003 , McAvoy appeared in a lead role in Bollywood Queen , a British Indian take on the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet , directed by Jeremy Wooding . This was followed by a supporting role , the faun Mr. Tumnus , in The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe ( 2005 ) . His performance in Kevin Macdonald 's drama The Last King of Scotland ( 2006 ) garnered him several award nominations . The critically acclaimed romantic drama war film Atonement ( 2007 ) earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination and his second BAFTA nomination . He appeared opposite Angelina Jolie as a newly trained assassin in the action thriller Wanted ( 2008 ) . Since then , he is known for playing the young Professor Charles Xavier in the 2011 superhero film X-Men : First Class , a role he reprised in X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 ) , and X-Men : Apocalypse ( 2016 ) . McAvoy starred in the 2013 crime comedy-drama film Filth for which he won Best Actor in the British Independent Film Awards . In 2016 , he portrayed Kevin , a man with 23 personalities in his body , in M. Night Shyamalan 's Split , for which he received critical acclaim .",
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"text": "Atonement (film) Atonement is a 2007 British romantic war drama directed by Joe Wright and based on Ian McEwan 's 2001 novel of the same name . The film stars James McAvoy , Keira Knightley , Saoirse Ronan , Romola Garai , and Vanessa Redgrave , chronicles a crime and its consequences over the course of six decades , beginning in the 1930s . It was produced by Working Title Films and filmed in England . Distributed in most of the world by Universal Studios , it was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 7 September 2007 and in North America on 7 December 2007 . Atonement opened both the 2007 Vancouver International Film Festival and the 64th Venice International Film Festival , making Wright , at the age of 35 , the youngest director ever to open the latter event . A commercial success , the film earned a worldwide gross of approximately $ 129 million against a budget of $ 30 million . Critics gave the drama positive reviews , praising its acting performances , its cinematography and Dario Marianelli 's score . Atonement won an Oscar for Best Original Score at the 80th Academy Awards , and was nominated for six others , including Best Picture , Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Ronan . It also garnered fourteen nominations at the 61st British Academy Film Awards , winning both Best Film and Production Design , and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Drama .",
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"text": "James Marvel James Marvel is a stage director known for traditional and avant-garde stagings of operatic productions . Marvel was born and raised in New Orleans and received a B.A. in World Literature from Sarah Lawrence College and Oxford University , and an M.F.A. in Theatre Arts from the International Actor Training Academy . He also studied at Charles University in Prague , Czech Republic . Marvel 's 2005 production of Igor Stravinsky 's The Rake 's Progress was deemed `` breathtakingly beautiful '' with `` stage tableaux that were both kinetic and visually striking '' by the San Francisco Chronicle . In November 2008 , Marvel made his Lincoln Center debut , directing a trilogy of one-act operas by Modest Mussorgsky , Ernst Krenek and Dmitri Shostakovich at the Juilliard School . Credits in the United States include shows at Florence Gould Hall in New York City ; The Kimmel Center of Philadelphia ; The Huntington Theatre of Boston ; The Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco ; and the Bing Theatre in Los Angeles . Marvel 's international work has taken him to the 5th International Theatre Festival in Budapest , Hungary ; the Istropolitana Theatre Festival in Bratislava , Slovakia ; the Viola Stage in Prague , Czech Republic ; Teatr Wielki in Lodz , Poland ; the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland ; and the Wadham Theatre and Burton-Taylor Theatre in Oxford , England . Outside his work in opera , Marvel has played violin in numerous orchestras ; composed original music for professional theatre productions ; danced in pieces choreographed by members of the Martha Graham company ; and published critical and creative works in a variety of international journals .",
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"text": "Inconceivable (2008 film) Inconceivable is a 2008 satirical drama about the test-tube baby industry . The film was written and directed by Mary McGuckian .",
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"text": "James Urbaniak James Christian Urbaniak ( born September 17 , 1963 ) is an American actor and voice actor . Urbaniak was born in Bayonne , New Jersey and currently lives in Los Angeles , California . One of his first noteworthy roles was in the avant-garde playwright/director Richard Foreman 's The Universe , for which Urbaniak won an Obie . His first media appearance occurred in 1983 , when at the age of 20 , James came onstage from the audience of Late Night with David Letterman , to try his hand at a monologue joke that Letterman had flubbed . He has also been acclaimed for his acting in the films Henry Fool and American Splendor , in the latter of which he played legendary illustrator R. Crumb . He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his role in Thom Pain ( based on nothing ) . He provides the voice for main character Dr. Thaddeus Venture on The Venture Bros. as well as the Doctor 's brother Jonas Venture Junior and the super-villain Phantom Limb . Urbaniak played a pizza guy in the famous `` Whassup ? '' television commercials for Budweiser . He also portrayed the moderator in `` Human Centipede Anonymous '' , a Funny or Die short depicting three men who grapple with their past as a human centipede . Urbaniak appeared on Ken Reid 's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast on May 13 , 2015 .",
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"text": "James Batman James Batman is a 1966 Filipino Batman/James Bond cinematic spoof produced by Jose O. Vera and released by Sampaguita Pictures . It stars the Philippine comedian Dolphy as Batman and James Bond and Boy Alano as `` Rubin '' ( Robin ) .",
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"text": "The Last King of Scotland (film) The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 British historical drama film based on Giles Foden 's novel The Last King of Scotland ( 1998 ) , adapted by screenwriters Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock , and directed by Kevin Macdonald . The film was a co-production between companies from the United Kingdom and the United States , including Fox Searchlight Pictures and Film4 , and was a financial success . The film tells the fictional story of Nicholas Garrigan ( James McAvoy ) , a young Scottish doctor who travels to Uganda and becomes the personal physician of President Idi Amin ( Forest Whitaker ) . The film is based on events of Amin 's rule , and the title comes from a reporter in a press conference who wishes to verify whether Amin , who was known to adopt fanciful imperial titles for himself , declared himself the King of Scotland . The film received widespread critical acclaim . Particular focus went to Whitaker , who received outstanding critical acclaim for his portrayal of Amin . He won Best Actor at the Academy Awards , among others .",
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"text": "Anthony Mackie Anthony Dwane Mackie ( born September 23 , 1978 ) is an American actor . He has been featured in feature films , television series , and Broadway and Off-Broadway plays , including Ma Rainey 's Black Bottom , Drowning Crow , McReele , A Soldier 's Play , and Carl Hancock Rux 's Talk , for which he won an Obie Award in 2002 . In 2002 , he was featured in Eminem 's debut film , 8 Mile . He was nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his role in Brother to Brother . His second nomination was for Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards for his role in The Hurt Locker . In 2014 , he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Sam Wilson / Falcon , making his first appearance in Captain America : The Winter Soldier , and reprising the role in Avengers : Age of Ultron , Ant-Man , and Captain America : Civil War . In May 2016 , he co-starred in the HBO TV film All the Way as Martin Luther King Jr. , opposite Bryan Cranston , who was reprising his Tony Award-winning performance as President Lyndon B. Johnson in the play of the same name .",
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"text": "James Bond The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming , who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections . Since Fleming 's death in 1964 , eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations : Kingsley Amis , Christopher Wood , John Gardner , Raymond Benson , Sebastian Faulks , Jeffery Deaver , William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz . The latest novel is Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz , published in September 2015 . Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond , and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character , Moneypenny . The character has also been adapted for television , radio , comic strip , video games and film . The films are the longest continually running film series of all time and have grossed over $ 7.040 billion in total , making it the fourth-highest-grossing film series to date , which started in 1962 with Dr. No , starring Sean Connery as Bond . As of , there have been twenty-four films in the Eon Productions series . The most recent Bond film , Spectre ( 2015 ) , stars Daniel Craig in his fourth portrayal of Bond ; he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series . There have also been two independent productions of Bond films : Casino Royale ( a 1967 spoof ) and Never Say Never Again ( a 1983 remake of an earlier Eon-produced film , Thunderball ) . In 2015 , the franchise was estimated to be worth $ 19.9 billion , making James Bond one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time . The Bond films are renowned for a number of features , including the musical accompaniment , with the theme songs having received Academy Award nominations on several occasions , and two wins . Other important elements which run through most of the films include Bond 's cars , his guns , and the gadgets with which he is supplied by Q Branch . The films are also noted for Bond 's relationships with various women , who are sometimes referred to as `` Bond girls '' .",
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"text": "BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947 , but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source . It is possible for films from any country to be nominated , although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and ( since 1983 ) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language . As such , there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories . There has been one tie for the Best Film award when , in 1962 , Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film from any Source . Until 1981 , the award was given to the director , except in 1976 and 1977 , when it was given to the producers . From 1981 to 1985 , it was given solely to the producers , and then in 1986 , it was shared between the Director and Producer . In 1998 , it was once again given to only the producers . In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .",
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"text": "Paddy Chayefsky Sidney Aaron `` Paddy '' Chayefsky ( January 29 , 1923 -- August 1 , 1981 ) was an American playwright , screenwriter and novelist . He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay ( the other three-time winners , Francis Ford Coppola , Charles Brackett , Woody Allen and Billy Wilder , have all shared their awards with co-writers ) . He was considered one of the most renowned dramatists of the so-called Golden Age of Television . His intimate , realistic scripts provided a naturalistic style of television drama for the 1950s , and he was regarded as the central figure in the `` kitchen sink realism '' movement of American television . Martin Gottfried wrote in All His Jazz that Chayefsky `` was a successful writer , the most successful graduate of television 's slice of life school of naturalism . '' Following his critically acclaimed teleplays , Chayefsky continued to succeed as a playwright and novelist . As a screenwriter , he received three Academy Awards for Marty ( 1955 ) , The Hospital ( 1971 ) and Network ( 1976 ) . The movie Marty was based on his own television drama about two lonely people finding love . Network was his scathing satire of the television industry and The Hospital was also satiric . Film historian David Thomson called The Hospital `` years ahead of its time . -LSB- ... -RSB- Few films capture the disaster of America 's self-destructive idealism so well . '' His screenplay for Network is often regarded as his masterpiece , and has been hailed as `` the kind of literate , darkly funny and breathtakingly prescient material that prompts many to claim it as the greatest screenplay of the 20th century . '' Chayefsky 's early stories were frequently influenced by the author 's childhood in The Bronx . Chayefsky was part of the inaugural class of inductees into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ' Television Hall of Fame . He received this honor three years after his death , in 1984 .",
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"text": "Highlander (film) Highlander is a 1986 British-American adventure action fantasy film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen . It stars Christopher Lambert , Sean Connery , Clancy Brown , and Roxanne Hart . The film narrates the climax of an ages-old battle between immortal warriors , depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines . Christopher Lambert plays swordsman Connor MacLeod from Scottish Highlands , known as the Highlander , one of a number of immortal warriors , who can only be killed by decapitation . After initial training by another highly skilled immortal swordsman , Ramirez ( Sean Connery ) , MacLeod lives on for several centuries , eventually settling in New York City , managing an antiques shop . In 1985 , he falls in love with a policewoman named Brenda and finds out that he must face his biggest enemy , Clancy Brown 's Kurgan , who wishes to kill MacLeod and to obtain `` the Prize '' -- a special ability which is given to the last living immortal warrior , vast knowledge and the ability to enslave the entire human race . Highlander enjoyed little success on its initial theatrical release , grossing over $ 12 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 19 million , and received mixed reviews . Nevertheless , it became a cult film and launched Lambert to stardom . The film inspired a franchise which included film sequels and television spin-offs . Its tagline , `` There can be only one '' , has carried on throughout the franchise , as have the songs provided for the film by the rock band Queen .",
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"text": "James McElroy James `` Jimmy Mac '' McElroy ( 1945 - 2011 ) was an Irish American mobster and racketeer from Manhattan , New York who was an enforcer for The Westies , a criminal organization that operated out of Hell 's Kitchen .",
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"text": "Duet Acting Duet Acting ( often shortened to `` Duet '' or abbreviated as `` DA '' in tournament schedules and results ) is an event in competitive high school forensics . Similar to Duo Interpretation , Duet Acting varies in two major respects : first , Duet is not an official National Forensic League event although some state organizations , such as the Texas Forensic Association , the Louisiana High School Speech League , and ( formerly ) the Ohio High School Speech League practice the event . Secondly , unlike Duo , in which the actors are not permitted to make eye contact with each other or touch each other , Duet incorporates an element of acting . Cuttings must be made from scripts . Duet Acting involves two people , two chairs , and ( in some jurisdictions ) a table ; the furniture is supplied in each room of competition . Time limits vary , but generally each acting pair performs an eight - to twelve-minute scene , typically using only two characters . Occasionally the performers change roles , but can only play one character per scene in the manner of dramatic or humorous interpretation . The pieces may be either serious or funny , and the extensive use of movement is permitted ( i.e. , interaction between both characters , as well as with the table and chairs ) . Duet Acting has been removed from the Ohio High School Speech League . Category : Debating",
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"text": "James Deen Bryan Matthew Sevilla ( born February 7 , 1986 ) , better known by the stage name James Deen , is an American pornographic actor and director . He entered the porn industry in 2004 at the age of 18 . He has gained attention due to his relatively slender build , lack of tattoos and everyman appeal , bucking the stereotypical image of hypermasculine male actors in the pornography industry . In late 2015 , multiple women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct including nonconsensual sexual activity .",
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"text": "James McLaughlin (American actor) James McLaughlin , also James W. MacLaughlin an J.W. McLaughlin was an American film actor and director .",
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"text": "Sin of omission In Catholic teaching , an omission is a failure to do something one can and ought to do . If an omission happens deliberately and freely , it is considered a sin . The degree of guilt incurred by an omission is measured , like that attaching to sins of commission , by the dignity of the virtue and the magnitude of the precept to which the omission is opposed , as well as the amount of deliberation . A person may be guilty of a sin of omission if he fails to do something which he is able to do and which he ought to do because he has put himself into a state or situation whereby he is unable to complete the action . For example , if a person chooses to become inebriated and is therefore unable to perform a necessary task , that person is responsible for that failure , even though that person is physically unable to perform the task because he or she knowingly put themselves into a state ( drunkenness ) where accomplishing the task was impossible . Paul the Apostle refers to this sin directly when he states `` For I do not do the good I want ... '' ( Romans ) . see James the brother of Jesus more exactly defines this sin when he states , `` Whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it , for him it is sin . '' ( James ) see James 4 , New King James Version see see see see `` In the end , we will remember not the words of our enemies , but the silence of our friends . '' -- Martin Luther King",
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"text": "Motion Picture Association of America film rating system The Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a film 's suitability for certain audiences based on its content . The MPAA rating system is a voluntary scheme that is not enforced by law ; films can be exhibited without a rating , although many theaters refuse to exhibit non-rated or NC-17 rated films . Non-members of MPAA may also submit films for rating . Other media , such as television programs and video games , is rated by other entities such as the ESRB and the TV Parental Guidelines . The MPAA rating system is one of various motion picture rating systems that are used to help parents decide what films are appropriate for their children . It is administered by the Classification & Ratings Administration ( CARA ) , an independent division of the MPAA .",
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"text": "Wanted (2008 film) Wanted is a 2008 American-German action thriller film loosely based on the comic book miniseries of the same name by Mark Millar and J. G. Jones . The film , written by Chris Morgan , Michael Brandt , and Derek Haas and directed by Timur Bekmambetov stars James McAvoy , Morgan Freeman , and Angelina Jolie . The storyline follows Wesley Gibson ( McAvoy ) , a frustrated account manager who discovers that he is the son of a professional assassin and decides to join the Fraternity , a secret society in which his father worked . Universal Studios acquired the adaptation rights from Millar in 2004 , and while the eventual script drifted from the comic book supervillain mythos in the original miniseries , Millar was content to see most of the comic 's darker content was retained . Production began in April 2007 , with filming in the Czech Republic , Budapest , and the story 's main setting , Chicago . Wanted was released in June 2008 to both critical and commercial success , with box office earnings of $ 341 million worldwide and reviews praising the fast pacing and stylized action scenes . A sequel was planned the same year as the film 's release , but ultimately stalled in the development phase .",
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"text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .",
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"text": "James Morrison (actor) James Paige Morrison ( born April 21 , 1954 ) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of CTU Director Bill Buchanan on 24 .",
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"text": "Mr. Cranky Mr. Cranky , a satirical film critic , was created in 1995 by Jason Katzman and Hans Bjordahl . The Cranky personae premises that all movies are terrible ; at issue , solely , is the severity of pain , insult , discomfort or idiocy projected , injected , ingested , subjected or otherwise presented . There are no good films in the Cranky pantheon ; only films which inflict greater or lesser suffering . Subtextually , the Mr. Cranky website is a comment on an uncritical film-reviewing culture . In contrast to boilerplate , overly effusive reviews -- often including declarations that incorporate a film 's theme or title in a pun or play-on-words -- the Cranky review is received on the originality of its portrayal of physical suffering and mental anguish effected by the viewing experience . The movies are rated on a six-step scale , with the least bad ( i.e. best ) film receiving one `` bomb . '' Films that cause greater suffering receive additional `` bombs . '' ( Up to four . ) Movies deemed particularly offensive receive a Dynamite or `` Boomstick '' rating . The worst films ( i.e. those Cranky has marked as irredeemable -- `` Proof that Jesus died in vain '' in classic Cranky vernacular ) receive the Animated Atomic Explosion or `` Kaboom ! '' rating . In October 2001 , a `` guest reviewer '' named Mr. Smiley appeared . A post-modern reflection of the Cranky character 's anti-reviews , Mr. Smiley is a mirror opposite of the Mr. Cranky personae : all reviews are hyperbolically positive . Mr. Smiley is a stereotypical smiley face smelling a pink Freesia flower , appearing every year near Halloween . Consistent with the theme , the Smiley character has a rising five-step scale going from one smiley face to the `` Prozacerrific ! '' Happy Pill . Consistent with other 20th-century artists including the post World War I Dadaists ( Absurdists ) and post-modern anti-art of the 1960s -- best embodied by Warhol 's `` pop art '' works and Lichenstein 's self-portraits -- Mr. Smilely was an effective ironic tool used to comment on the deficiencies of uncritical analysis and review .",
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"text": "The Wild One The Wild One is a 1953 American film directed by László Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer . It is most noted for the character of Johnny Strabler ( Marlon Brando ) , whose persona became a cultural icon of the 1950s . The Wild One is considered to be the original outlaw biker film , and the first to examine American outlaw motorcycle gang violence . The film 's screenplay was based on Frank Rooney 's short story `` The Cyclists ' Raid '' , published in the January 1951 Harper 's Magazine and anthologized in The Best American Short Stories 1952 . Rooney 's story was inspired by sensationalistic media coverage of an American Motorcyclist Association motorcycle rally that got out of hand on the Fourth of July weekend in 1947 in Hollister , California . The overcrowding , drinking and street stunting were given national attention in the July 21 , 1947 issue of Life Magazine , with a staged photograph of a wild drunken man on a motorcycle . The events , conflated with the newspaper and magazine reports , Rooney 's short story , and the film The Wild One are part of the legend of the Hollister riot .",
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"text": "Marlon Brando Marlon Brando , Jr. ( April 3 , 1924 -- July 1 , 2004 ) was an American actor , film director and political activist . He is credited with bringing realism to film acting . He helped to popularize the Stanislavski system of acting , studying with Stella Adler in the 1940s . Brando is widely known for his Academy Award-winning performances as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront ( 1954 ) and Vito Corleone in The Godfather ( 1972 ) , as well as his performances in A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ) , Viva Zapata ! ( 1952 ) , Julius Caesar ( 1953 ) , The Wild One ( 1953 ) , Guys and Dolls ( 1955 ) , Sayonara ( 1957 ) , Reflections in a Golden Eye ( 1967 ) , Last Tango in Paris ( 1972 ) , and Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) . Brando was also an activist for many causes , notably the Civil Rights Movement and various Native American movements . He initially gained acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for reprising the role of Stanley Kowalski in the 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams ' play A Streetcar Named Desire , a role that he had originated successfully on Broadway . He received further praise for his performance as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront , and his portrayal of the rebel motorcycle gang leader Johnny Strabler in The Wild One proved to be a lasting image in popular culture . Brando received Academy Award nominations for playing Emiliano Zapata in Viva Zapata ! ; Mark Antony in Joseph L. Mankiewicz 's 1953 film adaptation of Shakespeare 's Julius Caesar ; and Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver in Sayonara ( 1957 ) , an adaption of James Michener 's 1954 novel . Brando was included in a list of Top Ten Money Making Stars three times in the 1950s , coming in at number 10 in 1954 , number 6 in 1955 , and number 4 in 1958 . The 1960s proved to be a fallow decade for Brando . He directed and starred in the cult western film One-Eyed Jacks , a critical and commercial flop , after which he delivered a series of box-office failures , beginning with the 1962 film adaptation of the novel Mutiny on the Bounty . After 10 years , during which he did not appear in a successful film , he won his second Academy Award for playing Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola 's The Godfather , a role critics consider among his greatest . The Godfather was then one of the most commercially successful films of all time . With that and his Oscar-nominated performance in Last Tango in Paris , Brando re-established himself in the ranks of top box-office stars , placing sixth and tenth in the Money Making Stars poll in 1972 and 1973 , respectively . Brando took a four-year hiatus before appearing in The Missouri Breaks ( 1976 ) . After this , he was content with being a highly paid character actor in cameo roles , such as in Superman ( 1978 ) and The Formula ( 1980 ) , before taking a nine-year break from motion pictures . According to the Guinness Book of World Records , Brando was paid a record $ 3.7 million ( $ million in inflation-adjusted dollars ) and 11.75 % of the gross profits for 13 days ' work on Superman . He finished out the 1970s with his controversial performance as Colonel Kurtz in another Coppola film , Apocalypse Now , a box-office hit for which he was highly paid and which helped finance his career layoff during the 1980s . Brando was ranked by the American Film Institute as the fourth-greatest movie star among male movie stars whose screen debuts occurred in or before 1950 . He was one of only three professional actors , along with Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe , named in 1999 by Time magazine as one of its 100 Most Important People of the Century . He died of respiratory failure on July 1 , 2004 , at age 80 .",
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"text": "Superman (1978 film) Superman ( informally titled Superman : The Movie in some listings and reference sources ) is a 1978 superhero film directed by Richard Donner and based on the DC Comics character of the same name . The film is a British , Swiss , Panamanian and American joint venture , produced by Warner Bros. , Film Export A.G. , Dovemead Limited and International Film Productions . Superman stars Marlon Brando , Gene Hackman , Christopher Reeve , Margot Kidder , Glenn Ford , Phyllis Thaxter , Jackie Cooper , Trevor Howard , Marc McClure , Terence Stamp , Valerie Perrine , and Ned Beatty . The film depicts Superman 's origin , including his infancy as Kal-El of Krypton and his youthful years in the rural town of Smallville . Disguised as reporter Clark Kent , he adopts a mild-mannered disposition in Metropolis and develops a romance with Lois Lane , while battling the villainous Lex Luthor . Several directors , most notably Guy Hamilton , and screenwriters ( Mario Puzo , David and Leslie Newman , and Robert Benton ) , were associated with the project before Richard Donner was hired to direct . Tom Mankiewicz was drafted in to rewrite the script and was given a `` creative consultant '' credit . It was decided to film both Superman and its sequel Superman II ( 1980 ) simultaneously , with principal photography beginning in March 1977 and ending in October 1978 . Tensions arose between Donner and the producers , and a decision was made to stop filming the sequel , of which 75 percent had already been completed , and finish the first film . The most expensive film made up to that point with a budget of $ 55 million , Superman was released in December 1978 to critical acclaim and financial success , earning $ 300 million during its original theatrical run . Reviewers particularly praised Reeve 's performance . It was nominated for three Academy Awards , including Best Film Editing , Best Music ( Original Score ) , and Best Sound Mixing , and received a Special Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects . Groundbreaking in its use of special effects and science fiction/fantasy storytelling , the film 's legacy presaged the mainstream popularity of Hollywood 's superhero film franchises .",
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"text": "The Formula (1980 film) The Formula is a 1980 American mystery film directed by John G. Avildsen and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . It features a preeminent cast including Marlon Brando , George C. Scott , John Gielgud , and Marthe Keller . Craig T. Nelson also makes a brief appearance as a geologist .",
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"text": "On the Waterfront On the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg . It stars Marlon Brando and features Karl Malden , Lee J. Cobb , Rod Steiger , Pat Henning , and , in her film debut , Eva Marie Saint . The soundtrack score was composed by Leonard Bernstein . The film was suggested by `` Crime on the Waterfront '' by Malcolm Johnson , a series of articles published in November-December 1948 in the New York Sun which won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting , but the screenplay by Budd Schulberg is directly based on his own original story . The film focuses on union violence and corruption amongst longshoremen while detailing widespread corruption , extortion , and racketeering on the waterfronts of Hoboken , New Jersey . On the Waterfront was a critical and commercial success and received twelve Academy Award nominations , winning eight , including Best Picture , Best Actor for Brando , Best Supporting Actress for Saint , and Best Director for Kazan . In 1997 it was ranked by the American Film Institute as the eighth-greatest American movie of all time and in AFI 's 2007 list it was ranked 19th . It is Bernstein 's only original film score not adapted from a stage production with songs . In 1989 , On the Waterfront was deemed `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry .",
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"text": "Academy Awards The Academy Awards , now known officially as the Oscars , is a set of twenty-four awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry , given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy 's voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette , officially called the `` Academy Award of Merit '' , which has become commonly known by its nickname `` Oscar '' . The awards , first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel , are overseen by AMPAS . The awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio in 1930 and televised for the first time in 1953 . It is now seen live in more than 200 countries and can be streamed live online . The Academy Awards ceremony is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony . Its equivalents -- the Emmy Awards for television , the Tony Awards for theater , and the Grammy Awards for music and recording -- are modeled after the Academy Awards . The 89th Academy Awards ceremony , honoring the best films of 2016 , were held on February 26 , 2017 , at the Dolby Theatre , in Los Angeles , California . The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and was broadcast on ABC . A total of 3,048 Oscars have been awarded from the inception of the award through the 88th .",
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"text": "The Missouri Breaks The Missouri Breaks is a 1976 American western film starring Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson . The film was directed by Arthur Penn , with supporting performances by Randy Quaid , Harry Dean Stanton , Frederic Forrest , John McLiam and Kathleen Lloyd . The score was composed by John Williams . The title of the movie refers to a forlorn and very rugged area of north central Montana , where over eons the Missouri River has made countless deep cuts or `` breaks '' in the land .",
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"text": "Willie Dynamite Willie Dynamite is a 1974 American blaxploitation film , starring Roscoe Orman , Diana Sands , Thalmus Rasulala , Joyce Walker , and was released by Universal Pictures . The eponymous Willie Dynamite is a pimp in New York City , who strives to be number one in the city . As he is trying to do so , a social worker named Cora , is trying to change his ways - as well as those of the women who work for him - for the better . It was the first film produced by the Zanuck-Brown Company .",
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"text": "Tripwire (film) Tripwire is a 1989 American film directed by James Lemmo . It is an action/adventure movie about a terrorist and government secret agent personal vendetta that began when a train hijacking goes badly awry and the terrorist 's son is accidentally killed . The original music score was composed by Richard Stone . Originally intended for a theatrical release ( it did get releases only in Europe between 1989 and 1990 ) , the movie was released directly to video and laserdisc on March 21 , 1990 in the U.S. by RCA/Columbia and in Canada on video only by Cineplex Odeon . The movie has not been released on DVD and as of December 26 , 2009 , Sony has not announced any plans to release the movie on DVD .",
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"text": "Tobacco Road (film) Tobacco Road is a 1941 film directed by John Ford starring Charley Grapewin , Marjorie Rambeau , Gene Tierney , William Tracy Dana Andrews and Ward Bond . It was based on the novel of the same name by Erskine Caldwell , but the plot was rewritten for the film .",
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"text": "Johnny Stecchino Johnny Stecchino is an Italian comedy film starring Roberto Benigni as the protagonist and director . This film is one of Benigni 's many collaborations with co-star and wife , Nicoletta Braschi . During its release in 1991 , it was the highest-grossing film in Italy . This film follows the life of Dante , a quirky school bus driver ( Benigni ) for students with Down syndrome , who bears a striking resemblance to Johnny Stecchino , an Italian mafioso who is wanted by Sicilian mobsters for treason and murder . The film 's plot begins to unravel when Dante meets Maria , the wife of Stecchino , who begins her plan into tricking mobsters to kill Dante thinking he is Stecchino . The film takes several unexpected twists when Maria begins to fall for Dante , and it becomes clear that Dante can not possibly be the cold blooded killer , Johnny Stecchino . The U.S. version released in theaters and on VHS is about 20 minutes shorter that the full Italian version . It trims several conversations including the final scene with Lillo sniffing cocaine .",
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"text": "Shoeshine (film) Shoeshine ( Sciuscià -LSB- ʃuʃˈʃa -RSB- , from Italian pronunciation of the English ) is a 1946 Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica . Sometimes regarded as his first major work , the film follows two shoeshine boys who get into trouble with the police after trying to find the money to buy a horse .",
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"text": "Land of the Blind Land of the Blind is a 2006 British-American black comedy drama film starring Ralph Fiennes , Donald Sutherland , Tom Hollander and Lara Flynn Boyle . Land of the Blind is a dark political satire , based on several incidents throughout history in which tyrannical rulers were overthrown by new leaders who proved to be just as bad , if not worse , and subtle references are made to several such cases . The title is taken from the saying , `` In the land of the blind , the one-eyed man is king . '' Land of the Blind had its world premiere in competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam , and was the Opening Night Gala film at the 2006 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London . Its U.S. premiere was in competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival . The film sparked intense reaction during its festival run , attacked by both left and right , each of which saw the film as a critique of its position . Historical references in the film include Jean-Paul Marat ( from the French Revolution ) , Kim Jong-Il , Joseph Stalin , Benito Mussolini , Augusto Pinochet , Anastasio Somoza Debayle , François Duvalier , Rudolph Hess , Jean-Claude Duvalier , Lyndon B. Johnson , Julius Caesar ( from William Shakespeare 's play ) , Robert Mugabe , Ngo Dinh Diem , Idi Amin , the PIRA Maze prison protests , U.S. POWs in Vietnam , the Weathermen terrorist group , the Khmer Rouge , the 1979 Revolution in Iran , and the subsequent Cultural Revolution in that country .",
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"text": "Caboblanco Caboblanco ( 1980 ) is an American drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson , starring Charles Bronson , Dominique Sanda and Jason Robards . The film has often been described as a remake of Casablanca . The movie marks the third collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson ( following 1976 's St. Ives and 1977 's The White Buffalo ) .",
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"text": "Sole nudo Sole nudo is a 1984 Italian-Brazilian film written and directed by Tonino Cervi . The film is about Luca Adami who , after troubles at work , escapes from Rome to Rio de Janeiro and is helped by a friend to find a new job there . Unfortunately he has disappointing results , and wants to commit suicide . However , in Rio he meets a beautiful girl from the favelas , who takes him to visit the most secret and mystical places of this beautiful city . He is also encouraged by an enigmatic waiter and regains the will to live . The film ends with the two actors dancing on Copacabana beach at dawn .",
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"text": "A King and His Movie A King and His Movie ( La película del rey ) is a 1986 Argentine comedy drama film , directed by Carlos Sorín , and written by Sorín and Jorge Goldenberg . The movie features Ulises Dumont and Julio Chávez , among others .",
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"text": "Rocky Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone . It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa , an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working in a meat warehouse and as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia . Rocky starts out as a small-time club fighter , and later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship . The film also stars Talia Shire as Adrian , Burt Young as Adrian 's brother Paulie , Burgess Meredith as Rocky 's trainer Mickey Goldmill , and Carl Weathers as the champion , Apollo Creed . The film , made on a budget of just over $ 1 million and shot in 28 days , was a sleeper hit ; it earned $ 225 million in global box office receipts , becoming the highest-grossing film of 1976 , and went on to win three Oscars , including Best Picture . The film received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a major star . In 2006 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' . Rocky is considered to be one of the greatest sports films ever made and was ranked as the second-best in the genre , after Raging Bull , by the American Film Institute in 2008 . The film has spawned six sequels : Rocky II ( 1979 ) , Rocky III ( 1982 ) , Rocky IV ( 1985 ) , Rocky V ( 1990 ) , Rocky Balboa ( 2006 ) and Creed ( 2015 ) . Stallone portrays Rocky in all six sequels , wrote the first five , and directed four ( Avildsen returned to direct Rocky V and Ryan Coogler directed Creed ) .",
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"text": "La Otra (film) La Otra ( `` The Other '' ( feminine ) ) , sometimes screened with the title The Other One , is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Dolores del Río . The film inspired the movie Dead Ringer , starred by Bette Davis .",
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"text": "Rialto Pictures Rialto Pictures is a film distributor founded in 1997 by Bruce Goldstein . A year later , Adrienne Halpern joined him as partner . In 2002 , Eric Di Bernardo became the company 's National Sales Director . It was described as `` the gold standard of reissue distributors '' by Los Angeles Times/NPR film critic Kenneth Turan . In 1999 , Rialto received a special Heritage Award from the National Society of Film Critics , and in 2000 received a special award from the New York Film Critic 's Circle , presented to Goldstein and Halpern by Jeanne Moreau . The two co-presidents have each received the French Order of Chevalier of Arts and Letters . During the past decade , Rialto Pictures has become one of the great names in film distribution . In 2002 , the company released the critically acclaimed first-run film Murderous Maids , the chilling true story of two homicidal sisters , starring Sylvie Testud . Rialto celebrated a record-breaking 2004 with the previously unreleased , original 1954 Japanese version of Ishiro Honda 's Godzilla ; Peter Davis 's Oscar-winning and newly restored 1974 documentary Hearts and Minds ; and Gillo Pontecorvo 's groundbreaking The Battle of Algiers , one of 2004 's top-grossing foreign films . Rialto 's re-release of Alberto Lattuada 's Mafioso , a dark comedy from 1962 starring Alberto Sordi , was the unqualified highlight of the 2006 New York Film Festival . One of Rialto 's 2008 releases was Max Ophüls ' legendary film Lola Montès in a definitive new 35mm restoration , which was showcased to enormous acclaim at Cannes Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival and was the spotlight retrospective of the 2008 New York Film Festival . In 2009 , Rialto undertook the very first U.S. release of Jean-Luc Godard 's Made in U.S.A. , which could not be previously released due to rights issues , and also re-released Costa-Gavras ' Academy-Award winning thriller Z. Most recently , the San Francisco International Film Festival presented Goldstein with its prestigious Mel Novikoff Award . 2007 marked Rialto 's tenth anniversary , a milestone that was celebrated with a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York . Similar tributes were held at George Eastman House , in Rochester , New York ; the AFI Silver Theater in Washington , D.C. ; and the SIFF Theater in Seattle . In honor of the company 's anniversary , The Criterion Collection has issued a special gift box set containing ten films displaying the breadth of Rialto 's collection , including Army of Shadows , Au Hasard Balthazar , Band of Outsiders , Billy Liar , Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , Mafioso , Murderous Maids , Rififi , The Third Man and Touchez pas au grisbi . The DVD box set was released under the name `` Ten Years of Rialto Pictures '' on October 28 , 2008 . Rialto Pictures also handles North American distribution for most of the back catalog of French film production and distribution company StudioCanal , including titles from the company 's Embassy Pictures and Carolco Pictures libraries .",
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"text": "Banana Dance The Banana Dance has several different meanings and performances . Part of Chris Elliott 's Marlon Brando impersonation skit on the David Letterman show . It consisted of `` Marlon '' ( Chris Elliot ) dumping bananas out of a sack on the floor and Elliot dancing slowly around them to the song `` The Alley Cat '' . The Danse sauvage , an exotic dance performed by Josephine Baker in live shows and her Siren of the Tropics movie . The Dancing Banana is a popular emoticon .",
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"text": "Brandos Costumes Brandos Costumes ( 1974 ) is a Portuguese film directed by Alberto Seixas Santos which was a part of the Novo Cinema movement -- influenced by the cinematographic neo-realism and specially by the Nouvelle Vague . It was released in 1975 , when the political regime portrayed in the film ( the Estado Novo ) had already been destroyed . The film was released in Cinema Londres , in Lisbon , on September 18 , 1975 .",
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"text": "Amar te duele Amar te duele ( can be interpreted as both `` Loving You Hurts '' and `` Loving Hurts You '' ) is a 2002 Mexican film written by Carolina Rivera and directed by Fernando Sariñana . It is based on the classic play `` Romeo and Juliet '' by William Shakespeare . In the story , both families hate each other because they belong to different social classes . This movie offers various archetypes of urban and modern youth in Mexico within a story about sexual attraction and adolescent idealism . The movie marked the film debuts of Martha Higareda and RBD member Alfonso Herrera ; the film also was starred by Pedro Damián and Luis Fernando Peña . It was also released in Argentina , Chile and United States , where it received good reviews .",
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"text": "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef Beneath the 12-Mile Reef is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Robert D. Webb . The screenplay by A. I. Bezzerides was inspired by Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare . The film was the third motion picture made in CinemaScope , coming after The Robe and How to Marry a Millionaire .",
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"text": "The Tuxedo The Tuxedo is a 2002 American comedy -- action film directed by Kevin Donovan and starring Jackie Chan , Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jason Isaacs . It is a spy spoof that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities and a corporate terrorist threatening to poison the United States ' fresh water supply with bacteria that spills electrolytes into the blood and totally dehydrates the host .",
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"text": "List of films based on magazine articles This is a list of films based on non-fiction articles published in periodicals such as magazines or newspapers . See also List of films based on short fiction . Adaptation . - `` The Orchid Thief '' , The New Yorker , January 23 , 1995 - Susan Orlean Almost Famous - `` The Allman Brothers Story '' , Rolling Stone , December 6 , 1973 - Cameron Crowe American Gangster - `` The Return of Superfly '' , New York , August 14 , 2000 - Mark Jacobson Argo - `` How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans From Tehran '' , Wired , April 2007 Joshuah Bearman Bigger Than Life - `` Ten Feet Tall '' , The New Yorker , September 10 , 1955 - Berton Roueche Biker Boyz - `` Biker Boyz '' , New Times Los Angeles , April 2000 , Michael Gougis The Bling Ring - `` The Suspects Wore Louboutins '' , Vanity Fair , March 2010 - Nancy Jo Sales Blue Crush - `` Life 's Swell '' , Women Outside , September 1998 - Susan Orlean Boogie Nights - `` The Devil and John Holmes '' , Rolling Stone , May 1989 - Mike Sager City by the Sea - `` Mark of a Murderer '' , Esquire , September 1997 - Michael McAlary Coyote Ugly - `` The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon '' , GQ , March 1997 - Elizabeth Gilbert Dog Day Afternoon - `` The Boys in the Bank '' , Life , September 22 , 1972 - P. F. Kluge The Fast and the Furious - `` Racer X '' , Vibe , May 1998 - Ken Li Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - `` Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas '' , Rolling Stone , November 11 & November 25 , 1971 - Hunter S. Thompson In Cold Blood - `` In Cold Blood : The Last to See Them Alive '' ' The New Yorker , September 25 , 1965 - Truman Capote The Insider - `` The Man Who Knew Too Much '' , Vanity Fair , May 1996 - Marie Brenner Into the Wild - `` Death of an Innocent '' , Outside , January 1993 - Jon Krakauer The Killing Fields - `` The Death and Life of Dith Pran '' , The New York Times Magazine , January 20 , 1980 - Sydney Schanberg Ladybug Ladybug - `` They Thought the War Was On '' , McCall 's , April 1963 - Lois Dickert Live Free or Die Hard - `` A Farewell to Arms '' , Wired , May 1997 - John Carlin Perfect -- Series of articles in Rolling Stone - Aaron Latham Proof of Life - `` Adventures in the Ransom Trade '' Vanity Fair , May 1998 - William Prochnau Pushing Tin - `` Something 's Got to Give '' , The New York Times Magazine , March 24 , 1996 - Darcy Frey Radio - `` Someone to Lean On '' , Sports Illustrated , December 16 , 1996 - Gary Smith Saturday Night Fever - `` Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night '' , New York , June 7 , 1976 - Nik Cohn Shattered Glass - Vanity Fair , September 1998 - Buzz Bissinger Top Gun - `` Top Guns '' , California , May 1983 - Ehud Yonay Urban Cowboy - `` The Ballad of the Urban Cowboy : America 's Search for True Grit '' , Esquire , September 12 , 1978 - Aaron Latham `` War Dogs ( 2016 film ) '' - `` The Stoner Arms Dealers : How Two American Kids Became Big-Time Weapons Traders '' , `` Rolling Stone '' , March 16 , 2011 - Guy Lawson",
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"text": "Not as a Stranger Not as a Stranger is a 1955 Drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson . The romantic melodrama novel was widely popular , topping that year 's list of bestselling novels in the United States . The film was Kramer 's directorial debut and featured Olivia de Havilland and Robert Mitchum in the lead roles , backed by a stellar supporting cast including Frank Sinatra , Gloria Grahame , Broderick Crawford , Charles Bickford , Lon Chaney , Jr. , Harry Morgan , and Lee Marvin . The film was released by United Artists . Sinatra had catapulted back into the limelight as the result of a supporting role for a film from a similarly popular novel , From Here to Eternity , two years earlier . Initially a minor box office success , Not as a Stranger is seldom seen today , never receiving widespread distribution on home video . It was first released on DVD in 1992 .",
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"text": "The Americano (1916 film) The Americano is a 1916 American silent adventure/romantic comedy film directed by John Emerson and stars Douglas Fairbanks in his last production for Triangle Film Corporation . Based on the novel Blaze Derringer , by Eugene P. Lyle , Jr. , the scenario was written by John Emerson and Anita Loos who also wrote the film 's intertitles . The film was re-released by S.A. Lynch Enterprises on August 21 , 1923 . Three 16mm prints and one 8mm print of the film still exists . Set in a fictional South American country of Paragonia , it has been described as one of a group of films that supported United States imperialism by providing support to the idea of manifest destiny .",
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"text": "Canada Canada ( -LSB- ˈkænədə -RSB- -LSB- kanadɑ -RSB- ) is a country in the northern part of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9.98 e6km2 , making it the world 's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area . Canada 's border with the United States is the world 's longest binational land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . It is highly urbanized with 82 per cent of the 35.15 million people concentrated in large and medium-sized cities , many near the southern border . One third of the population lives in the three largest cities : Toronto , Montreal and Vancouver . Its capital is Ottawa , and other major urban areas include Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . Various aboriginal peoples had inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years prior to European colonization . Beginning in the 16th century , British and French claims were made on the area , with the colony of Canada first being established by the French in 1535 during Jacques Cartier 's second voyage to New France . As a consequence of various conflicts , Great Britain gained and lost territories within British North America until it was left , in the late 18th century , with what mostly geographically comprises Canada today . Pursuant to the British North America Act , on July 1 , 1867 , the colonies of Canada , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia joined to form the semi-autonomous federal Dominion of Canada . This began an accretion of provinces and territories to the mostly self-governing Dominion to the present ten provinces and three territories forming modern Canada . In 1931 , Canada achieved near total independence from the United Kingdom with the Statute of Westminster 1931 , but at the time , Canada decided to allow the British Parliament to temporarily retain the power to amend Canada 's constitution , on request from the Parliament of Canada . With the Constitution Act 1982 , Canada took over that authority ( as the conclusion of Patriation ) , removing the last remaining ties of legal dependence on the Parliament of the United Kingdom , giving the country full sovereignty . Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy , with Queen Elizabeth II being the head of state . The country is officially bilingual at the federal level . It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , the product of large-scale immigration from many other countries . Its advanced economy is the eleventh largest in the world , relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks . Canada 's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its economy and culture . Canada is a developed country and has the tenth highest nominal per capita income globally as well as the ninth highest ranking in the Human Development Index . It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency , civil liberties , quality of life , economic freedom , and education . Canada is a Commonwealth realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations , a member of the Francophonie , and part of several major international and intergovernmental institutions or groupings including the United Nations , the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , the G8 , the Group of Ten , the G20 , the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum .",
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"text": "United States The United States of America ( USA ) , commonly known as the United States ( U.S. ) or America , is a constitutional federal republic composed of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico . The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America , bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west . The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean . The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea . Nine time zones are covered . The geography , climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse . At 3.8 million square miles ( 9.8 million km2 ) and with over 324 million people , the United States is the world 's third - or fourth-largest country by total area , third-largest by land area , and the third-most populous . It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , and is home to the world 's largest immigrant population . The capital is Washington , D.C. , and the largest city is New York City ; nine other major metropolitan areas -- each with at least 4.5 million inhabitants and the largest having more than 13 million people -- are Los Angeles , Chicago , Dallas , Houston , Philadelphia , Miami , Atlanta , Boston , and San Francisco . Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago . European colonization began in the 16th century . The United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast . Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies following the Seven Years ' War led to the American Revolution , which began in 1775 . On July 4 , 1776 , during the course of the American Revolutionary War , the colonies unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence . The war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain , representing the first successful war of independence against a European power . The current constitution was adopted in 1788 , after the Articles of Confederation , adopted in 1781 , were felt to have provided inadequate federal powers . The first ten amendments , collectively named the Bill of Rights , were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties . The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century , displacing Native American tribes , acquiring new territories , and gradually admitting new states until it spanned the continent by 1848 . During the second half of the 19th century , the American Civil War led to the end of legal slavery in the country . By the end of that century , the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean , and its economy , driven in large part by the Industrial Revolution , began to soar . The Spanish -- American War and confirmed the country 's status as a global military power . The United States emerged from as a global superpower , the first country to develop nuclear weapons , the only country to use them in warfare , and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council . The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the world 's sole superpower . The U.S. is a founding member of the United Nations , World Bank , International Monetary Fund , Organization of American States ( OAS ) , and other international organizations . The United States is a highly developed country , with the world 's largest economy by nominal GDP and second-largest economy by PPP . Though its population is only 4.3 % of the world total , Americans hold nearly 40 % of the total wealth in the world . The United States ranks among the highest in several measures of socioeconomic performance , including average wage , human development , per capita GDP , and productivity per person . While the U.S. economy is considered post-industrial , characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy , the manufacturing sector remains the second-largest in the world . Accounting for approximately a quarter of global GDP and a third of global military spending , the United States is the world 's foremost economic and military power . The United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally , and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations .",
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"text": "Arctic policy of Canada The Arctic policy of Canada includes both the foreign policy of Canada in regard to the Arctic region and Canada 's domestic policy towards its Arctic territories . This includes the devolution of powers to the territories . Canada 's Arctic policy includes the plans and provisions of these regional governments . It encompasses the exercise of sovereignty , social and economic development , the protection of the environment , and the improving and devolving of governance . Canada , along with the 7 other Arctic nations , is a member of the Arctic Council . On August 23 , 2012 , Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq would serve as chair of the Arctic Council when Canada assumed the Chairmanship from Sweden in May 2013 . Along with its mainland in the upper regions of North America , Canada claims sovereignty over the related continental shelf and the Arctic Archipelago . It considers the waters between the islands of the Archipelago to be Canadian Internal Waters . The United States considers those to be international waters . Canada has more Arctic land mass than any other country . This land is included within the administrative regions of the Northwest Territories , Nunavut , and Yukon . As of 2011 , approximately 107,265 Canadians live in the Arctic .",
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"text": "Roosevelt Reservation The Roosevelt Reservation is a 60 ft strip of land on the United States side of the United States-Mexico Border under the jurisdiction of the United States Federal Government . It was established in a 1907 Presidential Proclamation ( 35 Stat . 2136 ) by Theodore Roosevelt in order to keep the land `` free from obstruction as a protection against the smuggling of goods between the United States and Mexico '' .",
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"text": "Laurentide Ice Sheet The Laurentide Ice Sheet was a massive sheet of ice that covered millions of square kilometers , including most of Canada and a large portion of the northern United States , multiple times during the Quaternary glacial epochs -- from 2.588 ± 0.005 million years ago to the present . < ref name = `` ICS2013 '' > </ref> The last advance covered most of northern North America between c. 95,000 and c. 20,000 years before the present day , and among other geomorphological effects , gouged out the five Great Lakes and the hosts of smaller lakes of the Canadian shield . These lakes extend from the eastern Northwest Territories , through most of northern Canada , and the upper Midwestern United States ( Minnesota , Wisconsin , and Michigan ) to the Finger Lakes , through Lake Champlain and Lake George areas of New York , across the northern Appalachians into and through all of New England and Nova Scotia . At times , the ice sheet 's southern margin included the present-day sites of northeastern coastal towns and cities such as Portsmouth , New Hampshire , Boston , New York City , and Great Lakes coastal cities and towns as far south as Chicago and St. Louis , Missouri -- and then followed quite precisely the present course of the Missouri River up to the northern slopes of the Cypress Hills , beyond which it merged with the Cordilleran Ice Sheet . The ice coverage extended approximately as far south as 38 degrees latitude in the mid-continent .",
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"text": "USSR–USA Maritime Boundary Agreement The Russia -- United States maritime boundary de facto follows the June 1 , 1990 USA/USSR Maritime Boundary Agreement ( since Russia declared itself to be the successor of the Soviet Union ) , but it has yet to be approved by the Russian parliament . The United States Senate gave its advice and consent to ratification as early as on September 16 , 1991 , and has no intentions to reopen the issue . In its turn , the US -- USSR agreement is the confirmation of the earlier United States -- Russia Convention of March 18 ( O.S. ) / March 30 ( N.S. ) , 1867 . This sea border is also known as the Baker-Shevardnadze line or Baker-Shevardnadze agreement , after the officials who signed the deal , the Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze and the US Secretary of State James Baker . From the point , 65 ° 30 ' N , 168 ° 58 ' 37 '' W the maritime boundary extends north along the 168 ° 58 ' 37 '' W meridian through the Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea into the Arctic Ocean as far as permitted under international law . From the same point southwards , the boundary follows a line specified by maritimegeographic positions given in the Agreement .",
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"text": "Côte-Nord Côte-Nord ( -LSB- kot nɔʁ -RSB- , French for `` North Shore '' , area 247,633.94 km ² ) is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec , Canada , after Nord-du-Québec . It covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence past Tadoussac . While most of the region is in the same time zone as the rest of Quebec , the far eastern portion east of the 63rd meridian , including half of Anticosti Island , is officially in the Atlantic Time Zone .",
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"text": "Origins of the War of 1812 The War of 1812 , a war between the United States , Great Britain , and Britain 's Indian allies , lasted from 1812 to 1815 . The U.S. declared war and historians have long debated the multiple factors behind that decision . There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S. declaration of war : First , a series of trade restrictions introduced by Britain to impede American trade with France , a country with which Britain was at war ( the U.S. contested these restrictions as illegal under international law ) ; second , the impressment ( forced recruitment ) of U.S. seamen into the Royal Navy ; third , the British military support for American Indians who were offering armed resistance to the expansion of the American frontier to the Northwest ; fourth , a possible desire on the part of the United States to annex Canada . An implicit but powerful motivation for the Americans was the desire to uphold national honor in the face of what they considered to be British insults ( such as the Chesapeake affair ) . American expansion into the Northwest ( Ohio , Indiana , Michigan , Illinois and Wisconsin ) was impeded by Indian raids . Some Canadian historians in the early 20th century maintained that Americans had wanted to seize parts of Canada , a view that many Canadians still share , while others argue that inducing the fear of such a seizure had merely been a U.S. tactic designed to obtain a bargaining chip . Some members of the British Parliament at the time and dissident American politicians such as John Randolph of Roanoke claimed that land hunger rather than maritime disputes was the main motivation for the American declaration . However , some historians , both Canadian and American , retain the view that desire to annex all or part of Canada was an American goal . Although the British made some concessions before the war on neutral trade , they insisted on the right to reclaim their deserting sailors . The British also had the long-standing goal of creating a large `` neutral '' Indian state that would cover much of Ohio , Indiana and Michigan . They made the demand as late as 1814 at the peace conference , but lost battles that would have validated their claims . The war was fought in four theatres : on the oceans , where the warships and privateers of both sides preyed on each other 's merchant shipping ; along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. , which was blockaded with increasing severity by the British , who also mounted large-scale raids in the later stages of the war ; on the long frontier , running along the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River , which separated the U.S. from Upper and Lower Canada ( Ontario and Quebec ) ; and finally along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico . During the course of the war , both the Americans and British launched invasions of each other 's territory , all of which were unsuccessful or gained only temporary success . At the end of the war , the British held parts of Maine and some outposts in the sparsely populated West while the Americans held Canadian territory near Detroit , but these occupied territories were restored at the end of the war . In the United States , battles such as New Orleans and the earlier successful defence of Baltimore ( which inspired the lyrics of the U.S. national anthem , The Star-Spangled Banner ) produced a sense of euphoria over a `` second war of independence '' against Britain . It ushered in an `` Era of Good Feelings , '' in which the partisan animosity that had once verged on treason practically vanished . Canada also emerged from the war with a heightened sense of national feeling and solidarity . Britain , which had regarded the war as a sideshow to the Napoleonic Wars raging in Europe , was less affected by the fighting ; its government and people subsequently welcomed an era of peaceful relations with the United States .",
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"text": "Illinois Illinois ( -LSB- ɪlᵻˈnɔɪ -RSB- ) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States , achieving statehood in 1818 . It is the 6th-most populous state and 25th-largest state in terms of land area , and is noted as a microcosm of the entire country . The word `` Illinois '' comes from a French rendering of a native Algonquin word . With Chicago in the northeast , small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois , and natural resources like coal , timber , and petroleum in the south , Illinois has a diverse economic base and is a major transportation hub . The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports from the Great Lakes , via the Saint Lawrence Seaway , to the Atlantic Ocean , as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River , via the Illinois Waterway . For decades , O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world 's busiest airports . Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics . Although today the state 's largest population center is around Chicago in the northern part of the state , the state 's European population grew first in the west , with French Canadian colonists who settled along the Mississippi River in the 17th and 18th century , and gave the area the name , `` Pays des Illinois '' or Illinois Country a region that was known as part of New France . After the American Revolutionary War established the United States , American settlers began arriving crossing the Appalachians barrier range in the 1810s via the gaps of the Allegheny to boat building centers in Pittsburgh , from Cumberland , Maryland via the Cumberland Narrows pass to outfit in Brownsville , Pennsylvania , from North Carolina and Virginia via the Cumberland Gap to Kentucky and Tennessee , all on the Ohio River . With the War of 1812 , the growth of Illinois slowed as both Native Americans and Canadian forces often raided the American Frontier . After the war 's end , the federal government re-established forts such as Fort Dearborn ( in 1816 -- now the site is within Chicago ) and army patrols west of the Mississippi diminished the threat from Amerindian raids , so settlers were able to move into all of Illinois from the eastern and southern emigrant trails . Mineral finds and timber stands also had spurred immigration -- by the 1810s , the Eastern U.S. had exhausted most timber stands close to the established cities creating a hard felt first energy crisis by the late-1790s , and after 1818 , the industrial revolution was being fueled by new canals such as the Lehigh Canal feeding the furnaces of the rapidly industrializing east coast . Also in 1818 , Illinois achieved statehood and its growth , as yet untroubled by the speed of as yet unrefined railway technology , would be fueled by the new religion of industrialized forward thinking . After construction of the Erie Canal with increasing traffic and trade through the Great Lakes , Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River , at one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan . John Deere 's invention of the self-scouring steel plow turned Illinois ' rich prairie into some of the world 's most productive and valuable farmlands , attracting new immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden . Railroads arose and matured in the 1840s , and soon carried immigrants to new homes in Illinois , as well as being a resource to ship their commodity crops out to markets . Railroads freed most of the land of Illinois and other mid-western states from the tyranny of water transport ; no longer was a location near a river or canal a need to ship bulk goods . By 1900 , the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities and coal mining in the central and southern areas attracted a new group of immigrants , from Eastern and Southern Europe . Illinois was an important manufacturing center during both world wars . The Great Migration from the South established a large community of African Americans in Chicago , who created the city 's famous jazz and blues cultures . Three U.S. presidents have been elected while living in Illinois : Abraham Lincoln , Ulysses S. Grant , and most recently Barack Obama . Additionally , Ronald Reagan , whose political career was based in California , was the only U.S. president born and raised in Illinois . Today , Illinois honors Lincoln with its official state nickname `` The Land of Lincoln , '' which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954 . The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is located in the state capital of Springfield , and the Barack Obama Presidential Center will be completed in Chicago by 2020 .",
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"text": "Argentina–Chile relations Argentina -- Chile relations refers to interstate relations between the Republic of Chile and the Argentine Republic . Argentina and Chile share the world 's third-longest international border , which is 5300 km long and runs from north to the south along the Andes mountains . Although gaining their independence during the South American wars of liberation , during much of the 19th and the 20th century relations between the countries were chilled as a result of disputes over the border in Patagonia . In recent years relations have improved dramatically . Despite increased trade between the two countries , Argentina and Chile have followed quite different economic policies . Chile has signed free trade agreements with countries such as China , the USA , Canada , South Korea and the EU and is an active member of the APEC , while Argentina belongs to the Mercosur regional free trade area . Both countries are members of the Union of South American Nations .",
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"text": "Boundary-Waneta Border Crossing The Boundary-Waneta Border Crossing connects the town of Northport , Washington with Trail , British Columbia on the Canada -- US border . It can be reached from Waneta Road on the American side and British Columbia Highway 22A on the Canadian side . Canada has had a customs office at or near this crossing since 1865 , initially to inspect vessels arriving via the Columbia River , then to inspect trains with the completion of the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway in 1893 . Motor vehicles did not cross the border here until 1945 , when a new rail bridge was built across the mouth of the Pend Oreille River parallel to the existing bridge about 2000 feet north of the border . The rails were then removed from the old bridge to accommodate one lane of vehicular traffic . Still , inspection stations did not exist at the border until Canada first built an inspection facility in 1975 and the US built a facility in 1978 . In 2013 , the US built a new border station a few hundred yards south of the 1978 facility .",
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"text": "List of Canadian provinces and territories by population Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories . The majority of Canada 's population is concentrated in the areas close to the Canada -- US border . Its four largest provinces by area ( Quebec , Ontario , British Columbia and Alberta ) are also ( with Quebec and Ontario switched in order ) its most populous ; together they account for 86 % of the country 's population . The territories ( the Northwest Territories , Nunavut and Yukon ) account for over a third of Canada 's area but are home to only 0.3 % of its population , which skews the national population density value . Canada 's population grew by 5.0 % between the 2006 and 2011 censuses . Except for New Brunswick , all territories and provinces increased in population from 2011 to 2016 . In terms of percent change , the fastest-growing province or territory was Nunavut with an increase of 12.7 % between 2011 and 2016 , followed by Alberta with 11.6 % growth . New Brunswick 's population decreased by 0.5 % between 2011 and 2016 . Canada 's population has increased every year since Confederation in 1867 : see List of population of Canada by years .",
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"text": "List of national border changes from 1815 to 1914 The list of national border changes from 1815 to 1914 , refers to the changes in international borders since the end of the Napoleonic Wars until World War I. For border changes from 1914 to present , see List of national border changes since World War I. Internationally , this period saw the fall of Spanish colonial empire to the United States and the steady progression of European colonial efforts . This period saw the reshaping of Europe with the rise of Germany and Italy as unified states while the Ottoman Empire 's territory in Europe steadily dissolved . This period was one of continued colonization of Africa during the age of New Imperialism . In Asia , the Mughal Empire of present-day India , Afghanistan and Pakistan fell to the British while the French colonized Indochina . In North America the United States as well as the new nation of Canada expanded their territories to largely what is their present-day boundaries .",
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"text": "Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie is a cross-border region in Canada and the United States . Formerly a single settlement from 1668 to 1817 , it was subsequently divided by the establishment of the Canada -- US border in the area . The name may refer to : Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario ( pop . 74,948 ) , a city in Canada Sault Ste. Marie Canal Sault Ste. Marie ( electoral district ) , a federal electoral district in Ontario , Canada Sault Ste. Marie ( provincial electoral district ) , a provincial electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Sault Ste. Marie , Michigan ( population 16,542 ) , a city in the United States HMCS Sault Ste. Marie ( J334 ) , a Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper during World War II",
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"text": "Continental Divide of the Americas The Continental Divide of the Americas ( also known as the Great Divide , the Continental Gulf of Division , or merely the Continental Divide ) is the principal , and largely mountainous , hydrological divide of the Americas . The Continental Divide extends from the Bering Strait to the Strait of Magellan , and separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from ( 1 ) those river systems that drain into the Atlantic Ocean ( including those that drain into the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea ) , and ( 2 ) along the northernmost reaches of the Divide , those river systems that drain into the Arctic Ocean . Though there are many other hydrological divides in the Americas , the Great Divide is by far the most prominent of these because it tends to follow a line of high peaks along the main ranges of the Rocky Mountains and Andes , at a generally much higher elevation than the other hydrological divisions . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Canada (band) Canada is an American indie folk-pop music group from Ann Arbor , Michigan . Its songs are generally acoustic and feature guitars , drums , cellos , glockenspiels , melodicas , rhodes piano , organ and accordions . The group is known for its group vocals and harmonies and energetic live shows where members switch instruments between songs . `` With a blend of pop , folk , and country , Canada keeps an even keel with amazing melodies and even more engaging instrumentation , never becoming tiresome or trite in its mission to craft the perfect pop song ... They have made what could very well be the best pop album to come out of the ever-fruitful Detroit music scene in 2006 , and considering the quality of the competition , that 's no small praise . '' The band , composed of long-time friends , formed in late 2004 and self-released the six song How Dare You EP in July 2005 . Soon after , they were approached by indie Michigan label Quite Scientific and soon signed with them to record a full length album . Recording took place during the fall and winter of 2005 in Lansing , Michigan on a soundboard originally used to mix portions of the second and third Star Wars films . The band released its first album , This Cursed House , in June 2006 . The album became the No. 1 most-added album in college radio for June 20 , 2006 , and later climbed to No. 13 on the CMJ Radio Top 200 ( CMJ New Music Report , Issue 971 ) . Canada proceeded to embark on a series of tours with friends Page France ( Suicide Squeeze ) , Saturday Looks Good To Me ( Polyvinyl ) Headlights ( Polyvinyl ) , and Margot and the Nuclear So and So 's . Joe , Ryan , and Aaron ( Shaul ) became brief members of Saturday Looks Good To Me during this time , playing bass , drums , and glockenspiel respectively . Ryan later became a more permanent member with the group and toured with them as their drummer during their 2007 US and European tours . Canada also performed at the 2006 Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana , the 2006/7/8 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City and SXSW 2006/7 in Austin . Canada embarked on its longest ( 8 week ) nationwide tour in the summer of 2007 . The band was prepping the release of their second full-length ( which would have been called Put Singing Birds Into Your Messy Hair ) , when creative , scheduling , and recording issues put a halt to production in late 2008 . The band currently has no plans to re-unite , despite several offers for reunion concerts in Southeastern Michigan , however their second record may become available digitally sometime in the future .",
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"text": "102nd meridian west The meridian 102 ° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , North America , the Pacific Ocean , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole . The 102nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 78th meridian east . In Canada , part of the border between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut is defined by the meridian , and part of the border between Saskatchewan and Manitoba runs about 400m west of the meridian . At the 60th parallel north , these borders form a near-quadripoint at the four corners of these provinces and territories . 102 ° W is the Second Meridian of Canada 's Dominion Land Survey . In the United States , the meridian formed the eastern border of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson . The eastern border of Colorado with Nebraska and Kansas lies on the 25th meridian west from Washington , which lies a couple of miles west of the 102nd meridian west .",
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"text": "Provinces and territories of Canada Canada 's geography is divided into administrative divisions known as provinces and territories that are responsible for delivery of sub-national governance . When Canada was formed in 1867 , three provinces of British North America -- New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and the Province of Canada ( which , on the formation of Canada , was divided into Ontario and Quebec ) -- were united to form a federated colony , which eventually became a sovereign nation in the next century . Over its history , Canada 's international borders have changed several times , and the country has grown from the original four provinces to the current ten provinces and three territories . The ten provinces are Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , New Brunswick , Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward Island , Quebec , and Saskatchewan . Several of the provinces were former British colonies , and Quebec was originally a French colony , while others were added as Canada grew . The three territories are Northwest Territories , Nunavut , and Yukon , which govern the rest of the area of the former British North America . Together , the provinces and territories make up the world 's second-largest country by area . The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the Constitution Act , 1867 ( formerly called the British North America Act , 1867 ) , whereas territorial governments have powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada . The powers flowing from the Constitution Act are divided between the federal government and the provincial governments to exercise exclusively . A change to the division of powers between the federal government and the provinces requires a constitutional amendment , whereas a similar change affecting the territories can be performed unilaterally by the Parliament of Canada or government . In modern Canadian constitutional theory , the provinces are considered to be co-sovereign divisions and each province has its own `` Crown '' represented by the lieutenant governor . The territories are not sovereign , but simply part of the federal realm , and have a commissioner who represents the federal government . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway ( CPR ) , also known formerly as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996 , is a historic Canadian Class I railroad incorporated in 1881 . The railroad is owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited , which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001 . Headquartered in Calgary , Alberta , it owns approximately 12500 mi of track all across Canada and into the United States , stretching from Montreal to Vancouver , and as far north as Edmonton . Its rail network also serves Minneapolis-St . Paul , Milwaukee , Detroit , Chicago , and New York City in the United States . The railway was originally built between Eastern Canada and British Columbia between 1881 and 1885 ( connecting with Ottawa Valley and Georgian Bay area lines built earlier ) , fulfilling a promise extended to British Columbia when it entered Confederation in 1871 . It was Canada 's first transcontinental railway , but no longer reaches the Atlantic coast . Primarily a freight railway , the CPR was for decades the only practical means of long-distance passenger transport in most regions of Canada , and was instrumental in the settlement and development of Western Canada . The CPR became one of the largest and most powerful companies in Canada , a position it held as late as 1975 . Its primary passenger services were eliminated in 1986 , after being assumed by Via Rail Canada in 1978 . A beaver was chosen as the railway 's logo because it is the national symbol of Canada and was seen as representing the hardworking character of the company . The company acquired two American lines in 2009 : the Dakota , Minnesota and Eastern Railroad and the Iowa , Chicago and Eastern Railroad . The trackage of the ICE was at one time part of CP subsidiary Soo Line and predecessor line The Milwaukee Road . The combined DME/ICE system spanned North Dakota , South Dakota , Minnesota , Wisconsin , Nebraska and Iowa , as well as two short stretches into two other states , which included a line to Kansas City , Missouri , and a line to Chicago , Illinois , and regulatory approval to build a line into the Powder River Basin of Wyoming . It is publicly traded on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CP . Its U.S. headquarters are in Minneapolis .",
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"text": "Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing The Houlton -- Woodstock Border Crossing is a border crossing and port of entry on the Canada -- United States border , east of Houlton , Maine and west of Woodstock , New Brunswick . The US border station is often called Houlton Station . Around 2004 , Canada began calling its border station Woodstock Road . The border crossing marks the northern terminus of Interstate 95 , and the western terminus of New Brunswick Route 95 . This crossing was established on October 25 , 1985 , upon the completion of New Brunswick Route 95 . At that time , the old crossing on US Route 2 immediately to the south was permanently closed .",
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"text": "Glacial boundary A glacial boundary is a line on a map representing the farthest advance of a glacier that has retreated . It generally refers to the extent of continental , rather than alpine , glaciers . In the northern hemisphere , glaciers advanced from the north during the Pleistocene epoch . The glacial boundary thus represents the farthest southern extent of the glaciers at that time . In North America , the boundary from the most recent ice sheet passes through the states of New York , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , Ohio , Kentucky , Indiana , Illinois , Missouri , Kansas , Nebraska , South Dakota , Montana , and Washington . It also crosses the Canada -- US border in several locations . See Timeline of glaciation . See the U.S. National Atlas for a map of the boundary in North America . Category : Cartography Category : Glaciology",
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"text": "List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem) The main stems of 38 rivers in the United States are at least 500 mi long . The main stem is `` the primary downstream segment of a river , as contrasted to its tributaries '' . The United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) defines a main-stem segment by listing coordinates for its two end points , called the source and the mouth . Well-known rivers like the Atchafalaya , Willamette , and Susquehanna are not included in this list because their main stems are shorter than 500 miles . Seven rivers in this list cross or form international boundaries . Two -- the Yukon and Columbia rivers -- begin in Canada and flow into the United States . Three -- the Milk and Saint Lawrence rivers and the Red River of the North -- begin in the United States and flow into Canada . Of these , only the Milk River crosses the international border twice , leaving and then re-entering the United States . Two rivers , the Colorado and the Rio Grande , begin in the United States and flow into or form a border with Mexico . In addition , the drainage basins of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers extend into Canada , and the basin of the Gila River extends into Mexico . Sources report hydrological quantities with varied precision . Biologist and author Ruth Patrick , describing a table of high-discharge U.S. rivers , wrote that data on discharge , drainage area , and length varied widely among authors whose works she consulted . `` It seems , '' she said , `` that the wisest course is to regard data tables such as the present one as showing the general ranks of rivers , and not to place too much importance on minor ( 10 -- 20 % ) differences in figures . ''",
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a film that happened after the American science fiction movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
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"text": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi Star Wars : The Last Jedi ( also known as Star Wars : Episode VIII -- The Last Jedi ) is an upcoming American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson . It is the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy , following Star Wars : The Force Awakens ( 2015 ) . The film is produced by Lucasfilm and will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It stars Mark Hamill , Carrie Fisher , Adam Driver , Daisy Ridley , John Boyega , Oscar Isaac , Lupita Nyong ` o , Domhnall Gleeson , Anthony Daniels , Gwendoline Christie , and Andy Serkis in returning roles . New cast members include Benicio del Toro , Laura Dern , and Kelly Marie Tran . Fisher died in December 2016 , making The Last Jedi her final film role . The film was announced after Disney 's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012 . It is produced by Ram Bergman and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy . John Williams , composer for the previous seven films , returns to compose the score . Scenes that required shooting at Skellig Michael in Ireland were filmed during pre-production in September 2015 , with principal photography beginning at Pinewood Studios in England in February 2016 and ending in July 2016 . The Last Jedi is scheduled for release on December 15 , 2017 . A sequel , Star Wars : Episode IX , is scheduled for May 24 , 2019 .",
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"text": "Star Wars: Force Commander Star Wars : Force Commander is a real-time strategy video game released for the Microsoft Windows platform on March 21 , 2000 . It was co-developed by Ronin Entertainment and LucasArts , and published by LucasArts . Its plot interweaves between Star Wars : A New Hope and Return of the Jedi , taking in key battles . Peter McConnell created remixed tracks of John Williams ' original score using influenced from hard rock and techno music . Reception by critics was mixed , with aggregate website GameRankings reporting a 58.42 % approval rating . Critics cited poor controls as a primary issue . Reviewers were divided on the quality of the game 's visuals , with some feeling they were dated , and others of the opinion that they were strong . Gameplay was generally considered simplified in comparison to other real-time strategy games .",
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"text": "Children of the Jedi Children of the Jedi is a 1995 Star Wars novel by American writer Barbara Hambly . The novel is set several months after the Jedi Academy Trilogy in the Star Wars expanded universe timeline . Moreover , it serves as book one in a three book cycle involving Callista , an ex-Jedi Knight . The next book in the cycle is Darksaber by Kevin J. Anderson . Hambly also wrote the final novel in the cycle , Planet of Twilight .",
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"text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .",
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"text": "Star Wars: Rebel Assault Star Wars : Rebel Assault is a rail shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts for DOS , Apple Macintosh , Sega CD and 3DO Interactive Multiplayer systems , set in the Star Wars universe . Released in 1993 , it is the first CD-ROM-only game to be published by LucasArts . The game 's story focuses on a young pilot called Rookie One as he/she is trained by , and subsequently fights for , the Rebel Alliance in the Galactic Civil War . The game features digitized footage and music from the original movies ( although most of the original footage is replaced by CGI rendered sequences ) , and full speech . Rebel Assault is one of the oldest titles to make use of extensive full motion video ( FMV ) on the PC . The video was used to display pre-rendered 3D graphics that were far ahead of what a contemporary PC could render in real-time . Developers pre-rendered various environments and battles and the player flew through these environments .",
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"text": "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country is a 1991 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures . It is the sixth feature film based on Star Trek , and a sequel to the 1966 -- 1969 Star Trek television series . Taking place after the events of Star Trek V : The Final Frontier , it is the last film featuring the entire cast of the original series . After the destruction of the Klingon moon Praxis leads the Klingon Empire to pursue peace with their long-time adversary the Federation , the crew of the USS Enterprise must race against unseen conspirators with a militaristic agenda . The sixth film in the series was initially planned as a prequel to the original series , with younger actors portraying the crew of the Enterprise while attending Starfleet Academy , but the idea was discarded because of negative reaction from the original cast and the fans . Faced with producing a new film in time for Star Trek 's 25th anniversary , Nicholas Meyer , the director of Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan , and Denny Martin Flinn wrote a script based on a suggestion from Leonard Nimoy about what would happen if `` the Wall came down in space '' , touching on the contemporary events of the Cold War . Principal photography took place between April and September 1991 . The production budget was smaller than anticipated because of the critical and commercial disappointment of The Final Frontier . Because of a lack of sound stage space on the Paramount lot , many scenes were filmed around Hollywood . Meyer and cinematographer Hiro Narita aimed for a darker and more dramatic mood , subtly altering sets originally used for the television series Star Trek : The Next Generation . Producer Steven-Charles Jaffe led a second unit that filmed on an Alaskan glacier that stood in for a Klingon gulag . Cliff Eidelman produced the film 's score , which is intentionally darker than previous Star Trek offerings . The film was released in North America on December 6 , 1991 . The Undiscovered Country garnered positive reviews , with publications praising the lighthearted acting and facetious references . The film performed strongly at the box office . It posted the largest opening weekend gross of the series before going on to earn $ 96,888,996 worldwide . The film earned two Academy Award nominations , for Best Makeup and Best Sound Effects , and is the only Star Trek movie to win the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film . A special collectors ' edition DVD version of the film was released in 2004 , to which Meyer had made minor alterations . Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry died shortly before the movie 's premiere , just days after viewing the film . The film marked the final appearance together of the original series ' cast .",
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"text": "Star Wars Holiday Special The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 American musical science fiction television film set in the Star Wars galaxy . It stars the series ' first film 's main cast while introducing the character Boba Fett , who would appear in later films . It is one of the first official Star Wars spin-offs and was directed by Steve Binder . In the storyline that ties the special together , Chewbacca and Han Solo visit Kashyyyk , Chewbacca 's home world , to celebrate Life Day . They are pursued by agents of the Galactic Empire , who are searching for members of the Rebel Alliance on the planet . The special introduces three members of Chewbacca 's family : his father Itchy , his wife Malla , and his son Lumpy , though these names were later explained to have been nicknames , their full names being Attichitcuk , Mallatobuck , and Lumpawarrump , respectively . The program also features many other Star Wars characters , including Luke Skywalker , C-3PO , R2-D2 , Darth Vader and Princess Leia ( who sings the film 's `` theme song '' , set to the music of John Williams ' Star Wars theme , near the end ) , all of them portrayed by the original actors . The program includes stock footage from Star Wars , and also features a cartoon produced by Toronto-based Nelvana that officially introduces the bounty hunter Boba Fett . Scenes also take place in outer space and in spacecraft including the Millennium Falcon and an Imperial Star Destroyer . The variety-show segments and cartoon also take place in a few other locales , such as a Mos Eisley cantina on the desert planet of Tatooine and a newly introduced red ocean planet known as Panna . The special is notorious for its extremely negative reception and has never been rebroadcast or officially released on home video . It has therefore become something of a cultural legend , because of the `` underground '' quality of its existence . It has been viewed and distributed in off-air recordings made from its original telecast by fans , which were later adapted to content-sharing websites via the Internet and bootleg copies .",
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"text": "Super Star Wars Super Star Wars is a 1992 video game for the Super NES based on the 1977 film Star Wars . It is the SNES equivalent of the Star Wars NES game . Super Star Wars features mostly run and gun gameplay , although it has stages which feature other challenges , such as driving a landspeeder or piloting an X-wing . It also features multiple playable characters with different abilities . The game was followed by two sequels based on the subsequent Star Wars films , Super Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back and Super Star Wars : Return of the Jedi .",
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"text": "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction fantasy film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , Peter Coyote and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott ( Thomas ) , a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed `` E.T. '' , who is stranded on Earth . He and his siblings help it return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government . The concept was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents ' divorce in 1960 . In 1980 , Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the stalled sci-fi horror film project Night Skies . It was shot from September to December 1981 in California on a budget of US$ 10.5 million . Unlike most films , it was shot in rough chronological order , to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast . Released on June 11 , 1982 by Universal Pictures , E.T was an immediate blockbuster , surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time -- a record it held for eleven years until Jurassic Park , another Spielberg-directed film , surpassed it in 1993 . It is the highest-grossing film of the 1980s . Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time , critics acclaimed it as a timeless story of friendship , and it ranks as the greatest science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes survey . In 1994 , it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . It was re-released in 1985 , and then again in 2002 to celebrate its 20th anniversary , with altered shots and additional scenes .",
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"text": "The People vs. George Lucas The People vs. George Lucas is a 2010 documentary comedy film directed by Swiss director Alexandre O. Philippe . It explores the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the Star Wars franchise and its creator , George Lucas . The film combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films , mainly taken from the 2010 online video Star Wars Uncut , which were submitted via the film 's site . Interviewees include a variety of figures such as Neil Gaiman , MC Frontalot and Gary Kurtz . Lucas himself appears frequently in archival footage , but is never interviewed directly . The film discusses the extent to which the Star Wars franchise is an artistic creation of Lucas and subject to his vision versus a social phenomenon that belongs to the general public of fans and their participatory/remix culture . The film is dedicated to interviewee Jason Nicholl , a blogger at nukethefridge.com who died before the film 's release . The film was released on DVD on October 25 , 2011 . In June 2014 , it was reported that a sequel , titled The People vs. George Lucas -- Episode II , is in development .",
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"text": "Star Wars Action News Star Wars Action News is a podcast that describes itself as `` the first and only podcast dedicated to Star Wars collecting . '' The show is hosted by Arnie and Marjorie Carvalho , a married couple from Illinois , who were described by Lucasfilm as `` some of the biggest Star Wars collectors in the world '' . Regular segments include reports of the latest Star Wars merchandise available in stores and online , reviews of Star Wars comics and novels , and an Ebay item of the Week focusing on weird Star Wars items , such as a chicken nugget shaped like Jabba the Hutt . One of the most popular segments is the weekly destruction of a classic `` Star Wars '' collectible . The show also reviews high-end collectibles , such as Master Replicas and Gentle Giant items . The show regularly has ongoing series including `` Collecting 101 '' series which provides a basic overview of being a Star Wars collector including what to buy and how to care for a collection , and `` 30 years of Collecting '' which reviewed an item released each year from 1977 through 2007 . There have also been interviews on the show with many Star Wars personalities such as Samuel L. Jackson and Steve Sansweet , Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich , and various Star Wars authors including Alan Dean Foster , Donald F. Glut , James Kahn , L. Neil Smith , Troy Denning , Aaron Allston , Karen Traviss , James Luceno , and Timothy Zahn . Musician Richard Cheese was also interviewed discussing his rendition of the Imperial March . The show has covered New York Toy Fair from 2007 through 2010 , San Diego Comic Con from 2006 to 2010 as well as Star Wars Celebration IV in 2007 , Star Wars Celebration Europe in 2007 , Star Wars Celebration Japan in 2008 , and Star Wars Celebration 5 in 2010 . The hosts performed a live show in 2009 at San Diego Comic Con on the Kotobukiya Stage where they interviewed Steve Sansweet , Robot Chicken writers Dan Milano , Doug Goldstein , and Mike Fasolo , authors Gus Lopez and Duncan Jenkins , as well as several representatives from Star Wars collectible manufacturers . In addition , the hosts have performed several panels at various conventions across the United States including Pittsburgh ComicCon , Star Wars Celebration 4 , and Star Wars Celebration 5 . Star Wars Action News also has several spin-off podcasts , including Republic Forces Radio Network where a panel of hosts review each episode of the Clone Wars animated series , and The Star Wars Action News Book Club reviewing all the Star Wars novels released . This podcast was featured on G4 's Attack of the Show segment Blog Watch on June 11 , 2007 as well as in the film documentary The Force Among Us . The show had a featured article in the book Star Wars Super Collector 's Wish Book : Identification & Values by Geoffrey T. Carlton .",
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"text": "Star Wars: Battlefront II Star Wars : Battlefront II is a 2005 first - and third-person shooter video game based on the Star Wars film franchise . Developed by Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts it is a sequel to 2004 's Star Wars : Battlefront and the second game in the Battlefront series . The game was released in PAL regions on October 31 , 2005 , on the PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable ( PSP ) , Microsoft Windows , and Xbox platforms , and in North America on November 1 of the same year . It was later updated to be backwards compatible for the Xbox 360 . It was also released on the PlayStation Store on October 20 , 2009 , for download on the PSP . The PSP version was developed by Savage Entertainment . The game features new vehicles , characters , game mechanics , maps , and missions compared to the original Battlefront . Unlike its predecessor , Battlefront II features a more narrative-based campaign , retelling portions of the Star Wars story from the point of view of a veteran Imperial stormtrooper , reminiscing about his tour of duty in service of both the Galactic Republic and as part of the Galactic Empire . Gameplay additions over Battlefront include the use of Jedi , additional game modes such as hero assault , and objective-based space battles . Battlefront II was well received , with the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions scoring in the mid 80s at aggregators GameRankings and Metacritic . The PC version scored slightly lower at both sites , scoring a 76.60 % at GameRankings and 78 at Metacritic . The PSP version was the worst received , scoring 70.93 % at GameRankings and 69 at Metacritic . Reviewers generally praised the narrative-based story ; however , some felt that the upgrades from the original were not enough to merit the price . Like the original game , it was a commercial success . GameSpy Technology scheduled a shut-down across all titles using the service for May 31 , 2014 , which included Star Wars : Battlefront II for PC , PS2 , and Xbox . Electronic Arts announced it would extend support for Battlefront II until June 30 , 2014 . The extended support ended on July 25 , 2014 , taking all GameSpy online video games across all platforms offline . The Windows version was added to a list of supported games on GameRanger on May 31 , 2014 , which allows for continued online play .",
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"text": "Stargate fandom Stargate fandom is a community of people actively interested in the military science fiction film Stargate and the television shows Stargate SG-1 ( SG1 ) , Stargate Infinity ( SGI ) , Stargate Atlantis ( SGA ) , Stargate Universe ( SGU ) and their spin offs . The first franchise release , Stargate ( 1994 ) spawned four television series successors , four movies ( two in production ) , a plethora of merchandise , and a massive franchise collectively known as the Stargate ( owned by Metro -- Goldwyn -- Mayer and aired by Syfy , which now owns television properties they previously held with Carolco Pictures ) . Thanks to Stargate fandom , the franchise has spawned other media including books , television series , video games , comic books and audiobooks . These supplements to the film and series trilogies comprise another universe than the series and the film , and have resulted in significant development of the series ' fictional universe . These media kept the franchise going in the interim between the film and series trilogies . In 2008 , Stargate : The Ark of Truth and Continuum was released direct-to-DVD , which in total grossed over 21 million in the United States . In 2002 , the franchise 's first animated series , Stargate Infinity , was released as an introduction to the Expanded Universe . In 2004 , Stargate Atlantis was released as a spin off from Stargate SG-1 and a new Stargate spin-off series entitled Stargate Universe was released in the fall of 2009 .",
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"text": "Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Star Wars : Dawn of the Jedi is an American comic book series set in the Star Wars universe . The series , published by Dark Horse Comics , is written by John Ostrander and illustrated by Jan Duursema . It is set in the earliest days of the Jedi Order , beginning in 36,453 BBY ( Before the Battle of Yavin ) . A preview issue , # 0 , was released on February 1 , 2012 , and followed by the first issue on February 15 , 2012 . Dawn of the Jedi ended after the third arc , since Marvel Comics acquired the Star Wars comic license in 2015 . The miniseries concluded with the last issue Force Wars # 5 having been released March 19 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Star Wars Episode I: Obi-Wan's Adventures Star Wars Episode I : Obi-Wan 's Adventures is a video game that chronicles the events of the film Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace from the character Obi-Wan Kenobi 's perspective . It is the result of an agreement made in 2000 between the two video game publishers LucasArts and THQ . The agreement allows THQ to turn LucasArts licenses into games for the hand held console Game Boy Color , the first being Obi-Wan 's Adventures . THQ published the game and HotGen developed it . It was released on November 27 , 2000 . The story of Obi-Wan 's Adventures is set in the middle of a conflict in the Galactic Republic ; the antagonistic Trade Federation and the evil Sith Lord are planning to take control of the galaxy . In the game , the player operates the character Obi-Wan Kenobi as he fights the forces of the Trade Federation which culminates in a battle against Darth Maul . His weapons include a lightsaber , a blaster , and use of the Force . Since its release , Obi-Wan 's Adventures has received mixed reviews . The game has been criticized for its visuals and controls , but praised for its sound design and creative levels .",
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"text": "Survivor's Quest Survivor 's Quest is a novel set in the Star Wars expanded universe , published by Del Rey on February 1 , 2004 . Written by Timothy Zahn , it is a sequel to Zahn 's 1998 Star Wars novel Vision of the Future .",
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"text": "Star Wars: Behind the Magic Star Wars : Behind the Magic is an interactive CD-ROM released in 1998 by LucasArts .",
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"text": "Jedi Academy trilogy The Jedi Academy trilogy is a trilogy of science fiction novels set in the Star Wars expanded universe . Written by Kevin J. Anderson , the plot takes place around seven years after the events of Return of the Jedi , in 11 ABY . The series chronicles Luke Skywalker 's early attempts to rebuild the Jedi Order after the defeat of the Emperor . Some of the events in the trilogy are retold from a different perspective in I , Jedi by Michael A. Stackpole .",
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"text": "Star Wars (manga) Four Star Wars films were adapted to manga by Dark Horse Comics between 1998 and 1999 : Star Wars ( 1977 ) , The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) , Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) , and Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace ( 1999 ) .",
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"text": "Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 British-American science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott , and starring Sigourney Weaver , Tom Skerritt , Veronica Cartwright , Harry Dean Stanton , John Hurt , Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto . The film 's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship . Dan O'Bannon wrote the screenplay from a story he wrote with Ronald Shusett , drawing influence from previous works of science fiction and horror . The film was produced by Gordon Carroll , David Giler and Walter Hill through their Brandywine Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox . Giler and Hill made revisions and additions to the script . Shusett was executive producer . The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by Swiss artist H. R. Giger , while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the human aspects of the film . Alien launched the Alien franchise and is chronologically the first of the main series , with the prequel series set in an earlier timeframe . Alien received both critical acclaim and box office success , receiving an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects , Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film , Best Direction for Scott , and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright , and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , along with numerous other award nominations . It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades , being considered one of the greatest films of all time . In 2002 , the film was deemed `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry . In 2008 , it was ranked as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre by the American Film Institute , and as the 33rd greatest film of all time by Empire magazine . The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels , comic books , video games , and toys . It also launched Weaver 's acting career by providing her with her first lead role , and the story of her character Ellen Ripley 's encounters with the Alien creatures became the thematic thread that ran through the sequels Aliens ( 1986 ) , Alien 3 ( 1992 ) and Alien : Resurrection ( 1997 ) . , a crossover with the Predator franchise produced the Alien vs. Predator series , which includes Alien vs. Predator ( 2004 ) and Aliens vs. Predator : Requiem ( 2007 ) , and also a prequel series of films , which includes Prometheus ( 2012 ) and Alien : Covenant ( 2017 ) .",
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"text": "Legacy of the Force The Legacy of the Force is a series of nine science fiction novels set in the Star Wars expanded universe , taking place approximately 40 years after the events of Star Wars Episode IV : A New Hope ( in Star Wars chronology , from 40 ABY to 41 ABY ) . The series was written by Troy Denning , Aaron Allston and Karen Traviss in an alternating cycle . The series contains a mix of hardcover and paperback releases . The plan was to allow each author to write one hardcover novel and two paperbacks , with the first , middle ( fifth ) , and final ( ninth ) novels being the hardcover releases , and the other novels being in paperback . An abridged audiobook version of each story was released concurrently with each book .",
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"text": "Solano County, California Solano County is a county located in the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 census , the population was 413,344 . The county seat is Fairfield . Solano County comprises the Vallejo-Fairfield , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland , CA Combined Statistical Area . Solano County is the northeastern county in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region . A portion of the South Campus at the University of California , Davis is in Solano County .",
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"text": "Vallejo, California Vallejo ( -LSB- vəˈleɪ.oʊ , _ - hoʊ -RSB- ; Spanish : -LSB- baˈʎexo -RSB- ) is a waterfront port city in Solano County , California , located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area . The population was 115,942 at the 2010 census . It is the tenth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area , and the largest in Solano County . Vallejo sits on the northeastern shore of San Pablo Bay , 30 miles north of San Francisco . The city is named after General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo , a native Californio , leading proponent of California 's statehood , and one of the first members of the California State Senate ; the neighboring city of Benicia is named for his wife , Francisca Benicia Carillo de Vallejo . Vallejo is home to the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom theme park , the now-defunct Mare Island Naval Shipyard , and the regional office for Region 5 of the United States Forest Service . The colleges and universities in Vallejo are California Maritime Academy , the Vallejo Center campus of Solano Community College , and Touro University California . Ferry service runs from a terminal on Mare Island Strait to San Francisco , through the BayLink division of SolTrans . Vallejo has twice served as the capital of the state of California : once in 1852 and again in 1853 , both periods being brief . The State Capitol building burned to the ground in the 1880s and the Vallejo Fire Department requested aid from the Fire Department at Mare Island Naval Shipyard . As there were no bridges at that time , the Mare Island Fire Department had to be ferried across the Napa River , arriving to find only the foundation remaining . This was the first recorded mutual aid response in the state of California . Some of the first Europeans drawn to the Vallejo area were attracted by the sulfur springs ; in the year 1902 the area was named Blue Rock Springs . It was also known as White Sulfur Springs and that was the name of the road leading to it from town , today shortened to `` Springs Road '' . Vallejo is best known for the Zodiac Killer and being the hometown of Bay Area rappers E-40 and Mac Dre .",
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"text": "Alta Sierra, California Alta Sierra is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Nevada County , California , United States . The population was 6,911 at the 2010 census , up from 6,522 at the 2000 census .",
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"text": "California Valley (Inyo County) California Valley is a valley in Inyo County , California . It has an elevation of 2582 feet . It lies between the Nopah Range ( to the west and north ) and the Kingston Range ( to the east and south ) .",
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"text": "Valle del Cauca Department Valle del Cauca , or Cauca Valley ( -LSB- ˈbaʎe ðel ˈkauka -RSB- , -LSB- ˈβaʝe ðel ˈkauka -RSB- ) is a department of Colombia . It is in the western side of the country , facing the Pacific Ocean , and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia . Its capital is Santiago de Cali . Given its privileged location , lately it has been considered as the Pacific Door of Colombia . Besides Cali such cities as Buenaventura , Cartago and Tuluá have great economical , political , social and cultural influence on the department 's life . Valle del Cauca has the largest number of independent towns ( i.e. not in Metropolitan areas ) with over 100,000 inhabitants in the country , counting six within its borders . Buenaventura has the largest and busiest seaport in Colombia , moving about 8,500,000 tons of merchandise . The anthem of Valle del Cauca Department is `` Salve Valle del Cauca , mi tierra '' ( `` Hail Valley of the Cauca , my land '' ) .",
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"text": "California statistical areas The statistical areas of the United States of America comprise the metropolitan statistical areas ( MSAs ) , the micropolitan statistical areas ( μSAs ) , and the combined statistical areas ( CSAs ) currently defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) . Most recently on December 1 , 2009 , the Office of Management and Budget defined 1067 statistical areas for the United States , including 4 combined statistical area , 26 metropolitan statistical areas , and 9 micropolitan statistical areas in the State of California . The table below shows the recent population of these statistical areas and the 58 counties of California .",
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"text": "Hunt's Hill, California Hunt 's Hill ( also , Hunts Hill and formerly , Gouge Eye ) is a former mining camp in Nevada County , California , United States . Hunt 's Hill was located in the Sierra Nevada foothills about 6 miles in a straight line southeast of Nevada City and about 2 miles northwest of You Bet , on the north side of Greenhorn Creek , not far from the present intersection of Red Dog and Buckeye Roads . Hunt 's Hill was founded in 1852 by a miner named Hunt . It was located on one of the deepest parts of the rich Blue Lead channel of gold-bearing gravel . In 1855 , one of the mining claims established by some French miners , was `` jumped '' . During the fight , one of the French miners lost an eye . Thereafter , that mine , and sometimes the town , were called Gouge Eye . By 1857 , the town boasted two saloons , a hotel , a blacksmith and stable , a butcher shop , a boot and shoe store , and several grocery stores . In 1858 , a stage line from Nevada City arrived . In 1866 , seven cement mills for extracting gold from the `` blue cement '' were operating in the area . By 1880 , the town was reduced to a combined store and saloon and a few houses . In 1895 , one directory summed up the state of the community thus : `` At the present time there is not much doing there . '' Since that same directory identified the town 's justice of the peace and constable , what little happened must have been interesting . Today , it is just a historic site .",
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"text": "Rosedale, California Rosedale is a Census-designated place ( CDP ) in Kern County , California , United States . The population was 14,058 at the 2010 census , up from 8,445 at the 2000 census . Formerly a country town 10 mi west of Bakersfield , it is now surrounded by suburban housing and now has the highest household income in Kern County , according to Census estimates .",
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"text": "Pomona, California Pomona is a city in Los Angeles County , California , United States . Pomona is located in the Pomona Valley , between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley . As of the 2010 United States Census , the city 's population was 149,058 .",
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"text": "Solano County Arts Council The Solano County Arts Council is the official arts council of Solano County , California , USA . For over 30 years , the Solano County Arts Council ( SCAC ) has been committed to creating opportunities for people to thrive and to making the arts accessible to all the citizens of Solano County . Solano County has the most diverse cities ( Vallejo and Fairfield ) in the US . The SCAC supports artistic and cultural activities that serve all of Solano County communities and populations . Carmen Slack is the current president of the Solano County Arts Council , Solano County , California . For more information about the Solano County Arts Council , contact the California Arts Council .",
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"text": "Clarksburg AVA The Clarksburg AVA is an American Viticultural Area that spans three counties in California 's Sacramento Valley . Located in portions of Sacramento County , Solano County , and Yolo County , the Clarksburg AVA includes 64640 acre near the town of Clarksburg . The growing region has dense clay and loam soils . Fog and cool breezes from San Francisco Bay keep the Clarksburg area cooler than nearby Sacramento . 90 % of the grapes grown in the Clarksburg AVA are crushed in winery facilities located elsewhere in California , and relatively few wines are released with the Clarksburg AVA on their labels .",
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"text": "Suisun Valley AVA The Suisun Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Solano County , California , located just east of the Napa Valley wine region in the Coast Range . It was established as a wine appellation on 27 December 1982 , making it among the first AVAs of California ( eighteenth overall ) , Napa Valley being the first .",
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"text": "Modoc County, California Modoc County is a county in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 census , the population was 9,686 . making it the third-least populous county in California . The county seat and only incorporated city is Alturas . Previous county seats include Lake City and Centerville ; the latter is now a ghost town . The county borders Nevada and Oregon . A large portion of Modoc County is federal land . Several federal agencies , including the United States Forest Service , Bureau of Land Management , National Park Service , Bureau of Indian Affairs , and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service , have employees assigned to the area , and their operations are a significant part of the area 's economy and services . The county 's official slogans include `` The last best place '' and `` Where the West still lives '' .",
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"text": "Woodlake, California Woodlake is a city in the San Joaquin Valley in Tulare County , California , United States . The population was 7,279 at the 2010 census , up from 6,651 at the 2000 census .",
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"text": "West Marin West Marin is the largest rural region of Marin County , California . The West Marin Chamber of Commerce includes seven unincorporated communities in its definition of West Marin : Point Reyes Station , Olema , Stinson Beach , Bolinas , Tomales , Dillon Beach , and Inverness . West Marin is generally considered to be west of Muir Beach and Nicasio on the Pacific Ocean side of Mount Tamalpais . The Point Reyes Light is a weekly newspaper covering West Marin , and the website of the Marin Independent Journal has a category for West Marin news . thumb | West Marin landscape Unlike the rest of the county , which is served by Golden Gate Transit , West Marin is served by Marin Transit , which connects to Golden Gate Transit lines at Marin City and in the San Geronimo Valley . The Environmental Action Committee of West Marin , active since the 1970s , focuses on environmental issues such as preserving open space and protecting vulnerable species . The Straus Family Creamery is just north of Marshall .",
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"text": "San Mateo County, California San Mateo County ( -LSB- ˌsæn_məˈteɪ . oʊ -RSB- ; Spanish for `` Saint Matthew '' ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 census , the population was 718,451 . The county seat is Redwood City . San Mateo County is included in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area , and is part of the San Francisco Bay Area , the nine counties bordering San Francisco Bay . It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula . San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county , and Silicon Valley begins at the southern end . The county 's built-up areas are mostly suburban with some areas being very urban , and are home to several corporate campuses .",
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"text": "Arroyo Seco AVA The Arroyo Seco AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Monterey County , California , southeast of Monterey Bay . The appellation encompasses 18240 acre in the valley adjacent to the Arroyo Seco Creek . Because of its proximity to the Pacific Ocean , the area has a cool climate , and is best suited for those grape varieties that benefit from the cool afternoon breeze . The area is known for its gravelly soil that absorbs heat during the day and radiates that heat in the evening . This helps keep the grapes from freezing at night .",
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"text": "Alameda County, California Alameda County ( -LSB- ˌælə ` mi :d ə -RSB- ) is a county in the state of California in the United States . As of the 2010 census , the population was 1,510,271 , making it the 7th-most populous county in the state . Its county seat is Oakland . Alameda County is included in the San Francisco Bay Area , occupying much of the East Bay region .",
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"text": "National Register of Historic Places listings in Del Norte County, California __ NOTOC __ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Del Norte County , California . This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Del Norte County , California , United States . Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts ; these locations may be seen together in a Google map . There are 14 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county .",
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"text": "Clear Lake AVA The Clear Lake AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Lake County , California . Half of the area contained within the boundaries of the AVA is Clear Lake , the largest body of freshwater in the state of California , and the namesake for the county . The moderating influence of the lake on the surrounding area results in a climate with less diurnal variation in temperature than surrounding areas . Clear Lake AVA is one of the coolest climates in California , which has led to success with grape varietals like Sauvignon blanc .",
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"text": "Elk Range (California) The Elk Range is a mountain range in Mendocino County , California in the United States .",
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"text": "Vasona Park Vasona Lake County Park is a park located in Los Gatos , California and part of the Santa Clara County Parks system . Adjacent Oak Meadow Park is owned by the Town of Los Gatos . Vasona Park surrounds Vasona Reservoir , which , like Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos ' southern edge , was formed by damming Los Gatos Creek . The reservoir is host to non-power recreational boating , and a marina on site has pedal boats for public rental in addition to docks and storage for small private sailing craft . Other popular water sports in the reservoir include kayaking and standup paddleboarding . The park is also home to the Youth Science Institute , several picnic pavilions , and several hiking/biking trails . The popular Los Gatos Creek Trail , which runs from Lexington Dam to just short of downtown San Jose , passes through the park . It is one of the most popular parks in the south bay . The land within the park 's boundaries is among the most historic in Los Gatos . The grantees of the `` Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos '' , Jose Hernandez and Sebastian Peralta , constructed an adobe house on what is now one of the park 's lawns . It was the first structure built in the area . The narrow gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad once traversed the western edge of the park en route to downtown and over the Santa Cruz Mountains to Felton and Monterey Bay at Santa Cruz Wharf . The Southern Pacific Railroad later acquired the South Pacific Coast Railroad and converted the line to standard gauge after the turn of the century . A farmer near Pollard Road , Albert August Vollmer , contacted the Southern Pacific asking for a flag stop to be established to allow a more convenient place to board the train . The railroad not only agreed , but allowed him to name the stop . He chose the name `` Vasona '' , which was the name of his favorite pony during his childhood . `` Vasona Junction '' was the point on the line where the tracks split off from the San Jose-Campbell-Los Gatos mainline with the Vasona Branch through the Cupertino Hills to Palo Alto , allowing more direct travel to San Francisco . The name `` Vasona '' has reappeared locally ever since , including in the naming of the park . The dam was completed in 1934 , and the railroad continued to run along the Western side of the reservoir until 1959 . The railroad right-of-way over the reservoir is now University Avenue . After the death of Southern Pacific engineer Billy Jones in 1968 , a volunteer-led movement secured part of the park 's southern end for the reconstructed , gauge Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad , a miniature railway which Jones ran around his prune orchard on Winchester Boulevard and Daves Avenue . The depot and engine house , concessions and souvenir stand , and W.E. `` Bill '' Mason Carousel are all in Oak Meadow Park , a short walk from adjacent Vasona Park . The railroad operates weekends year-round as well as daily during school summer vacations . Steam locomotive No. 2 , 100 years old in 2005 , was once again made operable after being reboilered over the course of about a decade . The carousel building also houses a custom built band organ that plays from Wurlitzer 150 rolls . The organ was extensively rebuilt and upgraded to include a MIDI interface in 2012 .",
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"text": "Breaking Bad Breaking Bad is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan . The show originally aired on the AMC network for five seasons , from January 20 , 2008 , to September 29 , 2013 . It tells the story of Walter White ( Bryan Cranston ) , a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer . Together with his former student Jesse Pinkman ( Aaron Paul ) , White turns to a life of crime , producing and selling crystallized methamphetamine to secure his family 's financial future before he dies , while navigating the dangers of the criminal world . The title is from a Southern colloquialism meaning to `` raise hell '' . Breaking Bad is set and was filmed in Albuquerque , New Mexico . Walter 's family consists of his wife Skyler ( Anna Gunn ) and children , Walter , Jr. ( RJ Mitte ) and Holly ( Elanor Anne Wenrich ) . The show also features Skyler 's sister Marie Schrader ( Betsy Brandt ) , and her husband Hank ( Dean Norris ) , a Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) agent . Walter hires lawyer Saul Goodman ( Bob Odenkirk ) , who connects him with private investigator and fixer Mike Ehrmantraut ( Jonathan Banks ) and in turn Mike 's employer , drug kingpin Gus Fring ( Giancarlo Esposito ) . The final season introduces the characters Todd Alquist ( Jesse Plemons ) and Lydia Rodarte-Quayle ( Laura Fraser ) . Breaking Bad is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time . By the time the series finale aired , the series was among the most-watched cable shows on American television . The show received numerous awards , including sixteen Primetime Emmy Awards , eight Satellite Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , two Peabody Awards , two Critics ' Choice Awards , and four Television Critics Association Awards . For his leading performance , Cranston won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times , while Aaron Paul won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series three times ; Anna Gunn won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series twice . In 2013 , Breaking Bad entered the Guinness World Records as the most critically acclaimed show of all time .",
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"text": "Skyler White Skyler White ( née Lambert ) is a fictional character in Breaking Bad , where she is portrayed by Anna Gunn . For her portrayal , Gunn won two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013 and 2014 . She also won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2014 . In the Spanish-language remake Metástasis , her character is renamed Cielo Blanco and is portrayed by Sandra Reyes .",
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"text": "Anna Gunn Anna Gunn ( born August 11 , 1968 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her role as Skyler White on the AMC drama series Breaking Bad , for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013 and 2014 .",
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"text": "30th Primetime Emmy Awards The 30th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 17 , 1978 . The ceremony was broadcast on CBS , from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium , Pasadena , California . The top shows of the night were All in the Family which won its then record fourth Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series , and The Rockford Files . CBS continued its streak of dominance by winning its eighth straight Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series , this record still stands . Actor Will Geer received three posthumous acting nominations for three different performances , but lost in each category . For the first time in Emmy history , two shows won six major awards , All in the Family became the first show to win six major awards twice , and the miniseries Holocaust tied the record for most wins by a miniseries set the previous year by Roots . This ceremony was interrupted for thirty minutes by a nationally televised address by then-President Jimmy Carter , joined by then-Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and then-Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in which President Carter announced the signing of the Camp David Accords . Rita Moreno 's win made her the third person to become an EGOT .",
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"text": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .",
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"text": "The Simpsons (season 25) The Simpsons '' ' twenty-fifth season began airing on Fox on September 29 , 2013 and ended on May 18 , 2014 . In this season , Homer sells his Mapple stock to buy a bowling ball ; Marge blames herself and Kiss for Bart 's rebellious streak ( `` Four Regrettings and a Funeral '' ) ; Lisa becomes a cheerleader for Springfield 's football team ; and Homer delivers a baby ( `` Labor Pains '' ) . Guest stars for this season include Judd Apatow , Will Arnett , Anderson Cooper , Harlan Ellison , Zach Galifianakis , Stan Lee , Eva Longoria , Rachel Maddow , Elisabeth Moss , Joe Namath , Daniel Radcliffe , Aaron Sorkin , and Kristen Wiig . This is Al Jean 's 13th consecutive season as showrunner and 15th overall . Matt Groening , James L. Brooks , Matt Selman , and John Frink serve as executive producers . Executive producer Al Jean stated that Edna Krabappel will be retired from the show following the death of Marcia Wallace on October 25 , 2013 . February 2014 held back Simpsons episodes , due to the transmission of the Super Bowl XLVIII in East Rutherford , New Jersey , United States ; the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia ; the 2014 Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach , Florida , US ; and the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . This season The Simpsons '' won three Primetime Emmy Awards out of four nominations , including an Primetime Emmy Award for Character Voice-Over Performance to Harry Shearer , who was the last member of the main cast to earn the award .",
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"text": "Anna Jennings-Edquist Anna Jennings-Edquist ( born 13 April 1985 ) is an Australian lawyer , journalist , actress , playwright and director in both theatre and television . Jennings-Edquist has written and directed several Australian university and festival productions and is known for her acting roles on the popular soap opera Neighbours .",
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"text": "Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain ( born March 24 , 1977 ) is an American actress and film producer . Born in Carmichael , California , and raised in Sacramento , Chastain developed an interest in acting from a young age . In 1998 , she made her professional stage debut as Shakespeare 's Juliet . After studying acting at the Juilliard School , she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells . She was a recurring guest star in several television shows , including Law & Order : Trial by Jury . She also took on roles in the stage productions of Anton Chekhov 's play The Cherry Orchard in 2004 and Oscar Wilde 's tragedy Salome in 2006 . Chastain made her film debut in the drama Jolene ( 2008 ) , and gained wide recognition in 2011 for starring roles in half a dozen films , including the dramas Take Shelter and The Tree of Life . Her performance as an aspiring socialite in The Help earned her an Academy Award nomination . In 2012 , she won a Golden Globe Award and received a second Oscar nomination for playing a CIA agent in the thriller Zero Dark Thirty . Chastain made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Heiress in the same year . Her highest-grossing releases came with the science fiction films Interstellar ( 2014 ) and The Martian ( 2015 ) , as she continued to draw praise for her performances in the dramas The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby ( 2013 ) , A Most Violent Year ( 2014 ) , and Miss Sloane ( 2016 ) . Chastain 's accolades include two Academy Award and British Academy Film Award nominations . She is known to prepare extensively for her roles . Chastain is the founder of the production company Freckle Films , which was created to promote diversity in film . She is vocal about social issues such as gender and racial equality , and mental health . Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 .",
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"text": "New York Emmy Awards The New York Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honoring those in television and advanced media in the tri-state New York-New Jersey-Connecticut and New York State . The division was founded in 1955 and in addition to granting the New York Emmy Awards , the chapter also recognizes awards scholarships , honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration , has a free research and a nationwide job bank . The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels .",
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"text": "Mary Pat Gleason Mary Pat Gleason ( born February 23 , 1950 ) is an American film and television actress and an Emmy Award winning writer . From 1983 -- 85 , she appeared on The Guiding Light as Jane Hogan . Since the early 1980s she has appeared on such television series as Full House , Dear John , Murphy Brown , Empty Nest , L.A. Law , Saved by the Bell , Murder , She Wrote , Friends , Step by Step , Suddenly Susan , Will & Grace , Sex and the City , Desperate Housewives , Family Matters , NCIS : Los Angeles , The Middleman , Up All Night , 1600 Penn , Motive , Baby Daddy , Grey 's Anatomy , Partners , Mama 's Family , Two Broke Girls and Mom . She has appeared in such feature films as I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry , Basic Instinct , Traffic , Bruce Almighty , 13 Going on 30 , The Crucible , Bottle Shock , A Cinderella Story , The Island , Killing Kennedy and Nina .",
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"text": "Christine Lahti Christine Ann Lahti ( born April 4 , 1950 ) is an American actress . She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film Swing Shift . Her other film roles include ... And Justice for All ( 1979 ) , Housekeeping ( 1987 ) , Running on Empty ( 1988 ) , and Leaving Normal ( 1992 ) . For her directorial debut with the 1995 short film Lieberman in Love , she won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film . Lahti made her Broadway debut in 1980 as a replacement in Loose Ends , and went on to star in the Broadway productions of Present Laughter ( 1982 ) and The Heidi Chronicles ( 1989 ) . An eight-time Golden Globe nominee and six-time Emmy Award nominee , she won a Golden Globe for the 1989 TV movie No Place Like Home , and won a Golden Globe and an Emmy in 1998 for her role as Kate Austin in the CBS series Chicago Hope ( 1995 -- 99 ) . She returned to Broadway in 2009 to star in God of Carnage . She also had a recurring role as Sonya Paxton in the NBC series Law and Order : Special Victims Unit ( 2009 -- 11 ) , as Doris McGarrett in the CBS series Hawaii Five-0 ( 2012 -- 16 ) , and Laurel Hitchin in NBC 's The Blacklist ( 2015 -- 17 ) .",
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"text": "Mary Badham Mary Badham ( born October 7 , 1952 ) is an American actress , known for her portrayal of Jean Louise `` Scout '' Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird ( 1962 ) , for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . At the time , Badham ( aged 10 ) was the youngest actress ever nominated in this category .",
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"text": "The Atomic Job `` The Atomic Job '' is the fifth episode of the second season of the American television series Agent Carter , inspired by the films Captain America : The First Avenger and Captain America : The Winter Soldier , and the Marvel One-Shot short film also titled Agent Carter . It features the Marvel Comics character Peggy Carter as she tries to steal an atomic bomb , and is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by Lindsey Allen and directed by Craig Zisk . Hayley Atwell reprises her role as Carter from the film series , and is joined by regular cast members James D'Arcy , Chad Michael Murray , and Enver Gjokaj . `` The Atomic Job '' originally aired on ABC on February 9 , 2016 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 2.66 million viewers .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Tommy Gunn This is a list of awards and nominations received by American pornographic actor Tommy Gunn .",
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"text": "L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC , from September 15 , 1986 , to May 19 , 1994 . Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher , it contained many of Bochco 's trademark features including an ensemble cast , large number of parallel storylines , social drama , and off-the-wall humor . It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s , and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment , abortion , racism , gay rights , homophobia , sexual harassment , AIDS , and domestic violence . The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff . In addition to its main cast , L.A. Law was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown actors and actresses in guest starring roles , who later went on to greater success in film and television including : Don Cheadle , Jeffrey Tambor , Kathy Bates , David Schwimmer , Jay O. Sanders , James Avery , Gates McFadden , Bryan Cranston , C.C.H. Pounder , Kevin Spacey , Richard Schiff , Carrie-Anne Moss , William H. Macy , Stephen Root , Christian Slater , and Lucy Liu . Several episodes of the show also included celebrities such as Vanna White , Buddy Hackett and Mamie Van Doren appearing as themselves in cameo roles . The show was popular with audiences and critics , and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run , four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series .",
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"text": "Saul Goodman James Morgan `` Jimmy '' McGill , also known as Saul Goodman , is a fictional attorney who appears in the television series Breaking Bad and serves as the title character of its spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul . He is portrayed by Bob Odenkirk , and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould .",
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"text": "Anna Biller Anna Biller is an independent American filmmaker who was born and raised in Los Angeles . She is known for her visual style , and for her use of period genres and satire . Her background is mainly in art ( her father is a visual artist , and she has a B.A. in art from U.C.L.A. and an MFA in art and film from The California Institute of the Arts ) . Her 2007 feature film Viva premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam , and won the Best of Fest Award at the Boston Underground Film Festival . The film was also entered into the main competition at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival . Reason magazine called Viva an `` uncannily precise rendition of the look , sound , mood , and arch dialogue '' of seventies sexploitation films , with `` high-key , pseudo-Technicolor lighting and spare , colorful set design . '' Her latest film , The Love Witch , is a twist on classic serial killer films , featuring a female killer who kills through calculated sexuality , causing her male victims to fall too much in love . Richard Brody of The New Yorker said of The Love Witch , `` Biller puts genre to the test of do-it-yourself artistry , and puts feminist ideology itself to the test of style . The film pulsates with furious creative energy throughout , sparking excitement and giddy amazement that it even exists . '' In May 2016 , The Love Witch was acquired for distribution by Oscilloscope Laboratories .",
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"text": "Jodi Applegate Jodi Applegate ( born May 2 , 1964 ) is an American broadcast journalist . She served as an anchorwoman at local stations as well as nationally for MSNBC and NBC News .",
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"text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series . This award and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series replaced Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series in 2003 . As of 2015 , no show has won this award more than once except for The Office , which has won twice ( 2007 and 2013 ) . In the following list , the first titles listed in gold and bold are the winners ; those not in gold are nominees , which are listed in alphabetical order . The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place : __ TOC __",
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"text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction is awarded to one television series or special each year . In the following list , the first titles listed in gold are the winners ; those not in gold are nominees , which are listed in alphabetical order . The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Over (Breaking Bad) `` Over '' is the tenth episode of the second season of the American television action drama series Breaking Bad , and the seventeenth overall episode of the series . It was written by Moira Walley-Beckett and directed by Phil Abraham .",
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"text": "Naomi Clark Naomi Clark , played by AnnaLynne McCord , is a fictional character from the CW primetime drama 90210 , the fourth series of the Beverly Hills , 90210 franchise . The character was created by Rob Thomas , Gabe Sachs , and Jeff Judah , with later developments by Rebecca Sinclair , and occasional input from McCord . During early stages of production , Naomi was largely described as a privileged and popular teenager . Prior to the series ' premiere , Sachs and Judah would further develop Naomi into an antiheroine with a number of flaws , virtues , and familial issues . In the second season , Sinclair , the new show-runner , maintained the previous developments but presented a more comedic take on the character . McCord has expressed fondness for the multi-faceted nature of the role , citing it as a factor in her decision to accept the part . Often regarded as the show 's central figure , Naomi has received critical acclaim from the Los Angeles Times , Entertainment Weekly , People magazine , and other media outlets . Reviews have praised AnnaLynne McCord 's performance and the complexity of the role . Conversely , Naomi has also been a recipient of criticism , particularly during the second season . For her work in the role , McCord was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2009 , and won a Breakthrough of the Year Award in 2010 .",
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"text": "Marci Klein Marci Klein is an American television producer best known for her work on Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock . She has won four Emmy Awards .",
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"text": "Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones , Jr. ( born March 14 , 1933 ) , also known as `` Q '' , is an American record producer , actor , conductor , arranger , composer , musician , television producer , film producer , instrumentalist , magazine founder , entertainment company executive , and humanitarian . His career spans six decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations , and 28 Grammys , including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991 . He is best known for the role of himself in Yakety Yak , Take it Back , Trash Talk , and Fantasia 2000 . Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor , before moving on to work prolifically in pop music and film scores . In 1968 , Jones and his songwriting partner Bob Russell became the first African Americans to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song , their `` The Eyes of Love '' for the Universal Pictures film Banning . That same year , Jones was the first African American to be nominated twice within the same year for an Academy Award for Best Original Score , as he was also nominated for his work on the film In Cold Blood ( 1967 ) . In 1971 , Jones was the first African American to be named as the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards ceremony . In 1995 , he was the first African American to receive the Academy 's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award . He is tied with sound designer Willie D. Burton as the African American who has been nominated for the most Oscars ; each has received seven nominations . Jones was the producer , with Michael Jackson , of Jackson 's albums Off the Wall ( 1979 ) , Thriller ( 1982 ) , and Bad ( 1987 ) , as well as the producer and conductor of the 1985 charity song `` We Are the World '' , which raised funds for victims of destitution in Ethiopia . In 2013 , Jones was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as the winner , alongside Lou Adler , of the Ahmet Ertegun Award . Among his awards , Jones was named by Time Magazine as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century .",
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"text": "You're Mine You You 're Mine You is a 1962 studio album by the American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan , orchestrated and conducted by Quincy Jones .",
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"text": "Blues Cross Country Blues Cross Country is a 1962 studio album by Peggy Lee , principally arranged by Quincy Jones , with some arrangements by Benny Carter . The album can be described as a concept album , consisting of a musical journey across the United States through swinging blues songs , many of which were written by Lee with other contributors . Blues Cross Country was the second of Lee 's two albums featuring arrangements by Jones . He had also arranged her previous studio album , If You Go ( 1961 ) .",
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"text": "Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini is a 1964 studio album by Quincy Jones , of music composed by Henry Mancini .",
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"text": "Mick Jones (album) Mick Jones is singer-songwriter Mick Jones 's self-titled debut/studio album , released in 1989 . Jones is one of the original members of the group Foreigner . The album was Mick Jones ' only solo release . Released on Atlantic Records , this album included Billy Joel and Carly Simon as guest singers . Joel sang with Jones on the song `` Just Wan na Hold '' and Simon sang with Jones on the songs `` That 's the Way My Love Is '' and `` Write Tonight '' . It is widely believed that the co-composer `` M. Phillips '' on the track `` Just Wan na Hold '' is a pseudonym of Mick Jagger .",
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"text": "The Family Way (soundtrack) The Family Way is a soundtrack recording composed by Paul McCartney , released in January 1967 . The album is the soundtrack to the 1966 film of the same name , directed by Roy Boulting and starring Hayley Mills . Produced and arranged by George Martin , the album was credited to `` The George Martin Orchestra '' and issued under the full title The Family Way ( Original Soundtrack Album ) . A 45rpm single , again credited to the George Martin Orchestra , was issued on 23 December 1966 , comprising `` Love in the Open Air '' backed with `` Theme From ` The Family Way ' '' , as United Artists UP1165 . The Family Way won an Ivor Novello Award in 1967 . It was remastered and released on CD in 1996 with new musical compositions not on the original 1967 soundtrack album . The recording took place over November and December 1966 , before the Beatles began work on their album Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band . McCartney 's involvement in the project was minimal , according to biographer Howard Sounes , who quotes Martin 's recollection that he had to `` pester Paul for the briefest scrap of a tune '' with which to start writing the score . After McCartney had provided `` a sweet little fragment of a waltz tune '' , Martin continued , `` I was able to complete the score . '' Although The Family Way was released in January 1967 , most commentators consider George Harrison 's Wonderwall Music ( 1968 ) , also a film soundtrack , to be the first solo album by a member of the Beatles . Unlike with McCartney 's film score , Harrison directed and produced the recordings for Wonderwall Music , in addition to playing on some of the album . Following a 2003 CD reissue in mono , in 2011 a new remastered version of the soundtrack was released by Varese Vintage that featured the original 1967 score by Paul McCartney in the original sequence , remastered from the original first generation stereo master tapes , and included the unreleased stereo mix of `` A Theme From The Family Way '' as a bonus track , which had appeared originally as the B-side of the 1966 UK/US 7-inch single by the Tudor Minstrels .",
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"text": "Bridget Jones Bridget Jones is a franchise based on a fictional character of the same name . British writer Helen Fielding started her Bridget Jones 's Diary column in The Independent in 1995 , while chronicling the life of Jones as a thirtysomething single woman in London as she tries to make sense of life and love with the help of a surrogate `` urban family '' of friends in the 1990s . The column lampooned the obsession of women with women 's magazines such as Cosmopolitan and wider social trends in Britain at the time . Fielding published the novelisation of the column in 1996 , followed by a sequel in 1999 called Bridget Jones : The Edge of Reason . Both novels were adapted for the big screen in 2001 and 2004 , starring Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones , and Hugh Grant and Colin Firth as the men in her life : Daniel Cleaver and Mark Darcy , respectively . After Fielding had ceased to work for The Daily Telegraph in late 1998 , the feature began again in The Independent on 4 August 2005 and finished in June 2006 . Helen Fielding released a third novel in 2013 , Bridget Jones : Mad About the Boy , which is set 14 years after the events of the second novel . The fictional character `` Bridget Jones '' was named on the 2016 Woman 's Hour Power List as one of seven women judged to have had the biggest impact on women 's lives over the past 70 years , alongside Margaret Thatcher , Barbara Castle , Helen Brook , Germaine Greer , Jayaben Desai and Beyoncé .",
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"text": "Dream into Action Dream into Action is the second studio album by the British pop musician Howard Jones . It was released in March 1985 and reached No. 2 in the UK Album Charts . The album also reached the top ten in the US . The album went gold and platinum in many countries including the US and UK . The album contained the hit singles `` Things Can Only Get Better '' ( UK # 6 , US # 5 ) , `` Look Mama '' ( UK # 10 ) , `` Life in One Day '' ( UK # 14 , US # 19 ) , and `` Like to Get to Know You Well '' ( UK # 4 ) though this was not included on the original UK vinyl or cassette editions . The version of `` No One Is to Blame '' that is featured on this album is not the hit single version ; this song was entirely re-recorded in a substantially re-arranged version by Phil Collins for single release . The re-recorded version of `` No One Is to Blame '' reached # 16 in the UK and # 4 in the US in 1986 . In 2010 , the album was remastered and re-released along with Jones ' debut album Human 's Lib . A huge world tour accompanied the albums original release with Jones playing Wembley Arena and the Birmingham O2 Academy in the UK , and arena size venues in the US , Europe and Japan .",
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"text": "Snow (1963 film) Snow is a short documentary film made by Geoffrey Jones for British Transport Films in 1962-1963 . The 8-minute-long film shows the efforts of British Railways staff in coping with the 1963 United Kingdom cold wave . An example of `` pure cinema '' , it was nominated for an Academy Award in 1965 . The film had its origins in primary research for a documentary about the British Railways Board . Jones ' test research coincided with one of the coldest winters on record , and Jones approached BTF producer Edgar Anstey with the idea to contrast the comfort of the passengers with the efforts of the railway workmen in keeping trains going in the frozen conditions . Work began on the documentary straight after gaining approval , and Jones and cameraman Wolfgang Suschitzky travelled around the country filming scenes for the rest of the winter . The film was edited to a re-recorded version of Sandy Nelson 's `` Teen Beat '' by Johnny Hawksworth , expanded to twice its original length by accelerating the tempo over the duration of the film . BBC Radiophonic Workshop composer Daphne Oram then added various effects to the soundtrack .",
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"text": "Lazlow Jones Jeffrey Crawford `` Lazlow '' Jones ( born September 4 , 1973 ) is an American writer , producer , director and talk show host based in New York City . He was the host of Technofile , a radio show syndicated on more than 100 radio stations in America and as well as Sirius XM Satellite Radio . The Technofile ran from February 1995 to July 2007 . He has also been involved in writing , producing , and doing voicework ( as a version of himself ) for the Grand Theft Auto ( GTA ) series of video games , widening his influence and recognition far beyond that of a radio host . Lazlow also worked at an advertising agency as a writer and producer , along with writer Reed Tucker ( who is now his talk radio show 's producer ) on advertisements for a variety of consumer products .",
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"text": "Mike Jones (jazz musician) Mike Jones ( born August 11 , 1962 ) is an American jazz pianist . He has appeared onstage with Penn and Teller since 2006 , and continues to play with them during their nightly show in Las Vegas . He first garnished praise as a young musician , performing professionally at the age of ten . Following the advice of Oscar Peterson , Jones attended Berklee School of Music , in Boston . While still attending the school he started work as a studio musician . During his time commuting from Boston to New York , Jones worked as the on-air pianist and music director of the Nancy Merrill Show . He also appeared throughout the New England area with jazz musicians Herb Pomeroy , Gray Seargent , Dick Johnson , and others . In 1994 his first solo recording on Chiaroscuro Records , Oh , Look At Me Now was released . This was followed by Runnin ' Wild recorded live in Buffalo , N.Y. , his hometown , and then Live at Steinway Hall , in New York City . Through his association with Hank O'Neal , Mike was invited to perform on the Floating Jazz Festival on the S.S. Norway and later , the Queen Elizabeth 2 . The Verve reissue of Oscar Peterson 's On the Town featured liner notes by Neil Tesser with extensive commentary by Mike Jones . Penn Jillette and his friends found him playing at a Las Vegas resort , and were invited to the recording sessions for Stretches Out , Jones 's fourth solo CD for Chiaroscuro . In February 2002 , he was invited to become part of the Penn & Teller show , and performs nightly with them at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino . Jones wrote the theme tune for Penn Jillette 's radio show Penn Radio , including many variations . ( Jillette plays bass on many of these themes . ) He also created some special themes for Monkey Tuesday and Pull of the Weasel Friday . Jones also made an appearance in an episode of Bullshit ! which was critical of twelve-step programs . Jones was introduced by Penn as having been significantly overweight , but lost ninety pounds with his `` own special one step program '' , which Penn explained as being `` like the twelve step , but with a few minor adjustments '' . Jones explained his program as `` Just stop fucking eating so much '' . His live CD is Live at The Green Mill , recorded with a trio , Kelly Sill on bass , and Tim Davis on drums , at the legendary Chicago jazz club . He signed with Capri Records in 2014 , and released Plays Well with Others , featuring Jeff Hamilton on drums and 21-year-old prodigy Mike Gurrola on bass . The album has a cover by David Silverman ( as a tribute to the Diane Arbus photograph Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park ) and liner notes by Penn Jillette . Jones lives in Las Vegas .",
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"text": "On Days Like These `` On Days Like These '' is a song originally recorded by English singer Matt Monro , with music by Quincy Jones and lyrics by Don Black . It was written in 1969 for the British caper film The Italian Job , where it is played prominently in the opening credits , uninterrupted by background soundscape . The recording was produced by George Martin . Despite never charting either in the USA or the UK , the ballad went on to become one of his most famous songs . It was later recorded by Alexander Armstrong on his album A Year of Songs in 2015 .",
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"text": "Michael Jackson's Vision Michael Jackson 's Vision is a deluxe DVD box set by American recording artist Michael Jackson . It was released on November 22 , 2010 by Epic Records , Legacy Recordings , and Jackson 's own label , MJJ Productions . It includes three DVDs , featuring 4.5 hours of content of 42 music videos with newly restored color and remastered audio . Jackson referred to each of these productions as a `` short film '' and not a music video . This is the first time that all of Jackson 's videos have been released on DVD . According to a statement by the producers , the video recognizes Jackson 's `` pioneering short films that transformed the entertainment industry with timeless , pop culture classics '' . Disc one features videos from the albums Off the Wall , Thriller and Bad and disc two features videos from the albums Dangerous , HIStory : Past , Present and Future , Book I , Blood on the Dance Floor : HIStory in the Mix and Invincible . The third disc , which is a bonus disc , features seven videos . Michael Jackson 's Vision includes the full-length versions of the John Landis-directed `` Thriller '' and `` Black or White '' as well as the classic `` Bad '' directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese . Also included in the boxed set are Jackson 's collaborations with other noted film directors such as John Singleton , Spike Lee and David Fincher as well as `` Ghosts , '' his rarely seen collaboration with special effects legend Stan Winston . Michael Jackson 's Vision is available in a limited edition boxed set featuring a 60-page glossy hard-bound book that includes behind-the-scenes photos from Jackson 's videos , which includes information for each video including : songwriter , album , director , production date , location and photography . Ten music videos previously unavailable on DVD including `` One More Chance '' are included . It was also released on the iTunes Store and has iTunes LP features . The videos `` Smooth Criminal '' , `` Speed Demon '' , `` Come Together '' , and `` Leave Me Alone '' come from Jackson 's 1988 film Moonwalker . The `` Smooth Criminal '' segment is actually over 40 minutes long but only the 10-minute song and dance scene is featured . The video `` Another Part of Me '' is from Jackson 's Bad World Tour and `` Will You Be There '' is from the Dangerous World Tour . The `` HIStory '' video is the only short film that is not included in this box set . The original music video of `` Blood on the Dance Floor '' is replaced with the Refugee Camp Mix for unknown reasons . The videos for The Jacksons ' songs `` Torture '' and `` Body '' are also not included , because Michael did not appear in either of them , despite having a verse in each of them . Also not included is the music video for The Jacksons ' `` 2300 Jackson Street '' . On February 15 , 2011 , Michael Jackson 's Vision was certified 5 × Platinum by RIAA for the sales of over 0.5 million units in the United States . On December 31 , 2010 , it was also certified Diamond in France ( for the sales of over 60 000 units ) and 2 × Platinum in Australia . On May 29 , 2011 , it was also certified Gold in New Zealand . It has been also certified Gold in Austria and Platinum in Poland . Reception over the video and audio quality of the box set has been mixed . As the videos are played in 16:9 , videos with a 4:3 aspect ratio are pillarboxed and as a result the resolution is lower than some previous DVDs . Also , the audio is mixed in PCM stereo instead of 5.1 Surround as in many previous DVDs .",
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"text": "Music Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time . The common elements of music are pitch ( which governs melody and harmony ) , rhythm ( and its associated concepts tempo , meter , and articulation ) , dynamics ( loudness and softness ) , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ( which are sometimes termed the `` color '' of a musical sound ) . Different styles or types of music may emphasize , de-emphasize or omit some of these elements . Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping ; there are solely instrumental pieces , solely vocal pieces ( such as songs without instrumental accompaniment ) and pieces that combine singing and instruments . The word derives from Greek μουσική #Ancient Greek ( mousike ; `` art of the Muses '' ) . In its most general form , the activities describing music as an art form or cultural activity include the creation of works of music ( songs , tunes , symphonies , and so on ) , the criticism of music , the study of the history of music , and the aesthetic examination of music . Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies . Common sayings such as `` the harmony of the spheres '' and `` it is music to my ears '' point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to . However , 20th-century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music , saying , for example , `` There is no noise , only sound . '' The creation , performance , significance , and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context . Indeed , throughout history , some new forms or styles of music have been criticized as `` not being music '' , including Beethoven 's Grosse Fuge string quartet in 1825 , early jazz in the beginning of the 1900s and hardcore punk in the 1980s . There are many types of music , including popular music , traditional music , art music , music written for religious ceremonies and work songs such as chanteys . Music ranges from strictly organized compositions -- such as Classical music symphonies from the 1700s and 1800s , through to spontaneously played improvisational music such as jazz , and avant-garde styles of chance-based contemporary music from the 20th and 21st centuries . Music can be divided into genres ( e.g. , country music ) and genres can be further divided into subgenres ( e.g. , country blues and pop country are two of the many country subgenres ) , although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle , sometimes open to personal interpretation , and occasionally controversial . For example , it can be hard to draw the line between some early 1980s hard rock and heavy metal . Within the arts , music may be classified as a performing art , a fine art or as an auditory art . Music may be played or sung and heard live at a rock concert or orchestra performance , heard live as part of a dramatic work ( a music theater show or opera ) , or it may be recorded and listened to on a radio , MP3 player , CD player , smartphone or as film score or TV show . In many cultures , music is an important part of people 's way of life , as it plays a key role in religious rituals , rite of passage ceremonies ( e.g. , graduation and marriage ) , social activities ( e.g. , dancing ) and cultural activities ranging from amateur karaoke singing to playing in an amateur funk band or singing in a community choir . People may make music as a hobby , like a teen playing cello in a youth orchestra , or work as a professional musician or singer . The music industry includes the individuals who create new songs and musical pieces ( such as songwriters and composers ) , individuals who perform music ( which include orchestra , jazz band and rock band musicians , singers and conductors ) , individuals who record music ( music producers and sound engineers ) , individuals who organize concert tours , and individuals who sell recordings and sheet music and scores to customers .",
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"text": "Part-talkie A part-talkie is a partly , and most often primarily , silent film which includes one or more synchronous sound sequences with audible dialog or singing . During the silent portions lines of dialog are presented as `` titles '' -- printed text briefly filling the screen -- and the soundtrack is used only to supply musical accompaniment and sound effects . In the case of feature films made in the United States , nearly all such hybrid films date to the 1927-1929 period of transition from `` silents '' to full-fledged `` talkies '' with audible dialog throughout . It took about a year and a half for a transition period for American movie houses to move from almost all silent to almost all equipped for sound . In the interim period , studios reacted by improvising four solutions : fast remakes of recent productions , `` goat gland '' pictures with one or two sound sequences spliced into already finished productions , dual sound and silent versions produced simultaneously , and part-talkies . The famous so-called `` first talking picture '' , The Jazz Singer ( 1927 ) , starring Al Jolson , is in fact a part-talkie . It features only about fifteen minutes of singing and talking , interspersed throughout the film , while the rest is a typical silent film with `` titles '' and only a recorded orchestral accompaniment .",
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"text": "Star Jones (TV series) Star Jones is a talk show hosted by former prosecutor Star Jones . A guest-driven live broadcast ( with taped segments ) covering recent stories from the worlds of pop culture , entertainment , crime , and justice , it premiered on August 20 , 2007 on Court TV . On January 31 , 2008 TruTV announced the show would be canceled . The last episode aired on February 1 , 2008 . The premiere included a discussion of the pros and cons of the CBS reality series Kid Nation and an interview with actor Isaiah Washington . Geraldo Rivera , Shaun Robinson of Access Hollywood , Dr. Marc Lamont Hill , and former CBS morning host Rene Syler were additional guests . Jones ended the program with an `` open letter '' , a regular segment in which she addresses the audience with a closing statement a la Jerry Springer . In his review in Variety , Brian Lowry described Jones as `` utterly off-putting ... delivering yet another reminder that Oprah Winfrey 's skills are n't easily cloned . '' He referred to her `` scant facility for moderating but an unerring knack for uttering non sequiturs '' and added , `` It 's possible , of course , that Jones and her team will gradually revise the formula to better suit her limitations , but at this point , what she cloyingly refers to as `` the Star treatment '' is , in reality , strictly a third-class affair ... Jones appears poorly cast and will need a TV makeover to linger beyond Court 's name switch to TruTV in January . '' The one-hour program aired weekdays at 3:00 pm ET/PT .",
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"text": "West Side Story (soundtrack) West Side Story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film West Side Story . Released in 1961 , the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 's album charts , giving it the longest run at No. 1 of any album in history , although some lists instead credit Michael Jackson 's Thriller , on the grounds that West Side Story was listed on a chart for stereo albums only at a time when many albums were recorded in mono . In 1962 , it won a Grammy award for `` Best Sound Track Album -- Original Cast '' and Johnny Richards orchestrations of the movie score ( on Kenton 's West Side Story ) also winning a Grammy in 1962 for `` Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album '' further bolstering the popularity of the movie and soundtrack . In the United States , it was the best-selling album of the 1960s , certifying three times platinum by the RIAA on November 21 , 1986 . Though the album was released just a few years after the release of the original broadway cast recording , it is according to Broadway Babies preferred by some to the earlier version both sentimentally , as the film succeeded in establishing the musical as a `` popular masterpiece '' , and musically , as it contains `` beefier orchestration '' .",
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"text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .",
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"text": "George Jones (We Can Make It) George Jones , also titled George Jones ( We Can Make It ) was the 1972 country music studio album released by George Jones in April 1972 . The release was Jones ' 46th studio album release since a debut from 16 years previous . Also as a highlight in his career , it was the first release made on Jones ' new label , Epic Records . The album charted very well for a George Jones album , eventually rising to # 10 on the country charts . The album included some other artist 's hits from 1971 , including Charley Pride 's `` Kiss an Angel Good Morning '' and former Jones Boys bass player , Johnny Paycheck 's `` She 's All I Got '' . Its title track `` We Can Make It '' peaked out at # 6 on the US Country chart .",
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"text": "Richard M. Jones Richard M. Jones , born Richard Marigny Jones ( sometimes written Richard Mariney Jones ) , ( 13 June 1892 -- 8 December 1945 ) was a jazz pianist , composer , band leader , and record producer . Numerous songs bear his name as author , including `` Trouble in Mind '' . Jones grew up in New Orleans , Louisiana . Jones suffered from a stiff leg and walked with a limp ; fellow musicians gave him the nickname `` Richard My Knee Jones '' as a pun on his middle name . In his youth he played alto horn in brass bands . His main instrument , however , became the piano . By 1908 he was playing in Storyville , the red-light district of New Orleans . A few years later , he often led a small band which sometimes included Joe Oliver . Jones also worked in the bands of John Robichaux , Armand J. Piron , and Papa Celestin . In 1918 Jones moved to Chicago . He worked as Chicago manager for publisher and pianist Clarence Williams . Jones began recording in 1923 , making gramophone records as a piano soloist , accompanist to vocalists , and with his bands The Jazz Wizards and The Chicago Cosmopolitans . He recorded for Gennett , OKeh , Victor , and Paramount Records in the 1920s . He also worked for OKeh Records as Chicago supervisor of the company 's `` Race '' ( African-American ) Records for most of the decade . During this period he was the producer of the very influential Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings led by cornetist ( later trumpeter ) Louis Armstrong , the most important soloist in early jazz . In the 1930s Jones played a similar management role for Decca . Richard M. Jones worked for Mercury Records until his death .",
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"text": "Born Naked Born Naked is the seventh studio album from American singer-songwriter , actor and drag queen RuPaul . It was released on iTunes and Amazon through RuCo on February 24 , 2014 , coinciding with the sixth season premiere of RuPaul 's Drag Race . The album is RuPaul 's highest charting to date , reaching 4th position on US Billboard 's Dance/Electronic Albums list . The album is a mix of electronic , bounce , rock and gospel tunes .",
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"text": "Clutch discography The discography of Clutch , an American rock band , consists of eleven studio albums , five live albums , three compilation albums , five extended plays , ten singles , and two video albums . Clutch was formed in 1991 by vocalist Neil Fallon , guitarist Tim Sult , bassist Dan Maines and drummer Jean-Paul Gaster . The group debuted with Pitchfork , an EP released in October that same year . The band built a local following through constant gigging and released their second EP Passive Restraints through Earache ) . Clutch was signed by the East West Records label and released their full-length debut Transnational Speedway League . A self-titled album appeared two years later , which afforded the band some mainstream exposure . Clutch then signed with major label Columbia for 1998 's The Elephant Riders , but released 1999 's Jam Room on their own River Road Records label . In 2001 the band signed with Atlantic for the release of Pure Rock Fury , which included guest appearances from members of Spirit Caravan and Sixty Watt Shaman . Their sixth album , Blast Tyrant , appeared three years later and was the first through DRT Entertainment , followed by Robot Hive/Exodus in 2005 , which featured the first lineup change since the early 1990s ; the addition of organist Mick Schauer . 2007 saw the release of From Beale Street to Oblivion , and in the next year their first video , entitled Full Fathom Five : Video Field Recordings , which was accompanied by a CD version Full Fathom Five : Audio Field Recordings . In 2009 , Clutch released Strange Cousins from the West on their own label , Weathermaker Music . The band was once again a four-piece , without Schauer in the line-up . In 2013 , they released their tenth studio album Earth Rocker again through Weathermaker , their highest charting record in the US at the time . It peaked at # 15 on the Billboard 200 chart . In 2015 , they released Psychic Warfare on Weathermaker , peaking at # 11 on the Billboard 200 . That same year , they also released a compilation album , La Curandera , exclusively on pink vinyl , as part of the Ten Bands , One Cause campaign for breast cancer awareness .",
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"text": "Fearless (S7N album) Fearless is the debut studio album by the Mexican heavy metal band S7N , released on November 25 , 2013 . Fearless produced two singles , considered the most well-known songs from the band , `` Blackout '' and `` Double Dealing '' . In 2014 , the album was nominated for Best Metal Album in Mexico 's Independent Music Awards .",
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"text": "Buffalo Killers (album) Buffalo Killers is the debut studio album by American blues rock band Buffalo Killers . It was released in October 2006 on Alive Naturalsound Records as a Compact Disc and a limited edition LP with yellow , swirled vinyl .",
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"text": "Born to Die Born to Die is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey . Her major label debut , it was released on January 27 , 2012 by Interscope Records , Polydor Records and Stranger Records . Del Rey collaborated with producers including Patrik Berger , Jeff Bhasker , Chris Braide , Emile Haynie , Justin Parker , Rick Nowels , Robopop and Al Shux to achieve her desired sound . Their efforts resulted in a primarily baroque pop record , which sees additional influences from alternative hip hop , indie pop and trip hop music . Contemporary music critics gave Born to Die mixed reviews ; some commended its distinctive production , while its repetitiveness and melodramatic tendencies were a recurring complaint . The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 77,000 copies ; it was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) after moving one million units . Born to Die reached the peak positions on eleven international record charts . After attaining online success after its initial premiere on June 29 , 2011 , `` Video Games '' was released as the lead single from Born to Die on October 17 , 2011 ; it peaked at number ninety-one on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Its follow-up singles `` Born to Die '' , `` Off to the Races '' , `` Blue Jeans '' , `` Summertime Sadness '' , `` National Anthem '' , and `` Dark Paradise '' performed sporadically across Billboard component charts and international record charts . The Cedric Gervais remix of `` Summertime Sadness '' was released on July 11 , 2013 and became Del Rey 's highest-charting single in the United States , reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100 . Del Rey additionally promoted Born to Die with several televised performances , including a widely criticized appearance on Saturday Night Live . It was reissued on November 9 , 2012 as an expanded version subtitled The Paradise Edition , which was packaged with her third extended play Paradise ( 2012 ) . Born to Die has sold 7,000,000 copies worldwide as of June 2014 .",
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"text": "List of songs recorded by Niykee Heaton Niykee Heaton is an American singer-songwriter . She has written and recorded material since her childhood , having started sharing original songs occasionally on YouTube in 2011 , for which she accompanied herself on acoustic guitar , along with covers of contemporary hits , where they subsequently went viral in following years , helping to propel the singer to prominence . Heaton released her debut project , an extended play titled Bad Intentions , in September 2014 , after signing a record deal with Steve Rifkind and Russell Simmons 's Capitol-affiliate All Def Digital , in partnership with Awesomeness Music . The EP garnered positive online reception , with The Huffington Post writing that it `` offers a significant variety for a debut , all held together by her vocals , most ravishing in her lower register '' and Idolator adding that it `` confidently showcases the versatility and scope of Niykee 's songwriting . '' In 2015 , she called out her label in an extensive open letter to her fans , later clarifying that `` we are now in a place where we can create music that I want to create , and we are no longer tied to the people that were holding me back , '' also announcing plans to release her first album . In June , she launched a website , NBK ( Naturyl Born Killers ) , stating `` NBK is the movement , '' where new music was then premiered for free regularly over the following months through her SoundCloud account . On March 18 , 2016 , Heaton released The Bedroom Tour Playlist , through Capitol Records , a mixtape compiling remixed and remastered material she had shared online and debuted on live shows from her first headlining concert tour , The Bedroom Tour , in previous months .",
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"text": "Korn (album) Korn ( printed as KoЯn ) is the debut studio album by American nu metal band Korn . It was released on October 11 , 1994 , through Immortal/Epic Records . Before recording the album , the band was approached by Immortal/Epic Records after a performance at Huntington Beach , California . The band signed to their label because they did n't want to `` sign away all of their creative freedom . '' The band would record at Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu , California with producer Ross Robinson , who also produced their 1993 demo Neidermayer 's Mind . The recording took place from May to June 1994 . After the recordings , Korn toured with Biohazard and House of Pain . The album 's themes include child abuse , drug abuse and bullying . The album cover depicts a young girl being approached by a large man who is holding what appears to be a horseshoe or , more presumably , blades ; furthermore , the girl 's shadow gives the appearance that her body is being hanged due to the position of the band 's logo . Photography was done by Stephen Stickler , and the design was directed by Jay Papke and Dante Ariola . The first single `` Blind '' charted at number 15 on the Canadian Alternative 30 , the album peaked at number ten in New Zealand as well as number seventy-two on the Billboard 200 . The debut album has sold at least 2.1 million copies in the United States . The album has now sold over 10 million copies worldwide , and is considered to have started the nu metal genre .",
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"text": "Born (EP) Born is an EP released by D'espairsRay on April 28 , 2004 . The CD was re-released , excluding the DVD on July 21 , 2004 because the album had sold out within a small amount of time .",
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"text": "Disclosure (band) Disclosure are an English electronic music duo consisting of brothers Howard ( born 11 May 1994 ) and Guy Lawrence ( born 25 May 1991 ) . The siblings grew up in Reigate , Surrey . Their debut studio album , Settle , released on 3 June 2013 , by PMR Records , was nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards . They released a second studio album , Caracal , on 25 September 2015 which was also nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards .",
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"text": "Morning Tide Morning Tide is the debut full-length album by the band The Little Ones . It was released on July 28 , 2008 on CD , digital download and 7 '' vinyl .",
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"text": "Naked II Naked II is a live acoustic album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring , released in 1997 ( see 1997 in music ) .",
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"text": "Naked and Cold Naked and Cold is the second album by hardcore punk band Advent . It was released in September , 2009 .",
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"text": "Born Free (Kid Rock album) Born Free is American artist Kid Rock 's eighth studio album . It released on November 16 , 2010 with the title track being its lead single . The album is a rock and roll collaboration produced by Rick Rubin featuring several high profile artists such as T.I. , Sheryl Crow , and Bob Seger . This is Kid Rock 's first album not to feature a Parental Advisory sticker and his first all-country album . Kid Rock described it as `` very organic blues-based rock and roll '' . Cable network TBS used the title track , `` Born Free '' , for its coverage of the 2010 Major League Baseball postseason . It was announced on June 16 , 2011 that Born Free was certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipments in excess of one million copies . This gives Kid Rock his sixth Platinum album certification in the US . A Michigan only promotion was released with the album . It was a 4-song EP called `` Racing Father Time '' .",
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"text": "Wild Boy (song) `` Wild Boy '' is a song by American rapper MGK . The song , released September 27 , 2011 , serves as the lead single from his debut EP Half Naked & Almost Famous ( 2012 ) . The single features American rapper Waka Flocka Flame and was produced by GB Hitz and Southside . The song was initially included on his third mixtape Rage Pack , and later included on his major-label debut studio album Lace Up .",
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"text": "Uptown (film) Uptown is a 2009 independent drama film written and directed by Brian Ackley as his debut feature film , and the second film in the One Way or Another Productions ' `` Naked Series '' .",
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"text": "Young and Restless (Young and Restless album) Young and Restless is the debut album by band of the same name Young and Restless . It was released on July 14 , 2007 .",
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"text": "Nudes (album) Nudes is the fifth album and fourth studio album released by the folk rock band ThaMuseMeant in 2001 . Percussionist Jeff Sussman left the band prior to the recording of this album , so it is just the original trio ( Aimee Curl , Nathan Moore , & David Tiller ) . Nudes is the shortest album Thamusemeant has ever released , at 37 minutes and 7 seconds . It is also the first ThaMuseMeant album with an instrumental track ( Interlude Fifteen ) .",
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"text": "Born to Be Heiled Born to Be Heiled is the sixth full-length album by the Industrial metal band Hanzel und Gretyl . It was released on Metropolis Records , on November 27 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Westlife (album) Westlife is the self-titled debut studio album by Irish boy band Westlife . The album was released on 1 November 1999 through RCA . The album spawned the five UK number-one hit singles `` Swear It Again '' , `` If I Let You Go '' , `` Flying Without Wings '' , the double A-side `` I Have a Dream '' / `` Seasons in the Sun '' , and `` Fool Again '' .",
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"text": "Nudeswirl (1993 album) Nudeswirl is the second full-length album and first major label release by alternative metal band Nudeswirl . It was released in 1993 on Megaforce Records . Two songs from the album , `` F Sharp '' and `` Buffalo , '' were released as singles .",
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"text": "With the Naked Eye With the Naked Eye is a 1979 studio album released by American singer-songwriter Greg Kihn and the first album to be released under The Greg Kihn Band . The album took the band in a new direction , with less acousticly driven songs and a more straightforward rock sound . The album features a cover version of the Bruce Springsteen song `` Rendezvous '' as well as a cover of Jonathan Richman 's `` Roadrunner '' , which became a live staple for The Greg Kihn Band .",
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A Song of Ice and Fire is a work.
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"text": "A Song of Ice and Fire A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin . He began the first volume of the series , A Game of Thrones , in 1991 and had it published in 1996 . Martin , who initially envisioned the series as a trilogy , has published five out of a planned seven volumes . The fifth and most recent volume of the series published in 2011 , A Dance with Dragons , took Martin five years to write . He is still writing the sixth novel , The Winds of Winter . A Song of Ice and Fire takes place on the fictional continents Westeros and Essos . The point of view of each chapter in the story is a limited perspective of a range of characters growing from nine , in the first novel , to thirty-one by the fifth . Three main stories interweave a dynastic war among several families for control of Westeros , the rising threat of the supernatural Others in the northernmost reaches of Westeros , and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen , the deposed king 's exiled daughter , to assume the Iron Throne . Martin 's inspirations included the Wars of the Roses and the French historical novels The Accursed Kings by Maurice Druon . A Song of Ice and Fire received praise for its diverse portrayal of women and religion , as well as its realism . An assortment of disparate and subjective points of view confronts the reader , and the success or survival of point of view characters is never assured . Within the often morally ambiguous world of A Song of Ice and Fire , questions concerning loyalty , pride , human sexuality , piety , and the morality of violence frequently arise . As of April 2015 , the books have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide and , as of January 2017 , have been translated into 47 languages . The fourth and fifth volumes reached the top of The New York Times Best Seller lists upon their releases . Among the many derived works are several prequel novellas , a TV series , a comic book adaptation , and several card , board , and video games .",
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"text": "Sansa Stark Sansa Stark is a fictional character created by American author George R. R. Martin . She is a prominent character in Martin 's award-winning A Song of Ice and Fire series . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Sansa is the eldest daughter and second child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark . She subsequently appeared in the following three novels , A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) , A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) and A Feast for Crows ( 2005 ) . While absent from the fifth novel A Dance with Dragons as the books are separated geographically , Sansa is confirmed to return in the forthcoming next book in the series , The Winds of Winter . In HBO 's adaptation of the series , Game of Thrones , Sansa Stark is played by Sophie Turner . The character has received critical acclaim , being praised as the 4th greatest character in the series by Rolling Stone . She and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 .",
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"text": "The Fall of Arthur The Fall of Arthur is the title of an unfinished poem by J.R.R. Tolkien , concerned with the legend of King Arthur . A first posthumous edition of the poem was published by HarperCollins in May 2013 . The poem is alliterative , extending to close to 1,000 verses imitating the Old English Beowulf metre in Modern English . Though inspired by high medieval Arthurian fiction , the historical setting of the poem is early medieval , both in form ( using Germanic verse ) and in content , showing Arthur as a Migration period British military leader fighting the Saxon invasion , while it avoids the high medieval aspects Arthurian cycle ( such as the Grail , and the courtly setting ) ; the poem begins with a British `` counter-invasion '' to the Saxon lands ( Arthur eastward in arms purposed ) .",
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"text": "William Blake in popular culture William Blake 's body of work has influenced countless writers , poets and painters , and his legacy is often apparent in modern popular culture . His artistic endeavours , which included songwriting in addition to writing , etching and painting , often espoused a sexual and imaginative freedom that has made him a uniquely influential figure , especially since the 1960s . After Shakespeare , far more than any other canonical writer , his songs have been set and adapted by popular musicians including U2 , Jah Wobble , Tangerine Dream , Bruce Dickinson and Ulver . Folk musicians , such as M. Ward , have adapted or incorporated portions of his work in their music , and figures such as Bob Dylan , Alasdair Gray and Allen Ginsberg have been influenced by him . The genre of the graphic novel traces its origins to Blake 's etched songs and Prophetic Books , as does the genre of fantasy art .",
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"text": "Timeline of Shakespeare criticism Timeline of Shakespeare criticism is an informal term that presents a chronological collection of critical quotations about William Shakespeare and his works , which illustrate the article Shakespeare 's reputation . Shakespeare enjoyed recognition in his own time , but in the 17th century , poets and authors began to consider him as the supreme dramatist and poet of all times of the English language . In fact , even today , no other dramatist has been performed even remotely as often on the British ( and later the world ) stage as Shakespeare Since then , several editors and critics of theater began to focus on the dramatic text and the language of Shakespeare , creating a study that focused on extracting all the power of his literary texts , being used in studies on the printed page rather than in the theater . This attitude reached a high point with the Romantics , which saw his figure as a genius , prophet , and Bard -- and continued important in the last century , receiving analysis not only by poets and authors , but also by psychoanalysts , psychologists and philosophers .",
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"text": "York Theatre York Theatre is an Off-Broadway theatre company base in East Midtown Manhattan , New York City . In its 48th year , York Theatre is dedicated to the production of new musicals and concert productions of forgotten musicals from the past . Each season consists of three or four mainstage productions , six or more concert presentations and dozens of developmental readings . It has had several transfers of its work to larger off-Broadway theatres and to Broadway . The company was awarded a special Drama Desk Award in 1996 to its artistic director Janet Hayes Walker and in 2006 for its `` vital contributions to theater by developing and presenting new musicals '' . Since 1993 the company has performed in an intimate theatre that is part of St. Peter 's Church , in the Citigroup Center Complex at 619 Lexington Avenue at the corner of East 54th Street . The Oscar Hammerstein Award is named in honor of the legendary lyricist and librettist who helped shape American musical theatre through his collaborations with a number of different composers and writers . The award was created in 1988 by Janet Hayes Walker , the Founding Artistic Director of The York Theatre Company , and is presented with the endorsement of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and the Hammerstein family . The Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala is the major annual fundraising event of The York , a mainstay of the Off-Broadway scene for more than 45 years . Past recipients include Stephen Sondheim , Betty Comden & Adolph Green , Harold Prince , Cy Coleman , Charles Strouse , Arthur Laurents , Jerry Herman , Stephen Schwartz , Peter Stone , David Merrick , John Kander & Fred Ebb , Terrence McNally , Sir Cameron Mackintosh , Carol Channing , Tony Walton , Joseph Stein , Thomas Meehan , Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick , Barbara Cook , Paul Gemignani , Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty . In November , 2015 , the 24th Oscar Hammerstein Award was presented to Angela Lansbury in a star-studded tribute evening .",
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"text": "Game of Thrones (season 6) The sixth season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on April 24 , 2016 , and concluded on June 26 , 2016 . It consists of ten episodes , each of approximately 50 -- 60 minutes , largely of original content not found in George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series . Some material is adapted from the upcoming sixth novel The Winds of Winter and the fourth and fifth novels , A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons . The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO ordered the season on April 8 , 2014 , together with the fifth season , which began filming in July 2015 primarily in Northern Ireland , Spain , Croatia , Iceland and Canada . Each episode cost over $ 10 million . The season follows the continuing struggle between the Starks and other noble families of Westeros for the Iron Throne . The Starks defeat the Bolton forces in battle , and Jon Snow is proclaimed the King in the North . Tyrion attempts to rule Meereen while Daenerys is held captive by a Dothraki tribe . At King 's Landing , the Tyrell army attempts to liberate Margaery and Loras , but Margaery capitulates to the High Sparrow , who becomes more powerful by influencing King Tommen . At her trial , Cersei burns the Great Sept , killing her rivals , while Tommen kills himself . Unopposed , Cersei is crowned Queen of Westeros . Ellaria Sand and three of Oberyn Martell 's daughters kill Doran and Trystane Martell and seize control of Dorne , and Olenna discusses an alliance with Ellaria . In Essos , Daenerys Targaryen is captured by Khal Moro who takes her before the khals ; she burns them alive and takes command of the Dothraki . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Peter Dinklage , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington . The season introduced new cast members , including Max von Sydow , Pilou Asbæk and James Faulkner . Critics praised its production values , writing , plot development , and cast . Game of Thrones received most nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards , with 23 nominations , and won twelve , including that for Outstanding Drama Series for the second year in a row . U.S. viewership rose compared to the previous season , and by approximately 13 % over its course , from 7.9 million to 8.9 million by the finale .",
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"text": "Alchemy in art and entertainment Alchemy has had a long-standing relationship with art , seen both in alchemical texts and in mainstream entertainment . Literary alchemy appears throughout the history of English literature from Shakespeare to modern Fantasy authors . Here , characters or plot structure follow an alchemical magnum opus . In the fourteenth century , Chaucer began a trend of alchemical satire that can still be seen in recent fantasy works like those of Terry Pratchett . Visual artists had a similar relationship with alchemy . While some of them used alchemy as a source of satire , others worked with the alchemists themselves or integrated alchemical thought or symbols in their work . Music was also present in the works of alchemists and continues to influence popular performers . In the last hundred years , alchemists have been portrayed in a magical and spagyric role in fantasy fiction , film , television , comics and video games .",
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"text": "Tolkien's legendarium Tolkien 's legendarium is the term for the entirety of J. R. R. Tolkien 's mythopoetic writing that forms the background to his The Lord of the Rings . Tolkien worked and re-worked the components of his legendarium throughout his adult life , or during a period of more than 50 years ; the earliest drafts , published in The Book of Lost Tales ( 1983 ) dating to 1916 . Colloquially , `` Middle-earth '' is popularly used as a shorthand for a `` canonical '' or mature form of Tolkien 's narrative , Middle-earth being Tolkien 's term for the inhabited part of the world in which most of his published stories were set . The mythological and cosmological background of Tolkien 's published works was sketched in the posthumously-published The Silmarillion ( 1977 ) , and in Tolkien studies as a field as it has developed since the 1980s .",
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"text": "Cold Fire (Koontz novel) Cold Fire is a 1991 novel written by the best-selling author Dean Koontz .",
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"text": "Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia Fire and Ice : The Winter War of Finland and Russia is a documentary film , produced , written and directed by Ben Strout . The documentary shows how the Finnish -- Russian Winter War of 1939 influenced World War II and how Finland mobilized against the world 's largest military power . It was selected as the best documentary at the Minneapolis-St . Paul International Film Festival in 2006 . Ben Strout received an Emmy as Director of Fire and Ice from the Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2007 . In 2005 Strout was recognized by The New York Times as a Critics Pick Director for `` Fire and Ice '' , as well , editor Kurt Poole received the New York Times recognition as Critics Pick Editor .",
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"text": "The Notion Club Papers The Notion Club Papers is the title of an abandoned novel by J. R. R. Tolkien , written during 1945 and published posthumously in Sauron Defeated , the 9th volume of The History of Middle-earth . It is a space/time/dream travel story , written at the same time as The Lord of the Rings was being developed . The story itself revolves around the meetings of an Oxford arts discussion group called the Notion Club , a fictionalization of ( and a play on words on the name of ) Tolkien 's own such club , The Inklings . During these meetings , Alwin Arundel Lowdham discusses his lucid dreams about Númenor ; through these dreams , he `` discovers '' much about the Númenor story and the languages of Middle-earth ( notably Quenya , Sindarin , and Adûnaic -- the last being the sole source of most of the material on Adûnaic ) . While not finished , at the end of the given story it becomes clear Lowdham himself is a reincarnation of sorts of Elendil . ( Alwin is a modernization of the name Ælfwine , Old English for Elf-friend , or Elendil in Quenya . ) Other members of the Club also mention their vivid dreams of other times and places . Tolkien not only created fictional meetings for these papers but also created a fictional history for the manuscript of the papers . According to the papers , the meetings occurred in the 1980s ; they even mention events that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s . About one-quarter of the papers were found among sacks of waste paper in 2012 at Oxford by a Mr. Green . Mr. Green published a first edition containing excerpts from these papers , indicating that they were written during the 1980s by one of the participants . Two scholars read the first edition , asked to examine the manuscripts , and then submitted a full report . The `` Notes to the Second Edition '' mentions the contradictory evidence in dating the manuscripts , and an alternative date is presented : they may have been written in the 1940s . These papers , which make a number of comments on Lewis ' Space Trilogy , are similar to C. S. Lewis ' commentary to Tolkien 's poem The Lay of Leithian , in which Lewis created a fictional history of scholarship of the poem and even referred to other manuscript tradition to recommend changes to the poem . The Notion Club Papers may be seen as an attempt to re-write The Lost Road , published and discussed in The Lost Road and Other Writings , as being another attempt to tie the Númenórean legend in with a more modern tale . There is , however , no direct connection between the modern settings of the two stories within the fictional frame . Jane Stanford links The Notion Club Papers to The Johnson Club Papers in her biography of John O'Connor Power , That Irishman . The two books have a similar title page . The Johnson Club was a ` Public House School ' and met in taverns like the Inklings . The purpose was ` Fellowship and free Exchange of Mind . ' The two clubs presented papers ` which were read before the members and discussed ' . Samuel Johnson , like Tolkien , had a strong connection with Pembroke College , Oxford . Stanley Unwin , Tolkien 's publisher , was a nephew of Fisher Unwin , the founding member of The Johnson Club . According to Christopher Tolkien , had his father continued The Notion Club Papers , he would have linked the real world of Alwin Lowdham with his eponymous ancestor Ælfwine of England ( who compiled the Lost Tales ) and with Atlantis . One of the members of the Notion Club , one Michael George Ramer , combines lucid dreams with time-travel and experiences the tsunami that sank Númenor . He ca n't tell if its history , or fantasy , or something in between . The Notion Club Papers mentions a great storm occurring during 1987 in England , on 12 June . This can be seen as an odd coincidence , since the actual Great Storm of 1987 occurred in October of that year .",
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"text": "Southern Ontario Gothic Southern Ontario Gothic is a subgenre of the Gothic novel genre and a feature of Canadian literature that comes from Southern Ontario . This region includes Toronto , Southern Ontario 's major industrial cities ( Windsor , London , Hamilton , St. Thomas , Oshawa , St. Catharines ) , and the surrounding countryside . While the genre may also feature other areas of Ontario , Canada , and the world as narrative locales , this region provides the core settings . The term was first used in Graeme Gibson 's Eleven Canadian Novelists ( 1972 ) to recognize an existing tendency to apply aspects of the Gothic novel to writing based in and around Southern Ontario . In an interview with Timothy Findley , Gibson commented that Findley 's novel The Last of the Crazy People shared similarities with the American Southern Gothic genre , to which Findley replied , '' ... sure , it 's Southern Gothic : Southern Ontario Gothic . '' Notable writers of this subgenre include Alice Munro , Margaret Atwood , Robertson Davies , Jane Urquhart , Marian Engel , James Reaney and Barbara Gowdy . Like the Southern Gothic of American writers such as William Faulkner , Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty , Southern Ontario Gothic analyzes and critiques social conditions such as race , gender , religion and politics , but in a Southern Ontario context . Southern Ontario Gothic is generally characterized by a stern realism set against the dour small-town Protestant morality stereotypical of the region , and often has underlying themes of moral hypocrisy . Actions and people that act against humanity , logic , and morality all are portrayed unfavourably , and one or more characters may be suffering from some form of mental illness . In a review of Alice Munro 's Dear Life for Quill & Quire , literary critic James Grainger writes that `` Violence , illness , and reputations ruined by a single indiscretion are accepted in Munro 's secretive , repressed communities as a kind of levelling mechanism , rough justice for those who dare to strive for something finer . '' The Gothic novel has traditionally examined the role of evil in the human soul , and has incorporated dark or horrific imagery to create the desired setting . Some ( but not all ) writers of Southern Ontario Gothic use supernatural or magic realist elements ; a few deviate from realism entirely , in the manner of the fantastical gothic novel . Virtually all dwell to a certain extent upon the grotesque . Notable works of the genre include Davies ' Deptford Trilogy , Findley 's Headhunter , Atwood 's Alias Grace and The Blind Assassin , and Munro 's Selected Stories . The genre has been criticised as having `` little or nothing to distinguish it from everyday , garden-variety type realism . ''",
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"text": "For a Breath I Tarry `` For a Breath I Tarry '' is a highly regarded 1966 post-apocalyptic novelette by Roger Zelazny . Taking place long after the self-extinction of Man , it recounts the tale of Frost , a sentient machine ( '' ... a silver-blue box , 40x40x40 feet , ... featured in whatever manner he chose . '' ) Though Man has disappeared , his robotic creations ( and their creations in turn ) continue to function . For ten thousand years Frost sat at the North Pole of the Earth , aware of every snowflake that fell . He monitored and directed the activities of thousands of reconstruction and maintenance machines . He knew half the Earth , as gear knows gear , as electricity knows its conductor , as a vacuum knows its limits . At the South Pole , the Beta-Machine did the same for the southern hemisphere . Along the way , the story explores the differences between Man and Machine , the former experiencing the world qualitatively , while the latter do so quantitatively . `` A machine is a Man turned inside-out , because it can describe all the details of a process , which a Man can not , but it can not experience that process itself as a Man can . '' This is illustrated by a conversation Frost has with another machine named Mordel . `` Regard this piece of ice , mighty Frost . You can tell me its composition , dimensions , weight , temperature . A Man could not look at it and do that . A Man could make tools which would tell Him these things , but He still would not know measurement as you know it . What He would know of it , though , is a thing that you can not know . '' `` What is that ? '' `` That it is cold . '' Driving the plot and setting its tone are allusions to other literature , most specifically the first chapter of the Book of Job , both in situation and language , as verses are both quoted directly and paraphrased . Additionally , echoes of the first three chapters of the Book of Genesis appear . Finally , Frost and Mordel enter into a Faustian bargain , with , however , better results than in the original . The novelette has appeared in collections of Zelazny 's works and in anthologies . The title is from a phrase in A. E. Housman 's collection A Shropshire Lad .",
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"text": "Theme (narrative) In contemporary literary studies , a theme is the central topic a text treats . Themes can be divided into two categories : a work 's thematic concept is what readers `` think the work is about '' and its thematic statement being `` what the work says about the subject '' . The most common contemporary understanding of theme is an idea or point that is central to a story , which can often be summed in a single word ( e.g. love , death , betrayal ) . Typical examples of themes of this type are conflict between the individual and society ; coming of age ; humans in conflict with technology ; nostalgia ; and the dangers of unchecked ambition . A theme may be exemplified by the actions , utterances , or thoughts of a character in a novel . An example of this would be the thematic idea of loneliness in John Steinbeck 's Of Mice and Men , wherein many of the characters seem to be lonely . It may differ from the thesis -- the text 's or author 's implied worldview . A story may have several themes . Themes often explore historically common or cross-culturally recognizable ideas , such as ethical questions , and are usually implied rather than stated explicitly . An example of this would be whether one should live a seemingly better life , at the price of giving up parts of one 's humanity , which is a theme in Aldous Huxley 's Brave New World . Along with plot , character , setting , and style , theme is considered one of the components of fiction .",
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"text": "Fantasy Masterworks Fantasy Masterworks is a series of British paperbacks intended to comprise `` some of the greatest , most original , and most influential fantasy ever written '' , and claimed by its publisher Millennium ( an imprint of Victor Gollancz ) to be `` the books which , along with Tolkien , Peake and others , shaped modern fantasy . '' It has a companion series in the SF Masterworks line . A separate Future Classics line has also started featuring eight science fiction novels from the last few decades . The books were numbered only through No. 50 ; in the 2013 reboot of the series the books are unnumbered , have a uniform look , and feature introductions by well-known writers and critics .",
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"text": "Song of the Gargoyle The Song of the Gargoyle is a 1991 book for young readers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder . Set in the middle ages , it tells the story of a young boy named Tymmon who lives with his father Komus , the court jester of Austerneve . When Komus is abducted by an anonymous man with a Black Helmet , thirteen-year-old Tymmon is able to escape Black Helmet and leaves the castle grounds to seek refuge in the Sombrous Forest , a forbidden place occupied by wolves and magical beings . Most wonderfully , Tymmon is adopted by a gargoyle named Troff -- a creature with the loyalty of a dog and the fearsome powers of an enchanted being . After a season surviving in the forest , Tymmon longs to rescue his father and to find a way to avenge him , as a knight would . But Tymmon is a commoner , and he burns with anger at his father , who threw away a noble heritage to become a lowly jester . Tymmon had to watch his childhood playmate turn away from him to become a squire and train for the knighthood Tymmon can never know . When Tymmon realizes that Troff can pose as a dog , he and Troff leave the forest together . As they travel , Tymmon sees the poverty and suffering of peasants ravaged by feudalistic greed . In the city he discovers that with his talent for music and joking , inherited from his father , he and Troff can make people happy . Beyond that , performing enables him to communicate with people from all walks of life . Of Song of the Gargolye , Zilpha Keatley Snyder says , `` High among the periods that inspired my childhood dreamscapes were the middle ages . Not a very specific or historic middle ages , actually , so much as a fantasy world peopled by beautiful princesses and -- most especially -- by noble knights . I especially liked the knights . No doubt due , at least in part , to the fact that they rode horses . ( I was also enamored of cowboys . ) However , when I grew older and less romantic , I began to look at my hardware-clad heroes from a more critical point of view . Knights , I discovered , were often a pretty cruel and bloodthirsty bunch , not to mention ignorant and superstitious ... So when I got around to setting a story in their time , I cast about for a hero or two with a better odor . And the result was Tymmon and his father , Komus . And Troff ? Just another tribute to the memory of various more-or-less miraculous four-legged friends . '' Category : American children 's novels Category :1991 American novels",
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"text": "Ned Stark Eddard `` Ned '' Stark is a fictional character in the first book of George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels and the first season of its television adaptation . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Ned is the honorable lord of Winterfell , an ancient fortress in the North of the fictional continent of Westeros . Though the character is established as a primary character in the novel and the TV adaptation , Martin 's plot twist at the end involving Ned shocked both readers of the book and viewers of the TV series . Ned is portrayed by Sean Bean in the first season of HBO 's adaptation of the series , Game of Thrones , and as a child and young man by Sebastian Croft and Robert Aramayo respectively in the sixth season . Bean was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television and a Scream Award for Best Fantasy Actor for the role . He and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2011 .",
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"text": "Old English literature Old English literature or Anglo-Saxon literature , encompasses literature written in Old English , in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th century to the decades after the Norman Conquest of 1066 . `` Cædmon 's Hymn '' , composed in the 7th century , according to Bede , is often considered the oldest extant poem in English , whereas the later poem , The Grave is one of the final poems written in Old English , and presents a transitional text between Old and Middle English . The Peterborough Chronicle can also be considered a late-period text , continuing into the 12th century . The poem Beowulf , which often begins the traditional canon of English literature , is the most famous work of Old English literature . The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle has also proven significant for historical study , preserving a chronology of early English history . In descending order of quantity , Old English literature consists of : sermons and saints ' lives ; biblical translations ; translated Latin works of the early Church Fathers ; Anglo-Saxon chronicles and narrative history works ; laws , wills and other legal works ; practical works on grammar , medicine , geography ; and poetry . In all there are over 400 surviving manuscripts from the period , of which about 189 are considered `` major '' . Besides Old English literature , Anglo-Saxons wrote a number of Anglo-Latin works .",
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"text": "Welsh literature in English Anglo-Welsh literature and Welsh writing in English are terms used to describe works written in the English language by Welsh writers . It has been recognised as a distinctive entity only since the 20th century . The need for a separate identity for this kind of writing arose because of the parallel development of modern Welsh-language literature ; as such it is perhaps the youngest branch of English-language literature in the British Isles . Welsh writers in English have traditionally favoured the short story form over the novel for two main reasons : in a society lacking sufficient wealth to support professional writers , the amateur writer was able to spare time only for short bursts of creativity ; and , like poetry , it concentrated linguistic delight and exuberance . However , the genre did not develop in these writers much beyond its origin in rural sketches . Satire was avoided , and , since the main market was London publishers , the short stories tended to focus on the eccentricities ( as seen from a metropolitan viewpoint ) of Welsh life .",
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"text": "Novel in Scotland The novel in Scotland includes all long prose fiction published in Scotland and by Scottish authors since the development of the literary format in the eighteenth century . The novel was soon a major element of Scottish literary and critical life . Tobias Smollett 's picaresque novels , such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle mean that he is often seen as Scotland 's first novelist . Other Scots who contributed to the development of the novel in the eighteenth century include Henry Mackenzie and John Moore . There was a tradition of moral and domestic fiction in the early nineteenth century that included the work of Elizabeth Hamilton , Mary Brunton and Christian Johnstone . The outstanding literary figure of the early nineteenth century was Walter Scott , whose Waverley is often called the first historical novel . He had a major worldwide influence . His success led to a publishing boom in Scotland . Major figures that benefited included James Hogg , John Galt , John Gibson Lockhart , John Wilson and Susan Ferrier . In the mid-nineteenth century major literary figures that contributed to the development of the novel included David Macbeth Moir , John Stuart Blackie , William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Margaret Oliphant . In the late nineteenth century , a number of Scottish-born authors achieved international reputations , including Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle , whose Sherlock Holmes stories helped found the tradition of detective fiction . In the last two decades of the century the `` kailyard school '' ( cabbage patch ) depicted Scotland in a rural and nostalgic fashion , often seen as a `` failure of nerve '' in dealing with the rapid changes that had swept across Scotland in the industrial revolution . Figures associated with the movement include Ian Maclaren , S. R. Crockett and J. M. Barrie , best known for his creation of Peter Pan , which helped develop the genre of fantasy , as did the work of George MacDonald . Among the most important novels of the early twentieth century was The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown , which broke with the Kailyard tradition . John Buchan played a major role in the creation of the modern thriller with The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle . The Scottish literary Renaissance attempted to introduce modernism into art and create of a distinctive national literature . It increasingly focused on the novel . Major figures included Neil Gunn , George Blake , A. J. Cronin , Eric Linklater and Lewis Grassic Gibbon . There were also a large number of female authors associated with the movement , who included Catherine Carswell , Willa Muir , Nan Shepherd and Naomi Mitchison . Many major Scottish post-war novelists , such as Robin Jenkins , Jessie Kesson , Muriel Spark , Alexander Trocchi and James Kennaway spent most of their lives outside Scotland , but often dealt with Scottish themes . Successful mass-market works included the action novels of Alistair MacLean and the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett . A younger generation of novelists that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s included Allan Massie , Shena Mackay and Alan Spence . Working class identity continued to be explored by Archie Hind , Alan Sharp , George Friel and William McIlvanney . From the 1980s Scottish literature enjoyed another major revival , with figures including Alasdair Gray , James Kelman , Irvine Welsh , Alan Warner , Janice Galloway , A. L. Kennedy , Iain Banks , Candia McWilliam , Frank Kuppner and Andrew O'Hagan . In genre fiction Iain Banks , writing as Iain M. Banks , produced ground-breaking science fiction and Scottish crime fiction has been a major area of growth with the success of novelists including Frederic Lindsay , Quintin Jardine , Val McDermid , Denise Mina , Christopher Brookmyre , and particularly Ian Rankin and his Inspector Rebus novels . The most successful author of Scottish origins in recent years has been J. K. Rowling , author of the Harry Potter series .",
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"text": "Leslie Groves Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr. ( 17 August 1896 -- 13 July 1970 ) was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project , a top secret research project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II . As the son of a United States Army chaplain , Groves lived at a number of Army posts during his childhood . He graduated fourth in his class at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1918 and was commissioned into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . In 1929 , he went to Nicaragua as part of an expedition whose purpose was to conduct a survey for the Inter-Oceanic Nicaragua Canal . Following the 1931 Nicaragua earthquake , Groves took over responsibility for Managua 's water supply system , for which he was awarded the Nicaraguan Presidential Medal of Merit . He attended the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas , in 1935 and 1936 , and the Army War College in 1938 and 1939 , after which he was posted to the War Department General Staff . In 1940 Groves , who `` had a reputation as a doer , a driver , and a stickler for duty '' , became special assistant for construction to the Quartermaster General , tasked with inspecting construction sites and checking on their progress . In August 1941 , he was given responsibility for the gigantic office complex to house the War Department 's 40,000 staff which would ultimately become the Pentagon . In September 1942 , Groves took charge of the Manhattan Project . He was involved in most aspects of the atomic bomb 's development . He participated in the selection of sites for research and production at Oak Ridge , Tennessee ; Los Alamos , New Mexico ; and Hanford , Washington . He directed the enormous construction effort , made critical decisions on the various methods of isotope separation , acquired raw materials , directed the collection of military intelligence on the German nuclear energy project and helped select the cities in Japan that were chosen as targets . Groves wrapped the Manhattan Project in security but failed to prevent the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from conducting a successful espionage program that stole some of its most important secrets . After the war , Groves remained in charge of the Manhattan Project until responsibility for nuclear weapons production was handed over to the United States Atomic Energy Commission in 1947 . He then headed the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project , which had been created to control the military aspects of nuclear weapons . He was given a dressing down by the Chief of Staff of the United States Army , General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower , and told that he would never be appointed Chief of Engineers . Three days later , Groves announced his intention to leave the Army . He was promoted to lieutenant general just before his retirement on 29 February 1948 in recognition of his leadership of the bomb program . By a special Act of Congress , his date of rank was backdated to 16 July 1945 , the date of the Trinity nuclear test . He went on to become a vice-president at Sperry Rand .",
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"text": "Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons . It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada . From 1942 to 1946 , the project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . Nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer was the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory that designed the actual bombs . The Army component of the project was designated the Manhattan District ; `` Manhattan '' gradually superseded the official codename , Development of Substitute Materials , for the entire project . Along the way , the project absorbed its earlier British counterpart , Tube Alloys . The Manhattan Project began modestly in 1939 , but grew to employ more than 130,000 people and cost nearly US $ 2 billion ( about $ in dollars ) . Over 90 % of the cost was for building factories and to produce fissile material , with less than 10 % for development and production of the weapons . Research and production took place at more than 30 sites across the United States , the United Kingdom , and Canada . Two types of atomic bombs were developed concurrently during the war : a relatively simple gun-type fission weapon and a more complex implosion-type nuclear weapon . The Thin Man gun-type design proved impractical to use with plutonium so a simpler gun-type called Little Boy was developed that used uranium-235 , an isotope that makes up only 0.7 percent of natural uranium . Chemically identical to the most common isotope , uranium-238 , and with almost the same mass , it proved difficult to separate the two . Three methods were employed for uranium enrichment : electromagnetic , gaseous and thermal . Most of this work was performed at the Clinton Engineer Works at Oak Ridge , Tennessee . In parallel with the work on uranium was an effort to produce plutonium . After the feasibility of the world 's first artificial nuclear reactor was demonstrated in Chicago at the Metallurgical Laboratory , it designed the X-10 Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge and the production reactors in Hanford , Washington , in which uranium was irradiated and transmuted into plutonium . The plutonium was then chemically separated from the uranium . The Fat Man implosion-type weapon was developed in a concerted design and development effort by the Los Alamos Laboratory . The project was also charged with gathering intelligence on the German nuclear weapon project . Through Operation Alsos , Manhattan Project personnel served in Europe , sometimes behind enemy lines , where they gathered nuclear materials and documents , and rounded up German scientists . Despite the Manhattan Project 's tight security , Soviet atomic spies still penetrated the program . The first nuclear device ever detonated was an implosion-type bomb at the Trinity test , conducted at New Mexico 's Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range on 16 July 1945 . Little Boy and Fat Man bombs were used a month later in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , respectively . In the immediate postwar years , the Manhattan Project conducted weapons testing at Bikini Atoll as part of Operation Crossroads , developed new weapons , promoted the development of the network of national laboratories , supported medical research into radiology and laid the foundations for the nuclear navy . It maintained control over American atomic weapons research and production until the formation of the United States Atomic Energy Commission in January 1947 .",
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"text": "Secret Military Organization Secret Military Organization , or Tajna Organizacja Wojskowa , TOW in Polish , was a clandestine military formation organized prior to World War II in the Second Polish Republic in the event Polish territory was occupied by foreign powers . The country-wide TOW organization was active in the early days of the September 1939 Campaign and during the Nazi occupation of Poland . Some of the offshoots or independently organized local `` TOWs '' , such as Tajna Organizacja Wojskowa Gryf Pomorski ( `` TOW Pomeranian Griffin '' ) or Tajna Organizacja Wojskowa Gryf Kaszubski ( `` TOW Kaszubian Griffin '' ) were active throughout the whole period of the German occupation as well as the early years of the Soviet takeover . During the interwar period , Polish intelligence services in the Grupa Operacyjnej Dywersji ( Operational Group for Diversion ) developed contingency plans for creating an underground movement in case the country was occupied by either Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia . The sub unit within this service codenamed Zygmunt was charged with preparing diversionary and sabotage actions to be carried out during the possible occupation . The main , country-wide , TOW was organized by Major ( later colonel ) Jan Mazurkiewicz , codename Radosław , in late 1939 , in Stanisławów , after the Polish defeat in the September campaign . Mazurkiewicz 's founding of the group received approval from Gen. Władysław Sikorski and the Polish government in exile . Originally the coordinating headquarters of this TOW were located in Budapest , but were transferred to occupied Poland in 1940 . In March 1943 the main TOW became part of the general anti-Nazi organization the Home Army and the cells of the organization were transformed or transferred into the newly organized `` Directorate for Diversion '' , Kedyw . Some of the other TOWs , such as the Pomeranian Griffin , continued to exist independently of the Home Army , or were only nominally subordinated to it .",
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"text": "History of the United States National Security Council 1953–61 This article is about the history of the United States National Security Council during the Eisenhower Administration , 1953 -- 1961 . Under President Dwight D. Eisenhower , the National Security Council system evolved into the principal arm of the President in formulating and executing policy on military , international , and internal security affairs . Where Harry S. Truman was uncomfortable with the NSC system and only made regular use of it under the pressure of the Korean War , Eisenhower embraced the NSC concept and created a structured system of integrated policy review . Eisenhower had a penchant for careful staff work , and believed that effective planning involved a creative process of discussion and debate among advisers compelled to work toward consensus recommendations . The genesis of the new NSC system was a report prepared for the President in March 1953 by Robert Cutler , who became the President 's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs . Cutler proposed a systematic flow of recommendation , decision , and implementation that he later described as the `` policy hill '' process . At the bottom of the hill , concerned agencies such as State and Defense produced draft policy recommendations on specific topics and worked for consensus at the agency level . These draft NSC papers went up the hill through the Planning Board , created to review and refine the recommendations before passing them on for full NSC consideration . The NSC Planning Board met on Tuesday and Friday afternoons and was composed of officials at the Assistant Secretary level from the agencies with permanent or standing representation on the Council , as well as advisers from the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Central Intelligence Agency . Hundreds of hours were spent by the Board reviewing and reconstructing proposed papers for the NSC . Cutler resigned in 1958 in exhaustion . The top of the foreign policy-making hill was the NSC itself , chaired by the President , which met regularly on Thursday mornings . The Council consisted of the five statutory members : the President , Vice President , Secretaries of State and Defense , and Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization . Depending on the subject under discussion , as many as a score of other senior Cabinet members and advisers , including the Secretary of the Treasury , the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , and the Director of Central Intelligence , attended and participated . The agenda included regular briefings by the Director of Central Intelligence on worldwide developments affecting U.S. security , and consideration of the policy papers advanced by the Planning Board . The upshot of the discussions were recommendations to the President in the form of NSC Actions . The President , who participated in the discussion , normally endorsed the NSC Action , and the decision went down the hill for implementation to the Operations Coordinating Board . President Eisenhower created the Operations Coordinating Board ( OCB ) to follow up on all NSC decisions . The OCB met regularly on Wednesday afternoons at the Department of State , and was composed of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs , Deputy Secretary of Defense , the Directors of the CIA , the United States Information Agency , and ICA , and the Special Assistants to the President for National Security Affairs and Security Operations Coordination . The OCB was the coordinating and implementing arm of the NSC for all aspects of the implementation of national security policy . NSC action papers were assigned to a team from the OCB for follow-up . More than 40 interagency working groups were established with experts for various countries and subjects . This 24-person staff of the OCB supported these working groups in which officials from various agencies met each other for the first time . The President 's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs , a post held under Eisenhower by Cutler , Dillon Anderson , William Harding Jackson , and finally Gordon Gray , oversaw the flow of recommendations and decisions up and down the policy hill , and functioned in Council meetings to brief the Council and summarize the sense of discussion . The Special Assistant was an essential facilitator of the decision-making system , but , unlike the National Security Adviser created under Kennedy , had no substantive role in the process . The NSC staff managed by the Special Assistant grew during the Eisenhower years , but again had no independent role in the policy process . President Eisenhower had great confidence in the efficacy of covert operations as a viable supplement or alternative to previous normal foreign policy initiatives . The seeming clear success of the operations to overthrow Iranian populist leader Mossadegeh in 1953 , and overthrow the democratically elected , left-leaning President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán in Guatemala in 1954 was not without their crisis moments in the White House . In 1954 NSC 5412 provided for the establishment of a panel of designated representatives of the President and the Secretaries of State and Defense to meet regularly to review and recommend covert operations . Gordon Gray assumed the chairmanship of the `` 5412 Committee '' as it was called , and all succeeding National Security Advisers have chaired similar successor committees , variously named `` 303 '' , `` 40 '' , `` Special Coordinating Committee , '' which , in later Presidential administrations , were charged with the review of CIA covert operations . President Eisenhower also created the position of staff secretary with the responsibility to screen all foreign policy and military documents coming to the President . While Colonel Andrew Goodpaster held this position , he tended to eclipse the Special Assistant for National Security . The strength of the NSC system under Eisenhower was that it provided for regular , fully staffed , interagency review of major foreign and national security issues , culminating in discussion and decision at the highest level of government . The resulting Presidentially approved NSC papers provided policy guidance at every level of implementation . Eisenhower felt that the regular policy discussions kept his principal advisers fully informed , in step with one another , and prepared to react knowledgeably in the event of crisis . His commitment to the system was such that he chaired every Council meeting he could attend ( 329 of a total of 366 ) . The NSC meetings , including prior briefings and subsequent review of NSC Actions , constituted the largest single item on his weekly agenda . Secretary of State John Foster Dulles , on the other hand , had reservations about the NSC system . He was the strongest personality in the Eisenhower Cabinet and jealously guarded his role as principal adviser to the President on foreign policy . He had constant , direct access to the President and did not feel that some of the most sensitive issues should be discussed in groups as large as were involved in most NSC meetings . He drew a sharp line between the NSC policy review process and the day-to-day operations of foreign policy , which he maintained were the province of the Department of State . Dulles and his deputies also were not comfortable with the scope the NSC review system gave to Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey , another strong figure in the Cabinet , to intrude budgetary limitations into policy considerations . Dulles successfully resisted a proposal to substitute the Vice President for the Under Secretary of State as chairman of the OCB , arguing that such a change would impinge on his role as principal adviser to the President on foreign policy . Critics of the Eisenhower NSC system have argued that it was inflexible , overstaffed , unable to anticipate and react to immediate crises , and weighed down by committees reporting in great detail on long checklists of minor policy concerns . The most thorough critique of the system emerged from the hearings conducted in 1960 ( 1961 by the Senate Subcommittee on National Policy Machinery , known as the Jackson Subcommittee for its chairman , Senator Henry Jackson . Cutler and NSC Executive Secretary James Lay testified in support of the effectiveness of the system , but their testimony was offset by that of former Truman administration officials such as George Kennan , Paul Nitze , and Robert Lovett . They argued that foreign policy was being made by a passive President influenced by a National Security Council rendered virtually useless by ponderous , bureaucratic machinery . Basically , they argued , the NSC was a huge committee , and suffered from all the weaknesses of committees . Composed of representatives of many agencies , its members were not free to adopt the broad , statesmanlike attitude desired by the President , but , rather , were ambassadors of their own departments , clinging to departmental rather than national views . To make matters worse , critics added , the NSC system by its very nature was restricted to continuing and developing already established policies and was incapable of originating new ideas or major innovations . The critics suggested replacement of the formal , `` over-institutionalized '' NSC structure with a smaller , less formal NSC which would offer the President a clear choice of alternatives on a limited number of major problems . Eisenhower was certainly not a passive President , dominated by his Secretary of State on foreign policy and national security issues . In fact , Eisenhower was actively in command of his administration 's foreign policy , and the established NSC system met his instincts and requirements to the extent he used them . Although there is substance in the criticism that the Eisenhower NSC became to some extent the prisoner of a rigidly bureaucratic process , the criticism misses the point that Eisenhower and Dulles did not attempt to manage fast-breaking foreign policy crises or day-to-day operation through the NSC apparatus . An examination of several of the major foreign policy decisions that confronted the Eisenhower administration reveals that the NSC system was used to manage some , but was essentially bypassed in others . The established NSC process was used when the question involved a policy debate between departments with strongly held , contending positions , as it did in the case of the debate between the Departments of State and Defense in 1956/1957 over whether to introduce a more modern generation of weapons into Korea , where it focused debate and produced the necessary agreed-upon decision after discussion of three draft policy papers . In fast-breaking crisis situations however , including the concurrent Suez crisis and Hungarian Revolution of 1956 , the first and Second Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1955 and 1958 , and the 1958 Lebanon crisis , these were typically managed through small meetings with the President in the White House , normally involving Dulles and other concerned advisers , and through telephone conversations between Eisenhower , Dulles , and other principal advisers . Eisenhower sometimes used trusted NSC staffers to serve as an intermediary to gain information outside the chain of command as he did with Colonel Goodpaster during the straits crisis in 1955 . There was great similarity between this process of crisis management and that adopted by subsequent Presidents , such as Kennedy , Johnson , and Nixon , except for the fact that the ad hoc meetings in the Eisenhower White House did not involve a National Security Adviser as a substantive participant . And in the event that aspects of crisis management depended on contact with the critical man-on-the-spot , as it did in 1958 when Deputy Under Secretary of State Robert Murphy was dispatched to Lebanon to attempt to defuse the crisis , his instructions came from the Department of State and he reported to the Secretary of State rather than directly to the White House , as became the practice during the height of the Vietnam War . When Eisenhower briefed President-elect Kennedy on the NSC system , as when Gordon Gray briefed his successor McGeorge Bundy , they both emphasized the importance of the established NSC machinery in the management of foreign policy and national security affairs . They might have been more persuasive in maintaining the system had they pointed to the fact that the NSC apparatus was essentially limited to policy review , but was not used by them to manage foreign policy crises or day-to-day decisions .",
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"text": "War and Peace Studies War and Peace Studies was a project carried out by the Council on Foreign Relations between 1939 and 1945 before and during American involvement in World War II . It was intended to advise the U.S. Government on conduct in the war and the subsequent peace . The project was divided into four major areas : economic and financial , security and armaments , territorial , and political . Over 100 men took part . Funding was provided by the Rockefeller Foundation , which provided almost $ 350,000 over the course of the project . A steering committee was created in December 1939 chaired by U.S diplomat Norman Davis with Foreign Affairs editor Hamilton Fish Armstrong as vice-chairman . Initial area heads were : Alvin Hansen and Jacob Viner led the economic and financial group Whitney Shepardson , who led the political group Allen Welsh Dulles and Hanson W. Baldwin , who led the armaments group , and Isaiah Bowman , who led the territorial group . A research secretary was appointed to each group : William Diebold , for the economic and financial group Walter R. Sharp , for the political group , and Grayson L. Kirk , for the armaments group William P. Maddox , for the territorial group From March 1942 , the project supplied research secretaries to the State Department 's Advisory Committee on Postwar Foreign Policy , with each group 's secretary serving the corresponding subcommittee at the State Department . Meetings were scheduled to allow secretaries to carry out Council work during the first half of each week with the remainder of the week spent at the Department of State .",
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"text": "Spies for Peace Spies for Peace was a British group of anti-war activists associated with the Committee of 100 who publicized government preparations for rule after a nuclear war . In 1963 they broke into a secret government bunker , Regional Seat of Government Number 6 ( RSG-6 ) at Warren Row , near Reading , where they photographed and copied documents . The RSGs were to include representatives of all the central government departments , to maintain law and order , communicate with the surviving population and control remaining resources . The public were virtually unaware what the government was planning for the aftermath of a nuclear war until it was revealed by Spies for Peace . They published this information in a pamphlet , Danger ! Official Secret RSG-6 . Four thousand copies were sent to the national press , politicians and peace movement activists and copies were distributed on the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament 's Easter march from Aldermaston . The pamphlet said it was `` about a small group of people who have accepted thermonuclear war as a probability , and are consciously and carefully planning for it . ... They are quietly waiting for the day the bomb drops , for that will be the day they take over . '' It listed the RSGs and gave their telephone numbers . Most of the pamphlet was about RSG-6 , which Spies for Peace described in detail . They said that `` RSG-6 is not a centre for civil defence . It is a centre for military government '' , and they listed the personnel who were to staff it . The pamphlet described emergency planning exercises in which RSG-6 had been activated , including a NATO exercise in September 1962 , FALLEX-62 . Spies for Peace asserted that the exercise demonstrated the incapacity of the public services to cope with the consequences of nuclear attack and that the RSG system would not work . The exercise , they said , `` proved once and for all the truth of the 1957 Defence White Paper that there is no defence against nuclear war . '' In a hint at the source of their information , Spies for Peace said that FALLEX-62 `` convinced at least one occupant of one RSG at least that the deterrent is quite futile '' . The pamphlet claimed that at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis , a month after the NATO exercise , RSG-6 was not activated . The authors objected strongly to the fact that the RSG network had not been publicly debated , that its staff were unelected and that they would have military powers . The 1963 Aldermaston issue of the CND bulletin Sanity included the Spies for Peace revelations and several hundred demonstrators left the Aldermaston route and headed for RSG-6 where they set up a picket . Spies for Peace made front page news but the press was later advised by an official `` D-Notice '' from saying any more about the matter . The police tried to prevent any further distribution of the information but failed to do so . RSGs in Cambridge and Edinburgh were also picketed . Although several people were arrested , the original spies were not identified or caught . Since the death of Nicolas Walter , it has been revealed that he was one of the Spies for Peace .",
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"docid": "015c3d5e2f3daa62aef3c2b1b7c2a5ff",
"text": "War Research Service The War Research Service ( WRS ) was a civilian agency of the United States government established during World War II to pursue research relating to biological warfare . Established in May 1942 by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson , the WRS was embedded in the Federal Security Agency , the federal agency that administered Social Security and other New Deal programs in the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt . Headed by George W. Merck , president of the Merck & Co. pharmaceutical firm , the WRS was headquartered at Fort Detrick , Maryland . Being a civilian agency , the WRS was initially tasked to supervise the military Chemical Warfare Service 's biological program . However , the WRS was disbanded in 1944 , and the weapons research was continued under the exclusive oversight of the CWS .",
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"text": "Reginald Victor Jones Reginald Victor Jones FRSE LLD ( 29 September 1911 -- 17 December 1997 ) was a British physicist and scientific military intelligence expert who played an important role in the defence of Britain in",
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"text": "Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT The Research Laboratory of Electronics ( RLE ) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) was founded in 1946 as the successor to the famed MIT Radiation Laboratory ( Rad Lab ) of World War II . During the war , large scale research at the RadLab was devoted to the rapid development of microwave radar . Projects included physical electronics , microwave physics , electromagnetic properties of matter , and microwave communication principles . The `` Rad Lab '' designed almost half of the radar deployed in World War II , created over 100 different radar systems , and constructed $ 1.5 billion worth of radar . At the height of its activities , the Rad Lab employed nearly 4,000 people working on several continents . What began as a British-American effort to make microwave radar work , evolved into a centralized laboratory committed to understanding the theories behind experimental radar while solving its engineering problems . The Rad Lab formally closed on December 31 , 1945 , and its staff members resumed their peacetime activities . In its wake remained tons of surplus equipment and the concept for a basic research center that was to continue in RLE . On January 1 , 1946 , under the sponsorship of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development , the RadLab 's Basic Research Division continued work at MIT as a transitional organization . Under the leadership of Director Julius A. Stratton and Associate Director Albert G. Hill , it continued investigation on problems in physical electronics that involved cathodes , electronic emission , and gaseous conduction . In microwave physics , the electromagnetic properties of matter at microwave frequencies were studied . Modern techniques were applied to both physics and engineering research , and in microwave communications , engineering applications were emphasized . On July 1 , 1946 , the Basic Research Division was finally incorporated into the new Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT .",
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"text": "Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II The evacuation of civilians in Britain during the Second World War was designed to protect civilians in Britain , particularly children , from the risks associated with aerial bombing of cities by moving them to areas thought to be less at risk . Operation Pied Piper , which began on 1 September 1939 , officially relocated more than 3.5 million people . Further waves of official evacuation and re-evacuation occurred on the south and east coasts in June 1940 , when a seaborne invasion was expected , and from affected cities after the Blitz began in September 1940 . There were also official evacuations from the UK to other parts of the British Empire , and many non-official evacuations within and from the UK . Other mass movements of civilians included British citizens arriving from the Channel Islands , and displaced people arriving from continental Europe . The Government Evacuation Scheme was developed during summer 1938 by the Anderson Committee and implemented by the Ministry of Health . The country was divided into zones , classified as either `` evacuation '' , `` neutral '' , or `` reception '' , with priority evacuees being moved from the major urban centres and billeted on the available private housing in more rural areas . Each zone covered roughly a third of the population , although several urban areas later bombed had not been classified for evacuation . In early 1939 , the reception areas compiled lists of available housing . Space for a couple of thousand people was found , and the government also constructed camps which provided a few thousand additional spaces . In summer 1939 , the government began to publicise its plan through the local authorities . They had overestimated demand : only half of all school-aged children were moved from the urban areas instead of the expected 80 % . There was enormous regional variation : as few as 15 % of the children were evacuated from some urban areas , while over 60 % of children were evacuated in Manchester and Belfast and Liverpool . The refusal of the central government to spend large sums on preparation also reduced the effectiveness of the plan . In the event over 1,474,000 people were evacuated .",
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"text": "Council on Books in Wartime The Council on Books in Wartime ( 1942 -- 1946 ) was an American non-profit organization founded by booksellers , publishers , librarians , authors , and others , in the spring of 1942 to channel the use of books as `` weapons in the war of ideas '' ( the Council 's motto ) . Its primary aim was the promotion of books to influence the thinking of the American people regarding World War II , to build and maintain the will to win , to expose the true nature of the enemy , to disseminate technical information , to provide relaxation and inspiration , and to clarify war aims and problems of peace . The Council co-operated with the Office of War Information ( OWI ) and other Government agencies , but was itself a voluntary , unpaid , non-Governmental organization . The Council attempted to achieve its goals by acting as a clearinghouse for book-related ideas , by being an intermediary between the book-trade industry and government agencies , by offering advice to publishers , and by handling all forms of public relations including distribution of reading lists and pamphlets , lectures , radio programs , newsreels , and book promotion and publication . In 1942 , the Council created a War Book Panel to choose titles officially recommended by the Council . These titles were republished by Council member publishers with a seal of approval , a large `` I '' on the front cover meaning an `` Imperative '' book . 6 `` Imperative '' books were published between 1942 and 1945 ( see War Book Panel ) . In the spring of 1943 , the Council launched the effort for which it would become best known , the Armed Services Editions . By the time the program ended in 1947 , it had printed 122,951,031 books , selling them to the government at an average cost of just over six cents a volume . The Armed Services Editions brought high-end books to a mass audience , and helped popularize the emerging paperback format . One of the most popular ASE books was A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ( 1943 ) by Betty Smith , and the ASE 's distribution of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's novel The Great Gatsby helped revive interest in the book . In 1944 , the Council launched Oversees Editions , Inc , a subsidiary aimed at distributing American books to civilian populations abroad , to promote a positive view of American culture . With the end of World War II , the Council on Books in Wartime ceased active operations on Jan 31 , 1946 but maintained its corporate entities to deal with the dispersal of remaining funds and the safekeeping of records . Some of those involved on the Council include : W. W. Norton of W. W. Norton & Company , Bennett Cerf of Random House , George A. Hecht of Doubleday & Co. , and Mark Van Doren .",
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"text": "Special Relationship The Special Relationship is the unofficial term for the exceptionally close political , diplomatic , cultural , economic , military and historical relations between the United Kingdom and the United States . It was used in a 1946 speech by Winston Churchill . Although both the United Kingdom and United States have close relationships with many other nations , the level of cooperation between them in economic activity , trade and commerce , military planning , execution of military operations , nuclear weapons technology , and intelligence sharing has been described as `` unparalleled '' among major powers . The United Kingdom and United States have been close allies in numerous military and political conflicts throughout the 20th and 21st centuries including World War I , World War II , the Korean War , the Cold War , the Gulf War , and the War on Terror .",
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"text": "Wallace Akers Sir Wallace Alan Akers ( 9 September 1888 -- 1 November 1954 ) was a British chemist and industrialist . Beginning his academic career at Oxford he specialized in physical chemistry . During the Second World War , he was the director of the Tube Alloys project , a clandestine programme aiming to research and develop British atomic weapons capabilities , from 1941 to 1945 . After the war he was director of research at Imperial Chemical Industries . He also served as a member of the Advisory Council of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research , and the committee that drew up the organisation of what became the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority . He died in 1954 at the age of 66 .",
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"text": "Ben Lockspeiser Sir Ben Lockspeiser KCB , FRS , MIMechE , FRAeS ( 9 March 1891 -- 18 October 1990 ) was a British scientific administrator and the first President of CERN . Lockspeiser was educated at the Grocers ' Company 's School , Hackney , and Sidney Sussex College , Cambridge . He served as a private with the Royal Army Medical Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War . Lockspeiser became a chemist at the Royal Aircraft Establishment , Farnborough . During the Second World War he was promoted and worked on secret projects for the Admiralty . He was also at the Ministry of Aircraft Production , and supplied the spotlight altimeter method for the Dambusters raid . He became Deputy-Director . He was knighted in the 1946 New Year Honours list . By the 1950s he was Secretary at the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Quote about the establishment of CERN . `` Scientific research lives and flourishes in an atmosphere of freedom - freedom to doubt , freedom to enquire and freedom to discover . These are the conditions under which this new laboratory has been established . '' Reference to an Automatic Computing Engine ( ACE ) project is referenced in memos dated from 1950 at the Alan Turing Archive . Lockspeiser was also responsible for the development and further exploitation of the Manchester Mark 1 into the world 's first commercially available general-purpose electronic computer , the Ferranti Mark 1 . Much is mentioned about his cancellation of the Miles M. 52 Supersonic Jet project when he was Director of Scientific Research . His pre-war interest in Communism made him the object of monitoring by the British secret service MI6 . He lived out his retirement in Farnborough .",
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"text": "National Churchill Library and Center The National Churchill Library and Center ( NCLC ) is a public library and museum at the George Washington University ( GWU ) in Washington , D.C. , dedicated to the life and work of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill . It is located on the ground level of the GWU 's Gelman Library . The NCLC was officially opened on 29 October 2016 and is a collaboration between the George Washington University and the International Churchill Society . The concept of a Churchill research library in the United States was conceived in 2012 by International Churchill Society Chairman , Laurence Geller , and the then President of the George Washington University , Steven Knapp . It was the first research facility in the U.S. capital dedicated to the study of Churchill . The NCLC contains hundreds of volumes by and about Churchill ; a touchscreen exhibit based on the 2012 exhibition `` Churchill : The Power of Words '' at the Morgan Library in New York ; online access to the Churchill Archive housed at Churchill College , Cambridge ; and primary sources including the engagement diary cards that recorded Churchill 's schedule during World War II .",
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"text": "P. O. Box 1142 P.O. Box 1142 was a secret American military intelligence facility that operated during World War II . The American Military Intelligence Service had two special wings , known as MIS-X and MIS-Y . The MIS-X program focused upon the escape and evasion activities of American POWs in Europe . MIS-Y 's core duty was to interview the Prisoners of War ( POWs ) . They were known by their codename , the mailing address `` P.O. Box 1142 . '' Notable prisoners housed at the facility included rocket scientist Wernher von Braun , spymaster Reinhard Gehlen , and Heinz Schlicke , inventor of infrared detection . German U-Boat commander Werner Henke was also a prisoner but was fatally shot when he tried to escape by climbing the fence . P.O. Box 1142 was based in Fort Hunt , Virginia , formerly part of George Washington 's farmlands . German scientists , submariners and soldiers were questioned . P.O. Box 1142 obtained valuable intelligence from German POWs and also communicated with Allied POWs overseas . The camp was in violation of the Geneva Conventions because the Red Cross was not notified of the transfer or location of the prisoners , but according to the surviving wardens , torture was not used . The work done at Fort Hunt contributed to the Allied victory of World War II . It also led to advances in scientific technology and military intelligence that directly influenced the Cold War . In October 2007 , a group of the former intelligence workers gathered for the first time since the war 's conclusion , and a flagpole and plaque recognizing their contributions were dedicated on the original grounds . The camp was started in 1942 ; the majority of the camp facilities were bulldozed in 1946 . The post commanders were : Col. Daniel W. Kent ( 1 July 1942 to 21 October 1942 ) ; Col. Russell H. Sweet ( 21 October 1942 to 1 February 1943 ) ; Col. John L. Walker ( 1 February 1943 to 18 July 1945 ) ; and Col. Zennas R. Bliss ( 18 July 1945 to post closure ) .",
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"text": "Haldane principle In British research policy , the Haldane principle is the idea that decisions about what to spend research funds on should be made by researchers rather than politicians . It is named after Richard Burdon Haldane , who in 1904 and from 1909 to 1918 chaired committees and commissions which recommended this policy . The 1904 committee recommended the creation of the University Grants Committee which has evolved via the Universities Funding Council into the current higher education funding councils : Research Councils UK , Higher Education Funding Council for England , Scottish Funding Council and Higher Education Funding Council for Wales . In 1918 Haldane 's committee produced the `` Haldane Report '' . The report suggested that research required by government departments could be separated into that required by specific departments and that which was more general . It recommended that departments should oversee the specific research but the general research should be under the control of autonomous Research Councils , which would be free from political and administrative pressures that might discourage research in certain areas . The principle of the autonomy of the research councils is now referred to as the Haldane Principle . The first research council to be created as a result of the Haldane Report was the Medical Research Council . The principle has remained enshrined in British Government policy , but has been criticised and altered over the years . In 1939 J.D. Bernal argued that social good was more important than researchers ' freedom in deciding the direction of research . Solly Zuckerman criticised it in 1971 for its artificial separation of basic and applied science , and the consequent elevation of the status of the former . A major revision to the application of the Haldane Principle in British research funding came in the early 1970s with the Rothschild Report of 1971 , and its implementation which transferred about 25 % of the then Research Council funds , and the decisions on the research to be funded with them , back to government departments , a move later undone by Margaret Thatcher 's government . There is currently a debate about the extent to which the principle is still applied in practice . This principle is unrelated to Haldane 's rule , the zoological principle named after J. B. S. Haldane .",
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"text": "Political Intelligence Department (1939–1943) The Political Intelligence Department was a department of the British Foreign Office during World War II . Established in 1939 , its main function was the production of weekly intelligence summaries . It was originally headed by Foreign Office diplomat Rex Leeper . In April 1943 , the department was merged with the Royal Institute of International Affairs ' Foreign Research and Press Service in Oxford , creating the new Foreign Office Research Department . The ` Political Intelligence Department ' name continued to exist until 1946 as a cover for the Political Warfare Executive .",
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"text": "History of nuclear weapons Nuclear weapons possess enormous destructive power from nuclear fission or combined fission and fusion reactions . Starting with scientific breakthroughs made during the 1930s , the United States , the United Kingdom and Canada collaborated during World War II in what was called the Manhattan Project to counter the suspected Nazi German atomic bomb project . In August 1945 , two fission bombs were dropped on Japan , and stands to date as the only use of nuclear weapons in combat . The Soviet Union started development shortly thereafter with their own atomic bomb project , and not long after that both countries developed even more powerful fusion weapons known as `` hydrogen bombs '' .",
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"text": "Larkspur radio system Larkspur was the retrospectively adopted name of a tactical radio system used by the British Army . Its development started in the late 1940s with the first equipments being issued in the mid-1950s . It remained in service until replaced by Clansman in the late-1970s although some elements of Larkspur were still in service well into the 1980s . It was widely exported to British Commonwealth armies and other friendly nations . The origin of Larkspur was a post-war project to move tactical short-range radio communications in the forward battle area from HF using amplitude modulation to low-band VHF using frequency modulation . This followed the similar move by the US Army in the latter part of WWII which had demonstrated significant advantages . Where the use of VHF was not practical , HF sets using narrow band phase modulation ( NBPhM ) were developed as the only practical method at the time of obtaining some performance improvement over the use of AM especially at night . The range of sets originally comprised the vehicle VHF sets C42 , C45 , B45 , B47 , B48 and the C13 vehicle HF transceiver , all of which were designed to specifications produced by the government Signals Research and Development Establishment ( SRDE ) at Christchurch and initially designated as the `` New Range '' to differentiate them from wartime legacy radios . They were characterized by similar appearance , tuning drills , frequency indication using film strip displays , the use of relatively simple architecture that avoided complex switching as far as possible and using commonly available components and a degree of modularity in construction . Plessey Mk.IV connectors were used extensively in the sets and accessories . An important operational advance was that the sets incorporated internal calibration facilities which meant that they could be accurately pre-set on a frequency without radiating any signal . This enabled all stations in a net to be confidently pre-tuned on the same channel and eliminated the old compromising `` Tuning and Netting Call '' system that advertised the presence of activity to an enemy . All the sets were constructed in strong hermetically sealed alloy enclosures - a measure that had been found to be essential to ensure durability and reliability during the previous war , and were sized to fit a standardized range of vehicle mountings . A range of control and distribution accessories known as a harness to enable radio facilities to be accessed from various points in a vehicle was also produced . Initially , roll-out of the VHF New Range sets was restricted to the Royal Armoured Corps and the Royal Artillery , reflecting the fact that these formed the `` teeth '' elements likely to be involved in meeting any perceived threat of a Soviet advance across northern Europe . In 1962 a project to re-equip the remainder of the army was undertaken and given the name Larkspur , the name officially becoming retrospectively applied to the original New Range sets and eventually by common use becoming a technically incorrect generic label for virtually any radio equipment used by the British Army between the end of WWII and the arrival of the Clansman Combat Net Radio family . The HF set of the family , the C13 was included for use as a short-range combat net radio in circumstances where VHF was unsuitable and could also be used ( using AM or CW ) for longer range operation by exploiting skywave and near-vertical incidence propagation techniques . Originally conceived as a replacement for the wartime Wireless Set 19 , it was enhanced during development by the addition of Narrow Band Phase Modulation ( NBPhM ) facilities to improve the performance and communications reliability at short range particularly at night when ionospheric changes cause increased interference levels . This was accomplished by the use of angle modulation effectively doubling the output power compared to AM and exploiting the capture effect of the mode . A complementary manpack HF set , the A13 , was also equipped with NBPhM facilities . The C13 and A13 entered service in the early 1960s with the A13 notable for being the only set in the original range that employed transistors exploiting developments in semiconductors to reduce weight and size , and a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery VHF manpack sets of the era were derived from established designs with the Station Radio A41 and A42 being developed from the US AN/PRC 10 and 9 respectively and the A40 adapted from the Canadian C/PRC -26 . Other sets developed commercially were bought in to meet specialist requirements or circumstances , examples being the HF156 , A14 ( BCC30 ) , the Australian A510 , Redifon A43R and the Pye C12 . Various other sets such as the B70 UHF carrier telephony relay , C11/R210 HF transmitter/receiver for Royal Signals use , and the Marconi transmitter D11 and its associated receiver , the R230 were commercial developments adopted as standard sets by the British services . Manufacture of the equipment was carried out by Plessey , E K Cole ( EKCO ) , Mullard Equipment Ltd ( MEL ) , Murphy Radio , The British Communications Corporation ( BCC ) , Redifon and others .",
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"text": "The Link (UK organization) The Link was established in July 1937 as an ` independent non-party organisation to promote Anglo-German friendship ' . It generally operated as a cultural organisation , although its journal , the Anglo-German Review , reflected the pro-Nazi views of Admiral Sir Barry Domvile , and particularly in London it attracted a number of anti-semites and pro-Nazis . At its height the membership numbered around 4,300 . The Link was opposed to war between Britain and Germany , and because of this attracted the support of some British pacifists . When The Link and the Anglo-German Review were included among a number of peace organisations across the political spectrum in the Peace Service Handbook ( a publication put out by the Peace Pledge Union ) the Daily Telegraph and The News Chronicle published articles accusing the PPU of supporting Nazism . In response , PPU member Stuart Morris wrote to the papers stating there was no connection between the PPU and The Link , and that the former organisation did not support the German demand for colonies or peace at the expense of smaller nations . The PPU also sent a letter to its group leaders dissociating The Link from the PPU , and ceased publishing the Peace Service Handbook . The organisation was investigated by Maxwell Knight , head of counter-subversion in MI5 and future role model for James Bond 's boss M . The organisation closed shortly after the start of World War II in 1939 . Admiral Sir Barry Domvile was interned in 1940 as someone who might `` endanger the safety of the realm '' . According to Anthony Masters , the Link was allegedly resurrected in 1940 by Ian Fleming , then working in the Department of Naval Intelligence , in order to successfully lure Rudolf Hess ( deputy party leader and third in leadership of Germany , after Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring ) to Britain in May 1941 .",
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"text": "Kellex Corporation The Kellex Corporation was a wholly owned subsidiary of M. W. Kellogg Company . Kellex was formed in 1942 so that Kellogg 's operations relating to the Manhattan Project could be kept separate and secret . `` Kell '' stood for `` Kellogg '' and `` X '' for secret . The new company 's goal was to design a facility for the production of enriched uranium through gaseous diffusion . In gaseous diffusion , isotopes of Uranium-235 could be separated from Uranium-238 by turning uranium metal into uranium hexafluoride gas and straining it through a barrier material .",
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"text": "Super Friends Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes , which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup . It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of America ( JLA ) and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics . The name of the program ( and the JLA members featured with the Super Friends ) have been variously represented ( as Super Friends and Challenge of the Super Friends , for example ) at different points in its broadcast history . There were a total of 109 episodes and two backdoor-pilot episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies , with Batman and Robin appearing in `` The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair '' and `` The Caped Crusader Caper . ''",
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"text": "Green Arrow Green Arrow is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics . Created by Mortimer Weisinger and designed by George Papp , he first appeared in More Fun Comics # 73 in November 1941 . His real name is Oliver `` Ollie '' Queen , a billionaire businessman and owner of Queen Industries , also a well-known celebrity in his locale of Star City . Sometimes shown dressed like Robin Hood , Green Arrow is an archer who uses his skills to fight crime in his home cities of Star City and Seattle , as well as alongside his fellow superheroes as a member of the Justice League . Though much less frequently used in modern stories , he also deploys a range of trick arrows with various special functions , such as glue , explosive-tipped , grappling hook , flash grenade , tear gas and even kryptonite arrows for use in a range of special situations . At the time of his debut , Green Arrow functioned in many ways as an archery-themed analogue of the very popular Batman character , but writers at DC subsequently developed him into a voice of progressivism very much distinct in character from Batman . Green Arrow enjoyed moderate success in his early years , becoming the cover feature of More Fun , as well as having occasional appearances in other comics . Throughout his first twenty-five years , however , the character never enjoyed greater popularity . In the late 1960s , writer Denny O'Neil , inspired by the character 's dramatic visual redesign by Neal Adams , chose to have him lose his fortune , giving him the then-unique role of a streetwise crusader for the working class and the disadvantaged . In 1970 , he was paired with a more law and order-oriented hero , Green Lantern , in a ground-breaking , socially conscious comic book series . Since then , he has been popular among comic book fans and most writers have taken an urban , gritty approach to the character . The character was killed off in the 1990s and replaced by a new character , Oliver 's son Connor Hawke . Connor , however , proved a less popular character , and the original Oliver Queen character was resurrected in the 2001 `` Quiver '' storyline , by writer Kevin Smith . In the 2000s , the character has been featured in bigger storylines focusing on Green Arrow and Black Canary , such as the DC event The Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding and the high-profile Justice League : Cry for Justice storyline , prior to the character 's relaunch alongside most of DC 's properties in 2011 . Green Arrow was not initially a well-known character outside of comic book fandom : he had appeared in a single episode of the animated series Super Friends in 1973 . In the 2000s , the character appeared in a number of DC television properties , including the animated series Justice League Unlimited , Young Justice , The Batman and Batman : The Brave and the Bold , and several DC Universe Animated Original Movies . In live action , he appeared in the series Smallville , played by actor Justin Hartley , and became a core cast member . In 2012 , the live action series Arrow debuted on The CW , in which the title character is portrayed by Stephen Amell , earning positive reviews and launched several spin-off series , becoming the starting point for a DC Comics shared television universe .",
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"text": "The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show is an animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions from 1979 to 1981 ; it was shown right after Super Friends on the ABC Network . It featured various adventures of the DC Comics superhero Plastic Man . The show features many adventures in different segments : Plastic Man , Baby Plas , Plastic Family , Mighty Man and Yukk , Fangface and Fangpuss , and Rickety Rocket . The show was repackaged by Arlington Television into 130 half-hour episodes , and released into national , first-run-off-network daily syndication in 1984 . The Plastic Man Comedy Show was produced and directed by Steve Whiting and featured a live-action `` Plastic Man '' , played by Taylor Marks .",
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"text": "Smallville (season 7) Season seven of Smallville , an American television series , began airing on September 27 , 2007 . The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville , Kansas , during the years before he becomes Superman . The seventh season comprises 20 episodes and concluded its initial airing on May 15 , 2008 , marking the second season to air on The CW television network . Regular cast members during season seven include Tom Welling , Michael Rosenbaum , Kristin Kreuk , Allison Mack , John Glover , Erica Durance , Aaron Ashmore , and Laura Vandervoort . In addition to bringing in new regular cast members this season , the Smallville team brought in familiar faces from the Superman media history , old villains from the show 's past , as well as new DC Comics characters . This season focuses on Clark Kent meeting his biological cousin Kara ( Vandervoort ) , and teaching her how to control her abilities in public ; Lana Lang 's behavior toward her friends , Lex Luthor , and after it is discovered that she faked her own death ; Chloe coming to terms with her newly discovered kryptonite-induced ability ; and the secret of the Daily Planet 's new editor Grant Gabriel . Towards the end of the season , Clark faces the dual threat from returning villain Brainiac ( James Marsters ) , and Lex 's discovery of his father 's secret society who possess the means to control Clark . The season culminates with a showdown between Lex and Clark at the Fortress of Solitude , wherein the fortress is brought down , setting the series up for the following season . Smallville 's season seven , along with many other American television shows , was caught in the middle of a contract dispute between the Writers Guild of America , East ( WGAE ) , Writers Guild of America , west ( WGAw ) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers ( AMPTP ) . The dispute led to a strike by the writers , which has caused this season to end prematurely with only twenty episodes being produced , instead of the standard twenty-two episodes . The strike also forced The CW to push back airdates on several episodes , and cost Allison Mack her directorial debut . Smallville 's Season seven slipped in the ratings , averaging 3.7 million viewers weekly , and the series ranked as the 175th most-watched television series , out of 220 , for the 2007 -- 08 television year .",
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"text": "Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children . More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .",
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"text": "The Flash (2014 TV series) The Flash is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti , Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns , airing on The CW . It is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash , a costumed superhero crime-fighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds . It is a spin-off from Arrow , existing in the same fictional universe . The series follows Allen , portrayed by Grant Gustin , a crime scene investigator who gains super-human speed , which he uses to fight criminals , including others who have also gained superhuman abilities . Initially envisioned as a backdoor pilot , the positive reception Gustin received during two appearances as Barry on Arrow led to executives choosing to develop a full pilot to make use of a larger budget and help flesh out Barry 's world in more detail . Colleen Atwood , costume designer for Arrow , was brought in to design the Flash 's suit . The creative team wanted to make sure that the Flash would resemble his comic book counterpart , and not simply be a poor imitation . The series is primarily filmed in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . The Flash premiered in North America on October 7 , 2014 , where the pilot became the second-most watched premiere in the history of The CW , after The Vampire Diaries in 2009 . It has been well received by critics and audiences , and won the People 's Choice Award for `` Favorite New TV Drama '' in 2014 . The series was renewed for a third season in March 2016 , which premiered on October 4 , 2016 . The series , together with Arrow , has spun characters out to their own show , Legends of Tomorrow , which premiered on January 21 , 2016 . On January 8 , 2017 , The CW renewed the show for a fourth season .",
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"text": "Arrows (TV series) Arrows was a pop television series aimed at the teen market , which aired in 1976 and 1977 in the UK . The show was produced by British TV legend Muriel Young , and ran for two full 14-week series on the ITV network , produced by Granada Television . The show format was that the band would perform their own songs , and would introduce the guest artists . There was also a pop dance troupe called Him and Us who were regulars on the series . Arrows consisted of ( lead singer ) Alan Merrill , ( guitarist ) Jake Hooker and ( drummer ) Paul Varley . Guests on Arrows included such artists as Marc Bolan , The Bay City Rollers , The Drifters , Gilbert O'Sullivan , Peter Noone , Alvin Stardust , Gene Pitney , Slade , Pilot , Billy J. Kramer , The Real Thing , and many more . The band Arrows were very popular in the teen print media in the mid-1970s , appearing in interviews and as pin-ups in all the glossy fan magazines of the day . They even had their own weekly cartoon strip which ran in Music Star magazine . A book was written about the band by Bill Harry in 1976 .",
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"text": "Action Comics Action Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman , one of the first major superhero characters as the term is popularly defined . The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications , and later as National Comics Publications and as National Periodical Publications , before taking on its current name of DC Comics . Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest-running comic books with consecutively numbered issues . A second volume of Action Comics with issue # 1 ran from 2011 to 2016 . Action Comics returned to its original numbering beginning with issue # 957 ( Aug. 2016 ) .",
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"text": "List of The Batman characters The following is a list of characters that have appeared in the television series The Batman , which ran from September 11 , 2004 to March 22 , 2008 . The animation style bears a strong resemblance to that of Jackie Chan Adventures , since Jeff Matsuda was the chief character designer for both shows . Many of the supervillains who appear in the series , like the characters Joker , Penguin and Riddler , are very different from those of their comic counterparts ( especially through their designs ) . While many characters adapted from the mainstream DC comics appear , some of them only appeared in the show 's tie-in comic called The Batman Strikes . Characters that were planned for a guest appearance but ultimately did not appear were Wonder Woman , Bizarro , Vigilante , and Owlman .",
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"text": "The Flintstone Primetime Specials The Flintstone Primetime Specials ( onscreen title : The Flintstone Special ) is a four-episode limited-run prime time television revival of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired on NBC from September 26 , 1980 to October 11 , 1981 .",
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"text": "The World's Greatest Super-Heroes The World 's Greatest Super-Heroes is the name to the oversized slipcased hardcover anthology collection , that reprinted six oversized graphic novels all created by artist Alex Ross and writer Paul Dini . Four graphic novels were originally published to celebrate the 60th anniversary of DC main characters : Superman , Batman , Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman , thus Superman : Peace on Earth were published in 1998 , Batman : War on Crime in 1999 , Shazam ! : Power of Hope in 2000 and finally Wonder Woman : Spirit of Truth in 2001 . Alex Ross original idea was make a statement about the four superhero comics archetypes : Science Fiction ( Superman ) , Crime/Mystery ( Batman ) , Magic ( Captain Marvel ) and Myth ( Wonder Woman ) . In the following year , DC Comics also published one extra book : JLA : Secret Origins . Not featuring any storyline whatsoever , it only presented the origins of the four main characters already published in the previous books and the origins of other Justice League characters : Green Lantern , Flash , Green Arrow , Black Canary , Martian Manhunter , Hawkman , Hawkgirl and Plastic Man . Every origin was present in two-pages layout based on Joe Shuster 's origin of Superman from Action Comics # 1 . The final book , published in 2003 , JLA : Liberty and Justice presented a full story featuring the entire group , the first time that Alex Ross was able to use all characters in the current timeline . The artwork is of Ross ' very own photorealism , and the books themselves were created after the success of Ross ' and writer Mark Waid 's famous Kingdom Come . The World 's Greatest Super-Heroes was released on August 1 , 2005 on dust-jacket slipcase hardcover edition ( 9.6 '' x 13 '' ) and got paperback reprint ( 8.2 '' x 11 '' ) on September 28 , 2010 . Both collected versions are smaller than the original Treasury Editions ( 10 '' x 13.5 '' ) .",
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"text": "Events from the Modern Age of Comic Books One of the key aspects of the Modern Age of Comic Books was that it was the beginning of big events . In 1984 , Marvel Comics debuted the first large crossover , Secret Wars , a storyline featuring the company 's most prolific superheroes , which overlapped into a 12-issue limited series and many monthly comic books . A year later , DC Comics introduced its first large scale crossover , Crisis on Infinite Earths , which had long-term effects on the `` DC Universe '' continuity . In the early and mid-1990s , big events were regularly published by Marvel and DC , often leading to extra publicity and sales . These events helped fend-off competition from Image Comics , and such events were more likely to become `` collector 's items . '' Some events , such as DC 's `` Zero Hour '' and Marvel 's `` Onslaught saga '' spanned a publisher 's entire line while others only affected a `` family '' of interrelated titles . The X-Men and Batman franchises featured crossovers almost annually . Some of the most significant mid-1990s events , such as Spider-Man 's `` Clone Saga , '' Batman 's `` Batman : Knightfall '' and particularly , `` The Death of Superman '' caused dramatic changes to long-running characters and received coverage in the mainstream media . These events led to significant sales boosts and publicity , but many fans began to criticize them as excessive and lacking compelling storytelling . They also complained that monthly series had become inaccessible because one had to follow a number of comics to understand the full storyline . By the end of the 1990s , the number of large crossovers decreased , but they were still launched sporadically .",
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"text": "List of Supergirl episodes Supergirl is an American superhero action-adventure drama television series developed by Ali Adler , Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg ( the latter two having previously created Arrow and The Flash ) that originally aired on CBS and premiered on October 26 , 2015 . It is based on the DC Comics character Supergirl ( Kara Zor-El ) , created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino , and stars Melissa Benoist in the title role . Supergirl is a costumed superheroine who is the biological cousin to Superman and one of the last surviving Kryptonians . The series was officially picked up on May 6 , 2015 , after receiving a series commitment in September 2014 , and received a full season order on November 30 , 2015 . On May 12 , 2016 , Warner Bros. . Television announced that the series had been renewed for a second season and that it would move from CBS to The CW . It debuted on October 10 , 2016 . On January 8 , 2017 , The CW renewed the series for a third season .",
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"text": "List of local children's television series (United States) The following is a list of local children 's television shows in the United States . These were locally produced commercial television programming intended for the child audience with unique hosts and themes . This type of programming began in the late 1940s and continued into the late 1970s ; some shows continued into the 1990s . Author Tim Hollis documented about 1,400 local children 's shows in a 2002 book , Hi There , Boys and Girls ! The television programs typically aired in the weekday mornings before school or afternoons after school as well as on weekends ( to a lesser degree ) . There were different formats . Almost all shows had a colorful host who assumed a persona such as a cowboy/cowgirl , captain/skipper/commodore / admiral , jungle explorer , astronaut , king , princess , clown , sheriff/deputy/trooper , cop , firefighter , hobo/tramp , railroad engineer , magician , `` cousin '' , `` grandfather '' or `` uncle '' , whose role was not only to be the `` DJ '' for syndicated material ( typically cartoons , although westerns were more popular earlier on ) but also to entertain , often with a live television studio audience of kids , during breaks . Early program fare included cartoon favorites such as Koko the Clown , Daffy Duck , Crusader Rabbit , Dick Tracy , Popeye , Bugs Bunny , Rocky and Bullwinkle , Casper the Friendly Ghost , Mighty Mouse , Porky Pig , Deputy Dawg , Tin Tin , Mel-O-Toons , Woody Woodpecker , The Funny Company , Mr. Magoo , Space Angel and Clutch Cargo as well as movie shorts such as Laurel and Hardy , Our Gang/The Little Rascals and The Three Stooges and animated versions of Laurel and Hardy , Abbott and Costello and The Three Stooges and live action shorts such as Diver Dan . Some included educational segments like the portraits of wildlife in Nature 's Window .",
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"text": "Green Team (comics) The Green Team is a fictional comic book team of rich-kid adventurers published by DC Comics . The team debuted in 1st Issue Special # 2 ( May 1975 ) , and was created by Joe Simon and Jerry Grandenetti . In its initial appearance , the group was subtitled `` Boy Millionaires . '' In 2010s comics , a revamped version of the group appeared in a series subtitled `` Teen Trillionaires . ''",
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"text": "All Star DC Comics All Star was an imprint of ongoing comic book titles published by American company DC Comics that ran from 2005 to 2008 . DC has published two titles under the All-Star banner , featuring Batman and Superman . The premise of the imprint was to partner DC Comics ' top tier characters with the most popular and acclaimed writers and artists . The creators had access to all elements in the characters ' histories to present their interpretation for a modern audience that have not read these DC characters ' comics previously , or had not seen them lately . The creative teams were not beholden to any previous and present continuities , and told stories that featured `` the most iconic versions of these characters '' . The project had been compared to the Ultimate line of Marvel Comics , which was a successful attempt to re-introduce Marvel 's most popular characters to a new generation of readers by presenting new , updated versions unburdened by decades of plotlines . There were several differences between the two imprints , though . While the Ultimate titles have closely interrelated storylines , of the two All-Star series released , there has been no effort to make them conform to each other or indicate they exist in the same continuity . Another is that All-Star did not seek to introduce brand new versions of the characters so much as to present them in unhindered continuity . Robin 's origin was the only one `` rebooted '' in this imprint . Some observers , and DC themselves , had pointed to the return of DC 's major film franchises as an impetus for All-Star . `` No one can doubt that some kind of continuity shedding is necessary with Superman and Batman coming to the big screens , '' the website Comicon.com wrote . `` Moviegoers entertained by these films would find the current comics storylines impenetrable '' . With the end of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely 's All-Star Superman and the rebranding of Frank Miller and Jim Lee 's All Star Batman and Robin as Dark Knight : Boy Wonder as well as the introduction of the DC : Earth One line of OGNs , the imprint is effectively defunct .",
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"text": "Eric Battle Eric Battle is an American illustrator . Battle 's body of work consists mainly of contemporary American-style comic illustrations and fully painted illustration for publishing . He has illustrated numerous iconic characters for DC Comics and Marvel Comics including Spider-Man , Batman , The Flash , Green Arrow , Green Lantern , and Wonder Woman . Battle has appeared frequently as a panelist at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention , on WHAT 1340 AM , and been interviewed by Hard Knock Radio , The Philadelphia Inquirer , and Black America Web .",
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"text": "The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure is a Filmation animated series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1968 . Premiering on September 9 , 1967 , this 60-minute program included a series of six-minute adventures featuring various DC Comics superheroes .",
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"text": "Captain Marvel (DC Comics) Captain Marvel , also known as Shazam , is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939 . Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics # 2 ( cover-dated Feb. 1940 ) , published by Fawcett Comics . He is the alter ego of Billy Batson , a boy who , by speaking the magic word `` SHAZAM '' ( acronym of 6 Greek `` immortal elders '' - Solomon , Hercules , Atlas , Zeus , Achilles , and Mercury ) , can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength , speed , flight , and other abilities . Based on book sales , the character was the most popular superhero of the 1940s , outselling even Superman . Fawcett expanded the franchise to include other `` Marvels '' , primarily Marvel Family associates Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. , who can harness Billy 's powers as well . Captain Marvel was also the first comic book superhero to be adapted into film , in a 1941 Republic Pictures serial titled Adventures of Captain Marvel . Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel-related comics in 1953 , partly because of a copyright infringement suit from DC Comics , alleging that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman . In 1972 , DC licensed the Marvel Family characters from Fawcett , and returned them to publication . By 1991 , DC had acquired all rights to the characters . DC has since integrated Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family into their DC Universe and has attempted to revive the property several times , with mixed success . Due to trademark conflicts over another character named `` Captain Marvel '' owned by Marvel Comics since 1967 , DC chose to publish the character 's adventures in a comic book titled Shazam ! for many years , leading many to assume that this was the character 's name . DC later officially renamed the character `` Shazam '' when relaunching its comic book properties in 2011 . In addition , since 1972 , the character has been featured in two television series adaptations , one live action and one animated , by Filmation , and an upcoming Warner Bros. . Shazam ! feature film scheduled for release in 2019 as part of the DC Extended Universe . Captain Marvel was ranked as the 55th greatest comic book character of all time by Wizard magazine . IGN also ranked Captain Marvel as the 50th greatest comic book hero of all time , stating that the character will always be an enduring reminder of a simpler time . UGO Networks ranked him as one of the top heroes of entertainment , saying , `` At his best , Shazam has always been Superman with a sense of crazy , goofy fun '' .",
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"text": "The Gabby Hayes Show The Gabby Hayes Show is a general purpose western television series in which the film star and Roy Rogers confidant , George `` Gabby '' Hayes ( 1885 -- 1969 ) , narrated each episode , showed clips from old westerns , or told tall tales for a primarily children 's audience . The first Hayes program ran on NBC at 5:15 p.m. Eastern for fifteen minutes three times per week and preceded the puppet series , Howdy Doody . It aired from December 11 , 1950 , to January 1 , 1954 . The second version was a half-hour broadcast on Saturday mornings , carried for only thirteen weeks from May 12 to July 14 , 1956 , on ABC . The show was sponsored by Quaker Oats ' puffed cereals , which were `` shot from guns '' . As was common at the time , the host delivered the commercial . This often included Hayes firing a small cannon loaded with the cereal at the camera , while warning the viewers to `` Watch out for your televisionary sets ! '' The floor manager for the show was Fred Rogers ( of children 's television show Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood ) until 1953 when he left NBC to start working in public television .",
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"text": "Legion of Super-Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in books published by DC Comics . Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino , the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of the , and first appears in Adventure Comics # 247 ( April 1958 ) . Initially , the team was closely associated with the original Superboy character ( Superman when he was a teenager ) , and was portrayed as a group of time travelers . Later , the Legion 's origin and back story were fleshed out , and the group was given its own monthly comic . Eventually , Superboy was removed from the team altogether and appeared only as an occasional guest star . The team has undergone two major reboots during its run . The original version was replaced with a new rebooted version following the events of the `` Zero Hour '' storyline in 1994 and another rebooted team was introduced in 2004 . A fourth version of the team , nearly identical to the original version , was introduced in 2007 .",
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"text": "The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962 . The original line-up consisted of Brian Jones ( rhythm guitar , harmonica ) , Mick Jagger ( lead vocals ) , Keith Richards ( lead guitar , backing vocals ) , Bill Wyman ( bass ) , Charlie Watts ( drums ) , and Ian Stewart ( piano ) . Stewart was removed from the official line-up in 1963 but continued as a touring member until his death in 1985 . Jones left the band less than a month prior to his death in 1969 , having already been replaced by Mick Taylor , who remained until 1974 . After Taylor left the band , Ronnie Wood took his place in 1975 and has been on guitar in tandem with Richards ever since . Following Wyman 's departure in 1993 , Darryl Jones joined as their touring bassist . Other touring keyboardists for the band have been Nicky Hopkins ( 1967 -- 82 ) , Billy Preston ( through the mid-1970s ) and Chuck Leavell ( 1982-present ) . The band was first led by Jones , but after teaming as the band 's songwriters , Jagger and Richards assumed leadership while Jones dealt with legal and personal troubles . The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the British Invasion of bands that became popular in the US in 1964 , and identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the 1960s . Rooted in blues and early rock and roll , the group began a short period of musical experimentation in the mid-1960s that peaked with the psychedelic album Their Satanic Majesties Request ( 1967 ) . Subsequently , the group returned to its `` bluesy '' roots with Beggars Banquet ( 1968 ) which along with its follow-ups Let It Bleed ( 1969 ) , Sticky Fingers ( 1971 ) and Exile on Main St. ( 1972 ) is generally considered to be the band 's best work and is seen as their `` Golden Age '' . During this period , they were first introduced on stage as `` The World 's Greatest Rock and Roll Band '' . Musicologist Robert Palmer attributed the `` remarkable endurance '' of the Rolling Stones to being `` rooted in traditional verities , in rhythm-and-blues and soul music '' , while `` more ephemeral pop fashions have come and gone '' . The band continued to release commercially successful records in the 1970s and sold many albums , including Some Girls ( 1978 ) and Tattoo You ( 1981 ) , which were their most popular albums worldwide . From 1983 to 1987 , tensions between Jagger and Richards almost caused the band to split . However , they managed to patch up their friendship in 1987 . They separated temporarily to work on solo projects and experienced a comeback with Steel Wheels ( 1989 ) , which was followed by a large stadium and arena tour . Since the 1990s , new recorded material from the group has been less well-received and less frequent . Despite this , the Rolling Stones have continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit , with stadium tours in the 1990s and 2000s . By 2007 , the band had four of the top five highest-grossing concert tours of all time : Voodoo Lounge Tour ( 1994 -- 95 ) , Bridges to Babylon Tour ( 1997 -- 98 ) , Licks Tour ( 2002 -- 03 ) and A Bigger Bang Tour ( 2005 -- 07 ) . The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004 . Rolling Stone magazine ranked them fourth on the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' list and their estimated album sales are above 250 million . They have released 30 studio albums , 18 live albums and numerous compilations . Let It Bleed ( 1969 ) was their first of five consecutive No. 1 studio and live albums in the UK . Sticky Fingers ( 1971 ) was the first of eight consecutive No. 1 studio albums in the US . In 2008 , the band ranked 10th on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists chart . In 2012 , the band celebrated its 50th anniversary .",
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"text": "She Was Hot `` She Was Hot '' is a song by The Rolling Stones from their 1983 album Undercover . Recording on `` She Was Hot '' first began in late 1982 . Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards , the song is a traditional rock 'n' roll number from the band . The song is notable as both original Rolling Stones pianist Ian Stewart and his replacement Chuck Leavell perform on the recording . `` She Was Hot '' was released as the second single from the album in late January 1984 . The B-side to the single was an Emotional Rescue outtake , `` I Think I 'm Going Mad . '' The single did not perform well , reaching only number 44 on the U.S. Charts and number 42 on the U.K. Charts . A memorable video was produced for the song , featuring actress Anita Morris who semi-comically tempts each member of the band . The video version includes an extra verse . As with its predecessor , `` Undercover of the Night , '' `` She Was Hot '' was directed by Julien Temple , and was also edited for broadcast on MTV . The Rolling Stones resurrected `` She Was Hot '' for the 2006 United States leg of their A Bigger Bang Tour . The song made its live debut on October 11 , 2006 in Chicago , and was a regular part of the band 's set list during the tour . The November 1 , 2006 performance of `` She Was Hot '' was captured for the 2008 concert film and live album Shine a Light . The song was also covered and reworked by Cheap Trick .",
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"text": "Beatles and Rolling Stones rivalry",
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"text": "Nicki Richards Nicki Richards ( born Honolulu , Hawaii , United States on March 24 ) is an American singer , songwriter , producer and actress based in Manhattan , New York City . She is also known as a backing singer for a number of renowned artists and on a big number of studio recordings . Her father was a high-ranking African-American naval officer and her mother , Donna Blackmon , a talented singer . Nicki 's brother , Philip Richards is a singer / musician in his own right and collaborated with her in her works . Nicki Richards had her first public appearances in commercials when she was only 5 . She had her break when she won the Grand Prize on the singing competition Star Search . She consequently recorded and performed for the past several years with Madonna , ( including Confessions Tour , Sticky & Sweet Tour , MDNA Tour and Rebel Heart Tour ) , Mariah Carey , Whitney Houston , Mick Jagger , Michael Jackson , Tina Turner , Gloria Estefan , Celine Dion , Stevie Wonder , Linda Ronstadt , Mary J. Blige , Missy Elliott , Lenny Kravitz , Anastacia , Bette Midler , Maxi Priest , Al Green , The Cover Girls and many more . In 1991 , she released her own debut album Naked ( To the World ) on Atlantic Records written and co-produced by her after being signed to a deal by the legendary Ahmet Ertegun . She followed that up with Nicki in 2008 . She had her acting debut in 1999 in Colorz of Rage directed by Dale Resteghini and in Chicago as part of a female ensemble and in two musical comedies by Robert Klein . She also took part in a number of theater productions Cy Coleman 's Like Jazz in Los Angeles , Jim Steinman 's Over The Top on the East Coast , and the Penumbra Theatre Company 's `` Spunk '' by Zora Neale Hurston and `` Beehive '' both in the Minneapolis/St . Paul area . She performed on the PBS television show `` Between the Lions '' , a puppet educational show . She has also appeared on a number of commercials ( Burger King , Coca Cola and Colgate ) .",
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"text": "Rollercoaster Tour The Rollercoaster Tour was a 1992 co-headlining concert tour by the English Britpop band Blur , the American indie rock band Dinosaur Jr. , the Irish alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine and the Scottish noise pop band the Jesus and Mary Chain . A one-leg 11-date tour of the United Kingdom , the tour was in support of all four bands ' current releases : Blur 's debut album Leisure ( 1991 ) , Dinosaur Jr. s fourth album Green Mind ( 1991 ) , My Bloody Valentine 's second album Loveless ( 1991 ) and The Jesus and Mary Chain 's fourth album Honey 's Dead ( 1992 ) . The tour was curated by the Jesus and Mary Chain 's vocalist Jim Reid , who `` wanted to break the routine '' of performing in small , frequently played venues -- such as Nottinghams Rock City -- and `` cater to all strands of independent rock music '' . Reid was inspired by , and considered the Rollercoaster Tour a British equivalent to , the North American festival Lollapalooza , which the Jesus and Mary Chain performed at in 1991 and which he considered `` fairly disastrous '' . Each band performed a 45-minute set with no encore and the line-up changed each night of the tour , although the Jesus and Mary Chain performed as the final act on all 11 dates . My Bloody Valentine ceased live performances in the UK after the tour and did not play again until their 2008 reunion tour . The band 's set , which ended with a noise section of their song `` You Made Me Realise '' referred to as the `` holocaust section '' , reportedly caused attendees ' pint glasses to fall out of their hands due to excessive sound pressure levels . Reflecting on the tour , Jim Reid referred to it as `` a lot -LSB- like a -RSB- competition -- who could be the loudest ? Whose was the best film show ? And then there was , who could be most off their tits and still play a show ? '' The Rollercoaster EP , containing material from Blur , My Bloody Valentine , Dinosaur Jr. and the Jesus and Mary Chain , was issued in Melody Maker in March 1992 to promote the tour .",
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"text": "Eruption (instrumental) `` Eruption '' is an instrumental rock guitar solo performed by Eddie Van Halen . It is widely considered one of the greatest guitar solos of all time . It segues into `` You Really Got Me '' on the album Van Halen , and the two songs are often played together by radio stations . The song was also released as the b-side to the `` Runnin ' with the Devil '' single . `` Eruption '' starts with a short accompanied intro with Alex Van Halen on drums and Michael Anthony on bass . The highlight of the solo is the use of two-handed tapping . `` Eruption '' was played on the Frankenstrat , with a MXR Phase 90 , an Echoplex , a Univox echo unit and a 1968 Marshall 1959 Super Lead tube amp . The Sunset Sound studio reverb room was also used to add reverb . The Frankenstrat was tuned down a half-step . `` Eruption '' begins in the key of A flat and ends on an E flat note that is a twelfth fret , 6th string harmonic processed through a Univox EC-80 echo unit . The `` Eruption '' introduction is based on the `` Let Me Swim '' introduction by Cactus . After the intro , an E-flat major quotation of the `` Etude No. 2 '' by Rodolphe Kreutzer is heard . The end section begins with a series of rapid two-handed tapping triads that have a classical like structure and eventually finishes with a repeated classical cadence followed by sound effects generated by a Univox EC-80 echo unit . The piece that would later be named `` Eruption '' had existed as part of Van Halen 's stage act at least as far back as 1976 , when it featured no tapping . `` Eruption '' popularized the tapping trend of the '80s . Although one-handed tapping ( hammer-ons and pull-offs ) had been previously done by many guitarists , `` Eruption '' introduced two-handed tapping to the mainstream popular rock audience . Previously , Baroque-like tapping had been recorded by Steve Hackett of Genesis in 1971/1972 . Initially , `` Eruption '' was not considered as a song for the Van Halen album as it was just a guitar solo Eddie performed live in the clubs but Ted Templeman overheard it in the studio as Eddie was rehearsing it for a club date at the Whisky a Go Go and decided to include it on the album . Eddie recalled `` I did n't even play it right . There 's a mistake at the top end of it . To this day , whenever I hear it , I always think , ` Man , I could 've played it better . ' '' `` Spanish Fly '' , an acoustic guitar solo on Van Halen II , can be viewed as a nylon-string version of `` Eruption '' , expanding on similar techniques . Similarly , it was suggested by Templeman for inclusion on the album after he heard Eddie Van Halen playing a classical guitar . In March 2005 , Q magazine placed `` Eruption '' at number 29 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks . `` Eruption '' has been named the 2nd greatest guitar solo by Guitar World magazine -LSB- citation needed -RSB- .",
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"text": "Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon Nowhere Man : The Final Days of John Lennon , first published in 2000 and written by New York journalist Robert Rosen , who in 1981 had access to John Lennon 's diaries , is a controversial account of the ex-Beatle 's last five years . The book disputes the official view of Lennon as a contented househusband raising his son Sean and baking bread while Yoko ran the family business . Instead , Nowhere Man portrays Lennon 's daily life at the Dakota as that of a `` tormented superstar , a prisoner of his fame , locked in his bedroom raving about Jesus Christ , while a retinue of servants tended to his every need . '' Rosen says that he used his memory of Lennon 's diaries as `` a roadmap to the truth . '' The final part of the book , The Coda , focuses on the mental disintegration of Lennon 's assassin , Mark David Chapman , and includes Chapter 27 , the so-called missing chapter of J.D. Salinger 's classic novel of disaffected youth , The Catcher in the Rye , that `` inspired '' Chapman to murder Lennon . It was Chapman 's goal , according to Rosen , to write Chapter 27 `` in Lennon 's blood . '' Originally written in 1982 , the manuscript remained unpublished for 18 years . Soft Skull Press acquired the rights to the book in 1999 and brought out the hardcover edition the following year . Quick American Archives then picked up the rights and published the paperback edition in 2002 . Nowhere Man was a bestseller in the United States ( Los Angeles Times , September 3 , 2000 ) , England ( Mojo , October 2000 ) , and Japan ( Amazon.co.jp , October 2000 ) . In 2003 , Random House Mondadori brought out a Spanish-language edition in Latin America . The book received extensive coverage and was excerpted in such publications as Proceso , La Jornada , El Universal , Reforma , Semana , Gatopardo , Soho , El Heraldo , El Mercurio , La Tercera , Las Últimas Noticias , and The Clinic . Nowhere Man appeared on bestseller lists in Mexico and Colombia . The other foreign editions were published by DHC ( Japan , 2000 ) , Fusion Press ( UK , 2000 ) , Hannibal ( Germany , 2001 ) . and Coniglio ( Italy 2011 ) . The title of the book refers to The Beatles ' song `` Nowhere Man '' ( which was written and sung primarily by Lennon ) .",
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"text": "Human Radio Human Radio is an American rock band originally from Memphis , Tennessee . The group was formed in late 1988 by lead singer Ross Rice , and in 1990 they released a self-titled LP on Columbia Records . The single `` Me and Elvis '' was a hit in the US , reaching # 32 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart . The band did a club tour of the U.S. , plus a residency in New England , before closing with a SRO show at The Lone Star Roadhouse in NYC . When the subsequent release of the second single was cancelled , the departure of the band from Columbia was inevitable . After moving to Nashville , the group broke with Columbia and recorded demos while searching for a new label . After two more years of touring -- mostly in the Southeast US -- with an unreleased second record , the band called it quits in 1992 . To honor their Memphis roots and fans , Human Radio played a farewell show at The South End in Memphis , the bar where they got their start . Rice went on to record a solo album called Umpteen in 1997 . Steve Arnold later went on to tour as bass guitarist with Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt on their `` Double Trouble '' tour . More recently , the group 's Facebook page indicated that they had been `` in a room trying to find brand new music together . '' An October 4th , 2013 entry read , in part : `` Good week in Nashville with Human Radio , getting solid with what we have already , finding some new things in combustion mode . Moving slowly towards an inevitable future . '' On May 9th , 2015 the band played a well-received reunion gig at The Basement in Nashville . A successful Indiegogo campaign later in 2015 resulted in the independent production of Samsara ( Human Radio Records , 2016 ) with all new material written and performed by all original members of the band .",
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"text": "Bad (album) Bad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson , released on August 31 , 1987 in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records . It was released nearly five years after Jackson 's previous solo studio album , Thriller ( 1982 ) . Bad was recorded during the first half of 1987 . The lyrical themes include media bias , paranoia , racial profiling , romance , self-improvement and world peace . The album cemented Jackson 's status as one of the most successful artists of the 1980s . Bad saw Jackson exercise even more artistic freedom than he did with his two previous Epic releases ( Off the Wall and Thriller ) ; Jackson composed nine of the album 's eleven tracks , and received co-producer credit for the entire album . Nine of the eleven songs on Bad were released as singles ; one was a promotional single , and another was released outside of the United States and Canada . Five of the singles hit No. 1 in the United States , while a sixth charted within the top ten , and a seventh charted within the top twenty on the Hot 100 . Bad peaked at No. 1 in thirteen countries and charted within the top twenty in other territories . The only songs on the album which were not released as a single were `` Speed Demon '' and `` Just Good Friends '' , the latter being the only song on the album to also not have a music video accompanying it . The album continued Jackson 's commercial success in the late 1980s , and garnered six Grammy Award nominations , winning two . Aside from commercial success , the album was well received by contemporary critics . The album produced a record five Billboard Hot 100 number one singles , the first of two albums to do so , the second being Katy Perry 's 2010 album Teenage Dream . Bad was ranked No. 43 in the 100 Greatest Albums of All Time of the MTV Generation in 2009 by VH1 and number 202 in Rolling Stone magazine 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . As of 2012 , Bad had reportedly sold between 30 and 45 million copies worldwide and has been cited as one of the 30 best-selling albums of all time . In 2017 , the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America , denoting sales of over ten million copies in the United States . The album marked the final collaboration between Jackson and producer Quincy Jones .",
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"text": "Jigsaw Puzzle (song) `` Jigsaw Puzzle , '' sometimes spelled `` Jig-Saw Puzzle '' is a song by rock and roll band the Rolling Stones , featured on their 1968 album Beggars Banquet . Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards , `` Jigsaw Puzzle '' is one of the longer songs on the album . It comes in just ten seconds shorter than `` Sympathy for the Devil '' to which it is stylistically similar . Parts of the recording sessions are available on the bootleg market , and on these recordings , Jagger is on acoustic guitar , Richards on electric slide guitar , Charlie Watts on drums , Bill Wyman on bass , and Nicky Hopkins on piano . Brian Jones is not present on these sessions . The released version has Richards on acoustic and slide guitar . Jones adds the distinctive `` whine '' throughout with a mellotron . `` Jigsaw Puzzle '' has never been performed live by the Stones .",
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"text": "Heavy metal lyrics Heavy metal lyrics are the words used in songs by heavy metal music bands , groups and artists . Given that there are many genres of heavy metal , it is difficult to make generalizations about the lyrics and lyrical themes . In 1989 , two metal scholars wrote that heavy metal lyrics concentrate `` on dark and depressing subject matter to an extent hitherto unprecedented '' in any form of popular music . Jeffrey Arnett states that metal songs are `` overwhelmingly dominated '' by `` ugly and unhappy '' themes which express `` no hope '' for the future . Deena Weinstein has proposed one way to analyze metal song themes is loosely grouping them into two categories : the Dionysian theme ( a reference to the Roman God of wine ) , which celebrates `` sex , drugs and rock and roll '' , partying , and enjoyment of life and the Chaotic theme , which involves dark subjects such as Hell , injustice , mayhem , carnage and death . Not all metal genres fall into Weinstein 's two theme model ; for example power metal 's lyrical themes often focus on fantasy and mythology , camaraderie and hope , personal struggles and emotions , among other themes . Another exception is pop metal bands , which replaced `` gloom and doom '' themes with `` positive , upbeat '' songs about romantic love and relationships , part of their goal of appealing more to female listeners . In metal overall , the small number of metal songs about relationships are typically about unions that have `` gone sour '' long ago . The thematic content of heavy metal lyrics has long been a target of criticism . According to Jon Pareles , `` Heavy metal 's main subject matter is simple and virtually universal . With grunts , moans and subliterary lyrics , it celebrates ... a party without limits ... -LSB- T -RSB- he bulk of the music is stylized and formulaic . '' Music critics have often deemed metal lyrics juvenile and banal , and others have objected to what they see as advocacy of misogyny and the occult . During the 1980s , the Parents Music Resource Center ( PMRC ) petitioned the U.S. Congress to regulate the popular music industry due to what the group asserted were objectionable lyrics , particularly those in heavy metal songs . The PMRC used music professor Joe Stuessy to testify against metal . Professor Stuessy alleged that heavy metal songs focus on violence , substance abuse , perversion , S&M , and Satanism . Robert Walser analyzed 88 metal songs ' themes to determine if Professor Stuessy 's claims were valid . In Walser 's analysis , the dominant theme in the metal songs was `` longing for intensity '' ; he found that the negative themes described by Stuessy and the PMRC were uncommon . Jeffrey Arnett analysed the lyrics from 115 metal songs : he found that the top three messages were `` grim ... themes '' about violence , angst and protest . Metal artists have had to defend their lyrics in front of the U.S. Senate and in courtrooms . In 1985 , Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider was asked to defend his song Under the Blade at a U.S. Senate hearing . In 1986 , Ozzy Osbourne was sued because of the lyrics of his song Suicide Solution . In 1990 , Judas Priest was sued in American court by the parents of two young men who had shot themselves five years earlier , allegedly after hearing the subliminal statement `` do it '' in a Priest song . While the case attracted a great deal of media attention , it was ultimately dismissed . In some predominantly Muslim countries , heavy metal has been officially denounced as a threat to traditional values . In countries such as Morocco , Egypt , Lebanon , and Malaysia , there have been incidents of heavy metal musicians and fans being arrested and incarcerated .",
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"text": "Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary On May 14 , 1988 , the Atlantic Records label held its 40th Anniversary Celebration by staging a non-stop concert lasting almost 13 hours at Madison Square Garden , New York . The event was dubbed `` It 's Only Rock And Roll '' . Only artists who had released material on the Atlantic label in the United States performed , with the artists spanning the 40 years of the company 's existence . Lavern Baker and Ruth Brown were the longest tenured Atlantic acts to perform , while Debbie Gibson was the most recent Atlantic signing to make an appearance at the event . Some Atlantic signings , who had either officially split up or who had not performed together for a number of years , re-formed especially to perform at the concert . These artists included The Rascals , Iron Butterfly , and the former members of Led Zeppelin . Other notable performers included Yes , Genesis , Crosby , Stills & Nash , Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer ( representing Emerson , Lake & Palmer ) , Foreigner , Paul Rodgers , Bob Geldof , Booker T. Jones , Wilson Pickett , The Coasters , The Spinners , Peabo Bryson , The Blues Brothers ( featuring Dan Aykroyd and Sam Moore ) , Roberta Flack , The Manhattan Transfer , Bee Gees , Ben E. King and Vanilla Fudge . There had been plans to close the performance with a greatest hits all-star jam , but this idea was shelved . Instead , the former members of Led Zeppelin performed as the last act . The concert was broadcast live in the US on FM radio and HBO television , commentary for the latter being provided backstage by comedian Robert Townsend . HBO commenced its live broadcast a few hours into the event and interspersed footage of the concert which had been taped earlier by the network . In so doing , some of the artists ' sets were edited or omitted . An edited version aired later that year on ABC hosted by Robert Hays . Several banners heralding the reunion of Led Zeppelin band members were displayed like tapestry by excited fans , but , to their dismay , were taken down before HBO went with their live feed . The Audio was recorded by David Hewitt and Stanley Johnston on the Record Plant Black Truck . In the United Kingdom the event was broadcast over a period of four weeks by BBC 2 , presented as hour-long episodes . Atlantic Records later released this production on video under the title Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary : It 's Only Rock 'n' Roll . The release intercut concert footage with highlights from earlier performances , as well as older footage from the Atlantic archives .",
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"text": "Masters of the Backside Masters of the Backside was an early British punk rock group . They never released a recording or performed beyond practice sessions , but the group 's members went on to greater success : Chrissie Hynde later fronted The Pretenders , and Dave Vanian , Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies were subsequently founding members of The Damned . The band was formed by future Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren , who wanted to create a band with the sound of Ramones and the style of former Television member Richard Hell , both of whom he had seen perform at CBGB . He initially intended the band to have two singers . The band is only known to have performed once , before a small invited audience in a church hall in Lisson Grove , London . They broke up before playing any public concerts or recording any material , after the members became tired of McLaren 's need to control their activity . McLaren had more success with his second band , Sex Pistols , and Hynde eventually formed the Pretenders while Vanian , Sensible , and Scabies teamed up with former London SS member Brian James to form The Damned . Masters of the Backside has since gone on to attain semi-legendary status with punks alongside London SS and The Flowers of Romance . It is unclear when the band began using the name `` Masters of the Backside '' as The Damned acknowledge some of their members first performed together in a group with Hynde but they refer to the project as being unnamed .",
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"text": "Iron Maiden discography The discography of Iron Maiden , a British heavy metal band founded in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris , includes sixteen studio albums , as well as numerous live albums , compilations , EPs , singles , video albums , music videos , and box sets . After several auditions and changes , the final lineup consisted of vocalist Paul Di'Anno , guitarists Dave Murray and Dennis Stratton , and drummer Clive Burr . They released their self-titled debut album in 1980 ; quickly becoming one of the leading proponents of the new wave of British heavy metal movement . Guitarist Adrian Smith replaced Stratton , and a `` consistent highlight '' , Killers , was released in 1981 . Later that year , vocalist Bruce Dickinson replaced Paul Di'Anno , marking the beginning of a series of top-ten high-impact releases . They issued `` the 1982 masterpiece '' , The Number of the Beast , becoming the band 's first release to top the UK charts , and received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America . Drummer Nicko McBrain replaced Clive Burr , and the band released Piece of Mind in 1983 , followed by a `` true heavy metal achievement '' , Powerslave ( 1984 ) . Iron Maiden broadened their sound with the use of guitar synthesisers in Somewhere in Time ( 1986 ) . Their following concept album , Seventh Son of a Seventh Son , was released in 1988 , and also topped the UK charts . The line-up remained unchanged until Adrian Smith left the band during the pre-production stage of their last gold-certified album in the US , No Prayer for the Dying ( 1990 ) ; he was replaced by Janick Gers . Their next UK No. 1 album , Fear of the Dark , was released in 1992 , after which Dickinson left the band in the following year . His replacement , Blaze Bayley , debuted in 1995 with The X Factor , `` a lackluster '' album that marked a decline in the band 's career . The diminished fan interest in 1998 with Virtual XI prompted Bayley 's departure . Dickinson and Smith returned to the band in 1999 , and a new album , Brave New World , was issued in 2000 . Three years later , Dance of Death was released , which marked `` a triumphant return to form '' . In 2006 they released `` a more elaborate and meandering '' album , A Matter of Life and Death , which received , along with their two previous studio releases , a gold certification by the BPI . In 2010 , Iron Maiden issued The Final Frontier , which was positively received by critics , and debuted at No. 1 in over twenty-eight countries , including the United Kingdom . Their sixteenth studio effort , The Book of Souls , was released on 4 September 2015 and became their fifth UK No. 1 album . Overall , the band have reputedly sold between 80 and 100 million albums worldwide .",
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"text": "Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia ( August 1 , 1942 -- August 9 , 1995 ) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist , best known for his work as the lead guitarist and as a vocalist with the band the Grateful Dead , which came to prominence during the counterculture era in the 1960s . Although he disavowed the role , Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or `` spokesman '' of the group . One of its founders , Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for their entire thirty-year career ( 1965 -- 1995 ) . Garcia also founded and participated in a variety of side projects , including the Saunders -- Garcia Band ( with longtime friend Merl Saunders ) , the Jerry Garcia Band , Old and in the Way , the Garcia/Grisman acoustic duo , Legion of Mary , and the New Riders of the Purple Sage ( which Garcia co-founded with John Dawson and David Nelson ) . He also released several solo albums , and contributed to a number of albums by other artists over the years as a session musician . He was well known for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone 's `` 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time '' cover story . Later in life , Garcia was sometimes ill because of his diabetes , and in 1986 went into a diabetic coma that nearly cost him his life . Although his overall health improved somewhat after that , he also struggled with heroin and cocaine addictions , and was staying in a California drug rehabilitation facility when he died of a heart attack in August 1995 at the age of 53 .",
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"text": "Elvis Presley's guitars Elvis Presley 's guitars were a major component of the iconic rock and roll image created by Elvis Presley that revolutionized popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s . It is impossible to gauge the impact of that image on millions of young people around the world who were inspired to learn to play guitar after watching Presley in performance , on television , or in films . Although not known for his abilities as a guitarist , Presley had a profound musical influence on some of the most important rock and roll artists to emerge since the 1950s , including Buddy Holly , John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , Bob Dylan , and Bruce Springsteen . The extent of Presley 's impact on their lives and music is captured in John Lennon 's famous quote : `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' According to his first lead guitarist , Scotty Moore , Presley was not `` an accomplished musician '' , yet he possessed `` an uncanny and amazing sense of timing and rhythm . '' In the early years of his career , Presley 's rhythm guitar accompaniment played a major role in the sound of his early performances and recordings . Moore noted that as Presley began to learn to move on stage and to work the audience with his physical performance , his guitar became more of a `` prop '' . Presley was not known to treat his instruments in a gentle manner . His very aggressive strumming style would frequently break strings during his performances . The lack of a microphone on his guitar throughout those years contributed to the development of his `` aggressive style in attempt to be heard '' . As his career progressed , he became even more aggressive toward his instruments , frequently tossing his guitar to Charlie Hodge , who sometimes failed to catch it . The impact of the large belt buckles and jewelry he wore left their marks on most of his instruments .",
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"text": "Jetboy (band) Jetboy is an American San Francisco-based hard rock band founded in 1983 by guitarists Billy Rowe and Fernie Rod . Best described as a blend of edgy rock and roll with a traditional blues based influence . Jetboy got the attention of music fans and record executives alike in Hollywood during the mid 1980s . The band transplanted themselves to Los Angeles in 1986 after signing a deal with Elektra Records . Their musical influences ranged from punk rock to rock 'n' roll to blues . Their 1988 debut album Feel the Shake peaked at 135 on The Billboard 200 . After parting ways with original bass player Todd Crew in mid-1987 , the band was joined by former Hanoi Rocks member Sami Yaffa . Yaffa , a member of one of the groups Jetboy had found most influential , was now a member of the band as their new bassist . In August 1987 Todd Crew died due to a drug overdose in the hotel room of Guns N ' Roses guitarist Slash . Jetboy continued on into the 1990s before disbanding in 1992 . However , over a decade later , Jetboy reconvened , toured and recorded a new EP , Off Your Rocker in 2010 . Having been absent from the studio for some 20 years , Jetboy recorded Off Your Rocker in a fully organic mode . The band played all in the same room together in a `` live-style '' format in an effort to duplicate the way the songs were written , all together , in a true 1970 's fashion where the band could feed off of one another 's energy . Jetboy has continued to gain in popularity , and has continuously played to large crowds at festivals across the United States including Rocklahoma , The South Texas Rock Fest , Rock the Bayou & The M3 Festival two times . On June 1 , 2012 Jetboy did a 25-year reunion for their debut album ` Feel The Shake ' at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood . The show was also a release party for the movie Rock Of Ages which featured a few images of Jetboy . The line-up for this show included all original members with a surprise appearance by their second bass player Sami Yaffa who is currently playing in the Michael Monroe Band . This was the first time they all shared the stage together in over 20 years . Jetboy plan to continue with the original line-up with Charles Norman on bass who replaced Yaffa for the Damnednation tour in 1989 . January 25 , 2014 during NAMM weekend Jetboy supported Faster Pussycat at the Whisky A Go-Go to a sold out crowd to celebrate the club 's 50-year anniversary . Jetboy geared up in late 2015 to bring their style of rock n roll to the stage again . The band performed at Riki Rachtman 's Cathouse Live on August 15 , 2015 at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine , California . Three songs from Feel the Shake were featured in the 1989 movie The ` Burbs , starring Tom Hanks . They were `` Bloodstone '' , `` Locked in a Cage '' and `` Make Some Noise '' . Additionally , two songs from Feel the Shake , `` Feel the Shake '' and `` Make Some Noise '' were also featured in the 1989 movie She 's Out of Control .",
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"text": "Back to Back (Status Quo album) Back To Back is the sixteenth studio album by English rock band Status Quo and released in November 1983 . For the first time in the group 's history , it featured four singles , `` Ol' Rag Blues '' ( highest position No. 9 ) , `` A Mess of Blues '' , originally a hit for Elvis Presley ( No. 15 ) , `` Marguerita Time '' ( No. 3 ) , and `` Going Down Town Tonight '' ( which reached No. 20 in a different , re-recorded version to the album version . ) The album entered the UK chart at its highest position of No. 9 . It was the last recorded before the group temporarily disbanded in 1985 and therefore the last to feature original bass guitarist Alan Lancaster and drummer Pete Kircher . Lancaster co-wrote the first single , `` Ol' Rag Blues '' , with Keith Lamb , lead singer of British bands The Kase , Sleepy Talk and Mr. Toad , and founder and lead singer of Australia 's successful glam rock band Hush . Lancaster was angered when the production company declined to release the version featuring his lead vocal ( which has since been made available as a bonus track on the 2005 remastered reissue ) , in preference to that featuring the voice of Francis Rossi . He also made no secret of his dislike of `` Marguerita Time '' , which he thought was too pop-orientated for the group . When they appeared on BBC 's Top of the Pops to mime to the single , his place was taken by Jim Lea of Slade , who were also on the programme that week . That Top of the Pops appearance was also notable for Rick Parfitt falling into Pete Kircher 's drum set near the end of the song while the song kept playing . On the DVD Hello Quo , Parfitt claims that he had planned this action , although many people thought he was drunk . On the same DVD , Alan Lancaster also said that he was n't so concerned with `` Marguerita Time '' as he was with `` Going Down Town Tonight '' , which - according to him - was not a Status Quo recording and featured no Status Quo musicians apart from Francis Rossi .",
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"text": "List of Judas Priest band members Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham . Formed in 1969 , the group originally featured vocalist Al Atkins , guitarist Ernest Chataway , bassist Bruno Stapenhill and John Partridge on drums . After that line-up split , 1970 , Atkins joined Freight band members guitarist K. K. Downing , bassist Ian Hill and drummer John Ellis . The band changed lineup a number of times before the release of their first album -- Ellis was replaced by Alan Moore in 1971 , who himself was replaced by Chris Campbell before the end of the year . John Hinch replaced Campbell in 1973 , and with the addition of second guitarist Glenn Tipton in 1974 the band recorded their debut album Rocka Rolla . Shortly after the release of Rocka Rolla , Hinch left the band and was replaced by the returning Moore for Sad Wings of Destiny . Moore departed after the album 's release , with the drums on follow-up Sin After Sin performed by session drummer Simon Phillips . Les Binks performed on Stained Class and Killing Machine , before being replaced by Dave Holland in 1979 . The band 's lineup remained stable for around ten years , recording six albums until Scott Travis replaced Holland for the album Painkiller . Halford left the band in 1992 after the promotional tour for Painkiller . After a short hiatus , Judas Priest returned in 1996 with Tim `` Ripper '' Owens in place of Halford . Owens recorded two albums with the band , 1997 's Jugulator and 2001 's Demolition , before he was replaced by the returning Halford in 2003 . In April 2011 , it was announced that founding member Downing had left the band , and that he had been replaced by Richie Faulkner . The guitarist 's departure was reportedly due to differences with other band members and management . Faulkner 's first album with the band was 2014 's Redeemer of Souls .",
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"text": "The Section (band) The Section are a US instrumental rock band formed in the early 1970s by musicians Danny Kortchmar , Craig Doerge , Leland Sklar , and Russ Kunkel . They are best known for both studio and stage work in support of some of the best selling solo singers of that decade . Their frequent appearances on the records of artists signed to Asylum Records made them the label 's de facto house band . Their close association with the singer-songwriter and soft rock genres of the 1970s also led to their alternate moniker of `` The Mellow Mafia . '' They appeared together and individually on albums by Linda Ronstadt , Crosby & Nash , James Taylor , Carole King , Jackson Browne , Warren Zevon , and acted as back-up band on their tours . Other musicians closely associated with The Section include guitarist Waddy Wachtel , bassist Tim Drummond and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley . By the 1980s , the group stopped working together collectively , though as individuals they continued to play prominent roles in the studio and on tour with many of the most popular solo acts of the decade , including Phil Collins ( who collaborated with Sklar frequently starting with 1985 's No Jacket Required album and subsequent tour ) , Stevie Nicks ( whose landmark Bella Donna album features guitar work from Wachtel , who continues to work with her as her musical director ) , and Don Henley ( who used Kortchmar 's skills on numerous instruments on his Building the Perfect Beast album ) . Beside their supporting work for other musicians , The Section also released three albums of their own , consisting of mostly instrumental music .",
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"text": "Cate Brothers The Cate Brothers are the singer-songwriter-musician duo of Earl and Ernest ( Ernie ) Cate ( born December 26 , 1942 ) , twin brothers from Fayetteville , Arkansas , who in the mid-1960s became performers of country soul music at clubs and dances in Arkansas and elsewhere in the mid-South of the United States . Both brothers are singers , with Earl playing guitar and Ernie playing piano . They were recording artists during the mid - to late 1970s and again from the mid-1990s through the first decade of the 2000s . In their hometown of Fayetteville in the 1950s , where rock-and-roll pioneer Ronnie Hawkins had also grown up during the 1940s , Hawkins owned and operated the Rockwood Club . Other early rock musicians came to play there , including Jerry Lee Lewis , Carl Perkins , Roy Orbison and Conway Twitty . During the late 1950s the Cate brothers associated with Hawkins and his band , the Hawks , including drummer Levon Helm . In 1958 Hawkins and his band left Arkansas and settled in Canada . Later the Hawks went on to form the Band . In 1975 , Helm introduced the Cate brothers to a record company representative in Los Angeles . The brothers soon after received a recording contract with Asylum Records , and so began their recording career . Their self-titled debut album released in 1975 was produced by guitarist Steve Cropper . He also performed on the record along with Levon Helm , Donald `` Duck '' Dunn , and Poco bass guitarist Timothy B. Schmit ( who later joined the Eagles ) . The album contained the duo 's only Top 40 single , `` Union Man '' , which spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at # 24 in May 1976 . Two more albums followed , In One Eye and out the Other in 1976 and Cate Bros. . Band ( with drummer Terry Cagle and bassist Ron Eoff ) in 1977 . In 1979 they reached a wider audience when they appeared on the PBS music television program Austin City Limits , taped in December 1978 . In 1979 the brothers released their fourth and final album of the period , Fire on the Tracks , which reached number 24 on the album rock charts on the success of `` Union Man '' . That single was one of the songs they had performed during the Austin City Limits television show , leading up to the album 's release . During the 1980s they issued no recordings , though they remained a popular touring act around the southern country rock and blues circuit of the Tennessee and Arkansas region . In the early 1980s , the brothers joined Levon Helm , Rick Danko , Richard Manuel , and Garth Hudson in a revival of the Band ( without guitarist Robbie Robertson ) and also worked with singer Maria Muldaur . The Cate brothers resumed recording in the mid-1990s , releasing five albums on independent labels from 1995 to 2009 . Their 1995 release , Radioland , featured blues guitarist Coco Montoya , formerly with the 1980s reformed version of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers . Porky Hill , the drummer for the Cate Brothers Band for 12 years , died in September 2000 . Ron Eoff 's brother Mickey then joined the band .",
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"text": "The Old Vic The Old Vic is a theatre in Lambeth , London , England , located just south-east of Waterloo station on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road . Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre , and renamed in 1833 the Royal Victoria Theatre , in 1871 it was rebuilt and reopened as the Royal Victoria Palace . It was taken over by Emma Cons in 1880 and formally named the Royal Victoria Hall , although by this time it was already known as the `` Old Vic '' . In 1898 , a niece of Cons , Lilian Baylis assumed management and began a series of Shakespeare productions in 1914 . The building was damaged in 1940 during air raids and it became a Grade II * listed building in 1951 after it reopened . It was also the name of a repertory company that was based at the theatre and formed the core of the National Theatre of Great Britain on its formation in 1963 , under Laurence Olivier . The National Theatre remained at the Old Vic until new premises were constructed on the South Bank , opening in 1976 . The Old Vic then became the home of Prospect Theatre Company , at that time a highly successful touring company which staged such acclaimed productions as Derek Jacobi 's Hamlet . However , with the withdrawal of funding for the company by the Arts Council of Great Britain in 1980 for breaching its touring obligations , Prospect disbanded in 1981 . The theatre underwent complete refurbishment in 1985 . In 2003 , Kevin Spacey was appointed as new artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre Company which received considerable media attention . In 2015 , Matthew Warchus succeeded Spacey as artistic director .",
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"text": "Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Fowler , KBE ( born July 26 , 1959 ) , better known as Kevin Spacey , is an American actor , film director , producer , screenwriter , and singer . He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television . He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s that culminated in his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime thriller The Usual Suspects ( 1995 ) , and an Academy Award for Best Actor for midlife crisis-themed drama American Beauty ( 1999 ) . His other starring roles have included the comedy-drama film Swimming with Sharks ( 1994 ) , psychological thriller Seven ( 1995 ) , the neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential ( 1997 ) , the drama Pay It Forward ( 2000 ) , the science fiction-mystery film K-PAX ( 2001 ) , and the role of Lex Luthor in the superhero film Superman Returns ( 2006 ) . In Broadway theatre , Spacey won a Tony Award for his role in Lost in Yonkers . He was the artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London from 2004 until stepping down in mid-2015 . Since 2013 , Spacey has played Frank Underwood in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards . For his role as Underwood , he has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Drama and two consecutive Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series .",
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"text": "City Tower, Manchester City Tower ( formerly Sunley House ) is a 30-storey skyscraper situated in the Piccadilly Gardens area of Manchester , England . It is one of the highest office spaces currently available in Manchester , standing 107 metres ( 351 ft ) tall . City Tower was completed in 1965 , one of three buildings forming the Piccadilly Plaza complex which was constructed by the developers Bernard Sunley & Sons and designed by Covell , Matthews & Partners , 1959-65 . It is currently the fourth tallest building in Manchester . The Tower has retail and leisure units on the ground floor and is Manchester 's main radio transmitting station , which is located on the roof . The developer Bruntwood sold City Tower to the asset management company Schroders for # 132 million in 2014 but kept their headquarters in the building . The Piccadilly Plaza was remodelled by Leslie Jones Architects in 2001-02 . City Tower stands at right angles to Piccadilly and the north-facing wall is covered with designs based on circuit boards . In the remodeling the building to the west of City Tower , Eagle Star House , was replaced by a building whose roofs are a pale echo of the swooping roofs of the original .",
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"text": "Moor House Moor House is a large office building in the City of London . It is located on the northern edge of the financial district and is one of the largest buildings in the area , standing 84 m tall and with 29,000 square metres of floor space . Completed in 2004 , it was the first building to be designed for the forthcoming Crossrail , with a ventilation shaft to the station underneath the building . When built , it had the deepest foundations in London , which reach down 57 m and are specifically designed to withstand further tunneling below it in the future . The building cost # 182 million to construct and was designed by Sir Norman Foster . Tenants include CLSA , Unicredit , Peel Hunt , TT International .",
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"text": "Paddington Street Paddington Street is a street in the City of Westminster in London that runs from the junction of Crawford Street and Baker Street in the east to Marylebone High Street in the west . Sherlock Mews , Chiltern Street , Luxborough Street , and Nottingham Place join Paddington Street on its north side . On the south side , Kenrick Place , Chiltern Street , and Ashland Place adjoin Paddington Street . The Hellenic Centre is located at 16-18 Paddington Street .",
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"text": "Flowery Field railway station Flowery Field railway station serves the Flowery Field area of Hyde , Greater Manchester , England . It is 7 mi east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line . The station is managed by Northern . The station was opened in 1985 and is mainly a wooden structure , similar in design to Godley railway station , which is also on the Glossop Line . The station was opened by British Rail . As part of the failed Manchester TIF bid , the station would have been refurbished with CCTV , real-time passenger information and additional seating and shelters . The bid failed after residents of Greater Manchester voted against the congestion charge . However , funding was secured from Transport for Greater Manchester in 2011 , for the installation of CCTV , Customer Information Screens , a Public Announcement System and Help Points .",
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"text": "Clapham High Street railway station Clapham High Street is on the South London Line in Clapham within the London Borough of Lambeth , Greater London . It is served by London Overground services under the control of the London Rail division of Transport for London . It is close to underground station and interchange is counted as an Out of Station Interchange on Oyster , so journeys involving a change between the two are charged as through journeys and not two separate journeys .",
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"text": "Appley Bridge railway station Appley Bridge railway station serves the villages of Appley Bridge and Shevington , both in Metropolitan Borough of Wigan , Greater Manchester in England . The station is 7 km north west of Wigan Wallgate on the Manchester-Southport Line . The station is in Lancashire , but it is supported by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and as such within the GMPTE ticketing zone . It is operated by Northern . The main stone-built station building survives adjacent to the Wigan-bound platform , but is now used for non-railway purposes ( as a public house ) ; there are modest shelters on both platforms for rail travellers .",
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"text": "Kevin Fulton Kevin Fulton is a British agent from Newry , Northern Ireland , who allegedly spied on the Provisional Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) for MI5 . He is believed to be in London , where he is suing the Crown , claiming his British military handlers cut off their connections and financial aid to him . In 2004 he reportedly sued the Andersonstown News , an Irish republican news outlet in Belfast , for revealing his identity as well as publishing his photograph . The result of that suit has not been made public .",
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"text": "King's Cross St. Pancras tube station King 's Cross St. Pancras is a London Underground station located within the London Borough of Camden . It serves King 's Cross and main line stations and falls within fare zone 1 . Being an interchange station between six lines , ( the Circle , Hammersmith & City , Metropolitan , Northern , Piccadilly and Victoria lines ) it is the second busiest station on the network , second only to Waterloo .",
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"text": "Chiswick railway station Chiswick railway station is a station on the Hounslow Loop Line in a residential part of Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow . The station , and all trains serving it , is operated by South West Trains . Journey time into London Waterloo is approximately 25 minutes and Clapham Junction 15 minutes . The station is in Travelcard Zone 3 . Chiswick station is the nearest station to Chiswick House and gardens . It is removed by 20 minutes ' walk , and separated by A4 arterial road subways , from the commercial part of town , Chiswick High Road , which is served by Gunnersbury ( District line and London Overground ) , Turnham Green and Stamford Brook tube stations .",
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"text": "St John's Church, Waterloo St John 's Church , Waterloo , is an Anglican Greek Revival church in South London , built in 1822 -- 24 to the designs of Francis Octavius Bedford . It is dedicated to St John the Evangelist , and with St Andrew 's , Short Street , forms a united benefice .",
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"text": "Return to Waterloo Return to Waterloo is the debut solo album by Kinks ' leader and chief songwriter Ray Davies . Three of the tracks on the album release were also available in near-identical form on The Kinks ' 1984 release Word of Mouth . All of The Kinks appear on the album with the exception of Dave Davies . According to Ray Davies , Dave Davies refused to perform on the album . He later said , `` Dave refused to play and so it had to be ` Ray Davies and members of the Kinks ' . If he had worked with me on it , it would have been a great record , but he let me down . '' An hour-long musical film , Return to Waterloo , was also written and directed by Davies , wherein instead of dialogue , the story is told through music and lyrics . The film features Tim Roth , Kenneth Colley , Valerie Holliman , Dominique Barnes , and ( briefly ) Ray Davies himself . One song which appears in the film but not on the soundtrack is `` Ladder of Success '' .",
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"text": "Seedley railway station Seedley railway station is a disused station located in Salford , Greater Manchester , on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway . It was opened on 1 May 1882 and closed on 2 January 1956 . Parts of the station wall can still be seen but part of the trackbed has been covered over following the construction of the M602 motorway .",
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"text": "Neighbourhood (song) `` Neighbourhood '' is a song by Space , written by band members Tommy Scott and Franny Griffiths , and released as the second single ( though the band prefer it to be the first , as they consider `` Money '' / `` Kill Me '' to be a `` test '' release ) from their debut album Spiders , and their third single altogether . It was originally released on 25 March 1996 and peaked at # 56 in the UK charts , but it was later re-released on 21 October that year , this time peaking at # 11 . In Australia , `` Neighbourhood '' entered the ARIA top 100 singles chart on 9 February 1997 at # 90 , its peak . `` Neighbourhood '' peaked at # 22 in New Zealand in March 1997 . The lyrics to `` Neighbourhood '' were partially inspired by frontman Tommy Scott 's upbringing in the Liverpool housing estate Cantril Farm ( which has since been reestablished as Stockbridge Village ) , yet it stays true to the band 's twisted sense of humour by depicting a variety of somewhat warped personalities including a man who thinks he 's Saddam Hussein , Mr Miller , a `` local vicar and a serial killer , '' a `` big butch queen '' who 's `` bigger than Tyson and twice as mean , '' and others . The lyrical style has eighties dub reggae & sound system deejay influences . In September 2004 , `` Neighbourhood '' was used by the BBC in an ident for their short-lived series Fat Nation . The line `` Who lives in a house like this ? '' is thought to be a reference to Through the Keyhole , another BBC programme . The song is also on the soundtrack from the 1997 movie `` Shooting Fish '' .",
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"text": "Shoreditch tube station Shoreditch was a London Underground station in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in east London . Originally opened by the East London Railway in 1876 , the station was permanently closed in 2006 being replaced directly to the west of the site by Shoreditch High Street station in 2010 . The new Shoreditch High Street replacement station switched networks and is a part of the London Overground . The station should not be confused with the Shoreditch main line station , some distance further north on the North London Railway , that opened in 1865 and closed in 1940 . The station was the northern terminus of the East London Line , with latterly a single platform alongside a single track that ran next to the disused Bishopsgate goods yard . Until the late 1960s the East London Line connected with the main line railway to Liverpool Street just north of Shoreditch station . The site of the link is still visible from the end of the platform and from main line trains travelling between Stratford and Liverpool Street . The station was one of only a handful on the network with a single platform and a single-track layout , though it originally had two tracks and two platforms . The preceding station was Whitechapel , which after Shoreditch 's closure was the northern terminus of the East London Line until that line closed for extension in 2007 .",
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"text": "Waterloo, New Zealand Waterloo is an eastern suburb of Lower Hutt , Wellington . It is named after the Battle of Waterloo won by the Duke of Wellington in 1815 . The Hutt City Council formally defines Waterloo as the area bounded by Waterloo Road and Burnside Street in the north , the Wairarapa Line railway in the west , Guthrie Street in the south , and the Wainuiomata hills in the east . It is the home suburb to Waterloo Primary School and the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand . It is also home to Waterloo Interchange , a major train and bus station . Notable residents include veteran sportscaster Keith Quinn . Category : Suburbs of Lower Hutt",
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"text": "Beetham Tower, Manchester Beetham Tower ( also known as the Hilton Tower ) is a landmark 47-storey mixed-use skyscraper in Manchester , England . Completed in 2006 , it is named after its developers , the Beetham Organisation , and was designed by SimpsonHaugh and Partners . The development occupies a sliver of land at the top of Deansgate , hence its elongated plan and was proposed in July 2003 with construction starting a year later . At a height of 554 ft , it is the tallest building in the United Kingdom outside London and 10th tallest building in the United Kingdom . It has been described by the Financial Times as `` the UK 's only proper skyscraper outside London '' . Consequently , it is the tallest building in Manchester however construction commenced in July 2016 on Tower 1 at Owen Street which will surpass the Beetham Tower as the tallest building in Manchester when completed in 2019 with a height of 659 ft. As a result of the elongated floor plan , the structure is one of the thinnest skyscrapers in the world with a height to width ratio of 10:1 on the east-west façade but is noticeably wider on the north-south façade . A blade structure on the south side of the building acts as a façade overrun accentuating its slim form and doubles as a lightning rod . The skyscraper is visible from ten English counties on a clear day . The top-floor penthouse offers views of Greater Manchester , the Cheshire Plain , the Pennines , the Peak District and Snowdonia . The tower is known for emitting a loud unintentional hum or howl in windy weather , believed to emanate from the glass ` blade ' atop the building . The hum has been recorded as a B below middle C and can be heard over large parts of the locality . Architectural response to the skyscraper is polarised and interpretations vary . The cantilever bears the load of the north façade symbolically representing the historical strength and revival of post-industrial Manchester following economic decline in the 1980s and the 1996 Manchester bombing . Some questioned its dominant appearance over the city -- particularly over listed buildings with one author going as far to say the skyscraper instantly `` torpedoed '' any possibility of Manchester becoming a UNESCO World Heritage city - a status Manchester was previously on the United Kingdom shortlist for due its industrial past . Others feel its dramatic appearance and peculiarity is reflective of Manchester and that the Beetham Tower symbolises Manchester 's reinvention as a post-industrial city . Nevertheless , it has received praise and was awarded the best tall building in the world in 2007 by the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat .",
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"text": "London Borough of Croydon The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in south London , England and is part of Outer London . It covers an area of 87 km2 and is the largest London borough by population . It is the southernmost borough of London . At its centre is the historic town of Croydon from which the borough takes its name . Croydon is mentioned in Domesday Book , and from a small market town has expanded into one of the most populous areas on the fringe of London . Croydon is the civic centre of the borough . The borough is now one of London 's leading business , financial and cultural centres , and its influence in entertainment and the arts contribute to its status as a major metropolitan centre . Formed in 1965 from the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District and the County Borough of Croydon , the local authority Croydon London Borough Council , is now part of the local government association for Greater London , London Councils . The economic strength of Croydon dates back mainly to Croydon Airport which was a major factor in the development of Croydon as a business centre . Once London 's main airport for all international flights to and from the capital , it was closed on 30 September 1959 due to the lack of expansion space needed for an airport to serve the growing city . It is now a Grade II listed building and tourist attraction . Croydon Council and its predecessor Croydon Corporation unsuccessfully applied for city status in 1954 , 2000 , 2002 and 2012 . The area is currently going through a large regeneration project called Croydon Vision 2020 which is predicted to attract more businesses and tourists to the area as well as backing Croydon 's bid to become London 's Third City ( after ` The City ' and Westminster ) . Croydon is mostly urban , though there are large suburban and rural uplands in the south . Since 2003 Croydon has been certified as a Fairtrade borough by the Fairtrade Foundation . It was the first London Borough to have Fairtrade status which is awarded on certain criteria . The area is one of the hearts of culture in London and the South East of England . Institutions such as the major arts and entertainment centre Fairfield Halls add to the vibrancy of the borough . However , its famous fringe theatre `` the Warehouse Theatre '' was put under administration in 2012 when the council withdrew its funding and the building itself was demolished in 2013 . The Croydon Clocktower was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994 as an arts venue featuring a library , the independent David Lean Cinema ( closed by the council in 2011 after 16 years of operating , but now partially reopened on a part-time and volunteers basis ) and museum . From 2000 to 2010 , Croydon staged an annual summer festival celebrating the area 's black and Indian cultural diversity , with audiences reaching over 50,000 people . An internet radio station , Croydon Radio , is run by local people for the area . The borough is also home to its own local TV station , Croydon TV . Premier League football club Crystal Palace F.C. play at Selhurst Park in South Norwood , a stadium they have been based in since 1924 . Other landmarks in the borough include Addington Palace , an 18th-century mansion which became the official second residence of six archbishops , Shirley Windmill , one of the few surviving large windmills in Greater London built in the 1850s , and the BRIT School , a creative arts institute run by the BRIT Trust which has produced artists such as Adele , Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis .",
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"text": "MI5 The Security Service , also MI5 ( Military Intelligence , Section 5 ) , is the United Kingdom 's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service ( MI6 ) , Government Communications Headquarters ( GCHQ ) and Defence Intelligence ( DI ) . MI5 is directed by the Joint Intelligence Committee ( JIC ) , and the service is bound by the Security Service Act 1989 . The service is directed to protect British parliamentary democracy and economic interests , and counter terrorism and espionage within the UK . Within the civil service community the service is colloquially known as Box 500 ( after its official wartime address of PO Box 500 ; its current address is PO Box 3255 , London SW1P 1AE ) . The service has had a national headquarters at Thames House on Millbank in London since 1995 , drawing together personnel from a number of locations into a single HQ facility . Thames House was , until March 2013 , shared with the Northern Ireland Office ( NIO ) and is also home to the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre , a subordinate organisation to the Security Service . The service has offices across the United Kingdom including an HQ in Northern Ireland . Details of the northern operations centre in Greater Manchester were revealed by the firm who built it . Plans to open the northern operations centre were reported by The Manchester Evening News in February 2005 , and plans to open a permanent Scottish office in Glasgow were reported by The Scotsman in January of that year .",
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"text": "David Hill (arts director) David Hill is a theatre and arts director and producer , founder of the leading UK cultural events and arts agency ArtReach which initiates , develops and produces extraordinary creative arts projects and programmes . Hill has created and produced the innovative Night of Festivals project , produced the world 's largest interactive video artwork ( Under Scan by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer ) in Trafalgar Square , London and in public spaces across the UK East Midlands and created/delivered a range of high-profile new arts events such Three Cities Create and Connect , The Lyric Lounge and Dance in the Park . He has also delivered projects in Barcelona , India and the West Indies . Born in Birmingham , and following a degree in Drama and English at Hull University , Hill started his career as a theatre practitioner with renowned theatre companies such as Welfare State International , IOU Theatre and the Pip Simmons Theatre Group . Appointed as the first Marketing Director at the 2,000 seat Birmingham Hippodrome , he established the marketing and publicity department for the venue during two major capital refurbishments of the Hippodrome in the 1980s . During this period the theatre was established as a premier touring venue and as a home to Welsh National Opera and Sadler 's Wells Royal Ballet ( now Birmingham Royal Ballet ) . Returning to a role as theatre director , writer and actor , Hill established the pioneering Theatre Station Blyth in Northumberland , leading a team of theatre professionals in developing original community theatre with 100 unemployed adults , winning a National Training Award , and being shortlisted with the RSC and Jiving Lindy Hoppers for the prestigious , national Sainsbury Arts in Education Awards . During this time Hill created and directed shows , including The Tale of the Corn Woman , The TV Addict , Stitch-Up , Seven and War Bonds . In 1995 Theatre Station was reinvented and re-launched by Fran Castle and Alison Walton-Robson as the award-winning Headway Theatre . As an associate director at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham in the early 1990s , Hill had particular responsibility for new theatre writing , working with playwrights such as Jude Alderson , Barrie Keeffe , Peter McGarry and David Calcutt . Shows directed included All Change , A Caucasian Chalk Circle , The Way of the World , The Mystery Plays , Belonging , Family Affairs , Romeo and Juliet , A Midsummer Night 's Dream , Julius Caesar and The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty , with co-directing work on Macbeth and Jane Eyre . In 1994 , following the playwright 's death , he produced and directed The Official Tribute to Dennis Potter persuading Michael Grade ( Channel 4 TV ) and Alan Yentob ( BBC 1 ) to jointly support and participate in the project . For this high-profile event Hill directed contributions from , amongst others , Alan Bates , Gemma Craven , Imelda Staunton , George Baker , Frank Finlay , Douglas Henshall , Kika Markham and Corin Redgrave , and also engaged and produced participation from writers and broadcasters Lynda La Plante , Alan Plater , Sheena MacDonald , Piers Haggard , Kennith Trodd and Melvyn Bragg . As director of the Arts Management Centre ( a business unit of The Management Centre ) in 1994/5 , Hill implemented and delivered national arts training programmes and designed and delivered the first national conference on the arts lottery . From 1996 he project directed all aspects of the design and building of Maidenhead 's # 10 million new arts centre , Norden Farm Centre for the Arts . He opened the Centre by producing two special galas with contributors including Michael Parkinson , Lesley Garrett , Timothy West , Prunella Scales , Jimmy Tarbuck , Laurie Holloway , Marion Montgomery , Ronnie Corbett and Rolf Harris . Over fifteen years since 1996 , Hill has developed ArtReach working with partners such as Arts Council England , Museums Libraries and Archives Council ( MLA ) , Renaissance , Sport England , the Crafts Council , many Local Authorities , Regional Development Agencies , arts organisations and venues ( international , national , regional and local ) and individual artists . In 2005/6 ArtReach commissioned international artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer to create Under Scan , which subsequently was taken to Venice Biennale in 2007 and produced by Hill in Trafalgar Square in 2008 . Hill co-wrote the book Under Scan with Lozano-Hemmer , published in 2006 . Hill has been an adviser to West Midlands Arts , Northern Arts and South West Arts in the UK and is a Trustee ( Vice Chair ) of Curve ( theatre ) ( major new performing arts centre in Leicester , UK ) . He has previously been a board member/adviser for Triangle Arts Centre , Playtrain , Midlands Arts Centre and Worcester Swan Theatre . He has been an assessor for the UK Regional Arts Lottery Programme and has been an assessor to Arts Council England for both Capital and Arts for Everyone programmes .",
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"text": "St. James's Park tube station St. James 's Park is a London Underground station near St. James 's Park in the City of Westminster , central London . It is served by the District and Circle lines and is between Victoria and Westminster stations . It is in Travelcard Zone 1 . The station building is incorporated into 55 Broadway , the headquarters of London Underground Ltd and has entrances from Broadway , Petty France and Palmer Street . The station is close to New Scotland Yard and several government offices . The station is not wheelchair accessible .",
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"text": "Lee Majors Lee Majors ( born Harvey Lee Yeary ; April 23 , 1939 ) is an American film , television and voice actor . Majors is best known for portraying the roles of Heath Barkley in the American television Western series The Big Valley ( 1965 -- 1969 ) , Colonel Steve Austin in the American television science fiction action series The Six Million Dollar Man ( 1973 -- 1978 ) , and Colt Seavers in American television action series The Fall Guy ( 1981 -- 1986 ) . In the television series The Six Million Dollar Man , Steve Austin takes on special high-risk government missions using his superhuman bionic powers . The television character Steve Austin became a pop culture icon of the 1970s . Majors reprised the role of Colonel Steve Austin in several bionic reunion television movies in the late 1980s and 1990s . He appeared in a number of supporting , recurring and cameo roles in feature films and television series , and lent his voice to a number of animated TV series and video games .",
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"text": "2005 Masters Tournament The 2005 Masters Tournament was the 69th Masters Tournament , played from April 7 -- 10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . Tiger Woods , 29 , won his fourth green jacket on the first hole of a playoff with Chris DiMarco . Rain was a factor the whole week , and delayed much of the play . The purse was $ 7.0 million with a winner 's share of $ 1.26 million . It was the ninth of Woods ' fourteen major championships . This Masters was the last as competitors for three former champions : Tommy Aaron ( 1973 ) , Billy Casper ( 1970 ) , and six-time winner Jack Nicklaus . Ryan Moore was low amateur at 287 ( − 1 ) , the best score by an amateur since 1978 , and earned an exemption to the 2006 tournament . Jerry Pate , a non-playing invitee , won the 46th Par-3 contest on Wednesday with a five-under 22 .",
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"text": "1984 Masters Tournament The 1984 Masters Tournament was the 48th Masters Tournament , held April 12 -- 15 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . Ben Crenshaw won the first of his two major titles , both Masters , two strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Watson , the winner in 1977 and 1981 . The leader after 36 holes was Masters rookie Mark Lye at 135 ( − 9 ) , three strokes ahead of Tom Kite . Play was halted near the end of the third round due to thunderstorms and the final groups completed it on Sunday morning . After 54 holes , Kite led at 207 ( − 9 ) and Lye was a stroke back . Crenshaw was two strokes back at 209 and shot a final round 68 ( − 4 ) to slip on his first green jacket . He won again eleven years later in 1995 . Defending champion Seve Ballesteros was assessed a two-stroke penalty in the second round for grounding his club within the confines of a water hazard at the 13th hole and missed the cut by a stroke . He also missed the cut as defending champion in 1981 . Normally scheduled to conclude on the second Sunday of April , this Masters was held a week later , as was 1979 .",
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"text": "Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson ( born June 16 , 1970 ) , nicknamed Lefty , is an American professional golfer . He has won 42 events on the PGA Tour , including five major championships : three Masters titles ( 2004 , 2006 , 2010 ) , a PGA Championship ( 2005 ) , and an Open Championship ( 2013 ) . Mickelson is one of 16 golfers in the history of the sport to win at least three of the four majors . He has won every major except the U.S. Open , where he has finished runner-up a record six times . Mickelson has spent over 700 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking , has reached a career-high world ranking of 2nd several times and is a life member of the PGA Tour . Mickelson is known for his left-handed swing , even though he is otherwise right-handed . He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in May 2012 .",
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"text": "Chris Heston Christopher Lee Heston ( born April 10 , 1988 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He has played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners . On June 9 , 2015 , he threw the 17th no-hitter in Giants franchise history . He played college baseball at East Carolina .",
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"text": "1986 Masters Tournament The 1986 Masters Tournament was the 50th Masters Tournament , held April 10 -- 13 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . Jack Nicklaus won his record 18th professional major with a historic one-stroke victory . He shot a final round 65 ( − 7 ) , with a back nine of 30 ( − 6 ) , for a total score of 279 ( − 9 ) . At age 46 , he became the oldest winner of the Masters and the second-oldest winner of any major championship , behind Julius Boros , who was 48 when he captured the PGA Championship in 1968 . The win also gave Nicklaus a record six Masters victories , the first in 1963 , less than ten months after his first major win at the 1962 U.S. Open . The 23-year span of Masters victories and 24-year span of major victories are also records . The runners-up were Tom Kite and Greg Norman , whose near-misses at the Masters are also noteworthy . The winner 's share was $ 144,000 , up from $ 20,000 at Nicklaus ' first win at Augusta in 1963 .",
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"text": "Fred Valentine (baseball) Fred Lee Valentine ( January 19 , 1935 in Clarksdale , Mississippi ) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder . He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors from 1959 -- 1968 for the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Senators . He also played one season for the Hanshin Tigers in 1970 .",
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"text": "Lewis G. Lee Sergeant Major Lewis G. Lee served as the 13th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps ( 1995 -- 1999 ) . He retired from active duty in 1999 after over 31 years of service .",
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"text": "Lee-Way Leeway is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label . It was recorded on April 28 , 1960 and features performances by Morgan with Jackie McLean , Bobby Timmons , Paul Chambers and Art Blakey . `` The Lion and the Wolff '' is dedicated to producers Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff .",
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"text": "Lees (fermentation) Lees refers to deposits of dead yeast or residual yeast and other particles that precipitate , or are carried by the action of `` fining '' , to the bottom of a vat of wine after fermentation and aging . The yeast deposits in beer brewing are known as trub . However , yeast deposits from secondary fermentation of both wine and beer are referred to as lees . This material is the source for most commercial tartaric acid , which is used in cooking and in organic chemistry . Normally the wine is transferred to another container ( racking ) , leaving this sediment behind . Some wines ( notably Chardonnay , Champagne and Muscadet ) are sometimes aged for a time on the lees ( a process known as sur lie ) , leading to a distinctive yeasty aroma and taste . The lees may be stirred ( bâtonage in French ) in order to promote uptake of the lees ' flavour . The lees are an important component in the making of Ripasso where the leftover lees from Amarone are used to impart more flavour and colour to partially aged Valpolicella .",
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"text": "Umar Lee Umar Lee ( born Bret Darren Lee September 18 , 1974 in St Louis , Missouri ) is a writer and political activist . Lee is a descendant of Richard `` The Immigrant '' Lee and a distant relation to Confederate General Robert E. Lee .",
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"text": "William States Lee III William States Lee III , popularly known as Bill Lee , was born in Charlotte , North Carolina in 1929 . He attended Woodberry Forest School and was a Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Princeton University in Civil Engineering . After serving in the United States Navy 's SeaBees , Lee joined Duke Power 's engineering department in 1955 as a junior engineer . He was promoted to engineering vice president in 1965 , engineering and construction senior vice president in 1971 , and executive vice president in 1976 . He became president and chief operating officer of Duke Power Company in 1978 and chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1982 . Lee helped to form the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations after the Three Mile Island accident . He was also an initiator of the World Association of Nuclear Operators , in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster , becoming its first president . In 1989 , he was named `` CEO of the decade '' by Financial World magazine . Lee retired from Duke Power in 1994 . He died of cardiac arrest in New York City July 10 , 1996 . A popular man and supporter of education , the College of Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte was named in his honor in 1994 , as was the `` Bill Lee Freeway '' , a stretch of Interstate Highway 77 north from Charlotte , and Duke Energy 's William States Lee III Nuclear Generating Station in South Carolina . Lee was awarded the North Carolina Award for Public Service in 1988 .",
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"text": "1995 Masters Tournament The 1995 Masters Tournament was the 59th Masters Tournament , held April 6 -- 9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . Ben Crenshaw won his second Masters championship , one stroke ahead of runner-up Davis Love III . It was an emotional victory for Crenshaw as it came just days after the death of his mentor , Harvey Penick . Crenshaw and Tom Kite attended the funeral in Texas on Wednesday and did not return to Augusta until that night , on the eve of the first round . The 1995 Masters marked the first major championship for Tiger Woods , who qualified as the 1994 U.S. Amateur champion . A 19-year-old college freshman at Stanford , he tied for 41st place and was the leading amateur , the only one to make the cut . Woods ' average driving distance was the longest in the tournament .",
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"text": "Lee Janzen Lee McLeod Janzen ( born August 28 , 1964 ) is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the U.S. Open twice in 1993 and 1998 .",
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"text": "Lee McElwee Leland Stanford McElwee ( May 23 , 1894 -- February 8 , 1957 ) was an American professional baseball player . He played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1916 season , primarily as a third baseman .",
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"text": "Anthony Lee (actor) Anthony Dwain Lee ( July 17 , 1961 -- October 28 , 2000 ) was an American stage , television and film actor . He began his career in the 1980s appearing in numerous stage productions and in guest roles on television and in films . He was a playwright and had several production workshops of his work in New City Theater in Seattle , Washington . While attending a Halloween party in October 2000 , Lee was fatally shot by a LAPD officer . Lee 's death and the circumstances surrounding it garnered significant national and international media attention .",
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"text": "Lee Ho-seong (baseball) Lee Ho-seong ( ; July 17 , 1967 -- March 10 , 2008 ) was a South Korean baseball player . During his career he played for Haitai Tigers . He debuted in 1990 and stayed with the Tigers for his 12-year career until retiring in 2001 . He batted .272 and had 444 home runs in his career . Ho-seong was team captain in 1999 and 2000 and became president of the league 's players union in 2001 .",
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"text": "Lee Moran Lee Moran ( June 23 , 1888 -- April 24 , 1961 ) was an American actor , film director , and screenwriter . He transcended the silent film era of motion pictures to the talkies . Moran appeared in 462 films , directed 109 and wrote for 92 between 1912 and 1935 . He was born in Chicago , Illinois , and died from a heart ailment in Woodland Hills , California .",
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"text": "Lee Kyoung-hoon Lee Kyoung-hoon ( born 24 August 1991 ) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the Web.com Tour and Japan Golf Tour . Lee turned professional in 2011 and joined the OneAsia Tour , earning his card through qualifying school . He finished 39th on the Order of Merit with his best finish being a tie for sixth . He joined the Japan Golf Tour in 2012 and recorded a runner-up finish in his second event of the year . He won the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup in July . Lee claimed his first victory on the OneAsia Tour in September 2015 , with a four stroke victory at the Kolon Korea Open . In October 2015 , Lee won for the third time in his career , and second time on the Japan Golf Tour when he secured victory at the Honma TourWorld Cup at Trophia Golf . Lee moved to the United States in 2016 to play the Web.com Tour . His best result was 4th at the WinCo Foods Portland Open . Two weeks later , he won the Kolon Korean Open , and in October he finished second at the Japan Open Golf Championship and Bridgestone Open . He returned to the Web.com Tour in 2017 .",
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"text": "2006 Millsaps Majors football team The 2006 Millsaps Majors football team represented Millsaps College during the 2006 college football season . Coach DuBose 's first season got off to a rocky start . The Majors were hammered 52-28 by Mississippi College in the season-opening Backyard Brawl game , which returned after a one-year hiatus in 2005 . The Majors then lost their next two games in heartbreaking fashion , by a combined total of four points . However , DuBose 's team managed an incredible turn-around that shocked the SCAC , when the team went on to win their next six games to set up a showdown with perennial SCAC juggernaut Trinity in the season finale . Each team entered the contest at 5-0 in conference play , meaning the winner would receive the SCAC 's automatic playoff bid and claim the SCAC title outright . Trinity , ranked 21st nationally , was heavily favored to end the Majors ' incredible run ; the Tigers had won or shared 13 consecutive SCAC championships dating back to 1993 ( Millsaps and Trinity shared the title in 1996 ) and were winners of five straight contests against the Majors , including a 41-0 blowout the previous year in San Antonio . However , the Majors stunned the Tigers 34-12 , emerging victorious behind a three touchdown-performance from senior wide receiver Chris Jackson , who returned two punts for scores and caught another . The win gave Millsaps a 6-0 final record in conference play ( 7-3 overall ) , earning the Majors their third SCAC title ( their first won outright ) and the league 's automatic playoff bid for the first time . The tournament appearance was just the second in the program 's history , the first since 1975 . DuBose was named the SCAC 's 2006 `` Coach of the Year '' for engineering the Majors ' remarkable turn-around . Sophomore quarterback Juan Joseph was named the league 's `` Offensive Player of the Year '' and Chris Jackson was honored as the league 's `` Special Teams Player of the Year '' and named a first team All-American for his role as the team 's return specialist . In all , 20 Majors were named to the All-SCAC first team , second team and honorable mention lists .",
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"text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .",
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AC/DC are a band that plays rock.
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"text": "AC/DC AC/DC are an Australian rock band , formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young . A hard rock/blues rock band , they have also been considered a heavy metal band , although they have always dubbed their music simply `` rock and roll '' . AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album , High Voltage , in 1975 . Membership subsequently stabilised until bassist Mark Evans was replaced by Cliff Williams in 1977 for the album Powerage . Within months of recording the album Highway to Hell , lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980 after a night of heavy alcohol consumption . The group considered disbanding , but buoyed by support from Scott 's parents , decided to continue and set about finding a new vocalist . Ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was auditioned and selected to replace Scott . Later that year , the band released the new album , Back in Black , which was made as a tribute to Bon Scott . The album launched them to new heights of success and became their all-time best-seller . The band 's next album , For Those About to Rock We Salute You , was their first album to reach number one in the United States . Drummer Phil Rudd was fired in 1983 and replaced by ex-A II Z drummer Simon Wright , who left to join Dio in 1989 . The band experienced a resurgence in the early 1990s with the release of The Razors Edge . Phil Rudd returned in 1994 after Chris Slade , who was with the band from 1989 to 1994 , was asked to leave in favour of him , and contributed to the band 's 1995 album Ballbreaker . Stiff Upper Lip , released in 2000 , was well received by critics . The band 's studio album , Black Ice , released in 2008 , was the second-highest-selling album of that year , and their biggest chart hit since For Those About to Rock , eventually reaching No. 1 on all charts worldwide . The band 's line-up remained the same until 2014 with Malcolm Young 's retirement due to early-onset dementia and Rudd 's legal troubles . In 2016 , Johnson was advised to stop touring on account of worsening hearing loss and Guns N ' Roses frontman Axl Rose stepped in as the band 's vocalist for the remainder of that year 's dates . Long-term bass player Cliff Williams retired from the band at the end of their 2016 Rock Or Bust world tour . AC/DC have sold more than 200 million records worldwide , including 71.5 million albums in the United States , adding them to the list of highest-certified music artists in the United States and the list of best-selling music artists . Back in Black has sold an estimated 50 million units worldwide , making it the second-highest-selling album by any artist -- and the highest-selling album by any band . The album has sold 22 million units in the US , where it is the sixth-highest-selling album of all time . AC/DC ranked fourth on VH1 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock '' and were named the seventh `` Greatest Heavy Metal Band of All Time '' by MTV . In 2004 , AC/DC ranked No. 72 on the Rolling Stone list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . Producer Rick Rubin , who wrote an essay on the band for the Rolling Stone list , referred to AC/DC as `` the greatest rock and roll band of all time '' . In 2010 , AC/DC were ranked number 23 in the VH1 list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' .",
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"text": "Ride On (AC/DC song) `` Ride On '' is a song and single by Australian hard rock band AC/DC originally released on the album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and later re-released on the album Who Made Who . In both versions , the song is sung by Bon Scott . Atypically for an AC/DC song , it has a sad , slow blues , almost ballad-like feel to it . The lyrics concern a man reflecting on mistakes he has made in a relationship while drinking alcohol . It has frequently been cited as one of AC/DC 's best songs . `` Ride On '' was covered by the French band Trust on their self-titled 1979 debut album after supporting AC/DC in Paris , France in the fall of 1978 . Bon Scott jammed the song with Trust at Scorpio Sound Studios in London , England on February 13 , 1980 , six days before his death . A recording of it would later surface on the Bon Scott Forever Volume 1 bootleg . AC/DC has played the song live only once , on June 22 , 2001 , at Stade de France , Saint-Denis , during the Stiff Upper Lip Tour . Brian Johnson sang the song as a tribute to Bon Scott .",
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"text": "Characteristics of progressive rock Progressive rock is a term that refers to a musical style . The term was originally referred to as `` classical rock '' ( in which a band performed together with an orchestra ) , but the term 's use has expanded in recent years to include other fusions of music styles including jazz fusion , metal and folk rock musics . The term does not refer to one particular music style but to an approach that combines elements of diverse styles . Jerry Ewing , editor of Prog Magazine , explains that `` Prog is not just a sound , it 's a mindset . '' Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci outlines that Progressive rock is defined by its very lack of stylistic boundaries . The advent of the concept album , plus the genre 's roots in psychedelia , led albums and performances to be viewed as combined presentations of music , lyrics , and visuals . Bands abandoned the short pop single in favor of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz or classical music as part of an effort to give rock music the same level of musical sophistication and critical respect . Progressive rock abandons the danceable beat that defines earlier rock styles and is more likely than other types of popular music to experiment with compositional structure , instrumentation , harmony and rhythm , or lyrical content . It may demand more effort on the part of the listener than other types of music . Musicians in progressive rock typically display a high degree of instrumental skill , although this is not always the case . Virtuoso instrumental skills are so closely associated with progressive rock that authors such as Bill Martin consider it as a defining element and exclude bands such as Pink Floyd from consideration . It is not uncommon for musicians to have received a higher-than-average level of formal training . Players from the genre frequently appear in readers ' polls of publications that cater to musicians .",
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"text": "Rock Hard `` Rock Hard '' is a single by the Beastie Boys , released by Def Jam Records on 12 '' in 1984 . The song , and the accompanying songs on the 12 '' , feature the band 's first major label rap effort . The track contains samples from the AC/DC song `` Back in Black '' , which was used without obtaining legal permission - thereby causing the record to be promptly withdrawn . Later , when the group planned to include the out-of-print song on their 1999 compilation , Beastie Boys Anthology : The Sounds of Science , AC/DC refused to allow the sample to be used . Mike D spoke to AC/DC 's Malcolm Young personally on the phone when their lawyers refused to clear the sample , and later said that `` AC/DC could not get with the sample concept . They were just like , ` Nothing against you guys , but we just do n't endorse sampling . ' '' Ad-Rock then added `` So we told them that we do n't endorse people playing guitars . '' The cover design is also famous for now being the official Def Jam records logo for vinyl releases ; to this day , vinyl singles released by Def Jam have this design . Long removed from print , it was considered a rare collector 's item until Def Jam reissued the single in Europe in 2007 .",
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"text": "Backing vocalist Backing vocalists are singers who provide vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists . In some cases , a backing singer may sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist 's entry or to sing a counter-melody . Backing vocalists are used in a broad range of popular music , traditional music and world music styles . Solo artists may employ professional backing vocalists in studio recording sessions as well as during concerts . In many rock and metal bands ( e.g. , the power trio ) , the musicians doing backup vocals also play instruments , such as guitar , electric bass , drums , or keyboards . In Latin or Afro-Cuban groups , backup singers may play percussion instruments or shakers while singing . In some pop and hip-hop groups and in musical theater , the backup singers may be required to perform elaborately choreographed dance routines while they sing through headset microphones . The style of singing used by backup singers varies according to the type of song and the genre of music the band plays . In pop and country songs , backup vocalists may perform vocal harmony parts to support the lead vocalist . In hardcore punk or rockabilly , other band members who play instruments may sing or shout backup vocals during the chorus ( refrain ) section of the songs .",
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"text": "Phil Rudd Phillip Hugh Norman `` Phil '' Rudd ( born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis , 19 May 1954 ) is an Australian drummer , best known for his membership in Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1975 through 1983 , and again from 1994 to 2015 . Upon the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans from AC/DC , Rudd became the only Australian-born member of the band . In 2003 , he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the other members of AC/DC . Due to ongoing legal problems in New Zealand , Rudd was unable to join the band for the 2015 Rock or Bust tour and was replaced by Chris Slade .",
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"text": "2007 in downloadable songs for the Rock Band series The Rock Band series of music video games supports downloadable songs for the Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , and Wii versions through the consoles ' respective online services . Users can download songs on a track-by-track basis , with many of the tracks also offered as part of a `` song pack '' or complete album at a discounted rate . These packs are available for the Wii only on Rock Band 3 . Most downloadable songs are playable within every game mode , including the Band World Tour career mode . All downloadable songs released before October 26 , 2010 are cross-compatible between Rock Band , Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3 , while those after only work with Rock Band 3 . Certain songs deemed `` suitable for all ages '' by Harmonix are also available for use in Lego Rock Band . The Wii version of Rock Band does not support downloadable content , but Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3 do , with DLC first made available in January 2009 . Songs from the back catalogue of downloadable content were released for the Wii weekly in an effort by Harmonix to provide Wii players with every previously available song . Following the release of Rock Band 4 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One , all previously purchased downloadable content for Rock Band 3 and earlier is forward compatible ( with the exception of any downloadable content purchased for The Beatles : Rock Band ) within the same system family at no additional cost . 32 downloadable Rock Band songs were released in 2007 , 15 of which appeared alongside the launch of Rock Band on November 20 , including song packs for Queens of the Stone Age , Metallica , and The Police .",
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"text": "Rock and roll (disambiguation) Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s . Rock and roll or Rock n ' roll may also refer to :",
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"text": "Rock or Bust Rock or Bust is a studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC . It is their fifteenth internationally released studio album and the sixteenth to be released in Australia . It is the shortest studio album ever released by the band ; at approximately 35 minutes , it is two minutes shorter than their previous shortest album , Flick of the Switch , which was released in 1983 . Rock or Bust also was the group 's first album without founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young , who had retired from the band in 2014 due to health concerns , although he co-wrote every track on the album . Bass guitarist Cliff Williams has also retired since Rock or Bust was released , drummer Phil Rudd was unable to participate in the supporting tour after being sentenced to house arrest , and vocalist Brian Johnson was forced to exit the band after the fifth leg of the album 's supporting tour as a result of hearing loss . The group released the debut single from the album , titled `` Play Ball '' , on 7 October 2014 . The song has been a commercial success , reaching the top 40 charts in various countries such as Spain ( at number 28 ) , France ( at number 39 ) or Switzerland ( at number 19 ) . Rock or Bust peaked at # 1 in 12 countries , including Australia , Canada , Germany and Sweden . It reached the top 5 in a further 12 countries , including New Zealand , the United Kingdom , the United States and Italy .",
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"text": "Classic Albums Live Classic Albums Live is a concert series based in Toronto , Ontario , in which musicians perform a classic rock album in its entirety . The series was founded in 2003 by Craig Martin , a musician who had previously produced a series of boutique cabaret shows as well as composed music for television and film . The musicians go to great lengths to faithfully recreate every sound on the original album . They have performed with orchestras , sitarists , choirs and schools . The shows are treated like recitals with the album being performed in its entirety followed by a ` greatest hits ' set of the featured artist . Albums that have been performed include Led Zeppelin 's Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin IV , Bruce Springsteen 's Born to Run , Supertramp 's Crime of the Century and Breakfast in America , the Rolling Stones ' Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St. , Fleetwood Mac 's Rumours , Eagles ' Hotel California , Guns N ' Roses ' Appetite for Destruction , Pink Floyd 's The Dark Side of the Moon , Wish You Were Here , The Wall and Animals , Queen 's A Night at the Opera , and the Beatles albums Rubber Soul , Revolver , Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band , The Beatles ( AKA the `` White Album '' ) , and Abbey Road . In recent years , the series has presented concerts in a variety of cities , including Orlando , Florida , Los Angeles , Philadelphia , Akron , La Mirada , Jacksonville , Gainesville , Lakeland , Coral Springs , New York , New Jersey , Dallas , Houston , Uncasville , Connecticut , Las Vegas , Nevada , and Rochester , New York . On December 17 , 2006 , Classic Albums Live performed the entire 213-song Beatles song catalogue in one 13-hour concert at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto . A different lineup performs each album . There is a group of core musicians who are frequently part of the performances , including Nick Hildyard , Rob Phillips , Lindsay Clark , Leslea Keurvorst , Troy Feener , Clifton David , Dom Polito and Marty Morin . Occasionally , more famous Canadian musicians are brought in as well , including Mia Sheard , Kim Bingham , Nicholas Walsh , and ex-members of Moist . In some venues , they will bring in local musicians to fill needed spots . For example , on June 16 , 2006 , the group performed the Beatles ' Sgt. Pepper album at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando ; they brought in the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra to fill in on the orchestral parts . When performing in Toronto , they usually play at Massey Hall . The producer of Classic Albums Live has created a musical called Gig which will run in 2016 . List of albums performed : The Beatles ' catalogue Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin IV Houses of the Holy Physical Graffiti In Through the Out Door Meddle The Dark Side of the Moon Animals Wish You Were Here The Wall A Night at the Opera Who 's Next Are You Experienced Boston Crime of the Century Breakfast in America The Last Waltz Rust Never Sleeps Harvest The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars OK Computer Ten Nevermind Regatta de Blanc Outlandos d'Amour The Joshua Tree London Calling Band on the Run Texas Flood Let It Bleed Sticky Fingers Some Girls Exile on Main St. Appetite for Destruction Highway to Hell Back in Black Born to Run Hotel California Rumours The Doors L.A. Woman Legend Pearl Paranoid Van Halen Thriller Purple Rain Nothing 's Shocking Woodstock 2112 Saturday Night Fever A Very Lennon Christmas Elton John Greatest Hits",
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"text": "Live at Donington (AC/DC album) Live at Donington is the DVD recording of the AC/DC show at Donington Park on 17 August 1991 , and it was the band 's third Monsters of Rock festival . The two-hour show was performed before 72,500 spectators and included real cannons , the Hells Bell , an inflatable Rosie and an inflatable Angus . It was filmed in 35 mm Panavision and had 26 cameras that included one situated inside a helicopter . The DVD includes special features such as stereo and 5.1 surround sound , Iso-cam versions of certain songs for different band members , and audio commentary from Angus and Malcolm Young . Another option allows the viewer to focus on just one member for the length of a song . This option is available for Angus Young on `` Thunderstruck '' , `` Back in Black '' , and `` Highway to Hell '' . The option is offered for Malcolm Young on `` T.N.T. '' , Brian Johnson on `` Whole Lotta Rosie '' and Cliff Williams `` Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap '' . One other feature is a full catalogue discography with audio interview of all international albums . Despite the commercial success of the DVD , many hardcore fans were disappointed that the audio was fixed , with many differences than the original video , though the DVD officially released in Brazil still has original audio . Tracks from Live at Donington on AC/DC Live have the original audio .",
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"text": "Guns for Hire `` Guns for Hire '' is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC , from their album Flick of the Switch , released on 15 August 1983 . Written by band members , Angus Young , Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson , it was also released in August as a single with `` Landslide '' as the B-side . It charted at No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart , and No. 84 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 . It also reached No. 19 in Ireland . The track served as the opening song during the band 's performances during the ensuing tour in support of Flick of the Switch , but has never been performed on any other AC/DC tours since . A promotional video was produced for the song , which featured drummer Simon Wright rather than Phil Rudd . Rudd had left the band during the recording of Flick of the Switch and was replaced by Wright before the start of the tour .",
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"text": "AC4 AC4 is a hardcore band from Umeå , Sweden . Refused members Dennis Lyxzén and David Sandström had been talking about starting a new band for a long time . In the spring of 2008 Karl Backman had written songs for the new band and they started to rehearse . Jens Nordén had played with Lyxzén in pre-Refused straight edge hardcore band Step Forward ( 1987-1991 ) and since 1990 with Backman in punk band The Vectors . The `` AC '' in the name is the regional code for the Västerbotten province where Umeå is located . The first show was at a squatting on Parkgatan in Umeå on the Mayu 5th , 2008 . In May 2008 someone posted a live song on YouTube . It got on Kerrang 's playlist and had over 14,000 hits the first week . They performed at Storsjöyran and Umeå Punkfest in 2008 . In 2009 they performed at Way Out West Festival and released the self-titled debut album on Lyxzén 's label Ny Våg . In 2010 their European tour took them around their native Sweden , as well as Norway , Denmark , Germany , Belgium , Austria , France , Italy , England and Wales . They also released the Umeå Hardcore 7 '' EP in Europe , a special 7 '' for Australia only and the debut album came out in America . AC4 initially refused to do interviews with mainstream media and would only answer questions from fanzine writers who were under the age of 18 . To promote their Australian tour in April , 2011 , Dennis conducted a number of interviews with the local press , including Melbourne radio show Bullying The Jukebox . While on tour in Australia a short documentary film about the band entitled `` A few minutes with AC4 '' was filmed , along with a promotional video for the song `` Wo n't Bow Down '' from their debut album . In May 2012 the band announced that Sandström had been replaced by Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson ( DS-13 ) and that the recording of a second album had begun . The album `` Burn The World '' was released in March 2013 on Ny Våg records and Deathwish Inc. . . The band is also performing at some upcoming festivals including Groezrock on a spring 2013 tour . A week before the tour the band announced that Nordén had suddenly left AC4 , but is being replaced by their producer Fredrik Lyxzén .",
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"text": "Satellite Blues `` Satellite Blues '' is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC , released as a single , and appeared on their 2000 album , Stiff Upper Lip . It peaked at No. 23 on the ARIA Singles Chart . This was AC/DC 's last single until the release of 2008 's `` Rock 'N Roll Train '' from Black Ice . In the United States Billboard magazine , it reached No. 7 on their Mainstream Rock chart .",
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"text": "Rock en español Rock en español ( Spanish-language rock ) is a term used widely in the English-speaking world to refer any kind of rock music featuring Spanish vocals . Unlike English-speaking bands , very few acts reached worldwide success and often not even between different Spanish-speaking countries due to a lack of promotion . Despite rock en español 's origins in the late 1950s , many rock acts achieved at best nationwide fame until the Internet consolidated the listeners . However , some rock en español artists did become internationally popular with the help of a promotional campaign from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s called `` Rock en tu idioma '' ( Rock in your language ) . Some specific rock-based styles influenced by folkloric rhythms have also developed in these regions . Some of the more prominent styles are Latin rock , a fusion of rock music with Latin American and Caribbean folkloric sounds developed in Latino communities ; Latin alternative , an alternative rock scene which blended a Latin sound with other genres like Caribbean ska , reggae , and soca ; or Andalusian rock , a flamenco-influenced style that emerged in Spain .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Van Halen This is a list of awards and nominations for awards received by the rock band Van Halen . Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in Pasadena , California in 1972 and consisted of Eddie Van Halen on guitar , keyboards , and vocals , Alex Van Halen on drums and percussion , Michael Anthony on bass and vocals , and David Lee Roth on lead vocals . They enjoyed success from the release of their self-titled debut album in 1978 . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide -RSB- and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart . During the 1980s they also had more Billboard Hot 100 hits than any other hard rock or heavy metal band . According to the Recording Industry Association of America , Van Halen is the 19th best selling band/artist of all time with sales of over 56 million albums in the United States and is one of five rock bands that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the United States .",
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"text": "Kansas (band) Kansas is an American rock band that became popular in the 1970s initially on album-oriented rock charts and later with hit singles such as `` Carry On Wayward Son '' and `` Dust in the Wind '' . The band has produced eight gold albums , three multi-platinum albums ( Leftoverture , Point of Know Return , The Best of Kansas ) , one platinum live album ( Two for the Show ) and a million-selling single , `` Dust in the Wind '' . Kansas appeared on the Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the 1970s and 1980s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America , Europe and Japan . `` Carry On Wayward Son '' was the second-most-played track on US classic rock radio in 1995 and No. 1 in 1997 .",
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"text": "AC/DC (pinball) AC/DC is a pinball machine manufactured by Stern Pinball based on the Australian band of the same name . Designed by Steve Ritchie , it was released on March 1 , 2012 .",
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"text": "British rock and roll British rock and roll , or sometimes British rock 'n' roll , is a style of popular music based on American rock and roll , which emerged in the late 1950s and was popular until the arrival of beat music in 1962 . It has generally been considered inferior to the American version of the genre , and made little international or lasting impact . However , it was important in establishing British youth and popular music culture and was a key factor in subsequent developments that led to the British Invasion of the mid-1960s . Since the 1960s , some stars of the genre , most notably Cliff Richard , have managed to sustain successful careers and there have been periodic revivals of this form of music .",
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"text": "Joe's Garage Joe 's Garage is a three-part rock opera recorded by American musician Frank Zappa in 1979 . Originally released as two separate studio albums on Zappa Records , the project was later remastered and reissued as a triple album box set , Joe 's Garage , Acts I , II & III , in 1987 . The LPs initially received mixed to positive reviews , with critics praising its innovative and original music , but criticizing the scatological , sexual and profane nature of the lyrics . Since its original release , Joe 's Garage has been reappraised in a better light by some critics . Zappa self-deprecatingly described the album as a `` stupid little story about how the government is going to do away with music . '' The story is told by a character identified as the `` Central Scrutinizer '' narrating the story of Joe , an average adolescent male who forms a garage rock band , has unsatisfying relationships with women , gives all of his money to a government assisted and insincere religion , explores sexual activities with appliances , and is imprisoned . After being released from prison into a dystopian society in which music itself has been criminalized , he lapses into insanity . The album encompasses a large spectrum of musical styles , while its lyrics often feature satirical or humorous commentary on American society and politics . It addresses themes of individualism , free will , censorship , the music industry and human sexuality , while criticizing government and religion , and satirizing Catholicism and Scientology . Joe 's Garage is noted for its use of xenochrony , a recording technique that takes guitar solos from older live recordings and overdubs them onto new studio recordings . All of the guitar solos on the album are xenochronous except for `` Crew Slut '' and `` Watermelon in Easter Hay '' , a signature song that Zappa has described as the best song on the album , and according to his son Dweezil , the best guitar solo his father ever played .",
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"text": "Who Made Who Who Made Who is a hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC , released in 1986 as the soundtrack to the Stephen King movie Maximum Overdrive . It was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series .",
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"text": "United States The United States of America ( USA ) , commonly known as the United States ( U.S. ) or America , is a constitutional federal republic composed of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico . The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America , bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west . The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean . The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea . Nine time zones are covered . The geography , climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse . At 3.8 million square miles ( 9.8 million km2 ) and with over 324 million people , the United States is the world 's third - or fourth-largest country by total area , third-largest by land area , and the third-most populous . It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , and is home to the world 's largest immigrant population . The capital is Washington , D.C. , and the largest city is New York City ; nine other major metropolitan areas -- each with at least 4.5 million inhabitants and the largest having more than 13 million people -- are Los Angeles , Chicago , Dallas , Houston , Philadelphia , Miami , Atlanta , Boston , and San Francisco . Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago . European colonization began in the 16th century . The United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast . Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies following the Seven Years ' War led to the American Revolution , which began in 1775 . On July 4 , 1776 , during the course of the American Revolutionary War , the colonies unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence . The war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain , representing the first successful war of independence against a European power . The current constitution was adopted in 1788 , after the Articles of Confederation , adopted in 1781 , were felt to have provided inadequate federal powers . The first ten amendments , collectively named the Bill of Rights , were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties . The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century , displacing Native American tribes , acquiring new territories , and gradually admitting new states until it spanned the continent by 1848 . During the second half of the 19th century , the American Civil War led to the end of legal slavery in the country . By the end of that century , the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean , and its economy , driven in large part by the Industrial Revolution , began to soar . The Spanish -- American War and confirmed the country 's status as a global military power . The United States emerged from as a global superpower , the first country to develop nuclear weapons , the only country to use them in warfare , and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council . The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the world 's sole superpower . The U.S. is a founding member of the United Nations , World Bank , International Monetary Fund , Organization of American States ( OAS ) , and other international organizations . The United States is a highly developed country , with the world 's largest economy by nominal GDP and second-largest economy by PPP . Though its population is only 4.3 % of the world total , Americans hold nearly 40 % of the total wealth in the world . The United States ranks among the highest in several measures of socioeconomic performance , including average wage , human development , per capita GDP , and productivity per person . While the U.S. economy is considered post-industrial , characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy , the manufacturing sector remains the second-largest in the world . Accounting for approximately a quarter of global GDP and a third of global military spending , the United States is the world 's foremost economic and military power . The United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally , and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations .",
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"text": "Intellectual capital Intellectual capital is the intangible value of a business , covering its people ( human capital ) , the value inherent in its relationships ( Relational capital ) , and everything that is left when the employees go home ( Structural capital ) , of which Intellectual property ( IP ) is but one component . It is the sum of everything everybody in a company knows that gives it a competitive edge . The term is used in academia in an attempt to account for the value of intangible assets not listed explicitly on a company 's balance sheets . On a national level intellectual capital refers to National Intangible Capital NIC . A second meaning that is used in academia and was adopted in large corporations is focused on the recycling of knowledge via Knowledge management , Intellectual capital is used in the context of assessing the wealth of organizations . A metric for the value of intellectual capital is the amount by which the enterprise value of a firm exceeds the value of its tangible ( physical and financial ) assets . Directly visible on corporate books is capital embodied in its physical assets and financial capital ; however all three make up the value of an enterprise . Measuring the real value and the total performance of intellectual capital 's components is a critical part of running a company in the knowledge economy and Information Age . Understanding the intellectual capital in an enterprise allows leveraging of its intellectual assets . For a corporation , the result will optimize its stock price . The IFRS ( International Financial Reporting Standards ) committee developed the International Accounting System 38 with the purpose of prescribing the accounting treatment for intangible assets . IAS 38.8 defines an intangible asset as an identifiable non-monetary asset without physical substance . An asset is a resource that is controlled by the entity as the result of past events ( for example purchase or self-creation ) and from which future economic benefits ( inflows of cash or other benefits ) are expected .",
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"text": "American Capitalism American Capitalism - The Concept of Countervailing Power is a book by John Kenneth Galbraith , written in 1952 . It contains a critique of the view that markets , left to their own devices , will provide socially optimal solutions . Galbraith agrees with F. A. Hayek as far as the assertion goes that `` the price system will fulfil -LSB- its -RSB- function only if competition prevails , that is , if the individual producer has to adapt to price changes and can not control them . '' The book presents Galbraith 's account of the inter-relationship between politics and economics which for Galbraith is based on a theory of competition guiding a capitalistic democratic society .",
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"text": "State Street Corporation State Street Corporation , known as State Street , is an American worldwide financial services holding company . State Street was founded in 1792 and is the second oldest financial institution in the United States of America and the third largest asset manager in the world with 2.45 trillion USD asset under management . They are responsible for the custody and administration of 11 % of the world 's total assets . The company 's headquarters are at One Lincoln Street in Boston and it has offices in 29 countries around the world . State Street is organized into three main divisions . The Global Services business is a custodian bank with $ 28 trillion ( USD ) of assets under custody and administration . The Global Advisors business provides investment management services and has $ 2.45 trillion ( USD ) of assets under management . The Global Markets business offers investment research and trading services to institutional investors .",
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"text": "Great Recession in the United States Following the bursting of the housing bubble in mid-2007 , and the housing market correction and subprime mortgage crisis the following year , the United States entered a severe recession . The National Bureau of Economic Research ( NBER ) dates the beginning of the recession as December 2007 . According to the Department of Labor , roughly 8.7 million jobs were shed from February 2008 to February 2010 , and GDP contracted by 5.1 % , making the Great Recession the worst since the Great Depression . Unemployment rose from 4.7 % in November 2007 to peak at 10 % in October 2009 . The bottom , or trough , was reached in the second quarter of 2009 ( marking the technical end of the recession , defined as at least two consecutive quarters of declining GDP ) . The NBER , dating by month , points to June 2009 as the final month of the recession . The recovery after the 2009 trough was weak and both GDP and job growth erratic and uneven . A solid , strong pace of job growth was not seen until 2011 . By August 2015 , the unemployment rate was 5.1 % , below the historical average of 5.6 % but still barely above the 5 % when the recession started in December 2007 , with roughly 12,639,000 jobs added since the Great Recession 's payroll trough in February 2010 . American household net worth fell from a pre-recession peak of $ 68 trillion in Q3 2007 to $ 55 trillion by Q1 2009 , while real median household income fell from $ 56,436 in 2007 to $ 51,758 by 2012 . The poverty rate increased from 2006 to 2010 , reaching a peak of 15 % , and held there through 2012 before dropping to 14.5 % in 2013 .",
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"text": "1939 in the United States Events from the year 1939 in the United States .",
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"text": "Modern liberalism in the United States Modern American liberalism is the dominant version of liberalism in the United States . It is characterized by social liberalism , and combines ideas of civil liberty and equality with support for social justice and a mixed economy . The term `` modern liberalism '' in this article refers only to the United States . In a global context , this philosophy is usually referred to as social liberalism . The American modern liberal philosophy strongly endorses public spending on programs such as education , health care , and welfare . Important social issues today include addressing inequality , voting rights for minorities , affirmative action , reproductive and other women 's rights , support for LGBT rights , and immigration reform . Modern liberalism took shape during the twentieth century , with roots in Theodore Roosevelt 's New Nationalism , Woodrow Wilson 's New Freedom , Franklin D. Roosevelt 's New Deal , Harry S. Truman 's Fair Deal , John F. Kennedy 's New Frontier , and Lyndon B. Johnson 's Great Society . American liberals oppose conservatives on most issues , but not all . Modern liberalism is historically related to social liberalism and progressivism , though the current relationship between liberal and progressive viewpoints is debated . John F. Kennedy defined a liberal as follows : Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1941 defined a liberal party as one , Keynesian economic theory has played an important role in the economic philosophy of modern American liberals . Modern American liberals generally believe that national prosperity requires government management of the macroeconomy , in order to keep unemployment low , inflation in check , and growth high . They also value institutions that defend against economic inequality . In The Conscience of a Liberal Paul Krugman writes : `` I believe in a relatively equal society , supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty . I believe in democracy , civil liberties , and the rule of law . That makes me a liberal , and I 'm proud of it . '' Liberals often point to the widespread prosperity enjoyed under a mixed economy in the years since World War II . They believe liberty exists when access to necessities like health care and economic opportunity are available to all , and they champion the protection of the environment . Modern American liberalism is typically associated with the Democratic Party , as modern American conservatism is typically associated with the Republican Party .",
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"text": "Small Business Innovation Research The Small Business Innovation Research ( or SBIR ) program is a United States Government program , coordinated by the Small Business Administration , intended to help certain small businesses conduct research and development ( R&D ) . Funding takes the form of contracts or grants . The recipient projects must have the potential for commercialization and must meet specific U.S. Government R&D needs . The SBIR program was created to support scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of federal research funds in critical American priorities to build a strong national economy ... one business at a time . In the words of program founder Roland Tibbetts : `` to provide funding for some of the best early-stage innovation ideas -- ideas that , however promising , are still too high risk for private investors , including venture capital firms . '' For the purposes of the SBIR program , the term `` small business '' is defined as a for-profit business with fewer than 500 employees , owned by one or more individuals who are citizens of , or permanent resident aliens in , the United States of America . Funds are obtained by allocating a certain percentage of the total extramural ( R&D ) budgets of the 11 federal agencies with extramural research budgets in excess of $ 100 million . Approximately $ 2.5 billion is awarded through this program each year . The United States Department of Defense ( DoD ) is the largest agency in this program with approximately $ 1 billion in SBIR grants annually . Over half the awards from the DoD are to firms with fewer than 25 people and a third to firms of fewer than 10 . A fifth are minority or women-owned businesses . Historically a quarter of the companies receiving grants are receiving them for the first-time . Besides the DoD , there are also programs with the National Institutes of Health , the National Science Foundation , the Department of Agriculture , and others .",
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"text": "United States restitution to the Soviet Union The United States restitution to the Soviet Union of the cultural treasures looted by Nazi Germany during World War II was part of the massive efforts of the Allies in returning cultural property to the countries of origin . While the Soviet Union embarked on the `` compensatory restitution '' by removing cultural artifacts from the museums and Nazi caches , US authorities in Germany returned more than half a million displaced cultural treasures and more than a quarter of a million books to the USSR , located in the US occupation zone . However the information about this was suppressed in the Soviet Union . It is still little known in modern Russia even at parliamentary level : in discussions of the laws about displaced cultural treasures a number of politicians stated that nothing was returned from Germany , and furthermore , state that the Nazi loot eventually went to America .",
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"text": "History of the United States The date of the start of the history of the United States is a subject of debate among historians . Older textbooks start with the arrival of Christopher Columbus on October 12 , 1492 and emphasize the European background of the colonization of the Americas , or they start around 1600 and emphasize the American frontier . In recent decades American schools and universities typically have shifted back in time to include more on the colonial period and much more on the prehistory of the Native Americans . Indigenous people lived in what is now the United States for thousands of years before European colonists began to arrive , mostly from England , after 1600 . The Spanish built small settlements in Florida and the Southwest , and the French along the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast . By the 1770s , thirteen British colonies contained two and a half million people along the Atlantic coast east of the Appalachian Mountains . After the end of the French and Indian Wars in the 1760s , the British government imposed a series of new taxes , rejecting the colonists ' argument that any new taxes had to be approved by them ( see Stamp Act 1765 ) . Tax resistance , especially the Boston Tea Party ( 1773 ) , led to punitive laws ( the Intolerable Acts ) by Parliament designed to end self-government in Massachusetts . American Patriots ( as they called themselves ) adhered to a political ideology called republicanism that emphasized civic duty , virtue , and opposition to corruption , fancy luxuries and aristocracy . Armed conflict began in 1775 as Patriots drove the royal officials out of every colony and assembled in mass meetings and conventions . In 1776 , the Second Continental Congress declared that there was a new , independent nation , the United States of America , not just a collection of disparate colonies . With large-scale military and financial support from France and the military leadership of General George Washington , the American Patriots won the Revolutionary War . The peace treaty of 1783 gave the new nation the land east of the Mississippi River ( except Florida and Canada ) . The central government established by the Articles of Confederation proved ineffectual at providing stability , as it had no authority to collect taxes and had no executive officer . Congress called a convention to meet secretly in Philadelphia in 1787 . It wrote a new Constitution , which was adopted in 1789 . In 1791 , a Bill of Rights was added to guarantee inalienable rights . With Washington as the first president and Alexander Hamilton his chief political and financial adviser , a strong central government was created . When Thomas Jefferson became president he purchased the Louisiana Territory from France , doubling the size of the United States . A second and final war with Britain was fought in 1812 . Encouraged by the notion of Manifest Destiny , federal territory expanded all the way to the Pacific . The U.S. always was large in terms of area , but its population was small , only 4 million in 1790 . Population growth was rapid , reaching 7.2 million in 1810 , 32 million in 1860 , 76 million in 1900 , 132 million in 1940 , and 321 million in 2015 . Economic growth in terms of overall GDP was even faster . However , compared to European powers , the nation 's military strength was relatively limited in peacetime before 1940 . The expansion was driven by a quest for inexpensive land for yeoman farmers and slave owners . The expansion of slavery was increasingly controversial and fueled political and constitutional battles , which were resolved by compromises . Slavery was abolished in all states north of the Mason -- Dixon line by 1804 , but the South continued to profit off the institution , producing high-value cotton exports to feed increasing high demand in Europe . The 1860 presidential election of Republican Abraham Lincoln was on a platform of ending the expansion of slavery and putting it on a path to extinction . Seven cotton-based deep South slave states seceded and later founded the Confederacy four months before Lincoln 's inauguration . No nation ever recognized the Confederacy , but it opened the war by attacking Fort Sumter in 1861 . A surge of nationalist outrage in the North fueled a long , intense American Civil War ( 1861 -- 1865 ) . It was fought largely in the South as the overwhelming material and manpower advantages of the North proved decisive in a long war . The war 's result was restoration of the Union , the impoverishment of the South , and the abolition of slavery . In the Reconstruction era ( 1863 -- 1877 ) , legal and voting rights were extended to the freed slave . The national government emerged much stronger , and because of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868 , it gained the explicit duty to protect individual rights . However , when white Democrats regained their power in the South during the 1870s , often by paramilitary suppression of voting , they passed Jim Crow laws to maintain white supremacy , and new disfranchising constitutions that prevented most African Americans and many poor whites from voting , a situation that continued for decades until gains of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and passage of federal legislation to enforce constitutional rights . The United States became the world 's leading industrial power at the turn of the 20th century due to an outburst of entrepreneurship in the Northeast and Midwest and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers from Europe . The national railroad network was completed with the work of Chinese immigrants and large-scale mining and factories industrialized the Northeast and Midwest . Mass dissatisfaction with corruption , inefficiency and traditional politics stimulated the Progressive movement , from the 1890s to 1920s , which led to many social and political reforms . In 1920 , the 19th Amendment to the Constitution guaranteed women 's suffrage ( right to vote ) . This followed the 16th and 17th amendments in 1913 , which established the first national income tax and direct election of US senators to Congress . Initially neutral during World War I , the US declared war on Germany in 1917 and later funded the Allied victory the following year . After a prosperous decade in the 1920s , the Wall Street Crash of 1929 marked the onset of the decade-long worldwide Great Depression . Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt ended the Republican dominance of the White House and implemented his New Deal programs for relief , recovery , and reform . The New Deal , which defined modern American liberalism , included relief for the unemployed , support for farmers , Social Security and a minimum wage . After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 , the United States entered World War II along with Britain , the Soviet Union , China , and the smaller number of Allied nations . The U.S. financed the Allied war effort and helped defeat Nazi Germany in the European theater . Its involvement culminated in using the newly invented nuclear weapons on Japanese cities that helped defeat Imperial Japan in the Pacific theater . The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers after World War II . During the Cold War , the US and the USSR confronted each other indirectly in the arms race , the Space Race , proxy wars , and propaganda campaigns . US foreign policy during the Cold War was built around the support of Western Europe and Japan along with the policy of containment , stopping the spread of communism . The US joined the wars in Korea and Vietnam to try to stop its spread . In the 1960s , in large part due to the strength of the civil rights movement , another wave of social reforms were enacted by enforcing the constitutional rights of voting and freedom of movement to African-Americans and other racial minorities . Native American activism also rose . The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union officially dissolved in 1991 , leaving the United States as the world 's only superpower . After the Cold War , the United States focused on international conflicts around the Middle East in response to the Gulf War in the early 1990s . The beginning of the 21st century saw the September 11 attacks by Al-Qaeda in 2001 , which would later followed by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . In 2008 , the United States had its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression , which has been followed by slower than usual rates of economic growth during the 2010s .",
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"text": "Wealth and Poverty Wealth and Poverty is a best-selling 1981 non-fiction book by investor and author George Gilder . After completing Visible Man in the late 1970s Gilder began writing `` The Pursuit of Poverty . '' In early 1981 Basic Books published the result as Wealth and Poverty . The book was an analysis of the roots of economic growth . Reviewing it within a month of the inauguration of the Reagan Administration the New York Times reviewer called it `` A Guide to Capitalism '' . It offered , he wrote , `` a creed for capitalism worthy of intelligent people . '' The book was a New York Times bestseller and eventually sold over a million copies . In Wealth and Poverty Gilder extended the sociological and anthropological analysis of his early books in which he had advocated for the socialization of men into service to women through work and marriage . He wove these sociological themes into the economic policy prescriptions of supply-side economics . The breakup of the nuclear family and the policies of demand-side economics led to poverty . Family and supply-side policies led to wealth . In reviewing the problems of the immediate past -- the inflation , recession , and urban problems of the 1970s -- and proposing his supply-side solutions , Gilder argued not just the practical but the moral superiority of supply-side capitalism over the alternatives . `` Capitalism begins with giving , '' he asserted , while New Deal liberalism created moral hazard . It was work , family , and faith that created wealth out of poverty . `` It is this supply-side moral vision that underlies all the economic arguments of Wealth and Poverty , '' he wrote . In 1994 Gilder asserted that America has no poverty problem , that the real problem is the `` moral decay '' of the `` so-called poor '' , and that their real need is `` Christian teaching from the churches . '' He calls the poor in America `` the so-called poor '' who have been `` ruined by the overflow of American prosperity '' , and asserts they have more purchasing power than the middle class in Japan in the 1990s . Wealth and Poverty advanced a practical and moral case for supply-side economics and capitalism during the early months of the Reagan administration and made him Ronald Reagan 's most quoted living author .",
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"text": "List of largest Chinese companies This article lists the largest companies in China in terms of their revenue , net profit and total assets , according to the American business magazines Fortune and Forbes . In 2014 , Fortune '' 's Global 500 list of the world 's largest corporations included 95 Chinese companies , with combined revenues of US$ 5.8 trillion . That same year , Forbes '' reported that five of the world 's ten largest public companies were Chinese , including the world 's largest bank by total assets , the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China . Many of China 's largest companies are state-owned enterprises , due to the significant presence of the governing Chinese Communist Party in the national economy .",
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"text": "Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt The presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt began on March 4 , 1933 , when he was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States , and ended upon his death on April 12 , 1945 , a span of ( 4422 days ) . Roosevelt assumed the presidency in the midst of the Great Depression . Starting with his landslide victory over Republican President Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election . He won a record four presidential terms , and became a central figure in world affairs during World War II . His program for relief , recovery and reform , known as the New Deal , involved a great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy . Under his steady leadership , the Democratic Party built a `` New Deal Coalition '' of labor unions , big city machines , white ethnics , African Americans , and rural white Southerners , that would significantly realign American politics for the next several decades in the Fifth Party System and also define modern American liberalism . During his first hundred days in office , Roosevelt spearheaded unprecedented major legislation and issued a profusion of executive orders that instituted the New Deal -- a variety of programs designed to produce relief ( government jobs for the unemployed ) , recovery ( economic growth ) , and reform ( through regulation of Wall Street , banks and transportation ) . He created numerous programs to support the unemployed and farmers , and to encourage labor union growth while more closely regulating business and high finance . The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 added to his popularity , helping him win re-election by a landslide in 1936 . The economy improved rapidly from 1933 to 1937 , but then relapsed into a deep recession in 1937 -- 38 . The bipartisan Conservative Coalition that formed in 1937 prevented his attempted packing of the Supreme Court , and blocked most of his legislative proposals , aside from the Fair Labor Standards Act . When the war began and unemployment largely became a non-issue , conservatives in Congress repealed the two major relief programs , the WPA and CCC , but kept most of the regulations on business . Along with several smaller programs , major surviving programs from the New Deal include the Securities and Exchange Commission , the Wagner Act , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation , and Social Security . A potential worldwide war loomed after 1937 , with the Japanese invasion of China and the aggression of Nazi Germany , which invaded Poland in September 1939 . Roosevelt remained officially neutral but gave strong diplomatic and financial support to China , the United Kingdom , Free France , and the Soviet Union via initiatives such as the Lend-Lease programs . Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 , Roosevelt sought and obtained a declaration of war upon Japan . A few days later , he sought and obtained a declaration of war upon the other major Axis powers , Germany and Italy . Assisted by his top aide Harry Hopkins , and with very strong national support , he worked closely with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , Soviet leader Joseph Stalin , and Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in leading the Allies during World War II . He supervised the mobilization of the U.S. economy to support the war effort , and the war saw the end of the massive unemployment that characterized the Great Depression . Roosevelt sought to desegregate the federal workforce with the Fair Employment Practice Committee , but he also controversially ordered the internment of 100,000 Japanese American civilians . As an active military leader , Roosevelt implemented a war strategy on two fronts that ended in the defeat of the Axis Powers and the development of the world 's first nuclear bomb . Though he died months before the end of the war , his work on the post-war order shaped the new United Nations and the Bretton Woods international financial system . Roosevelt 's health seriously declined during the war years , and he died three months into his fourth term . He was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman . It was on Roosevelt 's watch that the Democratic Party was returned to dominance , prosperity returned , and two great military enemies were destroyed . Scholars , historians and the public typically rank Roosevelt alongside Abraham Lincoln and George Washington as one of the three greatest U.S. Presidents .",
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"text": "New international division of labour In economics , the new international division of labor ( NIDL ) is an outcome of globalization . The term was coined by theorists seeking to explain the spatial shift of manufacturing industries from advanced capitalist countries to developing countries -- an ongoing geographic reorganization of production , which finds its origins in ideas about a global division of labor . It is a spatial division of labor which occurs when the process of production is no longer confined to national economies . Under the `` old '' international division of labor , until around 1970 , underdeveloped areas were incorporated into the world economy principally as suppliers of minerals and agricultural commodities . However , as developing economies are merged into the world economy , more production takes place in these economies . This has led to a trend of transference , or what is also known as the `` global industrial shift '' , in which production processes are relocated from developed countries ( such as the US , European countries , and Japan ) to developing countries in Asia ( such as China , Vietnam , and India ) and Latin America . This is because companies search for the cheapest locations to manufacture and assemble components , so low-cost labor-intensive parts of the manufacturing process are shifted to the developing world where costs are substantially lower . Companies do so by taking advantage of transportation and communications technology , as well as fragmentation and locational flexibility of production . From 1953 to the late 1990s , the industrialized economies ' share of world manufacturing output declined from 95 % to 77 % , and the developing economies ' share more than quadrupled from 5 % to 23 % . The resultant division of labor across continents closely follows the North -- South socio-economic and political divide , wherein the North -- with one quarter of the world population -- controls four fifths of the world income , while the South -- with three quarters of the world population -- has access to one fifth of the world income .",
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"text": "American upper class The American upper class is a social group consisting of the people who have the highest social rank and who are usually rich . People of this social class are socioeconomically distinguishable from other classes by its greater influence , power , and wealth . The American upper class is composed of members born into this class , called members of Old money ; as well as those who have acquired their wealth and influence within their own generation , called the Nouveau riche . In a CNBC Millionaire Survey it can be observed that a majority of millionaires polled , representing the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans , described themselves as middle class ( 44 % ) or upper middle class ( 40 % ) . `` The study of attitudes is reasonably easy -LSB- ... -RSB- it 's concluded that for roughly 70 % of the population -- the lower 70 % on the wealth/income scale -- they have no influence on policy whatsoever . They 're effectively disenfranchised . As you move up the wealth/income ladder , you get a little bit more influence on policy . When you get to the top , which is maybe a tenth of one percent , people essentially get what they want , i.e. they determine the policy . So the proper term for that is not democracy ; it 's plutocracy . '' -- Noam Chomsky . Many Politicians , heirs to fortunes , top business executives , CEOs , successful venture capitalists , those born into high society , and some celebrities may be considered members of this class . Some prominent and high-rung professionals may also be included if they attain great influence and wealth . The main distinguishing feature of this class , which is estimated to constitute roughly 1 % of the population , is the source of income . While the vast majority of people and households derive their income from wages or salaries , those in the upper class derive their income from investments and capital gains . Estimates for the size of this group commonly vary from 1 % to 2 % , while some surveys have indicated that as many as 6 % of Americans identify as `` upper class . '' Sociologist Leonard Beeghley sees wealth as the only significant distinguishing feature of this class and , therefore , refers to this group simply as `` the rich . '' Sociologists such as W. Lloyd Warner , William Thompson and Joseph Hickey recognize prestige differences between members of the upper class . Established families , prominent professionals and politicians may be deemed to have more prestige than some entertainment celebrities who in turn may have more prestige than the members of local elites . Yet , contemporary sociologists argue that all members of the upper class share such great wealth , influence and assets as their main source of income as to be recognized as members of the same social class . As great financial fortune is the main distinguishing feature of this class , sociologist Leonard Beeghley at the University of Florida identifies all `` rich '' households , those with incomes in the top 1 % or so , as upper class . In 1998 , Bob Herbert of The New York Times referred to modern American plutocrats as `` The Donor Class '' ( list of top donors ) and defined the class , for the first time , as `` a tiny group -- just one-quarter of 1 percent of the population -- and it is not representative of the rest of the nation . But its money buys plenty of access . ''",
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"text": "List of U.S. states by sovereign wealth funds Like many countries , several U.S. states have created sovereign wealth funds to finance certain services ( typically public education ) or to provide general revenue to the state government itself . This article comprises the known such funds and their monetary amounts .",
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"text": "Superstate A superstate is defined as `` a large and powerful State formed when several smaller countries unite '' , `` A large and powerful state formed from a federation or union of nations '' . This is distinct from the concept of superpower , although these are frequently seen together . It is also distinct from the concept of empire , where one nation dominates other nations through military , political , and economic power , although an empire may also be a superstate . In the early 20th century , `` superstate '' had a similar definition as today 's supranational organisations . In a 1927 article by Edward A. Harriman on the League of Nations , a superstate was defined as merely `` an organisation , of which a state is a member , which is superior to the member themselves '' , in that '' -LSB- a -RSB- complete superstate has legislative , executive and judicial organs to make , to execute and to interpret its laws '' . According to this definition , Harriman saw the League of Nations as a `` rudimentary superstate '' , and the United States as `` an example of a complete and perfect superstate '' . In World Order of Bahá ` u 'll áh , first published in 1938 , Shoghi Effendi , the Guardian of the Bahá ' í Faith , described the anticipated world government of that religion as the `` world 's future super-state '' with the Bahá ' í Faith as the `` State Religion of an independent and Sovereign Power . '' In the 1970s , academic literature used the term `` superstate '' to indicate a particularly rich and powerful state , in a similar fashion to the term superpower . In contemporary political debate , especially the one centred on the European Union , the term `` superstate '' is used to indicate a ( usually deemed unwelcome ) development in which the Union takes over the character of a State ( including the monopoly on violence ) thus abolishing the sovereignty and independence of its member states . For instance , Glyn Morgan opposes the perspective of a `` European superstate '' to the ones of `` a Europe of nation-states '' and of `` a post-sovereign European polity '' . In her definition , a `` European superstate is nothing more than a sovereign state - a tried and tested type of polity that predominates in the modern world - operating on a European wide scale '' , i.e. , `` a unitary European state '' The term was famously used by Margaret Thatcher in her 1988 Bruges speech , when she decried the perspective of `` a European super-state exercising a new dominance from Brussels '' , and has since entered the eurosceptic lexicon . Tony Blair argued in 2000 that he welcomed an EU as a `` superpower , not a superstate ''",
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"text": "Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) A timeline of United States inventions ( before 1890 ) encompasses the ingenuity and innovative advancements of the United States within a historical context , dating from the Colonial Period to the Gilded Age , which have been achieved by inventors who are either native-born or naturalized citizens of the United States . Copyright protection secures a person 's right to his or her first-to-invent claim of the original invention in question , highlighted in Article I , Section 8 , Clause 8 of the United States Constitution , which gives the following enumerated power to the United States Congress : In 1641 , the first patent in North America was issued to Samuel Winslow by the General Court of Massachusetts for a new method of making salt . On April 10 , 1790 , President George Washington signed the Patent Act of 1790 ( 1 Stat . 109 ) into law proclaiming that patents were to be authorized for `` any useful art , manufacture , engine , machine , or device , or any improvement therein not before known or used '' . On July 31 , 1790 , Samuel Hopkins of Pittsford , Vermont became the first person in the United States to file and to be granted a patent for an improved method of `` Making Pot and Pearl Ashes '' . The Patent Act of 1836 ( Ch . 357 , 5 Stat . 117 ) further clarified United States patent law to the extent of establishing a patent office where patent applications are filed , processed , and granted , contingent upon the language and scope of the claimant 's invention , for a patent term of 14 years with an extension of up to an additional 7 years . However , the Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994 ( URAA ) changed the patent term in the United States to a total of 20 years , effective for patent applications filed on or after June 8 , 1995 , thus bringing United States patent law further into conformity with international patent law . The modern-day provisions of the law applied to inventions are laid out in Title 35 of the United States Code ( Ch . 950 , sec . 1 , 66 Stat . 792 ) . From 1836 to 2011 , the United States Patent and Trademark Office ( USPTO ) has granted a total of 7,861,317 patents relating to several well-known inventions appearing throughout the timeline below .",
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"text": "List of wealthiest charitable foundations This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations worldwide . It consists of the 36 largest charitable foundations , private foundations engaged in philanthropy , and other charitable organizations . Only nonprofit foundations are included in this list . Organisations that are part of a larger company are excluded , such as holding companies . The entries are ordered by the size of the organisation 's financial endowment ( that is , the value of assets net of liabilities , or invested donations ) . The endowment value is an estimate measured in United States dollars , based on the exchange rates on December 31 , 2016 . Due to fluctuations in holdings , currency exchange and asset values , this list only represents the valuation of each foundation on a single day .",
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"text": "Historical GDP of China This article includes a list of China 's historical gross domestic product ( GDP ) values , the market value of all final goods and services produced by a nation in a given year . The GDP dollar estimates presented here are either calculated at market or government official exchange rates ( nominal ) , or derived from purchasing power parity ( PPP ) calculations . This article also includes historical GDP growth . In 1985 , the State Council of China ( SCC ) approved the establishment of a SNA ( System of National Accounting ) , using GDP to measure the national economy . China started to study and then implement a new system of national economic accounting . In 1986 , as the first citizen of the People 's Republic of China to receive a Ph.D. in economics from an overseas country , Dr. Fengbo Zhang headed Chinese Macroeconomic Research - the key research project of the seventh Five-Year Plan of China , as well as completing and publishing the Chinese GDP data according to China 's own research and calculations . A summary of the above events has been included in the book `` Chinese Macroeconomic Structure and Policy '' ( June 1988 ) edited by Fengbo Zhang , and collectively authored by the Research Center of the SCC . This is the first GDP data which was published by China . The research utilized the World Bank 's method as a reference , and made numerous appropriate adjustments based on China 's national condition . The GDP also has been converted to USD based data by utilizing the moving average exchange rate . The research systematically completed China 's GDP and GDP per capita from 1952 to 1986 and analyzed growth rate , the change and contribution rates of each component . The research also included international comparisons . Additionally , the research compared MPS and SNA , looking at the results from the two systems from analyzing Chinese economy . This achievement created the foundation for China GDP research . The SCC issued `` The notice regarding implementation of System of National Accounting '' in August 1992 , the Western SNA system officially is introduced to China , replaced Soviet Union 's MPS system , Western economic indicator GDP became China 's most important economic indicator . Based on Dr. Fengbo Zhang 's research , in 1997 , the National Bureau of Statistics of China ( NBS ) , in collaboration with Hitotsubashi University of Japan , re-estimated China 's GDP Data from 1952 up to 1995 based on the SNA principal . In 2016 , the 2008 SNA was formally brought into use . When comparing Fengbo Zhang 's GDP measurement in the 1980s and the GDP in 1997 by the NBS and Japan 's cooperative research , the two are found to be very consistent ; the deviation rate each year is very slight , between only 0.1 % and 7 % . During this period , there were many data adjustments , with weighting factors undergoing significant changes along with each years comparable price amendments , statistical method significant changes result in the substantial deviation . Even with science and technology as advanced as it is today , the single item survey is allowed at least ± 3 % , or a total of 6 % deviation . Despite the extremely difficult conditions of a destroyed economy , blank theory , a lack of data , and simple methods in 1980s , there is so little deviation for such a long period of time and the comprehensiveness of the national economic indicator , indicates that the research conducted by Fengbo Zhang with the support of the extensive group he trained is extremely rigorous , and their result very precise . Xie Fuzhan , former Director , and Ma Jiantang , current Director of the NBS , both participated in Dr. Fengbo Zhang 's research project in the 1980s , as assistant researcher and graduate student , respectively , of the Research Center of the SCC .",
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"text": "Newspapers in the United States Newspapers in the United States have been published since the 18th century and are an integral part of the culture of the United States . Although a few newspapers including the New York Times , USA Today , and the Wall Street Journal are sold throughout the United States , most U.S. newspapers are published for city or regional markets . The New York Times is often referred to as the United States ' `` newspaper of record '' .",
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"text": "Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez ( -LSB- ɛˈmiljoʊ_ɛstˈɛbɛs -RSB- born May 12 , 1962 ) is an American actor , director , and writer . He started his career as an actor and is well known for being a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s , starring in The Breakfast Club , St. Elmo 's Fire , and also acting in the 1983 hit movie The Outsiders . He is also known for Repo Man , The Mighty Ducks and its sequels , Stakeout , Maximum Overdrive , Bobby ( which he also wrote and directed ) , and his performances in Western films such as Young Guns and its sequel .",
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"text": "Eugenio Caballero Eugenio Caballero ( -LSB- euˌxenjo kaβaˈʎeɾo -RSB- ) is a Mexican production designer who won an Oscar for Best Achievement in Art Direction with Spanish film set decorator Pilar Revuelta in 2007 for the film Pans Labyrinth ( 2006 ) . Caballero was born Mexico City , Mexico in 1972 and studied art and cinema history at the University of Florence between 1989 and 1991 . Upon his return to Mexico he worked at the National Institute of Beau Arts and the Latin-American University . Caballero has been a production designer and art director for advertising and music videos ; amongst his better known collaborations is his work with Café Tacuva . Caballero is considered a student of the German production designer Brigitte Broch , a resident in Mexico for many years who won an Oscar for the art direction of Moulin Rouge ! . His debut in film occurred in Romeo and Juliet by Baz Luhrmann in 1996 . He has worked as an art director and production designer in Serious Assassin by Antonio Urrutia , About the Living by Jorge Aguilera , Zurdo by Carlos Salces , Santitos by Alexander Springall ( 1997 ) and Crónicas by Sebastián Cordero ( 2004 ) . In 2006 before winning his Academy Award he worked as a production designer in the film Resident Evil : Extinction with Russell Mulcahy .",
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"text": "Ernesto Arancibia Ernesto Arancibia ( 12 January 1904 -- 27 August 1963 ) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter .",
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"docid": "279bf13d368516080842fd3d4a76a358",
"text": "Miguel A. Reina Miguel Alejandro Reina Gómez Maganda ( -LSB- miˈɣel aleˈxandɾo ˈɣomes -RSB- ; born 11 August 1980 ) is a Mexican filmmaker , screenwriter and film producer . Some of his works include Un aliado en el tiempo , Mi vida en frenesí , Trazos mágicos de Oaxaca and El hombre que detuvo el tiempo .",
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"text": "Carlos Borcosque Jr. Carlos Borcosque Jr. ( born July 13 , 1943 ) is an Argentine film director and screenplay writer . He is the son of director Carlos Borcosque .",
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"text": "The Mighty Ducks The Mighty Ducks is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek , starring Emilio Estevez . It was produced by The Kerner Entertainment Company and Avnet -- Kerner Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures . It is the first film in the Mighty Ducks trilogy . In the UK , South Africa and Australia , the film was retitled Champions . Subsequently , UK home releases are now titled The Mighty Ducks Are the Champions , reflecting both titles , as well as to possibly avoid confusion with the sequel ( retitled as just The Mighty Ducks ) . The year after the film 's release , an NHL hockey club , named the `` Mighty Ducks '' in reference to the film , was founded in Anaheim , California .",
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"text": "Gitano (1970 film) Gitano is a 1970 Argentine film directed by Emilio Vieyra .",
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"text": "Gálvez (Vino de la Tierra) Gálvez is a Spanish geographical indication for Vino de la Tierra wines located in the autonomous region of Castile La Mancha . Vino de la Tierra is one step below the mainstream Denominación de Origen indication on the Spanish wine quality ladder . The area covered by this geographical indication comprises the municipalities of Cuerva , Gálvez , Guadamur , Menasalbas , Mazarambroz , Polán , Pulgar , San Martín de Montalbán and Totanés , located in the province of Toledo , in Castile La Mancha , Spain . It acquired its Vino de la Tierra status in 1988 .",
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"text": "Alberto de Zavalía Alberto De Zavalia ( 4 May 1911 -- 7 May 1988 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine film director and film producer .",
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"text": "Televisión Española Televisión Española ( acronym TVE , on lowercase letters : tve , in English `` Spanish Television '' ) is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain . TVE belongs to the RTVE Corporation which has overall responsibility for national public-service radio and television under a Parliament-appointed General Manager who , as well as being answerable to a Board of Directors , reports to an all-party committee of the national parliament , as provided for in the Public Radio and Television Law of 2006 . TVE 's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government , but since it has been supported by subsidies only .",
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"text": "Felicitas (film) Felicitas is a 2009 Argentine romantic drama film directed by María Teresa Costantini .",
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"text": "Constantino Esteves Constantino Esteves ( 1914 -- 1985 ) was a Portuguese film director .",
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},
{
"docid": "e3ea7c1fdc30a9895e36d1bdf5e4f4fc",
"text": "Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican cinema ( in Spanish Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano ) is a period in the history of the Cinema of Mexico between 1936 and 1959 when the Mexican film industry reached high levels of production , quality and economic success of its films , besides having gained recognition internationally . The Mexican film industry became the center of commercial films in Latin America . The Golden Age began symbolically with the film Vámonos con Pancho Villa ( 1935 ) , directed by Fernando de Fuentes . In 1939 , during World War II , the film industry in the US and Europe decline , because the materials previously destined for film production now were for the new arms industry . Many countries began to focus on making films about war , leaving the opportunity to Mexico , to produce commercial films for the Mexican and Latin American markets . This cultural environment favored the emergence of a new generation of directors and actors considered to date , icons in Mexico and in Hispanic countries and Spanish-speaking audiences .",
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"docid": "66ef6014719f1818aef1b90855cf2bf0",
"text": "Oscar Velasquez Oscar Velasquez ( born September 5 , 1988 ) is an American film director , screenwriter and producer .",
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"text": "Juan Martín Cueva Juan Martín Cueva Armijos ( born October 9 , 1966 in Quito , Ecuador ) is an Ecuadorian documentary film director and the director of the Filmfestival `` Cero Latitud '' in Quito . His documentary film `` Where the poles meet '' won the Best Documentary at the IX Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia in Chile and at the Brouillon d'un reve de la Scam in Paris in 1999 . Cueva was born in Quito the first son of the diplomat and archaeologist Juan Cueva and his wife Magdalena Armijos . His paternal grandfather was the politician Carlos Cueva Tamaríz , his uncle the painter Patricio Cueva Jaramillo and his cousin Fernando Cordero Cueva is the current ( 2011 ) president of the Ecuadorian Congress . Cueva spent his early childhood in many rural towns in Ecuador as his father worked as an archaeologist . The family moved later to Paris , where his father studied at the Sorbonne University and was later appointed Ambassador of Ecuador at the UNESCO . Cueva learned therefore French from an early age and later studied cinematography at the Institut National Superior des Arts du spectacle in Belgium . His documentaries have appeared at many Film Festivals in Ecuador and abroad such as Lateinamerikanische Filmtage 2008 in Munich and Chicago International Documentary Film Festival . He has also taught in many Ecuadorian universities such as the Universidad de las Américas , Escuela de Cine y Actuación INCIN and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito .",
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"text": "Persecution in Madrid Persecution in Madrid ( Spanish : Persecución en Madrid ) is a 1952 Spanish crime film directed by Enrique Gómez .",
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"text": "Ciudad Evita Ciudad Evita ( Evita City ) is a city in La Matanza Partido , within the Greater Buenos Aires metro area . It currently has about 70,000 inhabitants , and is situated about 20 kilometers ( 13 mi ) from Downtown Buenos Aires and 6 kilometers ( 4 mi ) from Ministro Pistarini International Airport . The city has been declared a National Historic Monument of Argentina . The city owes its name to the Eva Perón Foundation , which developed the initial settlement . Established in 1947 by Argentine President Juan Perón , his Decree No. 33221 stipulated that this new suburb of Buenos Aires be named after the namesake of the foundation , his wife Eva ( ' Evita ' ) Duarte de Perón . The city , whose original 15,000 homes were designed in a simplified Spanish Colonial Revival style favored during the Perón era , featured a layout purposely built in the shape of Eva 's profile , which seemingly waved to airline passengers from the nearby airport . This overt homage to the influential first lady prompted the city 's renaming as Ciudad General Belgrano following the military coup that deposed Perón in 1955 . Despite these changes , the town , which was administered by the National Mortgage Bank following the coup , continued to grow , incorporating the Barrio Vemme ward between 1960 and 1967 . It was transferred to La Matanza Council in 1963 , and upon the return of Peronists to power in 1973 , it regained its Ciudad Evita designation . A second addition , Barrio Alas , was opened in 1974 for Argentine Air Force officers stationed at the Morón Air Base . The March 1976 coup again led to a change of name for the town , to Ciudad General Martín Miguel de Güemes '' , until the return of democracy in 1983 . The city was chosen that year as the site of the Buenos Aires Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) , inaugurated in 1986 . Ciudad Evita was declared a National Historical Monument in 1997 .",
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"text": "Olé (Azúcar Moreno album) Olé is the ninth studio album by Spanish duo Azúcar Moreno , released on Sony International in 1998 . After the commercial success of the 1996 album Esclava De Tu Piel which had produced five hit singles followed by `` Muévete Salvaje '' from the 1997 hits compilation Mucho Azúcar - Grandes Éxitos , Azúcar Moreno teamed up with producer Ricardo `` Eddy '' Martinez in Miami again for the recording of 1998 album Olé . The album included further original material from Spanish singer Miguel Gallardo and Luis Cabañas , the team that had composed most of the singles on the preceding Esclava De Tu Piel , collaborations between Gallardo and David Ferrero and Pedro del Moral , songs by producer Richardo `` Eddy '' Martinez and it also saw one of the Salazar sisters , Encarna , making her debut as composer on the track `` Dime Que Me Quieres '' . Production-wise Olé followed the winning combination of up-to-date club beats fused with flamenco and rock and contrasting R&B influenced ballads and rumbas , arrangement-wise the album differed slightly to its predecessor as it featured live strings on several titles . The album also closes with the acoustic `` No Pretenderás '' , with instrumentation of just flamenco guitars and palmas - and a guest appearance by the duo 's brothers Los Chunguitos . The lead single was the title track `` Olé '' , just like `` Sólo Se Vive Una Vez '' musically influenced by contemporary dance genres like reggaeton and dancehall but , as the title suggests , lyrically a tribute to the duo 's native Spain . `` Olé '' was also released as two separate remix singles , the second entitled Olé - The Summer '99 Remixes featuring the track remixed and with additional production by renowned Latin remixer , DJ , music producer and arranger Pablo Flores , best known for being Gloria Estefan 's personal remixer but also for having co-produced major hits for among others Madonna , Chayanne , Shakira and Ricky Martin . Flores ' Club Mix of `` Olé '' was substantially rearranged from the original , not just by speeding up the tempo for the dancefloor but by adding new orchestration of brass , flamenco guitars and castanets to emphasize the song 's lyrics and the track proved to be another big hit single for Azúcar Moreno in both Spain and Latin America . The second single released and second big hit was '' ¡ Mecachis ! '' ( `` Mechachis en la mar '' a mildly profane expression , roughly translated as `` Damnit ! '' ) , a midtempo dance track again written by Miguel Gallardo and Luis Cabañas and also issued with a series of dance remixes on the ¡ Mechachis ! - The Alabim-Bom-Ba-Remixes release , mixed by co-producers Pedro del Moral and David Ferrero . Further hit singles from the album include `` Cumbaya '' , the double A-side `` Ese Beso '' / `` No Pretenderás '' and `` Agua Que No Has De Beber '' . While Olé did n't manage to match the extraordinary sales figures of the preceding Esclava De Tu Piel - half a million in Spain alone - it did sell some two-hundred thousand copies and was later awarded double platinum in Spain .",
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"text": "Eva Vives Eva Vives is a screenwriter , director , and producer as well as sometimes editor and casting director .",
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"text": "Princesas Princesas is a 2005 film by Spanish director Fernando León de Aranoa . The princesas in the film are two prostitutes : Caye , a Spaniard who is hiding her profession from her family , and Zulema , who is saving money to send to her family in the Dominican Republic . The two women ply their trade on the streets of Madrid . The film 's initial release was in 2005 ; it was released in the United States in August 2006 at the IFC Center in New York City and nationally to many digital cable subscribers via IFC OnDemand .",
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"text": "La guerra de los pasteles La guerra de los pasteles is a 1944 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel . It stars Mapy Cortés , Domingo Soler , and Pedro Armendáriz .",
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"text": "Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson ( -LSB- dʒoʊˈhænsən -RSB- born November 22 , 1984 ) is an American actress , model , and singer . She made her film debut in the fantasy comedy North ( 1994 ) . Johansson subsequently starred in Manny & Lo ( 1996 ) , and garnered further acclaim and prominence with roles in The Horse Whisperer ( 1998 ) and Ghost World ( 2001 ) . She shifted to adult roles with her performances in Girl with a Pearl Earring ( 2003 ) and Lost in Translation ( 2003 ) , for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role . Her subsequent films included A Love Song for Bobby Long ( 2004 ) , Match Point ( 2005 ) , The Island ( 2005 ) , The Black Dahlia ( 2006 ) , The Prestige ( 2006 ) , The Other Boleyn Girl ( 2008 ) , Vicky Cristina Barcelona ( 2008 ) , He 's Just Not That Into You ( 2009 ) , Don Jon ( 2013 ) , Her ( 2013 ) , Under the Skin ( 2013 ) , Lucy ( 2014 ) , The Jungle Book ( 2016 ) , and Ghost in the Shell ( 2017 ) . Since 2008 , Johansson has also portrayed the Marvel Comics character Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the 2010 Broadway revival of A View from the Bridge . As a singer , Johansson has released two albums , Anywhere I Lay My Head ( 2008 ) and Break Up ( 2009 ) . Johansson is considered one of Hollywood 's modern sex symbols , and has frequently appeared in published lists of the sexiest women in the world . , she is the highest-grossing actress of all time in North America , with her films making over $ 3.6 billion . In 2016 , she was the highest-grossing actress , with a $ 1.2 billion total for the year .",
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"text": "9 (Damien Rice album) 9 is the second studio album by Irish singer , songwriter and producer Damien Rice , released in 2006 . The album was released on 3 November in Ireland , 6 November in the United Kingdom and 14 November in the US . It was followed by the single `` 9 Crimes '' , which was released on 27 November 2006 . The record was certified gold in the UK .",
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"text": "It Goes On It Goes On is the debut studio album by indie folk band Destry . It was released on October 30 , 2009 . Physical orders were done through the band 's Tumblr page , and digital downloads are available through Paper + Plastick .",
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"text": "Välkommen hem Välkommen hem is the second album released by Swedish boy band E.M.D. . It marks their first release of material sung in Swedish . The album was released in Sweden on November 9 , 2009 and features both classic and lesser known Christmas songs . The album was recorded in Stockholm , Sweden at Grünewaldsalen and was produced by Peter Nordah . The first and only single to be released off the album was the title track `` Välkommen hem '' .",
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"text": "Eugene McGuinness (album) Eugene McGuinness is the eponymous debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Eugene McGuinness . It was released on 12 October 2008 in the United Kingdom , and on 23 June 2009 in North America , through Domino Records .",
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"text": "Never Enough (Kiss song) `` Never Enough '' is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss . It was released on their 19th album Sonic Boom in 2009 . It was released as a single on June 11 , 2010 . The song is the last single released from the album .",
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"text": "Abnormally Attracted to Sin Abnormally Attracted to Sin is the tenth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos , released 19 May 2009 , in standard and limited CD/DVD edition . The album debuted on Billboard 200 at no. 9 , giving Amos her seventh Top 10 album in the US . Unlike Amos ' previous releases since 2000 , which drew upon various external sources such as feminism , religion and politics , the album is considered a mainly personal album . The album 's lead single is `` Welcome to England '' . The song was a moderate hit on Triple A radio in the US . The release was supported by the Sinful Attraction Tour in the US , Europe , and Australia .",
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"text": "One (Bonnie Pink album) One is Bonnie Pink 's tenth studio album released under the Warner Music Japan label on May 13 , 2009 . This album was recorded in London , Stockholm , Los Angeles , Malmö , and Tokyo .",
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"text": "Sunshine Lies Sunshine Lies is the tenth studio album by the alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet . It was released ny Shout ! Factory in 2008 .",
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"text": "Hush (Asobi Seksu album) Hush is the third studio album by New York-based shoegaze band Asobi Seksu . It was released on February 17 , 2009 on their new label , Polyvinyl Record Co. . It included four singles : `` Me & Mary , '' which preceded the album 's release in November 2008 ; `` Familiar Light '' , released in February 2009 ; `` Transparence '' , released in August 2009 ; and `` Layers '' , released in December 2009 . The album demonstrated a shift from the more shoegaze-inspired work of prior releases to a mellower dream pop sound . The album was recorded in the summer of 2008 and was produced by Chris Zane , who worked on their previous album , Citrus . The song `` Layers '' was featured in the episode `` The Born Identity '' of the third season of the TV series Ugly Betty .",
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"text": "Play On (Carrie Underwood album) Play On is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood . It was released in the United States on November 3 , 2009 , through Arista Nashville . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 318,000 copies , which was rated as the highest first-week sales for a female artist in 2009 upon release . It is her second album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 , and her third to debut atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart . As of October 2016 , the album has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA , Platinum by the CRIA and Gold by the ARIA . Play On has since sold over three million copies worldwide . The album spawned three consecutive Billboard Hot Country Songs number one singles -- `` Cowboy Casanova '' , `` Temporary Home '' and `` Undo It '' , all of which certified Multi-Platinum or Platinum by the RIAA . The fourth single , `` Mama 's Song '' , reached number two on the chart and received a Gold certification from the RIAA . `` Cowboy Casanova '' achieved one of the biggest single-week upwards on the Billboard Hot 100 of all time , when it climbed 96-11 in its second week . `` Temporary Home '' and `` Mama 's Song '' were both nominated for Grammy Awards , while Play On was nominated for Album of the Year at both the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards , and won Favorite Country Album at the 2010 American Music Awards .",
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"text": "A Strange Arrangement A Strange Arrangement is the debut studio album by American musician Mayer Hawthorne . The album was released on September 8 , 2009 , by Stones Throw Records . The album debuted at number 147 on the Billboard 200 chart , in the first week of its release .",
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"text": "Moloch Tropical Moloch Tropical is a 2009 film .",
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"text": "Welcome to the New Cold World Welcome to the New Cold World is an Album by Lights Action . It was released worldwide on March 2 , 2009 as a digital download only , with the option to buy a CD version through the band 's website .",
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"text": "Black Clouds & Silver Linings Black Clouds & Silver Linings is the tenth studio album by American progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater , released on June 23 , 2009 through Roadrunner Records . It is the band 's last album to feature drummer and founding member Mike Portnoy before his departure on September 8 , 2010 . The album was recorded between October 2008 and March 2009 at Avatar Studios in New York City . It was produced by John Petrucci and Portnoy , and was engineered and mixed by Paul Northfield .",
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"text": "Order (album) Order is the fifth and final studio album by the German metalcore band Maroon . It was released on April 20 , 2009 though Century Media Records . The album debuted at number 63 on the German Media Control Charts .",
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"text": "Black Coffee (Ann Savoy album) Black Coffee is the second album by American singer and musician Ann Savoy , released in 2010 . It is credited to Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights .",
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"text": "Soul for Sale Soul for Sale is the second album by Finnish band Soulcage , released in 2009 . My Canvas , My Skin was released as the lead single along with a video directed and written by Tuomas Parviainen , reaching number 8 on the official Finnish download chart and number 10 on the Finnish single chart in March 2009 . The album was released in the United Kingdom on April 23 , 2010 .",
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"text": "The Ugly Truth The Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy film starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler . The film was released in North America on July 24 , 2009 by Columbia Pictures .",
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"text": "The Moon Song `` The Moon Song '' is a song from the 2013 feature film Her , with music composed by Karen Orzolek ( Karen O ) and lyrics by Karen Orzolek and Spike Jonze . Performed by Karen O during the film 's end credits , the song was also performed by the film 's main characters , Samantha ( Scarlett Johansson ) and Theodore ( Joaquin Phoenix ) . It was released by WaterTower Music on February 11 , 2014 . In January 2014 , the song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards , but lost to `` Let It Go '' from Frozen . Karen O performed the song at the ceremony accompanied by Ezra Koenig on guitar on March 2 , 2014 . In December 2014 , the song was nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 57th Grammy Awards but again lost to `` Let It Go '' .",
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"text": "Machine Dreams Machine Dreams is the second studio album by Swedish electronic band Little Dragon . It was released on 17 August 2009 by Peacefrog Records .",
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Lana Del Rey released an EP in November of 2012.
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"text": "Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Woolridge Grant ( born June 21 , 1985 ) , better known by her stage name Lana Del Rey , is an American singer , songwriter , and model . Her music has been noted for its cinematic style , its preoccupation with themes of tragic romance and melancholia , and its references to pop culture , particularly 1950s and 1960s Americana . Born and raised in New York , Del Rey embarked on a music career in 2005 and first received widespread attention in 2011 , when the music video for her single `` Video Games '' became a viral internet sensation . Del Rey received further recognition after her major-label debut Born to Die peaked at number two on the United States charts and was the fifth best-selling album of 2012 . A remix of its single `` Summertime Sadness '' , produced by Cedric Gervais , peaked at number six in the United States , and the Paradise EP followed that November , garnering Del Rey her first Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album . Three of the EP 's tracks were featured in her short film Tropico , which premiered in December 2013 . In 2014 , Del Rey released her third studio album , Ultraviolence ; it became her first number-one album in the United States . In 2015 , following a North American tour with Courtney Love and Grimes , Del Rey released her fourth studio album , Honeymoon . Both albums received positive critical response . Del Rey is set to release her fifth studio album , titled Lust for Life , on July 21 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Paradise (Lana Del Rey EP) Paradise is the third extended play ( EP ) and second major release by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey ; it was released on November 9 , 2012 by Universal Music . It is additionally packaged with the reissue of her second studio album Born to Die ( 2012 ) , titled Born to Die : The Paradise Edition . Del Rey enlisted collaborators including producers Rick Nowels , Justin Parker , and Rick Rubin . Upon its release , Paradise received generally favorable reviews from music critics . The extended play debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 67,000 copies . It also debuted at number 10 on the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked within the top-five of various other Billboard charts . Charting across Europe , the extended play became a top-ten hit in Flanders and Poland , charting within the top twenty in Wallonia and the Netherlands . The EP 's lead single was the ballad `` Ride '' which became a modest hit in the United States , Switzerland , Ireland , and France and reached the top ten in Russia . `` Blue Velvet '' , a cover of the popular 1950s track , and `` Burning Desire '' were released as promotional singles . Music videos for `` Ride '' , `` Blue Velvet '' , `` Bel Air '' , and `` Burning Desire '' were posted to Vevo and YouTube to help promote the EP . In December 2013 , Del Rey released the Anthony Mandler-directed Tropico , a short film that includes the songs `` Body Electric '' , `` Gods & Monsters '' , and `` Bel Air '' . That same month , an EP of the same name was made available for purchase on iTunes , containing the film along with the three aforementioned songs . In 2014 , the EP was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards .",
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"text": "The Love Club EP The Love Club EP is the debut extended play ( EP ) by New Zealand singer Lorde . At the age of 12 , she was discovered by Universal Music Group scout Scott MacLachlan , and began writing songs . In December 2011 , MacLachlan paired Lorde with producer Joel Little , and within three weeks , the pair had co-written and produced all 5 songs on the EP . In November 2012 , Lorde self-released the EP for free download via SoundCloud . On 8 March 2013 the record was commercially released by Universal Music Group and Virgin Records . An indie rock-influenced electronica album , The Love Club EP was well received by music critics , who praised its production and compared its style to works by Sky Ferreira , Florence and the Machine and Lana Del Rey . The release peaked at number two in New Zealand and Australia , and was certified platinum and septuple platinum in those two countries respectively . In the US , the record charted at number twenty-three on the Billboard 200 chart and have sold 60,000 copies as of August 2013 . To promote The Love Club EP , Lorde performed during various concerts , and `` Royals '' was released as a single .",
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"text": "Cola (song) `` Cola '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey , taken from her third extended play , Paradise ( 2012 ) , and the reissue of her debut studio album , Born to Die : The Paradise Edition ( 2012 ) . `` Cola '' first appeared in a teaser trailer posted to her official YouTube account as a snippet . The lyrics were considered controversial , causing major media outlets to respond .",
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"text": "CollXtion I CollXtion I is the debut extended play ( EP ) album by Canadian singer-songwriter Allie X , released physically on 7 April 2015 with a short cell cycle . It is her first record released under the name Allie X . The EP was initially released on 7 April 2015 in Canada . The worldwide release was pushed back twice , once to 14 April 2015 and then to 21 April 2015 . CollXtion I is intended to be the first of at least five CollXtions , each being a unique multimedia experience that will include the spinning GIFs featured in her YouTube videos , a comic detailing an abstract autobiography , and song stems to allow fans to make their own creations . She has stated that the EP is influenced by her interest in medicine , psychology , and the macabre . During a question and answer session on social media site Tumblr , Allie stated that the overall theme for CollXtion I is `` addiction and self destruction '' .",
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"text": "La Formula (album) La Formula is the first studio album by Pina Records ' super-group La Formula featuring Zion & Lennox , Plan B , RKM & Ken-Y , Arcángel , Lobo & Jalil Lopez . It was released on August 21 , 2012 competing with Ivy Queen 's Musa released the same day . It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart . It featured collaborations with Daddy Yankee , Yomo , Jory , Don Omar , De La Ghetto , and Randy . It received a nomination for the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year in 2013 and 2014 .",
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"text": "¡Dos! ¡ Dos ! is the tenth studio album by American punk rock band Green Day . The album was released on November 9 , 2012 in Australia , November 12 in the United Kingdom and on November 13 in the United States through Reprise Records . It is the second installment in the ¡ Uno ! ¡ Dos ! ¡ Tré ! trilogy . Following its predecessor 's power pop style , ¡ Dos ! was billed as Green Day 's take on garage rock . The album garnered the highest average reviews of all three trilogy albums , receiving generally positive reviews from music critics , who praised its dynamic style and catchy songs ; others found its music dull and observed filler on the album . It debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 , with first-week sales of 69,000 copies in the United States , a low for the band , becoming their first album since signing to a major record label to not sell 100,000 records in its first week .",
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"text": "Songs from Another Love Songs from Another Love is an extended play ( EP ) from singer-songwriter Tom Odell . The four-track extended play was first released in the United Kingdom on 15 October 2012 through Columbia and In the Name Of .",
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"text": "La La La (Snoop Lion song) `` La La La '' is a song by American rapper Snoop Lion ( mainly known as Snoop Dogg ) , taken from Snoop Lion 's twelfth studio album Reincarnated ( 2013 ) . The song was written by Snoop , Ariel Rechtshaid , Ken Boothe , Thomas Pentz , Joelle Clarke and William Cole , with production handled by Major Lazer and Dre Skull . `` La La La '' was released on July 20 , 2012 as the promotional single from the album .",
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"text": "Untitled 2 (EP) Untitled 2 ( stylized untitled 2 ) is the second EP by Los Angeles , California rapper Hodgy Beats . The EP was released on June 1 , 2013 . The EP features guest appearances from Left Brain and Lee Spielman .",
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"text": "Calle 13 (album) Calle 13 is the eponymous debut studio album of Puerto Rican urban/hip hop band Calle 13 , released on November 29 , 2005 , by White Lion Records .",
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"text": "Thomas Rhett (EP) Thomas Rhett is the debut extended play ( EP ) from American country music artist Thomas Rhett . The EP was released on August 28 , 2012 , and ranked No. 3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart .",
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"text": "IU...IM IU ... IM is the second Korean-language extended play ( EP ) by South Korean singer-songwriter and actress IU . It was released by LOEN Entertainment on November 12 , 2009 .",
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"text": "The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian is an extended play by American rock band the Flaming Lips and American electronic music band Neon Indian . It was released on March 23 , 2011 as part of The Flaming Lips 2011 series of monthly music releases . The 12-inch EP was a limited release pressed on special colored vinyl and distributed to select record stores in the United States . The song `` Is David Bowie Dying ? '' was later included on the 2012 album The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends .",
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"text": "LP (singer) Laura Pergolizzi ( born March 18 , 1981 ) is an American pop singer and songwriter , originally from Long Island , New York , who performs under the stage name LP . She moved to Los Angeles in 2010 . She has released three albums and one EP . As a songwriter , she has written for Cher , Rihanna , the Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera , among others .",
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"text": "La Cantiga del Fuego La Cantiga del Fuego is the third studio album by Ana Alcaide , released in November 12 , 2012 and sung in both Spanish and Judeo-Spanish .",
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"text": "Bad Intentions (EP) Bad Intentions is the debut extended play ( EP ) by American singer-songwriter Niykee Heaton . It was released on September 23 , 2014 , in the United States and Canada by All Def Digital in partnership with Awesomeness Music . In 2011 , Heaton began recording covers of contemporary pop , R&B , and hip-hop hits and uploading them to YouTube , the clips raised Heaton 's profile , helping her gain notice in the music industry . The viral videos lead to numerous meetings with several record labels before signing a deal with Steve Rifkind and Russell Simmons 's Capitol-affiliate All Def digital label in 2014 . A contemporary pop and R&B extended play , Bad Intentions takes influence from various music styles , and includes club , ballads , somber and mid-tempos cuts , with lyrics that touch upon themes of relationships with both partners and family members . Upon release , Bad Intentions received mostly positive reviews from music critics , who praised Heaton 's vocals adding cohesiveness to the project . The extended play received mild commercial success peaking at number thirty-eight on the US Billboard 200 , despite having no physical release .",
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"text": "Even Now (EP) Even Now EP is the first EP by the American Christian singer/songwriter Natalie LaRue since she left her band LaRue . It has been released on June 19 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Keke Palmer (mixtape) Keke Palmer is the self-titled second mixtape from Keke Palmer showcasing some of her new musical direction for her upcoming album . The maturity of the songs on the mixtape shows how Keke has grown . The mixtape features tracks that deal with love and loss . It was released October 1 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Ultra Dance 13 Ultra Dance 13 is a compilation DJ mix album featuring songs from the dance music genre as well as dance remixes of songs . It is the thirteenth album in the Ultra Dance series . It was released by Ultra Records on February 7 , 2012 . The album peaked at number 157 on the Billboard 200 chart as well as at number 10 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart .",
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"text": "New Life (Monica album) New Life is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Monica , released by RCA Records on April 6 , 2012 . It marked the singer 's debut release with the company following the disbandment of her former label , J Records in October 2011 . A musical continuation of her commercially successful 2010 album Still Standing , Monica started working on the album only weeks after the release of the former . She reteamed primarily with frequent writers and producers , including Bryan-Michael Cox , Jermaine Dupri , Missy Elliott , and Cainon Lamb but also collaborated with new and upcoming producers such as singer Rico Love , whose songs replaced much of her cousin , producer Polow da Don 's original material . New Life is predominately a contemporary R&B album with major influences of pop and soul that incorporates subtle elements of contemporary urban genres such as gospel , quiet storm , and reggae . The album 's lyrics explore the complexities of romantic relationships and stages of love , much of which was inspired by Monica 's marriage to professional basketball player Shannon Brown and her relocation to Arizona . Guest vocalists on the album are rappers Rick Ross and Wale as well as singer and close friend Mary J. Blige . Entertainer Brandy , who had previously collaborated with Monica on their number-one record `` The Boy Is Mine '' ( 1998 ) , features on the single `` It All Belongs to Me '' . New Life received a mixed reception by critics , many of whom praised Monica 's vocal performances and the album 's trend-detaching nature but found the material too generic and cliché-addled . Upon its release , the album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 , and at number two on Billboards Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart , selling 69,000 copies . With first month sales of 116,400 copies , New Life sold significantly less than its predecessors . Singles such as `` Anything ( To Find You ) '' and `` Until It 's Gone '' failed to sell or chart noticeably on both the pop and the R&B charts .",
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"text": "The Ocean Way Sessions The Ocean Way Sessions is the debut extended play ( EP ) by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri . The EP serves as the first official release by Perri , signed to Atlantic Records . The EP contains live recordings of Perri performing at the Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles .",
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"text": "September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks ( also referred to as 9/11 ) The expression `` 9/11 '' is pronounced `` nine eleven '' . The slash is not part of the pronunciation . The name is frequently used in British English as well as in American English , even though the dating conventions differ . were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday , September 11 , 2001 . The attacks killed 2,996 people , injured over 6,000 others , and caused at least $ 10 billion in property and infrastructure damage . Four passenger airliners operated by two major U.S. passenger air carriers ( United Airlines and American Airlines ) -- all of which departed from airports in the northeastern United States bound for California -- were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists . Two of the planes , American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 , were crashed into the North and South towers , respectively , of the World Trade Center complex in New York City . Within an hour and 42 minutes , both 110-story towers collapsed , with debris and the resulting fires causing partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the World Trade Center complex , including the 47-story 7 World Trade Center tower , as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures . A third plane , American Airlines Flight 77 , was crashed into the Pentagon ( the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense ) in Arlington County , Virginia , leading to a partial collapse of the building 's western side . The fourth plane , United Airlines Flight 93 , initially was steered toward Washington , D.C. , but crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville , Pennsylvania , after its passengers tried to overcome the hijackers . It was the deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers in the history of the United States , with 343 and 72 killed respectively . Suspicion for the attack quickly fell on al-Qaeda . The United States responded to the attacks by launching the War on Terror and invading Afghanistan to depose the Taliban , which had harbored al-Qaeda . Many countries strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded the powers of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to prevent terrorist attacks . Although al-Qaeda 's leader , Osama bin Laden , initially denied any involvement , in 2004 he claimed responsibility for the attacks . Al-Qaeda and bin Laden cited U.S. support of Israel , the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia , and sanctions against Iraq as motives . Having evaded capture for almost a decade , bin Laden was located and killed by SEAL Team Six of the U.S. Navy in May 2011 . The destruction of the World Trade Center and nearby infrastructure caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan and had a significant effect on global markets , closing Wall Street until September 17 and the civilian airspace in the U.S. and Canada until September 13 . Many closings , evacuations , and cancellations followed , out of respect or fear of further attacks . Cleanup of the World Trade Center site was completed in May 2002 , and the Pentagon was repaired within a year . On November 18 , 2006 , construction of One World Trade Center began at the World Trade Center site . The building was officially opened on November 3 , 2014 . Numerous memorials have been constructed , including the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City , the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington County , Virginia , and the Flight 93 National Memorial in a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville , Pennsylvania .",
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"text": "Lower Manhattan Lower Manhattan , also known as Downtown Manhattan , is the southernmost part of Manhattan , the central borough for business , culture , and government in the City of New York , which itself originated at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in 1624 .",
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"text": "Long Island City Long Island City ( L.I.C. ) is the westernmost residential and commercial neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens . L.I.C. is noted for its rapid and ongoing residential growth and gentrification , its waterfront parks , and its thriving arts community . L.I.C. has among the highest concentration of art galleries , art institutions , and studio space of any neighborhood in New York City . It is bordered by Astoria to the north ; the East River to the west ; Hazen Street , 49th Street , and New Calvary Cemetery in Sunnyside to the east ; and Newtown Creek -- which separates Queens from Greenpoint , Brooklyn -- to the south . It originally was the seat of government of the Town of Newtown , and remains the largest neighborhood in Queens . The area is part of Queens Community Board 1 , located north of the Queensboro Bridge and Queens Plaza ; it is also of Queens Community Board 2 to the south . Long Island City is the eastern terminus of the Queensboro Bridge , also known as the 59th Street Bridge , which is the only non-toll automotive route connecting Queens and Manhattan . Northwest of the bridge terminus are the Queensbridge Houses , a development of the New York City Housing Authority and the largest public housing complex in North America . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Israeli antisemitic cartoons contest The Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest ( Hebrew : תחרות קריקטורות אנטישמיות ישראלית ) was initiated by two Israeli artists in response to the Muhammad cartoons controversy and the subsequent `` Holocaust Cartoon Competition '' by the Iranian newspaper Hamshahri . Illustrator Amitai Sandy announced the contest on the website of his Tel Aviv-based graphic arts company on February 14 , 2006 , stating , `` We 'll show the world we can do the best , sharpest , most offensive Jew hating cartoons ever published ! No Iranian will beat us on our home turf ! '' The Jerusalem Post reported Sandy as saying that his intention was to challenge bigotry by using humor . According to Haaretz , within three days of the announcement of the contest Sandy was interviewed by more than thirty daily newspapers , as well as two television channels and a radio program broadcast on 450 local stations in the United States . On April 6 , the winner was announced on the contest homepage : `` Fiddler on the Roof . '' It depicted a fiddler on the Brooklyn Bridge during the September 11 , 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center . Other common themes through the cartoons included world domination , the myth of Jews having horns , the Holocaust ( and its denial ) , and the blood libel , all of which were familiar staples or topics of antisemitism . Many of those staples were canards as well .",
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"text": "Home Insurance Plaza Home Insurance Plaza is a 630 ft tall skyscraper in New York City , New York . It was completed in 1966 and has 44 floors . Alfred Easton Poor designed the building , which is the 61st tallest in New York . The building 's plaza had a redevelopment in 1987 by Kohn Pedersen Fox . The plaza is the home of `` Liberty , '' a 75 x 50 foot mural by Julie Harvey ( artist ) . Simple in its concept , it illustrates that New York 's present was built upon the foundations its forefathers placed many years ago . The Statue of Liberty is reflected in the mirrored facade of a skyscraper . Early 19th century New York emerges revealing the cobblestone streets , horses and carriages , gentlemen with top hats , and ships in the seaport . Ms. Harvey has also included the old shipping barrels , lamp posts and even pigs that ran freely around Lower Manhattan . The Liberty Mural was presented to the community as a visual expression of the foundations on which New York was established .",
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"text": "U.S. government response to the September 11 attacks The response of the U.S. government to the September 11 attacks sparked investigations into the motivations and execution of the attacks , as well as the ongoing War on Terrorism in Afghanistan The response included funds for affected families , plans for the War on Terrorism , rebuilding of Lower-East Manhattan , and the invasion and investigation of Iraq and Afghanistan .",
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"text": "Atlantic Northeast The Atlantic Northeast is a region of North America , which includes the US states of Connecticut , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , New Hampshire , Vermont , and Maine , as well as the Canadian Maritimes . The Atlantic Northeast region is noted for its cultural unity , stark climate , landscape of dense forests , and a shared economic history in the exploitation of logging and the regional fishery . Further uniting this area is the `` Gray Zone '' which is an area of land and sea which is claimed by both Canada and the United States . It is located off the coasts of New Brunswick and Maine . The only land within this area are two islands , Machias Seal Island and North Rock . The `` Gray Zone '' is one of four areas between the two countries whose sovereignty is still in dispute , but is the only one of the disputed areas containing land . In 1979 , both countries filed a joint application to the International Court of Justice to avoid having the dispute settled when oceanic boundaries in the area were set for mineral and fishing rights . Canadians have had a continuous presence in the area since 1832 when a lighthouse was built . Since the Atlantic Northeast is such a large region , it is home to many different types of wildlife , sports teams , and geographical locations . The Atlantic Northeast is home to the Boston Celtics , Boston Bruins , New England Patriots , Halifax Hurricanes , Boston Red Sox and many more . It also includes many notable species including the Bald Eagle , Atlantic Salmon , and the Swamp Pink . Lastly , the Atlantic Northeast includes many geographical places of interest including the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument and Salem , Massachusetts , home of the Salem Witch Trials . Though cross-border connections are widely acknowledged , the area has rarely been given a single name . `` Atlantic Northeast '' is a term that has been used most prominently in discussions of regional folk culture , another name that is used is Atlantica . '' These names are often tied to various proposals for greater economic or political integration of the region",
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"text": "East Harlem East Harlem , also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio , is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan , New York City roughly encompassing the area north of the Upper East Side and East 96th Street up to about the 140s , east of Fifth Avenue to the East and Harlem Rivers . It lies within Manhattan Community District 11 . Despite its name , it is generally not considered to be a part of Harlem . The neighborhood is one of the largest predominantly Latino communities in New York City , mostly made up of Puerto Ricans , as well as sizeable numbers of Dominican , Cuban and Mexican immigrants . It includes the area formerly known as Italian Harlem , in which the remnants of a once predominantly Italian community remain . The Chinese population has increased dramatically in East Harlem since 2000 . East Harlem has historically suffered from many social issues , such as the highest jobless rate in New York City , teenage pregnancy , AIDS , drug abuse , homelessness , and an asthma rate five times the national average . It has the second highest concentration of public housing in the United States , closely following Brownsville , Brooklyn . Police services to the neighborhood are divided between the 23rd and the 25th Precincts . Conversely , East Harlem is notable for its contributions to Latin freestyle and salsa music . However , East Harlem is now undergoing some gentrification . In February 2016 , East Harlem was one of four neighborhoods featured in an article in The New York Times about `` New York 's Next Hot Neighborhoods '' . Beginning in 2016 , the New York City government was seeking to rezone East Harlem `` to facilitate new residential , commercial , community facility , and manufacturing development . ''",
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"text": "Crime in Washington, D.C. Crime in Washington , D.C. , is directly related to the city 's changing demographics , geography , and unique criminal justice system . The District 's population reached a peak of 982,178 in 1950 . However , shortly thereafter , the city began losing residents and by 1980 Washington had lost one-quarter of its population . The population loss to the suburbs also created a new demographic pattern , which divided affluent neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park from more crime-ridden and blighted areas to the east . Despite being the headquarters of multiple federal law enforcement agencies , such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) and United States Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) , the nationwide crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s greatly affected the city and led to large increases in crime . The number of homicides in Washington peaked in 1991 at 897 ( a rate of nearly 60.8 homicides per 100,000 residents ) , and the city eventually became known as the `` murder capital '' of the United States . The crime rate started to fall in the mid-1990s as the crack cocaine epidemic gave way to economic revitalization projects . Gentrification efforts have also started to transform the demographics of distressed neighborhoods , recently leading to the first rise in the District 's population in 60 years . By the mid-2000s , crime rates in Washington dropped to their lowest levels in over 20 years . As in many major cities , crime remains a significant factor in D.C. , especially in the city 's northwestern neighborhoods , which tend to be more affluent , draw more tourists , and have more vibrant nightlife . Violent crime also remains a problem in Ward 8 , which has the city 's highest concentration of poverty .",
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"text": "111 Eighth Avenue 111 Eighth Avenue is a full-block Art Deco multi-use building located between Eighth and Ninth Avenues , and 15th and 16th Streets in the Chelsea neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City . At 2.9 e6sqft , it is currently the city 's fourth largest building in terms of floor area . It was the largest building until 1963 when the 3.14 e6sqft MetLife Building opened . The World Trade Center ( which opened in 1970 -- 71 ) and 55 Water Street 3.5 e6sqft , which opened in 1972 , were also larger but the World Trade Center was destroyed in 2001 . When the 3.5 e6sqft One World Trade Center opened in 2014 , 111 became the city 's fourth largest building . The building , which has been owned by Google since 2010 , is one of the largest technology-owned office buildings in the world . It is also larger than Apple Inc. 's new circular `` spaceship '' ( 2.8 e6sqft ) headquarters being built in Cupertino , California .",
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"text": "Twin Towers 2 The Twin Towers II ( also known as Twin Towers 2 and New Twin Towers , Trump Twin Towers and World Trade Center Phoenix ) was a proposed twin-towered supertall skyscraper complex which would have been located at the World Trade Center site in Manhattan , New York City . The proposed complex would have replaced the former Twin Towers of the World Trade Center destroyed in the September 11 attacks , restoring the skyline of the city to its former state . The main design for the proposed complex would feature new landmark twin towers , identical to the originals designed by Minoru Yamasaki , , though it would feature 115 stories -- 5 floors taller than the originals , among other differences . Beside the towers , an above-ground memorial would have occupied the footprints of the original towers . The new site would also have featured three 12-story buildings , replacing towers Three , Four and Five World Trade Center . The complex was designed and developed by American architect Herbert Belton and American engineer Kenneth Gardner , and sponsored by real estate mogul and businessman Donald Trump .",
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"text": "New York City ethnic enclaves Since its founding in 1625 by Dutch traders as New Amsterdam , New York City has been a major destination for immigrants of many nationalities who have formed ethnic enclaves , neighborhoods dominated by one ethnicity . Freed African American slaves also moved to New York City in the Great Migration and the later Second Great Migration and formed ethnic enclaves . These neighborhoods are set apart from the main city by differences such as food , goods for sale , or even language . Ethnic enclaves provide inhabitants security in work and social opportunities , but limit economic opportunities , do not encourage the development of English speaking , and keep immigrants in their own culture . , 36 % of the population of New York City are immigrants . African Americans , Haitian Americans , Jamaican Americans , Indo-Caribbean Americans , and Trinidadian Americans have all formed Caribbean ethnic enclaves in New York . Asian ethnic groups with enclaves in New York include Chinese Americans , Japanese Americans , Filipino Americans , Indian Americans , Indo-Caribbean Americans , Afghan Americans , Burmese Americans , Bangladeshi Americans , Nepalese Americans , Sri Lankan Americans , Bhutanese Americans , Thai Americans , Pakistani Americans , Indonesian Americans , Malaysian Americans , Taiwanese Americans , and Korean Americans . European ethnic groups with ethnic enclaves include Greek Americans , Irish Americans , Italian Americans , Albanian Americans , Jewish Americans , Polish Americans , and Russian Americans . Latin American groups with ethnic enclaves include Dominican Americans , Guyanese , Salvadoran American , Ecuadorian American , Mexican Americans , and Puerto Ricans . Middle Eastern ethnic groups that have formed ethnic enclaves include Palestinian Americans , Jordanian Americans , Egyptian Americans , Syrian Americans and Lebanese Americans . As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York , making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world .",
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"text": "Patriot Act, Title III, Subtitle B The USA PATRIOT Act was passed by the United States Congress in 2001 as a response to the September 11 attacks in 2001 . It has ten titles , with the third title ( `` Title III : International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 '' ) written to prevent , detect , and prosecute international money laundering and the financing of terrorism . Title III is itself divided into three subtitles . The second subtitle , entitled Subtitle B : Bank Secrecy Act Amendments and Related Improvements , largely modifies the Bank Secrecy Act ( BSA ) to make it harder for money launderers to operate , and to make it easier for law enforcement and regulatory agencies to police money laundering operations . The BSA was amended to allow the designated officer or agency who receives suspicious transaction reports to notify U.S. intelligence agencies . It also addresses issues of record keeping and reporting by making it easier to undertake the reporting of suspicious transactions ; by making it a requirement that financial institutions report suspicious transactions ; through the creation of anti-money laundering programs and by better defining anti-money laundering strategy ; and by making it a requirement that anyone who does business file a report for any coin and foreign currency receipts that are over US$ 10,000 . The subtitle increases civil and criminal penalties for money laundering and introduces penalties for violations of geographic targeting orders and certain recordkeeping requirements . Subtitle B legislated for the creation of a secure network which can be used by financial institutions to report suspicious transactions and which can also give them alerts of relevant suspicious activities . Subtitle B also makes FinCEN a bureau of the United States Department of Treasury . The subtitle allows the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to authorize personnel to act as law enforcement officers to protect the premises , grounds , property and personnel of any U.S. Federal reserve bank , and allows them to delegate this authority to U.S. Federal Reserve Banks . It instructs any United States Executive Directors of international financial institutions to use their voice and vote to support any country that has taken action to support the U.S. 's War on Terrorism , and to require such Executive Directors to provide ongoing auditing of disbursements made from their institutions to ensure that no funds are paid to persons who commit , threaten to commit , or support terrorism .",
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"text": "America: A Tribute to Heroes America : A Tribute to Heroes was a benefit concert created by the heads of the four major American broadcast networks ; Fox , ABC , NBC and CBS . Joel Gallen was selected by them to produce and run the show . Actor George Clooney organized celebrities to perform and to staff the telephone bank . The marketing and public relations was headed by Warner Bros. . EVP Corp Comm with assistance from the marketing and publicity departments of all four broadcast networks . It was broadcast live by the four major American television networks and all of the cable networks in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001 . Done in the style of a telethon , it featured a number of national and international entertainers performing to raise money for the victims and their families , particularly the New York City firefighters and New York City police officers . It aired September 21 , 2001 , uninterrupted and commercial-free , for which it won a Peabody Award . It was released on December 4 , 2001 , on compact disc and DVD . On a dark stage illuminated by hundreds of candles , twenty-one artists performed songs of mourning and hope , while various actors and other celebrities delivered short spoken messages . The musical performances took place at three studios in Los Angeles ( CBS Television City ) , New York , and London , while the celebrity messages took place at Los Angeles . Some of the musicians including Neil Young and Eddie Vedder were heard working the phone banks taking pledges . The money raised amounted to over $ 200 million , and was given to the United Way 's September 11 Telethon Fund . In 2004 , Rolling Stone magazine selected this concert , along with the later The Concert for New York City , as one of the 50 moments that changed rock and roll . The show was also simulcast in Canada ; Young and another Canadian singer , Celine Dion , performed .",
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"text": "Timeline for October following the September 11 attacks This article summarizes the events in October 2001 that were related to the September 11 attacks . All times , except where otherwise noted , are in Eastern Daylight Time ( EDT ) , or UTC − 04:00 .",
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"text": "Law enforcement in New York City Law enforcement in New York City is carried out by numerous law enforcement agencies . New York City has the highest concentration of law enforcement agencies in the United States . As with the rest of the US , agencies operate at federal and state levels . However , New York City 's unique nature means many more operate at lower levels .",
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"text": "Jamaica Bay Jamaica Bay is located on the southern side of Long Island , in the U.S. state of New York , near the island 's western end . The bay connects with Lower New York Bay to the west through Rockaway Inlet and is the westernmost of the coastal lagoons on the south shore of Long Island . Politically , it is divided between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City , with a small part touching Nassau County . The bay contains numerous marshy islands . It was known as Grassy Bay as late as the 1940s . Jamaica Bay is located adjacent to the confluence of the New York Bight and New York Bay , and is at the turning point of the primarily east-west oriented coastline of southern New England and Long Island and the north-south oriented coastline of the mid-Atlantic coast . The name derives from the nearby town of Jamaica , which in turn derives from `` Yameco '' , a corruption of a word in the Lenape language spoken by the Native Americans who lived in the area at the time of first European contact . The `` y '' sound in English is spelled with a `` j '' in Dutch , the first Europeans to write about the area . This resulted in the eventual English pronunciation of `` Jamaica '' when read and repeated orally .",
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"text": "New York City mayoral elections The Mayor of the City of New York is elected in early November every four years and takes office at the beginning of the following year . The city , which elects the mayor as its chief executive , consists of the five boroughs ( Manhattan , The Bronx , Brooklyn , Queens and Staten Island ) , which consolidated to form `` Greater '' New York on January 1 , 1898 . The consolidated city 's first mayor , Robert A. Van Wyck , was elected with other municipal officers in November 1897 . Mayoral elections had previously been held since 1834 by the City of Brooklyn and the smaller , unconsolidated City of New York ( Manhattan , later expanded into the Bronx ) . The current mayor , now in his first term , is Bill de Blasio . He was elected on November 5 , 2013 , to a four-year term that began on January 1 , 2014 .",
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"text": "New York State Capitol The New York State Capitol , the seat of New York State government , is located in Albany , the capital city of the U.S. state of New York . The capitol building is part of the Empire State Plaza complex on State Street in Capitol Park . Housing the New York State Legislature , the building was completed in 1899 at a cost of US$ 25 million ( equivalent to $ million in ) , making it the most expensive government building of its time . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 , then included as a contributing property when the Lafayette Park Historic District was listed in 1978 . The New York State Capitol was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1979 .",
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"text": "New York City Police Museum The New York City Police Museum ( NYCPM ) celebrates the history and contributions of the New York City Police Department , established in 1845 . The museum is located in Lower Manhattan in New York City , near Wall Street and the South Street Seaport . While one of the museum 's primary focuses is a memorial to September 11th , the museum contains a wide range of information on the history of the NYPD . The museum , which grew from a gallery housed at the New York City Police Academy , opened at 26 Broadway at Bowling Green in January 2000 and re-opened in a new location at 100 Old Slip , former home of the First Precinct , in January 2002 . In October 2012 , Hurricane Sandy caused substantial damage at 100 Old Slip , and the museum reopened on October 24 , 2013 at 45 Wall Street . That location closed in 2014 and the museum 's future plans are unclear . It also allows visitors to simulate a police firefight , and judges whether or not the shooting was correct , allowing civilians to have some understanding of situations that police face and provide them with a better understanding of the work of police officers than that provided by the media . Its exhibits are not without controversy , and city historians have accused the museum of omitting coverage of more controversial aspects of NYPD history .",
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"text": "Jonestown `` Jonestown '' was the informal name for the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project formed by the Peoples Temple , an American religious organization under the leadership of Jim Jones , in northwestern Guyana . It became internationally notorious when on November 18 , 1978 , a total of 918 people died in the remote commune , at the nearby airstrip in Port Kaituma , and in Georgetown , Guyana 's capital city . The name of the settlement became synonymous with the incidents at those locations . A total of 909 Americans died in Jonestown , all but two from apparent cyanide poisoning , in an event termed `` revolutionary suicide '' by Jones and some members on an audio tape of the event and in prior discussions . The poisonings in Jonestown followed the murder of five others by Temple members at Port Kaituma , including United States Congressman Leo Ryan , an act that Jones ordered . Four other Temple members committed murder-suicide in Georgetown at Jones ' command . While some refer to the events in Jonestown as mass suicide , many others , including Jonestown survivors , regard them as mass murder . All who drank poison did so under duress , and more than a third of victims ( 304 ) were minors . It was the largest such event in modern history and resulted in the largest single loss of American civilian life in a deliberate act until September 11 , 2001 .",
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"text": "The Godfather Part III The Godfather Part III is a 1990 American crime film written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola , and directed by Coppola . A sequel to The Godfather ( 1972 ) and The Godfather Part II ( 1974 ) , it completes the story of Michael Corleone , a Mafia kingpin who attempts to legitimize his criminal empire . The film also includes fictionalized accounts of two real-life events : the 1978 death of Pope John Paul I and the Papal banking scandal of 1981 -- 82 , both linked to Michael Corleone 's business affairs . The film stars Al Pacino , Diane Keaton , Talia Shire , and Andy García , and features Eli Wallach , Joe Mantegna , George Hamilton , Bridget Fonda , and Sofia Coppola . Coppola and Puzo preferred the title , The Death of Michael Corleone , but Paramount Pictures found that unacceptable . Coppola subsequently stated that The Godfather series is two films and that Part III is the epilogue . Part III received mixed reviews compared to the critical acclaim that the first two films received . It grossed $ 136,766,062 and was nominated for seven Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture .",
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"text": "Askal Askals or aspins are mongrel dogs in the Philippines . The name `` askal '' is a Tagalog-derived portmanteau of asong kalye or `` street dog '' as these dogs are commonly seen wandering the streets . The Philippine Animal Welfare Society ( PAWS ) has suggested the alternative term aspin , short for asong Pinoy ( Pinoy dog ) . In Cebuano , mongrel dogs are called irong Bisaya , which literally means `` Visayan dog '' or `` native dog '' ( note that the word `` Bisaya '' does n't explicitly mean `` Visayan '' but it is a term pertaining people and animals native to a specific locale . For example , `` manok bisaya '' simply means a breed of chicken native to a locality ) , implying that these are not thought of as a mixed-breed dog so much as unbred mongrels with no purebred ancestors . This is only from a Bisayan point of view since Irong Bisaya do n't differ in character or physical appearance from the other Askals found in the entire Philippine archipelago . Physically , the dogs have `` all shapes , configurations and sizes . '' Females ' height usually ranges from 12-16 inches while Males can be between 14-19 inches . The coat can be short haired or rough . Coat colors ranges from Black , Brown , Brindle , Gray , Cream and White . Spots are commonly found at the base of the tail and at ithe back in semi circular fashion . The snout sometimes appears black if the coat color is brown . The tail is usually held high and the ears can be floppy , semi-floppy or fully pointing upwards . The bone structure of a native Askal is on the medium range , never heavy like in Rottweilers . In an opinion piece for the Inquirer , Michael Tan writes that Askals are often more resilient and street-smart than purebreds . Jojo Isorena states that house-kept askals tend to be more shy or fearful because dogs that were easier to catch would be eaten . PAWS reports that at one point , 98 % of the calls it received about cruelty and abuse involved askals . Askals have been raised traditionally as guard dogs of the home and farm , They are naturally suspicious of strangers , independent and protective of family members . They are also good to very young children as companions due to their devotion to family members . They are usually trusted by their Filipino owners to roam around town markets or the neighborhood to socialize with other dogs which is why these dogs are seen by the Western people as stray dogs when , in fact , they are not . They are , however , expected to be home before dusk especially the males who would always be looking for females in heat . Female dogs usually stay home and are excellent watch dogs . Roaming around without their owner on their side , they are prone to dog catchers wanting a free pulutan ( bar chow ) , especially male Askals . It is common to hear stories of a pet dog coming home with wounds sustained from a bolo or limping home . They are captured and eaten by the dog catchers for their meat , which is called azucena ( asocena ) . Aspins were allowed to compete in the First Philippine Dog Agility Championships in 2013 . At the 2015 Pet Express Doggie Run in Pasay City , aspins were the featured type of dog . The dogs featured in an essay by Gilda Cordero-Fernando . Aspins have been trained by the Coast Guard to identify bombs and drugs by scent .",
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"text": "25th Directors Guild of America Awards 25th Directors Guild of America Awards March 3 , 1973 Best Director - Motion Picture : The Godfather The 25th DGA Awards , given on 3 March 1973 , honored the best film and television directors of 1972 .",
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"text": "Mafia Monograph Mafia Monograph , also known as the `` Mafia Bible , '' was written by the FBI in 1958 in an attempt to study the origin , nature , and activities of the Mafia in its native Sicily and how it was transplanted to the United States",
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"text": "Beverly Hills Cop III Beverly Hills Cop III is a 1994 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by John Landis , who had previously worked with Murphy on Trading Places and Coming to America . It is the third film in the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy , and a sequel to Beverly Hills Cop II . Murphy again plays Detroit cop Axel Foley , who once again returns to Beverly Hills , California , to stop a gang of counterfeiters who are responsible for the death of his boss . Foley teams up with his friend , Beverly Hills detective Billy Rosewood ( Judge Reinhold ) , and his investigation leads him to an amusement park known as Wonder World . The film features a number of cameo appearances by well-known film personalities , including Robert B. Sherman , Arthur Hiller , John Singleton , Joe Dante , special effects legend Ray Harryhausen , and George Lucas as a ride patron . Beverly Hills Cop III was released on May 25 , 1994 and grossed $ 42 million in the United States , and over $ 77 million in the foreign box office . The film was considered by critics and Murphy himself as the weakest film in the series .",
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"text": "Peter DiFronzo Peter DiFronzo ( May 13 , 1933 ) is the brother of John DiFronzo ( reputed to be the leader of the Chicago Outfit ) and supposedly a made man . and Joseph and John DiFronzo . He is a habituate of Gene 's Deli located at 2202 North Harlem Avenue Elmwood , Illinois that is also frequented by his brother John DiFronzo Sr. . He stands at 5 ' 8 and weighs 185 pounds . In 1965 he was arrested for interstate stolen property and served ten years in prison . He was featured in William F. Roemer Jr 's `` War of the Godfathers : The Bloody Confrontation Between the Chicago and New York Families for Control of Las Vegas '' in 1990 . His wife , Josephine , is part owner of D&P Trucking , located in Chicago , Illinois , though authorities believe it is Peter and his brothers Joe and John that actually run the enterprise . Peter is also supposedly active in some of the Outfit 's racketeering schemes . He has a conviction for transporting stolen goods and served time in Leavenworth . His name appeared on a 2002 FBI list as a potential threat to the life of Nick Calabrese , a star witness in Operation Family Secrets under federal protection .",
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"text": "James Torello James Vincent `` Turk '' Torello ( December 15 , 1930 -- April 13 , 1979 Woodridge , Illinois ) was an Italian-American mobster who became a caporegime and leading enforcer for the Chicago Outfit during the mid-to-late 1970s . Born in Chicago , Illinois , Torello 's first arrest was in 1945 ; his rap sheet would eventually include convictions for auto theft , armed robbery , burglary and hijacking . Torello would serve two years in federal prison for violating firearms laws . Torello would serve as capo of the South Side/26th Street crew . Union boss and mob associate John Serpico would later testify after turning informant that he and Torello were born on the same street and lived half a block away from one another . In the late 1960s , Torello sent Robert `` Bobby the Beak '' Siegel to Las Vegas to help collect $ 87,000 from an associate of Frank `` Lefty '' Rosenthal , the Outfit agent at the Stardust Hotel & Casino . This story was related by Siegel at the `` Family Secrets '' organized crime trial , in Chicago , in the summer of 2007 . On another occasion , an angry mob boss Sam Giancana dispatched Torello and mobster Jackie Cerone to kill Outfit member Frank Esposito , in Florida . Luckily for Esposito , the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) secretly recorded Giancana 's conversation and warned Esposito . He then settled his dispute with Giancana and the hit was canceled . According to tape recordings , Torello and his killers had planned to murder Esposito , cut him up in small pieces and feed them to the sharks off the Florida coast . By the early 1970s , Torello had become a high-ranking member within the Outfit . In 1973 , with the death of Fiore `` Fifi '' Buccieri , Torello became the Outfit 's chief enforcer . He also became involved in loan sharking , illegal gambling and pornography . In the late 1970s Torello bought a home in Palm Springs , California , and in April 1979 , he died of cancer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago . He was 49 .",
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"text": "Rialto Pictures Rialto Pictures is a film distributor founded in 1997 by Bruce Goldstein . A year later , Adrienne Halpern joined him as partner . In 2002 , Eric Di Bernardo became the company 's National Sales Director . It was described as `` the gold standard of reissue distributors '' by Los Angeles Times/NPR film critic Kenneth Turan . In 1999 , Rialto received a special Heritage Award from the National Society of Film Critics , and in 2000 received a special award from the New York Film Critic 's Circle , presented to Goldstein and Halpern by Jeanne Moreau . The two co-presidents have each received the French Order of Chevalier of Arts and Letters . During the past decade , Rialto Pictures has become one of the great names in film distribution . In 2002 , the company released the critically acclaimed first-run film Murderous Maids , the chilling true story of two homicidal sisters , starring Sylvie Testud . Rialto celebrated a record-breaking 2004 with the previously unreleased , original 1954 Japanese version of Ishiro Honda 's Godzilla ; Peter Davis 's Oscar-winning and newly restored 1974 documentary Hearts and Minds ; and Gillo Pontecorvo 's groundbreaking The Battle of Algiers , one of 2004 's top-grossing foreign films . Rialto 's re-release of Alberto Lattuada 's Mafioso , a dark comedy from 1962 starring Alberto Sordi , was the unqualified highlight of the 2006 New York Film Festival . One of Rialto 's 2008 releases was Max Ophüls ' legendary film Lola Montès in a definitive new 35mm restoration , which was showcased to enormous acclaim at Cannes Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival and was the spotlight retrospective of the 2008 New York Film Festival . In 2009 , Rialto undertook the very first U.S. release of Jean-Luc Godard 's Made in U.S.A. , which could not be previously released due to rights issues , and also re-released Costa-Gavras ' Academy-Award winning thriller Z. Most recently , the San Francisco International Film Festival presented Goldstein with its prestigious Mel Novikoff Award . 2007 marked Rialto 's tenth anniversary , a milestone that was celebrated with a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York . Similar tributes were held at George Eastman House , in Rochester , New York ; the AFI Silver Theater in Washington , D.C. ; and the SIFF Theater in Seattle . In honor of the company 's anniversary , The Criterion Collection has issued a special gift box set containing ten films displaying the breadth of Rialto 's collection , including Army of Shadows , Au Hasard Balthazar , Band of Outsiders , Billy Liar , Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , Mafioso , Murderous Maids , Rififi , The Third Man and Touchez pas au grisbi . The DVD box set was released under the name `` Ten Years of Rialto Pictures '' on October 28 , 2008 . Rialto Pictures also handles North American distribution for most of the back catalog of French film production and distribution company StudioCanal , including titles from the company 's Embassy Pictures and Carolco Pictures libraries .",
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"text": "Pegarty Long Pegarty Long ( born August 17 , 1940 in New York City , New York ) is a film producer and director , best known for the campy horror movie An Irish Vampire in Hollywood ( 2007 ) and the experimental film Incision ( 1999 ) . She runs Raven Productions ( in Venice , CA ) , a production company for film and literature , whose catalogue includes these poetry books : `` The Prose and Poetry of John Thomas , `` The Collected Poems of Philomene Long , '' `` Memoirs of a Nun on Fire , '' and `` Bukowski in the Bathtub , '' about Charles Bukowski Pegarty lives in Venice , California . She is the twin sister of the poet Philomene Long . Reviews of An Irish Vampire in Hollywood Winner Best Film Score The International Moondance Film Festival . `` Utterly fantastic ! Most cinema is boring . This film is different , creative and artistic . Better than Batman ! '' - Peter McCarthy , Producer-Director `` Repo Man '' , `` Sid & Nancy '' , `` Floundering '' `` Death and Taxes '' . `` I was very taken with the film , by its poetic sensibility and often arresting images and by the narrative permutations you brought to the vampire genre . Conjuring up a vivid and indelible world , you present an Ireland admittedly a `` tad '' darker than say John Ford in The Quiet Man but no less evocative . '' - Robert Dawson , Award-Winning Movie Titleler ` The Doors '' , `` Point Break '' , `` Gladiator '' , `` X Men '' . `` The Irish Vampire Goes West '' , is the first Irish vampire film . '' - Kim Newman The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies `` Art / vampire . Pegarty Long has discovered a new genre . Reminds one a bit , stylistically , of the German expressionists , especially NOSEFERATU . '' - Peter Belsito , Founder Filmfinders , Producer `` Tarkowsky : Time Within Time '' . `` A beautifully shot film . `` Irish Vampire '' brought back my evenings in the underground cinema of the 60s . Too bad it 's not still with us , because then you have a camp cult classic on your hands . - Wanda Coleman , Award-Winning Poet , Writer `` Mad Dog Black Lady , `` A War of Eyes and Other Stories '' . `` Timelessly classical . '' - Jeanne Collachia , Director , Editor , Producer `` Bread and Salt '' .",
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"text": "Dominic Cortina Dominic Cortina ( January 28 , 1925 -- November 19 , 1999 ) was a Chicago mobster and high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit criminal organization , who oversaw gambling . His nicknames were `` Big Dom '' , `` Large '' , and `` the Hat . ''",
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"text": "Shogun Assassin Shogun Assassin , known in Japan as , is a jidaigeki film made for the British and American markets and released in 1980 . In 2006 it was restored and re-released on DVD in the United States by AnimEigo . Shogun Assassin was edited and compiled from the first two films in the Lone Wolf and Cub series , using 12 minutes of the first film , Lone Wolf and Cub : Sword of Vengeance ( Kozure Ōkami : Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru or Wolf with Child in Tow : Child and Expertise for Rent ) , and most of Lone Wolf and Cub : Baby Cart at the River Styx ( Kozure Ōkami : Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma or Wolf with Child in Tow : Perambulator of the River of Sanzu ) . Both were originally released in 1972 . There were six films in all in the series . These in turn were based on the long-running 1970s manga series , Lone Wolf and Cub , created by the writer Kazuo Koike and the artist Goseki Kojima . The project was directed by Robert Houston and his partner David Weisman , a protégé of Andy Warhol and director of Ciao ! Manhattan ( 1972 ) . A fan of the original Kozure Ōkami films , Weisman had obtained the rights for $ 50,000 from the American office of Toho Studios . The film was distributed by Roger Corman 's New World Pictures to the grindhouse movie circuit in the United States , and then later as a video cassette from MCA/Universal Home Video . When released in the United Kingdom by the Vipco video tape label in 1983 , Shogun Assassin 's extreme violence almost caused it to be banned by the Home Office . Vipco played this for publicity in the cover art of their 2000 release on DVD , which was stamped `` Banned since 1983 ! '' The poster and title treatment was created by artist Jim Evans , Jim 's son Gibran Evans voiced the narrative as Diagoro . The title character , Ogami Ittō , is played by Tomisaburo Wakayama , brother of the producer , Shintaro Katsu , who is known for playing Zatoichi in a series of 26 films starting in the 1960s . As a result , it has garnered a cult following .",
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"text": "Buddy Christ Buddy Christ is a parody religious icon in the film Dogma . In the film , he is part of a campaign ( `` Catholicism Wow ! '' ) to renew the image of ( and interest in ) the Catholic Church . Viewing the crucifix image as `` wholly depressing '' , the Church , led by Cardinal Glick ( George Carlin ) decides to retire it , and creates Buddy Christ as a more uplifting image of Jesus Christ . The icon consists of a statue of Jesus , smiling and winking while pointing at onlookers with one hand and giving the thumbs-up sign with the other hand . The Buddy Christ was later produced as an action figure and a bobblehead . The image has since been turned into a popular Internet meme .",
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"text": "William Egan (gangster) William Egan ( June 7 , 1884 - October 31 , 1921 ) was a St. Louis politician and organized crime figure involved in bootlegging and illegal gambling . His brother was the namesake of the infamous Egan 's Rats . The son of a tough Irish-American saloonkeeper , Egan was born and raised in the Kerry Patch , then known as the riverfront Irish ghetto of St. Louis . By his teens , Willie had followed his older brother Thomas into the Kinney Gang . By the time Tom took over the street gang in 1904 , nineteen-year-old Willie was one of his best men . The Rats , at this point in time , specialized in political terrorism , armed robbery , extortion , and bootlegging . With the murder of Egan gangster Sam Young on April 4 , 1909 , Willie Egan inherited his saloon at the corner of Fourteenth and Franklin streets , which would remain a gang headquarters for over ten years . Generally quiet and reserved , Willie was nonetheless a tough street fighter who proved himself time and time again in action . However , Willie was n't as passionate and gregarious as his older brother Tom was . When original Egan 's Rat William `` Skippy '' Rohan was gunned down in Tom 's saloon on January 8 , 1916 , Tom Egan made plans to kill the shooter , Rat gangster Harry `` Cherries '' Dunn . Willie successfully argued from Dunn 's life , only to have `` Cherries '' go berserk later that year , killing Egan allies for trivial reasons . Willie tracked his former pal to the Typo Press Club on the night of September 19 , 1916 and watched as two of his men shot and killed Dunn . This touched off a gang war with the remnant of the old Bottoms Gang , a longtime rival of the Egan 's Rats . The Egans would ultimately prevail , eliminating the Bottoms Gang once and for all . Upon Tom Egan 's 1919 death , Willie took control of the Egan mob . He served as a constable under Judge Andy Gazzolo and a member of the Democratic City Committee . His right-hand man , William `` Dint '' Colbeck , served as his sergeant-at-arms . While Willie tried to maintain the gang 's bootlegging rackets , the younger members , known as `` red hots '' , began looking to high-risk robberies as a source of income . Willie Egan split with his long-time friend , Max Greenberg , when Maxie chisled Egan out of a whiskey shipment . While the two conversed on a downtown street corner on March 11 , 1921 , a gunman appeared out of nowhere and began shooting . Greenberg was shot through the face and another man , John Sweeney , was killed . Willie Egan himself was shot in the arm . It was widely believed that Willie engineered the attempt of Maxie 's life . After recovering and boasting connections to New York bootlegger Arnold Rothstein , Max Greenberg signed on with the Hogan Gang . While standing out in front of his Franklin Avenue saloon on Halloween night , 1921 , Willie Egan was fatally shot by gunmen in a passing automobile . It was said he gasped the names of his killers to Dint Colbeck , who rushed to his aid just after the shooting . Colbeck announced to his men that the shooters were James Hogan , John Doyle , and Luke Kennedy . The ensuing gang war rocked St. Louis and claimed well over a dozen lives ( including those of Doyle and Kennedy ) .",
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"text": "Carmela Corleone Carmela Corleone ( 1897 -- 1959 ) , a fictional character in Mario Puzo 's The Godfather , is the wife of Don Vito Corleone . Carmela is portrayed by Italian-American Morgana King in Francis Ford Coppola 's film adaptation of the novel , as well as in The Godfather Part II . King is better known as a singer and is given a brief chance to display her vocal skills in the wedding reception scene of The Godfather when she sings the song `` Luna Mezz ' O Mare '' . Although King was born Maria Grazia Morgana Messina in Pleasantville , New York , her parents were `` from Fiumefreddo di Sicilia , Province of Catania , Sicily , Italy . ''",
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"text": "Mad Dogs (U.S. TV series) Mad Dogs is a dark-comic thriller television series available for viewing on Amazon 's Amazon Prime subscription service . It is a partial remake of the British show , also named Mad Dogs , that aired from 2011 to 2013 . The show 's first season consisted of 10 episodes , expanding on the British version 's first season 's four hours of content . It began airing on January 22 , 2016 in the U.S. , U.K. , and Germany , with an early release of the show available in December 2015 . The plot is a `` cocktail of testosterone and bad decision-making '' , focused on the angst of a group of 40-something underachieving American men who become caught in a `` vacation from hell '' . The cast is a unique blend of film actors with mostly episodic television credits to their name , including Billy Zane as a man wealthy from underworld connections who invites his friends for a stay in Belize , Michael Imperioli as an irresponsible but good-hearted former traveling musician , Romany Malco as a family man , and Ben Chaplin ( who starred in the Zane role in the UK version of the show ) as an embittered teacher . The show 's few women actors , including Allison Tolman and María Botto ( reprising her role from the UK series ) , provide contrast to the male leads . Showrunner Cris Cole adapted the show from his own drama in the UK . It was originally under development at the FX network . Cole noted that because the American version is 10 hours to the British version 's first season 's four hours , the last six hours of the American version are `` virgin territory '' and have no comparative to the original . Rights to air the show were sold by Sony Pictures Television for more than 140 countries prior to the initial Amazon airing . In late February 2016 , Amazon announced that it had opted not to renew the series . Although the original intention had been for the show to be a 10 episode limited series , Amazon and the show leadership had broached the idea of a potential second season . During filming of scenes of the pilot episode in Puerto Rico , actor Steve Zahn contracted dengue fever .",
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"text": "More Songs About Love & Hate More Songs About Love and Hate is the third album by the alternative rock band The Godfathers . It was released by Epic Records in 1989 . The UK album cover shows Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor .",
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"text": "Abruzzese Mastiff The Abruzzese Mastiff ( in Italian : Mastino Abruzzese ; sometimes also called Pastore abruzzese , and known as `` cane da Pecora '' in the Abruzzi region ) is a breed related to , but distinct from the Maremmano-Abruzzese ( commonly called Maremma Sheepdogs in America ) from the Italian region of the Abruzzi . The Mastino Abruzzese represents the original Abruzzese strain and is characterized by its larger size , some male dogs reportedly exceeding 100 kg ( 220 lbs ) in size . Some of these dogs have been successfully employed as livestock guardian dogs in the United States and in Norway , where reportedly they were effective in deterring predation by bears . Mastini are employed in packs of 4 to 10 ( depending on the size of the flock ) . The pack leader is the one who will engage predators in combat more often and usually wears a spiked iron collar to defend its throat .",
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"text": "The Godfather (1991 video game) The Godfather is a side scrolling shoot 'em up game released by U.S. Gold in 1991 . The plot is based on the three Godfather films . The game has five levels of gameplay which reflect the locations seen in the movies , including the streets of New York City , Miami , and the village of Corleone in Sicily . It was released for several computer formats , including the Commodore Amiga , the Atari ST and DOS-based PCs , with the DOS version coming on six floppy disks . Critical reception to the Amiga version was mixed , ranging from 40 % to 95 % . Amiga Computing praised its graphics ( five out of five stars ) , but panned both its gameplay and addictiveness ( one star each ) and awarded it a below-average 40 % overall .",
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"text": "Michael Taccetta Michael Salvatore Taccetta ( born September 16 , 1947 ) , also known as `` Mad Dog , '' is a high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family , who controlled the family 's New Jersey faction in the 1980s .",
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"text": "Wolf Dog Wolf Dog is a 1958 Northwestern movie , directed and produced by Sam Newfield and released by Regal Films . In August 1957 , Newfield and a camera crew filmed the movie in and around Markdale , Ontario , near Owen Sound , Ontario , Canada . The movie co-starred Hollywood actors Jim Davis , Allison Hayes and John Hart along with Canadian actors Austin Willis and Tony Brown . Several locals were offered a chance to be unpaid `` extras '' . Among those were Paul Hutton , Jerry Bartley , Constable Clarence Bowins , David Jackson , Officer Jack Johnston , Ron Wyvill , Don Wyvill . While not an artistic or commercial success , the film is noteworthy in that it was created almost 40 years before Telefilm Canada and federal government subsidies enabled big-name movies to be filmed in Canadian locales . Markdale residents were delighted to have Hollywood make a film in their town . It was hoped a film set in `` The Great North Country '' would be a crossover hit in the U.S. and the Commonwealth , both lucrative movie markets . For reasons unknown , the film disappeared from the public eye for almost 50 years . One interesting , though unsubstantiated , rumor suggested one of the main actors wanted all traces of the film destroyed . The only known copies of the movie are an incomplete version stored at the National Archives of Canada and a complete version at the U.S. Library of Congress . Copies of the movie can be found at the Markdale Public Library , Ontario , Canada , donated by the creator of the fan site , Jeff Wilson . He , along with actors from the film , Ron Wyvill and Paul Hutton , appeared in a short documentary made by Rogers Television , Owen Sound . Wilson and Wyvill also organized several screenings in the town of Markdale , Ontario , where the film was originally shot . There is also a link to a radio interview with Ron Wyvill on YouTube which can be found under the channel Toonguy85 , belonging to Wilson . All distribution copyrights belong to 20th Century Fox .",
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"text": "Rocky III Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama film written , directed by , and starring Sylvester Stallone . It is the third installment in the Rocky film series , and the second in the franchise to be directed by Stallone . The movie features returning co-stars Carl Weathers , Burgess Meredith , Talia Shire and Burt Young . Rocky III also marks the film debuts of Mr. T as James `` Clubber '' Lang , and of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan as the supporting character `` Thunderlips '' . Rocky III is the first installment in the series to be distributed by MGM/UA rather than United Artists alone . In 1980 , United Artists , who owned the rights to the Rocky films , made Heaven 's Gate , a film which cost $ 44 million and made only $ 3 million . In response , United Artists ' owner , Transamerica , sold United Artists to MGM , forming MGM/UA in 1981 . The film 's main theme , `` Eye of the Tiger '' , was written by the group Survivor and became a smash hit single , topping the U.S. Billboard charts and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song .",
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"text": "Gilmore Girls Gilmore Girls is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel . Sherman-Palladino , her husband Daniel Palladino , David S. Rosenthal , and Gavin Polone served as the executive producers . The series debuted on October 5 , 2000 , on The WB and remained a tent-pole to the network until its move to The CW on September 26 , 2006 . The series originally ran for seven seasons and ended its run on May 15 , 2007 . The show follows single mother Lorelai Gilmore ( Graham ) and her daughter Rory ( Bledel ) , living in the fictional town of Stars Hollow , Connecticut . The town is filled with colorful characters and is located approximately 30 minutes from Hartford , Connecticut . The series explores issues of family , friendship and romance , as well as generational divides and social class . Ambition , education , work , love , family , and questions of class constitute some of the series ' central concerns . The show 's social commentary manifests most clearly in Lorelai 's difficult relationship with her wealthy , appearance-obsessed parents , Emily and Richard Gilmore , and in Rory 's interactions with the students at the Chilton Academy , and later , Yale University . Gilmore Girls was released to critical acclaim . It featured fast-paced dialogue filled with pop-culture references . It won one Emmy Award for makeup in 2004 . The show placed 32 on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list , and was listed as one of Time magazine 's `` All-TIME 100 TV Shows '' in 2007 . In 2016 , the main cast and Sherman-Palladino returned for a four-part miniseries revival titled Gilmore Girls : A Year in the Life , which streamed on Netflix .",
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"text": "Daniel Palladino Daniel Palladino is one of the producers of the American animated sitcom Family Guy . Palladino is also a former producer , writer , and director for the American dramedy Gilmore Girls , he executive produced The Return of Jezebel James , and was a consulting producer , writer , and director for the sitcom Bunheads . He is married to television writer and producer Amy Sherman-Palladino , the creator of Gilmore Girls , The Return of Jezebel James , and Bunheads . '' '' ''",
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"text": "Development girl A d-girl ( a.k.a. development girl ) is a non-influential , entry-level staffer in a film production company . Responsibilities include : finding and identifying story ideas worthy of adaptation into a script , and potentially a feature film ; and writing script coverage for scripts submitted to the production company . In Hollywood 's movie industry , a d-girl is the opposite of `` player '' . Category : Film production",
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"text": "A Katy or a Gaga `` A Katy or a Gaga '' is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series Glee , and the ninety-second episode overall . It was written by executive producers Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner , and directed by co-creator Ian Brennan , and it aired on Fox in the United States on November 7 , 2013 . The episode features the music of Katy Perry and Lady Gaga , the debut of guest star Adam Lambert as Elliott `` Starchild '' Gilbert , and the return of special guest star Demi Lovato as Dani , Santana 's ( Naya Rivera ) girlfriend . In this episode , the glee club is challenged to perform music from either Katy Perry or Lady Gaga , whichever performer they have the least affinity for , to stretch their boundaries . Kurt decides to form a band , and is resistant to the idea that he should include Starchild in it following a highly flamboyant yet excellent audition . The episode was watched by 4.01 million viewers , and received mixed reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Daniel Wise (playwright) Daniel S. Wise is an American playwright , director , producer and author .",
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"text": "Jaime Paglia Jaime Paglia is an American television writer , producer and director . He is well known for his work on the Syfy series Eureka .",
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"text": "Freaks and Geeks Freaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series , created by Paul Feig , with Judd Apatow as executive producer , that aired on NBC during the 1999 -- 2000 television season . Eighteen episodes were completed , but the series was canceled after only 12 had aired . A fan-led campaign persuaded NBC to broadcast three more episodes in July 2000 ; the three remaining unaired episodes , for a total of 18 , aired that September on the cable network Fox Family Channel . The series appeared on Time magazine 's 2007 `` 100 Greatest Shows of All Time '' list , and placed third on the magazine 's list of greatest television shows of the 2000s ( decade ) . In 2007 , Freaks and Geeks ranked # 21 on TV Guides Top Cult Shows Ever . In 2008 , Entertainment Weekly ranked it the 13th-best series of the past 25 years . The same year , AOL TV named it the Best School Show of All Time . In 2013 TV Guide included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time , and ranked it # 1 on their list of 60 shows that were `` Cancelled Too Soon '' . It launched several of its young actors into successful television and film careers .",
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"text": "Dan Berendsen Daniel `` Dan '' Berendsen is an American producer , and screenwriter , best known as the co-writer of Camp Rock 2 : The Final Jam , and the writer of Hannah Montana : The Movie and Wizards of Waverly Place : The Movie . He also was one of the writers , developers and executive producers of Sabrina the Teenage Witch . According to AlloyEntertainment.com Berendsen had written the script for an ABC Family Original Movie in development , based on the book series The Nine Lives of Chloe King . It was later announced that the movie had been developed into a TV series and was picked up for 10 episodes and is set to premiere on June 14 , 2011 . Berendsen is now credited as developer and showrunner/executive producer of the ABC Family sitcom Baby Daddy .",
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"text": "Amy Lippman Amy Lippman is an American television producer and writer . She is perhaps best known as the co-creator of Party of Five with her writing partner , Christopher Keyser . She is politically conscious as a donor to Democratic candidates and causes . She also worked on the television series Sisters , In Treatment and the Party of Five spin-off Time of Your Life .",
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"text": "Stars Hollow Stars Hollow is a fictional town in Connecticut featured on the television show Gilmore Girls . It is depicted as a close-knit community with many quirky characteristics , located roughly thirty minutes from Hartford . The show 's creators borrowed elements of Washington Depot , Connecticut ; Kent , Connecticut ; and New Milford , Connecticut to create the town , which is actually a set constructed on the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank , California .",
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"text": "Gossip Girl: Acapulco Gossip Girl : Acapulco is a Mexican teen drama television series , based on the American television series Gossip Girl . It was produced by El Mall and Warner Brothers International Television , with Pedro Torres serving as executive producer for the series . The first and only season , consisting of 25 episodes , debuted on the pay TV channel Golden Premier in Mexico on August 5 , 2013 . The television show was then broadcast in the United States on UniMás starting September 20 , 2013 , and on free-to-air channel Canal 5 starting November 11 , 2013 . The series starred Sofía Sisniega , Oka Giner , Diego Amozurrutia , Margarita Muñoz , Jon Ecker , Vadhir Derbez , and Macarena Achaga as the principal cast members . It was nominated as best series at the Premios TVyNovelas 2014 , but did n't win .",
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"text": "Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children . More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .",
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"text": "Greg Daniels Gregory Martin `` Greg '' Daniels ( born June 13 , 1963 ) is an American television comedy writer , producer , and director . He is known for his work on several television series , including Saturday Night Live , The Simpsons , King of the Hill and The Office . All four shows were named among Times James Poniewozik 's All Time 100 TV Shows . Daniels attended Harvard University and he became friends with Conan O'Brien . Their first writing credit was for Not Necessarily the News , before they were laid off due to budget cuts . He eventually became a writer for two long-running series : Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons . He joined the writing staff of The Simpsons during the fifth season , and he wrote several classic episodes including `` Lisa 's Wedding , '' `` Bart Sells His Soul '' and `` 22 Short Films About Springfield . '' He left the series in order to co-create another long-running animated series , King of the Hill , with Mike Judge . The series ran for thirteen years before it was cancelled in 2009 . During the series run , he worked on several other series , including the American version of The Office and Parks and Recreation . As of 2016 , he is an executive producer on the TBS series People of Earth . ''",
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"text": "American Gods (TV series) American Gods is an American television series based on the novel of the same name , written by Neil Gaiman and originally published in 2001 . The television series was developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green for the premium cable network Starz . Fuller and Green are the showrunners for the series . Gaiman serves as an executive producer along with Fuller , Green , Craig Cegielski , Stefanie Berk , and Thom Beers . The first episode premiered on the Starz network and through their streaming application on April 30 , 2017 . In May 2017 , the series was renewed for a second season .",
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"text": "Good Girls (TV series) Good Girls is an upcoming American crime drama television series created by Jenna Bans , who will co-executive produce with Dean Parisot ( who will direct the pilot ) and Jeannine Renshaw for Universal Television , slated to air on NBC as a mid season entry for the 2017 -- 18 United States network television schedule .",
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"text": "Warren Leight Warren Leight ( born January 17 , 1957 ) is an American playwright , screenwriter , film director and television producer . He is best known for his work on Law & Order : Criminal Intent , Lights Out and the showrunner for In Treatment and Law & Order : Special Victims Unit . His play Side Man was a finalist for the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama .",
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"text": "Dee Caruso Dee Caruso ( April 7 , 1929 -- May 27 , 2012 ) was an American television and film screenwriter and television producer , whose credits included Get Smart , The Monkees and The Smothers Brothers Show . Caruso and his longtime writing partner , Gerald Gardner , frequently collaborated on projects . The writing duo were the head writers for the 1960s television comedy series , Get Smart . Caruso began his career by writing for stand-up comedians at nightclubs , including Don Adams and Allen & Rossi , the comedy team of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi . Caruso and writing partner , Gerald Gardner , were head writers for Get Smart . They duo continued to collaborate on projects throughout their career . Caruso and Gardner wrote 22 episodes of The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968 . In 1965 , Caruso and Gardner were part of the writing staff which won an Emmy for their work on David Frost 's That Was The Week That Was . They co-produced The Red Skelton Show . Together , they wrote other episodes of The Smothers Brothers Show , What 's Happening !! , The Ghost & Mrs. Muir , Happy Days and The Bill Cosby Show . Caruso and Gardner co-wrote a 1966 episode of Gilligan 's Island , `` The Producer , '' which guest starred Phil Silvers . Caruso and Gardner co-wrote television specials for Jerry Lewis , Bill Cosby , Robin Williams , Debbie Reynolds , Don Rickles and Jack Benny . Additionally , the pair wrote several television films , including Break Up , which starred Bernadette Peters in 1973 ; and How to Break Up a Happy Divorce , a 1976 NBC television movie starring Barbara Eden , which the duo also produced . Dee Caruso and Gardner also worked on several feature film projects . They co-wrote Which Way to the Front ? , a 1970 satirical war flick starring Jerry Lewis ; The World 's Greatest Athlete , a 1973 Walt Disney production starring John Amos and Jan-Michael Vincent ; and Doin ' Time , a 1985 Warner Brothers film . Caruso and his wife , Sandra Caruso , co-taught a class , called `` What 's Funny , What 's Not , '' for ten years at the UCLA Extension Writers ' Program . Caruso then became a screenwriting professor at the UCLA School of Theater , Film and Television , where he taught for more than twenty years . Dee Caruso died of pneumonia at his home in Brentwood , Los Angeles , on May 27 , 2012 , at the age of 83 . He was survived by his wife of 47 years , Sandra Caruso . His memorial service was held at the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles .",
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"text": "Girls (TV series) Girls is an American television series that premiered on HBO on April 15 , 2012 . Created by and starring Lena Dunham and executive produced by Judd Apatow , Girls is a comedy-drama following the lives of four young women living in New York City . The show 's premise and major aspects of the main character were drawn from Dunham 's own life . The series has received a positive response from critics and consistent accolades , including the 2013 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy . Girls sixth and final season concluded on April 16 , 2017 , with a total of 62 episodes .",
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"text": "Kerry Ehrin Kerry Anne Ehrin ( born October 8 , 1960 ) is an American screenwriter , showrunner , and producer . In 1990 , she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for her work on the ABC comedy-drama series The Wonder Years . From 2006 until its ending in 2011 , she worked as a consulting producer on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights . She was a showrunner of the A&E drama series Bates Motel , which aired from 2013 to 2017 .",
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"text": "David McKenna (writer) David McKenna ( born August 14 , 1968 ) is an American screenwriter and producer . He is best known for writing the screenplays for American History X ( 1998 ) , Blow ( 2001 ) and S.W.A.T. ( 2003 ) , and for producing the film To Write Love on Her Arms . He was also the Creator and Executive Producer of the Jerry Bruckheimer TV show NBC 's E-Ring ( 2005-2006 ) .",
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"text": "Danny Strong Daniel W. `` Danny '' Strong ( born June 6 , 1974 ) is an American actor , screenwriter , and producer . As an actor , Strong is best known for his roles as Jonathan Levinson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Doyle McMaster in Gilmore Girls . He also wrote the screenplays for Recount , the HBO adaptation Game Change , Lee Daniels ' The Butler , and the two-part finale of The Hunger Games film trilogy , Mockingjay -- Part 1 and Mockingjay -- Part 2 . Strong also is a co-creator , executive producer , and writer for the Fox series Empire . Strong has won two Emmy Awards , two Writers Guild of America Awards , a Producers Guild of America Award , and a NAACP Image Award .",
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"text": "Claudio Guzmán Claudio Guzmán ( August 2 , 1927 in Chillán , Chile -- July 12 , 2008 in Los Angeles , California ) was a Chilean-American television director , producer , art director , and production designer . He is perhaps best known for his work as director and producer of the television series I Dream of Jeannie . Guzmán was nominated for an Emmy Award for his art direction on the 1953-54 series Where 's Raymond ? ( The Ray Bolger Show ) . He was also an art director at Desilu , on television shows such as Make Room for Daddy , The Real McCoys , and The Lucy Show . In addition to I Dream of Jeannie , Guzmán directed such programs as The Dick Van Dyke Show , The Patty Duke Show , The Fugitive , The Flying Nun , The Partridge Family , and Harper Valley PTA . He was also an executive producer on the series Villa Alegre , for which he received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations . He was married in 1964 to Anna Maria Alberghetti with whom he had two daughters . His second daughter is Pilar Guzmán ( born 1970 ) , a food critic & lifestyle & home/garden columnist for the New York Times . Pilar graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in English & Italian . Guzman and Alberghtti were divorced in 1974 . In 1981 he married Martha J. McAuliffe ; they remained married until his passing .",
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"text": "Beautiful People (UK TV series) Beautiful People was a British comedy drama television series based on the memoirs of Barneys creative director Simon Doonan . The series takes place in Reading , Berkshire , in 1997 , where thirteen-year-old Simon Doonan and his best friend Kylie dream of escaping their dreary suburban surroundings and moving to cosmopolitan London `` to live amongst the beautiful people '' . The first episode aired on BBC Two on 2 October 2008 and recorded overnight ratings of 1.5 million viewers and positive critical reaction . Episodes are self-contained , but do follow a loose story arc throughout the course of each series . The second and final series finished airing on 18 December 2009 .",
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"text": "Made in Birmingham Made in Birmingham is a local television station , serving Birmingham , the Black Country , Wolverhampton and Solihull in the West Midlands of England . The station is owned and operated by Made Television and forms part of a group of eight local TV stations . It broadcasts from studios and offices at the Walsall Studio School .",
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"text": "Beautiful People (Pet Shop Boys song) `` Beautiful People '' is a song written and recorded by the Pet Shop Boys group , and was released on 2 October 2009 , as the third single from their tenth studio album : Yes . This single was released in Germany only first , at the request of EMI . In November it was released in the US as a download . The B-side , `` Fugitive '' , had previously been published ( in an extended version ) on the limited edition of their 2006 album Fundamental . The song was produced by Richard X. Both the demo version of `` Beautiful People '' and the remix of `` Up and Down '' had been previously available digitally . The demo was available to stream from the official Pet Shop Boys website and the remix was available as a free download during the `` Did You See Me Coming ? '' single campaign . Remixes by Vinny Vero were commissioned but not used due to delays in their completion . They were later released unofficially as a free download on Vero 's website .",
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"text": "Hello Beautiful (disambiguation) Hello Beautiful can refer to : `` Hello , Beautiful '' , a 1931 song by Maurice Chevalier , also featured in several Betty Boop films ( Bimbo Express , 1931 ; Stopping the Show , 1932 ; Betty Boop 's Rise to Fame , 1934 ) `` Hello Beautiful '' , a song from the 2007 Jonas Brothers album `` Hello , Beautiful '' , a song by Vic Mignogna from his 2007 album Metafiction The Powers Girl , sometimes retitled Hello , Beautiful , a 1943 musical comedy about women employed by a modeling agency Hello Beautiful , an alternative/hip hop/rock fusion band from Whitby , Ontario , Canada Hello Beautiful ! , a popular weekly radio program in Chicago about arts , architecture and culture , created and hosted by Edward Lifson",
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"text": "Geography of London London is the largest urban area and capital city of the United Kingdom , located in southeastern Great Britain . The London region covers an area of 1579 km2 , and had a population of 7,172,036 in 2001 and a population density of 4,542 people per square kilometre . A larger area , referred to as the London Metropolitan Region or the London Metropolitan Agglomeration covers an area of 8382 km2 , and had a population of 12,653,500 and a population density of 1,510 people per square kilometre . London is a port on the Thames ( see main article Port of London ) , a navigable river . The river has had a major influence on the development of the city . London began on the Thames ' north bank and for a long time the main focus of the city remained on the north side of the Thames . For many centuries London Bridge was the only bridge in or close to the city . When more bridges were built in the 18th century , the city expanded in all directions as the mostly flat or gently rolling countryside presented no obstacle to growth .",
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"text": "Breakthrough Brits Breakthrough Brits is the UK Film Council programme to honour some of Britain 's best Black and Asian film-making talent . The program was designed to celebrate and advance the new wave of British film-making talent on the cusp of breakthrough international success . The 2008 programme ended in a special event in Los Angeles ( compered by Nigel Lythgoe ) on 5 June where honourees were presented to an audience of Hollywood industry figures .",
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"text": "But Beautiful (song) `` But Beautiful '' is a popular song with music written by Jimmy Van Heusen , the lyrics by Johnny Burke . The song was published in 1947 . One of five songs written by Burke and Van Heusen featured in the Paramount Pictures movie Road to Rio ( 1947 ) , it was introduced by Bing Crosby and is also associated with his leading lady Dorothy Lamour . The song was a hit in 1948 for Frank Sinatra ( reaching the No. 14 spot ) , Bing Crosby ( # 20 ) , Margaret Whiting ( # 21 ) and Art Lund ( # 25 ) . The original key is G major and has the form A-B1-A-B2 . Chick Corea recorded a piano solo version of it in the original key of G major , but it has been recorded in many different keys , including F major ( later Sinatra ) , C major ( Bill Evans and Stan Getz ) , D major ( Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga ) , Billie Holiday ( B-flat major ) and Nat King Cole ( E major ) . It is usually performed as a ballad .",
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"text": "Ambleton Delight Ambleton Delight is a 2009 British independent drama film . Filmed exclusively in East Sussex , UK it is directed by Brighton and Hove based Daniel Parkes , based on a script by Japanese writer Itsuka Yamasaki and Ben Rohde , produced by Sinéad Ferguson and starring veteran Coronation Street actor Brian Capron . The production company is Parkes Productions Ltd based in the Brighton Marina on the south coast of England . The film score was composed by Iain Cameron and includes appearances by British bands Swallowing Shotguns and MellowSun .",
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"text": "BBC Television BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation . The corporation has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal charter since 1927 . It produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932 , although the start of its regular service of television broadcasts is dated to 2 November 1936 . The BBC 's domestic television channels have no commercial advertising and collectively they account for more than 30 % of all UK viewing . The services are funded by a television licence . As a result of the 2016 Licence Fee settlement , the BBC Television division was split , with in-house television production being separated into a new division called BBC Studios and the remaining parts of television ( channels and genre commissioning , BBC Sport , BBC Three and BBC iPlayer ) being renamed as BBC Content .",
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"text": "Culture of the United Kingdom The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by the UK 's history as a developed island country , a liberal democracy and a major power ; its predominantly Christian religious life ; and its composition of four countries -- England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland -- each of which has distinct customs , cultures and symbolism . The wider culture of Europe has also influenced British culture , and Humanism , Protestantism and representative democracy developed from broader Western culture . British literature , music , cinema , art , theatre , comedy , media , television , philosophy , architecture and education are important aspects of British culture . The United Kingdom is also prominent in science and technology , producing world-leading scientists ( e.g. Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin ) and inventions . Sport is an important part of British culture ; numerous sports originated in the country , including football . The UK has been described as a `` cultural superpower '' , and London has been described as a world cultural capital . The Industrial Revolution , which started in the UK , had a profound effect on the socio-economic and cultural conditions of the world . As a result of the British Empire , significant British influence can be observed in the language , law , culture and institutions of a geographically wide assortment of countries , including Australia , Canada , India , the Republic of Ireland , New Zealand , Nigeria , Pakistan , South Africa , the United States and English speaking Caribbean nations . These states are sometimes collectively known as the Anglosphere , and are among Britain 's closest allies . In turn the empire also influenced British culture , particularly British cuisine . The cultures of England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland are diverse and have varying degrees of overlap and distinctiveness .",
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"text": "Beautiful Boy Beautiful Boy may refer to : In music : `` Beautiful Boy ( Darling Boy ) '' , a 1980 song by John Lennon from Double Fantasy `` Beautiful Boys '' , another 1980 song by John Lennon , also from Double Fantasy `` Beautiful Boy '' , a song by Kelli Ali from Tigermouth `` Beautiful Boy '' , a song by Nate Borofsky from Never Enough Time `` Beautiful Boy '' , a song from the 2005 musical Lestat In other media : Beautiful Boy ( 2010 film ) , a 2010 drama directed by Shawn Ku Beautiful Boy ( 2018 film ) The Beautiful Boy ( or The Boy ) , a 2003 book by Germaine Greer Beautiful Boy : A Father 's Journey Through His Son 's Addiction , a 2008 book by David Sheff",
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"text": "Grade II* listed buildings in Brighton and Hove There are 70 Grade II * listed buildings in the city of Brighton and Hove , England . The city , on the English Channel coast approximately 52 mi south of London , was formed as a unitary authority in 1997 by the merger of the neighbouring towns of Brighton and Hove . Queen Elizabeth II granted city status in 2000 . In England , a building or structure is defined as `` listed '' when it is placed on a statutory register of buildings of `` special architectural or historic interest '' by the Secretary of State for Culture , Media and Sport , a Government department , in accordance with the Planning ( Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas ) Act 1990 . English Heritage , a non-departmental public body , acts as an agency of this department to administer the process and advise the department on relevant issues . There are three grades of listing status . Grade I , the highest , is defined as being of `` exceptional interest '' ; Grade II * is used for `` particularly important buildings of more than special interest '' ; and Grade II , the lowest , is used for buildings of `` special interest '' . Brighton was founded on top of the sea-facing cliffs where the South Downs meet the English Channel . A series of valleys allowed transport routes to develop towards Lewes , London and other important settlements . Although Neolithic settlement has been confirmed , the Anglo-Saxons were the first permanent settlers ; the population was about 400 by the time of the Domesday survey in 1086 . Its neighbour Hove , on flatter , more fertile land to the west , developed concurrently but independently : its existence was recorded in 1288 , and two separate prebends ( similar to benefices ) existed by 1291 . Fishing , farming and smuggling drove the economy , but decline set in during the Middle Ages and persisted until the 19th century . Coastal flooding destroyed buildings on many occasions , the parish church fell into ruins , and the population -- almost all poor -- numbered about 100 in 1801 . Brighton became fashionable as a holiday destination and health resort in the mid-18th century , and royal patronage ( particularly by the flamboyant Prince Regent ) increased its popularity with high society and the upper classes . Day-trippers and longer-term visitors from other social classes soon followed , and by the early 19th century the town was Britain 's foremost seaside resort . Developments such as Royal Crescent , Regency Square , Oriental Place and Park Crescent characterised the bold architectural vision of the town 's new residents ; the design triumvirate of Amon Wilds , Amon Henry Wilds and Charles Busby were instrumental in realising these plans . Hove 's fortunes improved in line with Brighton 's success , and developments such as Palmeira Mansions and Sir Isaac Goldsmid 's Adelaide Crescent covered the fields between the ancient village of Hove and Brighton 's continuous westward expansion . The Vicar of Brighton , Rev. Henry Michell Wagner -- a wealthy , progressive clergyman with strong Anglo-Catholic views and an interest in architecture -- and his son and successor Rev. Arthur Wagner were responsible for an array of new churches throughout Brighton and Hove ( especially in poorer residential areas ) ; many are listed at Grade I , and the Grade II * - listed examples of St Martin 's and St Paul 's merely add to a stock of Victorian places of worship which has been described as one of the best outside London . Elsewhere during the Victorian era , the former parish churches of both Brighton and Hove were rebuilt ; an elaborate synagogue was provided for the Jewish population ; Roman Catholic worship became established at the Classical-style St John the Baptist 's Church ; a new parish church was established in the form of Charles Barry 's St Peter 's ; and several other churches were established . Both towns were incorporated as boroughs : Brighton in 1854 , Hove in 1898 . Expansion in the 20th century , as the urban area became a large regional centre , resulted in ancient villages being absorbed into the boroughs . Hangleton , West Blatchington , Ovingdean , Rottingdean and others had historic buildings and long-established churches of their own ; by 1928 , Acts of Parliament had brought them into `` Greater Brighton and Hove '' . In 1997 , the towns were officially united as a unitary authority ; three years later , city status was secured . Some listings include contributory fixtures such as surrounding walls or railings in front of the building . These are summarised by notes alongside the building name .",
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"text": "Kingdom of Great Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain , officially Great Britain , was a sovereign state in western Europe from 1 May 1707 to 31 December 1800 . The state came into being following the Treaty of Union in 1706 , ratified by the Acts of Union 1707 , which united the kingdoms of England and Scotland to form a single kingdom encompassing the whole island of Great Britain and its outlying islands . It did not include Ireland , which remained a separate realm . The unitary state was governed by a single parliament and government that was based in Westminster . The former kingdoms had been in personal union since James VI , King of Scots , became King of England and King of Ireland in 1603 following the death of Queen Elizabeth I , bringing about a `` Union of the Crowns '' . Also after the accession of George I to the throne of Great Britain in 1714 , the kingdom was in a personal union with the Electorate of Hanover . The early years of the unified kingdom were marked by Jacobite risings which ended in defeat for the Stuart cause at Culloden in 1746 . Later on in 1763 , victory in the Seven Years ' War led to the dominance of the British Empire , which was to become the foremost global power for over a century and later grew to become the largest empire in history . On 1 January 1801 , the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland were merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . In 1922 , five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom and the state was renamed the `` United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland '' -- a title it has retained to date .",
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"text": "The Great British Story: A People's History (TV series) The Great British Story : A People 's History is a 2012 documentary in eight parts written and presented by Michael Wood looking at history through the eyes of ordinary people airing on the BBC .",
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"text": "Nice Time Nice Time is a 1957 documentary film made by Alain Tanner and Claude Goretta in Britain and included in the third Free Cinema programme at the National Film Theatre , London in May 1957 . It won the Experimental Film prize at the film festival in Venice and much critical praise . It is approximately 17 minutes in length , and comprises 190 shots of crowds of leisure-seeking people taken over 25 weekends in London 's Piccadilly Circus . There is no narration , and no dialogue ; a soundtrack consisting of several folk songs ( including the American song `` Greenback Dollar '' and other skiffle songs ) ties shots together into groups , while there is little recorded sound from the scenes shown on screen . The filmmakers , both in their late twenties , made the documentary on a shoestring budget after receiving a grant of # 240 from the British Film Institute . Chief among the film 's subjects are movies and other entertainment ; flirting , sex , and prostitution ; and salesmanship and commodity culture .",
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"text": "Brighton Brighton -LSB- ˈbraɪtən -RSB- is a seaside resort on the south coast of England . It is part of the ceremonial county of East Sussex , within the historic county of Sussex . Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age , Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods . The ancient settlement of `` Brighthelmstone '' was documented in the Domesday Book ( 1086 ) . The town 's importance grew in the Middle Ages as the Old Town developed , but it languished in the early modern period , affected by foreign attacks , storms , a suffering economy and a declining population . Brighton began to attract more visitors following improved road transport to London and becoming a boarding point for boats travelling to France . The town also developed in popularity as a health resort for sea bathing as a purported cure for illnesses . In the Georgian era , Brighton developed as a fashionable seaside resort , encouraged by the patronage of the Prince Regent , later King George IV , who spent much time in the town and constructed the Royal Pavilion in the Regency era . Brighton continued to grow as a major centre of tourism following the arrival of the railways in 1841 , becoming a popular destination for day-trippers from London . Many of the major attractions were built in the Victorian era , including the Grand Hotel , the West Pier , and the Brighton Palace Pier . The town continued to grow into the 20th century , expanding to incorporate more areas into the town 's boundaries before joining the town of Hove to form the unitary authority of Brighton and Hove in 1997 , which was granted city status in 2000 . Brighton 's location has made it a popular destination for tourists , renowned for its diverse communities , quirky shopping areas , large cultural , music and arts scene and its large LGBT population , leading to its reverence as the `` unofficial gay capital of the UK '' . Brighton attracted 7.5 million day visitors in 2015/16 and 4.9 million overnight visitors , and is the most popular seaside destination in the UK for overseas tourists . Brighton has also been called the UK 's `` hippest city '' , and `` the happiest place to live in the UK '' .",
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"text": "Festival of Britain The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951 . Historian Kenneth O. Morgan says the Festival was a `` triumphant success '' as people : flocked to the South Bank site , to wander around the Dome of Discovery , gaze at the Skylon , and generally enjoy a festival of national celebration . Up and down the land , lesser festivals enlisted much civic and voluntary enthusiasm . A people curbed by years of total war and half-crushed by austerity and gloom , showed that it had not lost the capacity for enjoying itself ... Above all , the Festival made a spectacular setting as a showpiece for the inventiveness and genius of British scientists and technologists . Labour cabinet member Herbert Morrison was the prime mover ; in 1947 he started with the original plan to celebrate the centennial of the Great Exhibition of 1851 . However it was not to be another World Fair , for international themes were absent , as was the British Commonwealth . Instead the 1951 festival focused entirely on Britain and its achievements ; it was funded chiefly by the government , with a budget of # 12 million . The Labour government was losing support and so the implicit goal of the festival was to give the people a feeling of successful recovery from the war 's devastation , as well as promoting British science , technology , industrial design , architecture and the arts . The Festival 's centrepiece was in London on the South Bank of the Thames . There were events in Poplar ( Architecture ) , Battersea ( The Festival Pleasure Gardens ) , South Kensington ( Science ) and Glasgow ( Industrial Power ) . Festival celebrations took place in Cardiff , Stratford-upon-Avon , Bath , Perth , Bournemouth , York , Aldeburgh , Inverness , Cheltenham , Oxford , Norwich , Canterbury and elsewhere and there were touring exhibitions by land and sea . The Festival became a `` beacon for change '' that proved immensely popular with thousands of elite visitors and millions of popular ones . It helped reshape British arts , crafts , designs and sports for a generation . Journalist Harry Hopkins highlights the widespread impact of the `` Festival style '' . They called it `` Contemporary '' . It was : clean , bright and new ... . It caught hold quickly and spread first across London and then across England ... In an island hitherto largely given up to gravy browns and dull greens , `` Contemporary '' boldly espoused strong primary colors .",
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"text": "Beautiful Kitty Beautiful Kitty is a 1923 British silent sports film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson , James Knight and Robert Vallis .",
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"text": "Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act The Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) , an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom . The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards , an annual celebration of British and international music . The winners and nominees are determined by the BRIT Awards voting academy with over 1,000 members , which comprise record labels , publishers , managers , agents , media , and previous winners and nominees . The award was first presented in 1977 as two awards as `` British Male Newcomer '' and `` British Female Newcomer '' which were won by Graham Parker and Julie Covington . When the Brit Awards was held for the second time in 1982 , the awards `` British Male Newcomer '' and `` British Female Newcomer '' became joint as one award for both male and female acts as well introducing groups acts to award . The first award for the joint `` British Newcomer '' was won by The Human League . In 2003 the award was renamed to `` British Breakthrough Act '' .",
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"text": "Smiley's People (miniseries) Smiley 's People was a 1982 drama miniseries in six parts , made for the BBC . Directed by Simon Langton , produced by Jonathan Powell , it is the television adaptation of the 1979 spy novel Smiley 's People by John le Carré . Starring Alec Guinness , Michael Byrne , Anthony Bate and Bernard Hepton , it was first shown in the United Kingdom from 20 September to 22 October 1982 , and in the United States beginning on 25 October 1982 .",
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"text": "BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947 , but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source . It is possible for films from any country to be nominated , although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and ( since 1983 ) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language . As such , there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories . There has been one tie for the Best Film award when , in 1962 , Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film from any Source . Until 1981 , the award was given to the director , except in 1976 and 1977 , when it was given to the producers . From 1981 to 1985 , it was given solely to the producers , and then in 1986 , it was shared between the Director and Producer . In 1998 , it was once again given to only the producers . In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .",
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"text": "Brittany Murphy Brittany Murphy-Monjack ( born Brittany Anne Bertolotti ; November 10 , 1977 -- December 20 , 2009 ) , known professionally as Brittany Murphy , was an American film and stage actress , singer , and voice artist . A native of Atlanta , Murphy moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and pursued a career in acting . Her breakthrough role was as Tai Frasier in Clueless ( 1995 ) , followed by supporting roles in independent films such as Freeway ( 1996 ) and Bongwater ( 1998 ) . She made her stage debut in a Broadway production of Arthur Miller 's A View from the Bridge in 1997 , before appearing as Daisy Randone in Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) and as Lisa Swenson in Drop Dead Gorgeous ( 1999 ) . The 2000s saw Murphy with roles in Do n't Say a Word ( 2001 ) alongside Michael Douglas , and alongside Eminem in 8 Mile ( 2002 ) , for which she gained critical recognition . Her later roles included Riding in Cars with Boys ( 2001 ) , Spun ( 2002 ) , Uptown Girls ( 2003 ) , Sin City ( 2005 ) , and Happy Feet ( 2006 ) . Murphy also voiced Luanne Platter on the animated television series King of the Hill ( 1997 -- 2009 ) . Her final film , Something Wicked , was released in April 2014 . In December 2009 , Murphy died of pneumonia at the age of 32 . When her widower Simon Monjack died from the same illness six months later , the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services considered toxic mold in their home as a possible cause for their deaths , but this was dismissed by the Coroner 's Office . In 2011 , Murphy 's mother Sharon filed a lawsuit against the attorneys who represented her in an earlier suit against the builders of the home where her daughter and son-in-law died .",
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"text": "Ryan T. Murphy Ryan T. Murphy ( born 1971 ) has been the associate music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir since 2009 , working with music director Mack Wilberg . Murphy 's previous positions have included directing choirs at the New England Conservatory of Music and the Walnut Hill School for the Arts . He has also been music director at the Tuacahn Amphitheatre and Center for the Arts and the Sundance Institute in Provo . A native of Newtown , Connecticut , Murphy attended Brigham Young University ( BYU ) , where he received his bachelor 's ( 1997 ) and master 's ( 2002 ) degrees . In 2009 , he received his doctorate in choral conducting from Boston University . As a student at BYU , Murphy served as an assistant to then-BYU professor Wilberg . He and his wife , Jennifer , are the parents of three children .",
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"text": "Brittany Shane Brittany Shane is an American singer-songwriter and musician based in Austin , Texas . The Wisconsin-born and raised songstress blends rock and pop with poetry . She got her start performing at The Fillmore in San Francisco , California in 2000 , playing acoustic in the Poster Room before acts such as The Wallflowers , Aimee Mann , Chris Isaak and Liz Phair graced the mainstage . After the release of her album , Have Heart Live Young ( 2010 ) , she opened for Heart , Foreigner and Peter Frampton as well as headlining her own local shows around the Bay Area . Her first San Francisco released CD , Decked Out ( 2005 ) , was selected by Aidin Vaziri , of the San Francisco Chronicle , as one of his top local CDs of 2005 . Her first two recordings , Out of the Everywhere ( 1999 ) and Moravian Star ( 2000 ) were released under her maiden name Brittany Safranek ( Shane is her middle name ) while attending the University of Wisconsin -- Madison . Shane released her new CD Have Heart Live Young on her own ` Painted Lady Records ' in September 2010 . Shane has worked with top-notch music makers , including Grammy-nominated mix engineer , Joe Chiccarelli and producer Zack Smith ( who founded the 1980s band Scandal ) . Her music suggests Brit cult group The Sundays , The Bangles , Beth Orton or Mazzy Star . Several of the songs on Decked Out and Have Heart Live Young provide much of the score to the multi-award winning indie film , The Village Barbershop , starring John Ratzenberger ( Cliff Clavin from Cheers ) and Shelly Cole . The film , called `` warm , humorous and ingratiating '' by Variety , was released nationally in cinemas in March 2009 by -LSB- Monterey Media -RSB- . Shane 's songs TV placements include : A national Hyundai commercial ( 2008 ) , Bad Girls Club ( Oxygen Channel ) ( 2008 ) , Living Lohan ( Oxygen Channel ) ( 2008 ) and Parking Wars ( A&E ) ( 2009 ) , Daytripper ( PBS ) ( 2013 ) , After Happily Ever After ( PBS ) ( 2013 ) , Rizzoli & Isles ( TNT ) ( 2014 ) . She was a KFOG Radio Spotlight Artist in the fall of 2008 and the San Francisco Chronicle '' 's Fresh Artist in May 2008 . Shane promoted her album Have Heart Live Young on her first US Tour from November 2009-August 2010 with 80 dates across the U.S. Aidin Vaziri featured her tour as a main music article in the Pink Pages of the San Francisco Chronicle . She released her fifth album , Loud Nights On A Short String '' ( 2012 ) which was produced by Austin music greats Scrappy Jud Newcomb and George Reiff , who also played guitar and bass on the CD , along with Dony Wynn playing drums and Johnny Goudie on keyboards . Her new album is currently in rotation on radio KOOP .",
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"text": "Geoff Murphy Geoffrey Peter Murphy ( born 13 October 1938 ) is a New Zealand filmmaker , as a producer , director and screenwriter best known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the last half of the 1970s . His second feature Goodbye Pork Pie ( 1981 ) was the first New Zealand movie to win major commercial success on its own soil . Murphy directed a string of Hollywood features during the 1990s , before returning to New Zealand as second-unit director on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy . The versatile Murphy has also been a scriptwriter , special effects technician , schoolteacher and trumpet player .",
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"text": "Murphy (novel) Murphy , first published in 1938 , is an avant-garde novel as well as the third work of prose fiction by the Irish author and dramatist Samuel Beckett . The book was Beckett 's second published prose work after the short-story collection More Pricks than Kicks ( published in 1934 ) and his unpublished first novel Dream of Fair to Middling Women ( published posthumously in 1992 ) . It was written in English , rather than the French of much of Beckett 's later writing . After many rejections , it was published by Routledge on the recommendation of Beckett 's painter friend Jack Butler Yeats .",
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"text": "Con Murphy (RTÉ) Conleth ` Con ' Murphy ( born 30 January 1966 ) is an Irish freelance radio and television presenter , working mainly on sports programming . Until recently he presented Monday Night Soccer on RTÉ Two , the League of Ireland highlights show which also includes highlights of Republic of Ireland soccer matches . He also co-presented Crimecall with Anne Cassin . On radio , he co-presented Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1 , with Jacqui Hurley . He left RTÉ in 2012 .",
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"text": "Lee Murphy Lee Murphy ( born 7 January 1977 ) is a former professional Australian Rugby league player . He played for the St George Dragons , St George Illawarra Dragons , and Wests Tigers . Murphy was a student of Marist College Kogarah , and learned his football there . He retired after the 2001 season .",
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"text": "Remy Shand Remy Shand ( born October 14 , 1977 ) is a Canadian R&B / soul singer , who released his debut album , The Way I Feel , on Motown Records in 2002 .",
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"text": "Brittany (disambiguation) Brittany is a historical province of France . It may also refer to the following affiliation : Duchy of Brittany , an historical administrative unit Brittany ( administrative region ) , the present-day administrative region of Brittany , in France , which is smaller than the historical province of Brittany Brittany may also refer to : Brittany ( dog ) , a breed of dog Brittany , Louisiana , a community in the United States French Brittany ( dog ) , a breed of dog Brittany ( name ) , a feminine name ( variants include Britnee , Britney , Brittney ) . , one of a number of ships Brittany Apartment Building , Cincinnati , Ohio `` Britney/Brittany '' , an episode of Glee",
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"text": "Glee Live! In Concert! Glee Live ! In Concert ! is a concert tour performed in character by members of the cast of the popular television series , Glee . The tour , created by series creator Ryan Murphy was designed due to the overwhelming response to the series . The show reached North America , the United Kingdom and Ireland . Murphy states the series ' soundtrack and concerts were an additional revenue stream for the series . The tour received great responses from both music critics and fans of the series . The first North American leg of the tour in 2010 was seen by over 70,000 spectators , generating over five million dollars in ticket sales and ranking ninth on the Billboard Hot Tours list . The 2011 tour was seen by an audience of over 485,000 and placed sixteenth on Billboard annual Top 25 Tours list , earning over $ 40 million from 40 shows .",
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"text": "Garrett Miller Garrett Miller ( born June 7 , 1977 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American rower . He finished 5th in the Men 's eight at the 2000 Summer Olympics .",
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"text": "Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain ( born March 24 , 1977 ) is an American actress and film producer . Born in Carmichael , California , and raised in Sacramento , Chastain developed an interest in acting from a young age . In 1998 , she made her professional stage debut as Shakespeare 's Juliet . After studying acting at the Juilliard School , she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells . She was a recurring guest star in several television shows , including Law & Order : Trial by Jury . She also took on roles in the stage productions of Anton Chekhov 's play The Cherry Orchard in 2004 and Oscar Wilde 's tragedy Salome in 2006 . Chastain made her film debut in the drama Jolene ( 2008 ) , and gained wide recognition in 2011 for starring roles in half a dozen films , including the dramas Take Shelter and The Tree of Life . Her performance as an aspiring socialite in The Help earned her an Academy Award nomination . In 2012 , she won a Golden Globe Award and received a second Oscar nomination for playing a CIA agent in the thriller Zero Dark Thirty . Chastain made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Heiress in the same year . Her highest-grossing releases came with the science fiction films Interstellar ( 2014 ) and The Martian ( 2015 ) , as she continued to draw praise for her performances in the dramas The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby ( 2013 ) , A Most Violent Year ( 2014 ) , and Miss Sloane ( 2016 ) . Chastain 's accolades include two Academy Award and British Academy Film Award nominations . She is known to prepare extensively for her roles . Chastain is the founder of the production company Freckle Films , which was created to promote diversity in film . She is vocal about social issues such as gender and racial equality , and mental health . Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 .",
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"text": "Brittany Borman Brittany Borman ( born July 1 , 1989 ) is an American track and field athlete who competes primarily in the discus and the javelin throw . She is a four-time NCAA Track and Field Champion , winning the javelin in 2010 , 2011 , and 2012 , and the discus in 2010 . In 2012 , she won the US Olympic Trials in the javelin and represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics .",
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"text": "Tom Parker (actor) Thomas Scott `` Tom '' Parker ( born July 23 , 1977 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Danny Murphy (footballer, born 1977) Daniel Ben `` Danny '' Murphy ( born 18 March 1977 ) is an English former footballer who played as a central midfielder . Having begun his career at Crewe Alexandra in 1993 , he moved to Liverpool in 1997 , where he won a treble of the League Cup , FA Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001 . During his time at Liverpool he scored the winning goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford three times , each a 1 -- 0 win . After brief spells at Charlton Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur he joined Fulham , whom he helped reach the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final , and ended his career at Blackburn Rovers . He served as captain at his last two clubs . Murphy made nine appearances for the England team from his debut in 2001 , scoring once . Since retiring , he has been a regular analyst on the BBC programme Match of the Day .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Murphy Brown Murphy Brown is an American television sitcom created by Diane English and produced by Shukovsky English Entertainment and Warner Bros. . Television . The series revolves around the titualar character ( Candice Bergen ) , a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI , a fictional CBS television news series . Murphy Brown aired on CBS from November 14 , 1988 to May 18 , 1998 , broadcasting 247 episodes over ten seasons during its initial run . During the series ' run , Murphy Brown received nominations for a variety of industry awards , including 62 Emmy awards ( with 18 wins ) , 15 Golden Globe awards ( with three wins ) , three Screen Actors Guild awards , 4 TCA awards ( with two wins ) , 5 Directors Guild of America awards ( with two wins ) and 4 Writers Guild of America awards ( with two wins ) . Candice Bergen , for her portrayal of Murphy Brown , received the most individual awards and nominations , winning 5 Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe award . Several other actors and crew members in the series received many awards and nominations , including Faith Ford , Grant Shaud , Jay Thomas , Barnet Kellman and Tucker Wiard .",
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"text": "Rockell Rachel Alexandra Mercaldo ( born March 4 , 1977 in Staten Island , New York ) , better known as Rockell , is an American freestyle , dance , Hi-NRG and pop singer-songwriter .",
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"text": "So Happy So Happy is the second musical studio album by comedian/singer , Eddie Murphy . The album was released on March 29 , 1989 , on Columbia Records and was produced by Murphy , Nile Rodgers and Larry Blackmon . It was not a critical or commercial success , but still managed to reach # 70 on the Billboard 200 and # 22 on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums . Two singles were released : `` Put Your Mouth on Me '' , which made it to # 2 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks , and `` Till the Money 's Gone '' , which only made it to # 75 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks .",
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"text": "B-Girls (band) The B-Girls were a Toronto punk rock band from the first wave of punk in the late 1970s and early 1980s . The B-Girls formed in 1977 with an all-girl line-up with Lucasta Ross ( A.K.A. Rochas ) on vocals , Renee Chetsky ( guitar ) , Xenia Holiday ( guitar ) , Cynthia Ross ( bass ) and Rhonda Ross on drums . who would later be replaced by Marcy Saddy who had briefly played with the Demics . The band had a sound that was closer to that of a 1960s Mersey Beat band than the usual loud and fast punk sound of the era which was also shown in their fashions which included go-go boots , tight leggings and matching sweaters . The band gigged heavily locally with bands like Teenage Head , The Viletones and The Poles as well as opening for The Clash and The Undertones at an infamous Massey Hall gig where a riot broke out . After getting much press attention they relocated to New Yok where they would play with Blondie , The B52 's , The Romantics , Levi and The Rockats , Niki and The Korvettes , Richard Hell , Lee Dorsey , The Cramps , Joey Ramone , Joan Jett , Johnny Thunders , The Dead Boys and even Allen Ginsberg . Cynthia Ross would become engaged for a time to Dead Boys singer Stiv Bators . In 1979 Greg Shaw , owner of Bomp ! Records signed them and recordings were made produced by Bob Segarini resulting in a single `` Fun At The Beach '' b/w `` B-Side '' which was also released in Europe . They also sang backup vocals on Blondie 's `` Autoamerican '' and Stiv Bator 's solo album . A video was shot for `` High School Dance '' ( A.K.A. `` Boys Are Drinking '' ) . Further demos were produced by Debbie Harry and Mick Jones but possible record or production deals with Bomp ! , I.R.S. Records and Phil Spector fell through . I.R.S. would instead sign the similar sounding Go-Go 's who were also fans of the B-Girls . Line up changes would lead to Lucasta leaving after the single and being replaced by Xenia moving to vocals . Rhonda having already left and been replaced by Marcy Saddy who had previously played in the London , Ontario band Demics . The reformed band carried on until 1981 before breaking up and returning to Toronto . Lucasta formed a new band called Minutes From Downtown who had a hit with `` Wrapped In Velvet '' breaking up a few years later . Marcy Saddy returned to London drumming in various bands and becoming an artist . The rest of the band dropped out of music although Cynthia Ross has since returned with a new band , New York Junk . The bands collected recordings were released in 1997 remixed by Chris Spedding in a cd entitled `` Who Says Girls Ca n't Rock '' . The members of the band are in the documentary `` The Last Pogo Jumps Again '' .",
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"text": "Born Late Born Late is the second studio album released by pop singer , Shaun Cassidy . The album was released in 1977 following the success of Cassidy 's self-titled debut album . The album yielded two hit singles . The first , `` Hey Deanie '' , was written by Eric Carmen , who also wrote the song `` That 's Rock 'n' Roll '' ( which was a hit from Cassidy 's first solo album ) . `` Hey Deanie '' reached # 7 in early 1978 . For the second single , also following the formula of his first album , Cassidy remade a 1960s hit , in this case The Lovin ' Spoonful 's `` Do You Believe in Magic ? '' ( which was written by John Sebastian ) . That single became a modest hit , peaking at # 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Born Late was certified platinum . Unlike his first album , Cassidy wrote or co-wrote half of the songs . The track `` It 's Up To You '' was co-written with Cassidy by Lost In Space child-star Billy Mumy .",
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"text": "Stuck in the Suburbs Stuck in the Suburbs is a Disney Channel Original Movie . It was released on July 16 , 2004 , and stars Danielle Panabaker as Brittany Aarons and Brenda Song as Natasha Kwon-Schwartz . Brittany , a regular middle school student in the suburbs , accidentally exchanges cell phones with pop singer Jordan Cahill . This was one of the first made-for-television movies by Disney which was also accompanied by its own soundtrack . The film gathered 3.7 million viewers which made the film the most-watched telecast in its time period in the kids 6 -- 11 and 9 -- 14 demographics . The film 's soundtrack entered the U.S. Billboard 200 and peaked at # 5 on the Billboard Top Kid Audio charts .",
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Mr. Nobody was written and directed by Jaco Van Dormael.
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"text": "Mr. Nobody (film) Mr. Nobody is a 2009 science fiction drama film written and directed by Jaco Van Dormael and starring Jared Leto , Sarah Polley , Diane Kruger , Linh Dan Pham , Rhys Ifans , Natasha Little , Toby Regbo and Juno Temple . The film tells the life story of Nemo Nobody , a 118-year-old man who is the last mortal on Earth after the human race has achieved quasi-immortality . Nemo , memory fading , refers to his three main loves and to his parents ' divorce and subsequent hardships endured at three critical junctions in his life : at age nine , fifteen , and thirty-four . Alternate life paths branching out from each of those critical junctions are examined . The speculative narrative often changes course with the flick of a different possible decision at each of those ages . The film uses nonlinear narrative and the multiverse hypothesis style . Mr. Nobody had its world premiere at the 66th Venice International Film Festival where it received the Golden Osella and the Biografilm Lancia Award . Critical response was generally strong and the film was nominated for seven Magritte Awards , winning six , including Best Film and Best Director for Van Dormael . The film was mostly funded through European financiers and was released in Belgium on 13 January 2010 . Since its original release , Mr. Nobody has become a cult film , noted for its philosophy and cinematography , personal characters and Pierre Van Dormael 's soundtrack .",
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"text": "Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon Nowhere Man : The Final Days of John Lennon , first published in 2000 and written by New York journalist Robert Rosen , who in 1981 had access to John Lennon 's diaries , is a controversial account of the ex-Beatle 's last five years . The book disputes the official view of Lennon as a contented househusband raising his son Sean and baking bread while Yoko ran the family business . Instead , Nowhere Man portrays Lennon 's daily life at the Dakota as that of a `` tormented superstar , a prisoner of his fame , locked in his bedroom raving about Jesus Christ , while a retinue of servants tended to his every need . '' Rosen says that he used his memory of Lennon 's diaries as `` a roadmap to the truth . '' The final part of the book , The Coda , focuses on the mental disintegration of Lennon 's assassin , Mark David Chapman , and includes Chapter 27 , the so-called missing chapter of J.D. Salinger 's classic novel of disaffected youth , The Catcher in the Rye , that `` inspired '' Chapman to murder Lennon . It was Chapman 's goal , according to Rosen , to write Chapter 27 `` in Lennon 's blood . '' Originally written in 1982 , the manuscript remained unpublished for 18 years . Soft Skull Press acquired the rights to the book in 1999 and brought out the hardcover edition the following year . Quick American Archives then picked up the rights and published the paperback edition in 2002 . Nowhere Man was a bestseller in the United States ( Los Angeles Times , September 3 , 2000 ) , England ( Mojo , October 2000 ) , and Japan ( Amazon.co.jp , October 2000 ) . In 2003 , Random House Mondadori brought out a Spanish-language edition in Latin America . The book received extensive coverage and was excerpted in such publications as Proceso , La Jornada , El Universal , Reforma , Semana , Gatopardo , Soho , El Heraldo , El Mercurio , La Tercera , Las Últimas Noticias , and The Clinic . Nowhere Man appeared on bestseller lists in Mexico and Colombia . The other foreign editions were published by DHC ( Japan , 2000 ) , Fusion Press ( UK , 2000 ) , Hannibal ( Germany , 2001 ) . and Coniglio ( Italy 2011 ) . The title of the book refers to The Beatles ' song `` Nowhere Man '' ( which was written and sung primarily by Lennon ) .",
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"text": "The Cooler The Cooler is a 2003 American romantic drama film directed by Wayne Kramer . The original screenplay was written by Kramer and Frank Hannah . In old-school gambling parlance , a casino `` cooler '' is an unlucky individual , usually a casino employee , whose mere presence at the gambling tables usually results in a streak of bad luck for the other players .",
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"text": "Nobody Home `` Nobody Home '' is a song from the Pink Floyd album The Wall . This song was one of several to be considered for the band 's `` best of '' album , Echoes : The Best of Pink Floyd .",
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"text": "Apartment Zero Apartment Zero is a 1988 Argentine-British political thriller film co-written and directed by Argentine-born screenwriter Martin Donovan and starring Hart Bochner and Colin Firth . The film is famously suffused with homoerotic overtones and moments of black comedy . It was produced in 1988 and premiered at film festivals throughout 1989 .",
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"text": "Not as a Stranger Not as a Stranger is a 1955 Drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson . The romantic melodrama novel was widely popular , topping that year 's list of bestselling novels in the United States . The film was Kramer 's directorial debut and featured Olivia de Havilland and Robert Mitchum in the lead roles , backed by a stellar supporting cast including Frank Sinatra , Gloria Grahame , Broderick Crawford , Charles Bickford , Lon Chaney , Jr. , Harry Morgan , and Lee Marvin . The film was released by United Artists . Sinatra had catapulted back into the limelight as the result of a supporting role for a film from a similarly popular novel , From Here to Eternity , two years earlier . Initially a minor box office success , Not as a Stranger is seldom seen today , never receiving widespread distribution on home video . It was first released on DVD in 1992 .",
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"text": "Remi, Nobody's Girl was a 26-episode Japanese anime television series by Nippon Animation , broadcast 1996 to 1997 across Japan on the Fuji Television network as an installment to Nippon Animation 's famed World Masterpiece Theater series . The show was directed by Kusaba Kouzo and screenplay adapted by Man Shimada , with character designs by Ooshiro Katsu . The story is adapted from Sans Famille , an 1878 French novel , written by Hector Malot ( adapted previously to anime in 1977 's Nobody 's Boy : Remi ) ; this version made major changes from the book , including changing the gender of the main character and the `` Swan '' chapter , along with many other main events . It started airing on September 1 , 1996 ; the show was canceled by Fuji TV on account of low ratings ; it ended March 23 , 1997 with a low count of 23 episodes . The complete series , all 26 episodes , was later aired by the anime satellite television network , Animax , who translated and dubbed the series into English for broadcast across its English-language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia , under the title Remi , Nobody 's Girl , as well as other languages including Arabic in the Middle East where it was a success and famous .",
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"text": "Nobody Move Nobody Move is an album by Jamaican dancehall deejay Yellowman , released by Volcano Records in 1983 . It was released in a slightly altered form outside Jamaica in 1984 as Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt .",
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"text": "James Vasquez James Vasquez ( born c. 1972 ) , also known as Pedro James Vasquez , is an American actor , writer , and director .",
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"text": "No Vacation for Mr. Mayor No Vacation for Mr. Mayor ( original title `` Pas de vacances pour Monsieur le Maire '' ) is a French comedy film from 1951 , directed by Maurice Labro , written by Christian Duvaleix , starring Grégoire Aslan and Louis de Funès .",
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"text": "Hirokazu Koreeda is a Japanese film director , producer , screenwriter and editor . He is best-known for works such as Nobody Knows ( 2004 ) and Still Walking ( 2008 ) .",
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"text": "Nobody's Perfect (Deep Purple album) Nobody 's Perfect is a live album released in 1988 by the British rock band Deep Purple . It was recorded during the tour in support of The House of Blue Light in 1987 in Europe and the US . The outer sleeve photography was designed by Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis . Track transitions are marked by fades . It also contains a new live in studio version of `` Hush '' to commemorate their 20th anniversary . `` Black Night '' was also re-recorded but never released . `` Hard Lovin ' Woman '' includes parts of `` Under the Gun '' during Blackmore 's guitar solo . `` Strange Kind of Woman '' includes the `` Superstar '' chorus from Jesus Christ Superstar . `` Woman from Tokyo '' changes into `` Everyday '' by Buddy Holly halfway through . The album represented Deep Purple 's setlist at the time , which consisted much of the typical Made in Japan set , combined with newer material from the 1984 reunion album Perfect Strangers and The House of Blue Light . Songs such as `` The Unwritten Law '' and `` Difficult to Cure '' ( which included an extended-riff from Beethoven 's Ninth Symphony , 4th Movement ) were played every night on the tour , but were not included on this album .",
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"text": "Nobody's Boy: Remi is a Japanese anime series by Tokyo Movie Shinsha . The story is based upon French author Hector Malot 's novel Sans Famille in France . The anime is well known in Hong Kong , Taiwan , Latin America , Quebec , France , Italy , the Arab world , Indonesia and Philippines . A movie version by the same studio and director was released in 1980 . In the Philippines , the anime was originally shown between 1979 and 1980 . However , like the other contemporary anime broadcast in the same period ( Ron-ron , Candy Candy , Heidi , etc. ) , the full story was not shown . It was only after nearly twenty years that it was shown in full , under the title `` Remi '' on ABS-CBN , this time in Tagalog . ImaginAsian attempted to make the show available in America through on-demand DVD , but with no success . However , it is still available in streaming format on Hulu . In 1996 , a new adaptation of this story was aired in Japan . was created by Nippon Animation as part of their famous World Masterpiece Theater series .",
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"text": "Jim Jarmusch James Robert `` Jim '' Jarmusch ( -LSB- ˈdʒɑrməʃ -RSB- born January 22 , 1953 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , actor , producer , editor , and composer . He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s , directing such films as Stranger Than Paradise ( 1984 ) , Down by Law ( 1986 ) , Mystery Train ( 1989 ) , Dead Man ( 1995 ) , Ghost Dog : The Way of the Samurai ( 1999 ) , Coffee and Cigarettes ( 2003 ) , Broken Flowers ( 2005 ) , Only Lovers Left Alive ( 2013 ) , and Paterson ( 2016 ) . Stranger Than Paradise was added to the National Film Registry in December 2002 . As a musician , Jarmusch has composed music for his films and released two albums with Jozef van Wissem .",
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"text": "Jaco (film) Jaco is a 2014 American documentary film that depicts the life and death of jazz musician Jaco Pastorius . The film is directed by Paul Marchand and Stephen Kijak , and was co-produced by Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo ; along with John Battsek of Passion Pictures . It features interviews with musicians such as Sting , Joni Mitchell , Flea , Jerry Jemmott , Bootsy Collins , Wayne Shorter , Herbie Hancock , Carlos Santana , Jonas Hellborg , and never-before-seen photos and film from the Pastorius family archive .",
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"text": "My Name Is Nobody My Name Is Nobody ( Il mio nome è Nessuno ) is a 1973 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film . The film was directed by Tonino Valerii and , in some scenes , by Sergio Leone . It was written by Leone , Fulvio Morsella and Ernesto Gastaldi . Leone was also the uncredited executive producer . The cast includes Terence Hill , Henry Fonda , and Jean Martin . The film 's title alludes to the reply Odysseus gave when Polyphemus the Cyclops asked his name .",
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"text": "Carlos Villatoro Carlos Villatoro ( 1907 -- 1963 ) was a Mexican screenwriter and film actor .",
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"text": "Nobody Knows My Name Nobody Knows My Name : More Notes of a Native Son is a collection of essays by the American author James Baldwin . The collection was published by Dial Press in July 1961 , and like Notes of a Native Son , Baldwin 's first collection published 1955 , it includes revised versions of several of his previously published essays , as well as new material .",
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"text": "Mr In-Between Mr In-Between ( also called The Killing Kind ) is a 2001 British crime drama film based on the novel of the same title by English novelist Neil Cross . The film was directed by cinematographer Paul Sarossy , his only directorial role to date , and the screenplay written by Peter Waddington , who also has a small role in the film .",
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"text": "Nobody's Fool Nobody 's Fool ( s ) may refer to : In film , television and fiction : Nobody 's Fool ( 1936 film ) , a film starring Glenda Farrell Nobody 's Fool ( 1986 film ) , a film starring Rosanna Arquette and Eric Roberts Nobody 's Fool ( 1994 film ) , a film starring Paul Newman Nobody 's Fool ( novel ) , a novel by Richard Russo , basis for the 1994 film `` Nobody 's Fool '' , an episode of the 2003 TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles In music : Nobody 's Fools , an album by Slade `` Nobody 's Fool '' ( Slade song ) , the title song from the album `` Nobody 's Fool '' ( Cinderella song ) , 1986 `` Nobody 's Fool '' ( Kenny Loggins song ) , theme from the 1988 film Caddyshack II `` Nobody 's Fool '' ( Haircut One Hundred song ) , 1982 `` Nobody 's Fool '' ( Richie Furay song ) from the Poco album , Pickin ' Up the Pieces Nobody 's Fool , an unreleased album by Edwin `` Lil ' Eddie '' Serrano Nobody 's Fool , an album by Norman Wisdom `` Nobody 's Fool '' , a song by Avril Lavigne from Let Go `` Nobody 's Fool '' , a song by Blackhawk from Love & Gravity",
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"text": "Una Jaula no tiene secretos Una Jaula no tiene secretos ( A cage has no secrets ) is a 1962 Spanish - Argentine comedy film directed by Agustín Navarro . The script was written by Raúl Gurruchaga The movie premiered on October 3 , 1962 . The movie won the original screenplay award of the year . The plot revolves around the breakdown of a building 's elevator , trapping its passengers . The breakdown occurs just before midnight on the last day of the year . The elevator operator is Alberto Olmedo , who still had some hair at the time . The light comedy includes various gags and humorous situations . The film was one of the last in which Carlos Gandolfo appeared as an actor . After being diagnosed with throat cancer , he turned to directing and teaching .",
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Rebecca Ferguson has only been in films directed solely by Francis Ford Coppola.
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"text": "Rebecca Ferguson Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström ( born 19 October 1983 ) , known professionally as Rebecca Ferguson , is a Swedish actress . She is best known for her lead role as Elizabeth Woodville in The White Queen ( 2013 ) , which earned her a Golden Globe nomination , and her starring roles as Ilsa Faust in Mission : Impossible -- Rogue Nation ( 2015 ) and as Dr. Miranda North in Life ( 2017 ) . Ferguson is set to return in Mission : Impossible 6 ( 2018 ) .",
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"text": "Life (2017 film) Life is a 2017 American science fiction horror film directed by Daniel Espinosa , written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and starring Jake Gyllenhaal , Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds . The film follows a six-member crew of the International Space Station that uncovers what initially seems to be the first evidence of life on Mars ; however , the crew finds their discovery might not be what it seems . The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 18 , 2017 , and was theatrically released in the United States on March 24 , 2017 , by Columbia Pictures . It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $ 93 million worldwide .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Gone Girl (film) Gone Girl is a 2014 psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher , and produced by Leslie Dixon , Bruna Papandrea , Arnon Milchan , Reese Witherspoon , Ceán Chaffin , and Joshua Donen . The screenplay was adapted by Gillian Flynn from her eponymous 2012 novel . Set in Missouri , United States , the film stars Ben Affleck as Nick Dunne , a writer who becomes the prime suspect in the mysterious disappearance of his wife Amy , played by Rosamund Pike . Neil Patrick Harris and Tyler Perry feature in supporting roles . The score was composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross . Gone Girl premiered at the New York Film Festival on September 26 , 2014 , before 20th Century Fox gave the film a wide release at over 3,000 theaters in the United States and Canada on October 3 . It grossed over $ 368 million on a production budget of $ 61 million . As of June 2016 , Gone Girl is Fincher 's highest-grossing film . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 295 reviews and judged 88 % to be positive . Gone Girl garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction , Pike 's lead acting performance , Flynn 's screenplay , and its score . At the 87th Academy Awards , Pike received a nomination for Best Actress . The film received four nominations at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards : Best Director for Fincher , Best Actress in a Drama for Pike , Best Screenplay for Flynn , and Best Original Score . Pike won the Empire Award for Best Actress , and garnered nominations in the same category at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards and 68th British Academy Film Awards ( BAFTAs ) . She also received the Breakthrough Performance Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival . Flynn was nominated at the BAFTAs , as well as the Writers Guild of America Awards . The National Board of Review included the film in their list of top ten films of the year .",
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"text": "Full Frontal (film) Full Frontal is a 2002 film by Steven Soderbergh about a day in the life of a handful of characters in Hollywood . It stars Catherine Keener , Blair Underwood , David Duchovny , Julia Roberts , Mary McCormack , Brad Pitt , and David Hyde Pierce . The film was shot on digital video using the Canon XL-1s in under a month . The film blurs the line between what is real and what is fiction in its depiction of a film within a film ( and possibly within another ) . It is in the loose structural style and narrative ambiguity of the French New Wave , and it received critical notice for this style .",
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"text": "Personal Velocity: Three Portraits Personal Velocity : Three Portraits is a 2002 American independent film written and directed by Rebecca Miller .",
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"text": "Copkiller Copkiller or Copkiller ( l'assassino dei poliziotti ) , also known as Corrupt and The Order of Death , is a 1983 Italian crime thriller film directed by Roberto Faenza and starring Harvey Keitel and musician John Lydon , the singer for the bands Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. . It is based on Hugh Fleetwood 's novel The Order of Death , which was set to be the original title of the production . Fleetwood also adapted and wrote the screenplay with Faenza and Ennio de Concini . The music was composed by Ennio Morricone . According to IMDb it was filmed in 1981 and released in 1983 in Italy and 1984 in United States . It is Lydon 's only starring role in film to date .",
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"text": "Tetro Tetro is a 2009 American-Argentine drama film written , directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Vincent Gallo , Alden Ehrenreich and Maribel Verdú . Filming took place in 2008 in Buenos Aires , Patagonia , and Spain . Tetro received a limited release in the United States on June 11 , 2009 .",
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"text": "Rebecca Ferguson (disambiguation) Rebecca Ferguson ( born 1983 ) is a Swedish actress . Rebecca Ferguson may also refer to : Rebecca Ferguson ( singer ) ( born 1986 ) , English singer-songwriter Rebecca Ferguson , camogie player in 2011 All-Ireland Colleges Camogie Championship",
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"text": "Coleman Francis Coleman C. Francis ( January 24 , 1919 -- January 15 , 1973 ) was an American actor , writer , producer , and director . He was best known for his film trilogy consisting of The Beast of Yucca Flats ( 1961 ) , The Skydivers ( 1963 ) , Red Zone Cuba ( 1966 ) , all three of which were filmed in the general Santa Clarita , California area and used preoccupation with light aircraft and parachuting , coffee or cigarettes serving as a prop or a center of conversation , and a vigilante-style gunning down of suspects without a trial to conclude the film as frequent motifs . All three films have gained notoriety as a result of their appearances on Mystery Science Theater 3000 , and have been often criticized for their abysmal production values , repetitive plot devices , murky picture quality , and stilted acting . Some critics have characterized Francis ' films among the all-time worst , even suggesting that he may surpass Ed Wood in terms of ineptitude .",
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"text": "Samantha Morton Samantha Jane Morton ( born 13 May 1977 ) is an English actress , screenwriter and director . She has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades throughout her career , including one BAFTA Award , one BIFA Award , one Golden Globe Award and has been nominated twice for an Academy Award and once for an Emmy Award . She has been described as one of the greatest actresses of her generation . Brought up in Nottingham , Morton joined the Central Junior Television Workshop , and soon began her career in British television in 1991 . She guest-starred in Soldier Soldier and Cracker and appeared from 1995 to 1996 in the ITV series Band of Gold . She made the transition to film with lead roles in the dramas Emma ( 1996 ) , Jane Eyre ( 1997 ) and the well-received Under the Skin ( 1997 ) . The latter made director Woody Allen cast Morton in Sweet and Lowdown ( 1999 ) , which earned her nominations for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress . In the 2000s , Morton continued to draw critical praise for her performances in numerous arthouse and independent films . Her role in Morvern Callar ( 2002 ) garnered her the BIFA Award for Best Actress , and she received her second Academy Award nomination , this time in the Best Actress category , for In America ( 2003 ) . She also found mainstream success with the science fiction thriller Minority Report ( 2002 ) . For her role in 2006 's television biopic Longford , she received BAFTA and Emmy Award nominations and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress -- Television Film . Morton starred in the dramas Control ( 2007 ) , Synecdoche , New York ( 2008 ) and The Messenger ( 2009 ) , and she made her directorial debut with the British television film The Unloved ( 2009 ) , winning the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama . Her most recent acting credits include the science fiction action film John Carter ( 2012 ) , the thriller Cosmopolis ( 2012 ) , the drama Decoding Annie Parker ( 2013 ) , the period film Miss Julie ( 2014 ) , the European limited series The Last Panthers ( 2015 ) and the film adaptation Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Caboblanco Caboblanco ( 1980 ) is an American drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson , starring Charles Bronson , Dominique Sanda and Jason Robards . The film has often been described as a remake of Casablanca . The movie marks the third collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson ( following 1976 's St. Ives and 1977 's The White Buffalo ) .",
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"text": "A Time of Destiny A Time of Destiny is a 1988 American drama film directed by Gregory Nava and written by Nava and Anna Thomas . The story is based on the opera La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi . The motion picture was executive produced by Shep Gordon and Carolyn Pfeiffer . It features original music by veteran composer Ennio Morricone . Set during World War II in Italy and San Diego , the film tells of two friends who become enemies during the war .",
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"text": "Chinatown (1974 film) Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film , directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne , starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway . The film was inspired by the California Water Wars , a series of disputes over southern California water at the beginning of the 20th century , by which Los Angeles interests secured water rights in the Owens Valley . The Robert Evans production , a Paramount Pictures release , was the director 's last film in the United States and features many elements of film noir , particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama . In 1991 , the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' and it is frequently listed as one of the greatest films of all-time . At the 47th Academy Awards , it was nominated for eleven Oscars , with Towne winning Best Original Screenplay . The Golden Globe Awards honored it for Best Drama , Best Director , Best Actor and Best Screenplay . The American Film Institute placed it second among mystery films in 2008 . A sequel , The Two Jakes , was released in 1990 , again starring Nicholson , who also directed , with Robert Towne returning to write the screenplay . The film failed to generate the acclaim of its predecessor .",
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"text": "The Big Tease The Big Tease is a 1999 comedy film starring Craig Ferguson , directed by Kevin Allen , and written by Ferguson and Sacha Gervasi .",
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"text": "Paycheck (film) Paycheck is a 2003 American science fiction thriller film based on the short story of the same name by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick . The film was directed by John Woo and stars Ben Affleck , Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart . Paul Giamatti , Michael C. Hall , Joe Morton and Colm Feore also appear .",
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"text": "The Happening (2008 film) The Happening is a 2008 American thriller film written , co-produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan , and stars Mark Wahlberg , Zooey Deschanel , John Leguizamo , and Betty Buckley . The film follows a man , his wife , his best friend and his friend 's daughter as they try to escape from an inexplicable natural disaster . The film was advertised as being Shyamalan 's first R-rated film ; it received mostly negative reviews from critics on Metacritic and grossed $ 163 million worldwide .",
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"text": "Casanova Brown Casanova Brown is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Sam Wood , and starring Gary Cooper , Teresa Wright , and Frank Morgan . Written by Thomas Mitchell ( the actor ) , Floyd Dell , and Nunnally Johnson , the film was nominated for three Academy Awards : for Best Score ( Arthur Lange ) , Best Sound , Recording ( Thomas T. Moulton ) and Best Art Direction ( Perry Ferguson , Julia Heron ) . The film had its world premiere in western France after the Allies had liberated those territories following the D-Day Invasion .",
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"text": "Sin City (film) Sin City ( also known as Frank Miller 's Sin City ) is a 2005 American neo-noir crime anthology film written , produced , and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez . It is based on Miller 's graphic novel of the same name . Much of the film is based on the first , third and fourth books in Miller 's original comic series . The Hard Goodbye is about a man who embarks on a brutal rampage in search of his one-time sweetheart 's killer , killing anyone , even the police , that gets in his way of finding and killing her murderer . The Big Fat Kill focuses on an everyman getting caught in a street war between a group of prostitutes and a group of mercenaries , the police and the mob . That Yellow Bastard follows an aging police officer who protects a young woman from a grotesquely disfigured serial killer . The intro and outro of the film are based on the short story `` The Customer is Always Right '' , which is collected in Booze , Broads & Bullets , the sixth book in the comic series . The film stars an ensemble cast led by Jessica Alba , Benicio del Toro , Brittany Murphy , Clive Owen , Mickey Rourke , Bruce Willis , and Elijah Wood , and featuring Alexis Bledel , Michael Clarke Duncan , Rosario Dawson , Carla Gugino , Rutger Hauer , Jaime King , Michael Madsen , and Nick Stahl , among others . Sin City opened to wide critical and commercial success , gathering particular recognition for the film 's unique color processing , which rendered most of the film in black and white but retained or added coloring for selected objects . The film was screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in competition and won the Technical Grand Prize for the film 's `` visual shaping '' .",
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"text": "The Ferguson Rifle The Ferguson Rifle ( 1971 ) is a novel set in early 19th-century America , written by Louis L'Amour .",
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"text": "Macbeth (1971 film) Macbeth ( or The Tragedy of Macbeth ) is a 1971 British-American historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan . A film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy of the same name , it retells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder . The film stars Jon Finch as the title character and Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth , noted for their relative youth as actors . Themes of historic recurrence , greater pessimism and internal ugliness in physically beautiful characters are added to Shakespeare 's story of moral decline , which is presented in a more realistic style . The production , funded by Playboy Enterprises , was troubled by poor weather around the British Isles , and the film was a box office bomb . Polanski 's Macbeth was screened out of competition at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival . It was somewhat controversial for its depictions of graphic violence and nudity , but has also received positive attention , and was named Best Film by the National Board of Review .",
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"text": "Sam Coppola Sam Coppola ( July 31 , 1932 -- February 5 , 2012 ) was an American actor . He appeared in almost 70 films , beginning in 1968 , but may be best remembered for his role as Dan Fusco , owner of the Bay Ridge , Brooklyn , hardware and paint store , in Saturday Night Fever , who gave John Travolta 's character sage but salty advice in the classic 1977 film . Later in his career , Coppola made a brief but memorable appearance on The Sopranos as the idiosyncratic family therapist of Jennifer Melfi . Coppola was a cop in Serpico ( 1973 ) , starring Al Pacino , and a detective in Fatal Attraction ( 1987 ) , starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close . His many TV credits include The Practice , The Good Wife , Law & Order , The Sopranos , Ryan 's Hope and the 2001 A&E movie The Big Heist , in which he portrayed mob boss Paul Castellano . Coppola , no relation to film director Francis Ford Coppola , played a nursing home resident in a Chevy commercial that aired during 2011 's Super Bowl and a hot dog vendor in a Ball Park Franks spot starring Michael Jordan . Coppola , a 38-year resident of Leonia , also had many stage roles . He played the hobo Vladimir in a 2005 off-Broadway production of `` Waiting for Godot '' and an aging real estate salesman , Aaronow , in a 2000 production of Glengarry Glen Ross at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton . Coppola died February 5 , 2012 from an aneurysm , and was predeceased by his wife , Helen . He is survived by his children , Jason Coppola of Brooklyn and Samantha Coppola of Bogota , and three grandchildren .",
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"text": "Eclipse (1994 film) Eclipse is a Canadian drama film , written and directed by Jeremy Podeswa and released in 1994 . Set in Toronto during the two-week period leading up to a total eclipse of the sun , the film revolves around ten characters whose urban lifestyles are marked by emotional and social disconnection from others . Against the backdrop of the media circus surrounding the rare celestial event , each of the ten characters struggles to connect with others through various sexual encounters . The film 's cast includes Von Flores , Matthew Ferguson , Pascale Montpetit , Maria del Mar , Greg Ellwand , Kirsten Johnson , Rosalind Kerr and Earl Pastko .",
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"text": "Juliet of the Spirits Juliet of the Spirits ( Giulietta degli spiriti ) is a 1965 Italian-French fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Giulietta Masina , Sandra Milo , Mario Pisu , Valentina Cortese , and Valeska Gert . The film is about the visions , memories , and mysticism of a middle-aged woman that help her find the strength to leave her philandering husband . The film uses `` caricatural types and dream situations to represent a psychic landscape . '' It was Fellini 's first feature-length color film , but followed his use of color in the The Temptation of Doctor Antonio episode in the portmanteau film Boccaccio '70 ( 1962 ) . Juliet of the Spirits won a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1966 .",
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"text": "Alice (1990 film) Alice is a 1990 American romantic fantasy film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Mia Farrow , Joe Mantegna and William Hurt . The film is a loose reworking of Federico Fellini 's 1965 film Juliet of the Spirits . Alice received mildly positive reviews .",
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"text": "Wonderland (2013 film) Wonderland ( -LSB- פלאות , Plaot -RSB- , lit . Wonders ) , also known as The Wonders is an Israeli film directed by Avi Nesher was released in 2013 . This is a comic thriller which is a tribute to the film noir genre . In the film stands the figure of a young man known as Bunny , which opens the door to a private investigator for observation The flat opposite .",
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"text": "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland retold in words of one syllable Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland retold in words of one syllable is a retelling by J. C. Gorham of Lewis Carroll 's novel , written in 1905 and published by A. L. Burt of New York . It is one of a series of `` One Syllable Books '' published by Burt , which were `` selected specially for young people 's reading , and told in simple language for youngest readers '' . The series included such works as Aesop 's Fables , Anderson 's Fairy Tales , Bible Heroes , Grimm 's Fairy Tales , The Life of Christ , Lives of the Presidents , Pilgrim 's Progress , Reynard the Fox , Robinson Crusoe , Sanford and Merton , and Swiss Family Robinson . Gorham re-told Gulliver 's Travels in 1896 , and Black Beauty in 1905 . The book features the original illustrations by John Tenniel .",
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"text": "Alice Boman Alice Boman is a singer-songwriter from Malmo , Sweden . She recorded her first EP , Skisser ( which means `` sketches '' in Swedish ) in her bedroom , never intending it to be publicly released . She treated the recordings like demos , and sent them to a studio with the intention of getting the songs professionally recorded . However , she said that `` the guy at the studio liked -LSB- the demos -RSB- so much that he sent them to Adrian Recordings , and they wanted to release them . '' The EP came out on Adrian Recordings on the 22nd of May 2013 , and it has since been re-released on limited edition vinyl . An EP containing remixes of Skisser tracks ` Waiting ' and ` Skiss 2 ' was digitally released in November 2013 . It contained remixes by 1987 , NATTEN , Summer Heart , Kalter and PAL . A video for ` Skiss 3 ' was released in January 2014 , directed by Henric Claesson at Studio Pop .",
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"text": "Remake A remake is a film or television series that is based on an earlier work and tells the same , or a very similar , story .",
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"text": "Alice Dixson Alice Dixson ( born 28 July 1969 , Jessie Alice Celones Dixson ) or often misspelled Alice Dixon , is a Filipino-American actress , commercial model , and former beauty queen . Born to an American father and a Filipino mother , she was the Philippines ' representative for Miss International in 1986 and became a household name in 1987 through a Palmolive soap TV commercial where she sang the phrase `` I can feel it ! '' . After joining a talent contest in Eat Bulaga ! and Binibining Pilipinas , her show business career started with the role of Faye , a fairy princess , who fell in love with an earthling in Okay Ka , Fairy Ko . At that time , Eat Bulaga ! was airing on RPN and one of its hosts , Vic Sotto , requested her to be part of the TV series ( he is the owner of M-Zet Productions that produced Okay Ka , Fairy Ko ) . In January 2011 , she returned to show business via Babaeng Hampaslupa which aired on TV5 . This was succeeded with Glamorosa , Isang Dakot Na Luha ( 2012 ) , Enchanted Garden ( 2012 ) and two movies Ang Panday 2 ( 2011 ) and Just One Summer ( 2012 ) . Her next TV series is Never Say Goodbye which airs in January 2013 on TV5 . Dixson is a licensed realtor in the Province of British Columbia , Canada and also a licensed real estate agent in the State of Florida , USA . Dixson is also known for her best actress roles in many Viva Films favorites such as Hanggang Saan , Hanggang Kailan ( 1993 ) , Sa Isang Sulok Ng Pangarap ( 1994 , based on the popular comics series by RJ Nuevas ) , Pangako Ng Kahapon ( 1994 ) , Sana Dalawa Ang Puso Ko ( 1995 ) and the all-star cast of the action film Silakbo ( 1995 ) with Cesar Montano , Anjanette Abayari and Marjorie Barretto . Dixson is also a film favorite when she was paired with Christopher De Leon in films like My Husband 's Woman ( 1993 ) , Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang ( 1994 , OctoArts Films ) and Pahiram Kahit Sandali ( 1999 , Regal Films ) , which was an R-rated but critically acclaimed film because of both leading woman 's portrayals by Dixson and Ara Mina , earning credit for Director Maryo J. Delos Reyes . She reunited with De Leon and leading man Richard Gomez in the hit telenovela Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw ( 2002 to 2005 ) . In December 2013 , she pose for FHM Philippines , making her the oldest woman to cover on that men 's magazine , at age 44 .",
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"text": "Jane Eyre (1910 film) Jane Eyre is a 1910 American silent short classic drama produced by the Thanhouser Film Corporation . Adapted from Charlotte Brontë 's 1847 novel , Jane Eyre , the film mirrors the events and plot of the original book . The writer of the scenario is unknown , but Lloyd Lonergan probably adapted the work . The film 's director is often and erroneously claimed to be Theodore Marston , but Barry O'Neil or Lloyd B. Carleton are possible candidates . The cast of the film was credited , an act rare and unusual in the era . This was the first American , first English language and second or third worldwide movie adaptation , of at least 27 film and television versionsof the novel . Such repeated dissemination has made the Brontë sisters ' two major works ubiquitous . The single reel film , approximately 1000 feet long , was released on May 6 , 1910 . It was later credited by Edwin Thanhouser as marking the assured success of the company . The popularity of the production resulted in the production of additional copies , so the Thanhouser company had more orders than could be filled . Critical reception to the film was generally positive , but with some minor criticisms . The film is presumed lost .",
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"text": "Alice, Eastern Cape Alice , a town in South Africa , is named after The Princess Alice , daughter of the British Queen Victoria . Many of the current political leaders in South Africa were educated at the University of Fort Hare , also the alma mater of former President Nelson Mandela . The university is also the repository of the archives of the African National Congress documents and houses one of the most significant collections of African art . Victoria Hospital is a large district hospital on the outskirts of Alice , recently ( 2006 -- 2011 ) fully reconstructed and upgraded by the Eastern Cape Provincial Government .",
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"text": "Angels Costumes Angels is a supplier of costumes based in London , England to the film , theatre and television industries , as well as to the general public . The company , founded in 1840 , is the longest-established costume supplier in the world , and has supplied costumes to 37 films that have received Best Costume Oscars , including the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland and , most recently , The Grand Budapest Hotel . Since its founding the company has stayed in family ownership for six consecutive generations , and is currently run by Chairman Tim Angel , OBE ( Former Chairman , BAFTA ; Former Governor , BFI ) and his three children , Emma ( Director of Fancy Dress ) , Daniel ( Head of Costume ) and Jeremy ( Creative Director ) .",
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"text": "Alice Harrison Alice Harrison ( 1852 -- May 3 , 1896 ) was an English stage actress born in London .",
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"text": "Alice Solves the Puzzle Alice Solves the Puzzle is a 1925 animated short film by Walt Disney in the Alice Comedies series , and the first to feature Pete . It is notable for being one of the first animated films to be officially censored .",
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"text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .",
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"text": "Alice in Wonderland (1988 film) Alice in Wonderland is an Australian 51-minute direct-to-video animated film from Burbank Films Australia . It was originally released in 1988 . The film is based on Lewis Carroll 's classic English novel , Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland , first published in 1865 , and was adapted by Paul Leadon . Unlike many other adaptations of the novel , this one did not borrow elements from its sequel , Through the Looking-Glass ( 1871 ) , combined into one film . The production company produced a 73-minute adaptation of the second novel the year before , in 1987 , entitled Alice : Through the Looking-Glass . The 1988 film was produced by Roz Phillips and directed by Rich Trueblood . Quite uncommon among Burbank Films Australia 's adaptations of classic literary works , Alice in Wonderland featured one original theme song , composed by Mark Isaacs . The copyright in this film is now owned by Pulse Distribution and Entertainment and administered by digital rights management firm NuTech Digital .",
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"text": "Substitution splice The substitution splice is a cinematic special effect in which film makers achieve an appearance , disappearance , or transformation using a cut . It is sometimes also called the stop trick or the stop motion substitution , although the effect is achieved through film editing rather than by literally stopping the camera . The pioneering French filmmaker Georges Méliès claimed to have accidentally developed substitution splicing while filming street traffic at the Place de l'Opéra in Paris . According to his story , his camera jammed and stopped ; by the time he had solved the difficulty , the traffic had moved on . When the film was screened , a man appeared to change into a woman , and an omnibus seemed to turn into a hearse . No evidence has emerged to support this story , which was probably entirely invented by Méliès . According to the film scholar Jacques Deslandes , it is more likely that Méliès discovered the substitution splice by carefully examining a print of the Edison Manufacturing Company 's 1895 film The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots , in which a primitive version of the trick appears . In any case , the substitution splice was both the first special effect Méliès perfected , and the most important in his body of work . For some time , film theorists mistakenly believed that the camera was actually stopped for the effect , and then restarted ( hence the occasionally used term `` stop trick '' ) . However , later film historians such as Richard Abel and Elizabeth Ezra established that the effect was the result of Méliès 's careful frame matching during the editing process , creating a seamless match cut out of two separately staged shots . Indeed , Méliès often used substitution splicing not as an obvious special effect , but as an inconspicuous editing technique , matching and combining short takes into one apparently seamless longer shot . Substitution splicing could become even more seamless when the film was colored by hand , as many of Méliès 's films were ; the addition of painted color acts as a sleight of hand technique allowing the cuts to pass by unnoticed . The substitution splice was the most popular cinematic special effect in early film fantasies , especially those that evolved from the stage tradition of the féerie . Segundo de Chomón is among the other filmmakers who used substitution splicing to create elaborate fantasy effects . D.W. Griffith 's 1909 film The Curtain Pole , starring Mack Sennett , used substitution splices for comedic effect . The transformations made possible by the substitution splice were so central to early fantasy films that , in France , such films were often described simply as scènes à transformation . This technique is different from the stop motion technique , in which the entire shot is created frame by frame .",
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"text": "A New Alice in the Old Wonderland A New Alice in the Old Wonderland is a fantasy novel written by Anna M. Richards , illustrated by Anna M. Richards Jr. , and published in 1895 by J. B. Lippincott of Philadelphia . According to Carolyn Sigler , it is one of the more important `` Alice imitations '' , or novels inspired by Lewis Carroll 's Alice books . A New Alice features Alice Lee , an American girl with a coincidental name , visiting Wonderland and meeting all the characters she knows from Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass . It is illustrated with 67 drawings by the writer 's daughter , closely `` after '' the originals by John Tenniel . The Preface , pp. 5 -- 6 in the first edition , is illustrated by a drawing of three children and signed `` A. M. R. , Sr. '' A rhyming poem in four stanzas , it indicates that the story originated years ago when `` unreasonable children three '' would accept nothing but the Wonderland of Alice . Evidently Anna M. Richards was the mother , who gave them more of what they knew and loved . Now grown up , one of them made the pictures . With apology to Tenniel and Carroll ( `` We 're not original , nor wise , nor witty '' ) , they plead for mercy from the Critic . The 2009 Evertype edition credits mother and daughter under their full names Alice Matlack Richards ( 1835 -- 1900 ) and Anna Richards Brewster . Brewster , whose given middle name was Mary , not Matlack , became a renowned artist under her married name . According to Carolyn Sigler , Anna Matlack was already known as a poet and playwright before she married William Trost Richards in 1856 , age 20 or 21 . They had eight children . In the 1890s she wrote comic poems that were published in American children 's magazines . A New Alice was `` an expanded version of the stories she had invented for her young children , to whom the novel is dedicated , about their favorite storybook world . '' A second edition was published in 1896 . Sigler interpolates , `` Alice Lee -- Richards 's protagonist as well as her daughter , who is fictionalized in the text '' . ( Sigler , 1996 , pp. 56 -- 57 ) .",
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"text": "Les Bêtises (film) Les Bêtises is a 2015 French comedy film written and directed by Rose and Alice Philippon .",
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"text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .",
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"text": "Film à clef A film à clef or film à clé ( -LSB- film ‿ a kle -RSB- , French for `` film with a key '' ) , is a film describing real life , behind a façade of fiction . `` Key '' in this context means a table one can use to swap out the names . It is the film equivalent of the literary roman à clef .",
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"text": "Attempto Controlled English Attempto Controlled English ( ACE ) is a controlled natural language , i.e. a subset of standard English with a restricted syntax and restricted semantics described by a small set of construction and interpretation rules . It has been under development at the University of Zurich since 1995 . In 2013 , ACE version 6.7 was announced . ACE can serve as knowledge representation , specification , and query language , and is intended for professionals who want to use formal notations and formal methods , but may not be familiar with them . Though ACE appears perfectly natural -- it can be read and understood by any speaker of English -- it is in fact a formal language . ACE and its related tools have been used in the fields of software specifications , theorem proving , text summaries , ontologies , rules , querying , medical documentation and planning . Here are some simple examples : Every woman is a human . A woman is a human . A man tries-on a new tie . If the tie pleases his wife then the man buys it . ACE construction rules require that each noun be introduced by a determiner ( a , every , no , some , at least 5 , ... ) . ACE interpretation rules decide that ( 1 ) is interpreted as universally quantified , while ( 2 ) is interpreted as existentially quantified . Sentences like `` Women are human '' do not follow ACE syntax and are consequently not valid . Interpretation rules resolve the anaphoric references in ( 3 ) : the tie and it of the second sentence refer to a new tie of the first sentence , while his and the man of the second sentence refer to a man of the first sentence . Thus an ACE text is a coherent entity of anaphorically linked sentences . The Attempto Parsing Engine ( APE ) translates ACE texts unambiguously into discourse representation structures ( DRS ) that use a variant of the language of first-order logic . A DRS can be further translated into other formal languages , for instance AceRules with various semantics , OWL , and SWRL . Translating an ACE text into ( a fragment of ) first-order logic allows users to reason about the text , for instance to verify , to validate , and to query it .",
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"text": "Johnny English Johnny English is a 2003 British spy comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre infused with comedy similar to Atkinson 's Mr. Bean character . The film stars Rowan Atkinson , Natalie Imbruglia , Ben Miller and John Malkovich . The screenplay was written by Bond writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade , with William Davies , and the film was directed by Peter Howitt . The film grossed a total of $ 160 million worldwide . The film was followed by a sequel , 2011 's Johnny English Reborn . The film was released in the United Kingdom on April 11 , 2003 , and topped the country 's box office for the next three weekends , before being overtaken by X2 . A second sequel is in pre-production and will release in October 2018 .",
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"text": "All in the golden afternoon... `` All in the golden afternoon '' is the prefatory poem in the book Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll . The book was first published in 1865 by London 's Macmillan . The introductory poem recalls the afternoon on which he improvised the story about Alice in Wonderland on a boat trip from Oxford to Godstow , for the benefit of the three Liddell sisters , Lorina ( `` Prima '' ) , Alice ( `` Secunda '' ) and Edith ( `` Tertia '' ) , with Alice being the one which inspired Carroll 's main character . Carroll 's `` All in the golden afternoon '' has been included in some film and stage adaptations of Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland . Among these include Disney 's 1951 animated adaptation Alice in Wonderland , where it was used merely as a song title , and a 1972 play version created by director André Gregory and his theatre company . The latter used portions of the first and last stanzas of the poem to introduce the play 's plot . The poem itself was also changed slightly and used as lyrics for a song by the German band Alphaville .",
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The latest album of LL Cool J was released in May.
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"text": "LL Cool J James Todd Smith ( born January 14 , 1968 ) , known professionally as LL Cool J ( short for Ladies Love Cool James ) , is an American rapper , actor , author , and entrepreneur from Queens , New York . He is known for such hip hop hits as `` I Ca n't Live Without My Radio '' , `` I 'm Bad '' , `` The Boomin ' System '' , `` Rock The Bells '' and `` Mama Said Knock You Out '' , as well as romantic ballads such as `` Doin ' It '' , `` I Need Love '' , `` Around the Way Girl '' and `` Hey Lover '' . LL Cool J is also known as one of the forefathers of pop rap . He has released 13 studio albums and two greatest hits compilations . His twelfth album Exit 13 ( 2008 ) , was his last for his long-tenured deal with Def Jam Recordings . His latest album , Authentic , was released in April 2013 . In 2010 , VH1 considered him to be on their `` 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time '' list . LL Cool J has also appeared in numerous films , including In Too Deep , Any Given Sunday , S.W.A.T. , Mindhunters , and Edison . He currently stars in an action role as NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna , on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS : Los Angeles . LL Cool J is also the host of Lip Sync Battle on Spike .",
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"text": "Stand by Your Man (LL Cool J song) `` Stand by Your Man '' is a song by American rapper LL Cool J , released as the final single from his fifth studio album , 14 Shots to the Dome . It was released on October 4 , 1993 for Def Jam Recordings and produced by Marley Marl and LL Cool J. Stand By Your Man was the weakest of the four singles , as it made it only to 67 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and 24 on the Hot Rap Tracks . On the B-side was Soul Survivor . `` Stand by Your Man '' was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance but lost to `` Let Me Ride '' by Dr. Dre .",
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"text": "The Marshall Mathers LP The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem . It was released on May 23 , 2000 , by Aftermath Entertainment , Interscope Records , and Eminem 's newly founded label , Shady Records in the United States , and on September 11 , 2000 , by Polydor Records in the United Kingdom . The album was produced mostly by Dr. Dre and Eminem , along with The 45 King , the Bass Brothers , and Mel-Man . Released a year after Eminem 's breakout album The Slim Shady LP , the record features more introspective lyricism including the rapper 's response to his sudden rise to fame and controversy surrounding his lyrics . The album sold more than 1.78 million copies in the US in its first week alone , becoming the fastest-selling studio album by any solo artist in American music history . In 2001 , the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for Album of the Year . Eminem lost the latter to jazz-rock duo Steely Dan and their album Two Against Nature . The album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in March 2011 for shipping 10 million copies in the United States . By December 2016 , the album had sold over 11 million copies in the United States and more than 32 million copies worldwide . A sequel to the album , The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , was released on November 5 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Tha Blaqprint Tha Blaqprint is the second studio album by American hip hop recording artist Blaq Poet , released June 30 , 2009 on DJ Premier 's record label Year Round Records via Fat Beats Records . It features guest appearances by the also Year Round Records signed group NYGz and Nick Javas , Capone-N-Noreaga member N.O.R.E. , Imani Montana , Lil ' Fame from M.O.P. , and the late Screwball member KL . The album was entirely produced by DJ Premier , except for two tracks : `` U Phucc 'd Up '' , produced by Easy Mo Bee , and `` Sichuwayshunz '' , produced by Gemcrates . Several tracks have been released on various mixtapes , such as `` Blaq Out '' or `` No Talent Required '' , dating all the way back to 2006 . The album 's lead single , `` Ai n't Nuttin ' Changed '' , has been released in February 2009 . There 's also a remix version to the single , released in June 2009 . It features verses by MC Eiht from Compton 's Most Wanted and Young Maylay from Ice Cube 's Lench Mob Records .",
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"text": "Chicken-n-Beer Chicken-n-Beer is the third studio album by American rapper Ludacris . It was released on October 7 , 2003 , by Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam Recordings . Recording sessions took place from 2002 to 2003 , and it was handled by several record producers , including DJ Nasty & LVM , Kanye West , Mo B. Dick , DJ Paul , Juicy J and Ludacris himself . The Southern hip hop album , Chicken-n-Beer is musically similar to Ludacris ' previous work , with his use of a fast , highly versatile flow . Some of the songs on the album take a political overtone . The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 , selling 429,000 copies in its first week ; unlike Ludacris ' previous albums , the album achieved success outside the United States , charting in several European territories ; including Germany and the United Kingdom . Upon its release , Chicken-n-Beer received positive reviews , with critics praising Ludacris ' technical rapping abilities and production choices , although some criticized the adult humor in the lyrics as excessive . It was supported by four singles that were released from the album , two of which -- `` Stand Up '' and `` Splash Waterfalls '' -- became Ludacris ' first to peak in the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 .",
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"text": "Around the Way Girl `` Around the Way Girl '' is a hit single by LL Cool J from his 1990 album Mama Said Knock You Out . This is a rap about LL searching for a girl who is streetwise to form a relationship with . The entire song describes the exact features of what he is looking for in this particular girl . For example , he constantly repeats the line `` I need an around the way girl '' through out the entire rap . The single samples Mary Jane Girls ' `` All Night Long '' , Keni Burke 's `` Risin ' to the Top '' , and The Honey Drippers ' `` Impeach the President '' , which is used as the main instrumental element of the song . It is also noted that this song is an early example of the high pitched sample rap . Around the Way Girl later appeared on LL Cool J 's 1996 greatest hits album , All World : Greatest Hits . `` Around the Way Girl '' peaked at # 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming his first top 10 single . It also was a hit on the R&B and dance music charts , where it peaked at # 5 and # 7 respectively . The RIAA certified `` Around the Way Girl '' Gold on January 15 , 1991 for sales of over 500,000 copies .",
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"text": "Shine (Wale album) Shine is the fifth studio album by American rapper Wale . It was released on April 28 , 2017 , by Maybach Music Group , Atlantic Records and Every Blue Moon .",
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"text": "New Jack City II New Jack City , Pt . II is the sixth studio album by American rapper Bow Wow . It was released on March 31 , 2009 , by LBW Entertainment and Columbia Records . This is Bow Wow 's first album to be released on his new label LBW Entertainment , and his first album to be receiving a parental advisory label for Adult Language . The album features guest appearances from Swizz Beatz , Jermaine Dupri , Nelly , Trey Songz , T-Pain , Ron Browz , Dondria and T.I. .",
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"text": "Hard as Hell Hard as Hell is the fourth studio album by rapper Hell Rell . It was released on April 28 , 2009 . The album reached # 68 on the Billboard 's Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart .",
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"text": "Love After War Love After War is the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Robin Thicke . It was released on December 6 , 2011 , by Star Trak Entertainment in the United States . Love After War also features guest contributions by American rapper Lil Wayne .",
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"text": "Y.A.L.A. `` Y.A.L.A. '' is a song by recording artist M.I.A. from her fourth album Matangi , released in 2013 . It was released as the fourth single from the album . The track was written by M.I.A. together with Ruben Fernhout and Jerry Leembruggen of the Dutch production team The Partysquad who also produced the track . The song 's title stands for `` You Always Live Again '' , which was seen as a response to the slogan `` Y.O.L.O. '' ( `` You Only Live Once '' ) , popularised by rapper Drake in his 2011 song `` The Motto '' . The track refers to reincarnation and karma , some of the concepts relating to Hinduism that M.I.A. has incorporated into the album . The lyrics also reference Fidel Castro , Cristiano Ronaldo , offshore banking and Julianne Moore . `` Y.A.L.A. '' was previewed on singer 's SoundCloud account on 16 October , and subsequently made available for download on 22 October 2013 upon pre-ordering Matangi . The song served as the fourth single from the album . It was performed on The Colbert Report , Late Night with Conan O'Brien , and the Matangi Tour . The track was met with mostly positive feedback . AllMusic picked `` Y.A.L.A. '' as one of the highlights on the album .",
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"text": "Major Key (album) Major Key ( stylized as Major ð ''` ) is the ninth studio album by DJ Khaled . It was released on July 29 , 2016 , by We the Best Music Group and Epic Records . The album features guest appearances from Future , Big Sean , Rick Ross , Jay Z , Drake , Nas , Kendrick Lamar , Betty Wright , J. Cole , Bryson Tiller , Nicki Minaj , Chris Brown , August Alsina , Jeremih , Kodak Black , Jeezy , French Montana , YG , Yo Gotti , Gucci Mane , 2 Chainz , Jadakiss , Fabolous , Fat Joe , Busta Rhymes , Kent Jones , Travis Scott , Lil Wayne , Meghan Trainor , Wiz Khalifa , Wale and Mavad The album was supported by four singles , `` For Free '' , `` I Got the Keys '' , `` Holy Key '' and `` Do You Mind '' . Major Key received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 . The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) in November 2016 . It received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album .",
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"text": "ColleGrove ColleGrove is the third studio album by American hip hop recording artist 2 Chainz . It was released on March 4 , 2016 , by Def Jam Recordings . The album is the debut LP between 2 Chainz and fellow American rapper Lil Wayne under the stage name ColleGrove , but due to Wayne 's ongoing lawsuit with Cash Money Records , only 2 Chainz was credited as the primary artist . The album includes production from several high-profile record producers ; including Mike Will Made It , TM88 , Infamous , Zaytoven , Lil ' C , Metro Boomin , Ben Billions and London on da Track , among others . ColleGrove received generally positive reviews from critics and it debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 . Complex awarded it the 29th best album of 2016 .",
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"text": "Time Is Money (Styles P album) Time Is Money is the second studio album by American rapper Styles P . The album was released on December 19 , 2006 , by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records . The album suffered several pushbacks starting from spring 2005 . It was originally scheduled to be released on November 14 , 2006 but was delayed for a month . It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart , number ten on the Top Rap Albums chart , and number 79 on the Billboard 200 . `` Can You Believe It '' , `` I 'm Black '' and `` Favorite Drug '' were released as singles . The clean version of `` Favorite Drug '' is titled `` Favorite One '' . A track called `` All My Life '' which is featuring Akon ( who featured Styles P on his hit `` Locked Up '' two years before ) was supposed to be on the album but it did n't make the final cut .",
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"text": "The Oddventures of Mr. Cool The Oddventures of Mr. Cool is the seventh studio album of Filipino rap artist Francis Magalona , released in 1998 . The album contains more of a mellow , urban-style kind of music which is reminiscent of his debut album Yo ! . Several songs on The Oddventures of Mr. Cool are sampled from foreign artists , including Whodini 's `` Friends '' , as heard on `` Friends '' .",
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"text": "All My Life (In the Ghetto) `` All My Life ( In the Ghetto ) '' is a song by American hip hop recording artist Jay Rock , released October 16 , 2008 , as his commercial debut single and the lead single from his debut studio album , Follow Me Home ( 2011 ) . The song , which was released under Top Dawg Entertainment ( TDE ) and Warner Bros. . Records , was produced by American production team Cool & Dre and features vocals from fellow American rappers , Lil Wayne and will.i.am .",
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"text": "Pluto (Future album) Pluto is the debut studio album by American rapper Future . It was released on April 13 , 2012 , by A1 Recordings , Freebandz and Epic Records . The album features guest appearances from Drake , R. Kelly , T.I. , Trae tha Truth and Snoop Dogg , with the production , which was handled by Will-A-Fool , Sonny Digital and K.E. on the Track , among others . Pluto was supported by five singles : `` Tony Montana '' , `` Go Harder '' , `` Magic ( Remix ) '' featuring T.I. , `` Same Damn Time '' and `` Turn On the Lights '' . The album received generally positive reviews from critics , debuting at number eight on the Billboard 200 , selling 41,000 copies in its first week . It was reissued later in 2012 as Pluto 3D .",
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"text": "400 Degreez 400 Degreez is the 3rd studio album by Magnolia Projects , New Orleans , Louisiana-based rapper Juvenile . The album was released on November 3 , 1998 , on Cash Money Records . It remains Juvenile 's best-selling album of his solo career and currently the best-selling album ever released on Cash Money Records along with Drake 's Views ( album ) . The album was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA , on December 19 , 1999 . Two singles , `` Ha '' and `` Back That Azz Up '' became hip hop hits in the United States . `` Back That Azz Up '' peaked at # 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart along with `` Ha '' which peaked at # 68 on the hot 100 music chart . The album peaked at # 2 on Billboard 's Top R&B / Hip Hop Albums music chart and at # 9 on the Billboard 200 music chart in 1999 . It also went to claim the # 1 position on the Top R&B / Hip Hop Albums chart on the Billboard Year-End chart for 1999 . As a single , `` Back That Azz Up '' was released , credited , and charted as the more censored `` Back That Thang Up '' . Also the album features a bonus remix of the single `` Ha '' with New York rapper Jay-Z , the only guest appearance outside of Cash Money and the 1st time Ca $ h Money collaborated with an east coast rapper on a song . As of 2013 , 400 Degreez has sold well over 5 million copies worldwide . The album won R&B Album Of The Year at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards .",
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"text": "J. Cole discography American hip hop recording artist J. Cole has released four studio albums , one live album , one compilation album , two extended plays , three mixtapes , sixteen singles ( including nine as a featured artist ) , two promotional singles and twenty music videos . J. Cole first took up rapping in his teens , collaborating with the local Fayetteville hip hop duo Bomm Sheltuh . The Come Up , his debut mixtape , was released on May 4 , 2007 to positive reception . Following the release of The Come Up , J. Cole was contacted by American rapper Jay Z and subsequently signed to his record label Roc Nation . Cole released his second mixtape The Warm Up on June 15 , 2009 . `` Lights Please '' , the first single from The Warm Up , peaked at number nine on the United States Billboard Bubbling Under R&B / Hip-Hop Singles chart and became Cole 's first entry on a national record chart . He was later featured on `` All I Want Is You '' , a 2010 single by American R&B singer Miguel -- it peaked at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . J. Cole 's third mixtape Friday Night Lights was released on November 12 , 2010 . J. Cole released his debut studio album Cole World : The Sideline Story on September 27 , 2011 . It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 , with first-week sales of 218,000 copies . The album 's lead single `` Work Out '' peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts . Cole World : The Sideline Story was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , while `` Work Out '' was certified two times platinum . Two more singles were released from the album : `` Ca n't Get Enough '' and `` Nobody 's Perfect '' , which peaked at numbers 52 and 61 respectively on the Hot 100 . J. Cole 's second studio album Born Sinner was released on June 18 , 2013 . Its lead single , `` Power Trip '' , peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100 and received a platinum certification from the RIAA . On December 9 , 2014 , he released his third studio album 2014 Forest Hills Drive . The album was supported by four singles : `` Apparently '' , `` Wet Dreamz '' , `` No Role Modelz '' and `` Love Yourz '' . The album also went on to sell 353,000 copies in its first week , and became the first rap album in 25 years to be certified platinum in the US with no guest appearances . The songs `` No Role Modelz '' and `` Wet Dreamz '' later received a platinum certification from the RIAA . In addition to his fourth album , Cole released three singles in 2016 : `` Love Yourz '' , `` Everybody Dies '' , and `` False Prophets '' . His album 4 Your Eyez Only was released on the second anniversary of 2014 Forest Hill Drive . 4 Your Eyez Only was certified gold before it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , despite having no singles upon release . `` Deja Vu '' was later given a single release after peaking at number 7 on the Hot 100 .",
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"text": "Blank Face LP Blank Face LP is the fourth studio album by American rapper Schoolboy Q . It was released on July 8 , 2016 , by Top Dawg Entertainment ( TDE ) , in conjunction with Interscope Records . The album serves as his second release under a major record label to music retailers , following 2014 's Oxymoron . The album features guest appearances from several prominent artists , such as Kanye West , Jadakiss , Tha Dogg Pound and Miguel , among others . The production was handled by various high-profile record producers , including Swizz Beatz , Metro Boomin and Southside , as well as frequent collaborators Nez & Rio , The Alchemist , DJ Dahi and members of TDE in-house production team , Digi + Phonics . Blank Face LP was preceded by a series of short films , which also served as respective corresponding music videos . To further promote the album Schoolboy Q embarked on a concert tour called the Groovy Tony Pit Stops . The album was supported by two singles , `` Groovy Tony '' and `` THat Part '' , the latter of which became Schoolboy Q 's second solo Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . Blank Face LP received widespread acclaim from critics and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 . It also debuted at number one on Billboards Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart . The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album , while `` THat Part '' received the nomination for Best Rap Performance .",
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"text": "Now That's What I Call Music! 43 (U.S. series) Now That 's What I Call Music ! 43 was released on August 7 , 2012 . It is the 43rd edition of the Now ! series in the United States . It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart with sales of 111,000 copies in its first week of release , becoming the 16th number-one album in the series ' franchise . Now ! 43 features two number-one Billboard Hot 100 hits , `` Call Me Maybe '' and `` Part of Me '' . Instead of the main version of `` Payphone '' , which featured Wiz Khalifa , the `` No-rap '' version was included on this album .",
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"text": "Hangul The Korean alphabet , known as Hangul in South Korea ( also transcribed Hangeul ) and as Chosŏn ` gŭl / Chosŏn Muntcha in North Korea is the alphabet that has been used to write the Korean language since the 15th century . It was created in 1443 under King Sejong the Great during the Joseon Dynasty . Now , the alphabet is the official script of both South Korea and North Korea , and co-official in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Changbai Korean Autonomous County of China 's Jilin Province . In South Korea , Hangul is used primarily to write the Korean language , as using Hanja ( Chinese characters ) in typical Korean writing had fallen out of common usage during the late 1990s . In its classical and modern forms , the alphabet has 19 consonant and 21 vowel letters . However , instead of being written sequentially like the letters of the Latin alphabet , Hangul letters are grouped into blocks , such as han , each of which transcribes a syllable . That is , although the syllable han may look like a single character , it is actually composed of three letters : h , a , and n. Each syllabic block consists of two to six letters , including at least one consonant and one vowel . These blocks are then arranged horizontally from left to right or vertically from top to bottom . Each Korean word consists of one or more syllables , hence one or more blocks . The number of mathematically possible distinct blocks is 11,172 , though there are far fewer possible syllables allowed by Korean phonotactics , and not all phonotactically possible syllables occur in actual Korean words . Of the 11,172 possible Hangul syllables , the most frequent 256 have a cumulative frequency of 88.2 % ; with the top 512 , it reaches 99.9 % .",
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"text": "South Korea South Korea , officially the Republic of Korea ( ROK ; ) , is a sovereign state in East Asia , constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula . Officially , its territory consists of the whole Korean Peninsula and its adjacent islands , which are largely mountainous . South Koreans lead a distinctive urban lifestyle , as half of them live in high-rises concentrated in the Seoul Capital Area with 25 million residents and the world 's sixth leading global city with the fourth largest economy and seventh most sustainable city in the world . The earliest neolithic Korean pottery dates to 8000 BC , with three kingdoms flourishing in the 1st century BC . The name Korea is derived from one of them , Goguryeo , also known as Koryŏ , which was a Han Chinese tributary state kingdom in East Asia that sent yearly tribute to the Emperor of China , ruling most of the Korean Peninsula and a small portion of Siberia and Inner Mongolia under Gwanggaeto the Great . Since their unification into Later Silla and Balhae in the 7th century , Korea enjoyed over a millennium of relative tranquility under long lasting dynasties . Under Sejong the Great in the 15th century , Koreans had one of the highest living standards in the world along with the Han Chinese and Japanese and developed improved versions many advanced innovations such as the metal movable type printing press in 1377 A.D. which was developed based on the previous Han Chinese Porcelain movable type printing press , used to print and publish the Jikji , the world 's oldest extant movable metal type printed paper book using the 8,000 year old traditional ancient Chinese writing system . Additionally , in 1443 Hangul was invented by the Korean King Sejong the Great as an easier alternative to the complex and difficult to learn ancient Chinese writing system which was usually reserved for elite academic scholars preparing for the imperial examinations of China . Hangul enabled anyone in the general Korean population to easily learn to read and write and transfer written information rather than spending years learning complicated ancient Chinese . Its rich and vibrant culture left 19 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity , the third largest in the world , along with 12 World Heritage Sites . Annexed into Imperial Japan in 1910 , Korea was divided after its surrender in 1945 , but a North Korean invasion led to the Korean War ( 1950 -- 1953 ) . Peace has since mostly continued with the two agreeing to work peacefully for reunification and the South solidifying peace as a regional power with the world 's 10th largest defence budget . South Korea , along with Taiwan , Singapore and Hong Kong ( China ) is one of the four high-tech industrialized developed countries often referred to as the Four Asian Economic Dragons . The South Korean economy soared at an annual average of 10 % for over 30 years in a period of rapid transformation called the Miracle on the Han River . A long legacy of openness and focus on innovation made it successful . Today , it is the world 's seventh largest advanced economy and fifth largest exporter with the G20 's largest budget surplus and highest credit rating of any country in East Asia . It has free trade agreements with 75 % of the world economy and is the only G20 nation trading freely with China , the US and the EU simultaneously . Since 1988 , its constitution guarantees a liberal democracy with high government transparency and many fundamental rights such as universal healthcare . High personal freedoms led to the rise of a globally influential pop culture such as K-pop and K-drama , a phenomenon called the Korean Wave , known for its distinctive fashionable and trendy style . Home of the UN Green Climate Fund and GGGI , South Korea is a leader in low carbon green growth , committed to helping developing countries as a major DAC and Paris Club contributor . It is the world 's third least ignorant country in the Index of Ignorance , ranking eighth highest for peaceful tolerance and inclusion of minorities on the Fragile States Index . South Korea is a technologically advanced developed country driven by a highly educated and skilled workforce , having the world 's eighth highest median household income , the highest in Asia . Globally , it ranks highly in personal safety , job security , ease of doing business and healthcare quality , with the world 's third highest health adjusted life expectancy and fourth most efficient healthcare system . It is the world 's largest spender on R&D per GDP , leading the OECD in graduates in science and engineering and ranking third in the Youth Wellbeing Index . Home of Samsung , LG and Hyundai-Kia , South Korea was named the world 's most innovative country for 4 consecutive years since 2014 in the Bloomberg Innovation Index , ranking first in business R&D intensity , manufacturing value-added , patents filed per GDP , second in higher education efficiency and fourth in high-tech density and researcher concentration . In 2005 , it became the world 's first country to fully transition to high-speed Internet and today it has the world 's fastest Internet speed and highest smartphone ownership , ranking first in ICT Development , e-Government and 4G LTE coverage .",
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"text": "Romanization of Korean The romanization of Korean is a system for representing the Korean language using the Latin script . Korea 's alphabetic script is called Hangul , and is occasionally written using the combination of , or independently from Hanja ( Chinese characters ) . Romaja literally means Roman letters in Korean , and refers to the Latin script . `` Romaja '' is not to be confused with `` romanization '' . The former can be applied to any use of the Latin script in Korean text -- whether for Korean or non-Korean words or names -- while the latter refers to writing Korean words using the Latin script : either romanizing individual words in a Korean text , or writing an entire Korean text in the Latin script .",
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"text": "Korean Wave The Korean Wave ( , , a neologism literally meaning `` flow of Korea '' ) is the increase in global popularity of South Korean culture since the 1990s . First driven by the spread of K-dramas and K-pop across East , South and Southeast Asia during its initial stages , the Korean Wave evolved from a regional development into a global phenomenon , carried by the Internet and social media and the proliferation of K-pop music videos on YouTube . Since the turn of the 21st century , South Korea has emerged as a major exporter of popular culture and tourism , aspects which have become a significant part of its burgeoning economy . The growing popularity of Korean pop culture in many parts of the world has prompted the South Korean government to support its creative industries through subsidies and funding for start-ups , as a form of soft power and in its aim of becoming one of the world 's leading exporters of culture along with Japanese and British culture , a niche that the United States has dominated for nearly a century . During this time the Korean society began to be recognized as a developed country similar to that of the Western world . Part of the success of the Korean Wave owes in part to the development of social networking services and online video sharing platforms such as YouTube , which have allowed the Korean entertainment industry to reach a sizable overseas audience . Use of these media in facilitating promotion , distribution and consumption of various forms of Korean entertainment ( and K-pop in particular ) has contributed to their surge in worldwide popularity since the mid-2000s .",
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"text": "Gojūon The is a Japanese ordering of kana , so it is loosely a Japanese `` alphabetical order '' . The `` fifty '' ( gojū ) in its name refers to the 5 × 10 grid in which the characters are displayed . Each kana , which may be a hiragana or katakana character , corresponds to one sound in the Japanese language . As depicted at the right using hiragana characters , the sequence begins with あ ( a ) , い ( i ) , う ( u ) , え ( e ) , お ( o ) , then continues with か ( ka ) , き ( ki ) , く ( ku ) , け ( ke ) , こ ( ko ) , and so on for a total of ten rows of five . Although nominally containing 50 characters , the grid is not completely filled , and , further , there is an extra character added outside the grid at the end : with 5 gaps and 1 extra character , the current number of distinct kana in a syllabic chart in modern Japanese is therefore 46 . Some of these gaps have always existed as gaps in sound : there was no yi or wu in Old Japanese , and ye disappeared in Early Middle Japanese , predating the kana ; the kana for i , u and e double up for those phantom values . Also , with the spelling reforms after World War II , the kana for wi and we were replaced with i and e , the sounds they had developed into . The kana for syllabic n ( hiragana ん ) is not part of the grid , as it was introduced long after gojūon ordering was devised . ( Previously mu ( hiragana む ) was used for this sound . ) The gojūon contains all the basic kana , but it does not include : versions of kana with a dakuten such as が ( ga ) or だ ( da ) , or kana with handakuten such as ぱ ( pa ) or ぷ ( pu ) , smaller kana , such as the sokuon or yōon . The gojūon order is the prevalent system for collating Japanese in Japan . For example , dictionaries are ordered using this method . Other systems used are the iroha ordering , and , for kanji , the radical ordering .",
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"text": "South Korean South Korean may refer to : Something of , from , or related to South Korea , a country in East Asia , in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula . For information about the South Korean people , see : Demographics of South Korea Culture of South Korea the Korean language as spoken in South Korea",
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"text": "Ancient Egyptian literature Ancient Egyptian literature was written in the Egyptian language from ancient Egypt 's pharaonic period until the end of Roman domination . It represents the oldest corpus of Egyptian literature . Along with Sumerian literature , it is considered the world 's earliest literature . Writing in ancient Egypt -- both hieroglyphic and hieratic -- first appeared in the late 4th millennium BC during the late phase of predynastic Egypt . By the Old Kingdom ( 26th century BC to 22nd century BC ) , literary works included funerary texts , epistles and letters , hymns and poems , and commemorative autobiographical texts recounting the careers of prominent administrative officials . It was not until the early Middle Kingdom ( 21st century BC to 17th century BC ) that a narrative Egyptian literature was created . This was a `` media revolution '' which , according to Richard B. Parkinson , was the result of the rise of an intellectual class of scribes , new cultural sensibilities about individuality , unprecedented levels of literacy , and mainstream access to written materials . However , it is possible that the overall literacy rate was less than one percent of the entire population . The creation of literature was thus an elite exercise , monopolized by a scribal class attached to government offices and the royal court of the ruling pharaoh . However , there is no full consensus among modern scholars concerning the dependence of ancient Egyptian literature on the sociopolitical order of the royal courts . Middle Egyptian , the spoken language of the Middle Kingdom , became a classical language during the New Kingdom ( 16th century BC to 11th century BC ) , when the vernacular language known as Late Egyptian first appeared in writing . Scribes of the New Kingdom canonized and copied many literary texts written in Middle Egyptian , which remained the language used for oral readings of sacred hieroglyphic texts . Some genres of Middle Kingdom literature , such as `` teachings '' and fictional tales , remained popular in the New Kingdom , although the genre of prophetic texts was not revived until the Ptolemaic period ( 4th century BC to 1st century BC ) . Popular tales included the Story of Sinuhe and The Eloquent Peasant , while important teaching texts include the Instructions of Amenemhat and The Loyalist Teaching . By the New Kingdom period , the writing of commemorative graffiti on sacred temple and tomb walls flourished as a unique genre of literature , yet it employed formulaic phrases similar to other genres . The acknowledgment of rightful authorship remained important only in a few genres , while texts of the `` teaching '' genre were pseudonymous and falsely attributed to prominent historical figures . Ancient Egyptian literature has been preserved on a wide variety of media . This includes papyrus scrolls and packets , limestone or ceramic ostraca , wooden writing boards , monumental stone edifices and coffins . Texts preserved and unearthed by modern archaeologists represent a small fraction of ancient Egyptian literary material . The area of the floodplain of the Nile is under-represented because the moist environment is unsuitable for the preservation of papyri and ink inscriptions . On the other hand , hidden caches of literature , buried for thousands of years , have been discovered in settlements on the dry desert margins of Egyptian civilization .",
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"text": "Emblem of South Korea The National Emblem of the Republic of Korea ( Hangul : 대한민국의 국장 / Hanja : -LSB- -LSB- ) consists of the taeguk symbol present on the country 's national flag surrounded by five stylized petals and a ribbon bearing the inscription `` The Republic of Korea '' ( Daehan Minguk ) , the official name of the country , in Hangul characters . The Taegeuk represents peace and harmony . The five petals all have meaning and are related to Korea 's national flower , the Hibiscus syriacus , or Rose of Sharon ( mugunghwa . The emblem was adopted in 1963 .",
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"text": "History of education in England The history of education in England can be documented to the Anglo-Saxons ' settlement of England . During the Middle Ages , schools were established to teach Latin grammar to the sons of the aristocracy , as part of preparation also for the entry of some into the clergy and religious orders . The church preserved literacy and learning during this period , and education was closely tied to the religious vocation , in order to read the Bible and related documents . Apprenticeship was the main way for youths to enter practical occupations . Two universities were established in affiliation with the church : the University of Oxford , followed by the University of Cambridge , both related closely to training for clergy . A reformed system of `` free grammar schools '' was established in the reign of Edward VI . The Protestant Reformation had a major influence on education and literacy in England , as it encouraged the reading of the Bible in the vernacular of the people . ( Formerly , the Bible was printed only in Latin , the official language of the Catholic Church . ) Counties in the east of England , which had frequent interaction with the Low Countries , where the Reformation movement had flourished , developed a higher rate of literacy in the early years of the Reformation than did other areas of England . In the 19th century the Church of England sponsored most formal education until the government established free , compulsory education towards the end of that century . University College London was established as the first secular college in England , open to students of all religions ( or none , ) followed by King 's College London ; the two institutions formed the University of London . Durham University was also established in the early nineteenth century . Towards the end of the century , the `` redbrick '' universities , new public universities , were founded . The 1944 Education Act established the Tripartite System of grammar schools and secondary modern schools . The school leaving age was raised to 16 in 1972 .",
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"text": "Guro District, Seoul Guro District ( Guro-gu ) is a district of Seoul , South Korea , which was separated from Yeongdeungpo District on April 1 , 1980 . Located in the southwestern part of the city , where besides Yangcheon District and Geumcheon District Guro District has an important position as a transport link which contains railroads , land routes from the rest of Seoul to the south of the country . The Gyeongbu and Gyeongin railway lines connect Seoul to Busan and Incheon . In addition , Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines 1 , 2 , and 7 , and major highways intersect in Guro District . The name Guro originates from the legend that nine ( gu ) old men ( Korean : ro ) enjoyed longevity in the district . A digital industrial complex is located in Guro District . The Guro Digital Industrial Complex , which played a leading industrial role mainly with textile manufacturing , dressmaking and other labour-intensive industries in 1967 , has been rapidly changed into an IT industrial complex . This complex played a pivotal role in the economic growth of the South Korea 's development era , referred to as the `` Miracle on the Han River '' , and also contributed 10 percent of national export in the 1970s . Twenty-one percent of the total area of Guro District is a restricted zone to be used as a greenbelt with the only arboretum in Seoul . The zone is changing into a lively district as large labour-intensive factories are moving from the area and the council is developing what it terms its four zones . An `` e-government '' system based on this hosted the international e-participation forum on February 7 -- 9 , 2007 , with the participation of more than thirty-seven countries . The forum was launched with the theme `` Promoting Democracy and Regional Development '' and twenty-five mayors including André Santini ( Issy-les-Moulineaux , France ) , Kevin Foy ( Chapel Hill , US ) , Apirak Kosayothin ( Bangkok , Thailand ) , Uvais Mohamed Emthiyas ( Colombo , Sri Lanka ) , and world experts such as Dr William H. Dutton ( Director of Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford , UK ) and Dr Ari-Veiko Anttiroiko ( professor at the University of Tampere , Finland ) participated in the forum . The Guro Declaration , adopted during the forum , aims to set up a portal site for e-government development and to establish a concrete project in order to bridge the digital divide among the world 's cities . This practice has been recognised for providing a new important step in the development of e-democracy . The e-participation forum was a key factor for Guro to play the leading role in bridging the digital divide among cities , to provide I.T. enterprises located in Guro Digital Industrial Complex the opportunity to launch into the international market , to improve its image and become a global leader to concrete e-democracy .",
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"text": "Academic grading in South Korea Academic grading in South Korea depends on the type of school in which it is involved in . In University , the grade runs upon a letter-type grade similar to American schools . The letter grades can add up to different numbered averages , from 0.0 to 4.5 . However , in Middle School , the grades are based on characters that of the Korean language , such as '' 수 '' meaning `` Outstanding '' , or '' 양 '' meaning `` Needs Improvement '' .",
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"text": "Individual variation in second-language acquisition Individual variation in second-language acquisition is the study of why some people learn a second language better than others . Unlike children who acquire a language , adults learning a second language rarely reach the same level of competence as native speakers of that language . Some may stop studying a language before they have fully internalized it , and others may stop improving despite living in a foreign country for many years . It also appears that children are more likely than adults to reach native-like competence in a second language . There have been many studies that have attempted to explain these phenomena . A flurry of studies in the 1970s , often labelled the `` good language learner studies '' , sought to identify the distinctive factors characteristic of successful learners . Although those studies are now widely regarded as simplistic , they did serve to identify a number of factors affecting language acquisition . More detailed research on many of these specific factors continues today . For this reason , individual variation in second-language acquisition is not generally considered a single area of research . Rather , it is simply a convenient way to categorize studies about language aptitude , age and language learning , strategy use , and affective factors that affect language acquisition .",
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"text": "Hyangchal Hyangchal ( literally vernacular letters , local letters or corresponded sound ) is an archaic writing system of Korea and was used to transcribe the Korean language in hanja . Under the hyangchal system , Chinese characters were given a Korean reading based on the syllable associated with the character . The hyangchal writing system is often classified as a subgroup of Idu . The first mention of hyangchal is the monk Kyun Ye 's biography during the Goryeo period . Hyangchal is best known as the method Koreans used to write Hyangga , vernacular poetry . Today , twenty-five such poems still exist and shows that vernacular poetry used native Korean words , Korean word order , and each syllable was `` transcribed with a single graph '' . The writing system covered nouns , verbs , adjectives , adverbs , particles , suffixes , and auxiliary verbs . The practice of hyangchal continued during the Goryeo Dynasty where it was used to record native poetry as well .",
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"text": "South Chungcheong Province South Chungcheong Province , officially Chungcheongnam-do ( -LSB- tɕʰuŋ.tɕʰʌŋ.nam.do -RSB- ; abbreviated Chungnam ) , is a province in the west of South Korea . The province was formed in 1896 from the south-western half of the former Chungcheong Province and remained a province of Korea until the country 's division in 1945 , thereafter becoming part of South Korea . In 2012 , the provincial capital moved from Daejeon to Hongseong .",
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"text": "Greek language Greek ( Modern Greek : ελληνικά -LSB- eliniˈka -RSB- , elliniká , `` Greek '' , ελληνική γλώσσα -LSB- eliniˈci ˈɣlosa -RSB- , ellinikí glóssa , `` Greek language '' ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages , native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean . It has the longest documented history of any living language , spanning 34 centuries of written records . Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history ; other systems , such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary , were used previously . The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin , Cyrillic , Armenian , Coptic , Gothic and many other writing systems . The Greek language holds an important place in the history of the Western world and Christianity ; the canon of ancient Greek literature includes seminal works in the Western canon such as the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey . Greek is also the language in which many of the foundational texts in science , especially astronomy , mathematics and logic , and Western philosophy , such as the Platonic dialogues and the works of Aristotle , are composed ; the New Testament of the Christian Bible was written in Koiné Greek . Together with the Latin texts and traditions of the Roman world , the study of the Greek texts and society of antiquity constitutes the discipline of Classics . During antiquity , Greek was a widely spoken lingua franca in the Mediterranean world and many places beyond . It would eventually become the official parlance of the Byzantine Empire and develop into Medieval Greek . In its modern form , the Greek language is the official language in two countries , Greece and Cyprus , a recognised minority language in seven other countries , and is one of the 24 official languages of the European Union . The language is spoken by at least 13.2 million people today in Greece , Cyprus , Italy , Albania , Turkey , and the Greek diaspora . Greek roots are often used to coin new words for other languages ; Greek and Latin are the predominant sources of international scientific vocabulary .",
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"docid": "371b11ad41628aa0d069bb6c813ba14f",
"text": "Yi script The Yi script ( Yi : ꆈꌠꁱꂷ nuosu bburma -LSB- nɔ̄sū bū̠mā -RSB- ) is an umbrella term for two scripts used to write the Yi language ; Classical Yi ( an ideogram script ) , and the later Yi Syllabary . The script is also historically known in Chinese as Cuan Wen or Wei Shu and various other names , among them `` tadpole writing '' . This is to be distinguished from romanized Yi ( 彝文羅馬拼音 Yíwén Luómǎ pīnyīn ) which was a system ( or systems ) invented by missionaries and intermittently used afterwards by some government institutions . There was also a Yi abugida or alphasyllabary devised by Sam Pollard , the Pollard script for the Miao language , which he adapted into `` Nasu '' as well . Present day traditional Yi writing can be sub-divided into five main varieties ( Huáng Jiànmíng 1993 ) ; Nuosu ( the prestige form of the Yi language centred on the Liangshan area ) , Nasu ( including the Wusa ) , Nisu ( Southern Yi ) , Sani and Azhe .",
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"docid": "44a50aead83524cf2ec389b5687452bb",
"text": "Sun-ok Sun-ok , also spelled Soon-ok , is a Korean feminine given name . Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name . There are 31 hanja with the reading `` sun '' and five hanja with the reading `` ok '' on the South Korean government 's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names . People with this name include : Kim Sun-ok ( 1917 -- 1995 ) , South Korean traditional musician Lee Soon-ok ( born 1947 ) , North Korean defector and former political prisoner Jeong Sun-ok ( born 1955 ) , South Korean former volleyball player Lee Soon-ok ( volleyball ) ( born 1955 ) , South Korean former volleyball player Kim Soon-ok ( born 1971 ) , South Korean screenwriter Jung Soon-ok ( born 1983 ) , South Korean long jumper",
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"text": "University of Seoul The University of Seoul ( UOS ) ( Korean : 서울시립대학교 ) is a public university located in Seoul , Korea . It was founded as Kyung Sung Public Agricultural College in 1918 and renamed the University of Seoul in 1997 . UOS is one of top 3 universities without medical school in Korea in 2012 . According to 2015 report from The Times Higher Education , UOS ranked 7th among the all Korean universities and 49th among all the Asian universities . In another survey , UOS ranked 14th in the Asian midsize universities . UOS was reported the best value public university in Korea , with high financial investment and scholarship amount per student . Students ' affinity to the school was ranked in the first place and students ' satisfaction is in the second according to a 2010 survey . UOS is famous for a large number of alumni working as national or municipal government officials . UOS is specialized in College of Urban Science and has top-tier programs of environmental engineering , science in taxation , transportation engineering , urban planning and design , landscape architecture , and urban administration . In 2012 , the mayor of Seoul , Park Won-soon , implemented a campaign promise , `` Half-priced tuition '' as soon as he started his term . The half-priced tuition was initiated in UOS first so that it would drive other universities to decrease their tuition . In 2013 , UOS tuition per semester ranged from $ 915 to $ 1,441 ( two semesters a year , 1,117.3 won / $ in 2013 ) . Because of high quality of education and low tuition of UOS , admission process has been more competitive . And student 's satisfaction is still very high . In 2012 , the registration rate of new students was very high ( 96 % ) and the withdrawal rate of students was extremely low ( 0.97 % ) , compared with other universities in Seoul . Because UOS students think that they take a lot of financial and educational benefits from the Seoul government , most of them participate in social works . Number of social work volunteers in 2012 was 3,105 and is expected to increase .",
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"text": "South Korean web culture South Korean web culture indicates distinct activities that South Korean internet users enjoy on the web . Most of the internet users are in the 13 - 50 age range . People often access the Internet through cyber cafes ( Korean : PC방 ; PC bang ) . Most of the activities are targeted to teenagers and college students . Youngsters who feel more comfortable texting than talking are known as the `` thumb tribe '' . The LG Mobile World Cup , an international competition held on January 14 , 2010 , in which participants competed using their texting speed and accuracy was won by a pair of South Koreans . Highly urbanized at 92 % , South Koreans lead a distinctive urban lifestyle ; half of them live in high-rises concentrated in the Seoul Capital Area with 25 million residents . The rise of online social activities closely mirrors the wider cultural trend towards shared spaces , such as the habitual use of coffee houses . South Korea enjoys the world 's swiftest Internet speeds and the highest rate of Internet penitration but also suffers from very high censorship of content .",
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"text": "Literary Chinese in Vietnam Literary Chinese ( Vietnamese : cổ văn 古文 or văn ngôn 文言 ) was the medium of all formal writing in Vietnam for almost all of the history of the country up to the early 20th century , when it was replaced by vernacular writing using the Latin-based Vietnamese alphabet . The language was the same as that used in China itself , as well as Korea and Japan , and used the same standard Chinese characters . It was used for official business , historical annals , fiction , verse , scholarship and even for declarations of Vietnamese determination to resist the Chinese .",
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"text": "ㅒ ㅒ is one of the Korean hangul . The Unicode for ㅒ is U +3150 .",
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"text": "Interactive writing Interactive writing has been described by Swartz ( 2001 ) as `` a teaching method in which children and teacher negotiate what they are going to write and then share the pen to construct the message . '' Interactive writing is a cooperative event in which text is jointly composed and written . The teacher uses the interactive writing session to model reading and writing strategies as he or she engages children in creating text . Interactive writing was also included by Fountas & Pinnell as part of their balanced literacy framework . Similar to shared writing , interactive writing allows a teacher and students to literally `` share the pen '' to create a joint sentence or message . Typically used in the primary grades , interactive writing is a powerful instructional medium for teaching phonics , spelling principles , rimes , writing conventions , and other key early writing skills . This form of interactive writing is thoroughly explained and detailed in the book Interactive Writing : How Language & Literacy Come Together , K-2 by Andrea McCarrier , Gay Su Pinnell , and Irene Fountas . Others have described interactive writing differently as a method used in literacy teaching , especially for young children , whereby the students have the opportunity to practice their reading , studying and writing skills in a safe and creative environment . In this method the teacher ( s ) and students write to each other , by means of letters , dialogue journals or a message board . The students are free to choose the topic and the length of their writings . The teachers respond without correcting or criticising the spelling , grammar or writing style , but rather modelling more appropriate forms of writing . The aim of this method is to allow children to see literacy as something meaningful and enjoyable , rather than a mind-numbing school activity . The focus is on fluency rather than accuracy . The principle behind it is ` write to learn , not learn to write ' . As such it relates to the learner-centered whole language approach . The interactive writing method has been described in books such as : Peyton , Joy Kreeft ( ed . ) ( 1990 ) Students and Teachers Writing Together : Perspectives on Journal Writing . Robinson , A. , L. Crawford & N. Hall ( 1990 ) some day you will no all about me : Young Children 's Explorations in the World of Letter Writing . Reference Swartz , Stanley L. et al. , ( 2001 ) . Interactive editing and interactive writing . Dominie Press/Pearson Learning . Category : Writing",
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"text": "Tanya Roberts Victoria Leigh Blum ( born October 15 , 1955 ) , known by the stage name Tanya Roberts , is an American actress and producer . She is known for her role as Stacey Sutton in the James Bond film A View to a Kill ( 1985 ) , and as Midge Pinciotti on That '70s Show ( 1998 -- 2004 ) .",
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"text": "Arthur Roberts (comedian) Arthur Roberts ( 21 September 1852 -- 27 February 1933 ) was an English comedian , music hall entertainer and actor . He was famous for portraying the pantomime dames and later for his comic characters and `` gagging '' in farces , burlesques and musical comedies . He is credited with coining the word `` spoof '' .",
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"text": "Tiffany Hendra Tiffany Hendra ( née Bolton ; born August 21 , 1971 ) is an American actress and television personality best known for the Bravo reality-television show The Real Housewives of Dallas .",
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"text": "Tovah Feldshuh Terri Sue `` Tovah '' Feldshuh ( born December 27 , 1952 ) is an American actress , singer and playwright . She has been a Broadway star for more than four decades , earning four Tony Award nominations . She has also received two Emmy Award nominations for Holocaust and Law & Order , and appeared in such films as A Walk on the Moon , She 's Funny That Way , and Kissing Jessica Stein . In 2015-16 , she played the role of Deanna Monroe on AMC 's television adaptation of The Walking Dead .",
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"text": "Tanya Byron Tanya Byron ( born 6 April 1967 ) is a British psychologist , writer , and media personality , best known for her work as a child therapist on television shows Little Angels and The House of Tiny Tearaways . She also co-created the BBC2 sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle with Jennifer Saunders , and still contributes articles to various newspapers . In 2008 , she became Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Edge Hill University and is the first and current Chancellor of the same institution .",
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"text": "Betty Walker The British actress of this name is listed under her stage name , Helen Roberts . Betty Walker ( August 7 , 1928 -- July 26 , 1982 ) was a Jewish-American comic who performed primarily during the 1950s and 1960s . She was born Edith Seeman in Elizabeth , New Jersey to Latvian immigrants .",
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"text": "Too Outrageous! Too Outrageous ! is a 1987 Canadian comedy film . Directed and written by Richard Benner , the film is based on a story by Margaret Gibson . The film stars Craig Russell as Robin Turner , a drag queen .",
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"docid": "3a7e8810bf2882ef7411afa85af38838",
"text": "Lee Roberts Lee Roberts was a film actor during the Hollywood Golden Age . Sometimes he is credited as Robert Allen or Lee J. Roberts .",
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"text": "Cynda Williams Cynda Williams ( born May 17 , 1966 ) is an American television and film actress , singer , songwriter , playwright , author , artistic mentor and activist .",
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"text": "Tanya Gold Tanya Gold ( born 31 December 1973 in Merton , Surrey ) is an English journalist . She was educated at the independent Kingston Grammar School and Merton College , Oxford and has written for British newspapers including The Guardian , the Daily Mail , The Independent , The Daily Telegraph , The Sunday Times and the Evening Standard , and also for the news magazine The Spectator . In 2009 she was highly commended in the Feature Writer of the Year category at the British Press Awards . In 2010 she won Feature Writer of the Year at the British Press Awards and was also nominated for Columnist of the Year . She has written articles exploring her recovery from alcoholism , and her undercover investigations into the television series Big Brother . She has also written a column about giving up smoking , `` The Quitter '' . In October 2008 , she wrote an article for The Guardian about her alma mater : `` Oxford is hellish . It needs to be broken apart and stuffed with state school kids -- for its own good . '' She criticised Merton and Oxford University , for a culture she saw as privileged , stratified by socioeconomic status , and emotionally repressive . Tanya also writes for the Sunday Times , The Daily Telegraph , the Spectator and the Mail on Sunday .",
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"text": "Linda Lavin Linda Lavin ( born October 15 , 1937 ) is an American singer and actress . She is known for playing the title character in the sitcom Alice and for her stage performances , both on Broadway and Off-Broadway . After acting as a child , Lavin joined the Compass Players in the late 1950s . She began acting on Broadway in the 1960s , earning notice in `` It 's a Bird ... It 's a Plane ... It 's Superman '' in 1966 and receiving her first Tony Award nomination in Last of the Red Hot Lovers in 1970 . She moved to Hollywood in 1973 and began to work in television , making recurring appearances on the sitcom Barney Miller before getting the title role in hit comedy Alice , which ran from 1976 to 1985 . She appeared in many telefilms and later in other TV work . She has also had roles in several feature films . In 1987 , she returned to Broadway , starring in Broadway Bound ( winning a Tony Award ) , Gypsy ( 1990 ) , The Sisters Rosensweig ( 1993 ) , The Diary of Anne Frank ( 1997 -- 1998 ) and The Tale of the Allergist 's Wife ( 2000 -- 2001 ) , among others . In 2010 , she appeared as Ruth Steiner in Collected Stories , garnering her fifth Tony nomination . She starred in NBC 's short-lived sitcom , Sean Saves the World in as Lorna .",
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"text": "Sandra Church Sandra Church ( born January 13 , 1938 ) is an American actress in films and theatre , primarily known for her performance as Gypsy Rose Lee in the 1959 musical Gypsy : A Musical Fable , for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical .",
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"text": "Shirley Douglas Shirley Jean Douglas , ( born April 2 , 1934 ) is a Canadian television , film and stage actress and activist . Her acting career combined with her family name has made her recognizable in Canadian film , television and national politics .",
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"text": "Britt Lower Britt Lower ( born Brittney Leigh Lower ; August 2 , 1985 ) is an American actress known for her role as Liz in Man Seeking Woman and Tanya Sitkowsky in Unforgettable .",
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"text": "Edith Roberts Edith Roberts ( September 17 , 1899 -- August 20 , 1935 ) was an American silent film actress from New York City . She was a child performer in vaudeville before she came to Hollywood , California in 1915 . Among her more than one hundred fifty screen credits are roles in Seven Keys to Baldpate ( 1925 ) , Big Brother ( 1923 ) , The Wagon Master ( 1929 ) , and The Mystery Club ( 1926 ) . Her final film role was in Two O'Clock in the Morning ( 1929 ) .",
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"text": "Tracey Bell Tracey Bell is an award-winning Canadian comedian and impersonator . She is the creator of the one-woman show , `` 8 Divas in 44 Minutes '' and known for her live impersonations of celebrities like Cher , Marilyn Monroe , Madonna , Liza Minnelli , Tina Turner , Janis Joplin , Celine Dion , and Dolly Parton .",
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"text": "Theatre Tulsa Theatre Tulsa , Inc. is a community theatre company in Tulsa , Oklahoma , USA . Theatre Tulsa , the longest running community theatre west of the Mississippi and seventh in the nation , has had a prosperous but sometimes difficult history . The theatre has survived multiple wars , fires , and economic depressions . Theatre Tulsa started as a small community theatre that played shows in a tent , and grew to the largest community theatre in the nation in the 1970s , followed by years of decline and a recent re-invigoration that includes the new creation of a Broadway Series main stage season , a Next Stage series season composed of new works , and a Family Series season for children , families , and arts education programming . Tulsa Little Theatre was incorporated December . 10 , 1922 by Mrs. Bonnie Reed and Mrs. Hope Holway . Despite the Great Depression , the group managed to raise money to build a theater which was christened with a performance of The Cradle Song in February 1932 . Two years later , the group incorporated as Tulsa Little Theatre . Struggling through the next few years , the theater survived a threatened bank foreclosure in 1935 after a number of donors stepped in , and in 1940 the theater paid off its mortgage . During World War II , it produced shows for military camps and veterans ' hospitals . Tulsa Little Little Theatre prospered , and by 1959 was the largest non-professional theater company in the country . In 1964 , its membership was 8,000 strong . By 1972 it had the largest community theater membership in the nation and had counted 1.5 million members over the past 50 years . In 1974 Tulsa Little Theatre changed its name to Theatre Tulsa , Inc. . Theatre Tulsa remains active today producing 10 productions a year that include modern and classic dramas , comedies , and musicals . Theatre Tulsa has had many firsts ; it was the first community theater in the country to premiere Our Town ( 1939 ) and All My Sons ( 1947 ) ; the musical Brownstone ( 1985 ) ; `` Miracle on 34th Street : A Musical Adaptation '' ( a 1993 original musical written for Theatre Tulsa ) ; `` I Love You , You 're Perfect , Now Change '' ( 2003 ) ; and the first American production of Pitmen Painters ( 2011 ) . Theatre Tulsa 's production of Forever Plaid sold out more than 400 shows in 1995 and 1996 . Some noted performers , including Jeanne Tripplehorn , Kristin Chenoweth and Sam Harris , received their first stage experience with Theatre Tulsa .",
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"text": "Marion Marshall (actress) Marion Marshall ( born Marion Tanner ; June 8 , 1929 ) is an American actress .",
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"text": "Whole World Theatre The Whole World Theatre is an improvisational theatre located in Atlanta , Georgia . Whole World Theatre ( WWT ) is a non-profit theatre company that began in Atlanta , Georgia in late 1993 , when David Webster began teaching a group of student actors whom he would train to become the hottest improv company in town . Jennifer Horne and David Webster were co-founding members . The original students of Whole World Theatre performed their first show in front of 25 people in September 1994 . Specializing in experiential improv and unconventional scripted works , and using a unique approach to improv , which put more emphasis on acting , character and atmosphere than on cheap laughs , Webster wrote and directed original ground breaking pieces such as , Blood Bath Bingo and Pimps , Queens , and Dope Fiends . Webster also produced scripted works included , Balm in Gillead , Bitches , Women Behind Bars , Four Dogs and a Bone and The House of Yes , among many others . In June 1995 , Jennifer Horne and David Webster spent their honeymoon money to open Whole World Theatre at their current location at 1214 Spring Street in mid-town Atlanta . As their popularity grew , the cast of Whole World Theatre were given the opportunity to produce their live improv comedy show for television when Webster sold the show to television . `` Whole World Comedy '' - Whole World 's premier TV show - helped to launch the southern based Turner South Network . David Webster taught every actor at Whole World Theater until 2001 . He wrote , directed and emceed every show for over 1000 shows . He won several awards including an Emmy award for writing . In 2003 Managing Director , Emily Reily Russell , created a youth summer camp program and an improvisational acting program for teens and young adults at Whole World Theatre that still exists to this day . Many of the graduates of this program have entered the `` Performance Ready Group '' that hosts a more family oriented show the first Saturday of every month November through May . The Performance Ready Group is directed and mentored by Assistant Artistic Director , Eric Goins . Russell , in conjunction with Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and The Starlight Starbright Foundation has also created `` Improv in Dialysis . '' Providing monthly improvisational acting workshops to patients and their families at Egleston Children 's Hospital in Atlanta . Lance Krall , one of Webster 's original students , eventually moved to Hollywood and went on to produce his own television show , The Lance Krall Show , which aired Spike TV , and Free Radio , which aired on Vh1 . Lance has hired several alumni from Whole World Theatre to guest star in his projects . In 2004 , Webster moved on to write and direct independent movies and Jennifer Horne moved on to begin her own improv troupe in Charlottesville , Va. . That same year , a complete change in management occurred at Whole World Theatre . In 2004 , Chip Powell became Artistic Director of Whole World Theatre . The Company continues to perform improv shows and remains one of Atlanta 's most successful theater companies . Under Powell 's leadership the company has produced Improv in the Park : an annual free improv show in Atlanta 's Piedmont Park and Central Park at Atlantic Station . Improv in the Park was voted `` Best Outdoor Event '' by Creative Loafing . Powell also went on to launch Whole World 's 3rd Space Theatre by Producing and Directing scripted works such as Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies by Del Shores . In 2005 , the theatre started a television show for a network called MAV TV and is currently broadcast in over 200,000 homes across the U.S. . The show features Whole World 's Improv Comedy and is geared towards a more mature audience . Official Website Category : Theatres in Atlanta",
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"text": "Sears Radio Theater Sears Radio Theater was a radio drama anthology series which ran weeknights on CBS Radio in 1979 , sponsored by the Sears chain . Often paired with The CBS Radio Mystery Theater during its first season , the program offered a different genre of drama for each day 's broadcast . In January 1980 , the program moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System and became the Mutual Radio Theater . The Mutual series broadcast repeats from the CBS run until September 1980 , when a short season of new dramas was presented . Sears continued as a sponsor during the Mutual run . Monday was `` Western Night '' and was hosted by Lorne Greene . Tuesday was `` Comedy Night '' , hosted by Andy Griffith . Wednesday was `` Mystery Night '' with Vincent Price as host . Thursday was `` Love and Hate Night '' with Cicely Tyson doing honors as host . Finally , Friday brought `` Adventure Night '' , first hosted by Richard Widmark and later by Howard Duff and then by Leonard Nimoy . Actors heard on the series included Jim Jordan , Henry Morgan , Daws Butler , June Foray , Parley Baer , Mary Jane Croft , Howard Culver , John Dehner , Virginia Gregg , Janet Waldo , Vic Perrin , Hans Conried , Marvin Miller , Elliott Lewis , Jeff Corey , Lesley Woods , Robert Rockwell , Lurene Tuttle , Eve Arden , Keith Andes , Harriet Nelson , Alan Young , Tom Bosley , Marion Ross , Lloyd Bochner , Rick Jason , Frank Campanella , Toni Tennille , Arthur Hill , Dan O'Herlihy , Jesse White and Frank Nelson . Actress Peggy Webber was heard on 52 episodes . It was produced and directed by Fletcher Markle and Elliott Lewis . The theme was composed and conducted by Nelson Riddle . Though less long-lived than NPR 's Earplay or the CBS Radio Mystery Theater , it was an ambitious attempt to reinvigorate a neglected field . Like Earplay , it was broadcast in stereo .",
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"text": "Tina Thomsen Tina Thomsen ( born 1975 ) is an Australian actress whose roles include Finlay Roberts in the soap opera Home and Away and Tanga on Farscape .",
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"text": "Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt ( born January 27 , 1969 ) is an American stand-up comedian , writer , actor , and voice artist , known for roles such as Spencer Olchin in the sitcom The King of Queens ( 1998 -- 2007 ) , voicing Remy in the film Ratatouille ( 2007 ) , and playing multiple identical brothers , the Koenigs , on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ( 2014 -- 17 ) . Oswalt has won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his Netflix stand-up special Patton Oswalt : Talking for Clapping ( 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Virginia Patton Virginia Ann Patton ( born June 25 , 1926 ) is an American former actress and businesswoman . After appearing in several films in the early 1940s , she was cast in her most well-known role as Ruth Dakin Bailey in Frank Capra 's It 's a Wonderful Life ( 1946 ) . In 1949 , Patton retired from acting , with her final film credit being The Lucky Stiff ( 1949 ) .",
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"text": "A Troll in Central Park A Troll in Central Park ( released in some countries as Stanley 's Magic Garden ) is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy-comedy film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman , creators of Rock-A-Doodle , The Land Before Time , All Dogs Go to Heaven , The Secret of NIMH and An American Tail . It was released on October 7 , 1994 , by Warner Bros. . Family Entertainment . The film grossed $ 71,368 at the North American box office . The film features the voice talents of Dom DeLuise as Stanley , Cloris Leachman as Queen Gnorga , Charles Nelson Reilly as King Llort , Phillip Glasser as Gus , Tawny Sunshine Glover as Rosie , Hayley Mills as Hilary and Jonathan Pryce as Alan . It is the last Don Bluth film to star Dom DeLuise .",
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"text": "King of Gamblers King of Gamblers is a 1937 American low-budget gangster film directed by Robert Florey . Akim Tamiroff takes an unusual featured role as a slot-machine racketeer whose bombing of an uncooperative barber shop leads to a murder charge . ( The film was also known as Czar of the Slot Machines . ) By her own account , silent film star Louise Brooks played a bit part in the film for Florey , who `` specialised in giving jobs to destitute and sufficiently grateful actresses '' , referring both to herself and to Evelyn Brent . However , Brooks does not appear in the completed film .",
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"text": "Nikos Psacharopoulos Nikos Psacharopoulos ( born Athens , January 18 , 1928 , died St. John , U.S. Virgin Islands , on January 12 , 1989 ) was an American theater producer , director , and educator . Born Nickolas Konstantin Athanasios Psacharopoulos VII , he claimed to have organized his first theatrical troupe at age 15 under the Nazi occupation of his homeland . He moved to the United States in 1947 and attended Oberlin College where he directed productions for the Oberlin Mummers . He graduated in 1951 with a degree in art history . Three years later he received a Master of Fine Arts Degree in theater direction from the Yale Drama School . In 1955 , he joined the faculty of Yale 's undergraduate theater studies department and also taught in the graduate Drama School , where he remained until his death of colon cancer at age 60 . Psacharopoulos was a co-founder of the Williamstown Theater Festival ( WTF ) in 1955 , based in the Adams Memorial Theater on the campus of Williams College . Psacharopoulos went on to serve as WTF 's sole artistic executive director for 33 years , creating a professional summer theater that was more than a typical summer stock escapist operation . He was aided for many years by Tom Brennan , who served as the WTF associate director . Under Psacharopoulos ' leadership , WTF specialized in the plays of Anton Chekhov and Bertolt Brecht , as well as the work of many classic American playwrights such as Tennessee Williams , Thornton Wilder , Arthur Miller , and Archibald MacLeish . Psacharopoulos traveled often between his Greek homeland and New York City , his main residence , where he staged theater productions with the Circle-in-the-Square , the New York Pro Musica , and City Opera . Psacharopoulos ' international reputation and demanding artistry drew many famous actors to perform with the WTF , names such as Frank Langella , Kate Burton , Rosemary Harris , Blythe Danner , and Colleen Dewhurst . To all -- his `` stars '' and apprentices -- he was a man of great style , a gourmet who would excuse himself from a table of friends to confer with a restaurant 's chef ; he was something of a dandy who , nevertheless , was always addressed simply as `` Nikos . '' Many directors and leaders of American theater were inspired by Nikos ' guidance . Each year he would choose an assistant from his students at Yale to accompany him to WTF to experience their first seasons as professional directors . Peter H. Hunt , Austin Pendleton , Keith Fowler , and Arvin Brown are among those who first served with Nikos .",
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"text": "Twisted Fortune Twisted Fortune is a black comedy about a bumbling small-time crook ( played by Charlie Murphy ) who finds a bottle cap worth $ 1,000,000 while robbing a convenience store . The comedy also features Ike Barinholtz and Jordan Peele ( both of MadTV ) , supermodel Carol Alt , comedians Donnell Rawlings and Dave Atell , and actress Davida Williams . It was directed by comedian Victor Varnado ( End of Days ) , who also acted in the movie . The screenplay was written by Jim Yoakum ( who worked with Monty Python 's Graham Chapman ) , and by Paul Sapiano . It was released in 2007 and is listed as having been filmed in New York City in the same year . It was distributed by Warner Bros. .",
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"text": "King Manor King Manor , also known as the Rufus King House , is in Jamaica , Queens . It was the home of Rufus King , a signer of the United States Constitution , a Senator from New York , and Ambassador to Great Britain immediately after the American Revolution . It is located at 150th Street and Jamaica Avenue . Descendants of King 's family lived in the house until 1896 when Rufus ' granddaughter Cornelia King died and sold the house to the Village of Jamaica . When Jamaica , along with the western half of Queens County was annexed by New York City in 1898 , the house and the property were turned over to the New York City Parks Department which re-designated the land as `` Rufus King Park . '' It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 .",
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"text": "King of the Cowboys King of the Cowboys is a 1943 film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette . It is set in Texas during World War II .",
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"text": "Killer Queen by Katy Perry Killer Queen by Katy Perry is a fragrance created by American singer Katy Perry and Coty Inc. . The fragrance was released in 2013 , and follows her first two fragrances Purr and Meow ! . The perfume comes in a box that is red with gold touches , and the bottle is shaped like a red ruby .",
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"text": "King of the Ghetto King of the Ghetto is a 1986 British four-part television drama miniseries which was aired on BBC Two , it was directed and written by Farrukh Dhondy , and stars Tim Roth . The drama is about racial tensions in London 's east end in the 1980s .",
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"text": "The Secret Theatre The Secret Theatre is an off off Broadway house that was established in The Long Island City Art Center in July 2007 by Actor/Director Richard Mazda . It can seat slightly under fifty audience members . The theatre is making a well-earned reputation as a home for The Queens Players and also through its ` repertory ' style policy of mounting an average of over 9 mainstage productions in a year . The inaugural production featured an original work by Joel Schatzky which starred Bill Krakauer father of noted Klezmer musician David Krakauer . Bill is an 80-year-old psychotherapist turned actor who took on the challenging lead role of a conductor who escaped persecution by the Nazis by emigrating to America to pursue a musical career . Subsequent productions in The Secret Theatre 's first season included ` Theatre of Horror ' , a mainstage production featuring original plays from the Grand Guignol , A Christmas Carol , Lysistrata and Edward II by Christopher Marlowe . The production of Edward II was filmed and is currently in post production .",
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"text": "Patton Ki Bazi Patton Ki Bazi is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Ram Govind for Balaji Films , starring Rajan Sippy , Khushboo , Swapna and Gulshan Grover",
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"text": "King's Rhapsody King 's Rhapsody is a musical with book and music by Ivor Novello and lyrics by Christopher Hassall . The musical was first produced at the Palace Theatre , London , on 15 September 1949 and ran for 841 performances , surviving its author , who died in 1951 . It starred Novello in the title role of the heir to the throne under pressure from his long-lived mother , Queen Elana , to abdicate in favour of his infant son , with Phyllis Dare as his mistress Marta Karillos , Zena Dare as Queen Elana , Vanessa Lee as Princess Cristiane , Robert Andrews as Vanescu , and Olive Gilbert as Countess Vera . A 1955 film adaptation was made , starring Errol Flynn .",
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"text": "Kaada/Patton Live Kaada/Patton Live is a DVD of the collaboration between Mike Patton and John Kaada that was released on November 20 , 2007 . The DVD features a live performance of the music from the album Romances from Roskilde Festival 2005 . The entire concert is in black & white .",
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"text": "The Heart, She Holler The Heart , She Holler is a live-action television series produced by PFFR for Adult Swim . The series , described as `` Southern Gothic drama '' and `` an inside-out blend of soap opera and politically incorrect surrealist comedy '' , is about the long-hidden and isolated son of the Heartshe dynasty -- played by Patton Oswalt -- returning to run the town and being locked in conflict with sisters Hurshe ( Kristen Schaal ) and Hambrosia ( Heather Lawless ) . The show premiered on November 6 , 2011 , for a six-episode first season . A 14-episode second season premiered on September 11 , 2013 , and a third season premiered in December 2014 .",
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"text": "Laurie Lea Schaefer Laurel Lea Schaefer ( born May 21,1949 in Bexley , Ohio , U.S. ) was Miss America 1972 . A native of Bexley , Ohio , Schaefer received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Ohio University in June 1971 . Three months later she won the Miss America Pageant . After Miss America , Laurel effectively parlayed her theatre arts and music degree into an extensive and varied entertainment career . Her training afforded her opportunities as a leading lady to notables such as : Howard Keel , John Davidson , Peter Marshall , Ed Ames , Joe Namath , Giorgio Tozzi , and Gorden MacRae . This reflect such productions as ; `` The Music Man '' , `` The Sound of Music '' , `` Camelot '' , `` South Pacific '' , `` Showboat '' , `` My Fair Lady '' , `` Oklahoma '' , `` Hello Dolly '' , `` Carousel '' , `` The King and I '' , `` Guys and Dolls '' , `` Anything Goes '' , `` Under the Yum-Yum Tree '' , `` Star-Spangled Girl '' , and `` Plaza Suite '' . Laurel 's television work includes a recurring role on `` Falcon Crest '' and guest starring roles on `` Matlock '' , `` L.A. Law '' , `` Quantum Leap '' , `` Love Boat '' , `` Three 's Company '' , `` Rockford Files '' . She is often recognized for her work in TV commercials and for a short time , she represented Campbell 's soup . Laurel 's vocal career saw her performing the National Anthem at the Inaugural Concert for President Richard M. Nixon , headlining the Miss America USO Tour to Viet Nam and Thailand , entertaining on cruises with a one-woman show and touring `` Capturing the Heart of Gershwin '' Anniversary Concert where she received critical acclaim for vocal solos ranging from swing to blues to light opera . For twenty-five years Laurel has worked as a commercial casting director and is owner of Creative Casting Services and is also a well-respected nationwide talent scout . In 1974 Laurel established Schaefer Consultants where she serves as a personal imaging and entertainment career consultant . Laurel is a published author and is highly sought after as a keynote speaker , corporate spokesperson , and infomercial host and media presenter . Miss Schaefer is the recipient of many awards including The American Academy of Achievement - Gold Plate Award , Outstanding Alumni Award ( Ohio University ) , Tom Dooley Humanitarian Award , New Jersey and Ohio `` Woman of the Year '' Award , Ohio Governor 's Award , Bexley Alumni Association-Significant Achievement Award , President 's Award for Leadership from Zonta International and a listing in Who 's Who .",
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"text": "Carol Mansell Carol Mansell is an American film and television actress , most notable for her first television role : Ethel MacDoogan ( aka Angel 972 ) , the main character in the sitcom Down to Earth , running on TBS from 1983 to 1987 . After the cancellation of Down to Earth , Mansell has mainly appeared in individual television episodes . Her recurring roles include parts in Married ... with Children , Seinfeld , That '70s Show , Desperate Housewives , Days of Our Lives , The King of Queens , and a 2012 episode of Justified . She also appeared in the Season 9 episode of F.R.I.E.N.D.S ` The One in Barbados Part 1 ' as a fan of Joey 's . Her most prominent film role is as Collette Marshall in the 2000 biopic/horror film In the Light of the Moon . Other film appearances include those in The Couch Trip and Thelma & Louise .",
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"text": "Jess Osuna Jess Osuna ( May 28 , 1928 -- April 2 , 2011 ) was an American character actor whose credits included Three Days of the Condor and My Old Man . Jess Osuna was a terrific actor and an energetic fellow . He rode his bicycle to appointments , classes and performances all over the city well into his 80s . He had a successful film , television and stage career , including the films : A New Leaf , Three Days of the Condor , All the President 's Men , Taps and Kramer Vs. Kramer , television shows included : Columbo , Kojak , NYPD and Hawk . He had extensive theatre credits as well , his Broadway credits include : Happy Birthday Wanda June , Edison Theatre , 1970-1971 , An Almost Perfect Person , The Belasco Theatre , 1977-1978 , and The Goodbye People by Herb Gardner , at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre , 1968 . He was first a student , then an instructor and performer at HB Studios in Greenwich Village , New York City . He studied with both Herbert Berghoff and Uta Hagen and eventually taught his own classes . For the last 7 years or so of his life he studied with Austin Pendleton , at HB , and performed with the HB Ensemble . Perhaps his favorite role was the title role in Hamlet which he played with the HB Ensemble . He is missed by his friends and fellow actors . Osuna died at his home in Greenwich Village , Manhattan , on April 2 , 2011 , at the age of 82 . He was predeceased by his beloved wife , Mary Anne . He is survived by his daughter Tracy and his grandson , Sean , as well as many nieces and nephews . Osuna was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside , Queens .",
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"text": "Patton 360° Patton 360 ° , also written as Patton 360 , is a weekly television series that originally ran from April 10 to June 26 , 2009 , on the History channel . It was produced by Flight 33 Productions in Los Angeles ( the same company that produced Battle 360 ° ) , and features a mixture of CGI , archival footage , recreations , and interviews with World War II veterans and historians . The series follows General George S. Patton and the units he commanded , from the Operation Torch landings in Morocco in 1942 , through the campaigns in North Africa and Sicily , and in the battles across Northwest Europe . The episodes were written by Samuel K. Dolan and Jim Hense , and produced by Rob Beemer , Brian Thompson , Samuel K. Dolan , associate producer Ryan Hurst , and executive producers Louis Tarantino and Douglas Cohen for Flight 33 Productions and Carl Lindahl for the History channel .",
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"text": "Live at the Beacon Theater Live at the Beacon Theater is the fourth full-length comedy special/concert film by comedian Louis C.K. . The special takes place at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan , New York . In contrast to his previous specials , which had been produced for broadcast and sale on physical media , Live at the Beacon Theater is sold directly from the comedian 's website for the cost of $ 5.00 USD and can be downloaded in 720p HD or streamed in browser . Also in contrast to his previous special , Hilarious , which was released for sale more than a year and a half after it was recorded , Live at the Beacon captures a performance from just a month before its release ( November 10 , 2011 ) . It later aired on the FX television channel . It later was made available in a Humble Bundle . As stated in the end credits , the film was dedicated to comedian Patrice O'Neal , who died two weeks prior to its release . C.K. considered O'Neal one of his favorite comedians . The film won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety , Music , or Comedy Special and received three other nominations .",
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"text": "222 (Live & Uncut) 222 ( Live & Uncut ) is the unedited version of comedian Patton Oswalt 's first comedy album Feelin ' Kinda Patton . It was recorded at the 40 Watt Club in Athens , Georgia on September 27 , 2003 . The album has only one track on each of the two CDs . As of 2011 , 222 is out of print but available digitally .",
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"text": "1992 Los Angeles riots The 1992 Los Angeles riots , also known as the Rodney King riots , the South Central riots , the 1992 Los Angeles civil disturbance , the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest , and the Los Angeles uprising , were a series of riots , lootings , arsons , and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County , California in April and May 1992 . The unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29 after a trial jury acquitted four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department of the use of excessive force in the videotaped arrest and beating of Rodney King . It then spread throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area as thousands of people rioted over a six-day period following the announcement of the verdict . Widespread looting , assault , arson , and killings occurred during the riots , and estimates of property damage were over $ 1 billion . Order was only restored after members of the California Army National Guard , the 7th Infantry Division , and the 1st Marine Division were called in to stop the rioting when local police could not control the situation . In total , 58 people were killed during the riots , more than 2,000 people were injured , and more than 11,000 were arrested . LAPD chief of police Daryl Gates , who had already announced his resignation by the time of the riots , took much of the institutional blame .",
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"text": "1968 Detroit riot The 1968 Detroit riot was a civil disturbance that occurred between April 4 -- 5 , 1968 in Detroit , Michigan following the assassination of Martin Luther King , Jr. . Less than a year after the violent unrest of 1967 , areas of 12th Street ( present-day Rosa Parks Boulevard ) again erupted in chaos ( simultaneously with 110 other US cities ) following King 's assassination . Michigan Governor George W. Romney ordered the National Guard into Detroit . One person was killed , and gangs tossed objects at cars and smashed storefront windows with three dozen fires being set .",
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"text": "Segregation in Seattle While Seattle is probably the furthest place in the continental United States from where the Civil Rights movement is typically associated , typically the Deep South , segregation and racial prejudices effected the northwest just as much as it did other regions in the United States . Before World War II Seattle 's population was predominantly Caucasian . After the war Seattle 's population increased by about 100,000 people , from all over the country , causing many neighborhoods and schools to go up in numbers and diversity ) . As the number of people increased so did the need of new school buildings . While Seattle , in the later years -- the 1960s through 1980s -- made strides to accommodate decisions like the Brown vs. Board of Education things like White flight made it difficult to fully integrate schools because of the de facto segregation happening in the communities . As a result , African-Americans in Seattle were concentrated into one area which was labeled The Central District . It was here that a majority of the black population lived and went to school . In the 1960s , Seattle was home to only nine black schools in The Central District , and almost 100 white schools on outside parts of town . On March 31 and April 1 , 1966 thousands of Seattle Public School students boycotted the Central District in search for equality in the school systems . Many believed that the problems in the schools stemmed from almost 10,000 students being pushed into a limited amount of space . These locations were often underfunded and understaffed which resulted in poor test schools and low graduation rates . The number of protesters soon grew , including thousands of white students , and three public school teachers . The outpouring support for the issue forced the Seattle School Board to grant the public with a real solution to the problem . Today , Seattle recognizes this protest as the Seattle Public Schools Boycott of 1966 Segregation was also found in the Seattle neighborhood hospitals that refused treatment to African Americans . For example , if a black patient wanted treatment at Providence Hospital they would need to pay for a private room . Swedish Medical Center used the statement : `` will not receive Negroes at this time . '' While Virginia Mason Nursing school wrote : `` In regards to our policy , we do not accept Negroes , Japanese , etc. . '' While de jure segregation enforced by law is no longer practiced , Seattle remains a highly racially segregated city . This is both from the aftermath of legalized segregation and the result of a continued practice of de facto segregation .",
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"text": "Los Angeles Times bombing The Los Angeles Times bombing was the purposeful dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building in Los Angeles , California , on October 1 , 1910 by a union member belonging to the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers . The explosion started a fire which killed 21 newspaper employees and injured 100 more . It was termed the `` crime of the century '' by the Times . Brothers John J. ( `` J.J. '' ) and James B. ( `` J.B. '' ) McNamara were arrested in April 1911 for the bombing . Their trial became a cause célèbre for the American labor movement . J.B. admitted to setting the explosive , and was convicted and sentenced to life in prison . J.J. was sentenced to 15 years in prison for bombing a local iron manufacturing plant , and returned to the Iron Workers union as an organizer .",
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"text": "1967 Detroit riot The 1967 Detroit riot , also known as the 12th Street riot , was a violent public disorder that turned into a civil disturbance in Detroit , Michigan . It began in the early morning hours of Sunday , July 23 , 1967 . The precipitating event was a police raid of an unlicensed , after-hours bar then known as a blind pig , just north of the corner of 12th Street ( today Rosa Parks Boulevard ) and Clairmount Avenue on the city 's Near West Side . Police confrontations with patrons and observers on the street evolved into one of the deadliest and most destructive riots in the history of the United States , lasting five days and surpassing the violence and property destruction of Detroit 's 1943 race riot . To help end the disturbance , Governor George W. Romney ordered the Michigan Army National Guard into Detroit , and President Lyndon B. Johnson sent in both the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions . The result was 43 dead , 1,189 injured , over 7,200 arrests , and more than 2,000 buildings destroyed . The scale of the riot was surpassed in the United States only by the 1863 New York City draft riots during the American Civil War , and the 1992 Los Angeles riots . The riot was prominently featured in the news media , with live television coverage , extensive newspaper reporting , and extensive stories in Time and Life magazines . The staff of the Detroit Free Press won the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for general local reporting for its coverage .",
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"text": "Racial violence in Australia Various examples of violence have been attributed to racial factors during the recorded history of Australia since white settlement , and a level of intertribal rivalry and violence among Indigenous Australians pre-dates the arrival of white settlers from Britain in 1788 . During the period of British colonisation , various incidents of inter-racial tension and competition for land and resources between Europeans and Indigenous peoples involved violence , becoming a factor in the decline of indigenous populations during the 19th century . Incidents of racial violence between settler communities followed the large scale multi-ethnic immigration of the Australian goldrushes of the mid-19th century - notably white miners targeting Chinese miners - which contributed to the development of the White Australia Policy which preferenced British and `` white '' immigration to Australia for some decades . The policy resulted in a largely racially homogenous population by the mid-20th century . Australia 's large scale , Post-World War Two , multi-ethnic immigration program has seen Australia develop into one of the most ethnically diverse nations , with relatively little racial violence , and in which incitement to racial violence is a crime . Nevertheless , incidents and examples of violence between the various ethnicities of modern Australia have continued to be attributed to racial motivations up to the present time .",
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"text": "Hate crime A hate crime ( also known as a bias-motivated crime ) is a prejudice-motivated crime , usually violent , which occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership ( or perceived membership ) in a certain social group . Examples of such groups can include and are almost exclusively limited to : sex , ethnicity , disability , language , nationality , physical appearance , religion , gender identity or sexual orientation . Non-criminal actions that are motivated by these reasons are often called `` bias incidents '' . `` Hate crime '' generally refers to criminal acts which are seen to have been motivated by bias against one or more of the types above , or of their derivatives . Incidents may involve physical assault , damage to property , bullying , harassment , verbal abuse or insults , mate crime or offensive graffiti or letters ( hate mail ) . A hate crime law is a law intended to deter bias-motivated violence . Hate crime laws are distinct from laws against hate speech : hate crime laws enhance the penalties associated with conduct which is already criminal under other laws , while hate speech laws criminalize a category of speech . Hate speech laws exist in many countries . In the US , hate crime laws have been upheld by both the Supreme Court and lower courts , especially in the case of ` fighting ' words and other violent speech , but they are thought by some people to be in conflict with the first amendment right to freedom of speech , so they have occasionally been overturned as unconstitutional .",
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"text": "True threat A true threat is a threatening communication that can be prosecuted under the law . It is distinct from a threat that is made in jest . The U.S. Supreme Court has held that true threats are not protected under the U.S. Constitution based on three justifications : preventing fear , preventing the disruption that follows from that fear , and diminishing the likelihood that the threatened violence will occur . There is some concern that even satirical speech could be regarded as a `` true threat '' due to concern over terrorism . The true threat doctrine was established in the 1969 Supreme Court case Watts v. United States . In that case , an eighteen-year-old male was convicted in a Washington , D.C. District Court for violating a statute prohibiting persons from knowingly and willfully making threats to harm or kill the President of the United States . The conviction was based on a statement made by Watts , in which he said , '' -LSB- i -RSB- f they ever make me carry a rifle the first man I want to get in my sights is L.B.J. '' Watts appealed , leading to the Supreme Court finding the statute constitutional on its face , but reversing the conviction of Watts . In reviewing the lower court 's analysis of the case , the Court noted that `` a threat must be distinguished from what is constitutionally protected speech . '' The Court recognized that `` uninhibited , robust , and wideopen '' political debate can at times be characterized by `` vehement , caustic , and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials . '' In light of the context of Watts ' statement - and the laughter that it received from the crowd - the Court found that it was more `` a kind of very crude offensive method of stating a political opposition to the President '' than a `` true threat . '' In so holding , the Court established that there is a `` true threat '' exception to protected speech , but also that the statement must be viewed in its context and distinguished from protected hyperbole . The opinion , however , stopped short of defining precisely what constituted a `` true threat . ''",
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"text": "Ferguson effect The Ferguson effect is the idea that increased scrutiny of police following the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson , Missouri has led to an increased crime rate ( or sometimes increased murder rate ) in major U.S. cities . The mechanism usually suggested is that police have less vigorous enforcement in situations that might lead to backlash , though other mechanisms are suggested . The term was coined by Doyle Sam Dotson III , the chief of the St. Louis police , to account for an increased murder rate in some U.S. cities following the Ferguson unrest . The concept has been criticized by some academics and politicians as being inaccurate or non-existent , including former President Barack Obama .",
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"text": "12-3 incident The 12-3 incident , known in Portugal as the 1-2-3 Riot ( Motim 1-2-3 ) , refers to a riot in Macau that happened on December 3 , 1966 , inspired by the Cultural Revolution in the People 's Republic of China . The incident is often referred to as `` 12-3 '' , with reference to the date of the riots .",
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"text": "Louis O. Giuffrida Louis Onorato Giuffrida ( October 2 , 1920 -- November 20 , 2012 ) was the Ronald Reagan administration 's first director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from 1981 to 1985 . Giuffrida graduated from the University of Connecticut ( B.A. ) and Boston University ( M.A. ) . He had a lengthy career in the U.S. Army , attaining the rank of colonel in 1968 . As originally reported by Alfonso Chardy in a newspaper article in the Miami Herald , July 5 , 1987 , at the US Army War College , Giuffrida wrote a thesis outlining a military plan for the forcible relocation of millions of black Americans to concentration camps in the event of a national emergency involving racial strife . This is debatable as the thesis referenced below states it would take 14 years to relocate them forcibly . The thesis appears to refer to 500K self-described militants ( see page 38 ) being relocated . On page 41 , he appears to question whether this is even realistic . Much of the thesis appears to be devoted to the history of racism and concludes that the treatment of blacks in the army offers a positive example to society ( see pages 1 and 47 ) Prior to September 2014 the Miami Herald article was the only publication to share details about Giuffrida 's thesis . In 1971 he left the Army and organized the California Specialized Training Institute for then California Governor Reagan . The institute trained state employees in emergency management and police in counter-terrorism activities . . It was during this time that Giuffrida became friends with Edwin Meese . He also served as an advisor on terrorism , emergency management , and other special topics for Governor Reagan . He was eventually promoted to the rank of general in the California Militia -LSB- see Title 32 U.S. Code -RSB- . Giuffrida was confirmed on May 18 , 1981 . At the time of his nomination Giuffrida was president of the Specialized Management Services Co. and director of the California Specialized Training Institute . During his tenure at FEMA , Giuffrida developed much of FEMA 's civil defense programs , including Continuity of Government . Giuffrida was eventually forced out of the agency in 1985 after a Congressional investigation alleged that he spent government money to build a private residence at FEMA 's Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg , Maryland as well as mismanagement and fraud .",
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"text": "Legislative violence Legislative violence broadly refers to any violent clashes between members of a legislature , often physically inside the legislature and triggered by divisive issues and tight votes . Such clashes have occurred in many countries across time , and notable incidents still regularly occur . Although the sight of brawling politicians is incongruous with a legislature 's stately image , its occupants , like in any other workplace , are still prone to stress and anger . The confrontational nature of politics and the high stakes often add to the simmering tensions .",
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"text": "Newhall incident The Newhall incident , also called the `` Newhall massacre '' , was a shootout between two heavily armed criminals and officers of the California Highway Patrol ( CHP ) in the Newhall unincorporated area of Los Angeles County , California on April 5 , 1970 . In less than 5 minutes , four CHP officers were killed in what was at the time the deadliest day in the history of California law enforcement . At approximately 11:55 p.m. ( UTC-8 ) , CHP officers Walt Frago and Roger Gore conducted a traffic stop of Bobby Davis and Jack Twinning in conjunction with an incident involving the pair that had been reported to the CHP minutes earlier . After stopping in a restaurant parking lot and initially cooperating with the officers , Twinning and Davis opened fire and killed both officers . Minutes later , Officers George Alleyn and James Pence arrived on the scene and engaged Twinning and Davis in a shootout . A passerby picked up one of the officers ' weapons and opened fire on the perpetrators ; however , the three were outgunned , and both Alleyn and Pence suffered fatal injuries while the passerby ran out of ammunition and took cover in a ditch . A third CHP patrol car arrived on the scene and the lone officer inside briefly exchanged gunfire with the perpetrators , but they were able to flee the scene . Over three hours later , after stealing a vehicle and exchanging gunfire with its owner , Davis attempted to flee the area ; however , he was spotted by police and arrested . Meanwhile , Twinning broke into a house and took one of its occupants hostage . The house was surrounded by deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff 's Department and at approximately 9 a.m. , he released the hostage and committed suicide when the deputies entered the house . Davis was sentenced to death but had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in 1973 . He killed himself at Kern Valley State Prison in 2009 . The Newhall incident resulted in a number of changes at the CHP , including procedural changes in arresting high risk suspects and standardization of firearms and firearms training used across the department .",
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"text": "Shooting of Laquan McDonald The shooting of Laquan McDonald took place on October 20 , 2014 , in Chicago , Illinois . McDonald , in possession of a 3-inch folding knife , was shot by former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke from approximately ten feet ( 3 m ) away . After investigation , Officer Van Dyke was charged in November 2015 with first-degree murder and initially held without bail at the Cook County Jail . He was released on bail on November 30 . The city reached a settlement with McDonald 's family . Subsequent protests denounced McDonald 's death and demanded changes in police and judicial procedure , and for the dismissal or resignation of city and county officials . Cook 's County State Attorney Anita Alvarez lost her bid for re-election in 2016 , but Rahm Emanuel won a second term in 2015 as Mayor of Chicago . At the request of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan , the United States Department of Justice initiated a civil rights investigation into McDonald 's death and the activities of the Chicago Police Department . It released its report in January 2017 , describing the police as having a culture of `` excessive violence , '' especially against minority suspects , and of having poor training and supervision . DOJ and city officials have signed an agreement for a plan for improvement to be overseen by the courts .",
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"text": "An American Mosque __ NOTOC __ An American Mosque is a 2012 documentary produced by filmmaker David Washburn which first aired nationwide in the United States on July 11 , 2015 on PBS . It tells the story of the destruction by arson of a just-completed mosque , the Islamic Center of Yuba City , in rural California in 1994 . And it tells of its community and of its eventual rebuilding by Muslims joined by Sikhs , Mormons , other Christians and others of different faiths . BeliefNet called it `` a poignant story of hope and solidarity , in spite of hate , '' and suggested it gives a `` raw , yet honest reflection of life as a Muslim in America . '' The arson was the first hate-crime destroying a mosque in U.S. history . The Islamic Center had just been completed at an estimated cost of $ 1.8 million plus sweat equity of the Muslims of its rural community , including descendants of Pakistani who immigrated to the area 1902 . A fire marshal established that the blaze was started deliberately . Law enforcement reportedly were able to identify the probable perpetrator ( s ) of the crime but lacked sufficient evidence to name and prosecute them . The incident , seven years before 9/11 , attracted relatively little attention at the time , and this is suggested to have contributed to the failure of law enforcement to solve the crime . The documentary includes interviews of Muslim members of the mosque , law enforcement officers , and others in the community 20 years later . The replacement mosque was completed in 2000 . IMDB describes the film succinctly as : The film was to be screened and discussed at `` Neighbor to Neighbor '' , an East Bay partnership of Christian , Muslim and Jewish organizations , in an event including filmmaker Washburn . The artist promoting the event noted that Washburn considered gatherings like that to be important for being proactive rather than reactive : `` Although recent events like the terrorist killings in Paris and ongoing extremism by groups like ISIS , Boko Haram and al-Qaida cast dark shadows , Washburn said -LSB- by -RSB- reflecting on Islam in America , the focus of his documentary , the program will create a safe space where fears and frustrations can be shared . '' Washburn has elsewhere spoken of the timeliness of the film . The film premiered on TV on PBS TV in New York City in June 2014 .",
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"text": "Survive AIDS Survive AIDS is the group formerly known as ACT UP/Golden Gate . In 1990 , the ACT UP chapter in San Francisco split into two chapters , the San Francisco chapter and the Golden Gate chapter . The catalyst for this was over decision-making processes , although it also involved many larger issues . According to ACT UP/Golden Gate , `` ACT UP Golden Gate concentrated on issues involving treatment and treatment access while ACT UP San Francisco focused on broader social issues involving public policy and politics . Over the next several years the two ACT UP chapters worked separately and together on local and national AIDS issues . '' But in 1994 , the two organizations stopped working together , and they grew further apart . The AIDS Survival project writes , `` By the late '90s , ACT UP San Francisco developed a very different philosophy concerning AIDS treatment and began to align itself with groups that believe HIV does not cause AIDS and that it is the use of anti-HIV medications which make people get sick and die . ACT UP San Francisco members are now called ` AIDS dissidents ' because of views like these : antiretroviral drugs are harmful ; safer sex is unnecessary ; animal testing of medical therapies is unethical ; HIV is not the cause of AIDS . '' In 2000 , ACT UP/Golden Gate changed its name to Survive AIDS , to disavow any connection with ACT UP San Francisco . In their March 21 , 2000 statement , they wrote : `` Over time ACT UP San Francisco became controlled by individuals who had a different philosophy concerning AIDS treatment . This in itself was not a problem . The problem was that any one who disagreed with them on this one issue was shouted down , intimidated and driven out of the group . Long term members , seeing the original ACT UP mission and philosophy destroyed , were forced out of the group in disgust . The statement read , in part , `` This new ACT UP San Francisco chapter harassed and stalked members of the AIDS community who disagreed with them about AIDS treatment strategy , first locally , then at national AIDS events . As time went on their tactics became more violent , culminating in physical assaults , which runs counter to the ACT UP philosophy of non-violent civil disobedience . ''",
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"text": "Reactions to the 2005 French riots The 2005 French riots led to a domestic and international response .",
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"text": "1981 England riots In 1981 , England suffered serious riots across many major cities . They were perceived as race riots between communities , in all cases the main motives for the riots were related to racial tension and inner city deprivation . The riots were caused by a distrust of the police and authority . The four main riots that occurred were the Brixton riot in London , the Handsworth riots in Birmingham , the Chapeltown riot in Leeds and the Toxteth riots in Liverpool .",
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"text": "December 2001 riots in Argentina The December 2001 uprising was a period of civil unrest and rioting in Argentina , which took place during December 2001 , with the most violent incidents taking place on December 19 and December 20 in the capital , Buenos Aires , Rosario and other large cities around the country .",
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"text": "Second International Islamic Unity Conference From August 2 through the 4th , 1996 , some 7,000 attendees and over 125 speakers from around the globe attended a three-day marathon of lectures , parallel workshop sessions , prayer , praise of Muhammad and Islamic social interaction . Officially known as the International Islamic Unity Conference , it started off with a press session on Friday morning and ended with a parade through downtown Los Angeles on Sunday evening . Attendees praised the organizers for an excellent , though intense schedule of speeches by muftis , Islamic scholars , international political leaders , American political figures and an array of interfaith events . Chaired by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani , the conference was sponsored by As-Sunnah Foundation of America , the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order and by a number of other charitable and religious organizations . Many felt the conference organization was exemplary , the facilities at the Los Angeles ' Westin Bonaventure Hotel excellent and the wide variety of cultural food and Islamic entertainment very apropos for such an international event . The many San Francisco Bay Area attendees were happy to find a number of prominent local Islamic activists featured , as well as those from national ISNA , IQRA , MPAC and other national Islamic organizations well represented . The spirit of unity was especially apparent at the `` Peace in the Streets '' session , where about 20 former gang leaders , along with the popular rap star MC Hammer , took shahada with Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi , Grand-mufti of Cyprus and worldwide leader of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order . Attendees were treated to sessions on politics , importance of schools of thought , purification of the heart , establishing Islamic economic power , educational curriculum initiative and many other subjects , discussed from the main podium as well as in intimate workshops where speakers and attendees were able to express their views . A major event occurred on Saturday night , with the launching of the International Day of the Orphan , which is expected , given the sponsorship of California 's Assembly , and endorsement by a number of international organizations , to become a globally sponsored day for recalling the plight of orphans and children in difficulty .",
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"text": "Black Power movement The Black Power movement was a political movement to achieve a form of Black Power and the many philosophies it contains . The movement saw various forms of activism some violent and some peaceful , all hoping to achieve black empowerment . The Black Power movement also represented socialist movements , all with the general motivation of improving the standing of black people in society . Originated during the Civil Rights Movement , some doubted the philosophy of the movement begging for more radical action , taking influences from Malcolm X . The cornerstone of the movement was the Black Panther Party , a Black Power organization dedicated to socialism and the use of violence to achieve it . The Black Power movement developed in the criticisms of the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1960s , and over time and into the 1970s , the movement grew and became more violent . After years of violence , many left the movement and the police began arresting violent actors in the movement . The Black Power movement also spilled out into the Caribbean creating the Black Power Revolution . Motivated by principles of community control , Black Power activists founded scores of institutions and services , including black-owned bookstores , food cooperatives , farms , media , printing presses , schools , clinics , and ambulance services .",
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"text": "Snowpiercer Snowpiercer ( hangul : 설국열차 ; hanja : 雪國列車 ; RR : Seolgungnyeolcha ) is a 2013 English-language South Korean-Czech science fiction thriller film based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob , Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette . The film is directed by Bong Joon-ho , and written by Bong and Kelly Masterson . The film marks Bong 's English-language debut ; approximately 80 % of the film was shot in English . The film stars Chris Evans , Song Kang-ho , Tilda Swinton , Jamie Bell , Octavia Spencer , Go Ah-sung , John Hurt , and Ed Harris . The movie takes place aboard the globe-spanning Snowpiercer train which holds the last remnants of humanity after an attempt at climate engineering in order to stop global warming has unintentionally created a new ice age . Evans stars as Curtis Everett , a member of the lower-class tail section passengers as they lead a revolution against the elite of the front of the train . Filming was done on train car sets mounted on gimbals at Barrandov Studios in Prague to simulate the motion of the train . Snowpiercer was well received by critics , and appeared on many film critics ' top ten film lists of 2014 following its international release . Praise was primarily directed towards its vision , direction , and performances , particularly Evans 's and Swinton 's . Initially planned for a limited-screen showing in the United States , the critical response to the film prompted The Weinstein Company to expand the showing to more theaters and through digital streaming services . Produced at a budget of $ 40 million , it remains as the most expensive Korean production ever .",
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"text": "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2014 The 20th Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards honoring the best in film for 2014 were announced on December 15 , 2014 . These awards `` recognizing extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association ( DFWFCA ) , based in the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex region of Texas . The organization , founded in 1990 , includes 30 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications based in north Texas . The Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association began presenting its annual awards list in 1993 . Birdman was the DFWFCA 's most awarded film of 2014 , taking five top honors . Birdman won in Best Picture , Best Actor ( Michael Keaton ) , Best Director ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu ) , Best Cinematography ( Emmanuel Lubezki ) , and Best Screenplay ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Nicolás Giacobone , Alexander Dinelaris Jr. , and Armando Bo ) . Another film , Boyhood , earned multiple 2014 honors from the DFWFCA . The coming-of-age tale received top honors in the Best Supporting Actress ( Patricia Arquette ) as well as being presented the Russell Smith Award as the `` best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film '' of the year . The award is named in honor of late Dallas Morning News film critic Russell Smith . Reese Witherspoon was named Best Actress for her role as Cheryl Strayed in Wild . The other films earning honors were Sweden 's Force Majeure for Best Foreign Language Film , Citizenfour as Best Documentary Film , and The Lego Movie for Best Animated Film .",
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"text": "Winter's Bone Winter 's Bone is a 2010 American independent drama film , an adaptation of Daniel Woodrell 's 2006 novel of the same name . Written and directed by Debra Granik , the film stars Jennifer Lawrence as a teenaged girl in the rural Ozarks of the central United States who , to protect her family from eviction , must locate her missing father . The film explores the interrelated themes of close and distant family ties , the power and speed of gossip , self-sufficiency , and poverty as they are changed by the pervasive underworld of illegal methamphetamine labs . Winter 's Bone won several awards , including the Grand Jury Prize : Dramatic Film at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival . It also received four 2011 Academy Award nominations : Best Picture , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor .",
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"text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .",
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"text": "Classical Hollywood cinema Classical Hollywood cinema , classical Hollywood narrative , and classical continuity are terms used in film criticism which designate both a narrative and visual style of film-making which developed in and characterized US American cinema between 1917 and the early 1960s and eventually became the most powerful and pervasive style of film-making worldwide .",
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"text": "Adam Marcus (director) Adam Marcus ( born 1968 ) is an American film director , writer and actor . Marcus was born in Westport , Connecticut and attended Staples High School . He started his career at the age of fifteen , when he co-created the Westport Theatreworks Theatrical Company where he directed and produced over fifty shows in seven years . He then attended New York University where he won the coveted Best Picture Award at the Student Academy Awards in 1990 for his film , '' ... so you like this girl '' . In 1991 , Marcus was called out to Los Angeles by filmmaker Sean S. Cunningham ( the director of the original Friday the 13th ) to work on producing and directing features . That same year , he co-produced Johnny Zombie ( retitled My Boyfriend 's Back ) for Cunningham and Disney Studios . In 1993 , Marcus wrote the story for and directed the ninth film in the Friday the 13th series , Jason Goes to Hell : The Final Friday for New Line . He was 23 at the time and the youngest director ever hired by the studio . The three million dollar feature went on to gross over eighteen million domestically and became one of New Line Video 's largest releases ever . Marcus and his writing partner Debra Sullivan then turned their attention to screenwriting for Paramount ( the adaptation of James Patterson 's Virgin , later titled Cradle and All ) and Fox ( the original Black Autumn ) . In 1995 , Marcus created the theater company Damn Skippy Theatreworks in L.A. . In the Summer and Fall of 1998 Marcus directed the independently financed feature film comedy , Let It Snow ( aka Snow Days ) . The picture marked the return of Bernadette Peters in a feature film after an eight-year absence from film work . The film screened at the Independent Feature Film Market ( IFFM ) in New York City where it was singled out as the most successful film at the market by Variety , Time Out IndieWire . Let It Snow had its world premiere at the American Film Institute 's Los Angeles International Film Festival ( AFI 's LAIFF ) in competition in the New Visions Category ; the film won awards at the festival for Best New Writer and Best Editing . The film then went on to be an official selection of Sundance 2000 in the American Spectrum section where it was given two extra screenings and sold out all seven of its showings . Then came the New York/Avignon film festival and the Deauville festival in France , where the film received critical acclaim . Let It Snow received positive reviews from Variety , The Hollywood Reporter , Ai n't It Cool News , The New York Times , and The Gore Score as well as a number of other publications worldwide . Marcus then turned to television , where he sold several series to Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions , Imagine Television , NBC , Fox and The WB . In 2008 , Marcus directed the feature film Conspiracy for Sony Pictures , which he co-wrote with Debra Sullivan . The film was shot in Santa Fe , New Mexico with Val Kilmer , Jennifer Esposito and Gary Cole . Marcus completed the pilot presentation Fitz and Slade and is currently co-writing , directing and serving as executive producer on the web series Connected . In 2013 Marcus co-wrote the reboot of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series , Texas Chainsaw 3D with partner Sullivan and Stephen Susco , which was the first number-one box office film in North America of the year . He co-wrote with Sullivan the feature film Cabin Fever : Outbreak and is directing and co-writing The Plantation , an adaptation of Val Lewton 's RKO classic I Walked with a Zombie . Adam 's script for Momentum ( aka Gravity ) , co-written by Sullivan , began production in South Africa starting January 2014 . The film was the directorial debut of Stephen Campanelli and stars Morgan Freeman , James Purefoy and Olga Kurylenko . The film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2015 . Marcus is the brother of Young Artist Award-nominated actor Kipp Marcus . Marcus attended NYU 's Tisch School of the Arts .",
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"text": "Tenebrae (film) Tenebrae ( also known as Tenebre ) is a 1982 English-language Italian giallo film written and directed by Dario Argento . The film stars Anthony Franciosa as American author Peter Neal , who -- while in Rome promoting his latest murder-mystery novel -- becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who may have been inspired to kill by the novel . John Saxon and Daria Nicolodi co-star as Neal 's agent and assistant ; Giuliano Gemma and Carola Stagnaro appear as detectives investigating the murders . John Steiner , Veronica Lario and Mirella D'Angelo also feature . The film has been described as exploring themes of dualism and sexual aberration , and has strong metafictional elements ; some commentators consider Tenebrae to be a direct reaction by Argento to criticism of his previous work , most especially his depictions of murders of beautiful women . After Argento had experimented with pure supernatural horror with 1977 's Suspiria and 1980 's Inferno , Tenebrae represented the filmmaker 's return to the giallo horror subgenre , which he had helped popularize in the 1970s . Argento was inspired by a series of incidents which saw an obsessed fan telephone the director to criticise him for the damaging psychological effects of his previous work . The telephone calls culminated in death threats towards Argento , who channelled the experience into the writing of Tenebrae . The director also wanted to explore the senselessness of killings he had witnessed and heard about while staying in Los Angeles in 1980 , and his feeling at the time that true horror came from those who wanted `` to kill for nothing '' . Shot on location in Rome and at Elios Studios , Tenebrae utilised mostly modern-looking locations and sets to help Argento realise his intent that the film reflect a near-future with a diminished population ; the director filmed none of the historical landmarks that usually featured in films set in Rome . Employing director of photography Luciano Tovoli , Argento also intended that the film simulate the stark , realistic lighting featured in television police shows at the time ; production designer Giuseppe Bassa created supporting environments that were cold and austere , with sharp angles and modernistic spaces . Several former members of Italian rock band Goblin provided Tenebraes music , a synth-heavy score inspired by rock and disco music . Tenebrae was a modest success in Italy ; it reached theatres with little controversy after Argento made cuts to one of the most violent scenes . However , in the United Kingdom , it was added to the infamous list of `` video nasties '' and banned from sale until 1999 . The film 's theatrical distribution in the United States was delayed until 1984 , when it was released in a heavily censored version under the title Unsane . In its cut form , Tenebrae received a mostly negative critical reception , but the original , fully restored version later became widely available for reappraisal ; it is considered by some to be one of Argento 's best thrillers . The film critic and author Maitland McDonagh said that it was `` in many respects ... the finest film that Argento has ever made '' .",
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"text": "Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Film The Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Film is one of the annual awards given by the Toronto Film Critics Association .",
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"text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .",
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"text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .",
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"text": "10th Saturn Awards The 10th Saturn Awards , honoring the best in science fiction , fantasy and horror film in 1982 , were held on July 30 , 1983 .",
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"text": "2013 Deauville American Film Festival The 39th Deauville American Film Festival took place at Deauville , France from August 30 to September 8 , 2013 . Steven Soderbergh 's drama film Behind the Candelabra served as the opening night film . Snowpiercer by Bong Joon-ho was the closing night film of the festival . The Grand Prix was awarded to Night Moves by Kelly Reichardt . Complete lineup for the festival was announced on July 19 , 2013 , including episodes from Television shows for the Television section at the festival . Electronic music duo Justice was given Carte blanche section to show nine of their favourite American films to the festival audience . The festival paid tribute to Cate Blanchett , Nicolas Cage , Larry Clark , Gale Anne Hurd and John Travolta and hosted retrospective of their films . The festival honoured American actor , singer , dancer , and comedian Danny Kaye with Deauville Legend award .",
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"text": "2010 Sundance Film Festival The 26th annual Sundance Film Festival was held from January 21 , 2010 until January 31 , 2010 in Park City , Utah .",
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"text": "List of films based on magazine articles This is a list of films based on non-fiction articles published in periodicals such as magazines or newspapers . See also List of films based on short fiction . Adaptation . - `` The Orchid Thief '' , The New Yorker , January 23 , 1995 - Susan Orlean Almost Famous - `` The Allman Brothers Story '' , Rolling Stone , December 6 , 1973 - Cameron Crowe American Gangster - `` The Return of Superfly '' , New York , August 14 , 2000 - Mark Jacobson Argo - `` How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans From Tehran '' , Wired , April 2007 Joshuah Bearman Bigger Than Life - `` Ten Feet Tall '' , The New Yorker , September 10 , 1955 - Berton Roueche Biker Boyz - `` Biker Boyz '' , New Times Los Angeles , April 2000 , Michael Gougis The Bling Ring - `` The Suspects Wore Louboutins '' , Vanity Fair , March 2010 - Nancy Jo Sales Blue Crush - `` Life 's Swell '' , Women Outside , September 1998 - Susan Orlean Boogie Nights - `` The Devil and John Holmes '' , Rolling Stone , May 1989 - Mike Sager City by the Sea - `` Mark of a Murderer '' , Esquire , September 1997 - Michael McAlary Coyote Ugly - `` The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon '' , GQ , March 1997 - Elizabeth Gilbert Dog Day Afternoon - `` The Boys in the Bank '' , Life , September 22 , 1972 - P. F. Kluge The Fast and the Furious - `` Racer X '' , Vibe , May 1998 - Ken Li Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - `` Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas '' , Rolling Stone , November 11 & November 25 , 1971 - Hunter S. Thompson In Cold Blood - `` In Cold Blood : The Last to See Them Alive '' ' The New Yorker , September 25 , 1965 - Truman Capote The Insider - `` The Man Who Knew Too Much '' , Vanity Fair , May 1996 - Marie Brenner Into the Wild - `` Death of an Innocent '' , Outside , January 1993 - Jon Krakauer The Killing Fields - `` The Death and Life of Dith Pran '' , The New York Times Magazine , January 20 , 1980 - Sydney Schanberg Ladybug Ladybug - `` They Thought the War Was On '' , McCall 's , April 1963 - Lois Dickert Live Free or Die Hard - `` A Farewell to Arms '' , Wired , May 1997 - John Carlin Perfect -- Series of articles in Rolling Stone - Aaron Latham Proof of Life - `` Adventures in the Ransom Trade '' Vanity Fair , May 1998 - William Prochnau Pushing Tin - `` Something 's Got to Give '' , The New York Times Magazine , March 24 , 1996 - Darcy Frey Radio - `` Someone to Lean On '' , Sports Illustrated , December 16 , 1996 - Gary Smith Saturday Night Fever - `` Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night '' , New York , June 7 , 1976 - Nik Cohn Shattered Glass - Vanity Fair , September 1998 - Buzz Bissinger Top Gun - `` Top Guns '' , California , May 1983 - Ehud Yonay Urban Cowboy - `` The Ballad of the Urban Cowboy : America 's Search for True Grit '' , Esquire , September 12 , 1978 - Aaron Latham `` War Dogs ( 2016 film ) '' - `` The Stoner Arms Dealers : How Two American Kids Became Big-Time Weapons Traders '' , `` Rolling Stone '' , March 16 , 2011 - Guy Lawson",
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"text": "Character (arts) A character ( sometimes known as a fictional character ) is a person or other being in a narrative work of art ( such as a novel , play , television series , or film ) . The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person , in which case the distinction of a `` fictional '' versus `` real '' character may be made . Derived from the ancient Greek word χαρακτήρ , the English word dates from the Restoration , although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749 . From this , the sense of `` a part played by an actor '' developed . Character , particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema , involves `` the illusion of being a human person . '' In literature , characters guide readers through their stories , helping them to understand plots and ponder themes . Since the end of the 18th century , the phrase `` in character '' has been used to describe an effective impersonation by an actor . Since the 19th century , the art of creating characters , as practiced by actors or writers , has been called characterisation . A character who stands as a representative of a particular class or group of people is known as a type . Types include both stock characters and those that are more fully individualised . The characters in Henrik Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler ( 1891 ) and August Strindberg 's Miss Julie ( 1888 ) , for example , are representative of specific positions in the social relations of class and gender , such that the conflicts between the characters reveal ideological conflicts . The study of a character requires an analysis of its relations with all of the other characters in the work . The individual status of a character is defined through the network of oppositions ( proairetic , pragmatic , linguistic , proxemic ) that it forms with the other characters . The relation between characters and the action of the story shifts historically , often miming shifts in society and its ideas about human individuality , self-determination , and the social order .",
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"text": "The Last Winter (2006 film) The Last Winter is a 2006 thriller film directed by Larry Fessenden . The Last Winter premiered in The Contemporary World Cinema Programme at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11 , 2006 . The script for the film originally featured a more woodsy Alaska with pine trees and it was after a research trip to Prudhoe Bay that they discovered the harsh flat conditions that ultimately ended up in the film .",
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"text": "AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills Part of the AFI 100 Years ... series , AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills is a list of the top 100 most exciting , action-packed , suspenseful or frightening movies in American cinema . The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 12 , 2001 , during a CBS special hosted by Harrison Ford . Nine Alfred Hitchcock films made the list , making him the most represented director .",
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"text": "St. Louis International Film Festival The St. Louis International Film Festival ( also known as SLIFF or Cinema St. Louis ) is an annual film festival in St. Louis , Missouri , which has been running since 1992 . The coordinating organization changed its name to `` Cinema St. Louis '' in 2003 . The festival screens approximately 300 films over a period of 10 days during November .",
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"text": "Snow (1963 film) Snow is a short documentary film made by Geoffrey Jones for British Transport Films in 1962-1963 . The 8-minute-long film shows the efforts of British Railways staff in coping with the 1963 United Kingdom cold wave . An example of `` pure cinema '' , it was nominated for an Academy Award in 1965 . The film had its origins in primary research for a documentary about the British Railways Board . Jones ' test research coincided with one of the coldest winters on record , and Jones approached BTF producer Edgar Anstey with the idea to contrast the comfort of the passengers with the efforts of the railway workmen in keeping trains going in the frozen conditions . Work began on the documentary straight after gaining approval , and Jones and cameraman Wolfgang Suschitzky travelled around the country filming scenes for the rest of the winter . The film was edited to a re-recorded version of Sandy Nelson 's `` Teen Beat '' by Johnny Hawksworth , expanded to twice its original length by accelerating the tempo over the duration of the film . BBC Radiophonic Workshop composer Daphne Oram then added various effects to the soundtrack .",
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"text": "Film poster A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film . Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets . They normally contain an image with text . Today 's posters often feature photographs of the main actors . Prior to the 1990s , illustrations instead of photos were far more common . The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors . It may also include a tagline , the name of the director , names of characters , the release date , etc. . Film posters are displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters , and elsewhere on the street or in shops . The same images appear in the film exhibitor 's pressbook and may also be used on websites , DVD ( and historically VHS ) packaging , flyers , advertisements in newspapers and magazines , etc. . Film posters have been used since the earliest public exhibitions of film . They began as outside placards listing the programme of ( short ) films to be shown inside the hall or movie theater . By the early 1900s , they began to feature illustrations of a film scene or an array of overlaid images from several scenes . Other posters have used artistic interpretations of a scene or even the theme of the film , represented in a wide variety of artistic styles .",
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"text": "Frozen (franchise) Frozen is a Disney media franchise started by the 2013 American animated feature Frozen , which was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee from a screenplay by Lee and produced by Peter Del Vecho , with songs by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez . Walt Disney Animation Studios ' chief creative officer John Lasseter served as the film 's executive producer . The original film was inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale `` The Snow Queen '' . Since the film 's release in November 2013 , the franchise has expanded very rapidly . To date , the franchise includes various Disney theme park attractions , merchandise , video games , books , a Disney on Ice show , and a short animated film . Disney has also announced that it is working on a Broadway stage musical adaptation , an animated film sequel , and a new book series . In November 2014 , TheStreet.com explained that `` Frozen is no longer a movie , it 's a global brand , a larger than life franchise built around products , theme parks and sequels that could last into the next century '' . Boxoffice '' chief analyst Phil Contrino was quoted as saying `` it 's become massive '' .",
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"text": "John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( -LSB- ˈmeɪ.ɚ -RSB- born October 16 , 1977 ) is an American singer-songwriter , guitarist , and producer . He was born in Bridgeport , Connecticut , and raised in nearby Fairfield . He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston , but disenrolled and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with Clay Cook . Together , they formed a short-lived two-man band called Lo-Fi Masters . After their split , Mayer continued to play local clubs -- refining his skills and gaining a following . After his appearance at the 2001 South by Southwest Festival , he was signed to Aware Records , and then Columbia Records , which released his first EP , Inside Wants Out . His following two full-length albums -- Room for Squares ( 2001 ) and Heavier Things ( 2003 ) -- did well commercially , achieving multi-platinum status . In 2003 , he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the single `` Your Body Is a Wonderland '' . Though Mayer started his career mainly performing acoustic rock , he began moving towards the blues genre that had originally influenced him as a musician . By 2005 , he was collaborating with blues artists such as B. B. King , Buddy Guy , and Eric Clapton . Forming the John Mayer Trio , he released a live album in 2005 called Try ! , and his third studio album Continuum in 2006 . Both albums received wide critical acclaim , and Continuum earned Mayer a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album . He also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for `` Waiting on the World to Change '' . That album was followed by Battle Studies in 2009 , a return to pop , with a number-one grossing tour . After having several controversial incidents with the media , Mayer withdrew from public life in 2010 and began work on a follow-up album , called Born and Raised , that would draw inspiration from the 1970s pop music of Laurel Canyon . However , the discovery of a granuloma on his vocal cords delayed the release of the album until May 2012 , and ultimately forced him to cancel the planned tour . Even so , the album enjoyed a generally favorable reception , though was less commercially successful than his previous work . After extensive treatments for his vocal problems -- and a two-year hiatus -- Mayer began performing as a singer again in January 2013 , and that year released the album , Paradise Valley . The album is named for where he lives in Montana and features country music influences . By 2014 , he had sold a total of over 20 million albums worldwide . After developing an interest in the Grateful Dead and connecting with Bob Weir , Mayer formed Dead & Company with three former Grateful Dead musicians . After two well-received tours in the fall of 2015 and summer of 2016 , the band has already committed to another tour for the summer of 2017 . Mayer 's secondary career pursuits extend to television hosting , comedy , and writing ; he has authored columns for magazines such as Esquire . He supports various causes and has performed at charity benefits . He is a watch aficionado ( with a collection he values in the `` tens of millions '' of dollars ) , and has been on the jury at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève . He currently lives in Montana . His latest song is `` Love on the Weekend '' .",
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"text": "Robert Mayer (philanthropist) Sir Robert Mayer ( 5 June 1879 -- 9 January 1985 ) was a German-born philanthropist , businessman , and a major supporter of music and young musicians .",
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"text": "Johnny Long (musician) Johnny Long ( September 12 , 1914 ( disputed ) -- October 31 , 1972 ) was an American violinist and bandleader , known as `` The Man Who 's Long on Music '' . He was raised on a farm in Newell , North Carolina , currently a subdivision of Charlotte . He started practicing with the violin at the age of six , but injured two fingers on his left hand when he was bitten by a pig . He then learned to use his right hand to play the violin , and continued to do so until his death .",
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"text": "John Farrar John Clifford Farrar ( -LSB- ˈfɑːrər -RSB- ; born 8 November 1945 ) is an Australian-born music producer , songwriter , arranger , singer and guitarist . As a musician , Farrar is a former member of several rock and roll groups including The Mustangs ( 1963 -- 64 ) , The Strangers ( 1964 -- 70 ) , Marvin , Welch & Farrar ( 1970 -- 73 ) , and The Shadows ( 1973 -- 76 ) ; in 1980 he released a solo eponymous album . As a songwriter and producer he worked with Olivia Newton-John from 1971 to 1989 . He wrote her number-one hit singles : `` Have You Never Been Mellow '' ( 1975 ) , `` You 're the One That I Want '' ( 1978 duet with John Travolta ) , `` Hopelessly Devoted to You '' ( 1978 ) , and `` Magic '' ( 1980 ) . He also produced the majority of her recorded material during that time including her number-one albums , If You Love Me , Let Me Know ( 1974 ) , Have You Never Been Mellow ( 1975 ) and Olivia 's Greatest Hits Vol . 2 ( 1982 ) ; and he was a co-producer of Grease ( 1978 ) -- the soundtrack for the film of the same name . Farrar also produced Newton-John 's first United States number-one hit single , `` I Honestly Love You '' , which was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1975 . In 1969 Farrar married fellow Australian singer , Pat Carroll -- formerly Newton-John 's singing partner . In July 1970 Farrar and Carroll relocated to the United Kingdom and from late 1975 they have resided in the US . They are the parents of Sam Farrar ( Phantom Planet bassist and Maroon 5 touring member ) and Max Farrar ( Golden Ghost guitarist and keyboardist ) .",
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"text": "Sheet music Sheet music is a handwritten or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols to indicate the pitches ( melodies ) , rhythms and/or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece . Like its analogs -- printed books or pamphlets in English , Arabic or other languages -- the medium of sheet music typically is paper ( or , in earlier centuries , papyrus or parchment ) , although the access to musical notation since the 1980s has included the presentation of musical notation on computer screens and the development of scorewriter computer programs that can notate a song or piece electronically , and , in some cases , `` play back '' the notated music using a synthesizer or virtual instruments . Use of the term `` sheet '' is intended to differentiate written or printed forms of music from sound recordings ( on vinyl record , cassette , CD ) , radio or TV broadcasts or recorded live performances , which may capture film or video footage of the performance as well as the audio component . In everyday use , `` sheet music '' ( or simply `` music '' ) can refer to the print publication of commercial sheet music in conjunction with the release of a new film , TV show , record album , or other special or popular event which involves music . The first printed sheet music made with a printing press was made in 1473 . Sheet music is the basic form in which Western classical music is notated so that it can be learned and performed by solo singers or instrumentalists or musical ensembles . Many forms of traditional and popular Western music are commonly learned by singers and musicians `` by ear '' , rather than by using sheet music ( although in many cases , traditional and pop music may also be available in sheet music form ) . `` Score '' is a common alternative ( and more generic ) term for sheet music , and there are several types of scores , as discussed below . The term `` score '' can also refer to theatre music , orchestral music or songs written for a play , musical , opera or ballet , or to music or songs written for a television programme or film ; for the last of these , see Film score .",
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"text": "Music Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time . The common elements of music are pitch ( which governs melody and harmony ) , rhythm ( and its associated concepts tempo , meter , and articulation ) , dynamics ( loudness and softness ) , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ( which are sometimes termed the `` color '' of a musical sound ) . Different styles or types of music may emphasize , de-emphasize or omit some of these elements . Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping ; there are solely instrumental pieces , solely vocal pieces ( such as songs without instrumental accompaniment ) and pieces that combine singing and instruments . The word derives from Greek μουσική #Ancient Greek ( mousike ; `` art of the Muses '' ) . In its most general form , the activities describing music as an art form or cultural activity include the creation of works of music ( songs , tunes , symphonies , and so on ) , the criticism of music , the study of the history of music , and the aesthetic examination of music . Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies . Common sayings such as `` the harmony of the spheres '' and `` it is music to my ears '' point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to . However , 20th-century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music , saying , for example , `` There is no noise , only sound . '' The creation , performance , significance , and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context . Indeed , throughout history , some new forms or styles of music have been criticized as `` not being music '' , including Beethoven 's Grosse Fuge string quartet in 1825 , early jazz in the beginning of the 1900s and hardcore punk in the 1980s . There are many types of music , including popular music , traditional music , art music , music written for religious ceremonies and work songs such as chanteys . Music ranges from strictly organized compositions -- such as Classical music symphonies from the 1700s and 1800s , through to spontaneously played improvisational music such as jazz , and avant-garde styles of chance-based contemporary music from the 20th and 21st centuries . Music can be divided into genres ( e.g. , country music ) and genres can be further divided into subgenres ( e.g. , country blues and pop country are two of the many country subgenres ) , although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle , sometimes open to personal interpretation , and occasionally controversial . For example , it can be hard to draw the line between some early 1980s hard rock and heavy metal . Within the arts , music may be classified as a performing art , a fine art or as an auditory art . Music may be played or sung and heard live at a rock concert or orchestra performance , heard live as part of a dramatic work ( a music theater show or opera ) , or it may be recorded and listened to on a radio , MP3 player , CD player , smartphone or as film score or TV show . In many cultures , music is an important part of people 's way of life , as it plays a key role in religious rituals , rite of passage ceremonies ( e.g. , graduation and marriage ) , social activities ( e.g. , dancing ) and cultural activities ranging from amateur karaoke singing to playing in an amateur funk band or singing in a community choir . People may make music as a hobby , like a teen playing cello in a youth orchestra , or work as a professional musician or singer . The music industry includes the individuals who create new songs and musical pieces ( such as songwriters and composers ) , individuals who perform music ( which include orchestra , jazz band and rock band musicians , singers and conductors ) , individuals who record music ( music producers and sound engineers ) , individuals who organize concert tours , and individuals who sell recordings and sheet music and scores to customers .",
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"text": "Infinity Records Infinity Records was a short-lived subsidiary of MCA Records established in New York City in 1978 . The label was conceived by MCA president Sidney Sheinberg as a way for the Los Angeles-based entertainment conglomerate to improve its presence on the East Coast . Ron Alexenberg , who had previously been the head of the Epic Records division of CBS Records ( now part of Sony Music Entertainment ) was hired as CEO . The biggest hit the Infinity label had was `` Escape '' by Rupert Holmes , which was number 1 at the end of 1979 . Other acts that had chart entries on Infinity included Dobie Gray , Hot Chocolate , New England , Orleans and Spyro Gyra . Under the distribution of MCA , the Infinity Records label released titles in the US , Canada , the UK , Japan and parts of Europe . Infinity spent lavishly but failed to earn a profit . In addition to developing new talent , Infinity also paid substantial sums to acquire established artists . Most of the established artists were unable to duplicate their previous success . In October 1979 , Infinity released Pope John Paul II Sings at the Festival of Sacrosong , an album of speeches and songs sung by Pope John Paul II in his native Polish . Due to the tremendous popularity of the new Pope , Infinity thought the record would be a major hit . The company paid a substantial fee ( which went to charity ) to the Catholic Church to obtain exclusive rights to the recording . The album briefly peaked at # 126 on the Billboard 200 albums chart , however , it received poor reviews and was quickly seen as a colossal failure . Most of the one million advance copies of the John Paul II album were returned unsold to the label , producing a huge financial loss . MCA pulled the plug on Infinity Records in November 1979 , and the Infinity catalog was immediately absorbed by the parent company . Rupert Holmes and Spyro Gyra were the only Infinity acts to be retained by MCA , and most of the label 's catalog went out of print . The collapse of Infinity also coincided with rising costs of manufacturing for vinyl LP records and a huge sales slump for the music industry . Infinity has since become known as one of the most expensive failures in the history of the record business . There are at least two other smaller record labels that also have used the name Infinity Records . One of these other labels was a subsidiary of Festival Records , which for many years was Australia 's leading independent record company , but is now also defunct . Other companies with the Infinity Records name do not have an affiliation with MCA .",
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"text": "Tempo In musical terminology , tempo -LSB- ˈtɛmpo -RSB- ( `` time '' in Italian ; plural : tempi -LSB- ˈtɛmpi -RSB- ) is the speed or pace of a given piece or subsection thereof , how fast or slow . Tempo is related to metre and is usually measured by beats per minute , with the beats being a division of the bars , though tempo is often indicated by terms which have acquired standard ranges of beats per minute or assumed by convention without indication . Tempo may be separated from articulation , or articulation may be indicated along with tempo , and tempo contributes to the overall texture . While the ability to hold a steady tempo is a desirable skill , tempo is changeable , and often indicated by a conductor or drummer . While practicing , an electronic or mechanical device , a metronome , may indicate the tempo , as one usually works one 's way up to being able to perform at the proper tempo . In other words , it is the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played .",
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"text": "List of compositions by Percy Grainger The published musical compositions of Percy Grainger ( 1882 -- 1961 ) fall into two main categories ; ( a ) original works and ( b ) folksong settings . There are also numerous unpublished works , sketches and juvenilia . Grainger 's compositional career lasted for more than half a century , from the end of the 19th century until the middle 1950s . Works tended to be written concurrently , and were often developed over very long periods of time -- in some cases extending to several decades -- before eventual publication . Many of the compositions exist in a number of different versions , some of which refer to `` elastic scoring '' , a means which permits performances by undefined musical forces ranging from small instrumental groups to full orchestra . Publication dates refer to the first publications of individual works , although Grainger often continued to revise and prepare new versions of works long after their initial publication . The lists below do not represent a full record of Grainger 's compositional work . Grainger 's biographer John Bird has referred to the near-impossibility of cataloguing all of the composer 's work , bearing in mind that '' -LSB- h -RSB- is original compositions are scattered to the four corners of the earth '' . In the mid-1970s the Grainger Museum in Melbourne began the work of rationalising and cataloguing its large collection of Grainger manuscripts , and published its initial results in 1978 . Grainger also made many arrangements of other composers ' works , which are not listed here .",
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"text": "Piano bar A piano bar ( also known as a piano lounge ) consists of a piano or electronic keyboard played by a professional musician , located in a cocktail lounge , bar , hotel lobby , office building lobby , restaurant , or on a cruise ship . Usually the pianist receives a small salary plus tips in a jar or basket on or near the piano , especially from patrons requesting a song traditionally written on a beverage napkin . Some piano bars feature a baby grand or grand piano surrounded by stools for patrons ( or , somewhat humorously , an upright piano covered by a counter that makes it appear to be a grand piano ) . Others have a bar surrounding the piano or keyboard . Jimmy Durante started as a piano bar player , as did Billy Joel . Joel 's classic hit `` Piano Man '' is based on his experiences as a piano bar player . Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli also played in piano bars to pay for singing lessons . Theatre historian John Kenrick describes the piano bar as follows : A piano bar is a hybrid creature : part performance space , part living room , part cruise-a-thon , and part saloon . The bar is there to sell drinks , the pianist is there to perform , and the crowd is there to sing , listen , drink and socialize . All of this means that it 's impossible to predict what a given evening 's chemistry will be , even if most of the people on hand are regular customers ... . While every factor counts , the most important issue is the person at the piano . The pianist determines the type of music , the style of performance , and the general tone of the evening ... . The experienced piano bar player knows how to take genial control of most any situation and generally keep the party going . The American minimalist composer Terry Riley , who worked as a cocktail pianist when younger , later offered this `` religious '' view of the profession : Having worked for years as a lounge lizard , I was smitten with the insight that the cocktail pianist is signaled out to conduct his ritual of group urban chanting on the themes of love and existence -- a kind of medicine man at the ever-present altaric piano , surrounded by his boozy tribe sipping sacraments in the circle of our common misery . The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs presents annually several awards , MAC Awards , for piano bar performers : Piano Bar Instrumentalist , Restaurant/Hotel Lounge Instrumentalist , Piano Bar/Restaurant Singing Entertainer -- male and female .",
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"text": "35th GMA Dove Awards The 35th Annual GMA Music Awards ( the show had a name change in 2004-05 ) were held on April 28 , 2004 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2003 . The show was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville , Tennessee , and was hosted by Deion Sanders and Yolanda Adams . Nominations were announced months earlier by Steven Curtis Chapman and Toby McKeehan . The event was transmitted live to theaters in 50 cities as part of Regal Entertainment Group `` One Night Only '' event . The livecast was shown at Regal Cinemas , United Artists Theatres , and Edwards Theatres . There was no delayed television broadcast , as part of a controversial move by broadcast rights holder United Paramount Network , scorned by Sanders for leaving CBS ' The NFL Today ( UPN owned CBS ) in favour of Disney 's NFL Countdown in the weeks between the awards ceremony and broadcast date , cancelled the television broadcast . This move was similar to a 1989 incident on CBS ' 60 Minutes when a story on Richard Petty intending to air on the show in the weeks before the Daytona 500 was cancelled following reporter Diane Sawyer 's defection to ABC . ( That story was later edited and rewritten with Harry Reasoner the following season . ) The ceremony was eventually broadcast in December 2004 on Pax ( now Ion Television ) . MercyMe won Artist of the Year , plus two other awards , while Jeremy Camp was awarded New Artist of the Year .",
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"text": "Classic Albums Live Classic Albums Live is a concert series based in Toronto , Ontario , in which musicians perform a classic rock album in its entirety . The series was founded in 2003 by Craig Martin , a musician who had previously produced a series of boutique cabaret shows as well as composed music for television and film . The musicians go to great lengths to faithfully recreate every sound on the original album . They have performed with orchestras , sitarists , choirs and schools . The shows are treated like recitals with the album being performed in its entirety followed by a ` greatest hits ' set of the featured artist . Albums that have been performed include Led Zeppelin 's Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin IV , Bruce Springsteen 's Born to Run , Supertramp 's Crime of the Century and Breakfast in America , the Rolling Stones ' Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St. , Fleetwood Mac 's Rumours , Eagles ' Hotel California , Guns N ' Roses ' Appetite for Destruction , Pink Floyd 's The Dark Side of the Moon , Wish You Were Here , The Wall and Animals , Queen 's A Night at the Opera , and the Beatles albums Rubber Soul , Revolver , Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band , The Beatles ( AKA the `` White Album '' ) , and Abbey Road . In recent years , the series has presented concerts in a variety of cities , including Orlando , Florida , Los Angeles , Philadelphia , Akron , La Mirada , Jacksonville , Gainesville , Lakeland , Coral Springs , New York , New Jersey , Dallas , Houston , Uncasville , Connecticut , Las Vegas , Nevada , and Rochester , New York . On December 17 , 2006 , Classic Albums Live performed the entire 213-song Beatles song catalogue in one 13-hour concert at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto . A different lineup performs each album . There is a group of core musicians who are frequently part of the performances , including Nick Hildyard , Rob Phillips , Lindsay Clark , Leslea Keurvorst , Troy Feener , Clifton David , Dom Polito and Marty Morin . Occasionally , more famous Canadian musicians are brought in as well , including Mia Sheard , Kim Bingham , Nicholas Walsh , and ex-members of Moist . In some venues , they will bring in local musicians to fill needed spots . For example , on June 16 , 2006 , the group performed the Beatles ' Sgt. Pepper album at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando ; they brought in the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra to fill in on the orchestral parts . When performing in Toronto , they usually play at Massey Hall . The producer of Classic Albums Live has created a musical called Gig which will run in 2016 . List of albums performed : The Beatles ' catalogue Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin IV Houses of the Holy Physical Graffiti In Through the Out Door Meddle The Dark Side of the Moon Animals Wish You Were Here The Wall A Night at the Opera Who 's Next Are You Experienced Boston Crime of the Century Breakfast in America The Last Waltz Rust Never Sleeps Harvest The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars OK Computer Ten Nevermind Regatta de Blanc Outlandos d'Amour The Joshua Tree London Calling Band on the Run Texas Flood Let It Bleed Sticky Fingers Some Girls Exile on Main St. Appetite for Destruction Highway to Hell Back in Black Born to Run Hotel California Rumours The Doors L.A. Woman Legend Pearl Paranoid Van Halen Thriller Purple Rain Nothing 's Shocking Woodstock 2112 Saturday Night Fever A Very Lennon Christmas Elton John Greatest Hits",
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"text": "The Doors (album) The Doors is the debut album by the American rock band the Doors , released on January 4 , 1967 . The album features their breakthrough single `` Light My Fire '' and the lengthy song `` The End '' with its Oedipal spoken word section . The Doors was not only one of the albums to have been most central to the progression of psychedelic rock , but is also one of the most acclaimed recordings in all of popular music . In 2012 , it was ranked number 42 in Rolling Stone magazine 's 500 greatest albums of all time . The original album has sold 20 million copies , and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame ; `` Light My Fire '' was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame . It has been reissued several times on CD , including a 2007 remaster and a 2017 `` 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition . '' In 2015 , the Library of Congress selected The Doors for inclusion in the National Recording Registry based on its cultural , artistic or historical significance .",
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"text": "Characteristics of progressive rock Progressive rock is a term that refers to a musical style . The term was originally referred to as `` classical rock '' ( in which a band performed together with an orchestra ) , but the term 's use has expanded in recent years to include other fusions of music styles including jazz fusion , metal and folk rock musics . The term does not refer to one particular music style but to an approach that combines elements of diverse styles . Jerry Ewing , editor of Prog Magazine , explains that `` Prog is not just a sound , it 's a mindset . '' Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci outlines that Progressive rock is defined by its very lack of stylistic boundaries . The advent of the concept album , plus the genre 's roots in psychedelia , led albums and performances to be viewed as combined presentations of music , lyrics , and visuals . Bands abandoned the short pop single in favor of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz or classical music as part of an effort to give rock music the same level of musical sophistication and critical respect . Progressive rock abandons the danceable beat that defines earlier rock styles and is more likely than other types of popular music to experiment with compositional structure , instrumentation , harmony and rhythm , or lyrical content . It may demand more effort on the part of the listener than other types of music . Musicians in progressive rock typically display a high degree of instrumental skill , although this is not always the case . Virtuoso instrumental skills are so closely associated with progressive rock that authors such as Bill Martin consider it as a defining element and exclude bands such as Pink Floyd from consideration . It is not uncommon for musicians to have received a higher-than-average level of formal training . Players from the genre frequently appear in readers ' polls of publications that cater to musicians .",
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"text": "Blink-182 Blink-182 ( often stylized as blink-182 ; pronounced `` blink one eighty two '' ) is an American rock band formed in Poway , California in 1992 . The band currently consists of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus , drummer Travis Barker , and guitarist and vocalist Matt Skiba . Founded by guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge , bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor , the band emerged from the Southern California punk scene of the early 1990s and first gained notoriety for high-energy live shows and irreverent lyrical toilet humor . Blink-182 was initially known as Blink until an Irish band of the same name threatened legal action ; in response , the band appended the meaningless number '' -182 '' . In its early years , Blink-182 toured heavily behind the band 's debut , Cheshire Cat ( 1995 ) . The group signed with major label MCA Records to co-distribute its second album , Dude Ranch ( 1997 ) . Raynor was fired midway through a 1998 tour and replaced by Barker . The group 's next two releases , Enema of the State ( 1999 ) and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket ( 2001 ) , were enormous successes on the strength of radio and MTV airplay . The eponymously titled Blink-182 followed in 2003 and marked a stylistic shift for the group . DeLonge quit in 2005 , sending the band into what was termed an `` indefinite hiatus '' . They reunited in 2009 , producing the trio 's sixth album , Neighborhoods ( 2011 ) . In 2015 , DeLonge again exited and was replaced by Alkaline Trio guitarist and vocalist Matt Skiba . The band 's seventh studio album , California , was released on July 1 , 2016 . Blink-182 is considered a key group in the development of pop punk ; the band 's combination of pop melodies with fast-paced punk rock featured a more radio-friendly accessibility than prior bands . The trio has sold over thirteen million albums in the United States , and over 50 million albums worldwide . In 2011 , The New York Times asserted , `` no punk band of the 1990s has been more influential than Blink-182 , '' and even as the band receded after its 2005 split , `` its sound and style could be heard in the muscular pop punk of Fall Out Boy or in the current wave of high-gloss Warped Tour punk bands , like All Time Low and The Maine . ''",
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"text": "Big Daddy (album) Big Daddy is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp , released in 1989 by Mercury Records . It was his last album to be released under the name John Cougar Mellencamp , a combination of his real name and his original stage name of Johnny Cougar . The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 and contained the singles `` Pop Singer '' and `` Jackie Brown , '' which peaked at No. 15 and 48 , respectively , on the Billboard Hot 100 . A re-mastered version of the album was released on May 24 , 2005 , and contains a bonus acoustic version of `` Jackie Brown . '' Like The Lonesome Jubilee , Big Daddy is folk-inspired as violins and fiddles ( among other instruments ) are significantly utilized on a number of tracks . The album 's lyrics largely take a serious tone and the album as a whole is regarded by some as Mellencamp 's most reflective . In 1991 , Mellencamp said : '' ` Big Daddy ' was the best record I ever made . Out of my agony came a couple of really beautiful songs . You ca n't be 22 years old and had two dates and understand that album . ''",
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"text": "Dr. John Malcolm John `` Mac '' Rebennack ( born November 21 , 1940 ) , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer , songwriter , voice actor , pianist , and guitarist , whose music combines blues , pop , jazz , zydeco , boogie woogie , and rock and roll . Active as a session musician since the late 1950s , he gained a cult following in the late 1960s following the release of his album Gris-Gris and his appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music . He performed a wildly theatrical stage show inspired by medicine shows , Mardi Gras costumes , and voodoo ceremonies . Rebennack has recorded more than 20 albums and in 1973 scored a top-20 hit with `` Right Place Wrong Time '' . The winner of six Grammy Awards , Rebennack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by singer John Legend on March 14 , 2011 . In May 2013 , Rebennack was the recipient of an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Tulane University . He was jokingly referred to by Tulane 's president , Scott Cowen , as `` Dr. Dr. John '' .",
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"text": "Sleeping with the Past Sleeping with the Past is the 22nd studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elton John , released on 29 August 1989 . It is his best-selling album in Denmark ( where it was recorded ) and is dedicated to his longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin . The album features his first solo number-one single , `` Sacrifice '' , in his home country of the UK , which helped the album also hit number one there , his first since 1974 's Elton John 's Greatest Hits . John and Taupin meant for the songs to reflect the style of 1960s R&B icons such as Marvin Gaye , Otis Redding and Sam Cooke , whom they admired . It also became his first platinum album in the UK since 1983 . In the US it was certified gold in October 1989 and platinum in April 1990 by the RIAA . Guy Babylon made his debut on this album and would continue to play keyboards with John for the next 20 years , while Fred Mandel left the band shortly after . John went into rehabilitation in 1990 .",
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"text": "Mule Variations Mule Variations is the twelfth studio album by American musician Tom Waits , released on April 16 , 1999 on the ANTI- label . It was Waits 's first studio album since The Black Rider ( 1993 ) . It won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album and was nominated for Best Male Rock Performance for the track `` Hold On '' . It also sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide . The album was backed by an extensive tour in Europe and North America during the summer and autumn of 1999 , which was Waits ' first proper tour since 1987 . Other promotional stops included a solo performance on VH1 Storytellers . In 2003 , the album was ranked number 416 on Rolling Stone 's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time .",
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"text": "Johnny Mathis discography Johnny Mathis has recorded 71 studio albums , 11 of which achieved sales of 500,000 units and were awarded Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America . Five of his greatest hits albums also accomplished this , and of these 16 Gold albums , six eventually went Platinum by reaching sales of one million copies . In 1999 , sales figures totaled five million for his first holiday LP , Merry Christmas , and three million for Johnny 's Greatest Hits , a 1958 collection that has been described as the `` original greatest-hits package '' and once held the record for most weeks on Billboard magazine 's album chart with a total of 490 ( three of which were spent at number one ) . His second longest album chart run was the 295 weeks belonging to his Platinum 1959 album Heavenly , which gave him five weeks in the top spot . In a ranking of the top album artists of the last half of the 1950s in terms of Billboard chart performance , he comes in at number two , for the 1960s , number 10 , and for the period from 1955 to 2009 he is at number six . The recurring appearance of Mathis holiday releases on the various album charts in Billboard began with 1958 's Merry Christmas , which peaked at number three during the four weeks it spent that holiday season on the magazine 's biggest album chart ( now known as the Billboard 200 ) and returned to place at various positions within the top 40 slots there for the next four years . When the magazine first had a separate chart for Christmas albums from 1963 to 1973 , Merry Christmas ranked somewhere in the top 10 on it for another seven years , and on the Top Pop Catalog chart that was created for older titles , it had eight return appearances during the 1990s . His Sounds of Christmas LP spent two weeks at number two on the Christmas Albums chart upon its 1963 release and re-charted for the next five years , and 1969 's Give Me Your Love for Christmas reached number one there during its first of several annual chart showings before achieving Platinum certification . Other notable holiday projects include Home for Christmas , a 1990 home video special that went platinum , and Sending You a Little Christmas , a 2013 release that earned him a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album . Mathis also recorded 43 songs that reached Billboard magazine 's Hot 100 chart in the United States and another nine that `` bubbled under '' the Hot 100 . Six of these 52 recordings made the top 10 , including 1957 's `` Chances Are '' and the 1978 Deniece Williams duet , `` Too Much , Too Little , Too Late '' , which each spent a week at number one , and 32 of them are also on the list of 50 entries that Mathis had on the magazine 's Easy Listening chart , which was started in 1961 . 19 of those 50 songs made the top 10 on that list , and two of them ( `` I 'm Coming Home '' and `` Too Much , Too Little , Too Late '' ) went on to number one . The Williams duet also spent four weeks at number one on the magazine 's R&B chart and was certified Gold after selling one million copies . In the UK Mathis spent three weeks at number one on the singles chart in 1976 with `` When a Child Is Born '' and had two compilations reached the top spot on the albums chart : 1977 's The Mathis Collection and 1980 's Tears and Laughter . `` Too Much , Too Little , Too Late '' and `` When a Child Is Born '' both achieved Silver certification for singles by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of 250,000 units in the UK , and the latter eventually reached the 500,000 mark to earn Gold certification . 16 of his LPs met the 60,000 album sales mark in the UK to be certified Silver , with eight of those going on to sell 100,000 copies for Gold certification and one of those eight ( The Johnny Mathis Collection , 1976 ) making it to the 300,000 total necessary for the Platinum award .",
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"text": "Farewell to the World Farewell to the World is a 1996 concert by rock group Crowded House . The concert was recorded on the outside footsteps of the famed Sydney Opera House as a charity event to raise funds for the Sydney Children 's Hospital . The event was originally scheduled to occur on the night of 23 November 1996 , however was delayed one day due to rain . The concert was to be the last that the group played as the group announced their dissolution months earlier . The concert attracted a crowd of greater than 100,000 people , with some estimates of 250,000 people in attendance . Since then , several concerts have been performed there such as the Mushroom Records anniversary celebration and every Australian Idol year finale dually uses the outdoor as well as the indoor of the Opera House . The concert was originally aired on Network Ten in Australia in November 1996 however this performance was incomplete as it did not include five songs performed from the concert due to time constraints . In December 1996 , the group released the concert on VHS which included some press coverage of the band 's breakup and the concert . The VHS version contained all of the same songs as the television version other than `` Weather with You , '' which was replaced by the fan favourite song `` Hole In the River . '' The CD and DVD of the concert were released in November 2006 as a ten-year anniversary of the original concert . These versions were remastered and the DVD included all previous footage from the VHS but also added an interview with Neil Finn by Jana Wendt on Channel Nine 's Sunday program . All of the songs were included on the DVD and CD release , including those omitted previously and the sound ( and , for DVD , picture ) was digitally remastered . The concert included many of Crowded House 's most famous hits and many fan favourites also . The supporting bands were Custard , You Am I and Powderfinger . Powderfinger released their performance also with selected versions of their album Internationalist . As the album was to be the final performance by the group , they called upon previous members Tim Finn and tour drummer Peter Jones to play for a small portion of the setlist . Drummer Paul Hester , though he had previously left the band while on tour , was considered a member of the band again for the performance , as he had been a member for the majority of the group 's tenure .",
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"text": "Just Dance (song) `` Just Dance '' is the debut single by American singer Lady Gaga . The song was produced by RedOne and co-written by RedOne , Gaga and Akon , while also featuring labelmate Colby O'Donis . It was released in 2008 as the lead single from Gaga 's debut studio album , The Fame . The song was written by Gaga in ten minutes as `` a happy record '' . `` Just Dance '' also has influences of R&B and lyrically speaks about being intoxicated at a club . The song received positive reviews from music critics , who complimented its club anthem-like nature and the synthpop associated with it . The song topped the charts in the United States , Australia , Canada , the Republic of Ireland , the Netherlands and the United Kingdom , as well as reaching the top ten in many other countries . In the United States , `` Just Dance '' was a sleeper hit , spending almost five months on the Billboard Hot 100 before finally reaching the summit of the chart in January 2009 , after being released in April 2008 . The single is among the best-selling singles of all time , having sold over 10 million copies . The music video of the song portrayed Lady Gaga appearing in a party where she plays the song , prompting party-goers to start dancing in enjoyment . Gaga compared her experience of shooting the video with being on a Martin Scorsese set . `` Just Dance '' was performed by Gaga in a number of live appearances including all of her concert tours . In 2009 , the song received a Grammy nomination in the Best Dance Recording category but lost to electronic duo Daft Punk for their song `` Harder , Better , Faster , Stronger ( Alive 2007 ) '' .",
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"text": "List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1983 The Billboard 200 , published in Billboard magazine , is a weekly chart that ranks the highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States . In 1983 , the name of the chart was Top LPs & Tape . Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991 , Billboard estimated sales from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide , using telephone , fax or messenger service . Data were based on rankings made by the record stores of the best-selling records , not on actual sales figures . There were six number-one albums on this chart in 1983 , including the debut album of the Australian band Men at Work , Business as Usual , which spent the last seven weeks of 1982 and the first eight weeks of 1983 at number one , and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) in 1984 . Thriller , the sixth studio album by recording artist Michael Jackson , was released on November 1982 . It peaked at number one for twenty-two non-consecutive weeks in 1983 with another fifteen consecutive weeks at the top into the following year , and seven songs from the album became top ten singles between late 1982 and early 1984 . Two of them : `` Billie Jean '' and `` Beat It '' , reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100 . Thriller won eight Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year at the 26th Grammy Awards , and was the best-selling album of 1983 with more than fifteen million copies sold . In 2008 , twenty-five years after its release , the record was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame , and a few weeks later , it was among twenty-five recordings preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry as `` culturally significant '' . Flashdance , the soundtrack to the 1983 musical and romance film of the same name , peaked at number one for two weeks and won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture . The two singles released from the album , `` Flashdance ... What a Feeling '' by Irene Cara , and `` Maniac '' by Michael Sembello , reached the top of the singles chart in 1983 . The New York Times considered the British band The Police to be the year 's most influential rock band . Australian , British , and American bands copied the white-reggae formula of their ( The Police 's ) earlier successes . The group released their fifth and final studio album , Synchronicity , in 1983 . The album , a varied accomplished blend of rock , funk , and third-world rhythms , stayed at number one for seventeen weeks and was certified four times platinum by the RIAA in 1984 . Metal Health , the third album by heavy metal band Quiet Riot , peaked at number one for one week , becoming the first heavy metal record to reach the top of the Billboard 200 . Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie released his second album Ca n't Slow Down in 1983 , which spent three weeks at the top and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 27th Grammy Awards .",
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"text": "List of number-one dance singles of 2003 (Australia) The ARIA Dance Chart is a chart that ranks the best-performing dance singles of Australia . It is published by Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) , an organisation who collect music data for the weekly ARIA Charts . To be eligible to appear on the chart , the recording must be a single , and be `` predominantly of a dance nature , or with a featured track of a dance nature , or included in the ARIA Club Chart or a comparable overseas chart '' . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Dirty Dancing (soundtrack) Dirty Dancing is the original soundtrack of the 1987 film Dirty Dancing . The album became a huge commercial success . It went on to sell 32 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling albums of all time . In the United States the album spent 18 weeks at # 1 on the Billboard 200 album sales charts and went multi-platinum . As of 2007 , it is still re-entering the Irish charts on occasion , having spent more than 230 weeks in the top 30 . There was a follow-up album entitled More Dirty Dancing ( 1988 ) . Ultimate Dirty Dancing ( full title : Dirty Dancing : Ultimate Dirty Dancing ) was released in 2003 and contains every song from the motion picture Dirty Dancing sequenced in the order it appears in the film .",
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"text": "List of number-one singles of 2007 (Canada) From January 2007 to June 2007 , the number-one singles in Canada were compiled by the American-based music sales tracking company , Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday , and is published by Jam ! Canoe on Thursdays . In June 2007 , Billboard magazine created the Canadian Hot 100 , a chart specifically designed for Canada and the first Hot 100 chart that Billboard created for a country outside the United States . The chart first appeared in the Billboard issue dated June 16 , 2007 , and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7 , 2007 .",
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"text": "Kid Albums Kid Albums ( formerly known as Top Kid Audio ) is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling children 's music albums in the United States . The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9 , 1995 . It originally began as a 15-position chart , but has now been expanded to 25 . Rankings are compiled by point-of-purchase sales obtained by Nielsen Soundscan data and from legal digital downloads from an all music digital retailers . The Kid Albums chart features full-length albums that are geared towards children or teenage audiences . Some of the genres can extend from baby music , like lullabies , to soundtracks for films that are targeted to children of the age 5-9 to pop , teen pop and other subdivisions of it . Studio albums , EPs , compilation albums and soundtracks are also eligible for the chart . The first number-one title on the Top Kid Audio chart was a compilation album from Walt Disney Records titled , Classic Disney , Vol . 1 .",
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"text": "Now That's What I Call Music! 37 (U.S. series) Now That 's What I Call Music ! 37 was released on February 8 , 2011 . The album is the 37th edition of the ( U.S. ) Now ! series . Seven tracks selected for the album were number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 : `` Love The Way You Lie '' , `` Just the Way You Are '' , `` Firework '' , `` Raise Your Glass '' , `` We R Who We R '' , `` Only Girl ( In The World ) '' and `` Like a G6 '' . Now ! 37 debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart with first week sales of 151,000 , the biggest week for any US-released Now album since Now ! 31 started at number one with 169,000 in July 2009 .",
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"text": "List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom A million-selling single is regarded by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ) as one that has sold at least 1 million copies since the start of the UK Singles Chart in November 1952 . As well as a traditional purchase of a physical record , a sale can represent one permanent digital download of a track ( physical singles usually consist of two songs , although both are only included in sales figures for double A sides or where both receive a high level of interest and airplay ) . Both British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) - certified awards ( Silver , Gold and Platinum ) and the weekly charts now include audio streaming but these are not included in the sales figures published by the OCC . Certified awards can also include shipments ( sales to trade ) . The OCC and Music Week regularly announce when a record becomes a million seller . , 167 singles have sold 1 million copies in the UK . Of these , 108 were originally released in the 20th century ( 70 of them selling 1 million before the year 2000 ) and the remainder were released between 2000 and 2014 . The most recently released single to become a million-seller is `` Uptown Funk '' by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars , which was released in December 2014 and passed a million sales ten weeks later in February 2015 . Bing Crosby 's `` White Christmas '' is the earliest release : originally 1942 , although only sales from 1952 onwards are counted . The year in which the most million-sellers were released is 2011 , with twelve ; while a record 36 releases from both the 1990s and the 2010s have sold a million copies . Only two million sellers have failed to reach the top 5 on the UK Singles Chart : Snow Patrol 's `` Chasing Cars '' and Journey 's `` Do n't Stop Believin ' '' , both of which peaked at number 6 .",
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"text": "Why Don't We Just Dance `` Why Do n't We Just Dance '' is a song written by Jim Beavers , Jonathan Singleton and Darrell Brown , and recorded by American country music artist Josh Turner . It was released in August 2009 as the lead-off single from his album Haywire , which was released on February 9 , 2010 . The song became Turner 's third Number One hit in February 2010 , his first since `` Would You Go With Me '' in October 2006 , and his longest stay at the top with four weeks . On May 24 , 2010 , the single was his fourth to be certified Gold by the RIAA .",
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"text": "List of Billboard number-one electronic albums of 2005 These are the U.S. number-one electronic albums of 2005 , per the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart . Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7 -- 10 days in advance .",
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"text": "Dance My Generation `` Dance My Generation '' is a single by Japanese band Golden Bomber . It was released on January 1 , 2013 . It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 . It was the 34th best-selling single in Japan in 2013 , with 177,565 copies .",
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"text": "Dance Away `` Dance Away '' is a song by the English rock band Roxy Music . Released in April 1979 , it was the second single to be taken from their album Manifesto , and became one of the band 's most famous songs , reaching number 2 in the UK and spending a total of 14 weeks on the charts , the longest chart residency of a Roxy Music single . Although it did not make number 1 , it became the ninth biggest selling single in the UK in 1979 . It did make it to number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart and held that position for one week . `` Dance Away '' was originally written by Bryan Ferry for his 1977 solo album In Your Mind , but did not make the final track listing . It was then planned for inclusion on his 1978 album The Bride Stripped Bare , but again was not included . It was finally completed and released on Roxy Music 's Manifesto , the band 's first studio album in four years . The single version was a different shorter edit and mix compared to the original album version . As with their next single `` Angel Eyes '' , the single version of `` Dance Away '' replaced the album version in subsequent releases . While the 1999 re-mastered version of the `` Manifesto '' album restored the original version of `` Angel Eyes '' , it still retained the single mix of `` Dance Away '' in place of the original , making the Thrill of It All box set the only release on which the LP version of the song could be found , until the release of the box set The Complete Studio Recordings 1972-1982 in 2012 .",
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"text": "Ultra Dance 13 Ultra Dance 13 is a compilation DJ mix album featuring songs from the dance music genre as well as dance remixes of songs . It is the thirteenth album in the Ultra Dance series . It was released by Ultra Records on February 7 , 2012 . The album peaked at number 157 on the Billboard 200 chart as well as at number 10 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart .",
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"text": "List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States . Published by Billboard magazine , the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single 's weekly physical and digital sales , and airplay . In 2007 , 17 singles reached the top spot on the chart . An 18th single , Beyoncé Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , began a run at the top in 2006 which continued into 2007 . In 2007 , eight acts achieved their first US number-one single , either as a lead artist or featured guest : Maroon 5 , Avril Lavigne , Mims , Plain White T 's , Sean Kingston , Soulja Boy Tell 'Em , T-Pain , and Yung Joc . Producer Timbaland earned his first number-one single as lead artist with `` Give It to Me '' ; he had previously appeared as featured guest on singer Nelly Furtado 's number-one single `` Promiscuous '' . T-Pain , Justin Timberlake , Nelly Furtado and Fergie each earned two number-one singles , either as a lead artist or featured guest . Three number-one singles tied for the longest run on the chart in 2007 : Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , Rihanna 's `` Umbrella '' , and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 's `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' all topped the chart for seven weeks ; the last of these was non-consecutive . However , `` Irreplaceable '' , which started its peak position in three issues the previous year , is credited to by Billboard magazine as 2006 's longest-running single . To this effect , `` Umbrella '' and `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' are the longest-running singles of 2007 . Other singles with extended chart runs include singer Alicia Keys ' `` No One '' which stayed at number one for five straight weeks . `` Irreplaceable '' is the best-performing single of the calendar year , topping the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007 for seven consecutive weeks . Band Maroon 5 's `` Makes Me Wonder '' is noted for its jump from 64th to 1st place on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the largest leap of 2007 . `` Umbrella '' , which occupied the top slot for seven of summer 's thirteen weeks , has been credited by the music press as 2007 's Song of the Summer .",
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"text": "Just Me (Tiffany album) Just Me ( just me ) is the seventh studio album by Tiffany , released in 2007 . Fresh off of Celebrity Fit Club , 1980s pop sensation Tiffany released her first album of all original music since 2005 's Dust Off and Dance . The first single and music video was `` Feels Like Love '' . The video for `` Feels Like Love '' was officially released on YouTube by Tiffany 's record company , 10 Spot records . On the day of the album 's release Tiffany played a free show at the Virgin Megastore Sunset in Los Angeles , California .",
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"text": "List of number-one dance singles of 2014 (U.S.) The U.S. Dance Club Songs chart is published weekly by Billboard . It compiles the weeks most popular songs from a sample of reporting DJ 's around the country . The first number-one song of 2014 was `` Unconditionally '' by Katy Perry . With remixes by Syn Cole , Manufactured Superstars , Tracy Young and Country Club Martini Crew , it became her twelfth consecutive chart topper , extending her own record for the most number-ones in a row in the thirty-seven year history of the chart . Perry achieved a further three number one singles during the year -- `` Dark Horse '' featuring Juicy J , `` Birthday '' and `` This Is How We Do '' -- with the last becoming her record-extending fifteenth consecutive number-one . Beyoncé was one of three acts to top the chart three times , beginning with `` Blow '' , then `` Partition '' and her twenty-second in total , `` Pretty Hurts '' . Iggy Azalea and Dave Audé achieved three number-ones ; the former with `` Fancy '' featuring Charli XCX , `` Black Widow '' featuring Rita Ora and `` Booty '' , a collaboration with Jennifer Lopez , and Audé with `` Take Me Away '' , `` Aftermath ( Here We Go ) '' and `` Hustlin . Demi Lovato topped the chart twice with `` Neon Lights '' and `` Really Do n't Care '' featuring Cher Lloyd . `` Somebody Loves You '' became Betty Who 's first song to top the chart . Fedde Le Grand and Gregor Salto produced remixes of Mariah Carey 's song `` You 're Mine ( Eternal ) '' , garnering the singer her seventeenth number-one since she first topped the chart with `` Someday '' in 1991 . `` Painkillr '' , by Erika Jayne , became her seventh consecutive number-one on the chart . In addition to `` Black Widow '' , Ora 's own `` I Will Never Let You Down '' topped the chart in June . Enrique Iglesias became the male artist with the most number-one songs in history , with `` Bailando '' featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona becoming his thirteenth . `` Ca n't Remember to Forget You '' , a song by Shakira featuring Rihanna , became the former 's sixth and the latter 's twenty-second number-one in April , making Rihanna the second artist with the most entries after Madonna . Shakira also topped the chart with `` Dare ( La La La ) '' in July . Zhu 's song `` Faded '' topped the chart on December 20 . A writer for Complex was surprised that the song only reached number-one in December despite being commercially released in September , writing `` While I 'd love to say that it 's because the song is just that damn good ( which it is ) , Billboard says it 's been helped by the number of remixes from Odesza , Amtrac , and The Magician . '' `` Never Say Never '' by Basement Jaxx became the most-played track of the year from the national sample , ranking atop the Dance Club Songs 2014 year-end chart .",
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"text": "Dance or Die (Family Force 5 album) Dance or Die is the second studio album from the band Family Force 5 . It was produced by Joe Baldridge ( Beck , tobyMac ) and lead vocalist Solomon `` Soul Glow Activatur '' Olds . The album was released on August 19 , 2008 both in stores and via digital distribution . This is the band 's second full-length album release . However , it is the band 's first release on the Tooth & Nail Records label . The band was previously with Gotee Records . The record was leaked in its entirety on the internet on August 15 , 2008 . As of December 2009 the album has sold over 100,000 units . Dance or Die won Best Album at the 2008 Rock on Request Awards .",
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"text": "List of number-one dance singles of 1999 (U.S.) These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1999 .",
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"text": "List of Billboard number-one electronic albums of 2008 These are the U.S. number-one electronic albums of 2008 , per the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart . Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7 -- 10 days in advance .",
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"text": "Just a Little While `` Just a Little While '' is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson , released as the lead single from her eighth studio album , Damita Jo ( 2004 ) . Written by Jackson and Dallas Austin , the song fuses pop with elements of rock , dance , and funk , and is a reflection of Jackson 's new-found happiness . The song leaked ahead of its scheduled release , causing Jackson 's record company to rush with a music video and promotion . It was released following Jackson 's controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show performance incident on February 2 , 2004 , as the lead single from Damita Jo . `` Just a Little While '' received favorable reception from critics , who felt its elements of rock and dance-pop would ensure success . However , following the Super Bowl incident , Jackson 's singles and music videos were blacklisted on many radio formats and music channels worldwide , affecting the song 's performance . Although its success in the US was limited , peaking at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 , it peaked atop the Hot Dance Club Songs chart . Internationally , it was more successful , reaching the top ten in Belgium , Canada , and Spain and the top twenty in Australia and The United Kingdom . It peaked at number one in Japan for five weeks , and was the year 's second-biggest hit on Japan 's international airplay chart . The song 's music video , directed by Dave Meyers , was released exclusively in international territories due to the controversy surrounding Jackson at the time . It portrays Jackson filming a DVD for her boyfriend in a futuristic apartment setting , displaying her multiple personae . An alternate live video , filmed in London , was included on Jackson 's From janet . to Damita Jo compilation . Jackson performed the song on television shows including Top of the Pops , Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! , and Festivalbar .",
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"text": "List of number-one dance singles of 1984 (U.S.) These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1984 .",
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"text": "De-Stalinization De-Stalinization ( Russian : десталинизация , Destalinizatsiya ) consisted of a series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953 , and the ascension of Nikita Khrushchev to power . The reforms consisted of changing or removing key institutions that helped Stalin hold power : the cult of personality that surrounded him , the Stalinist political system , and the Gulag labour-camp system , all of which had been created and dominated by him . Stalin was succeeded by a collective leadership after his death in March 1953 , consisting of Georgi Malenkov , Premier of the Soviet Union ; Lavrentiy Beria , head of the Ministry of the Interior ; and Nikita Khrushchev , First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( CPSU ) .",
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"text": "Stalinism Stalinism is the means of governing and related policies implemented by Joseph Stalin . Stalinist policies in the Soviet Union included rapid industrialization , the theory of socialism in one country , a centralized state , collectivization of agriculture , cult of personality in leadership , and subordination of interests of foreign communist parties to those of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union -- deemed by Stalinism to be the most forefront vanguard party of communist revolution at the time . Stalinism promoted the escalation of class conflict , utilizing state violence to forcibly purge society of claimed supporters of the bourgeoisie , regarding them as threats to the pursuit of the communist revolution that resulted in substantial political violence and persecution of such people . These included not only bourgeois people but also working-class people accused of counter-revolutionary sympathies . Stalinist industrialization was officially designed to accelerate the development towards communism , stressing that such rapid industrialization was needed because the country was previously economically backward in comparison with other countries ; and that it was needed in order to face the challenges posed by internal and external enemies of communism . Rapid industrialization was accompanied with mass collectivization of agriculture and rapid urbanization . Rapid urbanization converted many small villages into industrial cities . To accelerate the development of industrialization , Stalin pragmatically created joint venture contracts with major American private enterprises , such as Ford Motor Company , that under state supervision assisted in developing the basis of industry of the Soviet economy from the late 1920s to 1930s . After the American private enterprises completed their tasks , Soviet state enterprises took over .",
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"text": "Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin ( -LSB- ˈstɑːlɪn -RSB- 18 December 1878 -- 5 March 1953 ) was a Soviet revolutionary , politician and political theorist . He governed the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953 . In this capacity , he served as the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1953 and as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 . Ideologically a Marxist and a Leninist , he helped to formalise these ideas as Marxism-Leninism while his own policies and theories became known as Stalinism . Stalin was born to a poor Georgian family in Gori , Russian Empire . After an education at Tiflis Spiritual Seminary , he joined the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party . Affiliated with Vladimir Lenin 's Bolshevik faction , he raised funds via underground activities such as the 1907 Tiflis bank robbery . After the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917 and established a one-party state , Stalin sat on the Politburo during the Russian Civil War . In 1922 Stalin became General Secretary and established the Soviet Union . Despite Lenin 's objection , power consolidated around Stalin and opposition removed following Lenin 's death in 1924 . During Stalin 's tenure the concept of `` Socialism in One Country '' became a central tenet of Soviet society , and a cult of personality developed around Stalin . Lenin 's New Economic Policy was replaced with a centralised command economy , industrialisation and collectivisation . These rapidly transformed the country from an agrarian society into an industrial power , but disrupted food production and contributed to the famine of 1933 -- 34 . Between 1934 and 1939 , Stalin organised the `` Great Purge '' , in which millions of so-called `` enemies of the working class '' , including senior political and military figures , were interned in Gulag-run prisons , exiled or executed , often without due process . In August 1939 Stalin entered a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany , resulting in their invasion of Poland in September of that year . Germany ended the pact by invading the Soviet Union in 1941 . Despite initial setbacks , the Soviet Red Army halted the German incursion and captured Berlin in May 1945 , ending World War II in Europe . The Soviet Union annexed the Baltic states and backed the establishment of pro-Soviet Marxist governments both throughout Eastern Europe and in China , North Korea , and North Vietnam . The Soviet Union and United States emerged as the two world superpowers , and a period of tensions began between the Soviet-backed Eastern Bloc and U.S.-backed Western Bloc known as the Cold War . Stalin led the Soviet Union through its post-war reconstruction phase , during which it became the second country to develop a nuclear weapon , as well as launching the Great Plan for the Transformation of Nature in response to another major famine and the Great Construction Projects of Communism . Stalin died in 1953 and was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev , who denounced Stalin and initiated a de-Stalinisation process . Stalin is widely considered one of the most significant and influential figures of the 20th century . Stalinism influenced various Marxist-Leninist groups and governments across the world , for whom Stalin was a champion of socialism and the working class . After the fall of the Soviet Union , Stalin has been praised by supporters for his role in defeating Nazi Germany and establishing the Soviet Union as a major world power . Critics emphasise his role in causing millions of deaths and numerous political , religious and ethnic repressions .",
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"text": "Collectivization in the Soviet Union The Soviet Union enforced the collectivization of its agricultural sector between 1928 and 1940 during the ascendancy of Joseph Stalin . It began during and was part of the first five-year plan . The policy aimed to consolidate individual landholdings and labour into collective farms : mainly kolkhozy and sovkhozy . The Soviet leadership confidently expected that the replacement of individual peasant farms by collective ones would immediately increase the food supply for the urban population , the supply of raw materials for processing industry , and agricultural exports . Planners regarded collectivization as the solution to the crisis of agricultural distribution ( mainly in grain deliveries ) that had developed from 1927 . This problem became more acute as the Soviet Union pressed ahead with its ambitious industrialization program . In the early 1930s over 91 % of agricultural land became `` collectivized '' as rural households entered collective farms with their land , livestock , and other assets . The sweeping collectivization often involved tremendous human and social costs .",
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"text": "Socialism in One Country Socialism in One Country ( Sotsializm v odnoi strane ) was a theory put forth by Joseph Stalin in 1924 , elaborated by Nikolai Bukharin in 1925 and finally adopted by the Soviet Union as state policy . The theory held that given the defeat of all the communist revolutions in Europe in 1917 -- 1921 except Russia 's , the Soviet Union should begin to strengthen itself internally . That turn toward national communism was a shift from the previously held Marxist position that socialism must be established globally ( world communism ) , and it was in opposition to Leon Trotsky 's theory of permanent revolution .",
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"text": "Terentii Shtykov Terentii Fomich Shtykov ( Russian : Терентий Штыков ; Korean : 테렌티 스티코프 ; -- 25 October 1964 ) was effectively the first supreme leader of North Korea , as the de facto head of its 1945-1951 military occupation and the first Soviet Ambassador to North Korea from 1948 until 1950 . Shtykov 's support for Kim Il-sung was crucial in Kim 's rise to power , and the two persuaded Stalin to allow the Korean War to begin in June 1950 . A protégé of the influential politician Andrei Zhdanov , General Shtykov served as a political commissar during World War II , ending up on the Military Council of the Primorskiy Military District . Through direct access to Joseph Stalin , Shtykov became the `` real supreme ruler of North Korea , the principal supervisor of both the Soviet military and the local authorities . '' Shtykov conceived of the Soviet Civil Administration , supported Kim 's appointment as head of the North Korean provisional government , and assisted Stalin with editing the first North Korean constitution . As the preeminent representative of the Soviet Union 's political authority over the nascent North Korea from October 1945 until December 1950 , Shtykov 's legacy was to aid the Kim family 's rise to power . The war they started freed Kim from Soviet domination ; China intervened following North Korea 's poor military performance in the early autumn . Shtykov was fired as ambassador in December and demoted to major general the following month . He later served as the Soviet ambassador to Hungary from 1959 to 1960 . Andrei Lankov asserts that Shtykov made more impact on Korean history than any foreigner other than Japanese colonial politicians , and that he was `` the actual architect of the North Korean state as it emerged in 1945-50 . '' Several of Shtykov 's policies , most notably North Korean land reform , are today credited to Kim Il-sung by official North Korean media .",
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"text": "Ion Antonescu Ion Victor Antonescu ( -LSB- iˈon antoˈnesku -RSB- ; June 15 , 1882 -- June 1 , 1946 ) was a Romanian soldier and authoritarian politician who , as the Prime Minister and Conducător during most of World War II , presided over two successive wartime dictatorships . After the war , he was convicted of war crimes and executed . A Romanian Army career officer who made his name during the 1907 peasants ' revolt and the World War I Romanian Campaign , the antisemitic Antonescu sympathized with the far right and fascist National Christian and Iron Guard groups for much of the interwar period . He was a military attaché to France and later Chief of the General Staff , briefly serving as Defense Minister in the National Christian cabinet of Octavian Goga . During the late 1930s , his political stance brought him into conflict with King Carol II and led to his detainment . Antonescu nevertheless rose to political prominence during the political crisis of 1940 , and established the National Legionary State , an uneasy partnership with the Iron Guard 's leader Horia Sima . After entering Romania into an alliance with Nazi Germany and the Axis and ensuring Adolf Hitler 's confidence , he eliminated the Guard during the Legionary Rebellion of 1941 . In addition to leadership of the executive , he assumed the offices of Foreign Affairs and Defense Minister . Soon after Romania joined the Axis in Operation Barbarossa , recovering Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina , Antonescu also became Marshal of Romania . An atypical figure among Holocaust perpetrators , Antonescu enforced policies independently responsible for the deaths of as many as 400,000 people , most of them Bessarabian , Ukrainian and Romanian Jews , as well as Romanian Romani . The regime 's complicity in the Holocaust combined pogroms and mass murders such as the Odessa massacre with ethnic cleansing , systematic deportations to occupied Transnistria and widespread criminal negligence . The system in place was nevertheless characterized by singular inconsistencies , prioritizing plunder over killing , showing leniency toward most Jews in the Old Kingdom , and ultimately refusing to adopt the Final Solution as applied throughout Nazi-occupied Europe . Confronted with heavy losses on the Eastern Front , Antonescu embarked on inconclusive negotiations with the Allies , just before a political coalition , formed around the young monarch Michael I , toppled him during the August 23 , 1944 , Coup . After a brief detention in the Soviet Union , the deposed Conducător was handed back to Romania , where he was tried by a special People 's Tribunal and executed . This was part of a series of trials that also passed sentences on his various associates , as well as his wife Maria . The judicial procedures earned much criticism for responding to the Romanian Communist Party 's ideological priorities , a matter that fueled nationalist and far right attempts to have Antonescu posthumously exonerated . While these groups elevated Antonescu to the status of hero , his involvement in the Holocaust was officially reasserted and condemned following the 2003 Wiesel Commission report .",
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"docid": "886f849eea6c8557ecc464f4652bedb9",
"text": "Media portrayal of the Ukrainian crisis Media portrayals of the Ukrainian crisis , including 2014 unrest and the 2014 Ukrainian revolution following the Euromaidan movement , differed widely between Ukrainian , western and Russian media . In particular , the Russian media was accused of propagandizing , and of waging an information war during its coverage of the events . Russian channels were repeatedly criticized for the use of misleading images , false narratives , misrepresentation , suppression , and fabricated news stories , such as a child 's crucifixion and the death of a 10-year-old in shelling . The BBC reported that Russian state television `` appears to employ techniques of psychological conditioning designed to excite extreme emotions of aggression and hatred in the viewer '' , which , according to The Guardian , is part of a coordinated `` informational-psychological war operation '' . A regular theme in the Russian media was that the Ukrainian army , which has many Russian-speaking members , was committing `` genocide '' against Russian-speakers and that they strongly desired Russia to `` protect '' them against Kiev . This presentation contradicted a poll showing that less than 20 % of eastern residents wanted Russia 's protection . There was also no refugee exodus from Kiev , which has a large Russian-speaking population . While asserting that Ukraine was overrun by fascists whom the western media was `` ignoring '' , Russia has forged close relationships with far-right politicians in the West . Its claims about Ukraine were contradicted by Ukrainian election results . Russian media have also denied the Holodomor , a Soviet-organised famine that killed millions of Ukrainians . They supported Russia 's denials of involvement in the Crimean crisis , until Vladimir Putin boasted about the key role of Russian soldiers , and continue denying its involvement in the war in Donbass , despite evidence that Russia regularly shelled across the border .",
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"docid": "6248dbe2967bfa1db6097512835cb7da",
"text": "Ruth Bonner Ruf Grigorjewna Bonner ( 1900 -- 25 December 1987 , Moscow ) , also known as Ruth Bonner , was a Soviet Communist activist and a victim of Joseph Stalin 's Great Purge . She was the mother of the human rights activist Yelena Bonner and the mother-in-law of physicist and dissident Andrei Sakharov . In the 1930s , Ruth ( originally spelled `` Ruf '' ) Bonner was a health official in the Communist Party committee of Moscow while her husband , Gevork Alikhanyan , aka Georgy Alikhanov , was a director at the Comintern . As part of Stalin 's mass purges in 1937 , her husband was arrested on charges of espionage and sentenced to death . Bonner was arrested a few days after her husband and spent the next eight years in the Gulag near Karaganda , Kazakhstan . After her release she spent another nine years in internal exile . In 1954 she was one of the first of Stalin 's victims to be rehabilitated under the new Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev . Her husband was rehabilitated posthumously . When her daughter Yelena and her son-in-law Andrei Sakharov were exiled to Gorky in 1980 , she was allowed to move to the United States to be with her grandchildren . She returned to Moscow in June 1987 to live with her daughter , whose exile had been lifted by Mikhail Gorbachev in December 1986 . She died in Moscow on 25 December 1987 , aged 87 .",
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"docid": "89ce938119f9cc89db50dc88bd365eeb",
"text": "German–Soviet Axis talks In October and November 1940 , German -- Soviet Axis talks occurred concerning the Soviet Union 's potential entry as a fourth Axis Power in World War II . The negotiations , which occurred during the era of the Molotov -- Ribbentrop Pact and the German-Soviet Commercial Agreement , included a two-day Berlin conference between Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov , Adolf Hitler and German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop , followed by both countries trading written proposed agreements . After two days of negotiations from 12 to 14 November 1940 , Germany presented the Soviets with a draft written Axis pact agreement defining the world spheres of influence of the four proposed Axis powers ( Japan , Germany , Soviet Union , Italy ) . Hitler , Ribbentrop and Molotov tried to set German and Soviet spheres of influence ; Hitler encouraged Molotov to look south to Iran and eventually India while preserving German access to Finland 's resources , and to remove Soviet influence in the Balkans . Molotov remained firm , seeking to remove German troops from Finland and gain a warm water port in the Balkans . Soviet foreign policy calculations were predicated by the idea that the war would be a long - term struggle and therefore German claims that Britain would be defeated swiftly were treated with scepticism . In addition Stalin sought to remain influential in Bulgaria and Yugoslavia . These factors resulted in Molotov taking a firm line . According to a Columbia University academical source , on 25 November 1940 , the Soviets presented a Stalin-drafted written counterproposal where they would accept the four power pact , but it included Soviet rights to Bulgaria and a world sphere of influence centered on the area around modern Iraq and Iran . Germany did not respond , leaving the negotiations unresolved . Regarding the counterproposal , Hitler remarked to his top military chiefs that Stalin `` demands more and more '' , `` he 's a cold-blooded blackmailer '' and that `` a German victory has become unbearable for Russia '' so that `` she must be brought to her knees as soon as possible . '' Germany ended the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in June 1941 by invading the Soviet Union .",
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"docid": "c487a0a7381cae015133afb0ec7b5eb2",
"text": "Igor Gouzenko Igor Sergeyevich Gouzenko ( Игорь Сергеевич Гузенко -LSB- ˈiɡərʲ sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɡʊˈzʲɛnkə -RSB- Ігор Сергійович Гузенко -LSB- ˈiɦor sɛrˈɦijovɪtʃ ɦuˈzɛnko -RSB- January 13 , 1919 -- June 28 , 1982 ) was a cipher clerk for the Soviet Embassy to Canada in Ottawa , Ontario . He defected on September 5 , 1945 -- just three days after the end of World War II -- with 109 documents on Soviet espionage activities in the West . This forced Prime Minister Mackenzie King to call a Royal Commission to investigate espionage in Canada . Gouzenko exposed Joseph Stalin 's efforts to steal nuclear secrets , and the technique of planting sleeper agents . The `` Gouzenko Affair '' is often credited as a triggering event of the Cold War , with historian Jack Granatstein stating `` Gouzenko was the beginning of the Cold War for public opinion '' and journalist Robert Fulford writing `` I am absolutely certain the Cold War began in Ottawa '' . The New York Times described Gouzenko 's actions as having `` awakened the people of North America to the magnitude and the danger of Soviet espionage . ''",
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"docid": "9ebd3589639904873a802ebc2b1f7714",
"text": "Aesopian language Aesopian language is communications that convey an innocent meaning to outsiders but hold a concealed meaning to informed members of a conspiracy or underground movement . For instance , if Person X is known for exposing secrets in an organization , the organization leaders announce that `` any members who have dirty talking habits will be dealt with '' to warn Person X . It refers to the ancient Greek fabulist Aesop . The term `` Aesopian language '' was first used by the nineteenth-century Russian writer Mikhail Saltykov-Schedrin to describe the writing technique he began using late in his career , which he compared to Aesop 's Fables . His purpose was to satirize the social ills of the time but evade the harsh censorship of late Tsarist Russia of which he was a particular target . The Soviet-era writer Lev Loseff noted that the use of Aesopian language remained a favorite technique of writers ( including himself ) under Soviet censorship . Maliheh Tyrell defines the term in the Soviet context and observes that the use of Aesopian language extended to other national literatures under Soviet rule : `` In short , this form of literature , like Aesop 's animal fables , veils itself in allegorical suggestions , hints , and euphemisms so as to elude political censorship . ` Aesopian language ' or literature is a technical term used by Sovietologists to define allegorical language used by Russian or nationality -LSB- that is : non-Russian -RSB- nonconformist publicists to conceal antiregime sentiments . Under Soviet rule , this ` Aesopian ' literature intended to confuse the Soviet authorities , yet illuminate the truth for native readers . '' According to one critic , `` Censorship ... had a positive , formative impact upon the Aesopian writers ' style by obliging them to sharpen their thoughts . '' The German-American philosopher Herbert Marcuse uses the term in his book One-Dimensional Man somewhat interchangeably with Orwellian language . In that context , `` Aesopian Language '' refers to the idea that certain usages of language work to ` suppress certain concepts or keep them out of the general discourse within society ' . An example of such a technique is the use of abbreviations to possibly prevent undesirable questions from arising : `` AFL-CIO entombs the radical political differences which once separated the two organizations . '' Within the context of politics , a term with a very similar meaning is called dog-whistle politics , which describes the use of coded language to address voters ' interests . Certain sections of the electorate will react strongly to controversial content if spoken of overtly but may not be so attuned that they notice statements that appear neutral to outsiders .",
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"docid": "373f7abc7dd223cefa8603a03bf77229",
"text": "1922 Moscow Trial of Socialist Revolutionaries The Moscow Trial of the Socialist Revolutionaries was one of the first show trials of the Soviet Union , beginning on June 8 , 1922 . The trial was part of a process that entailed eliminating all opposition in the nascent Bolshevik state . The trial stemmed from the failed Kerensky -- Krasnov uprising on October 29th , 1917 ( old style ) , when Alexander Kerensky attempted to overthrow the Soviet government that had just toppled him . The previous years had witnessed the silencing of the Workers ' Opposition and the suppression of the Mensheviks , the other major proletarian party . The Socialist Revolutionaries had long been a nuisance to the Bolsheviks . The party enjoyed the support of the largest demographic of the old Tsarist Empire , the agrarian peasantry , whilst the Bolsheviks were primarily supported by the radical intelligentsia , with some , albeit small , representation amongst soldiers and workers . The dispersal of the Constituent Assembly in January 1918 was the first action Lenin took against the Socialist Revolutionaries . The results of the voting made it clear that the assembly would not be overwhelmingly Bolshevik , and Lenin decided that it was counterrevolutionary . Fanny Kaplan , Lenin 's would-be assassin , stated that her motive for the assassination was the dispersal of the assembly . The Brest-Litovsk Treaty of 1918 that ended hostilities between Germany and Russia was also a point of serious disagreement between the Bolsheviks and the Socialist Revolutionaries . There were 12 main defendants in the trial and SR coup participants gave evidence for the prosecution . Among the notable Bolsheviks playing a part in the trial were Nikolai Krylenko , who was the prosecutor for the state , and Nikolai Bukharin , who was part of the defense counsel . Bukharin had even participated in demonstrations organized by the authorities that were occurring throughout Moscow , and demanded the death penalty for the 12 defendants . At the very outset , Georgy Pyatakov announced that `` the court does not intend to handle the case from a dispassionate , objective point of view but would be guided solely by the interests of the Soviet Government . '' The evidence against the accused included statements of former SR participants in the military coup attempt such as G. Semyonov , who joined the Bolsheviks in 1911 , and became an agent provocateur . The trial concluded with death sentences for the 12 and acquittal for those who gave evidence . Upon further review by the tribunal , the death sentences were commuted . It was believed by Trotsky at least , that if the sentences were carried out , their party brethren would carry out terrorist violence against the Bolshevik government . All of the defendants and participants in the trial would eventually become victims in Stalin 's purges .",
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"docid": "143c87815bc6a523056ec6181ee38be3",
"text": "United States Navy in World War II The United States Navy grew rapidly during World War II from 1941 -- 45 , and played the central role in the war against Japan , and ( after the British Royal Navy ) a major role in the European war against Germany and Italy . The U.S. Navy grew into a formidable force in the years prior to World War II , with battleship production being restarted in 1937 , commencing with the . It was able to add to its fleets during the early years of the war while the US was still neutral , increasing production of vessels both large and small , deploying a navy of nearly 350 major combatant ships by December 1941 and having an equal number under construction . The Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) sought naval superiority in the Pacific by sinking the main American battle fleet at Pearl Harbor , which was built around its battleships . The December 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor did knock out the battle fleet , but it did not touch the aircraft carriers , which became the mainstay of the rebuilt fleet . Naval doctrine had to be changed overnight . The United States Navy ( like the IJN ) had followed Alfred Thayer Mahan 's emphasis on concentrated groups of battleships as the main offensive naval weapons . The loss of the battleships at Pearl Harbor forced Admiral Ernest J. King , the head of the Navy , to place primary emphasis on the small number of aircraft carriers . The U.S. Navy grew tremendously as the United States was faced with a two-front war on the seas . It achieved notable acclaim in the Pacific Theater , where it was instrumental to the Allies ' successful `` island hopping '' campaign . The U.S. Navy fought six great battles with the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) : the Attack on Pearl Harbor , Battle of the Coral Sea , the Battle of Midway , the Battle of the Philippine Sea , the Battle of Leyte Gulf , and the Battle of Okinawa . By war 's end in 1945 , the United States Navy had added nearly 1,200 major combatant ships , including 27 aircraft carriers and 8 battleships , and had over 70 % of the world 's total numbers and total tonnage of naval vessels of 1,000 tons or greater .",
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"docid": "e73d550557132dfd3690e842b7f3403a",
"text": "La piovra La Piovra ( -LSB- la ˈpjɔːvra -RSB- ; The Octopus , referring to `` The Mafia '' ) is an Italian television drama miniseries about the Mafia . The story was by Sandro Petraglia . The production was designed by Luigi Perelli . The soundtrack was by Riz Ortolani and later by Ennio Morricone , who went on to compose music for several sequels . All 10 series have been released in Australia on DVD by Aztec International Entertainment , with English subtitles , having been originally aired on the Special Broadcasting Service television channel . It was also broadcast on MHz Networks in the United States . The first three series were shown in the UK on Channel 4 . The TV drama was successful in the USSR , where it appeared on state TV in 1986 in Albania , in Romania , and in Bulgaria , where is appeared in the end of the 1980s ( in its seventh season , the show featured Bulgarian actor Stefan Danailov ) .",
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"text": "Socialist realism in Poland Socialist realism in Poland ( socrealizm ) was a social , political , and esthetic doctrine enforced by the pro-Soviet communist government in the process of Stalinization of the postwar People 's Republic of Poland . The official policy was introduced in 1949 by a decree of the Polish United Workers ' Party minister ( later , Minister of Culture and Art ) Włodzimierz Sokorski . As in all Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc countries , Socialist realism became the main instrument of political control in the building of totalitarianism in Poland . However , the trend has never become truly dominant . Following Stalin 's death on March 5 , 1953 , and the subsequent De-Stalinization of all People 's Republics , Polish artists , writers and architects started abandoning it around 1955 . De-Stalinization process peaked during the Polish October .",
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"text": "Persecution of Christians in the Soviet Union Throughout the history of the Soviet Union ( 1922 -- 1991 ) , there were periods where Soviet authorities suppressed and persecuted various forms of Christianity to different extents depending on State interests . Soviet Marxist-Leninism policy consistently advocated the control , suppression , and ultimately , the elimination of religious beliefs , and actively encouraged atheism in the Soviet Union . Most religions were never outlawed . The state advocated the destruction of religion , and it officially pronounced religious beliefs to be superstitious and backward . The Communist Party destroyed churches , mosques and temples , ridiculed , harassed , incarcerated and executed religious leaders , flooded the schools and media with anti-religious teachings , and it introduced a belief system called `` scientific atheism , '' with its own rituals , promises and proselytizers . In 1925 the government founded the League of Militant Atheists to intensify the persecution . The total number of Christian victims under the Soviet regime has been estimated to range between 12-20 million . Religious beliefs and practices persisted among the majority of the population , in the domestic and private spheres but also in the scattered public spaces allowed by a state that recognized its failure to eradicate religion and the political dangers of an unrelenting culture war .",
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"text": "Karl Marx Monument The Karl Marx Monument ( Karl-Marx-Monument ) is a 7.10m-tall stylized head of Karl Marx , weighing approximately 40 tons . The heavy-duty sculpture , together with the base platform , stand over 13 meters tall . On a wall behind the monument , the phrase `` Workers of the world , unite ! '' ( from the Communist Manifesto ) is written in four languages : German , English , French and Russian . It is the most famous monument in the inner city of Chemnitz and the second-largest bust in the world , after the 60 cm higher Lenin 's head in Ulan-Ude , Russia . There is a well known local nickname for the monument : `` Nischel '' , which is derived from the Central German term for head or skull .",
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"text": "Khorloogiin Choibalsan Khorloogiin Choibalsan ( Хорлоогийн Чойбалсан February 8 , 1895 -- January 26 , 1952 ) was the Communist leader of the Mongolian People 's Republic and Marshal ( general chief commander ) of the Mongolian armed forces from the 1930s until his death in 1952 . His rule marked the first and last time in modern Mongolian history that a single individual amassed complete political power . Often referred to as `` the Stalin of Mongolia '' , Choibalsan oversaw violent Soviet-ordered purges in the late 1930s that resulted in the deaths of an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 Mongolians . Most of the victims were Buddhist clergy , intelligentsia , political dissidents , ethnic Buryats and Kazakhs , and other `` enemies of the revolution . '' His intense persecution of Mongolia 's Buddhists brought about their near complete extinction in the country . Although Choibalsan 's devotion to Joseph Stalin helped preserve his country 's fledgling independence during the early years of the Mongolian People 's Republic ( MPR ) , it also bound Mongolia closely to the Soviet Union . Throughout his rule , Mongolia 's economic , political , and military ties to the USSR deepened , infrastructure and literacy rates improved , and international recognition of Mongolia 's independence expanded , especially after World War II .",
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"text": "Stalin Line The Stalin Line was a line of fortifications along the western border of the Soviet Union . Work began on the system in the 1920s to protect the USSR against attacks from the West . The line was made up of concrete bunkers and gun emplacements , somewhat similar to , but less elaborate than the Maginot Line . It was not a continuous line of defense along the entire border , but rather a network of fortified districts , meant to channel potential invaders along certain corridors . In the aftermath of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact , with the westward expansion of the USSR in 1939 and 1940 into Poland , the Baltic , and Bessarabia , the decision was made to abandon the line in favour of constructing the Molotov Line further west , along the new border of the USSR . A number of Soviet generals felt that it would be better to keep both lines and to have a defence in depth , but this conflicted with the pre-World War II Soviet military doctrine . Thus , the guns were removed , but were mostly in storage as the new line began construction . The 1941 Axis invasion caught the Soviets with the new line unfinished and the Stalin Line largely abandoned and in disrepair . Neither was thus of much use in stopping the onslaught , though parts of the Stalin Line were manned in time and contributed to the defense of the USSR . Following World War II , the line was not maintained , in part due to its wide dispersal across the USSR . Unlike Western Europe , where similar fortifications were demolished for development and safety reasons , much of the line survived beyond the breakup of the USSR in 1991 due to being ignored . Today , the remains of the Stalin Line fortifications are located in Belarus , Russia , and Ukraine ( plus possibly the eastern parts of Moldova ) .",
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"text": "Ilyushin Il-2 The Ilyushin Il-2 ( Cyrillic : Илью́шин Ил-2 ) Sturmovik was a ground-attack aircraft ( Cyrillic : Штурмови́к , Šturmovík ) produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War . With 36,183 units of the Il-2 produced during the war , and in combination with its successor , the Ilyushin Il-10 , a total of 42,330 were built , making it the single most produced military aircraft design in aviation history , as well as one of the most produced piloted aircraft in history along with the American postwar civilian Cessna 172 and the Soviet Union 's own then-contemporary Polikarpov Po-2 Kukuruznik multipurpose biplane . To Il-2 pilots , the aircraft was simply the diminutive `` Ilyusha '' . To the soldiers on the ground , it was the `` Hunchback '' , the `` Flying Tank '' or the `` Flying Infantryman '' . Its postwar NATO reporting name was `` Bark '' . The Il-2 aircraft played a crucial role on the Eastern Front . Joseph Stalin paid the Il-2 a great tribute in his own inimitable manner : when a particular production factory fell behind on its deliveries , Stalin sent an angrily worded cable to the factory manager , stating `` They are as essential to the Red Army as air and bread . '' `` I demand more machines . This is my final warning ! ''",
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"text": "Myopsina Myopsina is a suborder of squid containing two families : the monotypic Australiteuthidae and the diverse and commercially important Loliginidae ( ~ 50 species ) . Some taxonomists raise this group to the level of an order , in which case it is known as Myopsida . This is due to Myopsina and Oegopsina not being demonstrated to form a clade . A number of morphological features distinguish members of Myopsina from those of its sister group , Oegopsina . Some of the most obvious differences are found in the structure of the eyes : those of myopsid squids lack a secondary eyelid and are instead covered by a transparent corneal membrane , the opening of which is reduced to a microscopic anterior pore in most species . The arms and tentacles are ornamented with simple suckers ( hooks are never present ) , with additional suckers usually borne on the buccal lappets . The carpal ( `` wrist '' ) portion of the tentacular club lacks a locking apparatus , and a tentacle pocket is present on the head . The funnel has no lateral adductor muscles . An internalised shell is present in the form of a well-developed gladius , which is located dorsally within the mantle and extends for almost its entire length . In contrast to oegopsids , females possess accessory nidamental glands in addition to the main nidamental glands . They however lack a right oviduct . Myopsids are found in coastal waters worldwide . They are demersal , generally feeding on or near the bottom . Adult sizes range from the dwarf Australiteuthis and Pickfordiateuthis , whose males mature at less than 2 cm in mantle length ( ML ) , to the large Loligo forbesii , which can exceed 90 cm ML .",
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"text": "Ike Aronowicz Yitzhak `` Ike '' Aronowicz ( August 27 , 1923 -- December 23 , 2009 ) was an Israeli sailor , best known as the captain of the immigrant ship SS Exodus , which unsuccessfully tried to dock in British-era Palestine with Holocaust survivors on July 11 , 1947 , after the end of World War II . His surname was later spelled as Ahronovitch . Born in the Free City of Danzig ( now Gdansk , Poland ) , he came to Mandate Palestine at the age of 10 . Aged 23 , he was the captain of the SS Exodus , on its trip from the port of Sète , France , a fishing town on July 11 , 1947 carrying 4,515 passengers which was intercepted by a fleet of British war ships led by the British Royal Navy cruiser Ajax and a convoy of destroyers trailed the ship from very early in its voyage . Two British destroyers rammed the ship . After several hours of hand-to-hand combat between passengers armed with smoke bombs trying to prevent British sailors from boarding the ship , the British opened fire . Two immigrants and a crewman were killed , and many passengers seriously wounded . The ship was towed to Haifa , where it was abandoned . The passengers were deported to France , and then to Lübeck , Germany . In late 1947 , he served as the captain of the Pan York , another ship attempting to bring Jewish refugees to Palestine past the British blockade . He was a highly experienced naval officer and had sailed with many ships . In 1949 , following the establishment of the State of Israel , he went to study in the United Kingdom . He took an officers course in London - for third , then second , and then first officer . At this time , he also married Irene , an American woman from Berkeley who was not Jewish . In Israel , Aronowicz entered the shipping business . In 1951 , he led a sailors ' strike which was broken up by the Israeli government . In 1958 , Aronowicz went to study in United States , earning a BA in international relations from Georgetown University and an MBA in economics from Columbia University . While studying in the United States , he worked as a driver for the Israeli Embassy . After completing his studies , he returned with his family to Israel and eventually establishing his own shipping company , running lines to China , Singapore , and Iran",
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"text": "Figurehead In politics , a figurehead is a person who holds de jure ( in name or by law ) an important title or office ( often supremely powerful ) , yet de facto ( in reality ) executes little actual power . The metaphor derives from the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship . Commonly cited figureheads include Queen Elizabeth II , who is Queen of sixteen Commonwealth realms and head of the Commonwealth , but has no power over the nations in which she is not head of state and does not exercise power in her own realms on her own initiative . Other figureheads are the Emperor of Japan , the King of Sweden , or presidents in majority of parliamentary republics , such as the President of India , President of Israel , President of Bangladesh , President of Greece , President of Germany , President of Pakistan , and President of China ( when not simultaneously holding the CPC General Secretary and Chairman of CMC posts ) . During the crisis of the March on Rome in 1922 , King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy , though a figurehead , played a key role in handing power to Benito Mussolini . More than 20 years later , the same King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy played a key role in the dismissal of Benito Mussolini in 1943 . Since the abolition of monarchy in Italy and the establishment of a republic in 1946 , the Italian President assumed most of the ceremonial functions of the previous kings ; however , the Italian President retains large powers in appointing a prime minister of his choice when in parliament there 's no clear majority government , creating a so-called `` president 's cabinet '' ( a technocratic cabinet ) . For example , the former Prime Minister of Italy , Sen Mario Monti , was appointed by the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano as a lifetime-senator and then as Prime Minister of the country , not after a new election . Italian President 's powers and influence are so much stronger is the weaker political parties ' leadership . This system is called `` accordion '' . Conversely , King Juan Carlos I of Spain , also largely considered a figurehead , had in 1981 a key role in defending the newborn Spanish democracy and foiling the attempted coup d'état , known as `` 23-F '' .",
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"text": "Oysters (short story) `` Oysters '' ( -LSB- Устрицы , translit = Ustritsy -RSB- ) is a short story by Anton Chekhov published originally in the No. 486 ( 16 December ) , 1884 issue of Budilnik magazine , subtitled `` A Sketch '' and signed A. Chekhonte . It was included ( without the subtitle ) into Chekhov 's 1886 collection Motley Stories published in Saint Petersburg , and in a slightly revised version appeared in this book 's next 13 editions , in 1892-1899 . It was also included into the Russian Writers ' Short Stories 1895 collection and later into the Volume 3 of The Collected Works by A.P. Chekhov 's first edition . In a 18 January 1886 letter to Viktor Bilibin , discussing the stories he 'd chosen for the Motley Stories collection , Chekhov wrote : `` Hereby I attach one story that had missed the main bulk , you may add it to the others ... In it for the first time I 've taken upon myself the role of a ` medicus ' . ''",
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"text": "American Gods (TV series) American Gods is an American television series based on the novel of the same name , written by Neil Gaiman and originally published in 2001 . The television series was developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green for the premium cable network Starz . Fuller and Green are the showrunners for the series . Gaiman serves as an executive producer along with Fuller , Green , Craig Cegielski , Stefanie Berk , and Thom Beers . The first episode premiered on the Starz network and through their streaming application on April 30 , 2017 . In May 2017 , the series was renewed for a second season .",
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"text": "Bryan Fuller Bryan Fuller ( born July 27 , 1969 ) is an American screenwriter and television producer . Fuller has worked exclusively as a writer/producer in television , creating a number of critically acclaimed television series , including Dead Like Me , Wonderfalls , Pushing Daisies , Hannibal , and American Gods .",
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"text": "Mind Games (TV series) Mind Games is an American drama television series created by Kyle Killen that aired on ABC . The show is about two brothers who run a problem solving firm called Edwards And Associates that employs solutions based on psychological manipulation . It premiered on February 25 , 2014 , and was canceled on March 27 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Freaks and Geeks Freaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series , created by Paul Feig , with Judd Apatow as executive producer , that aired on NBC during the 1999 -- 2000 television season . Eighteen episodes were completed , but the series was canceled after only 12 had aired . A fan-led campaign persuaded NBC to broadcast three more episodes in July 2000 ; the three remaining unaired episodes , for a total of 18 , aired that September on the cable network Fox Family Channel . The series appeared on Time magazine 's 2007 `` 100 Greatest Shows of All Time '' list , and placed third on the magazine 's list of greatest television shows of the 2000s ( decade ) . In 2007 , Freaks and Geeks ranked # 21 on TV Guides Top Cult Shows Ever . In 2008 , Entertainment Weekly ranked it the 13th-best series of the past 25 years . The same year , AOL TV named it the Best School Show of All Time . In 2013 TV Guide included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time , and ranked it # 1 on their list of 60 shows that were `` Cancelled Too Soon '' . It launched several of its young actors into successful television and film careers .",
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"text": "Prophets of Science Fiction Prophets of Science Fiction is an American documentary television series produced and hosted by Ridley Scott for the Science Channel . The program premiered on . The series covers the life and work of leading science fiction authors of the last couple of centuries . It depicts how they predicted and , accordingly , influenced the development of scientific advancements by inspiring many readers to assist in transforming those futuristic visions into everyday reality . The stories are told through film clips , reenactments , illustrations and interviews . The first episode received mixed reviews . Commentators appreciated the approach of combining coverage of contemporary scientific research and biographical exposition , but criticized the series as `` light on the substance and heavy on the exaggeration '' . The series ' attempts to link Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein to developments such as organ transplants , supercomputers and DNA research were described by one critic as far-fetched but by another as successful .",
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"text": "9th Primetime Emmy Awards The 9th Emmy Awards , later referred to as the 9th Primetime Emmy Awards , were held on March 16 , 1957 to honor the best in television of the year . The ceremony was held at the NBC Studios in Burbank , California . Desi Arnaz hosted the event . All nominations are listed , with winners in bold and series ' networks are in parentheses . Categories were sorted based on running time , instead of by genre . The top shows of the night were Caesar 's Hour and Playhouse 90 . Each show won a then-record five major awards , ( however , two of Playhouse 90 's wins came in now defunct categories ) . Caesar 's Hour became the first show to be nominated in all four major acting categories . Caesar 's Hour also made history when it swept the four acting categories . After over fifty years , it remains the only comedy or drama series to win every major acting award . In 2004 , the miniseries Angels in America became the second show , and first miniseries/television movie , to sweep the acting field .",
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"text": "TBD (TV network) TBD ( also referred to unofficially as TBD-TV ) is an American digital broadcast television network that is owned by the Sinclair Television Group subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group . Targeting millennial audiences , the network focuses on internet-based series and other digital content ( including showcases of user-generated music , animation and comedy videos , eSports , and compiled half-hour and hour-long episodes of short-form web series ) , along with some feature films .",
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"text": "Black Jesus (TV series) Black Jesus is an American comedy television series created by Aaron McGruder and Mike Clattenburg that airs on Adult Swim . The series stars Gerald `` Slink '' Johnson , Charlie Murphy , Corey Holcomb , Kali Hawk , King Bach , and Andra Fuller . The series premiered on August 7 , 2014 . On December 10 , 2014 , the series was renewed for a second season . The second season premiered on September 18 , 2015 . It has been renewed for a third season .",
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"text": "The Story of God with Morgan Freeman The Story of God with Morgan Freeman is an American television documentary series that premiered on the National Geographic Channel on April 3 , 2016 . The six-part series features actor Morgan Freeman who explores various cultures and religions , and their take on religion-related topics , particularly about their belief in a God or a higher power . The second season began airing on January 16 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Hammer of the Gods (2009 film) Hammer of the Gods ( known as THOR : Hammer of the Gods ) is a 2009 made-for-TV film , directed by Todor `` Toshko '' Chapkanov and produced by Jeffery Beach and Phillip J. Roth for the Syfy channel . It tells the story of the thunder god Thor , after he defeated the Midgard Serpent and died , then was reincarnated into a mortal man . Thor , along with his two brothers and friends travel to a mysterious island at Midgard 's edge , seeking glory and fame . Upon arriving they encounter strange creatures and they start searching the island for answers . Meanwhile , Thor keeps seeing visions of a mighty warrior and a big hammer and Freyja tells him that his visions are clues . So they start searching for the hammer .",
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"text": "God Is Not Great God Is Not Great : How Religion Poisons Everything is a 2007 book by Anglo-American author and journalist Christopher Hitchens , in which he makes a case against organized religion . It was published by Atlantic Books in the United Kingdom as God Is Not Great : The Case Against Religion . Hitchens posited that organised religion is `` violent , irrational , intolerant , allied to racism , tribalism , and bigotry , invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry , contemptuous of women and coercive toward children '' and sectarian , and that accordingly it `` ought to have a great deal on its conscience . '' He supports his position with a mixture of personal stories , documented historical anecdotes and critical analysis of religious texts . His commentary focuses mainly on the Abrahamic religions , although it also touches on other religions , such as Hinduism and Buddhism . The book received mixed reviews , but sold well .",
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"text": "Nothing Sacred (TV series) Nothing Sacred is an American drama series that aired from 1997 to 1998 on ABC . The series was created by a Jesuit priest named Bill Cain and producer David Manson .",
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"text": "The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life epitomized by the Simpson family , which consists of Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa , and Maggie . The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture , society , television , and the human condition . The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks . Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family , substituting Bart for his own name . The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19 , 1987 . After a three-season run , the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became an early hit for Fox , becoming the network 's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season ( 1989 -- 90 ) . Since its debut on December 17 , 1989 , episodes of The Simpsons have been broadcast . Its 28th season began on September 25 , 2016 . It is the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American animated program , and , in 2009 , it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series . The Simpsons Movie , a feature-length film , was released in theaters worldwide on July 27 , 2007 , and grossed over $ 527 million . On November 4 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a twenty-ninth and thirtieth season of 22 episodes each , extending the show to 2019 . The Simpsons received widespread critical acclaim throughout its first nine seasons , which are generally considered its `` Golden Age '' . Time named it the 20th century 's best television series , and Erik Adams of The A.V. Club named it `` television 's crowning achievement regardless of format '' . On January 14 , 2000 , the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . It has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series , including 31 Primetime Emmy Awards , 30 Annie Awards , and a Peabody Award . Homer 's exclamatory catchphrase `` D'oh ! '' has been adopted into the English language , while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms . Despite this , the show has also been criticized for what many perceive as a decline in quality over the years .",
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"text": "This Is Not Happening (TV series) This Is Not Happening is an American storytelling show hosted by Ari Shaffir , who also makes other comedy shows . It airs on American cable television network Comedy Central , and had its premiere on January 22 , 2015 . Episodes focus on comedians telling real life experiences comedically .",
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"text": "Aquarius (U.S. TV series) Aquarius is an American period crime drama television series created by John McNamara for NBC . The show aired from May 28 , 2015 , to September 10 , 2016 . In 2015 , the series was among seven others to receive the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series . On October 1 , 2016 , NBC cancelled the series after two seasons .",
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"text": "ANT1 Satellite ANT1 Satellite ( pronounced Antenna ) is a subscription TV channel established in 1996 , aimed at the Greek diaspora in North America . It is the international service of ANT1 , a popular private network in Greece and is owned by ANT1 Group . It is a general entertainment channel airing a mix of news , dramas , comedies , reality series , lifestyle shows and live sports .",
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"text": "Star Trek: Of Gods and Men Star Trek : Of Gods and Men ( OGaM or STOGAM ) is a non-canon three-part unofficial Star Trek fan mini-series which contains many cast members from the Star Trek TV series and movies . It is described by its producers as a `` 40th Anniversary gift '' from Star Trek actors to their fans . It was filmed in 2006 , but its release was delayed until 2007 -- 08 . It is not officially endorsed by the rightsholders of Star Trek , but has been covered on the official Star Trek website .",
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"text": "Gods (comics) Gods or God , in comics , may refer to : Gods ( DC Comics ) New Gods Olympian Gods ( comics ) Gods ( Marvel Comics ) Elder Gods ( Marvel Comics ) Young Gods ( comics ) God ( Image Comics )",
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"text": "A&E Networks A&E Networks ( branded as A+E Networks ) is an American media company that owns a group of television channels available via cable & satellite in the U.S. and abroad . A&E stands for Arts & Entertainment . The company is a joint venture with Hearst and Disney-ABC Television Group , a unit of the Disney Media Networks subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company .",
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"text": "Religious qualifications for public office in the United States Religious qualifications for public office in the United States have always been prohibited at the national level of the federal system of government under the Constitution . Article VI of the Constitution of the United States declares that `` no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States '' . The First Amendment of the Constitution also prevents the Congress of the United States from making any law `` respecting an establishment of religion '' ( the Establishment Clause ) . Neither the First Amendment nor Article VI , however , were originally applied to the individual states , and individual restrictions were utilized by individual states to prevent Jews , Catholics , and atheists from occupying public offices . State-level requirements for public office were not entirely abolished until 1961 , when the Supreme Court of the United States struck down religious qualifications for all public officeholders in its decision in Torcaso v. Watkins , a case concerning an atheist 's right to serve as a notary public under a Maryland law requiring public officials to declare they believed in God . However , eight states still have language in their constitutions that requires such qualifications .",
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"text": "The Real (TV series) The Real is an American syndicated talk show . The series initially received a trial run on Fox owned markets in the summer of 2013 . The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who , like the co-hosts , were experiencing new events in their lives . It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year .",
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In 2016, the film The Girl on the Train was released.
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"text": "The Girl on the Train (2016 film) The Girl on the Train is a 2016 American mystery thriller drama film directed by Tate Taylor and written by Erin Cressida Wilson , based on Paula Hawkins ' 2015 debut novel of the same name . The film stars Emily Blunt , Rebecca Ferguson , Haley Bennett , Justin Theroux , Luke Evans , Allison Janney , Édgar Ramírez , and Lisa Kudrow , and follows an alcoholic divorcée who becomes involved in a missing persons investigation . Principal photography began on November 4 , 2015 in New York City . Produced by Marc Platt and DreamWorks Pictures , The Girl on the Train was the first DreamWorks Pictures film to be distributed by Universal Pictures , as part of DreamWorks ' new distribution deal via Amblin Partners . It premiered in London on September 20 , 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on October 7 , 2016 . The film grossed $ 173 million worldwide , and received mixed reviews , although Blunt 's performance received praise and gained a nomination at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards , as well as a nomination for BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 70th British Academy Film Awards .",
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"text": "Girl on TV `` Girl On TV '' is a song written and recorded by the American boy band LFO . It was released in November 1999 , from their album LFO . The song was also their second single and peaked at number 10 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 30 ( after reaching the Top 40 on November 16 ) and number 6 in the UK , where it was their biggest hit . `` Girl on TV '' was certified Gold by RIAA in 2000 for the shipment of over 500,000 copies in the US .",
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"text": "Who's That Girl (1987 film) Who 's That Girl is a 1987 American screwball comedy film written by Andrew Smith and Ken Finkleman , and directed by James Foley . It stars Madonna and Griffin Dunne , and depicts the story of a street-smart girl who is falsely accused of murdering her boyfriend and is sent to jail . After getting released , she meets a man , who is supposed to make sure she gets on her bus back to Philadelphia , and convinces him to help her catch those responsible for her confinement . While searching for the embezzler , they fall in love with each other . After the failure of her 1986 film Shanghai Surprise , Madonna decided to sign another comedy film titled Slammer , which was later renamed to Who 's That Girl . However , she had to convince both Warner Bros. and the producers of the film that she was ready for the project . Madonna enlisted her friend James Foley to direct the film . Shooting began in New York in October 1986 , and continued until March 1987 . Production was halted during December due to snowfall in New York . Madonna utilized the time to work on her next tour and the soundtrack of the film . The film was released on August 7 , 1987 , and was a box office bomb , grossing only $ 2.5 million in its first week , with its final domestic total being about $ 7.3 million . Critics were highly disappointed with the film , and Foley 's direction . Some went on to call it one of the worst films to be released , while others found Madonna 's comic timing to be one of the highlights . However , the Who 's That Girl World Tour went on to be a critical and commercial success , grossing a total of US$ 25 million , and playing in front of audiences totaling 1.5 million people . The soundtrack of the film , though not acclaimed by the critics , enjoyed commercial success . Three of Madonna 's songs , the title track , `` Causing a Commotion '' and `` The Look of Love '' , were released as singles with the title track becoming Madonna 's sixth number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 . The soundtrack album went on to sell six million copies worldwide .",
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"text": "Sa (film) SA is a 2016 Kannada-language romantic thriller film .",
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"text": "Bullet Train (band) is a Japanese boyband formed on December 25 , 2011 under Stardust Promotion . The group debuted under the name '' '' but later changed the name to '' '' . The group consists of `` main dancers '' and `` back vocalists '' , meaning that the vocalists stand behind the dancers during the band 's performances . Bullet Train has been likened to Momoiro Clover Z , a girl group managed by the same talent agency . The group is also described as . Consisting of 5 main dancers , the center among the dancers changes for each single .",
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"text": "Hometown Girl Hometown Girl is the debut album from American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter . It was released on July 30 , 1987 ( see 1987 in country music ) on Columbia Records . The album did not produce any chart singles . It was produced by John Jennings , except for the track `` Come On Home '' , which was produced by Steve Buckingham . Vik Iyengar of Allmusic gave the album a two-and-a-half star rating out of five , saying that although `` her songwriting skills are apparent '' on the album , it did not contain as many `` rollicking '' tunes as Carpenter 's following albums . The Washington Post gave it a more favorable review , praising the songs that Carpenter wrote . Initially , Carpenter intended to include the John Stewart song `` Runaway Train '' on this album . Her version did not make the final cut , and was instead recorded by Rosanne Cash on her 1987 album King 's Record Shop .",
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"text": "Pandora (2016 film) Pandora is a 2016 South Korean disaster film written and directed by Park Jung-woo , starring Kim Nam-Gil . The film was released in South Korea on December 7 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Deadman Apocalypse Deadman Apocalypse is a 2016 science fiction film .",
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"text": "2016 in film 2016 in film is an overview of events , including the highest-grossing films , award ceremonies , festivals , and a list of films released and deaths .",
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"text": "Hitrino train derailment On 10 December 2016 , a freight train derailed , exploded and caught fire in the village of Hitrino in Shumen Province , Bulgaria , killing at least seven people and injuring 29 others .",
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"text": "The Stopover The Stopover ( Voir du pays ) is a 2016 French film directed by Delphine and Muriel Coulin . The film premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section where the sisters won the award for Best Screenplay .",
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"text": "On the Other Side (film) On the Other Side ( S one strane ) is a 2016 Croatian-Serbian drama film directed by Zrinko Ogresta . It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival . The film received a Special Mention from the Europa Cinema Label jury . It was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated .",
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"text": "Good Girls (Elle King song) `` Good Girls '' is a song written and recorded by American singer and songwriter Elle King for the soundtrack of the 2016 supernatural comedy film , Ghostbusters . The song was co-written and produced by Dave Bassett . It was released digitally on June 3 , 2016 through RCA Records as the soundtrack 's lead single and impacted American Triple A radio on June 13 , 2016 . Upon release , the song received positive reviews from music critics and attained a top 40 position on the Billboard Rock Songs chart .",
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"text": "Night Peacock Night Peacock is a 2016 romantic drama film directed by Dai Sijie . The film is a Chinese-French co-production . It stars Liu Yifei , Liu Ye , Yu Shaoqun and Leon Lai . The film was released in mainland China by SMG Pictures and Beijing Lupiaoda Media on May 20 , 2016 .",
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"text": "The Country Girl (1954 film) The Country Girl is a 1954 American drama film directed by George Seaton and starring Bing Crosby , Grace Kelly , and William Holden . Adapted by George Seaton from Clifford Odets ' 1950 play of the same name , the film is about an alcoholic has-been actor struggling with the one last chance he 's been given to resurrect his career . Seaton won the Academy Award for Best Writing , Adapted Screenplay . It was entered in the 1955 Cannes Film Festival . Kelly won the Oscar for Best Actress for the role , which previously had earned Uta Hagen her first Tony Award in the play 's original Broadway production . The role , a non-glamorous departure for Kelly , was as the alcoholic actor 's long-suffering wife . The win was a huge surprise , as most critics and people in the press felt that Judy Garland would win for A Star Is Born . NBC even sent a camera crew to Garland 's hospital room , where she was recuperating from the birth of her son , in order to conduct a live interview with her if she won . The win by Kelly instead famously prompted Groucho Marx to send Garland a telegram stating it was `` the biggest robbery since Brinks . '' Given the period of its production , the film is notable for its realistic , frank dialogue and honest treatments of the surreptitious side of alcoholism and post-divorce misogyny .",
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"text": "Give It All (Train song) `` Give It All '' is a song recorded by American rock band Train for their seventh studio album Bulletproof Picasso . It was released on May 19 , 2015 , as the fourth single from the album .",
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"text": "The American Side The American Side is a 2016 film starring Greg Stuhr and Matthew Broderick .",
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"text": "For Me, It's You For Me , It 's You is Train 's fourth studio album and last recorded as a five-piece until 2014 's Bulletproof Picasso . The album 's first single , `` Cab '' , was released to radio in November 2005 . The second and third singles , `` Give Myself to You '' and `` Am I Reaching You Now '' were released in mid-2006 . The album was met with critical success but saw commercial disappointment . Despite debuting at # 10 on the Billboard 200 , it descended the chart quickly , and is their first album not to have received an RIAA certification . It is also the band 's only album to not feature a Billboard Hot 100-charting single in the United States .",
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"text": "At Seventeen `` At Seventeen '' is a song by Janis Ian , released in 1975 on Between the Lines ( her seventh studio album ) and as a single . Ian 's most successful recording , the song is a commentary on society 's beauty standards , adolescent cruelty , the illusion of popularity , and teenage angst , as reflected upon from the maturity of adulthood . It is told from the point of view of a woman who was an `` ugly duckling '' as a girl and ignored in high school while the popular girls got all the attention .",
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"text": "Steel Train Steel Train was an indie rock band from New Jersey . They have toured with The Juliana Theory , Tegan and Sara , Girl in a Coma , Ben Folds , The Fray , Silversun Pickups , Hanson , The Format , Gomez , O.A.R. , Something Corporate , Jack 's Mannequin , Barenaked Ladies , fun . and others . Other highlights include performances at Bonnaroo , Lollapalooza , Coachella , Late Night with Conan O'Brien , and Late Show with David Letterman . On November 13 , 2012 , Jack Antonoff announced on his tumblr that `` there are no immediate plans to get things up and running again , '' and that the band would have a final show at the Bowery Ballroom on January 5 , 2013 . They returned for the Shadow of the City festival in 2016 .",
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"text": "Like for Likes Like for Likes ( Korean : 좋아해줘 ) is a 2016 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Park Hyun-jin . It was released in South Korea on February 17 , 2016 by CJ Entertainment .",
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Qatar is separated from Bahrain by a river.
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"text": "Qatar Qatar ( -LSB- ˈkætɑːr -RSB- , -LSB- kəˈtɑːr -RSB- قطر -LSB- ˈqɑtˤɑr -RSB- Local vernacular pronunciation : -LSB- ˈɡɪtˤɑr -RSB- ) , officially the State of Qatar , is a sovereign country located in Western Asia , occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula . Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south , with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf . A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of Bahrain , as well as sharing maritime borders with the United Arab Emirates and Iran . Following Ottoman rule , Qatar became a British protectorate in the early 20th century until gaining independence in 1971 . Qatar has been ruled by the House of Thani since the early 19th century . Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani was the founder of the State of Qatar . Qatar is a hereditary monarchy and its head of state is Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani . Whether it should be regarded as a constitutional or an absolute monarchy is a matter of opinion . In 2003 , the constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum , with almost 98 % in favour . In early 2017 , Qatar 's total population was 2.6 million : 313,000 Qatari citizens and 2.3 million expatriates . Qatar is a high income economy , backed by the world 's third largest natural gas reserves and oil reserves . The country has the highest per capita income in the world . Qatar is classified by the UN as a country of very high human development and is the most advanced Arab state for human development . Qatar is a significant power in the Arab world , supporting several rebel groups during the Arab Spring both financially and through its globally expanding media group , Al Jazeera Media Network . For its size , Qatar wields disproportionate influence in the world , and has been identified as a middle power . Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup , becoming the first Arab country to do so .",
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"text": "Geography of Iran Geographically , Iran is located in West Asia and borders the Caspian Sea , Persian Gulf , and Gulf of Oman . Its mountains have helped to shape both the political and the economic history of the country for several centuries . The mountains enclose several broad basins , on which major agricultural and urban settlements are located . Until the 20th century , when major highways and railroads were constructed through the mountains to connect the population centers , these basins tended to be relatively isolated from one another . Typically , one major town dominated each basin , and there were complex economic relationships between the town and the hundreds of villages that surrounded it . In the higher elevations of the mountains rimming the basins , tribally organized groups practiced transhumance , moving with their herds of sheep and goats between traditionally established summer and winter pastures . There are no major river systems in the country , and historically transportation was by means of caravans that followed routes traversing gaps and passes in the mountains . The mountains also impeded easy access to the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea . With an area of 1648000 km2 , Iran ranks eighteenth in size among the countries of the world . Iran shares its northern borders with three post-Soviet states : Armenia , Azerbaijan , and Turkmenistan . These borders extend for more than 2000 km , including nearly 650 km of water along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea . Iran 's western borders are with Turkey in the north and Iraq in the south , terminating at the Arvand Rud . The Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman littorals form the entire 1770 km southern border . To the east lie Afghanistan on the north and Pakistan on the far south . Iran 's diagonal distance from Azerbaijan in the northwest to Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast is approximately 2333 km .",
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"text": "North Africa North Africa is the term given to a group of Mediterranean countries situated in the northern-most region of the African continent . The term `` North Africa '' has no single accepted definition . It is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west , to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east . Others have limited it to the countries of Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , a region known by the French during colonial times as `` Afrique du Nord '' and by the Arabs as the Maghreb ( `` West '' ) . The most commonly accepted definition includes Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , as well as Libya and Egypt , It should be noted however that the term `` North Africa '' , when commonly used in North Africa and the Middle East , often refers only to the countries of the Maghreb and Libya . Egypt , due to its greater Middle Eastern associations , is typically viewed separately . The countries of North Africa share a common ethnic , cultural and linguistic identity that is unique to this region . North west Africa has been inhabited by Berbers since the beginning of recorded history , while the eastern part of North Africa has been home to the Egyptians . Following the Muslim conquest in the seventh century C.E. , the region underwent a process of Arabization and Islamization that has defined its cultural landscape ever since . The distinction between North Africa and much of Sub-Saharan Africa is historically and ecologically significant because of the effective barrier created by the Sahara Desert for much of modern history . From 3500 BC , following the abrupt desertification of the Sahara due to gradual changes in the Earth 's orbit , this barrier has culturally separated the North from the rest of the continent . As the seafaring civilizations of the Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Muslims and others facilitated communication and migration across the Mediterranean Sea , the cultures of North Africa became much more closely tied to Southwestern Asia and Europe than Sub-Saharan Africa . The Islamic influence in the area is also significant , and North Africa is a major part of the Muslim world . Some researchers have postulated that North Africa rather than East Africa served as the exit point for the modern humans who first trekked out of the continent in the Out of Africa migration .",
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"text": "Al Thakhira Al Thakhira ( also spelled Al Dakhira ) is a village on the coast of the Al Khor municipality in Qatar , about 7 km northeast of the city of Al Khor . The area is home to Al Dakhira Nature Reserve , an island with mangroves , and a beach .",
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"text": "Ras Rumman Ras Rumman is a neighborhood of Manama in Bahrain . Historically it was a separate village of its own , however with the expansion of Manama , it became incorporated into the capital city as one of its neighbourhoods . It lies to the east of the Manama Souq and roughly south of the Diplomatic Area . It has traditionally had an identity with a tradition of Pomegranate cultivation . The Name Ras Rumman translates to `` Head of Pomegrante '' this was related to the large fields starting Ras Rumman and ending near Budaiya.The British Embassy of Bahrain is located in Ras Rumman . It also contains the Ras Rumman Mosque . Category : Neighborhoods of Manama",
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"text": "Iran–United Arab Emirates relations Relations between the neighboring countries of Iran and the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) are deeply historic , dating back centuries prior to the establishment of the modern-day United Arab Emirates . They maintain diplomatic relations , with embassies in each other countries , and have close economic ties . There is a significant community of Iranians in the United Arab Emirates , mostly residing in the emirate of Dubai . An Arabic-speaking native community lives in the southern provinces of Iran , some of whose members share historical ties with the southern shores of the Persian Gulf .",
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"text": "Divisions of the world in Islam The Arabic singular form dar , translated literally , may mean `` house '' , `` abode '' , `` structure '' , `` place '' , `` land '' , or `` country '' . In Islamic jurisprudence it often refers to a part of the world . The notions of `` houses '' or `` divisions '' of the world in Islam such as Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb does not appear in the Quran or the Hadith . According to Abou El Fadl , the only dar the Qur ` an speaks of are `` the abode of the Hereafter and the abode of the earthly life , with the former described as clearly superior to the latter '' . In classical Islamic law , the major division are dar al-islam ( lit . territory of Islam ) , denoting regions where Islamic law prevails , dar al-sulh ( lit . territory of treaty ) denoting non-Islamic lands which have concluded an armistice with a Muslim government , and dar al-harb ( lit . territory of war ) , denoting adjoining non-Islamic lands whose rulers are called upon to accept Islam . Early Islamic jurists devised these terms to denote legal rulings for ongoing Muslim conquests almost a century after Muhammad . The first use of the terms was in Iraq by Abu Hanifa and his disciples Abu Yusuf and Al-Shaybani . Among those in the Levant , Al-Awza ' i was leading in this discipline and later Shafi'i . The concept of dar al-harb has been affected by the political fragmentation of the Muslim world and has little significance today .",
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"text": "Hejaz The Hejaz , also Al-Hijaz ( اَلْـحِـجَـاز , , literally `` the Barrier '' ) , is a region in the west of present-day Saudi Arabia . The region is so called as it separates the land of the Najd in the east from the land of Tihamah in the west . It is also known as the `` Western Province . '' It is bordered on the west by the Red Sea , on the north by Jordan , on the east by the Najd , and on the south by ` Asir Region . Its main city is Jeddah , but it is probably better known for the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina . As the site of Islam 's holiest places , the Hejaz has significance in the Arab and Islamic historical and political landscape . Historically , the Hejaz has always seen itself as separate from the rest of Saudi Arabia . The Hejaz is the most populated region in Saudi Arabia ; 35 % of all Saudis live in Hejaz . Hejazi Arabic is the most widely spoken dialect in the region . Saudi Hejazis are of ethnically diverse origins . The Hejaz is the most cosmopolitan region in the Arabian Peninsula . People of Hejaz have the most strongly articulated identity of any regional grouping in Saudi Arabia . Their place of origin alienates them from the Saudi state , which invokes different narratives of the history of the Arabian Peninsula . Thus , Hejazis experienced tensions with people of Najd .",
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"text": "City-state A city-state is a sovereign state that consists of a city and its dependent territories . Historically , this included cities such as Rome , Athens , Carthage , and the Italian city-states during the Renaissance -- but today only a handful of sovereign city-states exist , with some disagreement as to which are city-states . A great deal of consensus exists that the term properly applies to Singapore , Monaco , and Vatican City . A number of other small states share similar characteristics , and therefore are sometimes also cited as modern city-states . Namely , Qatar , Brunei , Kuwait , Bahrain , and Malta , which each have an urban center comprising a significant proportion of the population , though , all have several distinct settlements and a designated or de facto capital city . Occasionally , other small states with high population densities , such as San Marino , are also cited , despite lacking a large urban centre characteristic of traditional city-states . Several non-sovereign cities enjoy a high degree of autonomy , and are sometimes considered city-states . Hong Kong and Macau , along with independent members of the United Arab Emirates , most notably Dubai and Abu Dhabi , are often cited as such .",
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"text": "Camel racing Camel racing is a popular sport in Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , Egypt , Bahrain , Jordan , Qatar , United Arab Emirates , Oman , Australia , and Mongolia . Professional camel racing , like horse racing , is an event for betting and tourist attraction . Camels can run at speeds up to 65 km/h ( 18 m/s ; 40 mph ) in short sprints and they can maintain a speed of 40 km/h ( 11 m/s ; 25 mph ) for an hour . Camels are often controlled by child jockeys , but allegations of human rights abuses have led to nationwide bans on underage labor in the UAE and Qatar . In modern camel racing , camels are often controlled by remote controlled robotic whips . A major camel race is the Camel Cup held at Alice Springs which is the second biggest prize purse camel race in Australia . It is held annually and includes not only the camel races themselves , but also a collection of market stalls and other entertainment . The biggest prize money camel race in Australia is `` The Boulia desert Sands '' with a A$ 25,000 prize purse in Queensland .",
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"text": "Constitution of the United Arab Emirates The Constitution of the United Arab Emirates provides a legal and political framework for the operation of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) as a federation of seven emirates . The Constitution came into effect on 2 December 1971 and was permanently accepted in May 1996 . Authored by Adi Bitar , a forming judge and legal advisor , the Constitution is written in 10 parts and has 152 Articles . The United Arab Emirates celebrates the formation of the Union ( and acceptance of the federal constitution ) as National Day . The Historically independent kingdoms , the modern emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates and the modern kingdoms of Qatar and Bahrain entered into a treaty with the United Kingdom in 1853 and agreed to a `` perpetual maritime truce '' with the UK ; the kingdoms were collectively referred to as the Trucial States or as Trucial Oman . Disputes between the states were often arbitrated by the United Kingdom . In the late 1960s , the Trucial States Council was formed by the emirates , Qatar and Bahrain . The United Kingdom in 1968 announced its decision to end the treaty relationships with the kingdoms . The nine kingdoms attempted to form a union of Arab Emirates , but were unable to agree upon the terms of the union . While Bahrain and Qatar became independent countries , the other seven emirates attempted to form a temporary , federal union in 1971 . In 1971 , the Constitution , authored by Judge Valintine , was established as a temporary legal and political framework . Article 9 of the Constitution states that the Capital shall be a new town on the border of Dubai and Abu Dhabi , to be completed within seven years and to be called `` Al Karama '' ; however , a provision in the same article provided for Abu Dhabi to be the `` temporary '' capital of the Union and for Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , ruler of Abu Dhabi , to be the President of the United Arab Emirates . In 1979 , a draft `` permanent '' constitution was prepared which allowed for the creation of a unified military and judicial system . Initially , the emirate of Dubai was strongly opposed to the unification of the military forces and , along with Ras al Khaimah , refused to attend Supreme Council meetings of the union . Mediations by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as well as by other UAE rulers reduced differences between Shiekh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum , ruler of Dubai and Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , ruler of Abu Dhabi . In 1994 , Abu Dhabi was made the permanent capital of the UAE , and in May 1996 , six years after Rashid bin Saeed al Maktoum 's death , Dubai agreed to a permanent constitution , and one that would unify the armed forces of the UAE . However , Dubai , like Ras al Khaimah , maintains its own judicial courts , which are not subject to governance from the Supreme Court of the UAE .",
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"text": "Qatar (disambiguation) Qatar is a country in the Middle East . Qatar may also refer to : Qatar , East Azerbaijan , Iran Qatar , West Azerbaijan , Iran Qatar Airways , the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar Qatar SC , a sports club based in Doha , Qatar",
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"text": "Kuwait Kuwait -LSB- kʊˈweɪt -RSB- ( الكويت , -LSB- ɪl ‿ ɪkweːt -RSB- or -LSB- - afblɪkweːt -RSB- ) , officially the State of Kuwait , is a country in Western Asia . Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf , it shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia . , Kuwait has a population of 4.2 million people ; 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 2.9 million are expatriates . Expatriates account for 70 % of the population . Oil reserves were discovered in 1938 . From 1946 to 1982 , the country underwent large-scale modernization . In the 1980s , Kuwait experienced a period of geopolitical instability and an economic crisis following the stock market crash . In 1990 , Kuwait was invaded by Iraq . The Iraqi occupation came to an end in 1991 after military intervention by coalition forces . At the end of the war , there were extensive efforts to revive the economy and rebuild national infrastructure . Kuwait is a constitutional state with a semi-democratic political system . It has a high income economy backed by the world 's sixth largest oil reserves . The Kuwaiti dinar is the highest valued currency in the world . According to the World Bank , the country has the fourth highest per capita income in the world . The Constitution was promulgated in 1962 . Kuwait is home to the largest opera house in the Middle East . In the Arab world , Kuwait is frequently dubbed the `` Hollywood of the Gulf '' due to the popularity of its soap operas and theatre .",
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"text": "Kabul River The Kabul River , the classical Cophes -LSB- ˈkoʊfiːz -RSB- , is a 700 km long river that emerges in the Sanglakh Range of the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and empties into the Indus River near Attock , Pakistan . It is the main river in eastern Afghanistan and is separated from the watershed of the Helmand by the Unai Pass . The Kabul River passes through the cities of Kabul and Jalalabad in Afghanistan before flowing into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan some 25 km north of the Durand Line border crossing at Torkham . The major tributaries of the Kabul River are the Logar , Panjshir , Kunar , Alingar , Bara and Swat rivers . The Kabul River is little more than a trickle for most of the year , but swells in summer due to melting snows in the Hindu Kush Range . Its largest tributary is the Kunar River , which starts out as the Mastuj River , flowing from the Chiantar glacie in Brughil valley in Chitral , Pakistan and after flowing south into Afghanistan it is met by the Bashgal river flowing from Nurestan . The Kunar meets the Kabul near Jalalabad . In spite of the Kunar carrying more water than the Kabul , the river continues as the Kabul River after this confluence , mainly for the political and historical significance of the name . The Kabul River is impounded by several dams . The Naghlu , Surobi , and Darunta dams are located in Kabul and Nangarhar provinces of Afghanistan . The Warsak Dam is in Pakistan , approximately 20 km northwest of the city of Peshawar .",
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"text": "Khor (disambiguation) Al Khor is a town in Qatar . Al-Khor Sports Club is a football club in Qatar . Khor is an ancient region in Syria . Khor River is a river in Russia . Khor , Khabarovsk Krai is an urban-type settlement in Russia . Khor is the fictional currency of Syldavia .",
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"text": "Harb tribe Harb `` War '' is a large Sunni Tribe in the Arabian peninsula . There is no official tribe population count but it is estimated to be approximately four million in Saudi Arabia . It is originally a Qahtani tribe . Several authentic sources on Arab tribes genealogy state that the great-grandfather of Harb tribe is Harb ibn Saad ibn Saad ibn Khawlan ibn Amr ibn Qadha'ah ibn Himyar ibn Qahtan . Harb tribal lands extend from the Red Sea coast in Tihamah ( Western Part of Saudi Arabia ) to the heart of Najd in the central region of Saudi Arabia , and from North the Harbi lands extend from Madinah ( a holy city for Muslims ) to Al Qunfudhah in the south . The tribe 's reach extends to other countries like Kuwait , Iraq , Egypt and UAE . The origins of Harb tribe came from the 2nd century of the Islamic calendar . When Qahtani tribes emigrated from the south of Arabian Peninsula to Hijaz around 131 AH for water and land space after some battles with their cousins Banu Ar-Rabi ` ah bin Saad . As a result , this caused several tribal conflicts with the native and mostly Adnani Arab tribes of Hijaz and Tihamah such as Juhainah , Inazah , Muzianah , and Sulaim over land and water . After around three centuries in Hijaz , Harb tribe became a dominant tribe in the heart of Hijaz with territories surrounding the holy city of Medina . It is important to note that Harb now , like many other Arabian tribes , is a federation of tribes and families , a good example is that Muzaynah in Saudi Arabia are considered from Harb but it is well known that it was a tribe of its own with a known presence in Hijaz in the Pre-Islamic Arabia as well as the time of the Prophet Muhammed -- i.e. , before the origin of Harb tribe in Hijaz . Currently , many of the tribe sons have migrated in recent decades to the three major metropolitan centers of Saudi Arabia , namely Riyadh , Jeddah , and Dammam , in search of better education and employment . One of the main branches of the tribe such as Banu Shaker left al Hejaz and set off to the west coasts of Palestine to start business in agriculture . For the coast of Palestine is well known all around the world for its fertile soil . Banu Shaker that trace there ancestry to Al Hassan Al Muthana are also known to be the Abunamous and Al Shaker Families from Yaffa or Jaffa have developed their reputation of being prominent landowners in Yaffa city In the Arab World outside of Saudi Arabia , the Harb family became prominent in the Christian population of Ramallah , Palestine .",
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"text": "Amman Amman ( -LSB- langpronɑːˈmɑːn -RSB- عمّان ) is the capital and most populous city of Jordan , and the country 's economic , political and cultural centre . Situated in north-central Jordan , Amman is the administrative centre of the Amman Governorate . The city has a population of 4,007,526 and a land area of 648.7 sqmi . Today , Amman is considered to be among the most liberal and westernized Arab cities . It is a major tourist destination in the region , particularly among Arab and European tourists . The earliest evidence of settlement in the area is a Neolithic site known as ` Ain Ghazal . Its successor was known as `` Rabbath Ammon '' , which was the capital of the Ammonites , then as `` Philadelphia '' , and finally as Amman . It was initially built on seven hills but now spans over 19 hills combining 27 districts , which are administered by the Greater Amman Municipality headed by its mayor Aqel Biltaji . Areas of Amman have either gained their names from the hills ( Jabal ) or the valleys ( Wadi ) they lie on , such as Jabal Lweibdeh and Wadi Abdoun . East Amman is predominantly filled with historic sites that frequently host cultural activities , while West Amman is more modern and serves as the economic center of the city . Approximately 2 million visitors arrived in Amman in 2014 , which ranked it as the 93rd most visited city in the world and the 5th most visited Arab city . Amman has a relatively fast growing economy , and it is ranked Beta − on the global city index . Moreover , it was named one of the Middle East and North Africa 's best cities according to economic , labor , environmental , and socio-cultural factors . The city is among the most popular locations in the Arab world for multinational corporations to set up their regional offices , alongside Doha and only behind Dubai . It is expected that in the next 10 years these three cities will capture the largest share of multinational corporation activity in the region .",
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"text": "List of companies of Qatar Qatar is a sovereign country located in Western Asia , occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula . Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south , with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf . A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of Bahrain , as well as sharing maritime borders with the United Arab Emirates and Iran . Oil was discovered in Qatar in 1940 , in Dukhan Field . The discovery transformed the state 's economy . Now , the country has a high standard of living for its legal citizens . With no income tax , Qatar ( along with Bahrain ) is one of the countries with the lowest tax rates in the world . The unemployment rate in June 2013 was 0.1 % . Corporate law mandates that Qatari nationals must hold 51 % of any venture in the Emirate .",
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"text": "Music of Kuwait Prior to 1990 and the start of the Gulf War , Kuwait was known in the region for its exploration of many different and new forms of music and dance . However , after encounters with Iraqi soldiers in August 1990 , Kuwait fell and its music was destroyed along with its oil fields . After just seven months under Iraqi conquest , Kuwait 's thousands of years of rich and diverse music was nearly completely destroyed . Traditional Kuwaiti music is derived from Kuwait 's seafaring heritage . The Kuwaiti maritime tradition is known for songs called `` Fidjeri '' . `` Al Arda Al Bahariya '' is a well-known Kuwaiti sailor song , as are the `` al-Nahma '' , a class of songs that accompanied many sailing activities . Kuwaiti music reflects the diverse influence of many cultures , including India and East Africa . Kuwait was the pioneer of contemporary music in the Gulf . Kuwaitis were the first commercial recording artists in the Gulf . Nawal El Kuwaiti , Nabeel Shoail , Abdul Kareem Abdul-Qader and Abdallah Al Rowaished are the most prominent modern performers .",
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"text": "Fuwayrit Fuwayrit is a coastal village in Qatar , located in the municipality of Ash Shamal approximately 80 km north of the capital Doha . It is an important site for Qatar 's oil industry . Previously , it was one of the most important towns in the northern sector of Qatar . The Al Thani had settled in the town in the 19th century , prior to relocating to Al Bidda ( presently Doha ) .",
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"text": "Geography of the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates is situated in Middle East/southwest Asia , bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf , between Oman and Saudi Arabia ; it is on a strategic location along northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz , a vital transit point for world crude oil . The UAE lies between 22 ° 50 ′ and 26 ° north latitude and between 51 ° and 56 ° 25 ′ east longitude . It shares a 19-kilometer border with Qatar on the northwest , a 530-kilometer border with Saudi Arabia on the west , south , and southeast , and a 450-kilometer border with Oman on the southeast and northeast . The land border with Qatar in the Khawr al Udayd area is a source of ongoing dispute ( in fact , whether it even shares a land border with Qatar is in dispute ) . The total area of the UAE is approximately 83,600 square kilometers . The country 's exact size is unknown because of disputed claims to several islands in the Persian Gulf , because of the lack of precise information on the size of many of these islands , and because most of its land boundaries , especially with Saudi Arabia , remain undemarcated . The largest emirate , Abu Dhabi , accounts for 87 percent of the UAE 's total area ( 72,732 square kilometers ) . The smallest emirate , Ajman , encompasses only 259 square kilometers .",
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"text": "Interim championship An interim championship is an alternate title that is awarded by the four major sanctioning bodies of professional boxing ( WBA , WBC , IBF , and WBO ) , and in other combat sports such as kickboxing and mixed martial arts . Occasionally , the champion of a particular weight division is temporarily unable to defend his championship because of medical , legal , or other reasons that are beyond the competitor 's control . When this case occurs , two highly ranked contenders may fight for an interim championship of the same weight division -- leading to two champions existing in the same weight division simultaneously . Once the original champion is able to return , he must fight against the interim champion in a `` unification bout . '' The winner of this contest is then deemed the `` undisputed champion . '' If the original champion can not return , or transfers to a different weight division , the interim champion becomes the undisputed champion . Sanctioning bodies , however , can alter or ignore the interim championship system . One example took place in the WBC 's flyweight division in 2005 -- 2006 . Pongsaklek Wonjongkam had defended his world title 11 consecutive times . Number-one contender Jorge Arce won an interim championship bout instead of receiving a title shot against Wonjongkam , who continued to defend his world title . Arce defended his interim championship four times before he vacated it in order to move up to super flyweight . Wonjongkam eventually set the flyweight division record for consecutive title defenses , without ever fighting against interim champion Arce .",
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"text": "David Lemieux (boxer) David Lemieux ( born December 22 , 1988 ) is a Canadian professional boxer who held the IBF middleweight title in 2015 .",
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"text": "World Boxing Council The World Boxing Council ( WBC ) is one of four major organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts , alongside the International Boxing Federation ( IBF ) , World Boxing Association ( WBA ) and World Boxing Organization ( WBO ) . Owing to the many historically high-profile bouts sanctioned by the organization , and legendary fighters who have been recognised as WBC World champions , the organization still remains one of the major four sanctioning bodies . All four organizations however recognise the legitimacy of each other , and each have interwoven histories dating back several decades .",
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"text": "International Boxing Federation The International Boxing Federation ( IBF ) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame ( IBHOF ) which sanction world championship boxing bouts , alongside the World Boxing Association ( WBA ) , World Boxing Council ( WBC ) and World Boxing Organization ( WBO ) .",
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"text": "Knockout A knockout ( abbreviated to KO or K.O. ) is a fight-ending , winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports , such as boxing , kickboxing , muay thai , mixed martial arts , karate , some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking . A full knockout is considered any legal strike or combination thereof that renders an opponent unable to continue fighting . The term is often associated with a sudden traumatic loss of consciousness caused by a physical blow . Single powerful blows to the head ( particularly the jawline and temple ) can produce a cerebral concussion or a carotid sinus reflex with syncope and cause a sudden , dramatic KO . Body blows , particularly the liver punch , can cause progressive , debilitating pain that can also result in a KO . In boxing and kickboxing , a knockout is usually awarded when one participant falls to the canvas and is unable to rise to their feet within a specified period of time , typically because of exhaustion , pain , disorientation , or unconsciousness . For example , if a boxer is knocked down and is unable to continue the fight within a ten-second count , they are counted as having been knocked out and their opponent is awarded the KO victory . In mixed martial arts ( MMA ) competitions , no time count is given after a knockdown , as the sport allows submission grappling as well as ground and pound . If a fighter loses consciousness ( `` goes limp '' ) as a result of legal strikes it is declared a KO . Even if the fighter loses consciousness for a brief moment and wakes up again to continue to fight , the fight is stopped and declared a KO . As many MMA fights can take place on the mat rather than standing , it is possible to score a KO via ground and pound , a common victory for grapplers .",
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"text": "International Boxing Organization The International Boxing Organization ( IBO ) is a non-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and regional championships .",
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"text": "Transnational Boxing Rankings Board The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board ( TBRB ) is an all-volunteer initiative formed in October 2012 with the intention of providing professional boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings , identifying the singular world champion of every division by unbiased reasoning and common sense , and to insist on the sport 's reform . Board members are independent professional journalists , boxing historians and record keepers from around the world who are uninfluenced by the traditional sanctioning bodies and promoters .",
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"text": "AIBA World Boxing Championships The AIBA World Boxing Championships and the AIBA Women 's World Boxing Championships are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association ( AIBA ) , which is the sport governing body . Alongside the Olympic boxing programme , it is the highest level of competition for the sport . The championships was first held in 1974 Havana , Cuba as a men 's only event and the first women 's championships was held over 25 years later in 2001 . Formerly known as the World Amateur Boxing Championships and the Women 's World Amateur Boxing Championships , the men 's and women 's competitions are held separately and since 2006 the biennial championships have been held in alternating years . The number of weight categories was reduced from twelve to eleven in 2003 with the removal of the light middleweight division ( − 71 kg ) . In 2011 the weight categories went down to ten with the removal of the featherweight division ( − 57 kg )",
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"text": "Gennady Golovkin Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin ( Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин born 8 April 1982 ) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer who currently holds the unified WBA ( Super ) , WBC , IBF , and IBO middleweight titles . As of May 2017 , he is ranked as the world 's best middleweight by BoxRec and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board , and second best by The Ring . He is also ranked as the world 's third best boxer , pound for pound , by The Ring , fifth by BoxRec , and seventh by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board . Golovkin won his first major world championship , the WBA interim middleweight title , by defeating Milton Núñez in 2010 . He was elevated to WBA ( Regular ) champion in the same year , and in 2011 would win the vacant IBO middleweight title by defeating Lajuan Simon . In 2014 , Golovkin was elevated to his current status of WBA ( Super ) champion and successfully defended both his titles against Daniel Geale . Later that year he defeated Marco Antonio Rubio to add the WBC interim middleweight title to his collection , and defeated David Lemieux in 2015 to win the IBF middleweight title . After Canelo Álvarez vacated his WBC middleweight title in 2016 , Golovkin was elevated to full champion and now holds world titles by three of the four major boxing sanctioning bodies . A calculating pressure fighter , Golovkin is known for his powerful and precise punching , balance , and methodical movement . With a streak of 23 knockouts that spanned from 22 November 2008 to 18 March 2017 , he holds the highest knockout percentage -- 89.8 % -- in middleweight championship history . In 2016 , he achieved his 17th title defense by knockout , which equalled the record set by Wilfredo Gómez in 1982 . Golovkin is also said to have one of the best chins in modern boxing , having never been knocked down or knocked out in a total of 387 fights , neither as a professional nor amateur . In his amateur career , Golovkin won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2003 World Championships . He went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics , winning a middleweight silver medal .",
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"text": "Daniel Geale Daniel Geale ( born 26 February 1981 ) is an Australian professional boxer . He is a former unified middleweight champion , having held the IBF middleweight title from 2011 to 2013 , and the WBA ( Super ) title in 2012 . Additionally he held the IBO middleweight title from 2007 to 2009 . As an amateur , Geale won a gold medal in the welterweight division at the 2002 Commonwealth Games .",
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"text": "2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships The men 's 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Bangkok , Thailand , from July 6 to July 13 . The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA .",
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"text": "BoxRec BoxRec or boxrec.com is a website dedicated to holding updated records of professional boxers , both male and female . It also maintains a MediaWiki-based encyclopaedia of boxing . The objective of the site is to document every professional boxer and boxing match from the instigation of the Queensberry Rules up to the present times . BoxRec publishes ratings for all active boxers and all time ratings . Since 2012 the site has hosted Barry Hugman 's History of World Championship Boxing .",
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"text": "Wilfredo Gómez Wilfredo Gómez Rivera ( -LSB- wilˈfɾeðo ˈɣomes -RSB- ; born October 29 , 1956 ) , sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez , is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer and three-time world champion . He is frequently mentioned among the best Puerto Rican boxers of all time by sports journalists and analysts , along with Félix Trinidad , Miguel Cotto , Wilfred Benítez , Esteban De Jesús , Edwin Rosario , and Carlos Ortíz . His seventeen consecutive knockouts in championship defenses is a record for all boxing divisions .",
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"text": "Boxing styles and technique Throughout the history of gloved boxing styles , techniques and strategies have changed to varying degrees . Ring conditions , promoter demands , teaching techniques , and the influence of successful boxers are some of the reasons styles and strategies have fluctuated . One reason why research in this area is complex is because boxing itself is a complex endeavor where no person is psychologically , mentally , or physiologically exact . No era had strange holds on particular styles of boxing . Prevailing techniques of one era overlap into prevailing styles of another as well as coming full circle around .",
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"text": "The Ring magazine Pound for Pound The Ring magazine Pound for Pound is the official list of the current pound for pound professional boxing rankings distributed by The Ring magazine .",
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"text": "Milton Núñez (boxer) Milton Núñez ( born September 25 , 1987 ) is a Colombian middleweight boxer . Nunez 's biggest fight was against Gennady Golovkin for the interim WBA middleweight title . In this title fight , Milton lost by knockout in 58 seconds . Milton also fought , and lost , against fellow Colombian Nilson Julio Tapia . Milton fought former IBF light middleweight title challenger Deandre Latimore on Showtime on February 24 , 2012 where Milton lost by majority decision . Other world champion or world title challenger opponents of Milton include Sergio Mora , Daniel Jacobs , Dmitry Chudinov , and Matt Korobov - all ending in losses .",
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"text": "David Vygodsky David Isaakovich Vygodsky ( Russian : Дави́д Исаа́кович Вы́годский ) ( September 23 , 1893 -- 1943 ) was a Russian literary critic , translator , poet , and teacher . Born in Gomel in the Russian Empire ( now in Belarus ) into a nonreligious Jewish family , Vygodsky was the cousin of the well-known developmental psychologist Lev Vygotsky , on whom he was an important influence . He graduated from the Romance and Germanic division of Saint Petersburg State University and became a translator and teacher ; he translated from German ( Johannes Becher ) , French ( André Malraux ) , Hebrew ( Chaim Bialik ) , and especially Spanish ( Vicente Blasco Ibáñez , Benito Pérez Galdós , and others ) . At the time of the October Revolution and Civil War he was teaching Latin and giving lectures on modern literature in Gomel , but in the 1920s he moved to Petrograd . Zemlya ( Land ) , a collection of his own poetry , was published in 1922 ; in the same year , his article `` A Survey of New Jewish Poetry '' appeared in the Petrograd journal Parfenon . He was close to the OPOYAZ group , and his apartment was a meeting place for writers and students of literature ; `` it may have been here that -LSB- Lev -RSB- Vygotsky first met members of the formalist school and the acmeic poet Mandel ` shtam , one of his favorite poets . '' Marietta Shaginyan wrote this description : In Leningrad , on Mokhovaya Street , there was a typical Leningrad apartment house ... and in a typical gloomy Leningrad apartment in this building lived the man who in the first years of the October Revolution discovered for the Soviet reader the wonderful poetry of Cuba . He appeared shy and very pleasant , and it was impossible not to love and respect him . He was very pale , thin , short , with eyes that were kind and as clear as those of children beneath unusually thick eyebrows that almost shaded them . In the apartment there were books everywhere , piled to the ceiling and covering the floors . And they were n't enough for him . You would wait for him for hours , and then he would come back from Liteiny Avenue , where in those days alluring secondhand bookshops crowded both sides of the avenue , hauling home with difficulty a bunch of new books . And those books were greedily unwrapped , opened , and read , when sometimes there was nothing to eat at home . This marvelous Leningrad booklover , known at that time as a Hispanist who knew many languages , was David Isaakovich Vygodsky , a name that was widely known across the ocean . Even today books arrive at his Leningrad address from South America with touching inscriptions ... He was a friend of both Osip Mandelstam and Benedikt Livshits ; the latter dedicated a sonnet to him . He was arrested on February 14 , 1938 ( as part of a general purge of translators ) and , despite an unusual and courageous campaign of support from such writers as Yury Tynyanov , Viktor Shklovsky , Konstantin Fedin . and Mikhail Zoshchenko , died in the Gulag .",
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"text": "Artur Beterbiev Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev ( Артур Асильбекович Бетербиев born 21 January 1985 ) is a Russian professional boxer . As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships , gold at the 2009 World Championships , as well as gold at the 2006 and 2010 European Championships , all in the light-heavyweight division . He also reached the quarter-finals of the heavyweight bracket at the 2012 Olympics . Beterbiev is particularly known for his formidable punching power , with all of his professional wins to date scored by knockout or stoppage .",
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"text": "Men's Low-Kick at W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 Skopje -67 kg The men 's welterweight ( 67 kg/147 .4 lbs ) Low-Kick division at the W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 in Skopje was the sixth-lightest of the male Low-Kick tournaments involving fifteen fighters . Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and was fought under Low-Kick kickboxing rules . Because there was one too few fighters for a sixteen-man competition , one of the participants had a bye through to the quarter final stage . The tournament gold medallist was Nikolai Shtakhanov , who defeated fellow Russian Evgeny Grechishkin in the final by unanimous decision . Semi finalists Venelin Iankov from Bulgaria and France 's Mickael Lallemand won bronze medals for their efforts .",
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"text": "Box hockey Box hockey is an active hand game played between two people with sticks , a puck and a compartmented box ( typically 5 - long ) , and typically played outdoors . The object of the game is to move a hockey puck through the center dividers , of the box , out through a hole placed at each end of the box , also known as the goal . The two players face one another on either side of the box , and each attempts to move the puck to their left . If a player succeeds in getting the puck to exit the box through the goal , the player scores one point ( or goal ) . The first player to score the predetermined number of goals wins the game .",
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"text": "Boxing in Armenia Boxing ( բռնցքամարտ břntsk ` amart , literally `` fist fight '' ) in Armenia is a popular sport , that existed in the Armenian Highland since ancient times . Amateur boxing schools in the country appeared in early 1900s , by the mid-1950s boxing became one of the traditional sports in Armenia . In 1956 Vladimir Yengibaryan won a gold medal at the Olympics for the Soviet team . In early 21st century professional and amateur boxing in Armenia reached another peak . Most notably Arthur Abraham and Vic Darchinyan won several professional world champion titles . Dozens of amateur boxer have been placed in the top 3 of the world and Europe in their weight categories . Vladimir Yengibarian was the first man who opened boxing schools in Armenia",
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"text": "Viktor Savchenko Viktor Grigorievich Savchenko ( Виктор Григорьевич Савченко , born 17 September 1952 ) is a retired Ukrainian amateur middleweight boxer . He won the European title in 1977 , the world title in 1978 , and two Olympic medals in 1976 and 1980 . Savchenko was the Soviet middleweight champion in 1977 and 1980 . He retired in 1982 with a record of 241 wins out of 271 bouts , and the same year graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk State Institute of Physical Culture . He later defended a PhD in pedagogy , and became department head and then rector at the same institute . He also served as a board member of the Ukrainian Boxing Federation and headed the Sports and Physical Culture Committee of Verkhovna Rada .",
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"text": "Chordale Booker Chordale `` The Gift '' Booker ( born May 7 , 1991 ) is a professional boxer from Stamford , Connecticut with a 6-0 record ( 3 KO 's ) , promoted non-exclusively under Premier Boxing Champions . As an amateur , he compiled a record of 111-19 fighting out of New York Athletic Club , and was a two-time New York Metro Champion ( 2013 , 2014 ) , a three-time New York Boxing Champion ( 2012 , 2013 , 2014 ) , and the top ranked middleweight champion in the U.S. in 2015 , earning him a spot in the 2016 Olympic Boxing Trials where he lost a decision to eventual Olympian Charles Conwell by a point .",
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"text": "2005 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2005 Women 's World Amateur Boxing Championships was an international women 's boxing competition hosted by Russia from September 25 to October 2 , 2005 in Podolsk . It was the 3rd championship , which debuted 2001 in Scranton , Pennsylvania , United States . The World Championship was contested in 13 weight disciplines by 152 amateur woman boxers from 28 countries . Russia won seven gold , one silver and four bronze medals , while Canada finished second with one gold , one silver and two bronze medals , followed by India with a tally of 1-0-4 . The Canadian , Mary Spencer ( 66 kg ) was awarded `` Best Boxer of the Competition '' .",
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"text": "Go ranks and ratings Skill in the traditional board game Go is measured by a number of different national , regional and online ranking and rating systems . Traditionally , go rankings have been measured using a system of dan and kyu ranks . Especially in amateur play , these ranks facilitate the handicapping system , with a difference of one rank roughly corresponding to one free move at the beginning of the game . This system is also commonly used in many oriental martial arts , where it often corresponds with a belt color . With the ready availability of calculators and computers , rating systems have been introduced . In such systems , a rating is rigorously calculated on the basis of game results .",
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"text": "Old Man Bukashkin Evgeny Mikhailovich Malakhin ( -LSB- Евге́ний Миха́йлович Мала́хин , p = jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ mɐˈlaxʲɪn , a = Yevgyeniy Mihaylovich Malahin.ru.vorb.oga -RSB- 16 September 1938 - 13 March 2005 ) was an artist and poet of Yekaterinburg , Russia , remembered for his bohemian but simplistic lifestyle , short aphoristic verse and extravagant street art . Citizens came to know him simply as the Old Man Bukashkin ( -LSB- Стари́к Бу́кашкин , p = stɐˈrʲik ˈbukəʂkʲɪn -RSB- ) , the person in line somewhat of a skomorokh street-performer tradition . He himself humorously styled his title as `` the People 's Street sweeper of Russia '' , mocking the official People 's Artist title bestowed by the State . Most of his life Evgeny had spent in Yekaterinburg . He graduated with a diploma in power engineering and worked as a power station supervisor . By and by his attention turned to art : he tried to bring the `` modern people 's culture '' to the spotlight , painting pictures over concrete fences of the city , over garbage containers . At some point special areas on existing concrete fences , both permanent and temporary , were granted for use , and this tradition exists in Yekaterinburg to this day . After some time , he gained fame as the most extravagant city 's artist . He also authored short verses and prose and did some traditional art painting . At some moment he was taken up by the idea of posters against drunkenness . The increasing fame brought publishing offers from magazines and newspapers . Along with his friends he started a non-governmental art society `` Kartinnik '' ( from картина - a painting ) . In 1990-1992 he made the whole city surface his canvas , leaving his paintings here and there - on a garage wall , on a concrete fence . These works of art are now lost . Annual posthumous exhibitions of Old Man Bukashkin 's art are run in Yekaterinburg . Ural State University 's culturology and art faculty has a small exhibition devoted to him . In 2007-2008 some tramway cars were decorated with the old works of the members of `` Kartinnik '' society .",
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"text": "7 Boxes 7 Boxes ( released in Spanish as 7 Cajas ) is a Paraguayan thriller film directed by Juan Carlos Maneglia and Tana Schémbori . Initially the film was to be released in June 2011 , but was delayed when the film was accepted as a competitor in the International Film Festival of San Sebastian in Spain . After months of work , the film was finally released on August 10 , 2012 , and received praise from critics and the public as well as breaking box office records in Paraguayan cinemas . 7 Boxes won the `` Films in Progress '' in what was the first unanimous decision in the festival 's history . The film participated at the Moscow International Film Festival in 2013 ( translators : Andrey Efremov , Anton Titov ) .",
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"text": "Gennadiy Aygi Gennadiy Nikolaevich Aygi ( -LSB- Генна́дий Никола́евич Айги́ , p = ɡʲɪˈnadʲɪj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ ɐjˈɡʲi , a = Gyennadiy Nikolayevich Aygi.ru.vorb.oga -RSB- , Геннадий Николаевич Айхи 21 August 1934 -- 21 February 2006 in Moscow ) was a Chuvash poet and a translator . His poetry is written both in Chuvash and in Russian . He was born in the village of Shaimurzino ( Çĕnyal ) , Chuvashia ( USSR ) , moved to Moscow in 1953 and stayed there for the rest of his life . Aygi started writing poetry in the Chuvash language in 1958 . Among the recognitions he has won are the Andrey Bely Prize ( 1987 ) , the Pasternak Prize ( 2000 , the first to be awarded this ) , the Prize of the French Academy ( 1972 ) , the Petrarch Prize ( 1993 ) , the Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings in 1994 and the Jan Smrek Prize ( Bratislava , Slovakia ) . In 2003 Aygi was participating in the `` international literature festival berlin '' . Sofia Gubaidulina set several of his poems to music in her cycle Jetzt immer Schnee ( `` Now always snow '' ) . His son Aleksey Aygi is a composer .",
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"text": "List of British middleweight boxing champions List of British middleweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British middleweight championship . The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1909 , and later by its replacement the British Boxing Board of Control since 1929 . A champion may retire or voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship . Where a champion relinquished the title , the date of his final defence is shown with `` ( rel ) '' after it . If he did not defend his title , then `` ( rel ) '' is shown after the date at which he won the title .",
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"text": "Vyacheslav Glazkov Vyacheslav Valeriyovych Glazkov ( В ' ячеслав Валерійович Глазков , born 15 October 1984 ) is a Ukrainian professional boxer who fights at heavyweight . As an amateur in the super heavyweight division , he won a silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics .",
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"text": "Johnson Box A Johnson Box is a box commonly found at the top of direct mail letters , containing the key message of the letter . The purpose of it is to draw the reader 's attention to this key message first , and hopefully grab their attention , enticing them to read the rest of the letter . A Johnson Box is very effective , but it lends a `` salesy '' air to a letter , and so is considered inappropriate for letters that are intended to be formal or personal . It has also been adapted to the email format , having the additional benefit of allowing the most important message in the email to be visible in the preview pane of an email reader . The Johnson Box is named after direct marketer Frank Johnson , who is credited with using the Johnson Box to improve response to his offers for American Heritage magazine . He does not claim credit for creating the device , claiming to have only popularized it . The Johnson Box has since `` evolved '' by use . It is often used at the middle of the page , particularly to highlight a testimony or an important sentence from the writing . It is now even used to surround an order form at the bottom right of the page which re-iterates the benefit and offer .",
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"text": "Yuri Bessmertny Yuri Gorbachev ( Юрый Гарбачоў , born August 27 , 1987 ) , better known as Yuri Bessmertny , is a Belarusian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions . After taking up Muay Thai at thirteen years old , he began his career in 2004 and rose to prominence by becoming a five-time national champion at both amateur and professional levels . Having established himself domestically , he then went on to win numerous European , intercontinental and world titles while fighting mostly in the former Soviet Union . In 2011 , he won the Fight Code Dragon Series tournament featuring sixteen top 72.5 kg/160 lb fighters from around the world to break into the middleweight elite .",
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"text": "Vitaliy Denisov Vitaliy Gennadievich Denisov ( Виталий Геннадьевич Денисов born 23 February 1987 ) is an Uzbek footballer with Belarusian origins , currently playing for Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow as a left-back . He is a member of the Uzbekistan national football team . He is the son of Gennadi Denisov .",
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"text": "Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto , billed as `` High Stakes '' , was a professional boxing fight , contested for the welterweight championship . The bout was held on September 12 , 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada on Showtime PPV Mayweather Jr. confirmed his retirement after the bout . Mayweather dominated the fight , landing an impressive 56 % -LSB- 232/410 -RSB- punches thrown , and 67 % of power punches -LSB- 132/196 -RSB- compared to Berto 's underwhelming number of 16 % -LSB- 83/495 -RSB- punches landed and 22 % -LSB- 39/177 -RSB- of power punches thrown . Mayweather won the fight , 120-108 , 118-110 and 117-111 .",
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"text": "Gennadi Maslyayev Gennadi Aleksandrovich Maslyayev ( Геннадий Александрович Масляев born 21 November 1958 in Gorky , now Nizhny Novgorod ) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player . He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1985 for FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk . He worked as a referee from 1996 to 2001 .",
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"text": "Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( -LSB- ˈreɪf_ˈfaɪnz -RSB- born 22 December 1962 ) is an English actor , director and producer . A noted Shakespeare interpreter , he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre . Fiennes ' portrayal of Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Schindler 's List ( 1993 ) earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor , and he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role . His performance as Count Almásy in The English Patient ( 1996 ) garnered him a second Academy Award nomination , for Best Actor , as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations . Since then , Fiennes has been in a number of notable films , including Quiz Show ( 1994 ) , Strange Days ( 1995 ) , The End of the Affair ( 1999 ) , Red Dragon ( 2002 ) , The Constant Gardener ( 2005 ) , In Bruges ( 2008 ) , The Reader ( 2008 ) , Clash of the Titans ( 2010 ) , Great Expectations ( 2012 ) and The Grand Budapest Hotel ( 2014 ) . He voiced Rameses in The Prince of Egypt ( 1998 ) and Alfred Pennyworth in The Lego Batman Movie ( 2017 ) . Fiennes is also known for his roles in major film franchises such as the Harry Potter film series ( 2005 -- 2011 ) , in which he played the villainous Lord Voldemort , and the James Bond series , in which he has played Gareth Mallory / M , starting with the 2012 film Skyfall . In 2011 , Fiennes made his directorial debut with his film adaptation of Shakespeare 's tragedy Coriolanus , in which he also played the title character . Fiennes won a Tony Award for playing Prince Hamlet on Broadway . Since 1999 , Fiennes has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK . One of the highest profile actors in contemporary British popular culture , Fiennes appeared on Debrett 's 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK .",
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"text": "Fiend (film) Fiend is a 1980 American B movie science fiction horror film directed and written by low-budget filmmaker Don Dohler , shot in Milford , Delaware and starring Don Leifert , Elaine White , Richard Nelson , and George Stover . The film had U.S. theatrical release in September 1980 .",
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"text": "Theatre Guild The Theatre Guild is a theatrical society founded in New York City in 1918 by Lawrence Langner , Philip Moeller , Helen Westley and Theresa Helburn . Langner 's wife , Armina Marshall , then served as a co-director . It evolved out of the work of the Washington Square Players . Its original purpose was to produce non-commercial works by American and foreign playwrights . It differed from other theaters at the time in that its board of directors shared the responsibility of choosing plays , management , and production . The Theatre Guild contributed greatly to the success of Broadway from the 1920s throughout the 1970s . The Guild has produced a total of 228 plays on Broadway , including 18 by George Bernard Shaw and seven by Eugene O'Neill . Other major playwrights introduced to theatre-going Americans include Robert E. Sherwood , Maxwell Anderson , Sidney Howard , William Saroyan , and Philip Barry . In the field of musical theatre , the Guild has promoted works by Richard Rodgers , teamed with both Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II , George and Ira Gershwin , Jule Styne , and Meredith Willson , all of which have become classics . Under President John F. Kennedy , the Guild was engaged to assemble a U.S. theatre company , headed by Helen Hayes , to tour the capitals of Europe and South America with works by Tennessee Williams , Thornton Wilder , and William Gibson . In 1968 , the Guild became involved in the travel field by taking 25 of its subscribers to European capitals to see plays . In 1975 , it instituted its Theatre At Sea program with a 17-day cruise aboard the Rotterdam with Hayes and Cyril Ritchard . Since then they have hosted more than thirty cruises , each with seven or eight performers . Among them have been Alan Arkin , Zoe Caldwell , Anne Jackson , Cherry Jones , Richard Kiley , Eartha Kitt , Patricia Neal , Lynn Redgrave , Gena Rowlands , Jean Stapleton , Eli Wallach , and Lee Roy Reams , who served as the program 's resident director . The last Broadway play produced by The Theatre Guild was State Fair in 1996 .",
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"text": "Cornerstone Theater Company Cornerstone Theater Company is a theater company based in the United States that specializes in community-based collaboration . According to the mission statement published on the company 's website , `` Cornerstone Theater Company is a multi-ethnic , ensemble-based theater company . We commission and produce new plays , both original works and contemporary adaptations of classics , which combine the artistry of professional and community collaborators . By making theater with and for people of many ages , cultures and levels of theatrical experience , Cornerstone builds bridges between and within diverse communities in our home city of Los Angeles and nationwide . '' Typically , Cornerstone artists take up residence in the community they will be working with and develop the script for a production . Using members of the community , Cornerstone creates a performance company mixing the professional Cornerstone ensemble with local talent . The resulting plays are often adaptations of classics , but they are always informed by and often address local concerns . These plays are often organized into `` Cycles '' which include several related communities . For example , Cornerstone 's Faith Based cycles included plays created with members of the Jewish community , Catholics , Muslims , and so on . This artistic strategy is specifically aimed at developing and serving new audiences , and yields a unique theater form that blends professional actors , playwrights and stage designers with artists and actors who are in some way telling their own stories , or the stories of their community .",
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"text": "Blairstown Theater Festival The Blairstown Theater Festival operated from December 2006 through November 2007 at historic Roy 's Hall ( also known as Roy 's Theatre ) , a former silent movie theater built in 1913 at 30 Main Street in Blairstown , New Jersey . On July 13 , 2007 , the company attracted considerable media attention when they presented three screenings of the classic horror film , Friday the 13th , which was shot in and around Blairstown in the fall of 1979 . Roy 's Hall appears in the film shortly after the opening credits . The company 's January 2007 production of Letters from the Inside was selected by The Star-Ledger as one of the top five new plays of the 2006 -- 2007 New Jersey theater season and actress Kelli Ambrose , who played Mandy in Letters from the Inside , was selected as one of the top five Best Leading Actresses in a Play . Among the other concerts and productions presented by the Blairstown Theater Festival were Nancy Anderson singing early Broadway songs backed by the Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey ( Baroque to Broadway ) , the Still River Band in Concert , Malachy McCourt and Jarlath Conroy in A Couple of Blaguards , Betsy Palmer and Will Hutchins in A.R. Gurney 's Love Letters , the New Jersey premiere of I Am Anne Frank , and concerts by cabaret performers KT Sullivan ( Vienna to Weimar ) , John O'Neil ( ` So Kaye ) , the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble ( Holiday Light ) , Cris Groenendaal ( Music of the Night ) , Jana Robbins ( One Hell of a Ride ! The Songs of Cy Coleman ) and jazz pianist Bill Mays and his Inventions Trio . The company also presented several film festivals with such classic titles as Gone with the Wind , Casablanca , Seven Samurai , Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein , A Night at the Opera , The Court Jester , -LSB- -LSB- Beauty and the Beast ( 1946 film ) | La Belle et la Bête -RSB- -RSB- , Black Orpheus , Mon Oncle , The Wages of Fear and La Strada . The Blairstown Theater Festival was not able to continue past its first season for several reasons . Most significantly , Blairstown Township suddenly increased the real estate taxes on the building by more than 680 % ( from $ 1,031.55 to $ 7,032.30 ) and the landlord decided to sell the theatre . A CD featuring highlights from the Blairstown Theater Festival 's season was released in February 2008 .",
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"text": "Causa Mortis Causa Mortis is a satiric play by Jacob M. Appel that lampoons the modern medical establishment . The plot focuses on a woman , Eleanor , whose brain surgeon has accidentally left his watch in her skull . Her daughters urge her to have the timepiece extracted before it harms her , but every surgeon who attempts to remove it dies during the process . Critic Donald Calamia described the play as `` a needle in the eyes of an industry that far-too often refuses to admit its human failings . '' The play opened at Detroit Repertory Theatre in November 2009 . The production was directed by Bruce E. Millan . It featured actress Sandra Birch as Eleanor , Lisa Lauren Smith as an inept medical student assisting in Eleanor 's care and Yolanda Jack as a quadriplegic amnesiac who shares her hospital room . It premiered in Canada at the South Simcoe Theater in Cookstown in May 2013 under the direction of Nancy Knapp The play premiered at the height of public debate over healthcare reform in the United States , a phenomenon noted by many critics . William Roetzheim selected Causa Mortis for inclusion in Regional Best 2011 as one of the nine top plays to premiere at regional theaters during the 2009-10 season .",
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"text": "Egyptian Theatre Egyptian-style theatres are based on the traditional and historic design elements of Ancient Egypt . The first Egyptian Theatre to be constructed in the US -- which inspired many of the identically-named theatres that followed it -- was Grauman 's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood , California . For several years , Hollywood developer Charles E. Toberman attempted to convince Sid Grauman to locate in Hollywood . During a meeting , Sid told Mr. Toberman of his desire to build a theatre of Egyptian design . Mr. Toberman then secured a piece of property on Hollywood Boulevard , just east of McCadden Place . The architectural firm of Meyer & Holler were hired to design the theatre . The result was Grauman 's Egyptian Theatre with a seating of 1770 . The approach to the theatre was through a courtyard . Inside , the stage was flanked by carved columns and models of the Sphinx . The theatre was opened on October 19 , 1922 with the grand premiere of `` Robin Hood '' starring Douglas Fairbanks . `` In a 1983 article in Hollywood Studio Magazine , Mike Hughes wrote of the Egyptian : `` A survivor of the decay that unfortunately characterizes the Hollywood Boulevard of today , the Egyptian is a reminder of the glamour that once made the Boulevard famous . Perhaps through the dedicated efforts of such citizens as Bruce Torrence , author of Hollywood : The First 100 Years and grandson of Mr. Charles Toberman , who built the Egyptian , the Hollywood Boulevard of yesteryear will reappear some great day in the future . When that happens , the Egyptian Theatre , jewel that it is , will be there to herald in the new age of film town . '' '' United Artists was the last owner of the Egyptian Theatre before it closed in 1992 . The American Cinematheque purchased the theatre from the city for $ 1 with the provision that this historical landmark would be restored to its original grandeur and re-opened as a movie theatre showcasing the organizations celebrated , public programming . '' The Eldorado Theatre located in Eldorado Amusement Park , Weehawken , New Jersey opened in 1891 and featured ` Egypt Through Centuries ' each evening . The creators of the park , Palisades Amusement and Exhibition Company , published a book titled `` Egypt Through the Centuries '' in 1892 . Many of the other theatres that copied Grauman 's Egyptian Theatre were part of the wave of Egyptian revival architecture that occurred after the November 1922 discovery of King Tut 's tomb by Howard Carter . Unlike the many theatres that followed in its wake , Grauman 's Egyptian Theatre was designed , built , named and opened before the 1922 discovery of King Tut 's tomb . The news of the tomb 's discovery reached the US a few weeks after the theatre opened . Early in the 20th century , it is estimated that up to 100 of these theatre types were constructed across the US . Many of them no longer exist , but there are many fine examples of this style still in use today . Conrad Schmitt Studios has played a big part in the restoration of these atmospheric theatres , including Egyptian Theatres in Park City , Utah , Ogden , Utah , Boise , Idaho , Delta , Colorado , and DeKalb , Illinois .",
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"text": "Light Opera of Manhattan Light Opera of Manhattan , known as LOOM , was an Off-Broadway repertory theatre company that produced light operas , including the works of Gilbert and Sullivan and European and American operettas , 52 weeks per year , in New York City between 1968 and 1989 . Founded by William Mount-Burke , LOOM 's first long-term home was in the Jan Hus theatre from the late 1960s to 1975 , where it succeeded another small light opera company , the American Savoyards . At the Jan Hus , LOOM performed predominantly the Savoy operas of Gilbert and Sullivan , such as The Pirates of Penzance , The Mikado and H.M.S. Pinafore . Led by conductor-director Mount-Burke , principal comedian Raymond Allen and choreographer/stage manager Jerry Gotham , the company mentored many young actors and singers who went on to careers on Broadway or elsewhere in theatre or music . In 1975 , the company moved across the street to a legitimate Off-Broadway theatre , the Eastside Playhouse . There it expanded its repertoire beyond Gilbert and Sullivan to American and continental operettas , such as those of Victor Herbert , Rudolph Friml , Franz Lehár , Sigmund Romberg , Jacques Offenbach and Johann Strauss II . LOOM was often featured on WQXR radio . By 1979 , diabetes had blinded William Mount-Burke , but he continued to conduct and even to direct new productions . The company remained strong until 1984 , when Mount-Burke died and the company 's playhouse was closed and subsequently demolished . After this , led by Allen and Gotham , with music director Todd Ellison , the company played in a series of theatres around New York that challenged its ability to keep its Upper East Side audience , and it was forced constantly to raise funds . In 1986 , the company closed , opening for its final seasons from 1987 to 1989 .",
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"text": "Golda's Balcony Golda 's Balcony is a play by William Gibson . It follows the trajectory of the life of Golda Meir from Russian immigrant to American schoolteacher to a leader of international politics as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel . Much of its focus is on the period surrounding the 1973 Yom Kippur War , when Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria . Gibson 's drama suggests Meir threatened Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger with the launch of nuclear weapons against her enemies , conceivably starting World War III , unless the U.S. came to her country 's aid . Gibson first explored Meir in 1977 in his multi-character work Golda , which was produced on Broadway with Anne Bancroft in the title role . Never fully satisfied with the piece , he decided to tackle the subject matter , this time in the form of a one-woman play . Golda 's Balcony , produced by David Fishelson , opened Off-Broadway at Manhattan Ensemble Theatre ( `` MET '' ) on March 26 , 2003 , where it sold out its entire 16-week run . Three months after closing Off-Broadway , the MET production , also starring Tovah Feldshuh and produced by Fishelson ( directed by Scott Schwartz ) , opened on October 15 , 2003 at the Helen Hayes Theatre , where it ran for 14 previews and 493 performances , making it the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway history . Feldshuh was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance . In 2006 the play was adapted into a film of the same title , starring Valerie Harper . The term `` Golda 's Balcony '' refers to the nickname given to an area inside the secretive Dimona nuclear weapons facility from which visiting VIPs can observe some of the activity taking place in the underground portion of the facility .",
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"text": "Nikos Psacharopoulos Nikos Psacharopoulos ( born Athens , January 18 , 1928 , died St. John , U.S. Virgin Islands , on January 12 , 1989 ) was an American theater producer , director , and educator . Born Nickolas Konstantin Athanasios Psacharopoulos VII , he claimed to have organized his first theatrical troupe at age 15 under the Nazi occupation of his homeland . He moved to the United States in 1947 and attended Oberlin College where he directed productions for the Oberlin Mummers . He graduated in 1951 with a degree in art history . Three years later he received a Master of Fine Arts Degree in theater direction from the Yale Drama School . In 1955 , he joined the faculty of Yale 's undergraduate theater studies department and also taught in the graduate Drama School , where he remained until his death of colon cancer at age 60 . Psacharopoulos was a co-founder of the Williamstown Theater Festival ( WTF ) in 1955 , based in the Adams Memorial Theater on the campus of Williams College . Psacharopoulos went on to serve as WTF 's sole artistic executive director for 33 years , creating a professional summer theater that was more than a typical summer stock escapist operation . He was aided for many years by Tom Brennan , who served as the WTF associate director . Under Psacharopoulos ' leadership , WTF specialized in the plays of Anton Chekhov and Bertolt Brecht , as well as the work of many classic American playwrights such as Tennessee Williams , Thornton Wilder , Arthur Miller , and Archibald MacLeish . Psacharopoulos traveled often between his Greek homeland and New York City , his main residence , where he staged theater productions with the Circle-in-the-Square , the New York Pro Musica , and City Opera . Psacharopoulos ' international reputation and demanding artistry drew many famous actors to perform with the WTF , names such as Frank Langella , Kate Burton , Rosemary Harris , Blythe Danner , and Colleen Dewhurst . To all -- his `` stars '' and apprentices -- he was a man of great style , a gourmet who would excuse himself from a table of friends to confer with a restaurant 's chef ; he was something of a dandy who , nevertheless , was always addressed simply as `` Nikos . '' Many directors and leaders of American theater were inspired by Nikos ' guidance . Each year he would choose an assistant from his students at Yale to accompany him to WTF to experience their first seasons as professional directors . Peter H. Hunt , Austin Pendleton , Keith Fowler , and Arvin Brown are among those who first served with Nikos .",
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"text": "Ralph Richardson, roles and awards Sir Ralph Richardson ( 1902 -- 1983 ) was an English actor who appeared on radio , film , television and stage . Described by The Guardian as `` indisputably our most poetic actor '' , and by the director David Ayliff as `` a natural actor ... -LSB- who -RSB- could n't stop being a perfect actor '' , Richardson 's career lasted over 50 years . He was -- in the words of his biographer , Sheridan Morley -- one `` of the three great actor knights of the mid-twentieth century '' , alongside Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud . After seeing a production of Hamlet starring Sir Frank Benson , Richardson decided to become an actor and made his stage debut , playing a gendarme in The Bishop 's Candlesticks in December 1920 . After touring and appearing in rep , he made his London debut in July 1926 as the stranger in Oedipus at Colonus . In 1930 he joined the Old Vic where he first met Gielgud , staying with the company until the following year . After service during the Second World War with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve , he returned to acting , preferring the works of the more modern authors Luigi Pirandello , Joe Orton , Harold Pinter , George Bernard Shaw and J. B. Priestley to the classic plays of Shakespeare . A radio career ran in parallel to that on the stage , and Richardson was first broadcast in The City in 1929 . Richardson 's film career began in 1931 as an uncredited extra in Dreyfus ; he did not take film seriously as a medium , but undertook the work for money . His career in film was described by the film historian Brian McFarlane , writing for the British Film Institute , as `` prolific and random '' ; McFarlane considered that in Richardson 's performances , `` he would remind one that he had few peers and no superiors in his particular line '' . Richardson won many awards for his performances on stage and screen before his death , including a BAFTA award for The Sound Barrier ; an Evening Standard Award for Home , which he shared with John Gielgud ; and a special Laurence Olivier Award . His final film , Greystoke : The Legend of Tarzan , Lord of the Apes -- for which he received further critical plaudits and award nominations -- was released after his death .",
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"text": "Mélo Mélo is a 1929 play by Henri Bernstein which premiered in the US in 1931 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre .",
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"text": "The Seven Descents of Myrtle The Seven Descents of Myrtle is a play by Tennessee Williams . It originally began as a short story , which Williams then turned into a one-act play , and then later revised it into the seven-act play that is accepted today . Its title character is reminiscent of another Williams ' heroine , Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire . Originally titled Kingdom of Earth , the serio-comic play focuses on Lot , a tubercular neurotic youth who is an impotent transvestite overly attached to the memory of his late mother . He has returned to his ancestral home , a decaying house on the edge of a river on the verge of overflowing , with his new bride Myrtle , a sometime prostitute and former showgirl , the sole survivor of the Five Memphis Hot Shots . She dwells in a fantasy world of romantic illusions , one of which is to nurse Lot back to health so they can consummate their marriage , but soon discovers Lot only wants to use her to steal the deed to the property from his multiracial half-brother Chicken , who has lived on and farmed the property for years . Once he meets Myrtle , he gets some romantic designs of his own . The Broadway production was produced by David Merrick and directed by José Quintero . After two previews , it opened on March 27 , 1968 , at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and closed after 29 performances . It starred Brian Bedford as Lot , Harry Guardino as Chicken , and Estelle Parsons as Myrtle . She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play . In 1970 , the play was adapted to a feature film and released under the title Last of the Mobile Hot Shots ( aka `` Blood Kin '' ) . A 1975 production in London , at the Greenwood Theatre , starring Marianne Faithfull as Myrtle , was cancelled after just three performances when Ms Faithfull fell ill with peritonitis . In 1976 , the play had its West Coast premiere at The Pasadena Repertory Theatre located in The Hotel Carver in Pasadena , California . It starred Marie Peckinpah as Myrtle , Duane Waddell as Chicken , and Ed Harris as Lot . It featured a remarkable three story , rain-drenched set by Howard Whalen . The play was presented under Williams ' original title `` Kingdom of Earth '' and ran for approximately 24 weekend performances over three months . It was directed by Gill Dennis , with executive producer Duane Waddell , and produced by Kevin Cloud Brechner . In 1991 , the play was produced in the UK at the Redgrave Theatre , Farnham starring Kit Hollerbach as Myrtle , Stephen Hattersley as Chicken and Marc Warren as Lot in a production directed by Bill Bankes-Jones . Stephen Hattersley won Best Actor 1991 in the TMA Awards for his performance in this production . In 2011 it was revived at the Print Room in Notting Hill , under its alternative title Kingdom of Earth , directed by Lucy Bailey . In 2012 , Tom Hiddleston did a reading of the short story version for the series Stories Before Bedtime at the Criterion-Theatre in the United Kingdom . This short story is a more erotic version written in the first person from the perspective of Chicken .",
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"text": "Land of the Blind Land of the Blind is a 2006 British-American black comedy drama film starring Ralph Fiennes , Donald Sutherland , Tom Hollander and Lara Flynn Boyle . Land of the Blind is a dark political satire , based on several incidents throughout history in which tyrannical rulers were overthrown by new leaders who proved to be just as bad , if not worse , and subtle references are made to several such cases . The title is taken from the saying , `` In the land of the blind , the one-eyed man is king . '' Land of the Blind had its world premiere in competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam , and was the Opening Night Gala film at the 2006 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London . Its U.S. premiere was in competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival . The film sparked intense reaction during its festival run , attacked by both left and right , each of which saw the film as a critique of its position . Historical references in the film include Jean-Paul Marat ( from the French Revolution ) , Kim Jong-Il , Joseph Stalin , Benito Mussolini , Augusto Pinochet , Anastasio Somoza Debayle , François Duvalier , Rudolph Hess , Jean-Claude Duvalier , Lyndon B. Johnson , Julius Caesar ( from William Shakespeare 's play ) , Robert Mugabe , Ngo Dinh Diem , Idi Amin , the PIRA Maze prison protests , U.S. POWs in Vietnam , the Weathermen terrorist group , the Khmer Rouge , the 1979 Revolution in Iran , and the subsequent Cultural Revolution in that country .",
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"text": "Fanny's First Play Fanny 's First Play is a 1911 play by George Bernard Shaw . It was first performed as an anonymous piece , the authorship of which was to be kept secret . However , critics soon recognised it as the work of Shaw . It opened at the Little Theatre in the Adelphi in London on 19 April 1911 and ran for 622 performances . The mystery over the authorship helped to publicise it . It had the longest run of any of Shaw 's plays . A second production opened on Broadway on September 16 , 1912 for 256 performances . The play toured the provinces in England in the same year . It features a play within a play . The framing play is a satire of theatre critics , whose characters were based upon Shaw 's own detractors , in some cases being caricatures of real critics of the day . The main play is a pastiche of the drawing room comedies in vogue at the time .",
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"text": "Fiorello! Fiorello ! is a musical about New York City mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia , a reform Republican who took on the Tammany Hall political machine . The book is by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott , drawn substantially from the 1955 volume Life With Fiorello by Ernest Cuneo , with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick , and music by Jerry Bock . It is one of only nine musicals to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama .",
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"text": "Carlo Mazzone-Clementi Carlo Mazzone-Clementi ( 12 December 1920 -- 5 November 2000 ) was a performer and founder of two schools of commedia , mime and physical theater as well as a contemporary and colleague of leaders of modern European theater . From his arrival in the USA in 1957 , he was largely responsible for the spreading of commedia dell ` arte in North America . He first gained attention in Italy in 1947 alongside Marcel Marceau in the mime 's first tour outside of Paris . From 1948 to 1951 , he assisted Jacques Lecoq , while Lecoq taught and directed the Players of Padua University . In 1954 , Mazzone-Clementi was at Piccolo Teatro di Milano with Dario Fo and Franca Rame . While he was performing with Piccolo Teatro as well as teaching in Rome , the American theatre scholar and director Eric Bentley came to Italy to direct the Padua Players company in the first Italian production of Bertolt Brecht . Then , with Bentley 's patronage , Mazzone-Clementi toured the United States in 1958 , conducting workshops in mime and commedia , and introducing the leather masks of Amleto Sartori to this country . That led to a teaching assignment at the Carnegie Institute of Technology , followed by Brandeis University , the University of California at Berkeley , the American Conservatory Theater and others . He was known as Carlo Mazzone until 1965 when he worked with the new acting ensemble at the Theatre of Lincoln Center . From then on he was known as Carlo Mazzone-Clementi . Clementi was the name of his mother and his grandfather , Girolamo Clementi , who was versed in the work of Paduan playwright and forerunner of commedia dell ` arte , Angelo Beolco , known as `` Ruzzante . '' In 1972 , Mazzone-Clementi and his wife Jane Hill , a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon , went to Humboldt County , California to conduct summer workshops at their rural property . From this experience came the decision to re-locate permanently in Humboldt and to establish a full-time actor training program . In 1974 , the couple purchased the Oddfellows Hall in Blue Lake , California and co-founded the Dell ' Arte School of Mime and Comedy , now known as the Dell ` Arte International School of Physical Theatre . Hill also joined the faculty at College of the Redwoods , where the pair created the Grand Comedy Festival at Qual-a-wa-loo , a summer repertory festival that produced plays of Shakespeare in rotation with musical adaptations of those plays ; Mazzone-Clementi served as the festival 's artistic director for six years . In 1974 their article , `` Commedia and the Actor '' was published in The Drama Review TDR ( journal ) . Mazzone-Clementi moved to Copenhagen , Denmark in 1984 and founded a second sister theater school there , named the Commedia School . In 1994 returned to California and continued teaching until shortly before his death on 5 November 2000 in San Francisco .",
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"text": "Theatre Tulsa Theatre Tulsa , Inc. is a community theatre company in Tulsa , Oklahoma , USA . Theatre Tulsa , the longest running community theatre west of the Mississippi and seventh in the nation , has had a prosperous but sometimes difficult history . The theatre has survived multiple wars , fires , and economic depressions . Theatre Tulsa started as a small community theatre that played shows in a tent , and grew to the largest community theatre in the nation in the 1970s , followed by years of decline and a recent re-invigoration that includes the new creation of a Broadway Series main stage season , a Next Stage series season composed of new works , and a Family Series season for children , families , and arts education programming . Tulsa Little Theatre was incorporated December . 10 , 1922 by Mrs. Bonnie Reed and Mrs. Hope Holway . Despite the Great Depression , the group managed to raise money to build a theater which was christened with a performance of The Cradle Song in February 1932 . Two years later , the group incorporated as Tulsa Little Theatre . Struggling through the next few years , the theater survived a threatened bank foreclosure in 1935 after a number of donors stepped in , and in 1940 the theater paid off its mortgage . During World War II , it produced shows for military camps and veterans ' hospitals . Tulsa Little Little Theatre prospered , and by 1959 was the largest non-professional theater company in the country . In 1964 , its membership was 8,000 strong . By 1972 it had the largest community theater membership in the nation and had counted 1.5 million members over the past 50 years . In 1974 Tulsa Little Theatre changed its name to Theatre Tulsa , Inc. . Theatre Tulsa remains active today producing 10 productions a year that include modern and classic dramas , comedies , and musicals . Theatre Tulsa has had many firsts ; it was the first community theater in the country to premiere Our Town ( 1939 ) and All My Sons ( 1947 ) ; the musical Brownstone ( 1985 ) ; `` Miracle on 34th Street : A Musical Adaptation '' ( a 1993 original musical written for Theatre Tulsa ) ; `` I Love You , You 're Perfect , Now Change '' ( 2003 ) ; and the first American production of Pitmen Painters ( 2011 ) . Theatre Tulsa 's production of Forever Plaid sold out more than 400 shows in 1995 and 1996 . Some noted performers , including Jeanne Tripplehorn , Kristin Chenoweth and Sam Harris , received their first stage experience with Theatre Tulsa .",
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"text": "Stanley Theater (Utica, New York) The Stanley Theatre is a historic Baroque movie palace in Utica , New York . Over the years , it has gone through several changes of ownership , but has always been affiliated with Warner Brothers Pictures . Originally owned by the Stanley-Mark Strand Corporation chain , the Stanley Theatre ( and entire movie theatre chain ) was purchased three days before opening by Warner Brothers . The company was eager to showcase its products on as many screens as possible . The theatre opened on September 10 , 1928 , with the silent movie Ramona starring Dolores del Río . Thomas W. Lamb , a prolific theatre architect , designed the 2,963 seat cinema for the Mastbaum chain of theatres . The theatre was named for Stanley , one of the Mastbaum brothers . While Lamb and his firm designed over 300 theatres worldwide , he is considered to be somewhat of a local , having owned a camp in the Adirondacks . ( His great grandson lives in the Albany area today . ) The Stanley was built in less than 13 months on the expanding southern edge of downtown , some four blocks away from Utica 's theatre district . Unfortunately , all the theatres located there were razed during the Urban Renewal era of the 1960s and 70s . The Stanley remained open through all of this , though it suffered many years of benign neglect . In 1974 , when the threat of destruction became very real , the Central New York Community Arts Council ( renamed Stanley Center for the Arts in 2008 ) spearheaded a campaign to acquire the property , which it did for $ 135,000 . The design motif of the Stanley Theatre is dubbed `` Mexican Baroque '' because of its unique blend of styles . The terra cotta and tiled mosaic exterior shows the Mexican influence , while Habsburg lions , Indian faces , and a multitude of angels and cherubs grace the lavish gold leaf Baroque theatre interior . Moorish influence is also evident in the star-splashed ceiling and twisted columns flanking the stage . Legend has it that the grand entry staircase was designed to resemble the main staircase on the Titanic ocean liner . While the Stanley Theatre continued to be primarily a movie house , it introduced live events early in its history . Today it is host to the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Great Artists Series ( over 75 years ) ; Broadway Theatre League ( 50 years ) ; Utica Symphony ( over 60 years ) ; and the Mohawk Valley Ballet ( over 25 years ) . Notable early performers included legendary singers Marian Anderson , Ezio Pinza , Lily Pons , Jeanette MacDonald , and Gene Autry . Later illustrious entertainers included Chuck Mangione , Conway Twitty , Third Eye Blind , Diana Ross , Barry Manilow , and Harry Connick Jr. . The Stanley was also host to multiple appearances by Jerry Seinfeld , Wynton Marsalis , George Carlin , Itzhak Perlman , Bob Weir & RatDog ! , and B.B. King . More recent performances include Aretha Franklin and legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach . The Broadway Theatre League brought in National Touring productions of Cats ( musical ) , Annie , Evita , Sweeney Todd , and Barnum . The theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 . It is significant for its relationship to the early movie industry and its distinctive architecture .",
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"text": "The Theater Offensive The Theater Offensive is a Boston-based theatrical organization dedicated to the production of queer works . The Theater Offensive was founded in 1989 by Abraham Rybeck `` to present the diversity of lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender lives in art so bold it breaks through personal isolation , challenges the status quo , and builds thriving communities . '' The Theater Offensive mounts and produces festivals and individual productions by national and local queer performers , and also serves as a development environment for new theatrical work . In addition , The Theater Offensive works to build community through education , outreach , and political activism . The Theater Offensive has expanded throughout its history . The True Colors OUT Youth Theater troupe concentrates on producing dramatical works produced by young , queer artists . Up until the summer of 2008 , its `` A Street Theater Named Desire '' , a guerrilla AIDS activist theater troupe , enters gay cruising grounds and presents performances that promote safe sex and AIDS education . The Theater Offensive produces an annual Out on the Edge Festival of Queer Theater , which showcases new performing arts works by queer artists from around the world . It has been held each fall since its inception in 1992 . True Colors : Out Youth Theater , a program of The Theater Offensive and the country 's largest and longest-running lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender and queer ( LGBTQ ) youth theater program , received the 2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from First Lady Michelle Obama , for its effectiveness in promoting learning and life skills in young people through the arts by engaging them in creative youth development programming . The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award is the nation 's highest honor for youth arts programs , and True Colors , which was established in 1994 , is the first LGBTQ organization in history to receive this award .",
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"text": "Les Blancs Les Blancs is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry . It debuted on Broadway on November 15 , 1970 and ran until December 19th of that same year . It debuted to heavy criticism . It was Lorraine Hansberry 's final work and she considered it her most important , as it depicts the plights of colonialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . It is her only play that takes place in Africa , and it uses dance and music both as signifiers of black and African cultures ; a concept called the Black Aesthetic .",
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Paul Newman co-founded a company with author A. E. Hotchner.
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"text": "Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman ( January 26 , 1925 -- September 26 , 2008 ) was an American actor , IndyCar driver , entrepreneur , and philanthropist . He won and was nominated for numerous awards , winning an Academy Award for his performance in the 1986 film The Color of Money , a BAFTA Award , a Screen Actors Guild Award , a Cannes Film Festival Award , an Emmy Award , and many others . Newman 's other films include The Hustler ( 1961 ) , Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ( 1969 ) as Butch Cassidy , The Sting ( 1973 ) , and The Verdict ( 1982 ) . However , he is perhaps best remembered for his role as the title character in Cool Hand Luke ( 1967 ) . Despite being colorblind , Newman won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing , and his race teams won several championships in open wheel IndyCar racing . He was a co-founder of Newman 's Own , a food company from which he donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity . As of January 2017 , these donations have totaled over US$ 485 million . He was also a co-founder of Safe Water Network , a nonprofit that develops sustainable drinking water solutions for those in need . In 1988 , Newman founded the SeriousFun Children 's Network , a global family of summer camps and programs for children with serious illness which has served 290,076 children since its inception .",
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"text": "Newman's Own Newman 's Own is a food company founded by actor Paul Newman and author A.E. Hotchner in 1982 . The company gives 100 % of the after-tax profits from the sale of its products to Newman 's Own Foundation ( a private non-profit foundation ) which in turn , gives the money to various educational and charitable organizations . In 1982 Newman summarized his initial intentions regarding distribution of his company 's profits : `` My profits will be divided between a number of tax-deductible charities and causes , some church-related , others for conservation and ecology and things like that . ''",
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"text": "Tracy Newman Tracy Ann Newman is an American television producer , writer and musician . Newman is a founding member of the improvisational theater troupe The Groundlings ( as is her sister , Laraine Newman ) . She was co-creator and executive producer of the 2001-09 sitcom According to Jim . She is also a singer-songwriter , as well as an original member of The New Christy Minstrels and lead singer of Tracy Newman and The Reinforcements . She is the mother of artist/writer Charlotte Dean , with whom she co-directs the live comedy show Charlotte 's Shorts .",
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"text": "Cardinal Edition Cardinal Edition was an imprint of Pocket Books .",
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"text": "The Prize (1963 film) The Prize is a 1963 spy film starring Paul Newman , Elke Sommer and Edward G. Robinson . It was directed by Mark Robson , produced by Pandro S. Berman and adapted for the screen by Ernest Lehman from the novel of the same name by Irving Wallace . It also features an early score by prolific composer Jerry Goldsmith .",
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"text": "Holtzbrinck Publishing Group Holtzbrinck Publishing Group is a privately-held Stuttgart-based company which owns publishing companies worldwide . The company has published a wide variety of books , from The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie to classics by Agatha Christie , Jean-Paul Sartre , Ernest Hemingway and John Updike . Other well-known publications of the company include the scientific journal Nature and Scientific American . It is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies . In 2015 , it merged most of its Macmillan Science and Education unit ( including Nature Publishing Group ) with Springer Science + Business Media , creating the company Springer Nature . Holtzbrinck now owns 53 % of the combined company .",
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"text": "Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Edgar Rice Burroughs , Inc. is an American company founded in 1923 by author Edgar Rice Burroughs . It is based in Tarzana , California . The company holds the rights to the literary works of Burroughs that are still protected by copyright ( a number of Burroughs ' early works have passed out of copyright and consequently are in the public domain ) . Burroughs was one of the first artists to incorporate , which he did for tax reasons and for more control over his works . Burroughs ' books were published through the company from 1931 ( Tarzan the Invincible ) through 1948 ( Llana of Gathol ) , with one additional title ( I Am a Barbarian ) appearing in 1967 . The company remains in the ownership of the Burroughs family and manages and licenses Burroughs ' works and characters , including Tarzan and John Carter of Mars .",
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"text": "Original Film Original Film is an American film production company founded by Neal H. Moritz .",
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"text": "The Young Philadelphians The Young Philadelphians is a 1959 drama film starring Paul Newman , Barbara Rush , Robert Vaughn and Alexis Smith , and directed by Vincent Sherman . The film is based on the 1956 novel , The Philadelphian , by Richard P. Powell .",
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"text": "Philip Eisner Philip Eisner is an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the 1997 science fiction/horror film Event Horizon , which was produced by Paramount and helmed by director Paul W.S. Anderson .",
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"text": "Patrick Ecclesine Patrick Ecclesine is an American commercial and fine art photographer . His images for film studios such as DreamWorks , Lionsgate and Warner Brothers , and television networks such as CBS , CNN , CW , FOX , Lifetime , OWN , Showtime , TBS and TNT have appeared in magazines and newspapers and on billboards and bus benches throughout the world . He is also a contributor to Vanity Fair magazine . Patrick currently resides in his hometown of Hollywood , CA , around the corner from the street on which he was born -- Sunset Boulevard . In 2008 , Patrick honored that world-famous boulevard with his social-documentary photography book Faces of Sunset Boulevard : A Portrait of Los Angeles . Published by Santa Monica Press , Faces of Sunset Boulevard was named Top Photography Book of 2008 by Shutterbug Magazine , and won first place in the 2009 SCIBA Awards , an honor shared with Annie Leibovitz 's book Leibovitz at Work . PopMatters critic Rodger Jacobs declared , `` Faces of Sunset Boulevard is , without a doubt , one of the strongest statements about man 's dark fate in the West ever committed to paper in the author and photographer 's chosen form , whether or not Ecclesine intended for the book to have profound impact . '' His hometown paper of record The Los Angeles Times commented , `` Ecclesine 's emphasis is on the people , not the street . And he 's got an eye for a magazine-like , flattering beauty : Everyone glows . '' He has exhibited his work at the Annenberg Foundation 's Annenberg Space for Photography , Los Angeles City Hall , ArcLight Hollywood and at the Rotes Rathaus in Berlin , Germany . Ecclesine has shot marketing campaigns for many of television 's most popular shows , including `` Homeland , '' `` 90210 , '' `` Glee , '' `` House of Lies , '' `` The Following , '' `` Lie To Me , '' `` Melrose Place , '' `` Prison Break , '' `` Hell 's Kitchen '' and `` Project Runway . '' In addition to writing and directing short films , Patrick is currently collaborating with executive producer/director Daniel Sackheim on a neo-noir photographic novel Slow Kiss .",
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"text": "Ernest Newman Ernest Newman ( 30 November 1868 -- 7 July 1959 ) was an English music critic and musicologist . Grove 's Dictionary of Music and Musicians describes him as `` the most celebrated British music critic in the first half of the 20th century . '' His style of criticism , aiming at intellectual objectivity in contrast to the more subjective approach of other critics , such as Neville Cardus , was reflected in his books on Richard Wagner , Hugo Wolf , Richard Strauss and others . He was music critic of The Sunday Times from 1920 until his death nearly forty years later .",
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"text": "Paul King (chief executive) Paul King ( born May 26 , 1984 ) is a technology innovator and entrepreneur . He is the founder and chief executive officer of Hercules Networks , as well as a member of the board . Prior to Hercules Networks , King was a founding partner at G.C. Media , Inc. . Earlier in his career he was the founder and C.E.O. of International Sales Team Realty . King expanded International Sales Team Realty by developing Chase Mortgage Center and New Wave Title Company . In the late 2000s ' , King developed and marketed a commercially successful lines of mobile charging stations , known as goCharge stations . King came up with the idea when a dead cell phone caused him to miss a flight during his college years . King has been featured on CNN News , NBC , BusinessWeek , MediaWeek , and has been quoted and featured on a number of news and media outlets . He is a summa cum laude graduate of Carnegie Mellon University .",
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"text": "IHS Press IHS Press is a publishing house based in Virginia whose mission is to promote the social teaching of the Catholic Church . The name `` IHS '' is a truncation of the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus Christ . IHS Press has been particularly concerned with the promotion of the social teaching as laid down by Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical Rerum novarum . IHS Press has thus been primarily focused on reprinting the rarer works of authors who promote a third way between capitalism and socialism such as G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc , along with those of such older guild theorists as Arthur Penty and Heinrich Pesch . IHS Press is currently chaired by John Sharpe . In 2005 , IHS Press launched a new imprint , Light in the Darkness Publications ( LID ) , to print more miscellany works for a more general audience but still serving the larger goal of promoting the social teaching . LID will also be particularly dedicated to bringing about a well defined perspective on contemporary politics which might also serve as a basis for serious organization . LID 's first publication has been Neo-Conned ! , a two volume compendium of essays opposing the Iraq War containing a vast array of authors from Noam Chomsky and Alexander Cockburn on the left to Pat Buchanan and the late Samuel T. Francis on the right . Neo-Conned ! contains the last original published work of both Francis and Jude Wanniski . IHS Press is designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center .",
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"text": "Company (short story) Company is a short novel by Samuel Beckett , written in English and published by John Calder in 1979 . It was translated into French by the author and published by Les Éditions de Minuit in 1980 . Together with Ill Seen Ill Said and Worstward Ho , it was collected in the volume Nohow On in 1989 . It is one of Beckett 's ' `` closed space '' stories . Category : Short stories by Samuel Beckett Category :1979 novels Category : Novellas",
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"text": "Martin Newman Alban Martin James Newman ( born 17 October 1963 ) is a UK based writer and adviser on leadership , communications and design . He was described by the Financial Times as the `` secret weapon '' behind Russia 's winning bid to host the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics .",
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"text": "Danny Newman Danny Newman ( January 24 , 1919 -- December 1 , 2007 ) was the long-time press agent for the Lyric Opera of Chicago from its founding in 1954 until his retirement in 2002 . Newman was known for increasing the use of subscription programs to build audiences for performing arts . Newman is the author of the 1977 book Subscribe Now ! , which was published by the Theatre Communications Group . The book outlines Newman 's unwavering advocacy for subscription-based ticket sales . The book is currently in its eleventh printing . He died on December 1 , 2007 of pulmonary fibrosis . Newman was 88 years old .",
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"text": "Killer Company Killer Company : James Hardie Exposed is a 2009 Australian book by journalist Matt Peacock .",
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"text": "Panini Group Panini is a company headquartered in Modena , Italy , named after the Panini brothers who founded it in 1961 . The company produces books , comics , magazines , stickers , trading cards and other items through its collectables and publishing subsidiaries . Panini distributes its own products , and products of third party providers . Panini maintains a Licensing Division to buy and resell licences and provide agency for individuals and newspapers seeking to purchase rights and comic licences . . Through Panini Digital the company uses voice-activated software to capture football statistics , which is then sold to agents , teams , media outlets and video game manufactures . New Media operates Panini 's on-line applications , and generates income through content and data sales .",
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"text": "Eric Puchner Eric Puchner is an American novelist and short story writer .",
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"text": "Black Balloon Publishing Black Balloon Publishing is an independent book publisher headquartered in New York City . The company was founded in 2010 by Elizabeth Koch , co-founder of Literary Death Match , and Leigh Newman , deputy editor of Oprah.com . Black Balloon publishes literary fiction , nonfiction and memoir , and its titles have been featured in The New Yorker , New York , TIME , Bon Appetit , Esquire and NPR . Published authors include Paul Kwiatkowski , Robert Perišić , Bill Peters and Louise Krug . Black Balloon also publishes The Airship , a blog about art , culture and literature .",
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"text": "Sydney Newman Sydney Cecil Newman , OC ( April 1 , 1917 -- October 30 , 1997 ) was a Canadian film and television producer , who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s . After his return to Canada in 1970 , Newman was appointed Acting Director of the Broadcast Programs Branch for the Canadian Radio and Television Commission ( CRTC ) and then head of the National Film Board of Canada ( NFB ) . He also occupied senior positions at the Canadian Film Development Corporation and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , and acted as an advisor to the Secretary of State . During his time in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s , he worked first with the Associated British Corporation ( ABC , now Thames Television ) , before moving across to the BBC in 1962 , holding the role of Head of Drama with both organisations . During this phase of his career , he was responsible for initiating two hugely popular television programmes , the spy-fi series The Avengers and the science-fiction series Doctor Who , as well as overseeing the production of groundbreaking social realist drama series such as Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play . The Museum of Broadcast Communications describes Newman as `` the most significant agent in the development of British television drama . '' His obituary in The Guardian declared that `` For ten brief but glorious years , Sydney Newman ... was the most important impresario in Britain ... His death marks not just the end of an era but the laying to rest of a whole philosophy of popular art . '' In Quebec , as commissioner of the NFB , he attracted controversy for his decision to suppress distribution of several politically sensitive films by French Canadian directors .",
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Sylvester Stallone received two Academy Award nominations in 1977.
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"text": "Sylvester Stallone Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone ( -LSB- stəˈloʊn -RSB- -LSB- stalˈloːne -RSB- ; born July 6 , 1946 ) is an American actor , filmmaker , and screenwriter . He is well known for his Hollywood action roles , including boxer Rocky Balboa , the title character of the Rocky series ' seven films from 1976 to 2015 ; soldier John Rambo from the four Rambo films , released between 1982 and 2008 ; and Barney Ross in the three The Expendables films from 2010 to 2014 . He wrote or co-wrote most of the 14 films in all three franchises , and directed many of the films . Stallone 's film Rocky was inducted into the National Film Registry as well as having its film props placed in the Smithsonian Museum . Stallone 's use of the front entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Rocky series led the area to be nicknamed the Rocky Steps . Philadelphia has a statue of his Rocky character placed permanently near the museum . It was announced on December 7 , 2010 that Stallone was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the non-participant category . In 1977 , Stallone was nominated for two Academy Awards for Rocky , Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor . He became the third man in history to receive these two nominations for the same film , after Charles Chaplin and Orson Welles . He received critical raves , as well as his first Golden Globe Award win and third Academy Award nomination , for reprising the role of Rocky Balboa in Ryan Coogler 's 2015 film Creed .",
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"text": "Chinatown (1974 film) Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film , directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne , starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway . The film was inspired by the California Water Wars , a series of disputes over southern California water at the beginning of the 20th century , by which Los Angeles interests secured water rights in the Owens Valley . The Robert Evans production , a Paramount Pictures release , was the director 's last film in the United States and features many elements of film noir , particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama . In 1991 , the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' and it is frequently listed as one of the greatest films of all-time . At the 47th Academy Awards , it was nominated for eleven Oscars , with Towne winning Best Original Screenplay . The Golden Globe Awards honored it for Best Drama , Best Director , Best Actor and Best Screenplay . The American Film Institute placed it second among mystery films in 2008 . A sequel , The Two Jakes , was released in 1990 , again starring Nicholson , who also directed , with Robert Towne returning to write the screenplay . The film failed to generate the acclaim of its predecessor .",
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"text": "Fight for Your Life Fight for Your Life is a 1977 American grindhouse action film directed by Robert A. Endelson and starring William Sanderson and Robert Judd .",
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"text": "1977 Whitbread Awards",
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"text": "The Shootist The Shootist is a 1976 American western film directed by Don Siegel and starring John Wayne in his final film role . The film is based on a 1975 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout with a screenplay by Miles Hood Swarthout ( the son of the author ) and Scott Hale . The supporting cast includes Lauren Bacall , Ron Howard , James Stewart , Richard Boone , Hugh O'Brian , Harry Morgan , John Carradine , Sheree North , and Scatman Crothers . In 1977 , The Shootist received an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction ( Robert F. Boyle , Arthur Jeph Parker ) , a BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Actress ( Lauren Bacall ) , and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor ( Ron Howard ) , as well as the National Board of Review Award as one of the Top Ten Films of 1976 . The movie also received widespread critical acclaim , garnering a 95 % positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes .",
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"text": "French Connection II French Connection II is a 1975 crime drama film starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer . It is a fictional sequel to the initially true story of the 1971 Academy Award winning picture The French Connection . The film expands on the central character of Det. Jimmy `` Popeye '' Doyle who travels to Marseille , France where he is attempting to track down French drug-dealer Alain Charnier , who got away at the end of the first film . Hackman won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the original The French Connection and he and Fernando Rey are the only returning cast members .",
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"text": "Martin (1978 film) Martin is a 1978 American horror film written and directed by George A. Romero . Romero claims that Martin is the favorite of all his films . The film is also notable as the first collaboration between George Romero and special effects artist Tom Savini . While not prosecuted for obscenity , the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic .",
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"text": "6th Saturn Awards The 6th Saturn Awards was the sixth ceremony in which media properties and personalities related to the science fiction , fantasy and horror which were released in the year 1977 were awarded by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films . The ceremony was held on February 24 of 1979 .",
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"text": "Academy Film Archive The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation , established in 1944 with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ' educational and cultural activities , including the preservation of motion picture history . Although the current incarnation of the Academy Film Archive began in 1991 , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acquired its first film in 1929 . Located in Hollywood , California at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study , the Archive has a diverse range of moving image material . The Archive 's collection comprises 85,000 titles and 190,000 separate items , including early American cinema , a vast collection of documentary films , filmed and taped interviews , amateur and private home movies of Hollywood legends , makeup and sound test reels , and a wide selection of experimental film , as well as Academy Award-winning films , Academy Award-nominated films , and a complete collection of every Academy Awards show since 1949 . Since acquiring the Packard Humanities Institute Collection , the Archive has the world 's largest known trailer collection . The Archive is also concerned with the preservation and restoration of films , as well as new technologies and methods of preservation , restoring over 800 titles of historical and artistic importance .",
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"text": "Roman Polanski sexual abuse case In March 1977 , film director Roman Polanski was arrested and charged in Los Angeles with five offenses against Samantha Gailey , a 13-year-old girl -- rape by use of drugs , perversion , sodomy , lewd and lascivious act upon a child under 14 , and furnishing a controlled substance to a minor . At his arraignment Polanski pleaded not guilty to all charges , but later accepted a plea bargain whose terms included dismissal of the five initial charges in exchange for a guilty plea to the lesser charge of engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse . Polanski underwent a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation , and a report was submitted to the court recommending probation . However , upon learning that he was likely to face imprisonment and deportation , Polanski fled to France in February 1978 , hours before he was to be formally sentenced . Since then Polanski has mostly lived in France and has avoided visiting countries likely to extradite him to the United States .",
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"text": "List of submissions to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film The following 63 films , all from different countries , were submitted for the 78th Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ( release at the country of origin October 2004 - September 2005 , ceremony March 2006 ) . Costa Rica , Iraq and Fiji submitted films for the first time .",
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"text": "Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards ( often shortened to Razzies and Razzie Awards ) is an award in recognition of the worst in film . Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film-industry veterans , John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy , the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day . The term raspberry in the name is used in its irreverent sense , as in `` blowing a raspberry '' . The awards themselves are in the form of a `` golf ball-sized raspberry '' which sits atop a Super 8 mm film reel , the whole of which is spray painted gold . The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31 , 1981 , at John J. B. Wilson 's living-room alcove in Los Angeles , to honor the worst in film of the 1980 film season . The 37th ceremony was held on February 25 , 2017 .",
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"text": "25th Academy Awards The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19 , 1953 . It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood , California , and the NBC International Theatre in New York City . It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised , and the first ceremony to be held in Hollywood and New York City simultaneously . It was also the only year that the New York ceremonies were to be held in the NBC International Theatre on Columbus Circle , which was shortly thereafter demolished and replaced by the New York Coliseum convention center . A major upset occurred in the category of Best Picture . The heavily favored High Noon lost to Cecil B. DeMille 's The Greatest Show on Earth , eventually considered among the worst films to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture . The American film magazine Premiere placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine Empire rated it # 3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners . It has the lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes ' list of the 81 films to win Best Picture . Of all the films nominated for the Oscar this year , only High Noon and Singin ' in the Rain would show up 46 years later on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the 20th Century . For a film that only received two nominations , Singin ' in the Rain went on to be named as the greatest American musical film of all time and in the 2007 American Film Institute updated list as the fifth greatest American film of all time , while High Noon was ranked twenty-seventh on the same 2007 list , as well . The Bad and the Beautiful won five awards , the most wins ever for a film not nominated for Best Picture . It was also the second Academy Awards in which a film not nominated for Best Picture received the most awards of the evening , excluding years where there were ties for the most wins . The only other film to do this was The Thief of Bagdad at the 13th Academy Awards ; as of the 87th Academy Awards , it has not happened since . Until Spotlight won only Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards , this was the last year in which the Best Picture winner won just two Oscars . It was also the second of three years to date in which two films not nominated for Best Picture received more nominations than the winner ( The Bad and the Beautiful and Hans Christian Andersen , both with six ) . This occurred again at the 79th Academy Awards . Shirley Booth also became the last person to win an Oscar in a Leading Role to be born in the 19th century . She also holds the distinction of being the first woman in her 50s to win the award , at the age of 54 ( the second woman in her 50s to win , Julianne Moore , was 54 when awarded at the 87th Academy Awards ) . John Ford 's fourth win for Best Director set a record for the most wins in this category that remains unmatched to this day . For the first time since the introduction of Supporting Actor and Actress awards in 1936 , Best Picture , Best Director , and all four acting Oscars went to six different films . This has happened only three times since , at the 29th Academy Awards for 1956 , the 78th for 2005 , and the 85th for 2012 .",
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"text": "Clubber Lang James `` Clubber '' Lang is a fictional character created by Sylvester Stallone for the film Rocky III , which was released in 1982 . Lang serves as the main antagonist of the film and was portrayed by Mr. T. Lang is a professional boxer fighting out of Chicago , Illinois and a one-time world heavyweight champion , having taken the title from Rocky Balboa only to lose it back to Balboa in his next fight . The character is very loosely based on a combination of Sonny Liston , Larry Holmes and George Foreman .",
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"text": "List of film awards This is a list of groups , organizations and festivals that recognize achievements in cinema , usually by awarding various prizes . The awards sometimes also have popular unofficial names ( such as the ` Oscar ' for Hollywood 's Academy Awards ) , which are mentioned if applicable . Many awards are simply identified by the name of the group presenting the award . Awards have been divided into four major categories : Critics ' Awards , voted on ( usually annually ) by a group of critics ; Festival Awards , awards presented to the best film shown in a particular film festival ; Industry Awards , which are selected by professionals working in some branch of the movie industry ; and Audience Awards , which are voted by the general public .",
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"text": "Golden Boot Awards The Golden Boot Awards is an American acknowledgment of achievement honoring actors , actresses , and crew members who have made significant contributions to the genre of Western television and movies . The award is sponsored and presented by the Motion Picture & Television Fund . Money raised at the award banquet is used to help finance various services offered by the Fund to those in the entertainment industry . Actor Pat Buttram conceived the idea of the Golden Boot Award , and the first ones were presented in 1983 . The awards appear to have been discontinued since 2007 .",
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"text": "Rollercoaster (1977 film) Rollercoaster is a 1977 American disaster-suspense film starring George Segal , Richard Widmark , Henry Fonda and Timothy Bottoms , and directed by James Goldstone . It was one of the few films to be shown in Sensurround , which caused audience seats to vibrate during certain periods during the `` thrill scenes '' on the rides .",
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"text": "Bobby Deerfield Bobby Deerfield is a 1977 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack , and stars Al Pacino and Marthe Keller . Based on Erich Maria Remarque 's 1961 novel Heaven Has No Favorites , the film is about a famous American race car driver on the European circuit who falls in love with an enigmatic Swiss woman who is terminally ill . For his performance in the film , Al Pacino was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actor . Parts of the film scenes were filmed in Varenna and Lierna , Lake Como .",
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"text": "Thunder and Lightning (film) Thunder and Lightning is a 1977 action comedy film starring David Carradine and Kate Jackson and directed by Corey Allen .",
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"text": "Academy Award for Best Animated Feature The Academy Awards are given each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS or the Academy ) for the best films and achievements of the previous year . The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is given each year for animated films . An animated feature is defined by the Academy as a film with a running time of more than 40 minutes in which characters ' performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique , a significant number of the major characters are animated , and animation figures in no less than 75 percent of the running time . The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first given for films made in 2001 . Through the 89th Academy Awards , presented in 2017 , Academy Award nominations in this category were made by the Academy 's animation section ; effective with the 2018 awards , all Academy members will be eligible to vote on nominations . The entire AMPAS membership has been eligible to choose the winner since the award 's inception . If there are sixteen or more films submitted for the category , the winner is voted from a shortlist of five films , which has happened six times , otherwise there will only be three films on the shortlist . Additionally , eight eligible animated features must have been theatrically released in Los Angeles County within the calendar year for this category to be activated . Animated films can be nominated for other categories , but have rarely been so ; Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 ) was the first animated film ever nominated for Best Picture . Up ( 2009 ) and Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) also received Best Picture nominations after the Academy expanded the number of nominees . Waltz with Bashir ( 2008 ) is the only animated film ever nominated for Best Foreign Language Film ( though it did not receive a nomination for Best Animated Feature ) . The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) and Kubo and the Two Strings ( 2016 ) are the only two animated films to ever be nominated for Best Visual Effects .",
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"text": "Pafnucio Santo Pafnucio Santo is a 1977 Mexican drama film directed by Rafael Corkidi . The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee .",
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"text": "Destiny (video game) Destiny is an online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Activision . It was released worldwide on September 9 , 2014 , for the PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , and Xbox One consoles . Destiny marked Bungie 's first new console franchise since the Halo series , and it is the first game in a ten-year agreement between Bungie and Activision . Set in a `` mythic science fiction '' world , the game features a multiplayer `` shared-world '' environment with elements of role-playing games . Activities in Destiny are divided among player versus environment ( PvE ) and player versus player ( PvP ) game types . In addition to normal story missions , PvE features three-player `` strikes '' and six-player raids . A free roam patrol mode is also available for each planet and features public events . PvP features objective-based modes , as well as traditional deathmatch game modes . Players take on the role of a Guardian , protectors of Earth 's last safe city as they wield a power called Light to protect the City from different alien races . Guardians are tasked with reviving a celestial being called the Traveler , while journeying to different planets to investigate and destroy the alien threats before humanity is completely wiped out . Bungie released four expansion packs , furthering the story , and adding new content , missions , and new PvP modes . Year One of Destiny featured two small expansions , The Dark Below in December 2014 and House of Wolves in May 2015 . A third , larger expansion , The Taken King , was released in September 2015 and marked the beginning of Year Two , changing much of the core gameplay . In December 2015 , Destiny shifted to an event-based model , featuring more limited-time events . A new , large expansion called Rise of Iron was released in September 2016 , beginning Year Three . Rise of Iron was only released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ; PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 clients subsequently stopped receiving updates . A full sequel , Destiny 2 , is scheduled for September 2017 . Upon its release , Destiny received mixed to positive reviews with criticism centered mostly around the game 's storyline and post-campaign content . The game was praised for maintaining lineage from the Halo franchise , particularly in regards to its competitive experiences . On day one of its release , it sold over US$ 500 million at retail , making it the biggest new franchise launch of all time . It was GamesRadar 's 2014 Game of the Year and it received the BAFTA Award for Best Game at the 2014 British Academy Video Games Awards .",
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"text": "Space: 1889 Space : 1889 is a tabletop role-playing game of Victorian-era space-faring , created by Frank Chadwick and originally published by Game Designers ' Workshop from 1988 to 1991 and later reprinted by Heliograph , Inc. in 2000 and 2001 . In February 2013 Chronicle City announced that they were working with the German publisher Uhrwerk Verlag/Clockwork Publishing on a new English edition of Space 1889 , which is based on the German edition from 2011 which uses the Ubiquity ruleset . In December 2014 Uhrwerk Verlag separated their ties with Chronicle City and continued the translation of the new English version on their own . The PDF of the English Ubiquity core rulebook was released in October 2014 , the print version in November 2015 . The first published description of Space : 1889 was in the `` Feedback '' column in the TSR/SPI publication Ares Magazine in 1983 , as a proposal for a board wargame . The title is both a parody of the television show Space : 1999 and a continuation of the GDW naming convention applied to two of its previous role-playing games , Twilight : 2000 and Traveller : 2300 ( the latter of which was later renamed 2300 AD in order to prevent confusion with Traveller ) , though neither previous game had any connection to the Space : 1889 universe . The name Space : 1889 is a registered trademark belonging to Chadwick .",
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"text": "Deed A deed ( anciently `` an evidence '' ) is any legal instrument in writing which passes , affirms or confirms an interest , right , or property and that is signed , attested , delivered , and in some jurisdictions , sealed . It is commonly associated with transferring ( conveyancing ) title to property . The deed has a greater presumption of validity and is less rebuttable than an instrument signed by the party to the deed . A deed can be unilateral or bilateral . Deeds include conveyances , commissions , licenses , patents , diplomas , and conditionally powers of attorney if executed as deeds . The deed is the modern descendant of the medieval charter , and delivery is thought to symbolically replace the ancient ceremony of livery of seisin . The traditional phrase signed , sealed and delivered refers to the practice of seals ; however , attesting witnesses have replaced seals to some extent . Agreements under seal are also called contracts by deed or specialty ; in the United States , a specialty is enforceable without consideration . In some jurisdictions , specialties have a liability limitation period of double that of a simple contract and allow for a third party beneficiary to enforce an undertaking in the deed , thereby overcoming the doctrine of privity . Specialties , as a form of contract , are bilateral and can therefore be distinguished from covenants , which , being also under seal , are unilateral promises .",
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"text": "Size Five Games Size Five Games ( formerly Zombie Cow Studios ) is a British independent video game developer founded by Dan Marshall in 2008 . Dan Marshall 's previous games , Gibbage and Cruxade were retroactively brought under the Zombie Cow banner upon its founding . Their first new release was a donationware adventure game called Ben There , Dan That ! , released in 2008 . It was widely praised by the adventure game community and downloaded 50,000 times but brought in only `` a couple of hundred quid '' due to its donation model . Marshall self-funded the games development , telling the BBC in 2010 `` What I do keeps me fed and warm . I 'm not sure I get to lead the most extravagant lifestyle , or how my earnings compare to people working in the mainstream games industry . '' Marshall later said of the game `` I did n't think people would really pay money for it ... I think that was a bit naive , in retrospect . It 's well worth a couple of quid , and I do regret not charging for it initially . You can always move the price down , you ca n't really move it up . '' A 2011 updated edition of the game , which added a soundtrack and other features , was sold on a `` pay what you want '' model , with a minimum price . The sequel , Time Gentlemen , Please ! , was released in 2009 to positive reviews . PC Gamer called it `` point-and-click adventuring done right for a change . '' It holds a Metacritic score of 84 % . Both Ben There , Dan That ! and Time Gentlemen , Please ! were later made available for purchase on Steam and GOG.com . In 2010 , Zombie Cow Studios released Privates , a sex education game funded by Channel 4 and intended to match the `` personal , social , and health education '' guidelines of the National Curriculum The Xbox 360 version was cancelled when Microsoft confirmed that the game contravened the Xbox Live guidelines on sexual content of games , but the company released the Microsoft Windows version for free download from Channel 4 's website . The game won a BAFTA award in the `` Learning - Secondary '' category . In May 2011 , Zombie Cow Studios changed their name to Size Five Games . In 2013 , Zombie Cow Studios released Gun Monkeys , a `` procedurally-generated , physics-based , 1-on-1 online platform shooter '' featuring the voice of English actor and comedian , Kevin Eldon .",
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"text": "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim is an open world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks . It is the fifth main installment in The Elder Scrolls series , following The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion , and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , and Xbox 360 on November 11 , 2011 . The game 's main story revolves around the player character and their quest to defeat Alduin the World-Eater , a dragon who is prophesied to destroy the world . The game is set two hundred years after the events of Oblivion , and takes place in the fictional province of Skyrim . Over the course of the game , the player completes quests and develops the character by improving skills . The game continues the open world tradition of its predecessors by allowing the player to travel anywhere in the game world at any time , and to ignore or postpone the main storyline indefinitely . Skyrim was developed using the Creation Engine , rebuilt specifically for the game . The team opted for a unique and more diverse game world than Oblivions Imperial Provence of Cyrodiil , which game director and executive producer Todd Howard considered less interesting by comparison . The game was released to critical acclaim , with reviewers particularly mentioning the character development and setting , and is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time . The game shipped over seven million copies to retailers within the first week of its release , and sold over 30 million copies across all platforms . Three downloadable content ( DLC ) add-ons were released -- Dawnguard , Hearthfire , and Dragonborn -- which were repackaged into The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim -- Legendary Edition , which was released in June 2013 . The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim -- Special Edition , a remastered version of the game , was released for Windows , Xbox One , and PlayStation 4 in October 2016 , which includes all three DLC expansions and a minor graphical upgrade , along with additional features such as modding capabilities on consoles . A port for the Nintendo Switch is planned for release in 2017 .",
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"text": "Unreal (1998 video game) Unreal is a first-person shooter video game developed by Epic MegaGames , Digital Extremes , and Legend Entertainment and published by GT Interactive in April 1998 . It was powered by an original game engine that now bears the game 's name , and had been in development for over three years in founder Tim Sweeney 's garage before the game was released . Since the release of Unreal , the franchise has had one sequel and two different series based on the Unreal universe . One official bonus pack , the Epic-released Fusion Map Pack , can be downloaded free of charge . Unreal Mission Pack : Return to Na Pali was released in June 1999 , and added 17 new missions to the single player campaign of Unreal . Unreal and Return to Na Pali would later be bundled together as Unreal Gold . Additionally , the games were updated to run on the Unreal Tournament version of the game engine .",
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"text": "Half-Life (series) Half-Life ( stylized HλLF-LIFE ) is a series of first-person shooter video games that share a single science fiction alternate history . The games in the series all utilize either the GoldSrc or Source engines and are linear , narrative , single-player titles . Valve Corporation is the developer , and partly the publisher and distributor , for their signature games of the series . The major titles in the series feature the player as the protagonist , Gordon Freeman , a theoretical physicist initially employed by the Black Mesa Research Facility . Two of these games , Half-Life and Half-Life 2 are full length titles , while two more , Half-Life 2 : Episode One and Half-Life 2 : Episode Two , are shorter , episodic titles . A final episode , Half-Life 2 : Episode Three , was originally scheduled to appear around Christmas 2007 , but now has no public release date . A puzzle-based first-person series , set in the same fictional universe as the Half-Life games , was created with Portal in 2007 , followed by a sequel , Portal 2 , in 2011 .",
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"text": "Designated Player Rule The Designated Player Rule , nicknamed the Beckham Rule , was adopted as part of the salary cap regulations of Major League Soccer for the 2007 season . The rule allows each MLS franchise to sign players that would be considered outside of the team 's salary cap ( either by offering the player higher wages or by paying a transfer fee for the player ) , allowing MLS teams to compete for star players in the international soccer market . Clubs have the option to use allocation money against a player 's contract , so to avoid a player with a Designated Player level salary using one of the club 's Designated Player slots . As of December 2015 , there have been 114 designated players in the MLS . The rule is informally named after David Beckham , in anticipation of MLS teams signing lucrative deals with internationally recognized players of Beckham 's caliber . Beckham was the first player signed under this rule , signing a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy with guaranteed annual salary of $ 6.5 million .",
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"text": "Halo: Reach Halo : Reach is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 home video game console . The sixth installment in the Halo series , Reach was released worldwide in September 2010 . The game takes place in the year 2552 , where humanity is locked in a war with the alien Covenant . Players control Noble Six , a member of an elite supersoldier squad , when the human world known as Reach falls under Covenant attack . After releasing Halo 3 in 2007 , Bungie split into teams to develop two different games -- what would become Halo 3 : ODST and Reach . The developers decided to create a prequel to the original Halo game trilogy , freeing themselves from the obligation of addressing old story threads . As the game would take place on a human world doomed to be destroyed , they focused on making the environment a character unto itself . Longtime Halo composers Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori returned to compose Reachs music , aiming for a more somber sound to match the story . Reach was announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009 in Los Angeles , California , and the first in-engine trailer was shown at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards . Players who purchased ODST were eligible to participate in a Reach multiplayer beta in May 2010 ; the beta allowed Bungie to gain player feedback for fixing bugs and making gameplay tweaks before shipping the final version . Microsoft gave Reach its biggest game marketing budget yet and created award-winning live-action commercials , action figures , and interactive media to promote the game . The game grossed US$ 200 million on its launch day , setting a new record for the franchise . Reach sold well in most territories , moving more than three million units its first month in North America . Critical reception was positive ; reviewers from publications such as GamePro , IGN , and Official Xbox Magazine called it the best Halo title yet . Critics generally praised the game 's graphics and sound , but the plot and characters were less positively received . Reach was Bungie 's final Halo game ; subsequent games have been overseen by Microsoft subsidiary 343 Industries .",
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"text": "Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy is a 2011 fighting game published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable as part of the Final Fantasy series . It was developed by the company 's 1st Production Department and released in Japan on March 3 , 2011 . The game is both a prequel and remake of Dissidia Final Fantasy , revealing what occurred before the events of its predecessor , and was released on March 22 , 2011 in North America . The game initially focuses on the twelfth war between the gods Chaos and Cosmos who have summoned several warriors from parallel worlds to fight for them . Upon ending the twelfth cycle , the game remakes the thirteenth war from the original Dissidia Final Fantasy and adds multiple sidestories . Fights in Dissidia 012 were given the ability to counteract enemies ' strongest attacks by using assisting characters , while navigation is now done through a traditional-styled Final Fantasy world map . Development of the game started in August 2009 with the Square staff wishing to improve the gameplay from the first game to provide players with more entertaining features as well as balance several parts . Dissidia 012 has been well received , with publications calling it one of the best PlayStation Portable games .",
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"text": "Covenant (historical) In a historical context , a covenant applies to formal promises that were made under oath , or in less remote history , agreements in which the name actually uses the term ` covenant ' , implying that they were binding for all time . One of the earliest attested covenants between parties is the so-called Mitanni treaty , dating to the 14th or 15th century BC , between the Hittites and the Mitanni . Historically , certain treaties and compacts have been given the name `` covenant '' , most notably the Solemn League and Covenant that marked the Covenanters , a Protestant political organization important in the history of Scotland . The term ` covenant ' appears throughout Scottish , English and Irish history . The term covenant could be used in English to refer to either the Bundesbrief of 1291 , or the Pfaffenbrief of 1370 , documents which led to the formation of the Swiss state or `` Eidgenossenschaft '' . In this usage the German `` Eid '' is being translated as `` covenant '' rather than `` oath '' in order to reflect its written status .",
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"text": "Bloodbath of B-R5RB The Bloodbath of B-R5RB or the Battle of B-R5RB was a massive-scale virtual battle fought in the MMORPG space game Eve Online , and was possibly the largest player versus player battle in history . Pitting the Clusterfuck Coalition and Russian alliances ( CFC/Rus ) against N3 and Pandemic Legion ( N3/PL ) , the 21-hour-long conflict involved over 7,548 player characters overall and a maximum of 2,670 players in the B-R5RB system at one time . The in-game cost of the losses totalled over 11 trillion InterStellar Kredit ( ISK ) , an estimated theoretical real-world value of $ 300,000 to $ 330,000 USD . This theoretical value is derived from PLEX , an item purchasable with real currency that can be redeemed either for subscription time or traded for in-game currency . Part of a larger conflict known as the Halloween War , the fight started after a single player controlling a space station in the star system B-R5RB accidentally failed to make a scheduled in-game routine maintenance payment which made the system ( a key staging area used by N3/PL in the war ) highly vulnerable to capture . The CFC and Russian coalitions began pouring players into the system in a swift offensive , and N3/PL moved in a large fleet of players as a response as well . A massive battle erupted in the system and numerous smaller engagements occurred throughout the game universe as players attempted to block reinforcements from joining the battle . CFC/Rus gained a clear win by inflicting heavy losses on N3/PL and successfully capturing B-R5RB . The losses totalled 576 Capital-class ships including 75 Titans ( the largest ships available to players ) , along with thousands of smaller vessels . To commemorate the sheer size and cost of the battle , the game 's creators , CCP Games , erected a permanent monument in the system B-R5RB named `` The Titanomachy '' , consisting of non-salvageable capital ship wrecks .",
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"text": "Game of Thrones (2014 video game) Game of Thrones is an episodic graphic adventure fantasy drama video game based on Game of Thrones , the TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series , released in December 2014 for Android , iOS , Microsoft Windows , OS X , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , and Xbox One . The game was developed by Telltale Games and follows the episodic format found in other Telltale titles , such as The Walking Dead , The Wolf Among Us , and Tales from the Borderlands , where player choices and actions influence later events across the 6-episode arc . The story revolves around the northern House Forrester , rulers of Ironrath , whose members , including the five playable characters , attempt to save their family and themselves after ending up on the losing side of the War of the Five Kings . The game includes settings , characters and voice actors from the novels and TV series . The game was generally well received , and Telltale is currently working on a second season of the game .",
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"text": "List of Final Fantasy media Final Fantasy is a series of role-playing video games developed and published by Square Enix ( formerly Square ) . Its first game premiered in Japan in 1987 , and Final Fantasy games have subsequently been localized for markets in North America , Europe and Australia , on nearly every video game console since its debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System . Final Fantasy is Square Enix 's most successful franchise , having sold over 97 million units worldwide to date . In addition to traditional role-playing games , the series includes tactical role-playing games , portable games , massively multiplayer online role-playing games , and games for mobile phones . Its popularity has placed it as the sixth-best-selling video game franchise , and the series has won multiple awards over the years . In addition to the 15 games released as part of the main ( numbered ) series and their many spin-offs and related titles , the Final Fantasy series has spawned many works in other media including anime , movies , novels and manga , and radio dramas . Final Fantasy : Unlimited , originally a stand-alone anime series , now has its own sub-franchise which includes video games . Many games , particularly the main series , have soundtrack album releases featuring their music in different arrangements . Square Enix has also consistently released companion books for its games which provide additional backstory and plot information , as well as detailed walkthroughs for the game . Since the announcement of Compilation of Final Fantasy VII , Square Enix has focused on `` polymorphic content '' , expanding each game world with material on many video game platforms , as well as other forms of media .",
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"text": "Destiny (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) `` Destiny '' is the 61st episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , the 15th episode of the third season . A joint Federation -- Cardassian mission to establish a communications relay on the other side of the wormhole is complicated by an ancient Bajoran prophecy of doom .",
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"text": "Perfect Dark Zero Perfect Dark Zero is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios . It was exclusively released as a launch title for the Xbox 360 video game console on November 22 , 2005 in North America and December 2 , 2005 in Europe . The game is part of the Perfect Dark series and a prequel to the original Perfect Dark . The story of the game follows bounty hunter Joanna Dark as she joins the Carrington Institute agency to prevent rival corporation dataDyne from getting possession of an ancient artifact which endows individuals with superhuman powers . Perfect Dark Zero features a campaign mode consisting of 14 missions that can be played co-operatively and a multiplayer mode where a maximum of 32 players can compete against each other in numerous types of deathmatch and objective-based games . Both the co-operative and multiplayer modes support split-screen , system link , and the Xbox Live online service . The game was under development for five years and was originally intended to be released for the Nintendo GameCube and later the Xbox . During development , several intended features were canceled so that the game could meet the Xbox 360 launch . Upon release , Perfect Dark Zero sold more than one million copies worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics , garnering a score of 81 out of 100 at review aggregate website Metacritic . The game 's numerous multiplayer modes singled out as strong features . However , some critics felt that the game did not meet the expectations , criticising single-player aspects such as its story and voice acting . In 2015 , the game was included in the Rare Replay video game compilation for Xbox One .",
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"text": "F.E.A.R. F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon is a survival horror first-person shooter video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sierra Entertainment . It was released on October 17 , 2005 , for Microsoft Windows , and ported by Day 1 Studios to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 . Timegate Studios has released two expansion packs , F.E.A.R. Extraction Point in October 2006 , and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate in November 2007 . A direct sequel titled F.E.A.R. 2 : Project Origin , was released in February 2009 , and a second sequel , F. 3 . A.R. , was released in June 2011 , though it was developed by Day 1 Studios ( now known as Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore ) , not by Monolith Productions . The game 's story revolves around a supernatural phenomenon , which F.E.A.R. -- a fictional special forces team -- is called to contain . The player assumes the role of F.E.A.R. 's Point Man , who possesses superhuman reflexes , and must uncover the secrets of a paranormal menace in the form of a little girl . F.E.A.R. was well received by critics , scoring 89 % on GameRankings , and The New York Times calling it `` as thrilling and involving as Half-Life . '' A `` Director 's Edition '' DVD version of the game was also released . The DVD included a `` Making of '' documentary , a director 's commentary , a short live-action prequel and the exclusive first episode of the promotional P.A.N.I.C.S. machinima . A related Dark Horse comic book was also packaged with the DVD . Along with the Director 's Edition , F.E.A.R. Gold Edition was released . Gold Edition included the Director 's Edition and Extraction Point . F.E.A.R. Platinum Edition features the original game and two expansion packs .",
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"text": "Red Annihilation Red Annihilation was a Quake competitive eSport event held in May 1997 that was one of the first nationwide video game competition held in the United States . In the final match of the tournament , Dennis `` Thresh '' Fong defeated Tom `` Entropy '' Kimzey of Impulse 9 on the map Castle of the Damned . For winning the event , Fong was awarded John D. Carmack 's 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS cabriolet as the grand prize . The tournament was created first as Kings of Capture Quake Tournament started by Michael `` Hawthorne '' Shearon , after contacting Intergraph for possible sponsorship the tournament was folded into what became Red Annihilation . The tournament was then developed and organized by Rob Esterling , executive director overseeing Intergraph Computer Systems 's commercial and consumer graphics group , and his Intergraph team including Jim Terzian , the tournament 's director and Victor Johnson , the team 's Art Director . In 1996 , Microsoft 's DirectX group hosted game competitions , first at the Computer Game Developers Conference , then as a separate event , selecting the players and flying them in to compete . These Microsoft-hosted competitions might be seen as the first nationwide video game competitions held in the United States , as players came from throughout the country . When a further Microsoft DirectX-organized event , intended to be held at Naval Air Station Alameda , was cancelled , Intergraph announced it would host a tournament that would be an open , national computer game competition and chose Quake as the game to be played . Intergraph brought in Quake developer id Software , 3D computer graphics chipset maker Rendition , and online gaming company Mpath Interactive as partners in Red Annihilation . Will Bryant and Frank Cabanski of the Quake ClanRing were selected to operate the game competition because of their prior pioneering experience running large scale gaming tournaments . The initial phase of the tournament was held on Mpath 's MPlayer network with over 2000 participants from across the United States competing online in one-on-one matches . The top 16 players were flown to Atlanta , Georgia for the concluding phase of the tournament , where they competed inside the World Congress Center in a gaming arena Intergraph built on the floor of the Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) . This phase of the competition used vQuake , the hardware accelerated version of the game , played on Intergraph PC computers equipped with Rendition V1000-based Intense3D graphics accelerators . Players were able to use their own keyboards , mice and other pointing devices if they wished . As E3 was at the time an industry exhibition open to the trade only , most spectators watched the final competitions online via in-game cameras orchestrated by Bryant and Cabanski . The final morning of the tournament was also covered from the show floor by NBC 's Today and The Wall Street Journal . It was discovered during the award ceremony that tournament winner Fong , a student at De Anza College , would not be able to drive his prize as he was not insured for such a vehicle . Carmack agreed to underwrite Fong 's insurance for a year so the latter could enjoy his new car .",
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"text": "Infinity (upcoming video game) Infinity is the postponed massively multiplayer online space simulation video game originally intended to be the first game built on the I-Novae engine by I-Novae Studios . While the I-Novae engine has been in development since 2004 ( as a personal project until 2010 ) , development of Infinity never started . In Infinity , the player controls a spacecraft and travels throughout a galaxy trying to make a name for themselves . Players will be able to connect to an online server on which large numbers of other people are playing in a persistent world . A pre-alpha combat prototype was launched in 2006 and a tech demo video was released in 2010 . In 2013 , the development team announced the postponement of Infinity the MMO and a new plan to fund Infinity : Battlescape , a space combat game , through Kickstarter .",
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"text": "List of Game of the Year awards Game of the Year ( abbreviated GotY ) is a title awarded by various gaming publications to a deserving game . Many publications award a single `` Game of the Year '' to a single title that they feel represents the pinnacle of gaming achievement that year . Many games will release a `` Game of the Year '' edition after winning any of these awards , usually containing all the updates , downloadable content ( DLC ) and occasionally other extras such as a soundtrack .",
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"text": "Gears of War: Judgment Gears of War : Judgment is a 2013 military science fiction third-person shooter video game , developed by Epic Games with additional work by People Can Fly and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 in North America on 19 March 2013 , with subsequent regions following later that month . It is the fourth entry of the Gears of War series . It is also the last Gears of War game to be developed by Epic Games before Microsoft acquired the franchise in January 2014 , and the final Gears of War game to be released on the Xbox 360 . On 4 June 2012 , Microsoft officially announced the development of Gears of War : Judgment at the company 's press conference during the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012 , before releasing a debut trailer and demonstrating the upcoming multiplayer features . Prior to Microsoft 's announcement , video game journalists had already determined that the chronology of events in Gears of War : Judgment would pre-date that of the other releases in the franchise , and that the prequel would feature Damon Baird and Augustus Cole as protagonists . Gears of War : Judgement received favorable reactions from critics , albeit less positive than its predecessors . Critics cited the game 's multiplayer mode , visuals and action as strengths , but criticized the single-player campaign 's narrative and length , as well as the game 's failure to innovate the series ' gameplay . By August 2013 it sold over 1 million copies .",
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"text": "Belgium Belgium ( -LSB- ˈbɛldʒəm -RSB- België -LSB- ˈbɛlɣijə -RSB- ; Belgique -LSB- bɛlʒik -RSB- ; Belgien -LSB- ˈbɛlɡi̯ən -RSB- ) , officially the Kingdom of Belgium , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France , the Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area of 30528 km2 and has a population of about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch-speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % of the population , and the French-speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % of all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group of German-speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . Historically , Belgium , the Netherlands and Luxembourg ( along with parts of Northern France and Western Germany ) were known as the Low Countries ; it once covered a somewhat larger area than the current Benelux group of states . The region was called Belgica in Latin , after the Roman province of Gallia Belgica . From the end of the Middle Ages until the 17th century , the area of Belgium was a prosperous and cosmopolitan centre of commerce and culture . From the 16th century until the Belgian Revolution in 1830 , when Belgium seceded from the Netherlands , the area of Belgium served as the battleground between many European powers , causing it to be dubbed the `` Battlefield of Europe , '' a reputation strengthened by both world wars . Today , Belgium is a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance . It is divided into three regions and three communities , that exist next to each other . Its two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia . The Brussels-Capital Region is an officially bilingual ( French and Dutch ) enclave within the Flemish Region . A German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia . Belgium 's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its political history and complex system of governance , made up of six different governments . Belgium participated in the Industrial Revolution and , during the course of the 20th century , possessed a number of colonies in Africa . The second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the Dutch-speaking and the French-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of Flanders and Wallonia . This continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching reforms , resulting in a transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement during the period from 1970 to 1993 . Despite the reforms , tensions between the groups have remained , if not increased ; there is significant separatism particularly among the Flemish ; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities ; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the June 2010 federal election , a world record . Belgium is one of the six founding countries of the European Union and hosts the official seats of the European Commission , Council of the European Union , and European Council , as well as a seat of the European Parliament in the country 's capital , Brussels . Belgium is also a founding member of the Eurozone , NATO , OECD and WTO , and a part of the trilateral Benelux Union . Its capital , Brussels , hosts several of the EU 's official seats as well as the headquarters of many major international organizations such as NATO.Belgium is a member of , or affiliated to , many international organizations , including ACCT , AfDB , AsDB , Australia Group , Benelux , BIS , CCC , CE , CERN , EAPC , EBRD , EIB , EMU , ESA , EU , FAO , G-10 , IAEA , IBRD , ICAO , ICC , ICRM , IDA , IDB , IEA , IFAD , IFC , IFRCS , IHO , ILO , IMF , IMO , IMSO , Intelsat , Interpol , IOC , IOM , ISO , ITU , MONUC ( observers ) , NATO , NEA , NSG , OAS ( observer ) , OECD , OPCW , OSCE , PCA , UN , UNCTAD , UNECE , UNESCO , UNHCR , UNIDO , UNMIK , UNMOGIP , UNRWA , UNTSO , UPU , WADB ( non-regional ) , WEU , WHO , WIPO , WMO , WTrO , ZC . Belgium is also a part of the Schengen Area . Belgium is a developed country , with an advanced high-income economy and is categorized as `` very high '' in the Human Development Index .",
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"text": "Districts of Prussia Prussian districts ( Kreise , literally `` circles '' ) were administrative units in the former Kingdom of Prussia , part of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 , and its successor state , the Free State of Prussia , similar to a county or a shire . They were established in the course of the Stein-Hardenberg Reforms from 1815 to 1818 at an intermediate level , between the higher provinces and the government districts ( Regierungsbezirke ) , and the lower municipal governments ( Gemeinden ) . Then part of a modern and highly effective public administration structure , they served as a model for the present-day districts of Germany In the aftermath of World War I , the Prussian districts of Eupen and Malmedy ( Belgium ) were annexed by Belgium in 1925 , thereby causing the presence of a German-speaking minority .",
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"text": "Westhoek Westhoek ( Dutch for `` west corner '' ) can refer to the following places : Westhoek ( region ) a historical region in western Belgium and northern France Westhoek , sometimes referred to as Westland , South Holland , the area around Hoek van Holland Westhoek , Friesland , a village in Het Bildt , Freisland , Netherlands Westhoek , North Brabant , a polder area near Willemstad ( North Brabant ) in Moerdijk , North Brabant , Belgium Westhoek , Schouwen-Duiveland , a hamlet in Schouwen-Duiveland , Zeeland , Netherlands Westhoek , Walcheren , a neighborhood in Veere , Zeeland , Netherlands",
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"text": "Belgacom Fund The Belgacom Fund , is a Belgian fund created within the King Baudouin Foundation in 1999 for a period of three years , which promotes dialogue between citizens and local authorities . The fund provided financial support to either local authorities or those of Social Services in Wallonia , Flanders , and in Brussels ( region ) that improve the dialogue between the Belgian citizen and local authorities .",
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"text": "Republic of Bouillon The Republic of Bouillon was a short-lived French client republic , around the city of Bouillon in present-day Belgium , based on the duchy of Bouillon , which had existed between France and the Austrian Netherlands since the 15th century . Reforms , sponsored by the duke , abolishing manorialism and feudalism and establishing a constitutional basis for the monarchy did not prevent what many sources describe as the proclamation of a republic in April 1794 . The republic was short-lived , however , as the territory was annexed by the French First Republic 18 months later . In 1815 , after the Napoleonic Wars , the duchy was absorbed into the promoted Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , becoming a part of Belgium when that nation was founded in the 1830s .",
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"text": "Lordship of Mechelen The Lordship of Mechelen was until 1795 a small independent Lordship in the Low Countries , consisting of the city of Mechelen and some surrounding villages . In the early Middle Ages , it was part of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège , which was confirmed in 910 . In practice , the area was ruled by the local Berthout family , against the will of the Prince-Bishops of Liège . The Duchy of Brabant tried to annex the Lordship , but as a reaction , Liège gave the area in 1333 to the County of Flanders . The Flemish also did n't gain complete and permanent control . Mechelen was therefore later considered as one of the Seventeen Provinces and then as a province of the Southern Netherlands . The Dukes of Burgundy and later the Habsburg Emperors and Kings were personally Lords of Mechelen and for a while turned the city more or less into the capital of the Netherlands . They established here the highest jurisdictional court of the Seventeen Provinces , called the Great Council of Mechelen . Governess Margaret of Austria also held her Court at Mechelen . Later , the capital moved primarily to Brussels . In 1795 the Lordship was abolished by the French revolutionaries and it became part of the French département of the Deux-Nèthes . Today it is part of the Belgian province of Antwerp .",
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"text": "Regions of France France is divided into 18 administrative regions ( région , -LSB- ʁe.ʒjɔ̃ -RSB- ) , including 13 metropolitan regions and 5 overseas regions . The 13 metropolitan regions ( including 12 mainland regions and Corsica ) are each further subdivided into 2 to 13 departments , while the overseas regions consist of only one department each and hence are also referred to as `` overseas departments '' . The current legal concept of region was adopted in 1982 , and in 2016 what had been 27 regions was reduced to 18 .",
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"text": "Continental Europe Continental Europe , also referred to as mainland Europe , or , by Europeans , simply the Continent , is the continuous continent of Europe , excluding surrounding islands . The most common definition of continental Europe excludes continental islands , encompassing the Greek Islands , Cyprus , Malta , Sicily , Sardinia , Corsica , the Balearic Islands , Ireland , Great Britain , the Isle of Man , the Channel Islands , Novaya Zemlya and the Danish archipelago , as well as nearby oceanic islands , including the Canary Islands , Madeira , the Azores , Iceland , the Faroe Islands , and Svalbard . The Scandinavian peninsula is sometimes also excluded , as even though it is technically part of `` mainland Europe '' , the de facto connections to the rest of the continent are across the Baltic Sea or North Sea ( rather than via the lengthy land route that involves travelling to the north of the peninsula where it meets Finland , and then south through north-east Europe ) . The notion of Europe as a geopolitical or cultural term is centred on core Europe ( Kerneuropa ) , the continental territory of the historical Carolingian Empire and the core of Latin Christendom , corresponding to modern France , Italy , Germany ( or German-speaking Europe ) and the Benelux states ( historical Austrasia ) . This historical core of `` Carolingian Europe '' was consciously invoked in the 1950s as the historical ethno-cultural basis for the prospective European integration ( see also Multi-speed Europe ) .",
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"text": "Koekelberg Koekelberg ( -LSB- kukəlˈbɛʁg -RSB- ; -LSB- ˈkukəlˌbɛrx -RSB- ) is one of the nineteen municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium . It is bordered by Ganshoren , Jette , Sint-Agatha-Berchem and Sint-Jans-Molenbeek . On January 1 , 2006 , the municipality had a total population of 18,157 . The total area is 1.17 km ² , which gives a population density of 15,486 inhabitants per km ² . The municipality , the smallest in the Brussels region by population , is dominated by the Basilica of the Sacred Heart or Koekelberg Basilica , one of the largest Roman Catholic churches in the world .",
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"text": "List of number-one albums of 2016 (Belgium) The Belgian Albums Chart , divided into the two main regions Flanders and Wallonia , ranks the best-performing albums in Belgium , as compiled by Ultratop .",
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"text": "Woëvre The Woëvre is a natural region of Lorraine in northeastern France . It forms part of Lorraine plateau and lies largely in the department of Meuse . The Woëvre lies on the right bank of the Meuse River , from the valley of the Chiers in the north to the town of Neufchâteau in the south . To the west , the region follows the Meuse , to the east it extends into the neighbouring department of Meurthe-et-Moselle . The Lac de Madine lies in the Woëvre as does the western part of the Parc naturel régional de Lorraine . Neighbouring natural regions include the Côtes de Meuse on the left bank of the Meuse , the Barrois to the south , and the Côtes de Moselle to the east . The Belgian Ardennes lie to the north . Along with the Côtes de Moselle , the Woëvre is one of the areas in Lorraine that receives the least rainfall . Nonetheless , its river system is very important and feeds into the Lac de Madine . Since the Middle Ages , inhabitants along part of this system have used earthen levees to create ponds used for aquaculture , which now provide important refuges for migratory birds . The soil of this region includes layers of sandstone and limestone aquifers separated by impermeable clay . This part of the Lorraine is particularly forested , particularly with oak trees . Certain areas in the Woëvre are designated as `` Zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique , faunistique et floristique '' or ZNIEFFs , a designation that marks them as particularly important to the preservation of France 's ecological heritage either because of the plants or animals they support , their ecological role , or their local or national importance . The Conservatoire des sites lorraines , created to protect endangered species , purchased most of these areas in 1994 .",
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"text": "List of ports in Belgium Belgium has four sea ports and a range of inland ports .",
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"text": "Belgium–Netherlands relations Belgian -- Dutch relations refer to interstate relations between the Belgium and the Netherlands . It can be seen as one of the closest international relationships in existence , marked by shared history , culture , institutions and language , extensive people-to-people links , aligned security interests , sporting tournaments and vibrant trade and investment cooperation . Relations were established after Belgium became independent from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1839 . Both nations are great allies with cultural similarities and close cooperation between both governments . Dutch , known in Belgium as Flemish , is the most-spoken language in both countries . Approximately 35,000 Belgian nationals live in the Netherlands , while there are around 111,000 Dutch nationals in Belgium . Thanks to their shared history and the Dutch language , the Netherlands and Belgium have strong cultural ties . In 1980 , the two countries set up the Dutch Language Union to encourage greater cooperation in the field of Dutch language and literature . The Union offers services including language tools like dictionaries and a language advice service , education in and about Dutch , literature and reading skills , and activities promoting the Dutch language in Europe and the rest of the world . The Union also works to showcase the two countries ' shared cultural heritage . Belgium has an embassy in The Hague and consulates in Amsterdam , Maastricht , Nijmegen , Roosendaal , Rotterdam , Terneuzen , Vlissingen and Winsum , while the Netherlands has an embassy in Brussels and consulates in Antwerp , Ghent , Liège and Namur . Both nations are members of the European Union and NATO and , together with Luxembourg , form the Low Countries and the Benelux economic union . Many television programmes are made mutually between the two countries , such as So You Think You Can Dance and Benelux ' Next Top Model . The two countries were joint hosts of the UEFA Euro 2000 football tournament and ( unfruitfully ) made a bid to host the 2018 World Cup football .",
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"text": "Namur Namur ( -LSB- namyʁ -RSB- , Dutch : , Nameur in Walloon ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia , Belgium . It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia , hosting the Walloon Parliament , Government and administration . Namur stands at the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers and straddles three different regions -- Hesbaye to the north , Condroz to the south-east , and Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse to the south-west . The city of Charleroi is located to the west . The language spoken is French . The City of Namur includes the old communes of Beez , Belgrade , Saint-Servais , Saint-Marc , Bouge , Champion , Daussoulx , Flawinne , Malonne , Suarlée , Temploux , Vedrin , Boninne , Cognelée , Gelbressée , Marche-les-Dames , Dave , Jambes , Naninne , Wépion , Wierde , Erpent , Lives-sur-Meuse , and Loyers .",
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"text": "Grand Est Grand Est ( -LSB- ɡʁɑ̃.t ‿ ɛst -RSB- ; Great East , Großer Osten -- both in the Alsatian and the Lorraine Franconian dialect ) , previously Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine ( ACAL or less commonly , ALCA ) , is an administrative region in northeastern France . It superseded three former administrative regions -- Alsace , Champagne-Ardenne , and Lorraine -- on 1 January 2016 , as a result of territorial reform which was passed by the French legislature in 2014 . Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine was a provisional name , created by hyphenating the merged regions in alphabetical order ; its regional council had to approve a new name for the region by 1 July 2016 . France 's Conseil d'État approved Grand Est as the new name of the region on 28 September 2016 , effective 30 September 2016 . The administrative capital and largest city is Strasbourg .",
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"text": "Rattachism Rattachism ( Rattachisme ) or Reunionism ( Réunionisme ) is a minor political ideology which calls for the French-speaking Belgium or Wallonia to secede from the Belgian nation-state and become part of France . Brussels , which is majority French-speaking but enclave in Flanders , may be included within this ideology as may the six Flemish municipalities with language facilities for French-speakers . It can be considered a French-speaking equivalent of Orangism or Grootneerlandisme in Flanders . The Rattachist ideology is associated with a faction of the Walloon Movement and is advocated by the political parties Walloon Rally and Wallonia-France Rally . Neither party has ever gained parliamentary seats .",
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"text": "Histoire de Belgique (book series) The Histoire de Belgique ( `` History of Belgium '' ) is a seven-volume survey of the history of Belgium by the historian Henri Pirenne , written in French language and published between 1900 and 1932 . The series , which traces the emergence of the Belgian nation-state from the Roman era until the start of World War I , is a classic of nationalist historiography and one of Pirenne 's major works . Although Pirenne is today best known as a historian of Medieval Europe , the Histoire de Belgique series was his most respected work during his lifetime and the foundation of his reputation as Belgium 's leading national historian . Unlike much nationalist historiography , Pirenne 's history did not trace the emergence of a Belgian `` Volksgeist '' ( national spirit ) but argued that Belgium had naturally developed as a cosmopolitan society to serve as a mediator between Latin and Germanic Europe . Pirenne did , however , believe in the existence of a distinctly Belgian civilisation ( civilisation belge ) reflecting a unique combination of external influences and which had changed over time without losing its distinctiveness . Publication began in 1900 and ended in 1932 after being disrupted for several years during the German occupation of Belgium ( 1914 -- 18 ) in which Pirenne had been held as a political prisoner . The seventh volume was awarded the Francqui Prize in 1933 . According to modern historians , Pirenne 's 1928 publication La Belgique et la Guerre Mondiale ( Belgium and the World War ) could be considered a chronological sequel , covering the period after the end of volume seven .",
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"text": "High Fens The High Fens ( Hautes Fagnes Hohes Venn Hoge Venen ) , which were declared a nature reserve in 1957 , are an upland area , a plateau region in the province of Liège , in the east of Belgium and adjoining parts of Germany , between the Ardennes and the Eifel highlands . The High Fens are the largest nature reserve or park in Belgium , with an area of 4501.2 ha ; it lies within the German-Belgian natural park Hohes Venn-Eifel ( 700 km2 ) , in the Ardennes . Its highest point , at 694 m above sea level , is the Signal de Botrange near Eupen , and also the highest point in Belgium . A tower 6 m high was built here that reaches 700 m above sea level . The reserve is a rich ecological endowment of Belgium covered with alpine sphagnum raised bogs ( not `` fens '' as the name would imply ) both on the plateau and in the valley basin ; the bogs , which are over 10,000 years old , with their unique subalpine flora , fauna and microclimate , are key to the conservation work of the park . In 1966 , the European Council awarded the `` Diploma of Conservation '' to the High Fens , for their ecological value .",
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"text": "Radio in the Flemish Community This article covers the radio landscape in Flanders and Brussels , the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium known as the Flemish Community .",
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"text": "Flemish painting Flemish painting flourished from the early 15th century until the 17th century . The term does not refer to modern Flanders but to the County of Flanders and neighbouring areas of the Low Countries such as the Tournaisis and Duchy of Brabant which delivered the leading painters in Northern Europe and attracted many promising young painters from other countries . These painters were invited to work at foreign courts and had a Europe-wide influence . Since the end of the Napoleonic era , Flemish painters had again been contributing to a reputation that had been set by the Old Masters . The Franco-Flemish School of musical composition flourished at the same time .",
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"text": "Spanish Netherlands Spanish Netherlands ( Países Bajos españoles Spaanse Nederlanden ) ; Pays-Bas espagnols ) was the collective name of States of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries , held in personal union by the Spanish Crown ( also called Habsburg Spain ) from 1581 to 1714 . This region comprised most of modern Belgium and Luxembourg , as well as parts of northern France and western Germany . The capital was Brussels . The Imperial fiefs of the former Burgundian Netherlands had been inherited by the Austrian House of Habsburg from the extinct House of Valois-Burgundy upon the death of Mary of Burgundy in 1482 . The Seventeen Provinces formed the core of the Habsburg Netherlands which passed to the Spanish Habsburgs upon the abdication of Emperor Charles V in 1556 . When part of the Netherlands separated to form the autonomous Dutch Republic in 1581 , the remainder of the area stayed under Spanish rule until the War of the Spanish Succession .",
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"text": "Pitch Perfect 3 Pitch Perfect 3 is an upcoming American musical comedy film directed by Trish Sie and written by Kay Cannon , Mike White , and Dana Fox . A sequel to 2015 's Pitch Perfect 2 and the third installment in the Pitch Perfect series , the film will star Anna Kendrick , Anna Camp , Rebel Wilson , Brittany Snow , Hailee Steinfeld , Alexis Knapp , Ester Dean , Hana Mae Lee , Chrissie Fit , Kelley Jakle , and Shelley Regner as the Bellas and Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins . The film is scheduled to be released on December 22 , 2017 .",
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"text": "I Wanna Be A Model (Season 3) I Wan na Be A Model ( 我要做Model3 ) featured a cast of 16 contestants ( eight male models and eight female models ) who competed with each other to become the ultimate male and female supermodel . The participants had to outshine each other on the catwalk fashion shows , photo shoots , self-make-up and self-styling assignments and in video clip shoots .",
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"text": "Audition (The Fools Who Dream) `` Audition ( The Fools Who Dream ) '' is a song from the film La La Land ( 2016 ) . The music of the song was composed by Justin Hurwitz while the lyrics were provided by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul . In the film , the song is performed by Emma Stone . It received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 89th Academy Awards .",
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"text": "Devin Kelley Devin Kelley ( born January 18 , 1986 ) is an American actress . She starred in the ABC drama series Resurrection playing Dr. Maggie Langston and also co-starred on the Fox crime drama The Chicago Code .",
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"text": "Ellie Kendrick Eleanor Lucy V. `` Ellie '' Kendrick ( born 6 June 1990 ) is an English actress best known for playing Anne Frank in the BBC 's 2009 miniseries The Diary of Anne Frank , Ivy Morris in the first series of the 2010 revived Upstairs Downstairs , and Meera Reed in the HBO series Game of Thrones .",
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"text": "Karyn Parsons Karyn Parsons -- Rockwell ( born October 8 , 1966 ) is an American actress , best known for her role as Hilary Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which ran from 1990 -- 96 . She also starred in the 1995 film Major Payne playing opposite Damon Wayans .",
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"text": "Anna Hopkins Anna Hopkins ( born February 12 , 1987 ) is a Canadian actress .",
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"text": "Sarah Smart Sarah Smart ( born 3 March 1977 ) is an English actress .",
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"text": "List of The X Factor finalists (U.S. season 3) The third and final season of The X Factor airing on Fox on September 11 , 2013 and ended on December 19 , 2013 . Paulina Rubio mentored the boys , Demi Lovato mentored the girls , Kelly Rowland mentored the over 25s and Simon Cowell mentored the groups . The winner Alex & Sierra , securing a $ 1 million recording contract with Sony Music and Simon Cowell 's record label Syco Records .",
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"text": "Making Today a Perfect Day `` Making Today a Perfect Day '' is a song from the 2015 Walt Disney Animation Studios computer-animated short film Frozen Fever , with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and performed throughout most of the short . It was released as a single in the United States on March 12 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Nobody's Perfect (1990 film) Nobody 's Perfect is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Robert Kaylor and starring Chad Lowe and Gail O'Grady .",
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"text": "Best Player Best Player is a 2011 television film that was released on March 12 , 2011 starring Jerry Trainor as Quincy `` Q '' Johnson and Jennette McCurdy as Christina `` Prodigy '' Saunders , two stars from the hit Nickelodeon show iCarly . Filming started on October 24 , 2009 in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada and wrapped up production on November 18 , 2009 .",
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"text": "Let Me Be Your Star `` Let Me Be Your Star '' is an original song introduced in the first episode of the first season of the musical TV series Smash , entitled Pilot . It was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman , but in the show 's universe , it was written by songwriting duo Tom Levitt ( Christian Borle ) and Julia Houston ( Debra Messing ) for the Marilyn Monroe musical they are working on , Bombshell . In the first episode , the song is performed by characters Karen Cartwright ( Katharine McPhee ) and Ivy Lynn ( Megan Hilty ) as they each prepare for and then audition for the role of Marilyn in front the production team . The song has since been reprised numerous times in various episodes , both as solos and duets . For the first season , it was also sung by Karen and Ivy in the second episode `` The Callback '' and the seventh episode `` The Workshop '' , by Ivy in the sixth episode `` Chemistry '' , and by Rebecca Duvall ( Uma Thurman ) in the eleventh episode `` The Movie Star '' and the fourteenth episode `` Previews '' . In the second season , it was reprised by Karen and several female members of the Bombshell ensemble in the first episode `` On Broadway '' , and by Ivy in the eighth episode `` The Bells and Whistles '' and the eleventh episode `` The Dress Rehearsal '' . The song was originally released as a single to digital music retailers and is available on the cast albums The Music of Smash and Bombshell ( the latter with an extended intro not heard on the show ) , with McPhee and Hilty 's vocals from the `` Pilot '' episode . The song has sold 48,000 digital downloads as of April 13 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Girl Rising (film) Girl Rising is a movie produced by Kayce Freed , Tom Yellin and Holly Gordon at The Documentary Group in partnership with Paul G. Allen and Jody Allen of Vulcan Productions . It was directed by Academy Award nominee Richard E. Robbins and features narration by Anne Hathaway , Cate Blanchett , Selena Gomez , Liam Neeson , Priyanka Chopra , Chloë Grace Moretz , Freida Pinto , Salma Hayek , Meryl Streep , Alicia Keys and Kerry Washington . The movie tells the stories of nine girls from nine countries : ( Sierra Leone , Haiti , Ethiopia , Afghanistan , Peru , Egypt , Nepal , India and Cambodia ) . Each girl had her story written by a writer from her country and voiced by renowned actors . Their stories reflect their struggles to overcome societal or cultural barriers . The writers are Loung Ung ( Cambodia ) , Edwidge Danticat ( Haiti ) , Manjushree Thapa ( Nepal ) , Mona Eltahawy ( Egypt ) , Maaza Mengiste ( Ethiopia ) , Sooni Taraporevala ( India ) , Maria Arana ( Peru ) , Aminatta Forna ( Sierra Leone ) , Zarghuna Kargar ( Afghanistan ) . The girls ' names are Sokha ( Cambodia ) , Wadley ( Haiti ) , Suma ( Nepal ) , Yasmin ( Egypt ) , Azmera ( Ethiopia ) , Ruksana ( India ) , Senna ( Peru ) , Mariama ( Sierra Leone ) and Amina ( Afghanistan ) .",
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"text": "Chelsea Kane Chelsea Kane Staub ( born September 15 , 1988 ) , known professionally as Chelsea Kane since early 2011 , is an American actress and singer . She is known for her role as Stella Malone in the Disney Channel sitcom television series and the role of Riley Perrin in the Freeform sitcom , Baby Daddy .",
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"text": "Fever Pitch (1997 film) Fever Pitch is a 1997 film starring Colin Firth , based loosely on Nick Hornby 's best-selling memoir , Fever Pitch : A Fan 's Life ( 1992 ) . Hornby also wrote the screenplay .",
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"text": "Michelle Laine Michelle Laine is an American fashion designer and actress based in Los Angeles , California . Michelle Laine was born in San Diego , California , and is the daughter of extreme water-sports athlete Randy Laine . As a designer Michelle Laine specializes in womenwear and jewelry , as well as artistic direction and costume design for film and music videos . Michelle recently played the love interest in the short film `` Fake it baby , Fake it ( La Dame Nature ) '' for American rock band Living Things , directed by Floria Sigismondi , Michelle was also the costume designer for the video . In 2012 Laine shared insight on personal style and on her role as an influential person in fashion in `` City of Style : Exploring Los Angeles Fashion , from Bohemian to Rock '' By Melissa Magsaysay , Harper Colins . Michelle Laine 's designs have been worn by Tilda Swinton , Elle Fanning , Marion Cotillard , Katy Perry , Alessandra Ambrosio , Kristen Stewart , Jared Leto , Paris Hilton , and Brandy .",
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"text": "Playing It Cool Playing It Cool ( formerly known as A Many Splintered Thing ) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Justin Reardon and written by Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair . The film stars Chris Evans , Michelle Monaghan , Anthony Mackie , Aubrey Plaza , Patrick Warburton , Ashley Tisdale , Ioan Gruffudd , and Topher Grace . The film was released on video on demand starting on March 31 , 2015 before a limited release on May 8 , 2015 by Vertical Entertainment .",
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"text": "Jessica Stroup Jessica Leigh Stroup ( born October 23 , 1986 ) is an American actress , best known for her role as Erin Silver on 90210 , Max Hardy on The Following , and Joy Meachum in Iron Fist . She is regarded as a scream queen for starring in the horror films Prom Night , Vampire Bats , Left in Darkness , and The Hills Have Eyes 2 .",
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"text": "Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods Legally Blonde : The Musical -- The Search for Elle Woods is an MTV program created in order to cast an actress to replace Laura Bell Bundy in the role of Elle Woods in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde : The Musical . The show debuted on June 2 , 2008 . The winner of the show , Bailey Hanks , in addition to being cast in the role , was given the opportunity to record her own single of the musical 's first-act closer , `` So Much Better '' . The show concluded on July 21 , 2008 . Autumn Hurlbert was the runner up . She served as Hanks ' understudy and performed in the ensemble of the show ( replacing Becky Gulsvig who left to join the tour ) . Bundy 's last performance in the musical was on July 20 , 2008 . Hanks began performances on July 23 , 2008 and remained with the show until it closed on October 19 , 2008 . Two other show finalists -- Rhiannon Hansen and Lauren Zakrin , performed in the `` Legally Blonde '' national tour . Hansen played Margot in the musical and Zakrin performed in the ensemble as well serving as understudy to Becky Gulsvig as Elle Woods . The show began with 15 contestants . All except the winner were eliminated over nine episodes , in which they performed songs and faced other challenges . A three-judge panel made the elimination decisions . Most episodes involved a small prize for the winner of the challenge .",
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"text": "Kelly Hu Kelly Ann Hu born February 13 , 1968 . She is an American actress , voice actress , and former fashion model . She was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993 . Hu starred as Dr. Rae Chang on the American television soap opera Sunset Beach and as Michelle Chan on the American television police drama series Nash Bridges . She has also starred in numerous films including The Scorpion King ( 2002 ) as Sorceress Cassandra , Cradle 2 the Grave ( 2003 ) as Sona , X2 as Yuriko Oyama/Lady Deathstrike ( 2003 ) , The Tournament ( 2009 ) as Lai Lai Zhen , and White Frog ( 2012 ) . Hu has had recurring roles as Pearl on the CW series The Vampire Diaries , as China White on the CW series Arrow , as Abigail Cho on the Syfy series Warehouse 13 , as Stacy Hirano in the animated series Phineas and Ferb , and as Oroku Karai/Hamato Miwa on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles .",
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"text": "Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor ( -LSB- rəˈɳbiːr kəˈpuːr -RSB- ; born 28 September 1982 ) is an Indian actor and producer . The son of actors Rishi and Neetu , and the grandson of actor-director Raj , Kapoor pursued film-making and method acting at the School of Visual Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute , respectively . He subsequently assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the film Black ( 2005 ) , and made his acting debut with Bhansali 's tragic romance Saawariya ( 2007 ) , a box office flop . Kapoor rose to prominence with his performances in the coming-of-age film Wake Up Sid ( 2009 ) , the romantic comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani ( 2009 ) , the comedy drama Rocket Singh : Salesman of the Year ( 2009 ) , and the political thriller-crime drama Raajneeti ( 2010 ) . The romantic drama Rockstar ( 2011 ) and the comedy drama Barfi ! ( 2012 ) earned Kapoor two consecutive Best Actor awards at Filmfare , and a starring role in the romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani ( 2013 ) one of the highest-grossing Bollywood filmsestablished him as a leading Bollywood actor . However , he followed it by starring in a series of films that under-performed at the box office , although his performance in the romantic drama Tamasha ( 2015 ) was critically acclaimed . This changed in 2016 when he starred as a musician in the commercially successful romance Ae Dil Hai Mushkil . Through his career in Bollywood films , Kapoor has become one of the most popular celebrities and one of the highest-paid actors in India . He is the recipient of several awards , including five Filmfare Awards . In addition to acting in films , Kapoor supports charities and causes . He is the co-founder of the production company Picture Shuru Productions , and is a co-owner of the Indian Super League football team Mumbai City FC .",
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"text": "Rekha Bhanurekha Ganesan ( born 10 October 1954 ) , better known by her stage name Rekha , is an Indian film actress . Noted for her versatility and acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Hindi cinema , Rekha started her career in 1966 as a child actress in the Telugu film Rangula Ratnam , though her film debut as a lead happened four years later with Sawan Bhadon . Despite the success of several of her early films , she was often panned for her looks and it was not until the mid-to-late 1970s that she got recognition as an actress . Rekha has acted in over 180 films in a career spanning over 40 years . Throughout her career , she has often played strong female characters and , apart from mainstream cinema , appeared in arthouse films , known in India as parallel cinema . She has won three Filmfare Awards , two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress , for her roles in Khubsoorat ( 1980 ) , Khoon Bhari Maang ( 1988 ) and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi ( 1996 ) , respectively . Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan ( 1981 ) won her the National Film Award for Best Actress . Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline , she has reinvented herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status . In 2010 , she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India .",
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"text": "PK (film) PK is a 2014 Indian satirical science fiction comedy film . The film was directed by Rajkumar Hirani , produced by Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra , and written by Hirani and Abhijat Joshi . The film stars Aamir Khan in the title role with Anushka Sharma , Sushant Singh Rajput , Boman Irani , Saurabh Shukla , and Sanjay Dutt in supporting roles . It tells the story of an alien who comes to Earth on a research mission . He befriends a television journalist and questions religious dogmas and superstitions . The film received positive reviews and emerged as the 3rd highest-grossing Indian film of all time , and ranks as the 70th highest-grossing film of 2014 worldwide . The film has been regarded as one of the best Hindi films of 2014 . It is currently the 3rd highest-grossing Indian film of all time only behind Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion and Dangal ( film ) . PK is the first Indian film to gross 7 billion worldwide . It is also the first Indian film to gross US$ 100 million ( Rs 630 crore ) worldwide .",
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"text": "Sanjay Kapoor Sanjay Kapoor is a Bollywood actor and producer .",
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"text": "Balaji Motion Pictures Balaji Motion Pictures is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Jeetendra . Based in Mumbai , it mainly produces and distributes Hindi films . Key people involved are Jeetendra wife Shobha Kapoor and daughter Ekta Kapoor .",
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"text": "Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiah Ganesan ( 1 October 1928 -- 21 July 2001 ) better known as Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage , and film actor who was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century . He was well known for his versatility and variety of roles depicted on screen , which gave him also the Tamil honorific name Nadigar Thilagam ( lit . the pride of actors ) . In a career that spanned close to five decades , he had acted in 283 films in Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam and Hindi . His eidetic memory helped him remember his scripts at a glance . Ganesan was the first tamil film actor to win a `` Best Actor '' award in an International film festival , the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo , Egypt in 1960 . Many leading South Indian film actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan . He received the President Award for Best Tamil Actor on twelve occasions . In addition , he received four Filmfare Awards South and a National Film Award ( Special Jury ) . In 1997 , Ganesan was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award , highest honour for films in India . He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres . Ganesan is remembered as an iconic figure of Tamil cinema . He has been described by the Los Angeles Times as `` The Marlon Brando of Indian Cinema '' . In spite of his celebrated film career , his short stint in politics became a futile attempt .",
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"text": "Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography The Filmfare Best Cinematography Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films . The awards started in 1954 .",
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"text": "B. Saroja Devi B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress , who has acted in Kannada , Tamil , Telugu and Hindi movies . One of the most successful female leads in the history of Indian cinema , she acted in around 200 films over six decades . She is known by the epithets `` Abinaya Saraswathi '' ( Saraswati of acting ) in Kannada and `` Kannadathu Paingili '' ( Kannada 's Parrot ) in Tamil At the age of 17 , Saroja Devi got her big break with her debut movie itself , that 's the Kannada film Mahakavi Kalidasa ( 1955 ) . In Telugu cinema , she made her debut with Panduranga Mahatyam ( 1959 ) , and starred in a number of successful films until the late 1970s . The Tamil film Nadodi Mannan ( 1958 ) made her one of the top actresses in Tamil cinema . After her marriage in 1967 , she continued to be second in demand actress in Tamil films till 1974 , but she continued to be one of the top actresses in Telugu and Kannada cinema from 1958 until the 1980s . She also starred in Hindi films until the mid-1960s , starting with Paigham ( 1959 ) . She played the lead heroine in 161 consecutive films in 29 years between 1955 and 1984 . Saroja Devi received the Padma Sri , the fourth-highest civilian honour , in 1969 and Padma Bhushan , third highest civilian award , in 1992 from the Government of India , honourary doctorate from Bangalore University and Kalaimamani award from Tamil nadu .",
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"text": "Akshay Kumar Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia ( born 9 September 1967 ) , better known by his stage name Akshay Kumar , is an Indian-born actor who works in Bollywood films . Kumar is also a producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films . Kumar has Canadian citizenship . Kumar won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Rustom and he has been nominated for Filmfare Awards several times , winning it two times . Box Office India listed Kumar as one of the most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema . In February 2013 , many media outlets reported that the net box-office collection of Kumar 's films had crossed and he was the first and the only Bollywood actor to do so . Having done so , he has established himself as a leading contemporary actor of Hindi cinema . When he began his acting career in the 1990s , he primarily starred in action films and was known for his appearances in films of the `` Khiladi series '' as well as other action films such as Waqt Hamara Hai ( 1993 ) , Mohra ( 1994 ) , Elaan ( 1994 ) , Suhaag ( 1994 ) , Sapoot ( 1996 ) , Jaanwar ( 1999 ) . Later , Kumar also gained fame for his drama , romance , action and comic roles . His performances in romance films like Yeh Dillagi ( 1994 ) , Dhadkan ( 2000 ) , Andaaz ( 2003 ) and Namastey London ( 2007 ) , as well as drama films such as Waqt : The Race Against Time ( 2005 ) . His comic performances in comedy films such as Hera Pheri ( 2000 ) , Mujhse Shaadi Karogi ( 2004 ) , Garam Masala ( 2005 ) , Bhagam Bhag ( 2006 ) , Bhool Bhulaiyaa ( 2007 ) , and Singh Is Kinng ( 2008 ) met with acclaim . In 2007 , he starred in four consecutive commercially successful films . Kumar hit a rough patch since 2009 to 2011 but came back with two successes , Housefull 2 ( 2012 ) and Rowdy Rathore ( 2012 ) with both of them grossing over . His other films like OMG ( 2012 ) , Special 26 ( 2012 ) , Holiday ( 2014 ) and Gabbar Is Back ( 2015 ) were highly successful critically and commercially . From January 2016 to February 2017 , he starred in four Rs 100-crore plus earner in a row with films Airlift ( 2016 ) , Housefull 3 ( 2016 ) , Rustom ( 2016 ) and Jolly LLB 2 ( 2017 ) . Apart from acting , Kumar has also worked as a stunt actor ; he has often performed many dangerous stunts in his films , which has earned him the sobriquet `` Indian Jackie Chan '' . In 2008 , he hosted the show Fear Factor -- Khatron Ke Khiladi . The next year , he founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company . In 2012 , he founded another production company called Grazing Goat Pictures . In 2014 , Kumar launched TV realty show Dare 2 Dance . He also owns the team Khalsa Warriors in the World Kabaddi League . In 2015 , Kumar was ranked 9th in Forbes ' first global list of highest-paid actors in the world . In 2008 , the University of Windsor conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Kumar in recognition of his contribution to Indian cinema . The following year he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India . In 2011 , The Asian Awards honoured Kumar for his outstanding achievement in Cinema .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan ( -LSB- - hnsˈrɪt̪ʰɪk ˈroːʃən -RSB- born on ) is an Indian film actor . Having appeared as a child actor in several films throughout the 1980s , Roshan made his film debut In leading role in Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai in 2000 . His performance in the film earned him the Best Actor and Best Male Debut awards at Filmfare . He followed it with leading roles in Fiza and Mission Kashmir ( both released in 2000 ) and a supporting part in the blockbuster Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ... ( 2001 ) . Following through with several unnoticed performances from 2002 to 2003 , he starred in the blockbusters Koi ... Mil Gaya ( 2003 ) and its sequel Krrish ( 2006 ) , both of which won him numerous Best Actor awards . Roshan received his third Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 2006 for his performance in the action film Dhoom 2 , and his fourth for Jodhaa Akbar for which he was also awarded at the Golden Minbar International Film Festival . He later received further acclaim for his work in Guzaarish ( 2010 ) , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( 2011 ) and Agneepath ( 2012 and Krrish 3 ( 2013 ) , his biggest commercial success so far . He thus established himself as a leading contemporary actor of Indian Cinema .",
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"text": "Cinema of India The cinema of India consists of films produced across India . Cinema as a medium has gained immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced annually . Indian films have also come to be followed throughout South Asia , the Greater Middle East , Southeast Asia and other countries . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` father of Indian cinema '' . The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , for lifetime contribution to cinema , was instituted in his honour , by the Government of India in 1969 , and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema . In the 20th century , Indian cinema , along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries , became a global enterprise . As of 2013 , in terms of annual film output , India ranks first , followed by Nollywood , Hollywood and China . In 2012 , India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $ 1.86 billion ( 93 billion ) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $ 3 billion ( 200 billion ) in 2016 . In 2015 , India had a total box office gross of , the fourth largest in the world outside North America . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product , altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal and CGI-laden epics like Baahubali emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $ 200 million each in early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country 's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe . The provision of 100 % foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox , Sony Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. . Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions , Prasad 's Group , Sun Pictures , PVP Cinemas , Zee , UTV , Suresh Productions , Eros Films , Ayngaran International , Pyramid Saimira , Aascar Films and Adlabs also participated in producing and distributing films . Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India . By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India , making the commercial presence of the medium felt . The South Indian film industry defines the four film cultures of South India as a single entity . They are the Telugu , the Tamil , the Malayalam and the Kannada industries . Although developed independently over a long period , gross exchange of film performers and technicians as well as globalisation helped to shape this new identity . The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through media such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible . These earnings , accounting for some 12 % of the revenue generated by a mainstream film , contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema , the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion in 2000 . Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator with the music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of the net revenues generated by a film in India .",
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"text": "Rajat Kapoor Rajat Kapoor is an Indian actor , writer and director born in 1961 . Kapoor was born in Delhi , India . As a teenager he would watch films with his family and decided to become a filmmaker at the age of 14 . He mainly focused on acting at first . In 1983 he joined the theatre group Chingari in Delhi , later moving to Pune to attend the Film and Television Institute of India ( FTII ) .",
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"text": "Upendra (actor) Upendra Rao ( born 18 September 1968 ) known mononymously as Upendra , is an Indian film actor , director , producer , screenwriter , lyricist and playback singer who works primarily in Kannada cinema . He started his career under actor and film director Kashinath , as a writer and an assistant director . His first directorial venture was Tharle Nan Maga ( 1992 ) . In the late 1990s he directed Om , which portrayed actual Bangalore gangsters , followed by A , which was his debut film as an actor . Upendra , his next film , starred Raveena Tandon , a Bollywood actress . After a decade of acting in Kannada , Telugu and Tamil films , he returned to the role of director with the multilingual movie Super , which was well-received critically and commercially . Upendra is known for his work in movies like A ( 1998 ) , Kanyadanam ( 1998 ) , Upendra ( 1999 ) , Preethse ( 2000 ) , Raa ( 2001 ) , HO ( 2002 ) , Super Star ( 2002 ) , Hollywood ( 2002 ) , Kutumba ( 2003 ) , Raktha Kanneeru ( 2003 ) , Gokarna ( 2003 ) , Omkara ( 2004 ) , Gowramma ( 2005 ) , Auto Shankar ( 2005 ) , Aishwarya ( 2006 ) , Anatharu ( 2007 ) , Budhivanta ( 2008 ) , Super ( 2010 ) , Kalpana ( 2012 ) , S/O Satyamurthy ( 2015 ) , Uppi 2 ( 2015 ) , Kalpana 2 ( 2016 ) and Mukunda Murari . Upendra has thus established himself as one of the most successful actors and directors of Kannada cinema . He is currently one of the highest paid directors and actors in the Kannada cinema .",
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"text": "Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd. . is an Indian entertainment company .",
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"text": "Amar Akbar Anthony Amar Akbar Anthony is a 1977 Indian action comedy film produced and directed by Manmohan Desai . The film , which is based on the lost and found theme , is about three brothers separated from their parents and each other in childhood , and raised in three different faiths , Hinduism , Islam and Christianity . They unite in their youth to fight a common villain . It was the biggest blockbuster of 1977 , and won several awards at 25th Filmfare Awards including Best Actor , Best Music Director and Best Editing . The film stars three actors : Amitabh Bachchan ( as Anthony Gonsalves ) , Vinod Khanna ( as Amar Khanna ) and Rishi Kapoor ( as Akbar Allahabadi ) . Each of the heroes had an affiliation with a heroine ; these women were played by Parveen Babi , Shabana Azmi and Neetu Singh . Nirupa Roy , Pran and Jeevan played supporting roles . The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal . Kishore Kumar sang for Bachchan and Mohammed Rafi sang for Kapoor . The soundtrack was one of Mukesh 's last soundtracks with Laxmikant-Pyarelal . Anand Bakshi was the lyricist . The film about religious tolerance became a landmark in Bollywood masala films . It also had a lasting impact of the pop culture , with its catchy songs , one-liners and the character of Anthony Gonsalves played by Amitabh Bachchan . It was later remade in Tamil as Shankar Salim Simon ( 1978 ) , in Telugu as Ram Robert Rahim ( 1980 ) and in Malayalam as John Jaffer Janardhanan ( 1982 ) .",
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"text": "Nana Patekar Vishwanath `` Nana '' Patekar ( नाना पाटेकर , born 1 January 1951 ) is an Indian actor , writer and filmmaker , mainly working in Hindi and Marathi films . He won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Parinda ( 1989 ) . He then won the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role on Angaar ( 1992 ) . In 1995 , he won the National Film Award for Best Actor as well as the Filmfare and the Screen awards for Best Actor for his role in Krantiveer ( 1994 ) . He also won his second Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role in Apaharan ( 2005 ) . He is also the only actor ever to win Filmfare Award for Best Actor , Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories . He was bestowed the fourth highest civilian honour of India when he was awarded the Padma Shri award for his dedication in the field of Films and Arts .",
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"text": "15th Filmfare Awards The 15th Filmfare Awards were held in 1968 , celebrating the best in Hindi cinema in 1967 . Manoj Kumar 's patriotic drama Upkar was the biggest winner on the night , winning 7 awards , 4 for Manoj Kumar , including Best Film and Best Director . The smash hit ` Mere Desh Ki Dharti ' from the film also won awards for its lyricist and singer .",
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"text": "Swara Bhaskar Swara Bhaskar Chitrapu ( born 9 April 1988 ) is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi film industry . She has received two Filmfare Award nominations and her prime achievements have made her one of the most noticed actresses of the Hindi cinema . Bhaskar , the daughter of naval officer Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar , was born and raised in Delhi . After receiving her bachelor 's degree in English literature from the University of Delhi , she enrolled herself at the Jawaharlal Nehru University to complete her master 's in Sociology . Bhaskar made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2009 drama Madholal Keep Walking , a commercial failure . She achieved further mainstream attention for her supporting role of a bride-to-be in the commercially successful romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu ( 2011 ) . Her performance in the film was well received by critics and she garnered a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination . Bhaskar was praised for portraying an aggressive lover in the critically acclaimed romantic drama Raanjhanaa ( 2013 ) , for which she earned her second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination . She then played supporting roles in the romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu Returns ( 2015 ) and the romantic drama Prem Ratan Dhan Payo ( 2015 ) , both of which rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films . Her starring roles in the comedy drama Nil Battey Sannata ( 2016 ) , and the drama Anaarkali of Aarah ( 2017 ) were widely acclaimed .",
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"text": "Bajirao Mastani Bajirao Mastani is a 2015 Indian epic historical romance film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali , who also composed the music of the film . It is jointly produced by Bhansali and Eros International . The film stars Ranveer Singh as Bajirao I and Deepika Padukone as Mastani , with Priyanka Chopra playing Bajirao 's first wife Kashibai . Tanvi Azmi , Vaibbhav Tatwawdi and Milind Soman appear in supporting roles . Based on the Marathi novel Raau by Nagnath S. Inamdar , the film narrates the story of the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao ( 1700-1740 AD ) and his second wife Mastani . The film was in development for 15 years , with Bhansali wanting to make the film after Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam . However , several times , the production was delayed due to the changing cast . Principal photography started in mid 2014 after the casting of principal roles was finalised . The film was released on 18 December 2015 to critical acclaim from critics , who praised the direction , cinematography , production design , costumes , music and performances , particularly of Chopra , and Singh . The film has grossed over at the box-office , emerging as a commercial success and one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time . The film received several accolades at various award ceremonies across India . At the 63rd National Film Awards , Bajirao Mastani received seven awards , including Best Direction and Best Supporting Actress for Tanvi Azmi . The film is featured among the 2016 Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India . The film received fourteen nominations at the 61st Filmfare Awards , and won nine awards including Best Film , Best Director for Bhansali , Best Actor for Singh , and Best Supporting Actress for Chopra .",
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"text": "R. K. Films R. K. Films is a film production company , based in R. K. Studio , a film studio both established by and named after the Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor , headquartered at Chembur , Mumbai . It was founded in 1948 , one year after India gained independence . It had a rough start , as its first movie , Aag ( 1948 ) did not perform well at the box office . Most of the R.K. Films productions share a common theme of criticising society and depicting love across social divide",
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"text": "List of films released by Yash Raj Films Yash Raj Films ( abbreviated as YRF ) is an Indian entertainment company , established by Yash Chopra in 1970 , that produces and distributes motion pictures . As of 2017 , the company has produced 71 Hindi films , including three that are yet-to-be-released , and one Tamil film . Yash Raj Films started a film distribution business in 1997 , and in addition to distributing their own productions , the company has handled the domestic and international distribution of 35 films from other companies . Yash Raj Films ' first release came in 1973 with the Chopra-directed Daag : A Poem of Love , a drama about bigamy , starring Rajesh Khanna , Raakhee and Sharmila Tagore . The company had four more releases in the 1970s , including the family drama Kabhie Kabhie and the action film Kaala Patthar , both of which starred Amitabh Bachchan . Yash Raj Films ' sole commercial success in the 1980s was the Sridevi-starring romance Chandni . The year 1995 marked the directorial debut of Yash Chopra 's son , Aditya Chopra , with the highly successful romantic drama Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge . Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol , the film has the longest theatrical run in Indian cinema history . Other successful releases of the 1990s were Darr ( 1993 ) and Dil To Pagal Hai ( 1997 ) , both starring Khan . In the 2000s , Yash Raj Films produced a larger number of films . In addition to directorial ventures from Yash and Aditya Chopra , the company launched several new directors , including Sanjay Gadhvi , Vijay Krishna Acharya , Kunal Kohli , Siddharth Anand , and Shaad Ali . Some of the company 's top-grossing films in that decade include Gadhvi 's action thrillers Dhoom ( 2004 ) and Dhoom 2 ( 2006 ) , Kohli 's romantic thriller Fanaa ( 2006 ) , Ali 's comedy film Bunty Aur Babli ( 2005 ) , Yash Chopra 's romance Veer-Zaara ( 2004 ) , and Aditya Chopra 's dramas Mohabbatein ( 2000 ) and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi ( 2008 ) . Beginning in 2008 , the company introduced a number of new actors such as Anushka Sharma , Ranveer Singh , Parineeti Chopra , and Arjun Kapoor . Yash Raj Films ' highest-grossing films came in the 2010s with the Kabir Khan-directed action thriller Ek Tha Tiger ( 2012 ) , starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif , the third installment of the Dhoom franchise , entitled Dhoom 3 ( 2013 ) , featuring Aamir Khan , Uday Chopra and Abhishek Bachchan , and the sports drama Sultan ( 2016 ) , starring Salman Khan and Sharma . All three films rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time . The most frequent collaborations of the company have been with the actors Rani Mukerji , Rishi Kapoor , Shah Rukh Khan , and Saif Ali Khan .",
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Sue Sylvester is portrayed by an American born in the 1960s.
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"text": "Jane Lynch Jane Marie Lynch ( born July 14 , 1960 ) is an American actress , singer , and comedian . She is best known as Sue Sylvester on Glee . She also gained fame in Christopher Guest 's improv mockumentary pictures such as Best in Show . Lynch 's television cameos include an appearance in the Nickelodeon situation comedy iCarly and the Showtime dark comedy series Weeds . Lynch had a recurring role in the Warner Bros. situation comedy Two and a Half Men from 2004 to 2014 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in 2010 . She has also had other notable roles in numerous mainstream comedies , such as Talladega Nights : The Ballad of Ricky Bobby , The 40-Year-Old Virgin , Role Models and The Three Stooges . Her portrayal of Sue Sylvester in Glee has won numerous awards , including the Primetime Emmy Award , Golden Globe Award , Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series , TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy , Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Series , Miniseries , or Television Film , and the People 's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actress . On September 4 , 2013 , Lynch received the 2,505 th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of television located at 6640 Hollywood Blvd. . Lynch has lent her voice to multiple animated films , including Space Chimps , Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs , Shrek Forever After and Wreck-It Ralph . Since 2013 , she has hosted the NBC game show Hollywood Game Night , for which she has won two Emmy Awards .",
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"text": "Sue Sylvester Susan `` Sue '' Sylvester is a fictional character of the Fox musical comedy-drama series , Glee . The character is portrayed by actress Jane Lynch , and has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode , first broadcast on May 19 , 2009 . Sue was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy , Brad Falchuk , and Ian Brennan . For the show 's first four seasons , Sue is the track-suit wearing coach of the William McKinley High School cheerleading squad , and a ruthless bully to both students and faculty members alike . Because her cheerleading squad competes with the glee club for the school 's limited funding , she is often at odds with the club and more particularly its director Will Schuester ( Matthew Morrison ) . Sue is the main antagonist throughout the series ' run . In the show 's fifth season , Sue is made the school 's new principal . Due to Lynch 's initial limited availability , Sue was originally set to be a recurring character while Lynch was working on a Damon Wayans pilot for the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) . When that pilot fell through , Sue became a starring role . The character has been acclaimed by critics . Mary McNamara for the Los Angeles Times has written that `` Lynch alone makes Glee worth watching '' , while Entertainment Weekly Ken Tucker has called Sue `` the greatest Broadway-musical villain to ever co-star in a TV series '' . In recognition of her portrayal of Sue , Lynch won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award .",
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"text": "Claudia Wells Claudia Grace Wells ( born July 5 , 1966 ) is an American actress .",
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"text": "Michele Lee Michele Lee ( born June 24 , 1942 ) is an American actress , singer , dancer , producer , and director . She is known for her role as Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie on the 1980s prime-time soap opera Knots Landing ( 1979 -- 93 ) , for which she was nominated for a 1982 Emmy Award and won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Actress in 1988 , 1991 and 1992 . She was the only performer to appear in all 344 episodes of the show . Lee began her career on Broadway in Vintage 60 ( 1960 ) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ( 1961 ) . She made her movie debut in the film version of the latter in 1967 . Her other film appearances include the Disney film The Love Bug ( 1968 ) , The Comic ( 1969 ) and Along Came Polly ( 2004 ) . She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1974 for Seesaw , and for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2001 for The Tale of the Allergist 's Wife . She also played the title role in the 1998 TV film Scandalous Me : The Jacqueline Susann Story , and Madame Morrible in the Broadway musical Wicked in 2015 .",
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"text": "Susan Olsen Susan Marie Olsen ( born August 14 , 1961 ) is an American former child actress , animal welfare advocate , artist , and former radio host . Olsen is known for her role as Cindy Brady , the youngest Brady child in the sitcom The Brady Bunch for the full run of the show , from 1969 to 1974 .",
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"text": "Angela Martin Angela Noelle Schrute ( née Martin ; formerly Lipton ) is a fictional character from the US television series The Office played by American actress Angela Kinsey . She is an original character , and has no equivalent in the original British show , The Office .",
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"text": "Sue Townsend Susan Lillian `` Sue '' Townsend , FRSL ( 2 April 194610 April 2014 ) was an English writer and humorist whose work encompasses novels , plays and works of journalism . She was best known for creating the character Adrian Mole . After writing in secret from the age of 14 , Townsend first became known for her plays , her signature character first appearing in a radio drama , but her work soon expanded into other forms . She enjoyed great success in the 1980s , with her Adrian Mole books selling more copies than any other work of fiction in Britain during the decade . This series , which eventually encompassed nine books , takes the form of the character 's diaries . The earliest books recount the life of a teenage boy during the Thatcher years , but the sequence eventually depicts Adrian Mole in middle age . The Queen and I ( 1992 ) , another popular work which was well received , was an outlet for her republican sentiments , although the Royal Family is still rendered with sympathy . Both the earliest Adrian Mole book and The Queen and I were adapted for the stage and enjoyed successful runs in London 's West End . Townsend was poor until well into her thirties , and used her experiences of hardship in her work . In her later years she suffered ill health , in part related to the diabetes she developed in the mid-1980s , and in her last years endured serious sight and mobility problems .",
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"text": "Su Elliot Sue Elliott ( born 18 December 1950 ) is a British actress . She was born in Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , England . Her film roles include Alice in The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood ( 1984 ) , a nurse in The Girl in a Swing ( 1988 ) , Marthe in Giorgino ( 1994 ) , Mrs Brabin in Purely Belter ( 2000 ) , a pub customer in The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy ( 2005 ) , a Ministry of Magic witch in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ( 2005 ) , and Hannah in Jane Eyre ( 2011 ) . Elliott has appeared in numerous British television productions , including The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole , Travelling Man , Hi-de-Hi ! , The Bill , This Life , Auf Wiedersehen , Pet , Black Books , Coronation Street , King Leek and EastEnders . She also appeared in Central Independent Television 's Halloween special The Worst Witch as Agatha 's assistant , Delilah . It is said on the DVD commentary for The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy that Garth Jennings , the director , only found out that Elliott had played Trillian in a stage adaptation of the same production after filming had finished .",
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"text": "Dana Eskelson Dana Erika Eskelson ( born February 6 , 1965 in Dallas , Texas ) is an American television , film , and theatre actress .",
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"text": "Days of Our Lives characters (1960s) A list of notable characters from the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between November 8 , 1965 , and the end of 1969 .",
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"text": "Sue Hamilton Sue Hamilton may refer to : Sue Hamilton ( archaeologist ) , British specialist in prehistory Sue Hamilton ( actress ) ( 1945 -- 1969 ) , American model and actress",
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"text": "Diana Sands Diana Sands ( August 22 , 1934September 21 , 1973 ) was an American actress , perhaps most famous for her portrayal of Beneatha Younger , the sister of Sidney Poitier 's character in the original stage and film versions of Lorraine Hansberry 's A Raisin in the Sun ( 1961 ) . She also appeared in a number of dramatic television series in the 1960s and 1970s such as I Spy , as Davala Unawa in the 1967 The Fugitive episode `` Dossier on a Diplomat '' , Dr. Harrison in the Outer Limits episode `` The Mice '' , and Julia . Sands also starred in the 1963 film An Affair of the Skin as the narrator and photographer , Janice .",
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"text": "Sue Thomas (agent) Sue Thomas ( born May 24 , 1950 ) is an American woman who became the first deaf person to work as an undercover specialist doing lip-reading of suspects for the Federal Bureau of Investigation .",
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"text": "Sandra Dee Sandra Dee ( born Alexandra Zuck ; April 23 , 1942 -- February 20 , 2005 ) was an American actress . Dee began her career as a child model , working in commercials before transitioning to film in her teenage years . Best known for her portrayal of ingénues , Dee earned a Golden Globe Award as one of the year 's most promising newcomers for her performance in Robert Wise 's Until They Sail ( 1958 ) . She became a teenage star for her subsequent performances in Imitation of Life and Gidget ( both 1959 ) , which made her a household name . By the late 1960s , her career had started to decline , and a highly publicized marriage to Bobby Darin ( m. 1960 -- 1967 ) ended in divorce . She rarely acted after this time , and her final years were marred by illness . She died in 2005 at age 62 of complications from kidney disease , brought on by a lifelong struggle with anorexia nervosa .",
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"text": "Lauri Hendler Lauri Hendler ( Born April 22 , 1965 ) is an American actress , best known for her role as middle child Julie Kanisky on Gim me a Break ! Her television guest appearances include CHiPs , Lou Grant , Three 's Company , Magnum , P.I. , Mr. Belvedere , Charmed , The West Wing , Becker , Without a Trace , Strong Medicine and ER . During the 1980s , she also made frequent appearances on game shows including The $ 25,000 Pyramid , The $ 100,000 Pyramid , Super Password and Body Language . She appeared in several ABC weekend specials and in 1980 was in Portrait of an Escort . In 1981 , she appeared with Kim Richards as one of two daughters of a blended family in the pilot Why Us ? , but this was not picked up as a series . Shortly thereafter , she was cast in Gim me a Break . In 1983 , she appeared in High School U.S.A. with Michael J. Fox . She next had appearances on Mr. Belvedere , Eerie , Indiana , Charmed , The West Wing , Becker , Without a Trace , and ER . She appeared in the games Saints Row 2 , Saints Row : The Third and Saints Row IV as Jane Valderama , a news reporter and radio station DJ respectively . She is married to realtor Steven Reizes .",
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"text": "Peter Greene Peter Greene ( born Peter Green ; October 8 , 1965 ) is an American character actor , generally known for playing villains .",
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"text": "Kario Salem Kario Salem ( born May 23 , 1955 ) , is an American television , film , and stage actor and screenwriter .",
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"text": "Suzanne Friedline Suzanne Friedline ( Born January 14 , 1970 ) is an American actress and voice artist . She has appeared in numerous movies and TV series , as well as in theater dramas .",
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"text": "Chili Weather Chili Weather is a 1963 Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Sylvester and Speedy Gonzales .",
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"text": "Maile Flanagan Maile Flanagan ( born May 19 , 1965 ) is an American actress , best known for her roles as Naruto Uzumaki ( English version ) in Naruto , as Terry Perry on Lab Rats , and as Janet in Yes Man .",
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"text": "Dawn Maxey Dawn Maxey ( born August 18 , 1966 ) , is an American former actress , known for her side starring roles in several 1990s movies .",
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"text": "Melora Hardin Melora Diane Hardin ( born June 29 , 1967 ) is an American actress and singer , known for her roles as Jan Levinson on NBC 's The Office and Trudy Monk on USA 's Monk . More recently , Hardin appeared in a recurring role on Amazon 's critically acclaimed series Transparent , for which she was nominated for an Emmy .",
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The Homesman features Hailee Steinfeld and John Lithgow.
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"text": "The Homesman The Homesman is a 2014 French-American historical period drama set in the 1850s Midwest , directed and co-produced by Tommy Lee Jones and co-written with Kieran Fitzgerald and Wesley Oliver , based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout . The film stars Jones and Hilary Swank and also features Meryl Streep , Hailee Steinfeld , John Lithgow , and James Spader . The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and received a North American limited release on November 14 , 2014 by Roadside Attractions . The Homesman has received mostly positive reviews from critics . Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating average of 7.1 / 10 . The title refers to the task of taking immigrants back home , which was typically a man 's job to carry out .",
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"text": "Distant Thunder (1988 film) Distant Thunder is a 1988 American drama film directed by Rick Rosenthal and starring John Lithgow and Ralph Macchio .",
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"text": "Heartburn (novel) Heartburn is an autobiographical novel based on Nora Ephron 's life story about her marriage to and divorce from Carl Bernstein , her second husband . Originally published in 1983 , the novel largely focuses on his affair with Margaret Jay , the daughter of former British Prime Minister James Callaghan . Ephron also wrote the screenplay for the film based on the novel starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson . The novel is a vivid depiction of the breakdown of a marriage . Its strong autobiographical content provides insight into one of the `` power couples '' of the late 1970s . It is Nora Ephron 's first published novel but in it she mentions subjects that she would go on to feature in future work such as When Harry Met Sally and Julie & Julia . The narrator of the novel is Rachel Samstat , a food writer who is married to Mark Feldman , a political journalist . Rachel is a Jewish New Yorker who has moved to Washington , D.C. , to support her husband 's career . They have one son and Rachel is pregnant with their second child as the book begins . The book wittily describes the life of an upper middle class intellectual couple replete with neuroses -- Rachel is in group therapy , Mark agonizes over the mystifying disappearance of his socks . Threaded through the whole are recipes and anecdotes which drive the story along and humanize Samstat . In a New Yorker piece on novels that include recipes , Adam Gopnik writes , `` in Heartburn , the recipes serve both as a joke about what a food writer writing a novel would write and as a joke on novel-writing itself by someone who anticipates that she will not be treated as a ` real ' novelist . '' Rachel 's self-esteem takes a huge battering as Mark has an affair with Thelma Rice ( Margaret Jay ) and she takes her revenge by telling the Washington grapevine that Thelma has a venereal disease . The diamond engagement ring that is stolen from Rachel when she is at group therapy is pivotal to the plot . Remarkably she gets it back when the police catch the robber . The stone is loose in its setting and she takes it back to the `` family '' jeweler to get it fixed . Here she discovers that while she had been in the hospital giving birth , Mark had bought an expensive necklace for his lover Thelma . She sells the ring and the money enables her to go back to New York and start afresh .",
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"text": "Door to Door (film) Door to Door is a 2002 television film about Bill Porter , an inspiring and successful door-to-door salesman with cerebral palsy . The film stars William H. Macy , who plays Porter , and also features Helen Mirren , Kyra Sedgwick , Michael Shanks and Kathy Baker . Door to Door , directed by Steven Schachter , was produced for the TNT cable network . It was nominated for twelve and won six Emmy Awards , including Outstanding Made for Television Movie , and also won a Peabody Award . Porter had been told for many years that he was not employable , but he was determined to succeed and focused his efforts into working as a salesman for Watkins . Despite the awkwardness and pain of his condition , he would walk eight to ten miles a day to meet his customers . Porter supported himself and continued to work as a salesman until age 69 . Door to Door is also the name of a 2009 Japanese TV movie starring Kazunari Ninomiya loosely based on the Bill Porter story set in Japan .",
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"text": "Seinfeld: A XXX Parody Seinfeld : A XXX Parody is a 2009 American pornographic situation comedy film that parodies the American television sitcom Seinfeld which ran from 1989 until 1998 . Like other porn parodies , it has the same characters , settings and other production elements of the original show but adds an explicitly sexual element that was not present in the series . Written by A.J. Slater and directed by Lee Roy Myers , the plot is based on the episode `` The Soup Nazi '' . The film stars James Deen , Kristina Rose , Eric John , Steve Pomerantz , Evan Stone , Ashlynn Brooke , London Keyes , Natalie Horton , Tony Disergio , Sasha Grey , Sadie West and Cassandra Calogera . Released to DVD on June 29 , 2009 , the movie received positive reviews from critics , who enjoyed the acting , casting , sexual content and comedy . In addition to the positive reception , it also earned ten nominations at the 27th AVN Awards .",
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"text": "Soul Man (TV series) Soul Man is an American sitcom starring Dan Aykroyd that aired on ABC from April 15 , 1997 to May 26 , 1998 . A total of 25 half-hour episodes were produced over two seasons . The series premiered on April 15 , 1997 , and was picked up for a second season of 22 half-hour episodes after only three episodes aired for the first season . Despite ranking 29th in its 2nd and final season , it ended on May 26 , 1998 , with 25 half-hour episodes produced in total . A four-year-old Spencer Breslin made his TV debut and was a series regular for the three-episode-long 1997 first season , in which he played the youngest child of Aykroyd . The theme song was `` Soul Man '' written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter . Aykroyd was closely associated with the song , having released a hit single of it in 1979 with his band The Blues Brothers .",
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"text": "The Homestretch The Homestretch is a 1947 American drama film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Wanda Tuchock . The film stars Cornel Wilde , Maureen O'Hara , Glenn Langan , Helen Walker , James Gleason , Henry Stephenson and Margaret Bannerman . The film was released on May 4 , 1947 , by 20th Century Fox .",
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"text": "Groundhog Day (film) Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Harold Ramis , starring Bill Murray , Andie MacDowell , and Chris Elliott . It was written by Ramis and Danny Rubin , based on a story by Rubin . Murray plays Phil Connors , an arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman who , during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney , Pennsylvania , finds himself caught in a time loop , repeating the same day again and again . After indulging in hedonism and committing suicide numerous times , he begins to re-examine his life and priorities . On its release , Groundhog Day was a modest success and garnered generally positive reviews . It gained stronger appreciation among critics and film historians over time , and is now often listed among the best comedy films ever . It further entered into the public consciousness , where the term `` Groundhog Day '' can represent a situation that seems to repeat over and over in government and military arenas , as well as influencing other entertainment . In 2006 , the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . A stage musical version of the film premiered in 2016 .",
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"text": "Jeffrey Tambor Jeffrey Michael Tambor ( born July 8 , 1944 ) is an American actor , voice artist , and comedian widely known for his roles as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show , George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth on Arrested Development , and Maura Pfefferman on Transparent , for which he has received one Golden Globe , one Screen Actors Guild and two Emmy Awards .",
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"text": "Jason Alexander Jay Scott Greenspan ( born September 23 , 1959 ) , known by his stage name Jason Alexander , is an American actor , voice actor , comedian and director . Alexander is best known for his prominent role as George Costanza in the television series Seinfeld . Other well-known roles include Phillip Stuckey in the film Pretty Woman ( 1990 ) and the title character in the animated series Duckman ( 1994 -- 1997 ) . Alexander has had an active career on stage , appearing in several Broadway musicals including Jerome Robbins ' Broadway in 1989 , for which he won the Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Musical . He appeared in the Los Angeles production of The Producers . He was the Artistic Director of `` Reprise ! Broadway 's Best in Los Angeles '' , where he has directed several musicals .",
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"text": "Danny Burstein Danny Burstein ( born June 16 , 1964 ) is an American actor of stage and screen , who made his Broadway debut in 1992 . He is a six-time Tony Award nominee ; for The Drowsy Chaperone ( 2006 ) , South Pacific ( 2008 ) , Follies ( 2012 ) , Golden Boy ( 2013 ) , Cabaret ( 2014 ) and Fiddler on the Roof ( 2016 ) . He has also won two Drama Desk Awards , three Outer Critics Circle Awards , and received two Grammy Award nominations . His other Broadway credits include The Seagull ( 1992 ) , Saint Joan ( 1993 ) , and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ( 2010 ) . Burstein 's television work includes a feature-length episode of the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous ( 2002 ) ; a Staten Island father in the first season of Louie ( 2010 ) ; he appeared as different characters in six episodes of the original NBC drama series Law & Order ( 1995 -- 2015 ) , and played the recurring part of Lolly Steinman on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire ( 2010 -- 11 ) . His film appearances include Transamerica ( 2005 ) , Deception ( 2008 ) , The Family Fang ( 2015 ) and Indignation ( 2016 ) .",
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"text": "R. Lee Ermey Ronald Lee Ermey ( born March 24 , 1944 ) , known professionally as R. Lee Ermey , is an American actor , best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket , which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor . He is a former United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant ; during his tenure in the U.S. Marine Corps , he served as a drill instructor . Ermey has often been typecast in authority figure roles , such as Mayor Tilman in the film Mississippi Burning , Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine , Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake , Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick 's Full Metal Jacket , Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in Fletch Lives , a police captain in Se7en , plastic army men leader Sarge in the Toy Story films , Lt. `` Tice '' Ryan in Rocket Power , the warden in SpongeBob SquarePants , and John House , Gregory House 's father in House . Ermey has hosted two programs on the History Channel : Mail Call , in which he answered viewers ' questions about various military issues both modern and historic ; and Lock N ' Load with R. Lee Ermey , which concerned the development of different types of weapons . He also hosted Gunny Time on the Outdoor channel .",
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"text": "GEICO Cavemen The GEICO Cavemen are trademarked characters of the auto insurance company GEICO , used in a series of television advertisements that aired beginning in 2004 . The campaign was created by Joe Lawson and Noel Ritter while working at The Martin Agency . According to an episode of the public radio show 99 % Invisible , `` It 's so easy a caveman could do it '' was first coined by Ritter . The inspiration for the campaign came from Pastoralia , a short story by George Saunders -- the story revolves around two employees , a man and a woman , who work as `` cave-people '' for a failing theme park . In 2004 , GEICO began an advertising campaign featuring Neanderthal-like cavemen in a modern setting . The premise of the commercials is that GEICO advertises that using their website is `` so easy , a caveman could do it '' ; and that this slogan offends several cavemen , who not only still exist in modern society but live as intelligent , urbane bachelors . The first three GEICO commercials to feature cavemen were `` Apartment '' , `` Apology '' , and `` Boom Mic '' . Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ben Weber played the two earliest cavemen and continuously reprise their roles . Actor John Lehr appears most frequently as the caveman , while Ben Wilson has also portrayed one of the characters . The makeup effects for the caveman include facial prosthetics , dental veneers , lace hairpieces , and body hair , and were designed and created by Tony Gardner and his special effects company Alterian , Inc. . In an online interview with Esquire , Joe Lawson said that one aspect of the ads is a critique of modern political correctness . The cavemen have been honored by the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame .",
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"text": "Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album) Lost Highway is the tenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi , released on June 19 , 2007 through Island Records . Produced by John Shanks and Dann Huff , the album was recorded at Black Bird Studios , Nashville and NGR Recording , Hollywood . The album influences the band 's rock sound with that of country music following the success of a country version of the band 's 2006 single `` Who Says You Ca n't Go Home '' , a duet with Jennifer Nettles , which reached No. 1 on the U.S. country chart in May 2006 . Following the success had with the duet version of `` Who Says You Ca n't Go Home '' , there are two songs on the album produced in collaboration with other artists , namely `` We Got It Going On '' featuring Big & Rich and the single `` Till We Ai n't Strangers Anymore '' featuring LeAnn Rimes . Described by Jon Bon Jovi as a `` Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville '' , the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 , becoming Bon Jovi 's first ever album to debut at No. 1 and their third album to reach that position in the United States . The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards .",
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"text": "Daddy's Home 2 Daddy 's Home 2 is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Sean Anders , from a screenplay by Anders and John Morris . It stars Will Ferrell , Mark Wahlberg , Linda Cardellini , John Cena , John Lithgow and Mel Gibson . It is a sequel to the 2015 film Daddy 's Home . It is scheduled to be released on November 10 , 2017 , by Paramount Pictures .",
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"text": "Homebodies (film) Homebodies is a 1974 comedy horror film directed by Larry Yust . The film features a cast of veteran actors , including Ian Wolfe , Ruth McDevitt , Peter Brocco , and Douglas Fowley . The film centers on elderly residents resorting to murder to protect their condemned building .",
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"text": "Alec Berg Alec Berg is an American comedy writer , best known as a writer for the sitcom Seinfeld . He also co-wrote the screenplays for the films The Cat in the Hat , EuroTrip and The Dictator . In addition , Berg is an executive producer of and has directed numerous episodes of Larry David 's Curb Your Enthusiasm , and also executive produces Silicon Valley . In the Seinfeld episode `` The Face Painter '' , Berg 's name is given to an attorney friend of Jerry 's who gives Jerry some New York Rangers playoff tickets . When Jerry fails to thank Berg 's character for the tickets , Berg does not offer Jerry tickets for another game that week . In that episode , Jerry jokes that Berg has a great `` John Houseman name '' , pronouncing it jokingly in Houseman 's accent . Berg is of Swedish descent . In the Season 8 of Curb Your Enthusiasm episode `` The Divorce , '' Larry David fires his divorce attorney Andrew Berg ( played by Paul F. Tompkins ) after he finds out that Berg is not Jewish -- as he had presumed from the name -- but , like Alec Berg , is a Catholic of Swedish heritage .",
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"text": "Doorman (profession) A doorman ( also porter in British English ) is an individual hired to provide courtesy and security services at a residential building or hotel . They are particularly common in urban luxury highrises . At a residential building , a doorman is responsible for opening doors and screening visitors and deliveries . He will often provide other courtesy services such as signing for packages , carrying luggage between the elevator and the street , or hailing taxis for residents and guests .",
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"text": "Take Me Home (2011 film) Take Me Home is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by and starring Sam Jaeger . The film also stars his wife Amber Jaeger , Lin Shaye , and Victor Garber . It premiered on April 19 , 2011 at the Nashville Film Festival . Take Me Home was released to DVD on May 29 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Gardens of the Night Gardens of the Night is a 2008 drama film , starring Gillian Jacobs , John Malkovich , Ryan Simpkins and Tom Arnold ; and directed and written by Damian Harris .",
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"text": "Henry Lehrman Henry Lehrman ( March 30 , 1886 -- November 7 , 1946 ) was an American actor , screenwriter , director and producer .",
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Sofia Coppola wrote a remake of a 1971 film.
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"text": "Sofia Coppola Sofia Carmina Coppola ( -LSB- ˈkoʊpələ -RSB- ; born May 14 , 1971 ) is an American screenwriter , director , producer and actress . Her father is director , producer and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola . In 2003 , she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the comedy-drama Lost in Translation , and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director . In 2010 , with the drama Somewhere , she became the first American woman ( and fourth American filmmaker ) to win the Golden Lion , the top prize at the Venice Film Festival . In 2017 , Coppola directed The Beguiled , a remake of the 1971 Western film of the same name , starring Nicole Kidman , Elle Fanning and Kirsten Dunst . The film premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival , where Coppola became the second woman ( and the first American woman ) in the festival 's history to win the Best Director award .",
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"text": "The Beguiled (2017 film) The Beguiled is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola , based on the novel The Beguiled ( originally published as A Painted Devil ) by Thomas P. Cullinan . It stars Colin Farrell , Nicole Kidman , Kirsten Dunst , and Elle Fanning . A film of the same name , also based on Cullinan 's book , was released in 1971 . It premiered on May 24 , 2017 and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival , where Coppola won the Best Director award , becoming only the second woman to do so . The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 23 , 2017 .",
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"text": "List of film remakes (A–M) __ NOTOC __ This is a list of film remakes : A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z",
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"text": "The Game Is Over The Game Is Over ( original title La Curée , `` The Kill '' ) is a 1966 French-Italian French language film directed by Roger Vadim and starring Jane Fonda , Michel Piccoli and Peter McEnery . The film is a modern-day adaptation of the 1871-72 novel La Curée by Émile Zola .",
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"text": "Whity (film) Whity is a 1971 German film , written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder . Shot in Spain , it is a melodrama in the form of a Spaghetti Western which addresses some of Fassbinder 's recurrent themes such as dysfunctional families , sexual diversity and the struggle of the individual to find a place in society . Though entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival , it was never distributed theatrically and only much later achieved a DVD release .",
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"text": "Come Home and Meet My Wife Romanzo popolare ( internationally released as Come Home and Meet My Wife ) is a 1973 Italian comedy drama film directed by Mario Monicelli . The film won the David di Donatello for Best Script .",
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"text": "Carmen (1953 film) Carmen ( Italian : Carmen proibita , Spanish : Siempre Carmen ) is a 1953 Italian-Spanish drama film directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese and starring Ana Esmeralda , Fausto Tozzi and Mariella Lotti . It is based on Prosper Mérimée 's novel Carmen .",
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"text": "The Comeback (2001 film) The Comeback ( La rentrée ) is a 2001 Italian independent drama film written and directed by Franco Angeli . For his performance Francesco Salvi was nominated for Silver Ribbon for best actor , while Angeli was nominated for Silver Ribbon for best new director .",
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"text": "Remake A remake is a film or television series that is based on an earlier work and tells the same , or a very similar , story .",
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"text": "List of Ukrainian films of the 1970s 1970 Білий птах з чорною ознакою / White Bird with Black Mark , directed by Yuriy Illienko 1971 Захар Беркут / Zakhar Berkut , directed by Leonid Osyka ( by the story of Ivan Franko ) 1971 Червона рута / Chervona Ruta , directed by Roman Oleksiv ( musical featuring Sofia Rotaru and Vasyl Zinkevych ) 1972 Пропала Грамота / The Lost Letter , directed by Borys Ivchenko 1973 У бій ідуть лише `` старі '' / Only Old Men are Going to Battle , directed by Leonid Bykov 1974 Марина / Maryna , directed by Borys Ivchenko 1975 Пісня завжди з нами / Song is Always with Us , directed by Viktor Storozhenko ( musical featuring Sofia Rotaru ) 1976 Ати-бати , йшли солдати ... / Aty-baty , Soldiers were Going ... , directed by Leonid Bykov 1976 Тривожний місяць вересень / The Troubled Month of Veresen , directed by Leonid Osyka 1977 Весь світ в очах твоїх ... / All the World is in Your Eyes , directed by Stanislav Klymenko 1978 Море / Sea , directed by Leonid Osyka 1979 Дударики / Dudaryky , directed by Stanislav Klymenko 1979 Вавілон XX / Babylon XX , directed by Ivan Mykolaichuk 1970s Films Ukrainian",
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"text": "Swedish Fly Girls Swedish Fly Girls is a 1971 sex comedy film . It was also known as Christa .",
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"text": "Electra One Electra One ( Con la muerte a la espalda , Con la morte alle spalle , Typhon sur Hambourg , also known as With Death on Your Back ) is a 1967 Spanish-Italian-French Eurospy film directed by Alfonso Balcázar and starring George Martin . It was originally shot in an experimental 70mm 3D filming technique .",
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"text": "Property of the Republic Property of the Republic ( -LSB- Достоя́ние респу́блики , Dostoyanie respubliki -RSB- ) is a 1971 Soviet two-part adventure film directed by Vladimir Bychkov . Detective story takes place during the Civil War in Russia . The picture was the 44th most attended domestic film in the Soviet Union .",
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"text": "Resurrection (1944 film) Resurrection ( Italian : Resurrezione ) is a 1944 Italian drama film directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Doris Duranti , Claudio Gora and Germana Paolieri . It is an adaptation of the 1899 work Resurrection , the final novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy . It was one of a significant number of Italian films based on works of Russian literature made during the era . It was made at the Scalera Studios in Rome .",
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"text": "Carlos (film) Carlos is a 1971 West German Western television film , which has transplanted the story of Friedrich Schiller 's play Don Carlos from 16th century Spain to a 1915 American Western style environment . According to some the setting should be somewhere in southern Europe , while others claim it is somewhere in the southwestern United States . Due to complicated contracts and shooting problems , it never had the theatrical release that was intended , and was instead shown on German TV . It was directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer , who also wrote the screenplay , and stars Gottfried John and Anna Karina . The film was shot in Eilat in Israel , with several Israelis participating in smaller roles and as extras .",
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"text": "Boulevard du Rhum Boulevard du Rhum also known as Rum Runners is a 1971 French-Italian-Spanish adventure film directed by Robert Enrico and produced by Alain Poiré . It is based on Jacques Pecheral 's novel of the same name . It stars Brigitte Bardot and Lino Ventura and was released in France on 13 October 1971 .",
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"text": "Scenes from a Marriage Scenes from a Marriage ( Scener ur ett äktenskap ) is a 1973 Swedish Television miniseries written and directed by Ingmar Bergman , and starring Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson . The story explores the disintegration of the marriage between Marianne , a family lawyer specializing in divorce , and Johan , spanning a period of 10 years . Bergman 's teleplay draws on his own experiences , including his relationship with Ullmann . It was shot on a small budget in Stockholm and Fårö in 1972 . After initially airing on Swedish TV in six parts , the miniseries was condensed into a theatrical version and received positive reviews in Sweden and internationally . Scenes from a Marriage was also the subject of controversy for its perceived influence on rising divorce rates in Europe . The film was ineligible for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and several other honours . The miniseries and film version influenced filmmakers such as Woody Allen and Richard Linklater . It was followed by a sequel , Saraband , in 2003 , and stage adaptations .",
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"text": "Il segno del comando Il segno del comando ( i.e. `` The sign of the command '' ) is a 1971 Italian giallo-fantasy television miniseries directed by Daniele D'Anza and starring Ugo Pagliai , Carla Gravina and Massimo Girotti . It was broadcast on Programma Nazionale . It was remade in 1992 by Giulio Questi .",
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"text": "Lucrèce Borgia Lucrèce Borgia ( also known as Lucretia Borgia or Sins of the Borgias ) is a 1953 French drama film starring Martine Carol and Pedro Armendáriz . The film was directed by Christian-Jaque , who co-wrote screenplay with Cécil Saint-Laurent and Jacques Sigurd , based on a novel by Alfred Schirokauer . The film tells the story of the Borgia family of Italy during the Renaissance . It was released on DVD in the US on May 26 , 2009 .",
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"text": "The Glass Ceiling (film) The Glass Ceiling ( Spanish : El techo de cristal ) is a 1971 psychological thriller film , written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia . It stars Carmen Sevilla , Dean Selmier and Patty Shepard . The plot follows a bored housewife who begins to suspect that her upstairs neighbor killed her invalid husband . Sevilla won a major award in her home country ( the Cinema Writers Circle Award ) for this performance . The film is somewhat inspired by Alfred Hitchcock 's Rear Window and the Hollywood paranoia classic George Cukor 's Gaslight , and the director 's own The Cannibal Man . The film was a commercial success .",
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"text": "Goya, a Story of Solitude Goya , a Story of Solitude ( Spanish : Goya , historia de una soledad ) is a 1971 Spanish historical drama film directed by Nino Quevedo . It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival . The film was heavily cut by censors before its release . It portrays the life of the Spanish artist Francisco Goya .",
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"text": "Macbeth (1971 film) Macbeth ( or The Tragedy of Macbeth ) is a 1971 British-American historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan . A film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy of the same name , it retells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder . The film stars Jon Finch as the title character and Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth , noted for their relative youth as actors . Themes of historic recurrence , greater pessimism and internal ugliness in physically beautiful characters are added to Shakespeare 's story of moral decline , which is presented in a more realistic style . The production , funded by Playboy Enterprises , was troubled by poor weather around the British Isles , and the film was a box office bomb . Polanski 's Macbeth was screened out of competition at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival . It was somewhat controversial for its depictions of graphic violence and nudity , but has also received positive attention , and was named Best Film by the National Board of Review .",
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Empathy is the capacity to feel what another person is constantly experiencing.
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"text": "Empathy Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the other person 's frame of reference , i.e. , the capacity to place oneself in another 's position . There are many definitions for empathy that encompass a broad range of emotional states . Types of empathy include cognitive empathy , emotional empathy , and somatic empathy .",
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"text": "Spatial empathy Spatial empathy is the awareness that an individual has to the proximity , activities , and comfort of people surrounding them . It is closely related to the notion of personal space , the concept that an individual has ownership of their immediate surroundings ; and for others to invade this space represents an infringement on their privacy . The degree to which different cultures exhibit spatial empathy differs dramatically . Typically , many developed Western countries consider unnecessary closeness to or physical contact with strangers ( such as in a train carriage or store ) as taboo . However , many Asian and Eurasian cultures do not exhibit the same aversion .",
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"text": "Limbic imprint In psychology , limbic imprint refers to the process by which prenatal , perinatal and post-natal experiences imprint upon the limbic system , causing lifelong effects . The term is used to explain how early care of a fetus and newborn is important to lifelong psychological development , and has been used as an argument for alternative birthing methods , and against circumcision . Lewis , Amini and Lannon , in their book A General Theory of Love , use the concept of limbic imprinting to explain lifelong patterns of poor love choices , explaining that the patterns of love and care received as a youth will affect the patterns of love that the adult seeks in their life . Some therapists suggest a course of `` limbic repatterning '' to consciously rewrite bad limbic imprints and thus improve the patient 's overall psychological health .",
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"text": "Attitude (psychology) In psychology , an attitude is a psychological construct , it is a mental and emotional entity that inheres in , or characterizes a person . They are complex and an acquired state through experiences . It is an individual 's predisposed state of mind regarding a value and it is precipitated through a responsive expression toward a person , place , thing , or event ( the attitude object ) which in turn influences the individual 's thought and action . Prominent psychologist Gordon Allport once described attitudes as `` the most distinctive and indispensable concept in contemporary social psychology . '' Attitude can be formed from a person 's past and present . Key topics in the study of attitudes include attitude measurement , attitude change , consumer behavior , and attitude-behavior relationships .",
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"text": "Antipathy Antipathy is a voluntary or involuntary dislike for something or somebody , the opposite of sympathy . While antipathy may be induced by experience , it sometimes exists without a rational cause-and-effect explanation being present to the individuals involved . Thus , the origin of antipathy has been subject to various philosophical and psychological explanations , which some people find convincing and others regard as highly speculative . The exploration of a philosophical aspect for antipathy has been found in an essay by John Locke , an early modern 17th century philosopher .",
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"text": "Shame Shame is a painful , social emotion that can be seen as resulting '' ... from comparison of the self 's action with the self 's standards ... '' . but which may equally stem from comparison of the self 's state of being with the ideal social context 's standard . Thus , shame may stem from volitional action or simply self-regard ; no action by the shamed being is required : simply existing is enough . Both the comparison and standards are enabled by socialization . Though usually considered an emotion , shame may also variously be considered an affect , cognition , state , or condition . The roots of the word shame are thought to derive from an older word meaning `` to cover '' ; as such , covering oneself , literally or figuratively , is a natural expression of shame . Nineteenth-century scientist Charles Darwin , in his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals , described shame affect as consisting of blushing , confusion of mind , downward cast eyes , slack posture , and lowered head , and he noted observations of shame affect in human populations worldwide . He also noted the sense of warmth or heat ( associated with the vasodilation of the face and skin ) occurring in intense shame . Shame can also result in crying . A `` sense of shame '' is the feeling known as guilt but `` consciousness '' or awareness of `` shame as a state '' or condition defines core/toxic shame ( Lewis , 1971 ; Tangney , 1998 ) . The key emotion in all forms of shame is contempt ( Miller , 1984 ; Tomkins , 1967 ) . Two distinct domains that shame is expressed are the consciousness of self as bad and the other is self as inadequate . People employ negative coping responses to counter deep rooted , associated sense of `` shameworthiness '' . The shame cognition may occur as a result of the experience of shame affect or , more generally , in any situation of embarrassment , dishonor , disgrace , inadequacy , humiliation , or chagrin . A `` state of shame '' is assigned internally from being a victim of environment where the sense of self is stigmatized like being denigrated by caregivers , overtly rejected by parents in favor of siblings needs , etc. and the same is assigned externally , by others , regardless of one 's own experience or awareness . `` To shame '' generally means to actively assign or communicate a state of shame to another . Behaviors designed to `` uncover '' or `` expose '' others are sometimes used for this purpose , as are utterances like `` Shame ! '' or `` Shame on you ! '' Finally , to `` have shame '' means to maintain a sense of restraint against offending others ( as with modesty , humility , and deference ) while to `` have no shame '' is to behave without such restraint ( as with excessive pride or hubris ) .",
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"text": "Paraspace The term ` paraspace ' comes from Samuel R. Delany , a ` space ' existing parallel to normal or ordinary space . According to Delany , the para-space is an alternate space that ` exists parallel to the normal space of the diegesis -- a rhetorically heightened `` other realm ''' ( Bukatman 1993 : 157 ) . Bukatman ( 1993 : 157 ) says `` Cyberspace is clearly a '' paraspace ' . ' `` Delany connects cyberpunk to the mysterious lunar artifact of Algis Budrys ' Rogue Moon and early evocations of outer space , all of which use inflated rhetoric to differentiate `` paraspace '' from mundane dimensions '' Samuel Review Essay . Paraspace is defined by Barry Malzberg as `` the condition of hyperspace -LSB- that -RSB- is itself insane '' ( as cited by Bukatman , 1993 : 157 ) . Michael Fisch ( 2004 : 371 , citing Murakami , 2002 : 157 ) comments `` While the para-space is often inaugurated through cognition it is always a ` materially manifested ' and ` linguistically intensified ' space in which ` conflicts that begin in ordinary space are resolved ' '' ( Murakami 2002 : 157 ) . Implications Walter Benjamin ( 1936/1968 ) declare the end of storytelling because of its incapacity to relate traumatic experiences , such as warfare , shell shock in World War I . As work lost its spaces to practice not just storytelling , but storylistening , the skills of interpretation of experience atrophied . Paraspace is the hyperspace gone insane ( Malzberg , The worker flesh-body is displaced by the corporate ad-inventions , set on the global stage of `` technoorganic reconstructions of the flesh '' ( Bukatman , 1993 : 19 ) . Walter Benjamin ( 1936 ) declared that the art of storytelling is coming to an end . We can no longer tell a tale of trauma properly . We can no longer exchange our experiences of trauma of war ( PTSD ) , economic collapse sending millions into homelessness , including veterans of the recent wars , the ubiquitousness of sweatshops , and so on . Of relevance to paraspace , the lost art of storytelling has an accumulated effect ( Fisch , 2004 : p. 365 ) ; it gets worth with cyber-real . / When the ` real ' pokes through the cyberspace , it gets quickly displaced by obfuscation . Our ` real ' in hyperspace is not closer to Lacanian Real ( FIsch , p. 372 ) . Paraspace is invisible , yet has material consequences ( Bukatman , 1992 ) . Benjamin , W. ( 1936/1968 ) Illuminations , New York : Harcourt Brace & World . Bukatman , S. ( 1992 ) . Amidst These Fields of Data : Allegory , Rhetoric , and the Paraspace . Critique : Studies in Contemporary Fiction , 33 ( 3 ) , 199-219 . Bukatman , S. ( 1993 ) Terminal Identity : The Virtual Subject in Postmodern Science Fiction , Durham , NC : Duke University Press . Delany , Samuel R. ( 1988 ) . Some real mothers : An interview with Samuel R. Delany by Takayuki Tatsumi . '' Science Fiction Eye , 1 , # 3 : 5-11 . Fisch , M. ( 2004 , October ) . In search of the real : technology , shock and language in Murakami Haruki 's Sputnik Sweetheart . In Japan Forum ( Vol . 16 , No. 3 , pp. 361 -- 383 ) . Taylor & Francis . Murakami , H. ( 2002 ) Sputnik Sweetheart , trans . P. Gabriel , New York : Vintage International .",
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"text": "Embodied imagination Embodied imagination is a therapeutic and creative form of working with dreams and memories pioneered by Dutch Jungian psychoanalyst Robert Bosnak and based on principles first developed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung , especially in his work on alchemy , and on the work of American archetypal psychologist James Hillman , who focused on soul as a simultaneous multiplicity of autonomous states . The technique of embodied imagination takes dreaming as the paradigm for all work with images . While dreaming , everyone experiences dreams as embodied events in time and space ; that is , the dreamer is convinced that he or she is experiencing a real event in a real environment . Bosnak describes how a dream `` instantaneously presents a total world , so real that you are convinced you are awake . You do n't just think so , you know it in the same way you now know you are awake reading this book . '' So from the perspective of dreaming , the image is a place . Based on this notion , the dreamer can re-enter the landscape of the dream and flash back into its images to more fully and deeply explore and experience them . The dreamer explores the images of the dream while in a hypnagogic state , a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping . While in this state , the dreamer is asked a series of questions that help him or her to re-experience the dream by describing details of its landscape and image . Once fully immersed in the images that the dream environment presents , the dreamer is then also invited to feel and identify the feelings and sensations manifested in the body from a variety of dream perspectives . Perspectives explored are both that of the dream ego as well any `` others '' that appear in the dream . These `` others '' may be , for example , another person , an animal , or a physical object . Approaching dream figures in this way is consistent with archetypal psychologist James Hillman 's prescription for therapeutic work in regard to the phenomena of psychic multiplicity . Drawing upon Carl Jung 's realization that `` the ego complex is not the only complex in the psyche , '' Hillman described the psyche to be not a singular unified whole defined by the ego point of view , but rather a self-organizing multiplicity of autonomous selves . In the technique of embodied imagination , for each of these `` selves '' or `` states '' representing various perspectives , the dreamer then feels , identifies , and locates the feelings and sensations in his or her body . At the conclusion of the dreamwork session , the dreamer simultaneously holds in conscious awareness these differentiated and complex states of embodied feeling and sensation . The act of holding these multiple disparate states at the same time creates a psychical tension from which a completely new image or feeling state spontaneously emerges from the dreamer 's psyche . This new image or state presents a completely new and previously unknown awareness to the dreamer , one through which the dreamer often feels changed , transformed , or greatly expanded in the ability to embody and feel intensely . After working with a dream in this way , one dreamer , a woman whose name is Ariel , later reflected , `` That dreamwork warded off my seasonal depression which always starts in the autumn . I could already feel it creeping up at the time of the dream . And with the dreamwork it just stopped and retreated and never came back . I did n't have it all winter . '' Ariel 's transformation is typical of those who practice this method of working with dreams . Using the technique of embodied imagination in dreamwork , the body becomes the theater for a vivid complexity of states , which leads along `` alchemical '' lines to profound psychical transformation .",
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"text": "Interpersonal reflex Interpersonal reflex is a term created by Timothy Leary and explained in the book , Interpersonal Diagnosis of Personality : A functional theory and methodology for personality evaluation ( 1957 ) . While examining recorded protocols of communications in adults , Leary discovered that typical patterns of interaction existed . Individual units of these behaviors were called interpersonal mechanisms or interpersonal reflexes . ( p 96 ) ; `` They are defined as the observable , expressive units of face-to-face social behavior . '' These reflexes are automatic and involuntary responses to interpersonal situations . They are independent of the content of the communication . They are the individual 's spontaneous methods of reacting to others . Leary states , `` The reflex manner in which human beings react to others and train others to respond to them in selective ways is , I believe , the most important single aspect of personality . The systematic estimates of a patient 's repertoire of interpersonal reflexes is a key factor in functional diagnosis . '' ( p 97 ) . Examining interpersonal reflexes helps to explain communication and behavioral patterns in healthy and unhealthy relationships . For example , tender , supportive operations tend to train others to agree , conciliate , and depend . Rigid autocratic individuals seek out docile admiring followers . Competitive , self-enhancing behavior pulls envy , distrust , inferiority feelings , and at times respectful admiration from others .",
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"text": "Internal discourse An inner discourse , or internal discourse , is a constructive act of the human mind and a tool for discovering new knowledge and making decisions . Along with feelings such as joy , anger , fear , etc. , and sensory awareness , it is one of the few aspects of the processing of information and other mental activities of which humans can be directly aware . Inner discourse is so prominent in the human awareness of mental functioning that it may often seem to be synonymous with `` mind . '' The view is then that `` mind '' means `` what one experiences when thinking things out , '' and that `` thinking things out '' is believed to consist only of the words heard in internal discourse . This common sense idea of the mind must either block out the fact that the mind is constantly processing all kinds of information below the level of awareness , or else rename that activity to some putatively `` non-mental '' status such as `` reflex reaction '' or even , sometimes , `` demon possession . '' An inner discourse takes place much as would a discussion with a second person . One might think , `` I need $ 27 for the paper boy . I have some paper currency in my wallet . Ten plus ten plus five ... I have $ 25 . Damn . Maybe I dropped coins in the sofa . Ah , here they are ... '' The ideal form of inner discourse would seem to be one that starts with statements about matters of fact and proceeds with logical rigor until a solution is achieved . On this view of thinking , progress toward better thinking is made when one learns how to evaluate how well `` statements of fact '' are actually grounded , and when one learns how to avoid logical errors . But one must also take account of questions like why one is seeking a solution ( Why do I want to contribute money to this charity ? ) , and why one may keep getting results that turn out to be biased in fairly consistent patterns ( Why do I never give to charities that benefit a certain group ? ) .",
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"text": "Pain in animals In humans , pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli . Whether animals apart from humans also experience pain is contentious . The standard measure of pain in humans is how a person reports that pain , ( for example , on a pain scale ) . `` Pain '' is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as `` an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage , or described in terms of such damage . '' Only the person experiencing the pain can know the pain 's quality and intensity , and the degree of suffering . However , for non-human animals , it is harder , if even possible , to know whether an emotional experience has occurred . Therefore , this concept is often excluded in definitions of pain in animals , such as that provided by Zimmerman : `` an aversive sensory experience caused by actual or potential injury that elicits protective motor and vegetative reactions , results in learned avoidance and may modify species-specific behaviour , including social behaviour . '' Non-human animals can not report their feelings to language-using humans in the same manner as human communication , but observation of their behaviour provides a reasonable indication as to the extent of their pain . Just as with doctors and medics who sometimes share no common language with their patients , the indicators of pain can still be understood . According to the U.S. National Research Council Committee on Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory Animals , pain is experienced by many animal species , including mammals and possibly all vertebrates .",
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"text": "Perspective-taking Perspective-taking is the act of perceiving a situation or understanding a concept from an alternative point-of-view , such as that of another individual .",
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"text": "Self-envy Self-envy is a psychoanalytic concept developed by Rafael López-Corvo who argues that it is crucial for the understanding of disorders of the self that are manifested in addictions , acting out , and inhibition of creativity . This concept is based on the use of object relations theory , that many psychoanalysts view as a fundamental instrument for examining the architecture of the internal world that describes behavior as influenced by the multiple interactions of early representations of self and other that operate in our inner selves . Self-envy is produced by ` child part self-objects ' , self representations from early development that remain split off from the self and harbor destructive and envious feelings toward the creative aspects of the self and results from direct aggressive attacks by these childhood self-objects against the part of the self identified with a harmonious mother-father or parent-sibling relationship . The internal dynamics of self-envy cause intense unconscious conflict , dissociation , and disturbances of the self , all of which underlie severe psychopathologies , such as repetitive destructive behavior , and even the living of seemingly normal but constricted lives . López-Corvo suggests that the psychoanalytic interpretation of such patients , for whom one part of the self is ruthlessly pitted against another , should address directly the phenomenon of a war within the internal self . W.C.M. Scott first used this term in 1975 in his article `` Remembering sleep and dreaming : self-envy and envy of dreams and dreaming '' in the International Review of Psychoanalysis , Vol . 2/3 ( 1975 ) : 333-354 . López-Corvo credits Scott in his paper `` About Interpretation of Self-Envy '' in the same journal ( 1992 ) : 73 , 719 , and also in his book Self-Envy : Therapy and the Divided Inner World , which also draws from Melanie Klein , Wilfred Bion , and other object-relations theorists in order to develop its more extended argument .",
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"text": "Self-concept One 's self-concept ( also called self-construction , self-identity , self-perspective or self-structure ) is a collection of beliefs about oneself that includes elements such as academic performance , gender identity , sexual identity , and racial identity . Generally , self-concept embodies the answer to `` Who am I ? '' . Self-concept is distinguishable from self-awareness , which refers to the extent to which self-knowledge is defined , consistent , and currently applicable to one 's attitudes and dispositions . Self-concept also differs from self-esteem : self-concept is a cognitive or descriptive component of one 's self ( e.g. `` I am a fast runner '' ) , while self-esteem is evaluative and opinionated ( e.g. `` I feel good about being a fast runner '' ) . Self-concept is made up of one 's self-schemas , and interacts with self-esteem , self-knowledge , and the social self to form the self as whole . It includes the past , present , and future selves , where future selves ( or possible selves ) represent individuals ' ideas of what they might become , what they would like to become , or what they are afraid of becoming . Possible selves may function as incentives for certain behavior . The perception people have about their past or future selves is related to the perception of their current selves . The temporal self-appraisal theory argues that people have a tendency to maintain a positive self-evaluation by distancing themselves from their negative self and paying more attention to their positive one . In addition , people have a tendency to perceive the past self less favorably ( e.g. `` I 'm better than I used to be '' ) and the future self more positively ( e.g. `` I will be better than I am now '' ) .",
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"text": "Interpersonal relationship An interpersonal relationship is a strong , deep , or close association or acquaintance between two or more people that may range in duration from brief to enduring . This association may be based on inference , love , solidarity , regular business interactions , or some other type of social commitment . Interpersonal relationships are formed in the context of social , cultural and other influences . The context can and may and perhaps will vary from family or kinship relations , friendship , marriage , relations with associates , work , clubs , neighborhoods , and places of worship . They may be regulated by law , custom , or mutual agreement , and are the basis of social groups and society as a whole .",
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"text": "Trust (emotion) In a social context , trust has several connotations . Definitions of trust typically refer to a situation characterized by the following aspects : One party ( trustor ) is willing to rely on the actions of another party ( trustee ) ; the situation is directed to the future . In addition , the trustor ( voluntarily or forcedly ) abandons control over the actions performed by the trustee . As a consequence , the trustor is uncertain about the outcome of the other 's actions ; they can only develop and evaluate expectations . The uncertainty involves the risk of failure or harm to the trustor if the trustee will not behave as desired . Vladimir Ilych Lenin expressed this idea with the sentence `` Trust is good , control is better '' . Trust can be attributed to relationships between people . It can be demonstrated that humans have a natural disposition to trust and to judge trustworthiness that can be traced to the neurobiological structure and activity of a human brain . Some studies indicate that trust can be altered e.g. by the application of oxytocin . Conceptually , trust is also attributable to relationships within and between social groups ( history , families , friends , communities , organisations , companies , nations , etc. ) . It is a popular approach to frame the dynamics of inter-group and intra-group interactions in terms of trust . The trust formations of people towards different actors in society has been shaped into a generic model of trust with three levels of application , i.e. Macro , Micro , and Meso . When it comes to the relationship between people and technology , the attribution of trust is a matter of dispute . The intentional stance demonstrates that trust can be validly attributed to human relationships with complex technologies . However , rational reflection leads to the rejection of an ability to trust technological artefacts . One of the key current challenges in the social sciences is to re-think how the rapid progress of technology has impacted constructs such as trust . This is specifically true for information technology that dramatically alters causation in social systems . In the social sciences , the subtleties of trust are a subject of ongoing research . In sociology and psychology the degree to which one party trusts another is a measure of belief in the honesty , fairness , or benevolence of another party . The term `` confidence '' is more appropriate for a belief in the competence of the other party . Based on the most recent research , a failure in trust may be forgiven more easily if it is interpreted as a failure of competence rather than a lack of benevolence or honesty . In economics , trust is often conceptualized as reliability in transactions . In all cases trust is a heuristic decision rule , allowing the human to deal with complexities that would require unrealistic effort in rational reasoning .",
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"text": "Mind uploading Whole brain emulation ( WBE ) , mind upload or brain upload ( sometimes called `` mind copying '' or `` mind transfer '' ) is the hypothetical process of scanning mental state ( including long-term memory and `` self '' ) of a particular brain substrate and copying it to a computer . The computer could then run a simulation model of the brain 's information processing , such that it responds in essentially the same way as the original brain ( i.e. , indistinguishable from the brain for all relevant purposes ) and experiences having a conscious mind . Mind uploading may potentially be accomplished by either of two methods : Copy-and-Transfer or gradual replacement of neurons . In the case of the former method , mind uploading would be achieved by scanning and mapping the salient features of a biological brain , and then by copying , transferring , and storing that information state into a computer system or another computational device . The simulated mind could be within a virtual reality or simulated world , supported by an anatomic 3D body simulation model . Alternatively , the simulated mind could reside in a computer that is inside ( or connected to ) a ( not necessarily humanoid ) robot or a biological body in real life . Among some futurists and within the transhumanist movement , mind uploading is treated as an important proposed life extension technology . Some believe mind uploading is humanity 's current best option for preserving the identity of the species , as opposed to cryonics . Another aim of mind uploading is to provide a permanent backup to our `` mind-file '' , and a means for functional copies of human minds to survive a global disaster or interstellar space travels . Whole brain emulation is discussed by some futurists as a `` logical endpoint '' of the topical computational neuroscience and neuroinformatics fields , both about brain simulation for medical research purposes . It is discussed in artificial intelligence research publications as an approach to strong AI . Computer-based intelligence such as an upload could think much faster than a biological human even if it were no more intelligent . A large-scale society of uploads might , according to futurists , give rise to a technological singularity , meaning a sudden time constant decrease in the exponential development of technology . Mind uploading is a central conceptual feature of numerous science fiction novels and films . Substantial mainstream research in related areas is being conducted in animal brain mapping and simulation , development of faster super computers , virtual reality , brain -- computer interfaces , connectomics and information extraction from dynamically functioning brains . According to supporters , many of the tools and ideas needed to achieve mind uploading already exist or are currently under active development ; however , they will admit that others are , as yet , very speculative , but still in the realm of engineering possibility . Neuroscientist Randal Koene has formed a nonprofit organization called Carbon Copies to promote mind uploading research .",
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"text": "Cognitive infocommunications Cognitive infocommunications ( CogInfoCom ) investigates the link between the research areas of infocommunications and the cognitive sciences , as well as the various engineering applications which have emerged as the synergic combination of these sciences . The primary goal of CogInfoCom is to provide a systematic view of how cognitive processes can co-evolve with infocommunications devices so that the capabilities of the human brain may not only be extended through these devices , irrespective of geographical distance , but may also interact with the capabilities of any artificially cognitive system . This merging and extension of cognitive capabilities is targeted towards engineering applications in which artificial and/or natural cognitive systems are enabled to work together more effectively . Two important dimensions of cognitive infocommunications are the mode of communication and the type of communication . The mode of communication refers to the actors at the two endpoints of communication : Intra-cognitive communication : information transfer occurs between two cognitive beings with equivalent cognitive capabilities ( e.g. : between two humans ) . Inter-cognitive communication : information transfer occurs between two cognitive beings with different cognitive capabilities ( e.g. : between a human and an artificially cognitive system ) . The type of communication refers to the type of information that is conveyed between the two communicating entities , and the way in which this is done : Sensor-sharing communication : entities on both ends use the same sensory modality to perceive the communicated information . Sensor-bridging communication : sensory information obtained or experienced by each of the entities is not only transmitted , but also transformed to an appropriate and different sensory modality . Representation-sharing communication : the same information representation is used on both ends to communicate information . Representation-bridging communication : sensory information transferred to the receiver entity is filtered and/or adapted so that a different information representation is used on the two ends .",
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"text": "Developmental cognitive neuroscience Developmental cognitive neuroscience is an interdisciplinary scientific field devoted to understanding psychological processes and their neurological bases in the developing organism . It examines how the mind changes as children grow up , interrelations between that and how the brain is changing , and environmental and biological influences on the developing mind and brain . Developmental cognitive neuroscience is at the boundaries of neuroscience ( behavioral , systems , & cognitive neuroscience ) , psychology ( developmental , cognitive , & biobehavioral / physiological psychology ) , developmental science ( which includes sociology , anthropology , & biology in addition to psychology & neuroscience ) , cognitive science ( which includes computer science , philosophy , dynamical systems , & linguistics in addition to psychology ) , and even includes socio-emotional development and developmental aspects of social neuroscience and affective neuroscience . The scientific interface between cognitive neuroscience and human development has evoked considerable interest in recent years , as technological advances make it possible to map in detail the changes in brain structure that take place during development . Developmental cognitive neuroscience overlaps somewhat with fields such as developmental psychology , developmental neuropsychology , developmental psychopathology , and developmental neuroscience , but is distinct from each of them as well . Developmental cognitive neuroscience is concerned with the brain bases of the phenomena that developmental psychologists study . Developmental neuropsychology and developmental psychopathology are both devoted primarily to studying patients , whereas developmental cognitive neuroscience is concerned with studying both typical and atypical development . Developmental neuroscience is devoted entirely to the study of developmental processes in the brain , and primarily during the prenatal period . Developmental cognitive neuroscience , on the other hand , is concerned with interrelations between psychological and biological development . Developmental cognitive neuroscientists study brain development and cognitive , social , and emotional development from the prenatal period through adulthood . More recently , developmental cognitive neuroscience is interested in the role of genes in development and cognition . Thus , developmental cognitive neuroscience may shed light on nature versus nurture debates as well as constructivism and neuroconstructivism theories . Developmental cognitive neuroscience research provides data that alternately blends together , clarifies , challenges , and causes revisions in developmental , cognitive , and neuroscientific theories .",
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"text": "Cognitive specialization Cognitive specialization suggests that certain behaviors , often in the domain of social communication , are passed on to offspring and refined to be maximally beneficial by the process of natural selection . Specializations serve an adaptive purpose for an organism by allowing the organism to be better suited for its habitat . Over time , specializations often become essential to the species ' continued survival . Cognitive specialization in humans has been thought to underlie the acquisition , development , and evolution of language , theory of mind , and specific social skills such as trust and reciprocity . These specializations are considered to be critical to the survival of the species , even though there are successful individuals who lack certain specializations , including those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or who lack language abilities . Cognitive specialization is also believed to underlie adaptive behaviors such as self-awareness , navigation , and problem solving skills in several animal species such as chimpanzees and bottlenose dolphins .",
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"text": "Social intelligence Social intelligence is the capability to effectively navigate and negotiate complex social relationships and environments . Social scientist Ross Honeywill believes social intelligence is an aggregated measure of self - and social-awareness , evolved social beliefs and attitudes , and a capacity and appetite to manage complex social change . Psychologist Nicholas Humphrey believes that it is social intelligence , rather than quantitative intelligence , that defines humans . The original definition by Edward Thorndike in 1920 is `` the ability to understand and manage men and women and girls , to act wisely in human relations '' . It is equivalent to interpersonal intelligence , one of the types of intelligence identified in Howard Gardner 's theory of multiple intelligences , and closely related to theory of mind . Some authors have restricted the definition to deal only with knowledge of social situations , perhaps more properly called social cognition or social marketing intelligence , as it pertains to trending socio-psychological advertising and marketing strategies and tactics . According to Sean Foleno , social intelligence is a person 's competence to understand his or her environment optimally and react appropriately for socially successful conduct .",
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"text": "Christmas & Chill Christmas & Chill is the second holiday EP by American singer Ariana Grande . Republic Records released it on December 18 , 2015 , exclusively on iTunes as a Christmas gift to Grande 's fans , as a follow-up to her 2013 holiday EP Christmas Kisses and her 2014 Christmas single `` Santa Tell Me '' . The EP features six original holiday tracks written by Grande , all of which have an R&B and trap sound . The project received favorable reviews by critics , most of them noting the new sound for Grande . Despite not having any singles and receiving zero promotion , the EP had huge commercial success during the holiday season of 2015 . It reached a peak of number 3 on the worldwide iTunes album chart , debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Holiday Albums chart and at number 34 on the Billboard 200 chart . On November 18 , 2016 , Christmas & Chill was released on CD in Japan .",
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"text": "Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera ( born June 26 , 1993 ) , known as Ariana Grande ( -LSB- ˌɑriˈɑːnə_ˈɡrɑːndeɪ -RSB- ) , is an American singer and actress . She began her career in the Broadway musical 13 , before landing the role of Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious in 2009 . The show ended after four seasons , and Grande starred in the spinoff , Sam & Cat , which ended in 2014 . She has also appeared in other theatre and television roles , and has lent her voice to animated television and films . Grande 's music career began with the soundtrack Music from Victorious ( 2011 ) . She signed a recording contract with Republic Records and released her debut studio album , Yours Truly , in 2013 , which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 . The album 's lead single , `` The Way '' , debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 , with critics comparing her wide vocal range to that of Mariah Carey . Grande 's second studio album , My Everything ( 2014 ) , debuted at number one in the US and charted in the top 10 in 24 other countries . With the lead single `` Problem '' and several others from that album , she was continuously in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 34 weeks and had the most top 10 singles of any artist in 2014 . In 2015 , Grande promoted My Everything with her first world tour , The Honeymoon Tour , guest-starred in the Fox comedy horror television series , Scream Queens and released a holiday EP , Christmas & Chill . In 2016 , she released her third studio album , Dangerous Woman , and several songs from the album . The title track debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making Grande the first person in the history of that chart to have the lead single from each of her first three albums debut in the top 10 . The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 . As of January 2017 , Grande 's music videos had been viewed a total of more than seven billion times online . Grande 's accolades include three American Music Awards , an MTV Video Music Award , three MTV Europe Music Awards and four Grammy Award nominations . All three of her albums have been certified platinum by the RIAA . She has actively supported a range of charities , and has a large following on social media ; she is the second most followed person on Instagram . In 2016 , Time named Grande one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list .",
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"text": "You Just Gotta Love Christmas You Just Got ta Love Christmas ( 2004 ) is the eighth solo album by music artist Peter Cetera his seventh since leaving the group Chicago , and his first Christmas album . This album also is a bit of a family affair for Cetera as his youngest daughter Senna did some artwork for the album while his oldest daughter Claire performs with him on `` Blue Christmas '' and `` Winter Wonderland . '' Alison Krauss also performs with Cetera on `` Deck the Halls '' .",
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"text": "Merry Christmas II You Merry Christmas II You is the second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey . It was released by Island Records on November 2 , 2010 . Recording began in April 2010 and continued while Carey became pregnant . She was the executive producer of Merry Christmas II You and worked with various record producers , including Bryan-Michael Cox , Jermaine Dupri , Randy Jackson , James Poyser , Marc Shaiman , James `` Big Jim '' Wright and Johnny `` Sev '' Severin of RedOne . The album features Carey 's mother Patricia Carey as a guest vocalist on `` O Come All Ye Faithful '' / `` Hallelujah Chorus '' . The album is composed of original songs and covers , ballads and uptempo tracks . It incorporates R&B , soul and house music in its composition . The album received mixed reviews from music critics , who complimented its relaxed yet lively and contemporary feel , while others felt it was predictable and too overproduced in places . It debuted at number four on the United States Billboard 200 album chart , and reached number one on both the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums and Holiday Albums chart . It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , denoting shipments exceeding 500,000 copies . Elsewhere , however , the album failed to make an impact , reaching the top thirty in Australia and Hungary , and the top fifty in Austria and Italy . It missed out on the top one-hundred in the United Kingdom by one position , peaking at one-hundred and one on the albums chart . The album produced four singles , including the US Adult Contemporary record-breaking song `` Oh Santa ! '' . It reached number-one in its second week , the quickest ascent in the history of the chart and the only song to do so . Other singles included `` Auld Lang Syne ( The New Year 's Anthem ) '' , a single release version of `` When Christmas Comes '' in 2011 with John Legend and `` Christmas Time Is in the Air Again '' in 2012 . To support the album , Carey made promotional appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Lopez Tonight , and hosted her own television special called Mariah Carey : Merry Christmas to You .",
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"text": "Lets Celebrate Lets Celebrate , also known as The Christmas Album , is a collaboration album by Namibian musicians The Dogg and Qonja . The album was launched at the Playhouse Theatre in Windhoek on 16 December 2010 . The album was released to celebrate Christmas during the vestive season . Most of the album is about the spirit of giving and praising Jesus Christ . The album was released under Mshasho Productions and features productions by The Dogg and Elvo with guest appearances of Tequila , Nasty , KK , Lil ' D and Chesta Mshasho as the only Mshasho artist . More members of Mshasho Records are featured on the intro , where they shoutout their families and friends . `` This is actually planned to be a real party . We just want the people to come and have fun with us . This is a very historical moment for both Qonja and I and we want to make it a memorable event for all our fans . It is not always that artists come up with something Christmas and we are both thrilled about this project . We want to give our fans a real Christmas gig and just have fun at the Playhouse Theatre , so put on your dancing shoes and come in numbers . '' The Dogg speaking about the album launch party .",
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"text": "Everyday (Ariana Grande song) `` Everyday '' is a song by American singer Ariana Grande from her third studio album , Dangerous Woman ( 2016 ) , featuring rapper Future . It was released by Republic Records as the album 's fourth single on January 10 , 2017 . The song was written by Savan Kotecha , Ilya , Grande and Future , and produced by Ilya . `` Everyday '' is a woozy electropop and trap song built around a grinding beat and a thrumming bassline . One of Grande 's more lyrically explicit songs , the lyrics speak of sexual satisfaction . The track received mixed reviews from music critics who appreciated its production , but were ambivalent towards Future 's feature .",
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"text": "Home for Christmas (NSYNC album) Home for Christmas is a seasonal album and first Christmas album by American boy band NSYNC . The album was released on November 10 , 1998 , following the success of their debut album . On October 27 , 1999 , Home for Christmas was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA for shipment of two million copies in the United States . Home for Christmas was released on September 30 , 2002 in the United Kingdom as The Meaning of Christmas on Ariola Express with an altered track listing . `` Merry Christmas , Happy Holidays '' was released as a single in the United States , and in Germany as well , due to its inclusion on the group 's German seasonal album , The Winter Album . As of December 2014 , Home for Christmas has sold 2.8 million copies in the United States , making it the fifteenth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking music sales in 1991 . The album has sold over 4 million copies worldwide .",
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"text": "Christmas Song Christmas Song may refer to : Christmas song , song performed or heard around the Christmas season `` Christmas Song '' ( Gilbert O'Sullivan song ) , 1974 song by Gilbert O'Sullivan Christmas Song ( album ) , 2007 album by Mannheim Steamroller `` The Christmas Song '' , 1945 song by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé The Christmas Song ( Nat King Cole album ) , or The Magic of Christmas , 1960 album by Nat King Cole The Christmas Song ( EP ) , 2014 EP by Jamey Johnson",
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"text": "Holiday (Earth, Wind & Fire album) Holiday is the 21st album from R&B legends Earth , Wind & Fire , and was released on October 21 , 2014 for the holiday season . According to co-founder Verdine White , `` We never thought about doing a holiday album before , but Legacy/Sony asked and so have our fans , so we hope the audience likes it . '' It was the final album to feature co-founder Maurice White prior to his death in February 2016 . Along with a number of traditional Christmas songs , Holiday includes two Earth , Wind & Fire songs that were re-worked just for this release : `` Happy Seasons '' ( originally Happy Feelin '' ' from That 's the Way of the World , 1975 ) `` December '' ( originally September from The Best of Earth , Wind & Fire , Vol . 1 '' , 1978 )",
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"text": "Classic Christmas (Billy Gilman album) Classic Christmas is an album of Christmas music by the country music singer Billy Gilman , released in 2000 on Epic Records . It was certified Gold by the RIAA . `` Warm and Fuzzy '' was released as a single and reached # 50 on the Billboard Country chart .",
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"text": "Christmas (Michael Bublé album) Christmas is the seventh studio album and fifth major label studio album released by Canadian singer Michael Bublé . The album was released on October 21 , 2011 in Ireland , October 24 , 2011 in the United Kingdom , and October 25 , 2011 in the United States . On the week ending December 10 , 2011 , Christmas rose to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart , becoming Bublé 's third chart-topper following 2007 's Call Me Irresponsible and 2009 's Crazy Love , and spent five weeks at No. 1 . The album also won a Juno Award for Album of the Year , making it the first holiday album to win the award . The album was re-released on November 26 , 2012 , containing four additional tracks , including a new recording of `` The Christmas Song '' . Bublé also released a reworked version of `` White Christmas '' , this time featuring Shania Twain , as a single . This version premiered on Michael 's NBC television special , Home for the Holidays , on December 10 , 2012 .",
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"text": "My Morning Jacket Does Xmas Fiasco Style My Morning Jacket Does Xmas Fiasco Style is a 2000 EP by the rock band My Morning Jacket , containing Christmas songs . Its alternate title is We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !",
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"text": "A Very Grammy Christmas Special A Very Grammy Christmas Special was a Christmas-themed television special that aired on CBS on December 5 , 2014 . Guests included Ariana Grande , Maroon 5 , Tim McGraw and Pharrell Williams . It received 4.73 million viewers and a 0.8 / 3 rating/share .",
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"text": "Libera: The Christmas Album Libera : The Christmas Album is a studio album by South London-based boy vocal group Libera featuring renditions of Christmas carols and popular Christmas-themed songs . The album was titled Winter Songs in Japan . The Deluxe Edition contains 2 additional tracks : `` Lullabye ( Goodnight My Angel ) '' , which can also be found in their Peace Deluxe Edition album , and a remix of their song `` Gaudete '' under the new title `` Gaudete - Canticum Novum '' . The Japan release came with a DVD , an additional track named `` I Vow To Thee My Country '' , and some Christmas extras which can also be found in the Deluxe Edition . The DVD contains two music videos : a video for `` Song of Life '' , and an outdoor version of the `` Eternal Light '' video previously published on the Peace Deluxe Edition album . It was released in 2011 via record label EMI Classics . Libera first released the song `` Joy To The World '' as a free download in summer 2011 .",
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"text": "Primadonna (Marina and the Diamonds song) `` Primadonna '' is a song by Welsh singer-songwriter Marina and the Diamonds from her second studio album , Electra Heart ( 2012 ) . It was released on 20 March 2012 as the album 's official lead single . It was an international success , reaching the top five in Austria , Ireland and New Zealand .",
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"text": "At Christmas (song) `` At Christmas '' is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue , from the 2016 Snow Queen Edition of her thirteenth studio album , Kylie Christmas ( 2015 ) . The song was released on 22 November 2016 by Parlophone . It serves as the lead single from the reissue , and premiered on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 . The song became BBC Radio 2 's Record of the Week .",
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"text": "The Spirit of Christmas (Michael W. Smith album) The Spirit of Christmas , officially titled as Michael W. Smith & Friends : The Spirit of Christmas is a duet Christmas album by Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith , released on September 30 , 2014 , through Capitol Records . This is Smith 's fourth Christmas album . His previous Christmas album , It 's a Wonderful Christmas , was released in 2007 . The Spirit of Christmas won 2015 Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year .",
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"text": "It's a Wonderful Life (EP) It 's a Wonderful Life is a four-song Christmas extended play ( EP ) release by the alternative rock band Fishbone in 1987 . The EP quickly went out of print , but its four songs were preserved on the 1996 retrospective Fishbone 101 : Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin ' the Fonkay and the title track was featured on the 2003 greatest hits compilation album The Essential Fishbone .",
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"text": "Holiday EP Holiday EP is an EP by Fiction Family , the collaboration between Switchfoot frontman and solo artist Jon Foreman , Nickel Creek guitarist and solo artist Sean Watkins , Tyler Chester , and Aaron Redfield . It was released as a free download on NoiseTrade on November 19 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Christmas Lights (song) `` Christmas Lights '' is a song by British alternative rock band Coldplay released on 1 December 2010 , as a digital download . Described by the band as `` a mid-tempo number '' in the key of G major , the song was released to very positive reviews . The cover art is by Yu Matsuoka Pol .",
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"text": "Honky Tonk Christmas Honky Tonk Christmas is the first Christmas album by country music artist Alan Jackson , and was released on October 12 , 1993 . The title track , `` A Holly Jolly Christmas '' and `` I Only Want You for Christmas '' charted on the Hot Country Songs charts . `` Please , Daddy ( Do n't Get Drunk This Christmas ) '' was originally recorded by John Denver for his 1973 album Farewell Andromeda . Jackson 's version of `` A Holly Jolly Christmas '' first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York , while `` Santa 's Gon na Come in a Pickup Truck '' was also included on the 1994 Alvin and the Chipmunks album A Very Merry Chipmunk .",
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"text": "Cheetah-licious Christmas Cheetah-licious Christmas is a Christmas album by The Cheetah Girls . It is also the first album the girls released as an official musical group , however group member Adrienne Bailon later stated that the album does not serve as their official debut album . It was released by Walt Disney Records on October 11 , 2005 . The album features eight classic Christmas songs as well as five original songs . The album peaked at # 74 on the Billboard charts . Single includes Cheetah-licious Christmas , as well as the Radio Disney single Five More Days 'til Christmas .",
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"text": "Room 93 Room 93 is the debut extended play ( EP ) by American singer and songwriter Halsey . It was released on October 27 , 2014 by Astralwerks . The project was re-released digitally on March 9 , 2015 , including a new version of `` Ghost '' , this later is also included on the singer 's debut full-length album Badlands . The sound of the EP is rooted on the electropop music genre . A digital remix version of the EP , featuring three remixes for the songs `` Hurricane '' , `` Ghost '' and `` Trouble '' was released on March 3 , 2015 . Along with the remix EP , a `` One Mic , One Take '' EP was released on the same date . `` Trouble ( Stripped ) '' was featured on the promo of the episode `` Best Laid Plans '' of the TV series Once Upon a Time .",
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"text": "Nella Fantasia '' '' ( `` In My Fantasy '' ) is a song sung in Italian based on the theme `` Gabriel 's Oboe '' from the film The Mission ( 1986 ) . With music by composer Ennio Morricone and lyrics by Chiara Ferraù , '' '' is popular among classical crossover singers , and was originally released in 1998 by Sarah Brightman . It has since been covered by many artists .",
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"text": "Beatlemania in the United Kingdom The phenomenon known as Beatlemania originated in the United Kingdom , birthplace of the Beatles , when the band first realised enormous popularity there in 1963 . Returning in 1962 from a highly formative two-year residency in Germany , the Beatles achieved a commercial breakthrough with their second UK single release , `` Please Please Me '' early in 1963 , but gained `` Superstar '' status with the release of `` She Loves You '' later that year . There followed an almost non-stop series of concerts and tours , attended with feverish enthusiasm across the UK , for the whole of the following year . The Beatles ' popularity in the UK came to exceed even that of the notable American artists Tommy Roe , Chris Montez and Roy Orbison , whose UK chart success at the time did not keep them from being overshadowed by the Beatles during their 1963 nationwide tours with the lower-billed band -- an achievement previously unknown for a UK act . With intense media interest in the Beatles during 1963 , the year was also taken up with TV shows , press interviews and a weekly radio show . Despite these demands the band found time for many sessions in the recording studio , releasing two albums and four singles during the year . 1963 was also the year when Lennon 's son Julian was born . By the end of 1963 , Beatlemania would begin to spread internationally . The single `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' entered the US charts on 18 January 1964 , selling one-and-a-half million copies in under three weeks , and the following month the Beatles made their first visit to America . The great interest in the Beatles brought about a major change in US attitudes to popular music and marked the start of the phenomenon known as the British Invasion .",
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"text": "Warp 10: Influences, Classics, Remixes Warp 10 is a series of compilation albums issued by Warp Records in 1999 to celebrate the label 's tenth anniversary . The collection spans three double CD/quadruple vinyl sets , which can be purchased individually . Each volume in the set highlights different phases of electronic music , including influential tracks not originally released by Warp ( licensed specifically for this collection ) , but which helped to shape the artists and musicians who eventually appeared on the label , as well as tracks that influenced the overall sound of the label itself . Warp 10 +1 : Influences ( WARP LP/CD 67 ) contains twenty-two early acid house and techno tracks . Many of these songs are today considered to be the classics of these genres ( when they were in their infancy ) . A number of the tracks had never been available on compact disc before this collection , and seven of the twenty-two were mastered directly from 12 inch vinyl ( from such record labels as Cutting , Trax , Fourth Floor , KMS , Metroplex , 10 , Cause N ' Effect , Transmat , Plezure , and Bassic ) . Spanning the years 1986 through 1990 , the songs represented here were still very much an underground sensation in the United States , however a handful of these songs charted well on the UK singles chart and helped to usher in the acid house craze that swept across Europe in the late 1980s . Warp 10 +2 : Classics 89 -- 92 ( WARP LP/CD 68 ) features eighteen full-length `` classic '' versions and remixes taken directly from the vaults of Warp Records . Tracks appearing here were produced between the years of 1989 and 1992 . As with Warp 10 +1 , many of these tracks appeared previously only on 12 inch vinyl or now out-of-print compilations and EPs . Warp 10 +3 : Remixes ( WARP LP/CD 69 ) contains twenty-six remixes ( of which twenty-five are exclusive to this collection ) of tracks taken from Warp Records ' back catalog . Although all of the original recordings were released by Warp , the remixers are not necessarily Warp Records artists . The original songs span from the years 1990 through 1998 . The album art is the Roger Stevens Building , a lecture hall for the University of Leeds built in the 1970s , and noted for its bizarre brutalist architecture . The quadruple vinyl editions of Influences and Classics 89 -- 92 come in gatefold sleeves , while that of Remixes is packaged as four separate LPs in sleeves inside a hard box . In a 2013 article for Fact Magazine , Simon Reynolds noted that Warp 10 +2 : Classics 89 -- 92 remains one of the only compilations that covers the `` bleep techno '' of the early 1990s : '' -LSB- D -RSB- espite its time-defying excellence , bleep is poorly served in terms of compilations : basically , there 's Warp 's Classics double CD , plus out-of-print comps from the original era . ''",
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"text": "The Look of Love (Madonna song) `` The Look of Love '' is a song by American singer Madonna from the soundtrack album to the 1987 film Who 's That Girl . It was the third and final single release from the album and was released on November 25 , 1987 by Sire Records . While shooting for the film , then called Slammer , Madonna had requested that producer Patrick Leonard develop a downtempo song that captured the nature of her film persona . She later wrote the lyrics and melody to the backing track developed by Leonard , and the song became `` The Look of Love '' . Madonna was also inspired by actor James Stewart 's performance in the 1954 film Rear Window . Featuring instrumentation from percussion , the song begins with a low bass synth line and a slow backing track , followed by Madonna singing the lyrics . Critically appreciated as a haunting track and noted as a `` gem '' on the album , `` The Look of Love '' reached the top ten of the charts in Belgium , Ireland , the Netherlands and the United Kingdom . It also charted in France , Germany and Switzerland , while reaching the top 20 of the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles . Madonna 's only live performances of the song were on her Who 's That Girl World Tour in 1987 . During the performance Madonna pretended that she was lost on the stage , like her film character .",
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"text": "52nd Street (band) 52nd Street were a British jazz-funk and R&B band formed in Manchester in late 1980 . Throughout the 1980s the group enjoyed success not only in the UK but also on the Billboard chart in the United States . Their biggest and best-known hit single was `` Tell Me ( How It Feels ) '' , released in 1985 by the 10 Records subsidiary of Virgin Records in the UK , and then months later on in 1986 on MCA Records in the US . The original line-up consisted of Tony Henry ( guitar ) , Derrick Johnson ( bass ) , Desmond Isaacs ( keyboards ) , Tony Thompson ( drums ) and Jennifer McCloud ( vocals ) . Within six months vocalist Rose Williams and saxophonist Eric Godden both came and departed before the line-up settled with John Dennison ( keyboards ) replacing Desmond Isaacs and Beverley McDonald ( lead vocals ) replacing Jennifer McCloud .",
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"text": "The Girlie Show: Live Down Under The Girlie Show : Live Down Under is a video album by American singer-songwriter Madonna . It was released by Warner Music Vision , Warner Reprise Video and Maverick Records on April 25 , 1994 and included a date filmed at Sydney Cricket Ground on November 19 , 1993 from The Girlie Show World Tour . The video was originally broadcast as a TV special on HBO in 1993 under the title Madonna Live Down Under : The Girlie Show . The concert was directed by Mark `` Aldo '' Miceli , who previously directed the TV specials Blond Ambition : Japan Tour 90 and the Barcelona TV special Madonna-Live ! Blond Ambition World Tour 90 ( live from Barcelona Olympic Stadium on August 1 , 1990 and not the version from the HBO special ) . When re-released on DVD in 1998 , the video was the first ever music video in this format along with another Warner Music title The Three Tenors in Concert .",
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"text": "She Comes in Colors `` She Comes in Colors '' is a song written by Arthur Lee and released by Love as a single in 1966 and on their 1967 album Da Capo . It was also included on a number of Love compilation albums , including Love Revisted and Best of Love and on the multi-artist compilation album Forever Changing : The Golden Age of Elektra 1963-1973 . Although modern critics have praised the song as being `` sublime , '' or a `` timeless jewel '' or as possibly the best song Lee ever wrote , at the time of its release as a single it failed to make the Billboard Hot 100 . Lee and some music critics believed that `` She Comes in Colors '' was a source for the Rolling Stones ' song `` She 's a Rainbow , '' and several music critics and record company executives also believe that it influenced Madonna 's `` Beautiful Stranger , '' although Madonna has denied this . The song was also covered by several artists , including the Hooters .",
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"text": "Records and achievements of Madonna American singer Madonna , throughout her career , spanning three decades , has obtained a remarkable series of statistical achievements , setting and breaking several world records with her participation in entrepreneurial activities , of acting and her performance in the musical scene for her videos , singles , albums , and tours . Her first appearance in the Guinness Book of World Records was in 1986 with her third studio album , True Blue . Since then , she has earned multiple appearances , some 20 at least in February 2012 , including her insigne record title as the top-selling female recording artist of all time . Madonna 's commerciality has achieved scrutiny studies and analysis from different point of view in the academia world or by marketers , through her marketing strategies , controversies and reinvention , surpassing to others new or contemporary artists . In popular culture , many international artists have been called `` Madonna '' , many times , by their impact and success in their respective countries or genres . Also , her presence in popular culture , has been led to create world records about Madonna . Dubbed as the most successful and most influential female artist of all time , Madonna 's music is defined in several occasions , for changing contemporary music history for women 's , mainly rock , dance and pop scene .",
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"text": "99 (song) `` 99 '' is a song by the American rock band Toto . The song appeared on the Hydra album in 1979 . When released as a single , it reached number 26 on the Billboard charts . The song was written as a tribute to George Lucas ' film THX 1138 and the music video resembles a scene in the movie . In the video , as in the movie scene where the main character ( named `` THX-1138 '' ) is imprisoned , the room is completely white and everyone is wearing a white jumpsuit . Toto Legend , the former official International Toto Fan Club newsletter , reviewed the video : ' 99 ' was predominantly a performance video , though the set design was rather conceptual . Following David Paich 's intention regarding the lyrics , about a sterile society in which names are forgotten and love forbidden , the set was sterile white , with various sized sculptured 99 's hanging and standing about , and the band was clad in futuristic white jumpsuits . There were some notable shots in this one -- keyboard close-ups and an artistic view of Jeff through a transparent drum head , a technique that several popular videos have copied since . Guitarist Steve Lukather has since admitted that despite the song 's popularity , it 's one of his least favorite compositions , and has even said he `` downright hated it . '' He called the lyrics `` obtuse . ''",
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"text": "Another Suitcase in Another Hall `` Another Suitcase in Another Hall '' is a song recorded by Scottish singer Barbara Dickson , for the 1976 concept album , Evita , which contains songs from the musical of the same name . The musical was based on the life of Argentinian leader Eva Perón . Written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber , the song is presented during a sequence where Eva throws out her husband 's mistress on the streets . The latter sings the track , wondering about her future and coming to the conclusion that she would be fine . Dickson was enlisted by the songwriters to record the track after hearing her previous work . Rice and Webber asked her to record the song using a higher than usual pitch , so that she sounded younger like her character . Featuring instrumentation from guitar , marimba , harp and keyboard , `` Another Suitcase in Another Hall '' finds Dickson singing in a soprano voice . Critically appreciated , the song was released as a single on 7 February 1977 , and reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart . Dickson has stated that she did not like her recorded version of the track and employed a different arrangement during her future live renditions . The song has been covered and performed many times by other artists , namely Elaine Paige , Marti Webb , Kimberley Walsh from British girl group Girls Aloud , as well as actress Samantha Barks . Another notable version was recorded by American singer Madonna who played the part of Eva for the 1996 film adaptation of the musical . It was released on 3 March 1997 , by Warner Bros. as the third and final single from the film 's soundtrack . Unlike the musical , in the film the track was sung by Madonna 's character instead of the mistress . Upon its release , the song garnered positive response from music critics and reached the top-ten of the charts in Italy and the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "Guestroom (album) Guestroom is the fourth studio album by the band Ivy . It was released on September 10 , 2002 by Minty Fresh and Unfiltered Records . Unlike the group 's previous albums , the album consisted entirely of cover songs , without any new material . Some of the songs featured on the album were previously released as B-sides to the band 's singles . Two singles were released from Guestroom . Lead single , `` Digging Your Scene '' was previously recorded for Ivy 's previous studio release , Long Distance ( 2001 ) , but an updated version appeared on this album for the single release . `` Let 's Go to Bed '' was released as the final single for the album in late 2002 . Another song , `` I Guess I 'm Just a Little Too Sensitive '' , was also previously recorded on their debut extended play , Lately . Upon release , Guestroom featured mostly positive reviews from music critics , who praised the covers included on the album . Dominique Durand 's vocals were also praised for being `` wispy '' and `` warm '' . The Japanese edition of Guestroom was reissued on April 18 , 2015 , in the United States by Minty Fresh .",
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"text": "Who's That Girl (1987 film) Who 's That Girl is a 1987 American screwball comedy film written by Andrew Smith and Ken Finkleman , and directed by James Foley . It stars Madonna and Griffin Dunne , and depicts the story of a street-smart girl who is falsely accused of murdering her boyfriend and is sent to jail . After getting released , she meets a man , who is supposed to make sure she gets on her bus back to Philadelphia , and convinces him to help her catch those responsible for her confinement . While searching for the embezzler , they fall in love with each other . After the failure of her 1986 film Shanghai Surprise , Madonna decided to sign another comedy film titled Slammer , which was later renamed to Who 's That Girl . However , she had to convince both Warner Bros. and the producers of the film that she was ready for the project . Madonna enlisted her friend James Foley to direct the film . Shooting began in New York in October 1986 , and continued until March 1987 . Production was halted during December due to snowfall in New York . Madonna utilized the time to work on her next tour and the soundtrack of the film . The film was released on August 7 , 1987 , and was a box office bomb , grossing only $ 2.5 million in its first week , with its final domestic total being about $ 7.3 million . Critics were highly disappointed with the film , and Foley 's direction . Some went on to call it one of the worst films to be released , while others found Madonna 's comic timing to be one of the highlights . However , the Who 's That Girl World Tour went on to be a critical and commercial success , grossing a total of US$ 25 million , and playing in front of audiences totaling 1.5 million people . The soundtrack of the film , though not acclaimed by the critics , enjoyed commercial success . Three of Madonna 's songs , the title track , `` Causing a Commotion '' and `` The Look of Love '' , were released as singles with the title track becoming Madonna 's sixth number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 . The soundtrack album went on to sell six million copies worldwide .",
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"text": "A Night at the Met A Night at the Met is the third official album release by Robin Williams on August 9 , 1986 . It features segments recorded live at Metropolitan Opera House in New York City . The album won the 1988 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance Single or Album , Spoken or Musical . The album was released the year before Williams ' critically acclaimed performance in the motion picture Good Morning , Vietnam ( 1987 ) . He had been shifting his focus from stand-up comedy to film making for several years , and A Night at the Met would be one of his last major concerts during the 1980s . The show is a mix of Williams ' quick-witted humor and voice work , with rants on the topics of drugs , sex , world affairs , and parenting . References to the events and people of the 1980s are mentioned heavily throughout ; U.S. President Ronald Reagan , Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi , and President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev are central to many of the jokes .",
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"text": "Hotel Cabana Hotel Cabana is the debut studio album by British record producer Shahid `` Naughty Boy '' Khan , released from 23 August 2013 through Naughty Boy Recordings and Virgin EMI . Khan set up his Naughty Boy Productions record and production company . He would find his break by producing Chipmunk 's 2009 top-ten single `` Diamond Rings '' , featuring a then unknown Emeli Sandé . Naughty Boy released his own debut single as a signed artist in 2010 . `` Never Be Your Woman '' samples White Town 's 1997 number-one single `` Your Woman '' and featured British grime artist Wiley and Sandé on the chorus ; it reached the top ten in the UK and is included as a bonus track on Hotel Cabana . The collaboration marked the start of a partnership between Naughty Boy and Sandé which is seen throughout Hotel Cabana and Sandé 's debut set , Our Version of Events ( 2012 ) . Hotel Cabana is R&B , soul , garage , pop and hip hop music productions record , with influences from orchestral and Bollywood music . Naughty Boy describes it as an `` audio-visual experience '' and a concept album based on a luxury hotel where musicians come to perform . Hotel Cabana reunites Naughty Boy with Sandé on eight collaborations , as well as features from other British artists such George the Poet , Sam Smith , Bastille , Tinie Tempah , Ella Eyre , Gabrielle , Wretch 32 , Mic Righteous , Maiday , Chasing Grace , Ed Sheeran , and American rapper Wiz Khalifa , who appears on the album 's fourth single overall , `` Think About It '' , with Eyre . Ava Stokes , Tanika , Thabo and RØMANS make additional appearances on the US version of the album which was released by Virgin Records on 6 May 2014 . Prior to release , Hotel Cabana was promoted with several video trailers which included the collaborating artists arriving at the fictional hotel . It was also preceded by the release of three singles , including the two top-ten Sandé collaborations : `` Wonder '' and `` Lifted '' , as well as the UK Singles Chart-topper `` La La La '' ( featuring Sam Smith ) . Upon release , the album received generally favourable reviews from music critics , who praised the production , but with some criticism towards the concept , execution and some collaborations . Hotel Cabana made its chart debuts at number two in the UK , number five in Scotland and twenty-five in Ireland .",
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"text": "Club at the End of the Street `` Club at the End of the Street '' is an up-beat song performed by Elton John and written by Bernie Taupin . From the album Sleeping with the Past , the song describes a night on the town between two lovers at a disclosed nightclub . John also describes the music of Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye being played . An interesting note is the video for the song was animated , due to Elton 's involvement with the family of AIDS victim Ryan White . The record company demanded a video , but Elton was dedicated to spending time with Ryan . The single was a top 30 hit in the US in the summer of 1990 . In Denmark , where the album was recorded , it hit # 1 for two weeks and is still seen as one of Elton 's biggest hits in that country .",
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"text": "C'Mon People `` C'Mon People '' is a single from Paul McCartney 's 1993 album , Off the Ground . The song reached number 41 on the UK singles chart . McCartney recorded the song for the UK music programme Top Of The Pops . The video for the single was directed by ex-10cc member Kevin Godley and shows McCartney at the piano singing the song while workmen speedily deconstruct it and re-build it around him . The song was a staple of McCartney 's 1993 World Tour .",
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"text": "Papa Don't Preach `` Papa Do n't Preach '' is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue ( 1986 ) . The song was written by Brian Elliot with additional lyrics by Madonna , and produced by Stephen Bray and Madonna . The song also appears remixed on the 1990 compilation album The Immaculate Collection and in its original form on the 2009 compilation album Celebration . The song 's musical style combines pop and classical styling , and its lyrics deal with teenage pregnancy and abortion . It was based on teen gossip Elliot heard outside his studio , which has a large front window that doubles as a mirror where schoolgirls from the North Hollywood High School in Los Angeles regularly stopped to fix their hair and chat . Released as the album 's second single in mid-1986 , the song was a commercial success . It became Madonna 's fourth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 , and performed well internationally , reaching the top position in the United Kingdom and Australia . It was well received by music critics and was frequently cited as a highlight in the album . The music video , directed by James Foley , shows Madonna 's second image makeover , featuring her with a more toned and muscular body , and cropped platinum blonde hair . It portrayed a storyline where Madonna is trying to tell her father about her pregnancy . The images are juxtaposed with shots of Madonna dancing and singing in a small , darkened studio , and spending a romantic evening with her boyfriend . Shortly after its release , the song caused heated discussions about its lyrical content . Women 's organizations and others in the family planning field criticized Madonna for encouraging teenage pregnancy , while groups opposed to abortion saw the song as having a positive pro-life message . Madonna has performed `` Papa Do n't Preach '' in four of her world tours , most recently The MDNA Tour in 2012 . The song also caused her first conflict with the Vatican , as she dedicated it to Pope John Paul II , who urged Italian fans to boycott her concerts during the Who 's That Girl World Tour in 1987 . In 2002 , British singer Kelly Osbourne recorded a hard rock cover of the song which was included as a bonus track on her debut album Shut Up .",
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"text": "Purple Medley `` Purple Medley '' is a song by American musician Prince from 1995 . There is no album accompanying the single . The track is a mix of many hits and well-known songs from Prince 's career . Some of the pieces of music are samples , while others are re-recorded for the mix . Some of the additional instrumentation is credited to The New Power Generation . The `` Purple Medley '' consists of snippets from the songs : `` Batdance '' , `` When Doves Cry '' , `` Kiss '' , `` Erotic City '' , `` Darling Nikki '' , `` 1999 '' , `` Baby I 'm a Star '' , `` Diamonds and Pearls '' , `` Purple Rain '' and `` Let 's Go Crazy '' and fades for the edit . The full version continues with `` Sexy Dancer '' , `` Let 's Work '' , `` Irresistible Bitch '' ( with the music of `` Sexy MF '' ) , `` I Wan na Be Your Lover '' , `` Alphabet St. '' , `` Thieves in the Temple '' , the bassline to The Time 's `` 777-9311 '' , Sheila E. 's `` A Love Bizarre '' , `` If I Was Your Girlfriend '' , `` Raspberry Beret '' , `` Little Red Corvette '' , `` Cream '' and `` Peach '' . The CD single release includes both the full version of the medley ( which clocks in at 11 minutes ) and the edited version , which is 3:14 in length , and omits about half of the tracks present in the full version . Despite , in essence , being a megamix of Prince 's biggest hits ( barring `` The Most Beautiful Girl in the World '' ) , the B-side of the single is `` Kirk J 's B-Sides Remix '' which consists of additional Prince hits remixed ( oddly , only one was an actual B-side ) . This track appears to have little additional input from Prince , but is rather a compilation of remixes made by band member Kirk Johnson . The compilation includes bits of `` Pop Life '' , `` When Doves Cry '' , `` Shockadelica '' , `` Head '' and `` The Continental '' . The remix of `` The Continental '' was released in a longer version on the 1998 compilation Crystal Ball as `` Tell Me How U Wan na B Done '' .",
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"text": "More than This (Roxy Music song) `` More Than This '' is a 1982 single by English rock band Roxy Music . It was released as the first single from their final album , Avalon , and was the group 's last Top 10 UK hit ( peaking at # 6 ) . Although it only reached # 102 ( on Billboard 's Bubbling Under The Hot 100 chart ) in the United States , it remains one of Roxy Music 's best-known songs in America . The American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs released a successful cover version in 1997 which peaked at # 25 , and British singer Emmie released a dance cover version which reached # 5 in the UK in January 1999 .",
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"text": "Bathroom singing Bathroom singing , also known as singing in the bathroom , singing in the bath , or singing in the shower , is a widespread phenomenon . Many people sing in the bathroom because the hard wall surfaces , often tiles or wooden panels , and lack of soft furnishings , create an aurally pleasing acoustic environment . The multiple reflections from walls enrich the sound of one 's voice . Small dimensions and hard surfaces of a typical bathroom produce various kinds of standing waves , reverberation and echoes , giving the voice `` fullness and depth . '' This habit was reported ( with an attempt of explanations ) centuries ago . For example , Ibn Khaldun in Chapter 1 of his Muqaddimah writes : The bathroom singer is an ironic reference to mediocre or amateur singers . Jon Anderson had tiles installed in the studio , to simulate the echo effect of one 's vocals in a bathroom . This effect was not used only by singers . Paul Simon wrote : `` Weird Al '' Yankovic in fact in 1979 recorded his first single , `` My Bologna , '' in the bathroom across from the California Polytechnic State University student radio station where he was DJing at the time . `` There 's More to Life Than This '' , the fourth track on Björk 's 1993 album Debut , was recorded live in the toilets of the Milk Bar clubnight , London .",
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"text": "RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. , commonly known as RB Leipzig , is a German association football club based in Leipzig , Saxony . The club was founded in 2009 by initiative of energy drink-maker Red Bull GmbH who purchased a playing right of the fifth division side SSV Markranstädt with the intention of advancing the new club to the top-flight Bundesliga within eight years . Men 's professional football is run by the spin-off organization RasenballSport Leipzig GmbH . RB Leipzig plays its home matches at the Red Bull Arena . In its inaugural season in 2009 -- 10 , RB Leipzig dominated the NOFV-Oberliga Süd ( V ) and was promoted as champions to the Regionalliga Nord ( IV ) . RB Leipzig won the 2012 -- 13 Regionalliga Nordost season without conceding a single defeat and was promoted to the 3 . Liga ( III ) , then finished the 2013 -- 14 3 . Liga season as runner-up and was promoted to the 2 . Bundesliga ( II ) as the first team since the introduction of the 3 . Liga to win promotion after only one season . On 8 May 2016 , RB Leipzig ensured promotion to the Bundesliga for the 2016 -- 17 season with a 2 -- 0 defeat of Karlsruher SC . One year later , RB Leipzig captured a place in the 2017 -- 18 UEFA Champions League by finishing as runner-up of the Bundesliga .",
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"text": "Saxony The Free State of Saxony ( der Freistaat Sachsen -LSB- ˈfʁaɪ̯ʃtaːt ˈzaksn̩ -RSB- Swobodny stat Sakska ) is a landlocked federal state of Germany , bordering the federal states of Brandenburg , Saxony Anhalt , Thuringia , and Bavaria , as well as the countries of Poland ( Lower Silesian and Lubusz Voivodeships ) and the Czech Republic ( Karlovy Vary , Liberec and Ústí nad Labem Regions ) . Its capital is Dresden , and its largest city is Leipzig . Saxony is the tenth largest of Germany 's sixteen states , with an area of 18,413 km2 , and the sixth most populous , with 4 million people . Located in the middle of a large , formerly all German-speaking part of Europe , the history of the state of Saxony spans more than a millennium . It has been a medieval duchy , an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire , a kingdom , and twice a republic . The area of the modern state of Saxony should not be confused with Old Saxony , the area inhabited by Saxons . Old Saxony corresponds approximately to the modern German states of Lower Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt and the Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia .",
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"text": "Tereos Tereos S.A. is a French maker of sugar , starch and bioethanol . Tereos produces sugar based on sugar beet and sugar cane . It also engages in the production of fondant sugar . Subsidiary Syral processes cereals into a range of native starch , starch sugars ( glucose syrup , maltodextrin , dextrose , and polyols from corn and wheat starch ) , bioethanol and by-products intended for animal feed and the supply of electricity . Tereos has 35 industrial facilities mainly in France and Brazil , but also Czech Republic , Réunion , Mozambique , Spain , Italy , UK and Belgium which produce 2.9 million tons of sugar , 1.8 million tons of starch based products ( subsidiary Syral ) and 1.5 million m3 of alcohol and ethanol . The company is headquartered in Lille , France .",
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"text": "AS Illzach Modenheim Association Sportive Illzach Modenheim Foot is a French association football team founded in 1932 . They are based in Illzach , Alsace , France and are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateur 2 Group D , the fifth tier in the French football league system . They play at the Stade Joseph Biechlin in Illzach .",
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"text": "Strasbourg–Wörth railway The Strasbourg -- Wörth railway is a French-German railway , which runs in the French region of Grand Est and the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate . The route was opened on 15 May 1876 and was at that time completely within the German Empire . From 1906 to 1914 it was part of the European long-distance transport network . Long-distance services ended as a result of the First World War and the resulting return of Alsace to France . As a result , the remaining part of the line in Germany also lost importance . This resulted in the closure of passenger services between Wörth and Berg in 1984 . In 2002 , passenger traffic between Wörth and Lauterbourg was reactivated , although no through services currently run through to Strasbourg . Since its reactivation , the German section of the route has also been designated for marketing purposes as the Bienwaldbahn ( Bienwald Railway ) , since it runs along the eastern edge of the Bienwald . Meanwhile , it still plays an important role in the transport of freight , notably in recent decades for the transport of nuclear waste ( dry cask storage ) from Cap de la Hague to Gorleben .",
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"text": "French Rugby League Federation The French Rugby League Federation ( Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII ( FFR ) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in France . The Federation was formed during 1934 and since then has organized and governed the French rugby league championship , the Lord Derby Cup and all of the clubs that are contained within those organisations . The FFR also controls the France national rugby league team organizing fixtures that they compete in , they also have a major voting position in the Rugby League International Federation where they help organise many aspects of rugby league worldwide . Following development work by both Harry Sunderland ( on behalf of the Australian Rugby League ) and the Rugby Football League based in England , the Australian and Great British Test teams played an exhibition game at Stade Pershing in Paris in late December 1933 . The French Rugby League was formed on 6 April 1934 . The Federation was arguably at its most progressive under the presidency of Paul Barrière . Barrière was a driving force in the formation of an International Board for the sport in 1948 and the institution of a World Cup in 1954 .",
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"text": "Olympique Lyonnais (Women) Olympique Lyonnais Féminin ( -LSB- ɔlɛ̃pik ljɔnɛ -RSB- ; commonly referred to as Olympique Lyon , Lyon , or simply OL ) is a French women 's football club based in Lyon . It is the most successful club in the history of Division 1 Féminine with fourteen league titles . The club has been the female section of Olympique Lyonnais since 2004 . Lyon currently play in the Division 1 Féminine and are the defending champions , having won the league for eleven consecutive seasons . The club was formed as the women 's section of FC Lyon in 1970 . In 2004 , the women 's club became the women 's section of Olympique Lyonnais . Since joining Lyon , the women 's section has won the Division 1 Féminine ten times and seven Coupe de France titles . Lyon reached the semi-finals of the 2007 -- 08 edition of the UEFA Women 's Cup and , during the 2009 -- 10 season , reached the final of the inaugural edition of the UEFA Women 's Champions League losing to German club Turbine Potsdam 7 -- 6 on penalties . In the following season , Lyon finally captured the UEFA Women 's Champions League defeating its nemesis Turbine Potsdam 2 -- 0 in the 2011 final . It successfully defended its title in 2012 , defeating FFC Frankfurt in the final . Lyon hosts its matches at the Groupama OL training Center , a 1,524-capacity stadium that is situated not far from the Parc Olympique Lyonnais , where the male sections plays . The women 's team does host its `` big '' matches at the 55,000-seat stadium . The president of the club is Jean-Michel Aulas and the captain of the team is Wendie Renard . According to the UEFA women 's coefficient , Lyon are the highest-ranked club in UEFA .",
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"text": "History of FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich is a German sports club based in Munich , Bavaria . It is best known for its professional football team , which plays in the Bundesliga , the top tier of the German football league system , and is the most successful club in German football history , having won a record 26 national titles and 18 national cups . Founded in 1900 by eleven football players led by Franz John , the club had its period of greatest success in the middle of the 1970s when , under the captaincy of Franz Beckenbauer , it won the European Cup three times in a row ( 1974 -- 76 ) . Overall , Bayern has reached ten European Cup/UEFA Champions League finals , most recently winning their fifth title in 2013 as part of a continental treble . Bayern has also won one UEFA Cup , one European Cup Winners ' Cup , one UEFA Super Cup , one FIFA Club World Cup and two Intercontinental Cups , making it one of the most successful European clubs internationally . Since the formation of the Bundesliga , Bayern has been the dominant club in German football with 26 titles and has won 8 of the last 12 titles .",
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"text": "Presidents of Leipzig University",
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"text": "Leverkusen Leverkusen ( -LSB- ˈleɪvərˌkuːzən -RSB- -LSB- ˈleːvɐˌkuːzn̩ -RSB- ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany on the eastern bank of the Rhine . To the South , Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne and to the North is the state capital Düsseldorf . With about 161,000 inhabitants , Leverkusen is one of the state 's smaller cities . The city is known for the pharmaceutical company Bayer and its associated sports club Bayer 04 Leverkusen .",
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"text": "Hessische Landesbahn Hessische Landesbahn ( Hessian State Railway , HLB ) is a regional transport company owned by the German state of Hesse , based in Frankfurt am Main . It provides bus and rail passenger transport services and , to a lesser extent , rail freight services in Hesse and across the state 's borders through its subsidiaries and affiliates .",
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"text": "Lyon Lyon ( -LSB- liːˈɒn -RSB- or -LSB- ˈliːɒn -RSB- -LSB- ljɔ̃ -RSB- , locally : -LSB- lijɔ̃ -RSB- Liyon -LSB- - frpʎjɔ̃ -RSB- ) is a city in east-central France , in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region , about 470 km from Paris , 320 km from Marseille and 55 km from Saint-Etienne . Inhabitants of the city are called Lyonnais . Lyon had a population of 506,615 in 2014 and is France 's third-largest city after Paris and Marseille . Lyon is the capital of the Metropolis of Lyon and the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes . The metropolitan area of Lyon had a population of 2,237,676 in 2013 , the second-largest in France after Paris . The city is known for its cuisine and gastronomy and historical and architectural landmarks and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Lyon was historically an important area for the production and weaving of silk . It played a significant role in the history of cinema : Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the cinematographe in Lyon . The city is also known for its famous light festival , Fête des Lumières , which occurs every 8 December and lasts for four days , earning Lyon the title of Capital of Lights . Economically , Lyon is a major centre for banking , as well as for the chemical , pharmaceutical , and biotech industries . The city contains a significant software industry with a particular focus on video games , and in recent years has fostered a growing local start-up sector . Lyon hosts the international headquarters of Interpol , Euronews , and International Agency for Research on Cancer . Lyon was ranked 19th globally and second in France for innovation in 2014 . It ranked second in France and 39th globally in Mercer 's 2015 liveability rankings .",
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"text": "Forbach Forbach ( -LSB- fɔʁbak -RSB- , Lorraine Franconian : Fuerboch ) is a commune in the department of Moselle in the northeastern French Region of Grand Est. . It is located on the German border approximately 15 minutes from the center of Saarbrücken , Germany , with which it constitutes a cross-border conurbation , and is part of the Saar-Moselle Eurodistrict . According to the 2011 national census , Forbach had a population of 21,954 inhabitants , which , including its greater urban area , makes it the largest town in the eastern Moselle area . Before the Schengen Treaty , Forbach was a major border crossing at which customs procedures were carried out , both for road and for rail transport and travel . Here , trains also change track sides from right-hand running ( Germany ) to left-hand running ( France ) . Since 2007 , the TGV and ICE high speed trains connecting Paris and Frankfurt have stopped at the station in Forbach , and passengers can now travel to Paris Gare de l'Est in 1 hour and 45 minutes and to the German financial center and airport in the Frankfurt and Rhine-Main metropolis in 2 hours . Its location in the Saar-Warndt coal mining basin , which extends into eastern Moselle , made Forbach an important mining town , with offices of the Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine ( Lorraine coal mining board ) , a section of the French Coal Board . When the mining operations were permanently shut down in 2004 , Forbach turned to activities in the tourism , service , energy and other industries to rebuild the local economy . The `` Musée des Mineurs - Wendel '' in the neighboring village of Petite-Rosselle is a coal mining museum which preserves the industrial and cultural heritage from the coal mining era in the Forbach region . It was awarded the `` Musées de France '' quality label in 2002 .",
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"text": "FV Dresden 06 FV Dresden 06 is a German association football club from Dresden , Saxony .",
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"text": "FT Braunschweig Freie Turnerschaft Braunschweig , commonly known as Freie Turner , FT Braunschweig or simply FTB , is a German association football and sports club based in Braunschweig , Lower Saxony .",
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"text": "Germany national football team The Germany national football team ( Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or just Die Mannschaft ) is the men 's football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908 . It is governed by the German Football Association ( Deutscher Fußball-Bund ) , founded in 1900 . Ever since the DFB was reinaugurated in 1949 the team has represented the Federal Republic of Germany . Under Allied occupation and division , two other separate national teams were also recognised by FIFA : the Saarland team representing the Saarland ( 1950 -- 1956 ) and the East German team representing the German Democratic Republic ( 1952 -- 1990 ) . Both have been absorbed along with their records by the current national team . The official name and code `` Germany FR ( FRG ) '' was shortened to `` Germany ( GER ) '' following the reunification in 1990 . Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions , having won a total of four World Cups ( 1954 , 1974 , 1990 , 2014 ) and three European Championships ( 1972 , 1980 , 1996 ) . They have also been runners-up three times in the European Championships , four times in the World Cup , and a further four third-place finishes at World Cups . East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976 . Germany is the only nation to have won both the men 's and women 's World Cups . At the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup , Germany earned the highest Elo rating of any national football team in history , with a record 2200 points . Germany is also the only European nation that has won a FIFA World Cup in the Americas . The current manager of the national team is Joachim Löw .",
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"text": "FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes ( , Gallo : Naunnt ) , commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes ( -LSB- nɑ̃t -RSB- ) , is a French association football club based in Nantes , Pays de la Loire . The club was founded on 21 April 1943 , during World War II , as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one large club . From 1992 to 2007 , the club was referred to as FC Nantes Atlantique before reverting to its current name at the start of the 2007 -- 08 season . Nantes currently play in Ligue 1 , the first division of French football . The first-team is currently managed by Sérgio Conceição and captained by goalkeeper Rémy Riou . Nantes is one of the most successful clubs in French football , having won eight Ligue 1 titles , three Coupe de France wins and attained one Coupe de la Ligue victory . The club is famous for its jeu à la nantaise ( `` Nantes-style play '' ) , its collective spirit , mainly advocated under coaches José Arribas , Jean-Claude Suaudeau and Raynald Denoueix and for its youth system , which has produced players such as Marcel Desailly , Didier Deschamps , Mickaël Landreau , Claude Makélélé , Christian Karembeu and Jérémy Toulalan . As well as Les Canaris ( The Canaries ) , Nantes is also nicknamed Les jaunes et verts ( The Green and Yellows ) and La Maison Jaune ( The Yellow House ) .",
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"text": "German Sport University Cologne German Sport University Cologne ( German : Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln , DSHS ) , founded in 1947 , is a sport university in Cologne , Germany . It is the largest sport university in Europe with approximately 6,000 students . The German Sport University ( GSU ) , in Cologne called SpoHo , combines qualified teaching and international research of the highest level . The University is located in the Cologne district Müngersdorf , adjacent to the facilities of the major sports in Cologne , such as the RheinEnergieStadion , home of the Cologne Premier League football team 1 . FC Koeln . Since May 20 , 2014 Heiko K. Strüder has been rector of the GSU , Chancellor has been Angelika Claßen since August 18 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Saxony Football Association The Saxony Football Association ( Sächsischer Fußball-Verband , SFV ) , is the umbrella organization of the football clubs in the German state Saxony and covers 13 football districts . The SFV was founded in 1990 and has its headquarters in Leipzig . President of the association is Klaus Reichenbach . The SFV belongs to the Northeastern German Football Association and is one of 21 state organizations of the German Football Association ( German : Deutscher Fussball-Bund - DFB ) . In 2016 , the SFV had 147,731 members from 915 football clubs with 6,368 teams .",
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"text": "Moritzbastei The Moritzbastei is the only remaining part of the ancient town fortifications of Leipzig . Today it is widely known as a cultural centre .",
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"text": "Clairefontaine (football) Le Centre Technique National Fernand Sastre ( Fernand Sastre National Technical Centre ) , commonly referred to as INF Clairefontaine ( `` Institut national du football de Clairefontaine '' ) , INF , or simply Clairefontaine , is the national football centre that specializes in training French football players . The academy is one of twelve élite academies located in and around France that are supervised by the French Football Federation ( FFF ) . Only the best players from the Île-de-France région train at the Clairefontaine academy . The eleven other academies are situated in Castelmaurou , Châteauroux , Liévin , Dijon , Marseille , Ploufragan , Vichy and Reims , Réunion , Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire , and Talence . Clairefontaine opened in 1988 and is named after Fernand Sastre , the president of the FFF from 1972 -- 1984 . The academy is located 50 km southwest of Paris at Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines and is one of the best known football academies in the world . It has a high reputation of producing some of the most gifted French players including Nicolas Anelka , Louis Saha , William Gallas , Hatem Ben Arfa , Abou Diaby , Sébastien Bassong , Mehdi Benatia , Blaise Matuidi , Kylian Mbappe , Olivier Giroud and national team top scorer Thierry Henry . The academy is also used to house the national football teams of France and the centre drew media spotlight following its usage as a base camp by the France team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup .",
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"text": "List of rugby union clubs in Germany This is a List of rugby union clubs in Germany . It lists all rugby union clubs in Germany registered with the German Rugby Federation , the DRV , or taking part in the German league system . As of April 2010 , the International Rugby Board lists the number of clubs in Germany at 110 . Some of the clubs competing in the German league system are clubs of the US and British armed forces in Germany and therefore not necessarily members of the DRV . Examples of US Army rugby clubs in Germany are the teams in Illesheim , Ramstein and Vilseck , while other clubs , like in the RC Kaiserslautern , recruit some of their players from the US forces but have German players as well . Up to 32 US forces teams had been playing in Southern Germany at its peak , based in Hesse , Rhineland-Palatinate , Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg , being organised in the `` United States Forces Europe Rugby Union '' ( USFERU ) . Most disappeared with the withdrawal of US forces from Germany at the end of the Cold War . A number of clubs remained but have since dropped out of the German league system , like the Bamberg RFC , Darmstadt 233rd BSB RFC , Hanau Hornets , Schweinfurt RFC , Spangdahlem RFC and Würzburg RFC , while a few , like the Ramstein Rogues RFC , Illesheim RFC and Baumholder RFC still compete in 2009-10 . The RC Mönchengladbach Rhinos and the Elmpt Falcons are rugby teams of the British Army in Germany and still active . The oldest rugby union club in Germany is the DSV 78 Hannover , formed in 1878 as DFV Hannover , in a time when a differencation between rugby and football was not yet made in Germany . While there is older clubs in Germany then DSV 78 , like the Heidelberger TV which was formed in 1846 , their rugby departments were established after DSV 's .",
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Some of Alphabet's stock is from Google.
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"text": "Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate created in a corporate restructuring on October 2 , 2015 . It is the parent company of Google and several former Google subsidiaries . The two founders of Google assumed executive roles in the new company , with Larry Page serving as CEO and Sergey Brin as President . The company is based in Mountain View , California . Alphabet 's portfolio encompasses several industries , including technology , life sciences , investment capital , and research . Some of its subsidiaries include Google , Calico , GV , CapitalG , Verily , Waymo , X , and Google Fiber . Some of the subsidiaries of Alphabet have altered their names since leaving Google -- Google Ventures becoming GV , Google Life Sciences becoming Verily and Google X becoming just X. Following the restructuring Page became CEO of Alphabet while Sundar Pichai took his position as CEO of Google . Shares of Google 's stock have been converted into Alphabet stock , which trade under Google 's former ticker symbols of `` GOOG '' and `` GOOGL '' . The establishment of Alphabet was prompted by a desire to make the core Google Internet services business `` cleaner and more accountable '' while allowing greater autonomy to group companies that operate in businesses other than Internet services .",
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"text": "Google logo The Google logo appears in numerous settings to identify the search engine company . Google has relied on several logos since its renaming ( see History of Google ) , with the first logo created by Sergey Brin using GIMP . A revised logo debuted on September 1 , 2015 . The previous logo , with slight modifications between 1999 and 2013 , was designed by Ruth Kedar ; the wordmark was based on the Catull typeface , an old style serif typeface designed by Gustav Jaeger for the Berthold Type Foundry in 1982 . The company also includes various modifications or humorous features , such as cartoon modifications of their logo for use on holidays , birthdays of famous people , and major events , such as the Olympics . These special logos , some designed by Dennis Hwang , have become known as Google Doodles .",
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"text": "Tom Stocky Tom Stocky is Vice President of Search at Facebook , where he oversees the engineering , product and design teams for Facebook Search . He also serves on the board of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation . Prior to Facebook , he was a director of product management at Google , responsible for search , client and infrastructure products based in Zurich . He 's credited with Google 's early forays into travel , leading up to the acquisition of ITA Software , which closed in April , 2011 . He had also helped start their developer products team and was part of the team that launched Google App Engine in April , 2008 . In 2013 he and Lars Rasmussen were listed as number 79 in The 100 Biggest Stars In Silicon Valley by Business Insider .",
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"text": "Private equity firm A private equity firm is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of startup or operating companies through a variety of loosely affiliated investment strategies including leveraged buyout , venture capital , and growth capital . Often described as a financial sponsor , each firm will raise funds that will be invested in accordance with one or more specific investment strategies . Typically , a private equity firm will raise pools of capital , or private equity funds that supply the equity contributions for these transactions . Private equity firms will receive a periodic management fee as well as a share in the profits earned ( carried interest ) from each private equity fund managed . Private equity firms , with their investors , will acquire a controlling or substantial minority position in a company and then look to maximize the value of that investment . Private equity firms generally receive a return on their investments through one of the following avenues : an initial public offering ( IPO ) -- shares of the company are offered to the public , typically providing a partial immediate realization to the financial sponsor as well as a public market into which it can later sell additional shares ; a merger or acquisition -- the company is sold for either cash or shares in another company ; a recapitalization -- cash is distributed to the shareholders ( in this case the financial sponsor ) and its private equity funds either from cash flow generated by the company or through raising debt or other securities to fund the distribution . Private equity firms characteristically make longer-hold investments in target industry sectors or specific investment areas where they have expertise . Private equity firms and investment funds should not be confused with hedge fund firms which typically make shorter-term investments in securities and other more liquid assets within an industry sector but with less direct influence or control over the operations of a specific company . Where private equity firms take on operational roles to manage risks and achieve growth through long term investments , hedge funds more frequently act as short-term traders of securities betting on both the up and down sides of a business or of an industry sector 's financial health .",
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"text": "Google Founders' Award The Google Founders ' Award was a special award for entrepreneurial achievement awarded to groups at Google Inc. . The awards are given in the form of stock grants , and the program was initiated in 2004 by Google founders Sergey Brin and Lawrence E. Page to reward groups .",
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"text": "Google Attribution Google Attribution is a monitoring program developed by Internet advertising company Alphabet Inc. .",
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"text": "Mergers and acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions ( M&A ) are transactions in which the ownership of companies , other business organizations or their operating units are transferred or combined . As an aspect of strategic management , M&A can allow enterprises to grow , shrink , and change the nature of their business or competitive position . From a legal point of view , a merger is a legal consolidation of two entities into one entity , whereas an acquisition occurs when one entity takes ownership of another entity 's stock , equity interests or assets . From a commercial and economic point of view , both types of transactions generally result in the consolidation of assets and liabilities under one entity , and the distinction between a `` merger '' and an `` acquisition '' is less clear . A transaction legally structured as an acquisition may have the effect of placing one party 's business under the indirect ownership of the other party 's shareholders , while a transaction legally structured as a merger may give each party 's shareholders partial ownership and control of the combined enterprise . A deal may be euphemistically called a `` merger of equals '' if both CEOs agree that joining together is in the best interest of both of their companies , while when the deal is unfriendly ( that is , when the management of the target company opposes the deal ) it may be regarded as an `` acquisition '' .",
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"text": "Piqqem Piqqem is an online stock selection service using a method of selection based on the Wisdom of Crowds . It was launched in the fall of 2008 with angel funding from early-stage Apple investor Mike Markkula ( the first investor in Apple ) and Tellme Networks founder Mike McCue . Piqqem encourages users to make predictions on stock prices with simple graphical icons or using online graphing charts . Piqqem then uses a proprietary algorithm to aggregate the expressed sentiments in graphical and symbolic form and compile those aggregate sentiments to provide predictions on share price movement based on the collective `` crowd opinion . '' Piqqem is similar to current prediction markets like those found on Betfair ( sports betting ) and the Hollywood Stock Exchange ( movie box office returns ) . Piqqem 's competitors include Covestor , Cake Financial , and the Motley Fool , among others . Critics of Piqqem 's approach assert that the stock market already reflects the wisdom of crowds in its pricing methodology . The company is located in the Silicon Valley town of Los Altos in Northern California near San Francisco .",
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"text": "Graphiq Graphiq ( formerly FindTheBest ) is a semantic technology company that uses artificial intelligence to rapidly create interactive data-driven infographics . Its intent is similar to Wolfram Alpha which is designed to provide users with direct information on a variety of subjects rather than going through a search engine . Graphiq 's flagship product for online content creators , Graphiq Search , allows users to access it 's library of 10B + interactive visualizations . Additionally , Graphiq offers 22 vertically aligned research sites that allow consumers to research important topics . The company states that 33 million visitors use Graphiq research sites every month . The data from Graphiq is mined from a variety of public and private sources and presented to users in a visual table with filters and ratings . Graphiq is based in Santa Barbara , California and has raised $ 32 million in total funding from venture funding companies by 2013 .",
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"text": "Loopt Loopt was a company based in Mountain View , California , United States which provided a service for smartphone users to share their location selectively with other people ( see location-based service ) . The service supported iPhone , BlackBerry , Android and Windows Phones . Loopt 's services had more than five million registered users and partnerships with every major U.S. mobile phone carrier . Their applications offered a variety of privacy controls . In addition to its core features , users also had the ability to integrate Loopt with other social networks , including Facebook and Twitter . The company was founded in 2005 and received initial funding from Y Combinator , and completed Series A and B financing led by Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates . Over the life of the company , Loopt raised over $ 39 million in funding over 5 rounds . The company 's board members included TiVo-founder Mike Ramsay and Greg McAdoo of Sequoia Capital . In March 2012 Loopt agreed to be acquired by Green Dot Corporation for $ 43.4 million in cash , with $ 9.8 million of that to be set aside for employee retention .",
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"text": "Google Voice Search Google Voice Search or Search by Voice is a Google product that allows users to use Google Search by speaking on a mobile phone or computer , i.e. have the device search for data upon entering information on what to search into the device by speaking . Initially named as Voice Action which allowed one to give speech commands to an Android phone . Once only available for the U.S. English locale -- commands were later recognizable and replied to in American , British , and Indian English ; French , Italian , German , and Spanish . In Android 4.1 + ( Jelly Bean ) , it was merged with Google Now . In August 2014 , a new feature was added to Google Voice Search , allowing users to choose up to five languages and the app will automatically understand the spoken language .",
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"text": "Ruth Porat Ruth Porat ( born 1957 ) is a British-born American financial executive , who is the current Chief Financial Officer of Alphabet Inc ( of which Google is a subsidiary ) as of May 2015 . She was the CFO and Executive Vice President of Morgan Stanley from January 2010 to May 2015 .",
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"text": "Open Sans Open Sans is a sans-serif typeface designed by Steve Matteson and commissioned by Google . According to Google , it was developed with an `` upright stress , open forms and a neutral , yet friendly appearance '' and is `` optimized for legibility across print , web , and mobile interfaces . '' Featuring wide apertures on many letters and a large x-height ( tall lower-case letters ) , the typeface is highly legible on screen and at small sizes . It belongs to the humanist genre of sans-serif typefaces , with a true italic . Open Sans is used in some of Google 's web pages as well as its print and web advertisements . Its design is similar to that of Matteson 's Droid Sans , created as the first user interface font for Android phones , but with wider characters and the inclusion of italic variants .",
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"text": "Sergey Brin Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin ( Серге́й Миха́йлович Брин born August 21 , 1973 ) is a Russian American computer scientist , internet entrepreneur , and philanthropist . Together with Larry Page , he co-founded Google . Brin is the President of Google 's parent company Alphabet Inc. . , Brin is the 13th richest person in the world , with an estimated net worth of US$ 39.8 billion . Brin immigrated to the United States with his family from the Soviet Union at the age of 6 . He earned his bachelor 's degree at the University of Maryland , following in his father 's and grandfather 's footsteps by studying mathematics , as well as computer science . After graduation , he moved to Stanford University to acquire a PhD in computer science . There he met Page , with whom he later became friends . They crammed their dormitory room with inexpensive computers and applied Brin 's data mining system to build a web search engine . The program became popular at Stanford , and they suspended their PhD studies to start up Google in a rented garage . The Economist referred to Brin as an `` Enlightenment Man '' , and as someone who believes that `` knowledge is always good , and certainly always better than ignorance '' , a philosophy that is summed up by Google 's mission statement , `` Organize the world 's information and make it universally accessible and useful , '' and unofficial yet sometimes controversial motto , `` Do n't be evil '' .",
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"text": "Google Calendar Google Calendar is a time-management and scheduling calendar service developed by Google . It became available as a limited beta release on April 13 , 2006 , and exited the beta stage in July 2009 . It is available on the web and as mobile apps for the Android and iOS mobile operating systems . Google Calendar allows users to create and edit events . Reminders can be enabled for events , with options available for type and time . Event locations can also be added , and other users can be invited to events . Users can enable or disable the visibility of special calendars , including Birthdays , where the app retrieves dates of births from Google contacts and displays birthday cards on a yearly basis , and Holidays , a country-specific calendar that displays dates of special occasions . Over time , Google has added functionality that makes use of machine learning , including `` Events from Gmail '' , where event information from a user 's Gmail messages are automatically added to Google Calendar ; `` Reminders '' , where users add to-do activities that can be automatically updated with new information ; `` Smart Suggestions '' , where the app recommends titles , contacts , and locations when creating events ; and `` Goals '' , where users enter information on a specified personal goal , and the app automatically schedules the activity at optimal times . Google Calendar 's mobile apps have received polarized reviews . 2015 reviews of the Android and iOS apps both praised and criticized the design . While some critics praised the design for being `` cleaner '' , `` bold '' and making use of `` colorful graphics '' , other reviewers asserted that the graphics took up too much space . The Smart Suggestions feature was also liked and disliked , with varying levels of success in the app actually managing to suggest relevant information upon event creation . The integration between Google Calendar and Gmail was praised , however , with critics writing that `` all of the relevant details are there '' . The iOS app has been criticized for its lack of iPad support , and for the lack of a widget in the iOS Notification Center . An update in March 2017 added iPad support , and a blog post by Google announced that a Notification Center widget is coming in a future update .",
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"text": "OpenIPO OpenIPO is a modified Dutch auction which allows shares of an initial public offering ( IPO ) to be allocated in an impartial way . It is a variation on the traditional way that shares are sold during the IPO process and results in all successful bidders paying the same price per share . Based on an auction system designed by the economist William Vickrey , the OpenIPO auction uses a mathematical model to treat all qualifying bids in an impartial way . It is similar to the model used to auction Treasury bills , notes , and bonds . Just like in a typical auction , the highest bidders win in an OpenIPO auction , but there are important differences . In the OpenIPO auction , the entire auction is private , and winning bidders all pay the same price per share -- the public offering price . WR Hambrecht + Co has used OpenIPO to take a number of companies public including Morningstar , Interactive Brokers Group , Overstock.com , Ravenswood Winery , Clean Energy Fuels , Boston Beer Company , and , most notably , functioned as co-manager to take Google public in 2004 , using the Dutch auction system . Many traditional investment banks have balked at the idea of using an auction process , such as OpenIPO to engage in public securities offerings as this new method allows for equal access to the allocation of shares and eliminates the `` behind the scenes '' dealings of shares and favorable treatment often found in conventional IPOs . Despite other banks ' resistance to using this method , however , OpenIPO has been used for over 20 public offerings . Financial historians Richard Sylla and Robert E. Wright have shown that before the Civil War most early U.S. corporations sold shares in themselves directly to the public without the aid of intermediaries like investment banks . The direct public offering or DPO , as they term it , was not done by auction but rather at a share price set by the issuing corporation . The DPO eliminated the agency problem associated with offerings intermediated by investment banks but was not as effective at price discovery .",
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"text": "Taro Pharmaceuticals Taro Pharmaceutical Industries is a research-based pharmaceutical manufacturer publicly listed in the New York Stock Exchange . The company has more than 180 of its own drugs sold all over the world , reaching the markets of over 25 countries . The company 's products are mainly sold in the United States , Canada and Israel . The symbol of the company in NYSE is `` TARO '' . Taro Pharmaceutical Industries is reported to be on steady growth since 2008 . Its revenues have increased from $ 327 million to an estimated $ 717 million , and at the same time , its earnings per share have been increasing from $ 0.76 to an estimated $ 6.92 during this period .",
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"text": "Rio Tinto Group Rio Tinto is an Australian-British multinational and one of the world 's largest metals and mining corporations . The company was founded in 1873 , when a multinational consortium of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto , in Huelva , Spain , from the Spanish government . Since then , the company has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions to place itself among the world leaders in the production of many commodities , including aluminium , iron ore , copper , uranium , coal , and diamonds . Although primarily focused on extraction of minerals , Rio Tinto also has significant operations in refining , particularly for refining bauxite and iron ore . The company has operations on six continents , but is mainly concentrated in Australia and Canada , and owns its mining operations through a complex web of wholly and partly owned subsidiaries . Rio Tinto has joint head offices in London ( global and `` plc '' ) and Melbourne ( `` Limited '' Australia ) . Rio Tinto Group is a dual-listed company traded on both the London Stock Exchange , where it is a component of the FTSE 100 Index , and the Australian Securities Exchange , where it is a component of the S&P / ASX 200 index .",
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"text": "Google Gadgets Google Gadgets are dynamic web content that can be embedded on a web page . They can be added to and interact strongly with Google 's iGoogle personalized home page ( discontinued in November 2013 , although iGoogle Gadgets still work on other websites ) and the Google Desktop ( discontinued in September 2011 ) application , as well as Google Wave ( also no longer supported by Google ) and Google Sites . Webmasters can add and customize a gadget to their own business or personal web site , a process called `` syndication '' . Gadgets are developed by Google and third-party developers using the Google Gadgets API , using basic web technologies such as XML and JavaScript .",
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"text": "Peter Thiel Peter Andreas Thiel ( -LSB- ` tiːl -RSB- born October 11 , 1967 ) is an American entrepreneur , venture capitalist , philanthropist , political activist , and author . He was ranked No. 4 on the Forbes Midas List of 2014 , with a net worth of $ 2.2 billion , and No. 246 on the Forbes 400 in 2016 , with a net worth of $ 2.7 billion . Thiel was born in Frankfurt , and holds German citizenship . He moved with his family to the United States as an infant , and spent a portion of his upbringing in Africa before returning to the U.S. . He studied philosophy at Stanford University , graduating with a B.A. in 1989 . He then went on to the Stanford Law School , and received his J.D. in 1992 . After graduation , he worked as a judicial clerk for Judge James Larry Edmondson , a securities lawyer for Sullivan & Cromwell , a speechwriter for former-U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett and as a derivatives trader at Credit Suisse prior to founding Thiel Capital in 1996 . He then co-founded PayPal in 1999 , and served as chief executive officer until its sale to eBay in 2002 for $ 1.5 billion . After the sale of PayPal , he founded Clarium Capital , a global macro hedge fund . He launched Palantir Technologies , an analytical software company , in 2004 and continues to serve as its chairman as of 2016 . His Founders Fund , a venture capital firm , was launched in 2005 along with PayPal partners Ken Howery and Luke Nosek . Earlier , Thiel became Facebook 's first outside investor when he acquired a 10.2 % stake for $ 500,000 in August 2004 . He sold the majority of his shares in Facebook for over $ 1 billion in 2012 , but remains on the board of directors . He also co-founded Valar Ventures in 2010 and operates as its chairman , co-founded Mithril Capital , of which he is investment committee chair , in 2012 , and has served as a partner at Y Combinator since 2015 . Thiel is involved with a variety of philanthropic and political pursuits . Through the Thiel Foundation , he governs the grant-making bodies Breakout Labs and Thiel Fellowship , and supports life extension , seasteading and other speculative research . A founder of The Stanford Review , he is a conservative libertarian who is critical of excessive government spending , high debt levels , and foreign wars . He has donated to numerous political figures , and provided financial support to Hulk Hogan in Bollea v. Gawker .",
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"text": "FindArticles FindArticles was a website which provided access to articles previously published in over 3,000 magazines , journals , and other sources . The site offered free and paid content through the HighBeam Research database . In 2008 , FindArticles accessed over 11 million resource articles , going back to 1998 . The site was founded in 2000 as a partnership between LookSmart , which authored the search technology , and the Gale Group , which provided the articles . The two companies had first partnered to provide content in August of that year , and FindArticles.com soon resulted . As it grew , FindArticles moved away from an all-free model driven by advertising to a mixture of free and paid content . The site remained a part of LookSmart throughout the various changes in that company until it was sold to CNET Networks for $ 20.5 million on November 8 , 2007 , as part of a larger sell-off of LookSmart properties . Looksmart 's need to offload non-critical assets in the wake of poor corporate performance , along with CNET 's commensurate desire to expand its library of offerings , motivated the deal . FindArticles '' ' SEO value -- i.e. , the frequency with which its articles appear as search engine results -- likely factored into the final purchase price.FindArticles had been part of the BNET division of CNET Networks . Sometime in 2012 , the URL became a redirect to Search.com '' . which is owned by CBS Interactive .",
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"text": "Hamlet (1990 film) Hamlet is a 1990 drama film based on the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name , directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson as the eponymous character . The film also features Glenn Close , Alan Bates , Paul Scofield , Ian Holm , Helena Bonham Carter , Stephen Dillane , and Nathaniel Parker . An international co-production between the United States , the United Kingdom , and France , the film is notable for being the first film produced by Icon Productions , a company co-founded by Gibson .",
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"text": "Macbeth (1971 film) Macbeth ( or The Tragedy of Macbeth ) is a 1971 British-American historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan . A film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy of the same name , it retells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder . The film stars Jon Finch as the title character and Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth , noted for their relative youth as actors . Themes of historic recurrence , greater pessimism and internal ugliness in physically beautiful characters are added to Shakespeare 's story of moral decline , which is presented in a more realistic style . The production , funded by Playboy Enterprises , was troubled by poor weather around the British Isles , and the film was a box office bomb . Polanski 's Macbeth was screened out of competition at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival . It was somewhat controversial for its depictions of graphic violence and nudity , but has also received positive attention , and was named Best Film by the National Board of Review .",
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"text": "Dilys Hamlett Dilys Hamlett ( 31 March 1928 , South Tidworth , Hampshire -- 7 July 2002 , Cupar , Fife ) was a British actress .",
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"text": "Macbeth (1909 French film) Macbeth , is a silent 1909 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play . It was released on December 3 , 1909 . It is a silent black-and-white film with French intertitles .",
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"text": "Richard Gibson (disambiguation) Richard Gibson ( born 1954 ) is a British actor . Richard Gibson may also refer to :",
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"text": "Norman Wooland Norman Wooland ( 16 March 19103 April 1989 ) was a British character actor who appeared in many major films , including several Shakespearean adaptations . During the Second World War he was a junior radio announcer , reporting the news for the BBC . His acting break came when he played Horatio in Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet ( 1948 ) , and in which his `` fine work '' was noted by The New York Times . Then came Catesby in Olivier 's film of Richard III , and Paris in Romeo and Juliet ( 1954 ) . He also had supporting roles in Quo Vadis ( 1951 ) , Ivanhoe ( 1952 ) , Background ( 1953 ) , The Guns of Navarone ( 1961 ) , Life for Ruth ( 1962 ) and International Velvet ( 1978 ) . Wooland kept a herd of cows , each of which was named after a Shakespearean character . He died in 1989 , aged 79 .",
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"text": "Three Days (of Hamlet) Three Days ( of Hamlet ) is an American documentary film from independent production company TMG , The Martindale Group , based in Los Angeles , California . TMG previously produced `` Pursuit of Happiness '' in 2000 starring Frank Whaley and Annabeth Gish . Three Days ( of Hamlet ) covers a troupe of actors , and others , who gather to rehearse and perform a staged-reading of William Shakespeare 's Tragedy of Hamlet at the Matrix Theatre in West Hollywood , California during three days in July 2010 . Reality intrudes . Alex Rotaru , Director of the documentary film Shakespeare High , in a personal message to the film 's creator , actor/director Alex Hyde-White , says about Three Days ( of Hamlet ) ' ... jaw-droppingly ambitious and often brilliant ... It was such an exquisite pleasure to learn something new about the play of all plays through your eyes . The pressure cooker in which you put yourself and your fellow actors was truly an ultimate test - I felt butterflies in my stomach just watching it . If Hamlet urges his actors to `` hold a mirror up to nature '' , you hold a mirror up to the mirror itself , doing what the French call ` mise en abime ' , or loosely : ` looking into the abyss of infinite reflections ' The film builds on its main structure of on-stage happenings by juxtaposing stories from the players , including actors Richard Chamberlain ( Polonius ) , Stefanie Powers ( Gertrude ) , Tom Badal ( Claudius ) , Peter Woodward ( Laertes/Player King ) and Joseph Culp ( Himself ) . The lead actor/manager Alex Hyde-White weaves his own personal dramatic narrative about `` Fathers and Sons '' as he recalls stories from his childhood as the son of the well-known British actor Wilfrid Hyde-White . At times , particularly when the character of Hamlet experiences the visitations from his father 's ghost , King Hamlet , the line of what is theatre and what is real life is purposely `` deconstructed '' and what happens onstage is commented on offstage resulting in a self-reflective dynamic of sometimes very powerful and moving proportions . Later , as the Son becomes the Father , a clear line of succession emerges in a profound , archetypal , way .",
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"text": "Golda's Balcony Golda 's Balcony is a play by William Gibson . It follows the trajectory of the life of Golda Meir from Russian immigrant to American schoolteacher to a leader of international politics as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel . Much of its focus is on the period surrounding the 1973 Yom Kippur War , when Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria . Gibson 's drama suggests Meir threatened Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger with the launch of nuclear weapons against her enemies , conceivably starting World War III , unless the U.S. came to her country 's aid . Gibson first explored Meir in 1977 in his multi-character work Golda , which was produced on Broadway with Anne Bancroft in the title role . Never fully satisfied with the piece , he decided to tackle the subject matter , this time in the form of a one-woman play . Golda 's Balcony , produced by David Fishelson , opened Off-Broadway at Manhattan Ensemble Theatre ( `` MET '' ) on March 26 , 2003 , where it sold out its entire 16-week run . Three months after closing Off-Broadway , the MET production , also starring Tovah Feldshuh and produced by Fishelson ( directed by Scott Schwartz ) , opened on October 15 , 2003 at the Helen Hayes Theatre , where it ran for 14 previews and 493 performances , making it the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway history . Feldshuh was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance . In 2006 the play was adapted into a film of the same title , starring Valerie Harper . The term `` Golda 's Balcony '' refers to the nickname given to an area inside the secretive Dimona nuclear weapons facility from which visiting VIPs can observe some of the activity taking place in the underground portion of the facility .",
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"text": "Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts Each year since 1988 The Critics ' Circle has presented an award for Distinguished Service to the Arts , voted for by all members of the Circle , embracing Dance , Drama , Film , Music , Visual Arts and Architecture . This performing arts Award takes the form of an engraved crystal rose bowl , presented at a celebratory luncheon . The recipients were : 1988 Sir Peter Hall 1989 Dame Ninette de Valois 1990 Sir Michael Tippett 1991 Sir David Lean 1992 Sir John Mills 1993 Sir Peter Ustinov 1994 Sir John Drummond 1995 Sir Peter Wright 1996 Sir Richard Eyre 1997 Dame Judi Dench 1998 Sir Edward Downes 1999 Harold Pinter 2000 Dame Alicia Markova 2001 Paul Scofield 2002 Sir Alfred Brendel 2003 Sir Ian McKellen 2004 Mike Leigh 2005 Alan Bennett 2006 Dame Helen Mirren 2007 Sir Tom Stoppard 2008 Peter Brook 2009 Sir Alan Ayckbourn 2010 Ken Loach 2011 Stephen Sondheim 2013 Grayson Perry 2014 Sir Nicholas Hytner 2015 Dame Maggie Smith Category : Performing arts awards",
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"text": "The Jew (play) The Jew is a comedy written by playwright Richard Cumberland and first presented at the Drury Lane Theatre in London in May 1794 . The play is notable as the first play in the English theatre to portray a Jewish moneylender as the hero of a stage production . An adaptation of the original play along with a facsimile copy of The Jew was published in 2012 as Sheva , the Benevolent . The anti-Jewish tradition on the English stage dates back at least to the expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290 and is exemplified by the characters of Shylock in William Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice and Barabas in Christopher Marlowe 's The Jew of Malta . In a series of articles called Observer , first published in 1785 , Cumberland created a character named Abraham Abrahams who would later serve as a template for Sheva , the title character in The Jew . In one instalment of Observer , Abrahams is quoted as saying , `` I verily believe the odious character of Shylock has brought little less persecution upon us , poor scattered sons of Abraham , than the Inquisition itself . '' A decade later , in writing The Jew , Cumberland sought to create a positive image of a Jewish man that would counteract centuries of anti-Semitic portraits . The tremendous success of the initial production prompted Cumberland to later write , `` The benevolence of the audience assisted me in rescuing a forlorn and persecuted character , which till then had only been brought upon the stage for the unmanly purpose of being made a spectacle of contempt , and a butt for ridicule . In the success of this comedy I felt of course a greater gratification , than I had ever felt upon a like occasion . '' Shortly after its London premiere , the play began to be performed in the United States , first in Boston , Philadelphia , and New York City and , later , in Richmond , Charleston , and many other cities and towns . The play was also translated into numerous languages including German , French , Hebrew , Yiddish , and Russian . The last known New York production under its original title was presented at the Bronx Free Synagogue in 1919 .",
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"text": "The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare , believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592 . The play begins with a framing device , often referred to as the induction , in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself . The nobleman then has the play performed for Sly 's diversion . The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina , the headstrong , obdurate shrew . Initially , Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship ; however , Petruchio `` tames '' her with various psychological torments , such as keeping her from eating and drinking , until she becomes a desirable , compliant , and obedient bride . The subplot features a competition between the suitors of Katherina 's younger sister , Bianca , who is seen as the `` ideal '' woman . The question of whether the play is misogynistic or not has become the subject of considerable controversy , particularly among modern scholars , audiences , and readers . The Taming of the Shrew has been adapted numerous times for stage , screen , opera , ballet , and musical theatre ; perhaps the most famous adaptations being Cole Porter 's Kiss Me , Kate and the 1967 film of the play , starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton . The 1999 high school comedy film 10 Things I Hate About You is also loosely based on the play .",
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"text": "Chinatown (1974 film) Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film , directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne , starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway . The film was inspired by the California Water Wars , a series of disputes over southern California water at the beginning of the 20th century , by which Los Angeles interests secured water rights in the Owens Valley . The Robert Evans production , a Paramount Pictures release , was the director 's last film in the United States and features many elements of film noir , particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama . In 1991 , the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' and it is frequently listed as one of the greatest films of all-time . At the 47th Academy Awards , it was nominated for eleven Oscars , with Towne winning Best Original Screenplay . The Golden Globe Awards honored it for Best Drama , Best Director , Best Actor and Best Screenplay . The American Film Institute placed it second among mystery films in 2008 . A sequel , The Two Jakes , was released in 1990 , again starring Nicholson , who also directed , with Robert Towne returning to write the screenplay . The film failed to generate the acclaim of its predecessor .",
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"text": "Hamlet (1921 film) Hamlet is a 1921 German film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play of the same name starring Danish silent film actress Asta Nielsen . It was directed by Svend Gade and Heinz Schall . In this interpretation , inspired by Dr. Edward P. Vining 's book The Mystery of Hamlet , Hamlet is born female and disguised as a male to preserve the lineage . Though a radical interpretation , the New York Times said this film , `` holds a secure place in class with the best . ''",
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"text": "Wild Honey (play) Wild Honey is a 1984 adaptation by British playwright Michael Frayn of an earlier play by Anton Chekhov . The original work , a sprawling five-hour drama from Chekhov 's earliest years as a writer , has no title , but is usually known in English as Platonov , after its principal character `` Mikhail Platonov '' , a disillusioned provincial schoolmaster . Frayn 's adaptation was given its first production at London 's National Theatre in 1984 and won Olivier Awards in three categories : for Ian McKellen as Actor of the Year in a Revival , Christopher Morahan as Director of the Year and John Gunter as Designer of the Year . `` Anna Petrovna '' was played by Charlotte Cornwell . The play opened at New York 's Virginia Theatre in December 1986 presented by impresario Douglas Urbanski with McKellen repeating his title role , but otherwise with an American cast which included Kim Cattrall , Kathryn Walker and Kate Burton . The play was broadcast as a radio play on the digital radio station , BBC7 on 31 January 2010 as part of a BBC radio season of documentaries , drama , short stories and essays to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Chekhov 's birthday . Ian McKellen returned to play Platonov , while Anna Calder Marshall played Sasha .",
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"text": "1990 in film The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below . Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990 .",
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"text": "William Gibson William Ford Gibson ( born March 17 , 1948 ) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk . Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s , his early works were noir , near-future stories that explored the effects of technology , cybernetics , and computer networks on humans -- a `` combination of lowlife and high tech '' -- and helped to create an iconography for the information age before the ubiquity of the Internet in the 1990s . Gibson notably coined the term `` cyberspace '' in his short story `` Burning Chrome '' ( 1982 ) and later popularized the concept in his acclaimed debut novel Neuromancer ( 1984 ) . These early works have been credited with `` renovating '' science fiction literature after it had fallen largely into insignificance in the 1970s . After expanding on Neuromancer with two more novels to complete the dystopic Sprawl trilogy , Gibson collaborated with Bruce Sterling on the alternate history novel The Difference Engine ( 1990 ) , which became an important work of the science fiction subgenre steampunk . In the 1990s , Gibson composed the Bridge trilogy of novels , which explored the sociological developments of near-future urban environments , postindustrial society , and late capitalism . Following the turn of the century and the events of 9/11 , Gibson emerged with a string of increasingly realist novels -- Pattern Recognition ( 2003 ) , Spook Country ( 2007 ) , and Zero History ( 2010 ) -- set in a roughly contemporary world . These works saw his name reach mainstream bestseller lists for the first time . His more recent novel , The Peripheral ( 2014 ) , returned to a more overt engagement with technology and recognizable science fiction concerns . In 1999 , The Guardian described Gibson as `` probably the most important novelist of the past two decades , '' while the Sydney Morning Herald called him the `` noir prophet '' of cyberpunk . Throughout his career , Gibson has written more than 20 short stories and 10 critically acclaimed novels ( one in collaboration ) , contributed articles to several major publications , and collaborated extensively with performance artists , filmmakers , and musicians . His work has been cited as an influence across a variety of disciplines spanning academia , design , film , literature , music , cyberculture , and technology .",
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"text": "Awaargi Awaargi is a 1990 Bollywood drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt starring Anil Kapoor , Meenakshi Sheshadri and Govinda . The film is considered to have featured Anil Kapoor 's and Meenakshi Sheshadri 's best performances . Over the years it has gained immense critical praise and is considered a classic now . Like several other 1980s films by Mahesh Bhatt , Awaargi , containing serious and realistic content , belongs to the arthouse cinematic genre , known in India as parallel cinema . On its release , it received critical acclaim .",
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"text": "William Gibson (playwright) William Gibson ( November 13 , 1914 -- November 25 , 2008 ) was an American playwright and novelist . He won the Tony Award for Best Play for The Miracle Worker in 1959 , which he later adapted for the film version in 1962 .",
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"text": "The Man Without a Face The Man Without a Face is a 1993 American drama film starring and directed by Mel Gibson , in his directorial debut . The film is based on Isabelle Holland 's 1972 novel of the same name . Gibson 's direction received respectful reviews from most critics .",
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"text": "Rex Gibson Dr Rex Gibson ( 29 October 1932 , in Bristol -- 1 May 2005 , in Cambridge ) was an English academic writing on the theatre . He is best known for his creation and editing of the Cambridge School Shakespeare series , for which he was given the first Sam Wanamaker Award in 1994 .",
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"text": "Macbeth (1979 film) Macbeth is a 1979 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn 's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare . Produced by Thames Television , it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth . The TV version was directed by Philip Casson . The original stage production was performed at The Other Place , the RSC 's small studio theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon . It had been performed in the round before small audiences , with a bare stage and simple costuming . The recording preserves this style : the actors perform on a circular set and with a mostly black background ; changes of setting are indicated only by lighting changes .",
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"text": "Assassination of Julius Caesar The assassination of Julius Caesar was the result of a conspiracy by many Roman senators . Led by Gaius Cassius Longinus , Decimus Junius Brutus , and Marcus Junius Brutus , they stabbed Julius Caesar to death in a location adjacent to the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March ( March 15 ) , 44 BC . Caesar was the dictator of the Roman Republic at the time , having recently been declared dictator perpetuo by the Senate . This declaration made several senators fear that Caesar wanted to overthrow the Senate in favor of tyranny . The conspirators were unable to restore the Roman Republic . The ramifications of the assassination led to the Liberators ' civil war and , ultimately , to the Principate period of the Roman Empire .",
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"text": "Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar ( -LSB- ˈɡaː.i.ʊs ˈjuː.li.ʊs ˈkae̯.sar -RSB- ; 13 July 100 BC -- 15 March 44 BC ) , known as Julius Caesar , was a Roman politician , general , and notable author of Latin prose . He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire . In 60 BC , Caesar , Crassus , and Pompey formed a political alliance that dominated Roman politics for several years . Their attempts to amass power as Populares were opposed by the Optimates within the Roman Senate , among them Cato the Younger with the frequent support of Cicero . Caesar 's victories in the Gallic Wars , completed by 51 BC , extended Rome 's territory to the English Channel and the Rhine . Caesar became the first Roman general to cross both the Channel and the Rhine , when he built a bridge across the Rhine and crossed the Channel to invade Britain . These achievements granted him unmatched military power and threatened to eclipse the standing of Pompey , who had realigned himself with the Senate after the death of Crassus in 53 BC . With the Gallic Wars concluded , the Senate ordered Caesar to step down from his military command and return to Rome . Caesar refused the order , and instead marked his defiance in 49 BC by crossing the Rubicon with the 13th Legion , leaving his province and illegally entering Roman Italy under arms . Civil war resulted , and Caesar 's victory in the war put him in an unrivalled position of power and influence . After assuming control of government , Caesar began a programme of social and governmental reforms , including the creation of the Julian calendar . He centralised the bureaucracy of the Republic and was eventually proclaimed `` dictator in perpetuity '' , giving him additional authority . But the underlying political conflicts had not been resolved , and on the Ides of March ( 15 March ) 44 BC , Caesar was assassinated by a group of rebellious senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus . A new series of civil wars broke out , and the constitutional government of the Republic was never fully restored . Caesar 's adopted heir Octavian , later known as Augustus , rose to sole power after defeating his opponents in the civil war . Octavian set about solidifying his power , and the era of the Roman Empire began . Much of Caesar 's life is known from his own accounts of his military campaigns , and from other contemporary sources , mainly the letters and speeches of Cicero and the historical writings of Sallust . The later biographies of Caesar by Suetonius and Plutarch are also major sources . Caesar is considered by many historians to be one of the greatest military commanders in history .",
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"text": "Battle of Alesia The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia was a military engagement in the Gallic Wars that took place in September , 52 BC , around the Gallic oppidum ( fortified settlement ) of Alesia , a major centre of the Mandubii tribe . It was fought by the army of Julius Caesar against a confederation of Gallic tribes united under the leadership of Vercingetorix of the Arverni . It was the last major engagement between Gauls and Romans , and is considered one of Caesar 's greatest military achievements and a classic example of siege warfare and investment . The battle of Alesia marked the end of Gallic independence in France and Belgium . The battle site was probably atop Mont Auxois , above modern Alise-Sainte-Reine in France , but this location , some have argued , does not fit Caesar 's description of the battle . A number of alternatives have been proposed over time , among which only Chaux-des-Crotenay ( in Jura in modern France ) remains a challenger today . At one point in the battle the Romans were outnumbered by the Gauls by four to one . The event is described by several contemporary authors , including Caesar himself in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico . After the Roman victory , Gaul ( very roughly modern France ) was subdued and became a Roman province . The Roman senate granted a thanksgiving of 20 days for his victory in the Gallic War .",
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"text": "Postumus the Younger In the Historia Augusta , Postumus the Younger figures as one of the so-called Thirty Tyrants who usurped power against the Roman Emperor Gallienus . According to the pseudo-historical list of ` Thirty Tyrants ' , the Emperor of the Gallic Empire Postumus had a son , also called Postumus , whom he nominated to be first caesar , and later even augustus and co-ruler . Postumus the Younger would have been killed together with his father in 268 , during the rebellion of Laelianus ( called Lollianus in the Historia ) . The historian J. F. Drinkwater dismisses the Historia Augusta '' 's reference to Postumus the Younger as a `` fiction '' . There are no references to any son of Postumus on coins or inscriptions from the period . The author ( s ) of the Historia asserts that Postumus the Younger was a skilled rhetor , and that his Controversiae were included among Quintilian 's Declamationes '' .",
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"text": "388 BC __ NOTOC __ Year 388 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar . At the time , it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Capitolinus , Fidenas , Iullus , Corvus , Flavus and Rufus ( or , less frequently , year 366 Ab urbe condita ) . The denomination 388 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period , when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years .",
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"text": "Julius (disambiguation) Julius is the name of a Roman family , most famously the dictator Gaius Julius Caesar . The name Julius may be derived from Greek ιουλος ( ioulos ) `` downy-bearded '' or from Latin Jovilius `` devoted to Jove '' . Julio/J úlio is the Spanish/Portuguese form and Jules is the French form . Julius may also refer to :",
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"text": "Battle of Zela The Battle of Zela was a battle fought in 47 BC between Julius Caesar and Pharnaces II of The Kingdom of Pontus .",
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"text": "359 BC __ NOTOC __ Year 359 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar . At the time , it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laenas and Imperiosus ( or , less frequently , year 395 Ab urbe condita ) . The denomination 359 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period , when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years .",
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"text": "Augustan History The Augustan History ( Latin : Historia Augusta ) is a late Roman collection of biographies , written in Latin , of the Roman Emperors , their junior colleagues , designated heirs and usurpers of the period 117 to 284 . Supposedly modeled on the similar work of Suetonius , The Twelve Caesars , it presents itself as a compilation of works by six different authors ( collectively known as the Scriptores Historiae Augustae ) , written during the reigns of Diocletian and Constantine I and addressed to those emperors or other important personages in Rome . The collection , as extant , comprises thirty biographies , most of which contain the life of a single emperor , while some include a group of two or more , grouped together merely because these emperors were either similar or contemporaneous . However , the true authorship of the work , its actual date , and its purpose , have long been matters for controversy amongst historians and scholars , ever since Hermann Dessau in 1889 rejected both the date and the authorship as stated within the manuscript . Major problems include the nature of the sources it used , and how much of the content is pure fiction . For instance , the collection contains in all about 150 alleged documents , including 68 letters , 60 speeches and proposals to the people or the senate , and 20 senatorial decrees and acclamations . Virtually all of these are now considered to be fraudulent . By the second decade of the 21st century , the overall consensus supported the position that there was only a single author who was writing either at the end of the 4th century or the beginning of the 5th century , and who was interested in blending contemporary issues ( political , religious and social ) into the lives of the 3rd century emperors . Further , that the author used the fictitious elements in the work to highlight references to other published works , such as to Cicero and Ammianus Marcellinus in a complex allegorical game . Despite these conundrums , it is the only continuous account in Latin for much of its period and is thus continually being re-evaluated , since modern historians are unwilling to abandon it as a unique source of possible information , despite its obvious untrustworthiness on many levels .",
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"text": "Early life and career of Julius Caesar The early career of Julius Caesar was characterized by military adventurism and political persecution . Julius Caesar was born on July 13 , 100 BC , into a patrician family , the gens Julia , which claimed descent from Iulus , son of the legendary Trojan prince Aeneas , supposedly the son of the goddess Venus . His father died early , and his family status put him at odds with the Dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla , who almost had him executed . At about that time , Caesar found himself captured by pirates , only to crucify his former captors after he was ransomed . Before long he began his military career . He served in Hispania , married Sulla 's granddaughter and was elected chief priest , all in rapid succession . Shortly after this , he was suspected , though not convicted , of involvement in the Catiline Conspiracy . Before long he was leaving for a governorship in Hispania and positioning himself to be one of the most important figures in history .",
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"text": "Roman Constitution The Roman Constitution was an uncodified set of guidelines and principles passed down mainly through precedent . The Roman constitution was not formal or even official , largely unwritten and constantly evolving . Having those characteristics , it was therefore more like the British common law system than a statutory law system like the written United States Constitution , even though the constitution 's evolution through the years was often directed by passage of new laws and repeal of older ones . Concepts that originated in the Roman constitution live on in both forms of government to this day . Examples include checks and balances , the separation of powers , vetoes , filibusters , quorum requirements , term limits , impeachments , the powers of the purse , and regularly scheduled elections . Even some lesser used modern constitutional concepts , such as the bloc voting found in the electoral college of the United States , originate from ideas found in the Roman constitution . Over the years , the Roman constitution continuously evolved . By the late 5th century BC , the Constitution of the Roman Kingdom had given way to the Constitution of the Roman Republic . By 27 BC , the Constitution of the Roman Republic had transformed into the Constitution of the Roman Empire . By 300 AD , the Constitution of the Roman Empire had been reformed into the Constitution of the Late Roman Empire . The actual changes , however , were quite gradual . Together , these four constitutions formed four epochs in the continuous evolution of one master constitution .",
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"text": "Servius Tullius Servius Tullius was the legendary sixth king of Rome , and the second of its Etruscan dynasty . He reigned 575 -- 535 BC . Roman and Greek sources describe his servile origins and later marriage to a daughter of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus , Rome 's first Etruscan king , who was assassinated in 579 BC . Servius is said to have been the first Roman king to accede without election by the Senate , having gained the throne by popular support ; and the first to be elected by the Senate alone , without reference to the people . Several traditions describe Servius ' father as divine . Livy depicts Servius ' mother as a captured Latin princess enslaved by the Romans ; her child is chosen as Rome 's future king after a ring of fire is seen around his head . The Emperor Claudius discounted such origins and described him as an originally Etruscan mercenary , named Mastarna , who fought for Caelius Vibenna . Servius was a popular king , and one of Rome 's most significant benefactors . He had military successes against Veii and the Etruscans , and expanded the city to include the Quirinal , Viminal and Esquiline hills . He is traditionally credited with the institution of the Compitalia festivals , the building of temples to Fortuna and Diana and , less plausibly , the invention of Rome 's first true coinage . Despite the opposition of Rome 's patricians , he expanded the Roman franchise and improved the lot and fortune of Rome 's lowest classes of citizens and non-citizens . According to Livy , he reigned for 44 years , until murdered by his daughter Tullia and son-in-law Tarquinius Superbus . In consequence of this `` tragic crime '' and his hubristic arrogance as king , Tarquinius was eventually removed . This cleared the way for the abolition of Rome 's monarchy and the founding of the Roman Republic , whose groundwork had already been laid by Servius ' reforms .",
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"text": "Gaius Vettius Sabinianus Julius Hospes Gaius Vettius Sabinianus Julius Hospes ( fl . 2nd century ) was a Roman military officer and senator who was appointed consul around AD 175 or 176 . He had a long and distinguished military and political career under the reigns of the emperors Antonius Pius , Marcus Aurelius and Commodus .",
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"text": "Roman army mutiny in 342 BC Several ancient authors have written descriptions of a Roman army mutiny in 342 BC.The Romans customarily dated events by noting which consuls held office that year , the mutiny took place in the year in which Quintus Servilius Ahala , for the third time , and Gaius Marcius Rutilus , for the fourth time , were consuls . When converted to the western calendar using the traditional Varronian chronology this year becomes 342 BC . However modern historians have shown that the Varronian chronology dates the mutiny four years too early due to inclusion of unhistorical `` dictator years '' . Despite this known inaccuracy , the Varronian chronology remains in use by convention also in current academic literature . Forsythe ( 2005 ) , pp. 369-370 According to the most well-known version , the mutiny originated in a group of Roman garrison soldiers wintering in Campania to protect the cities there against the Samnites . Subverted by the luxurious living of the Campanians , these soldiers conspired to take over their host cities . When the conspiracy was discovered , the conspirators formed a rebel army and marched against Rome . They were met by an army commanded by Marcus Valerius Corvus who had been nominated dictator to solve the crisis . Rather than do battle , Corvus managed to end the mutiny by peaceful means . All the mutineers received amnesty for their part in the rebellion and a series of laws were passed to address their political grievances . All preserved accounts of the mutiny were however written several hundred years after the events they describe . Modern historians have found many elements in the classical accounts resembling the civil strife of the Late Republic which they consider anachronistic to the Roman Republic of the late 4th century BC . Some even believe the mutiny to be entirely invented by writers wishing to provide a context for the important political reforms they knew had been legislated in 342 BC .",
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"text": "431 BC __ NOTOC __ Year 431 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar . At the time , it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cincinnatus and Mento ( or , less frequently , year 323 Ab urbe condita ) . The denomination 431 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period , when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years .",
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"text": "Gaius Caninius Rebilus Gaius Caninius Rebilus , a member of the plebeian gens Caninia , was a Roman general and politician . As a reward for devoted service , Julius Caesar appointed him consul suffectus in 45 BC . Rebilus , a Novus homo of the late republic , served with Julius Caesar throughout the Gallic Wars and the Civil Wars . He was Military tribune in Gaul in 52 BC , before becoming one of Caesar 's legates in 51 BC . During the later stages of the Gallic War he commanded two legions on the southern slope of the heights during the siege of Alesia , where Caesar 's defences were weakest . With great difficulty , and the timely support of Titus Labienus , he withstood the last major attack on the Roman position there on October 2 , 52 BC . The following year he was sent to pursue Cadurci leader Lucterius , who fled to the stronghold of Uxellodunum which Rebilus proceeded to besiege . Attempting to emulate the tactics at Alesia , he was forced to deal with repeated sorties which disrupted his attempts to complete his lines . Eventually Caesar made his way there to take overall command of the siege . Upon the outbreak of the civil war , Rebilus accompanied him in his march into Italy and he was sent by Caesar to Brundisium as an unsuccessful negotiator to Pompey . In 49 BC he was sent by Caesar as a legate under Gaius Scribonius Curio in the hope that Rebilus would compensate for Curio 's lack of military experience . He pushed Curio to take advantage of a break in the enemy lines to achieve victory at the Battle of Utica , and after the latter 's defeat and death , he was one of the few who escaped from Africa Province . In the following year ( 48 BC ) , it is assumed that he was made Praetor . In 46 BC he again returned to Africa as Propraetor with Caesar , under whom he served in the Thapsus campaign , laying siege to Thapsus and accepting the surrender of Gaius Vergilius , the governor of Africa . The next year he accompanied Caesar to Spain as his legate , joining him to fight in the last stand of the Republicans at Munda , after which he occupied the town of Hispalis during the push to drive out the demoralized Republicans . On the last day of December 45 BC , the consul Quintus Fabius Maximus suddenly died and Caesar made Rebilus consul suffectus for the few remaining hours of the year , to the scorn of Cicero , who commented , `` Understand therefore that in the consulship of Caninius no one breakfasted . However , while he was consul there was no harm done , for he was so astonishingly vigilant that throughout his consulship he never closed his eyes . '' He had a son , Gaius Caninius Rebilus , who was suffect consul in 12 BC .",
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"text": "Battle of Corbione The Battle of Corbione took place in 446 BC . General Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus and legatus Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis led Roman troops to a victory over the Aequi tribes of north-east Latium and the Volsci tribes of southern Latium . The Romans had already defeated the Aequi in the Battle of Mons Algidus , so that the Battle of Corbione definitely marked the dominion of the Romans over this tribe . Corbione Corbione Category :446 BC Category :5 th century BC in Europe Category :440 s BC in Europe",
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"text": "Valerio-Horatian Laws The Valerio-Horatian Laws ( leges Valeriae Horatiae ) were three laws which were passed by the consuls of Rome for 449 BC , Lucius Valerius Potitus and Marcus Horatius Barbatus . They restored the right of appeal to the people and introduced measures which were favourable to the plebeians . The consuls ' actions came after a plebeian rebellion , the second plebeian secession , which overthrew the second decemvirate , which had ruled tyrannically . The two consuls had shown sympathy towards the plebeians and , as a result , had been chosen to negotiate the resolution of the rebellion . Their new laws quelled the plebeian unrest .",
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"text": "Clearchus (consul 384) Clearchus was a Roman politician who was consul of the Roman Empire in 384 AD .",
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"text": "Siege of Massilia -RCB- | - | | -RCB- The Siege and naval Battle of Massilia was an episode of Caesar 's civil war , fought in 49 BC . Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus had become proconsul of Gaul and was sent to gain control of Massilia ( modern Marseille ) in order to oppose Caesar . As Caesar marched to Hispania ( en route to the Battle of Ilerda ) , the Massiliots closed their gates to him , having allied with Ahenobarbus and the Optimates . Roused by their hostile actions , he commenced a siege against Massilia , leaving the newly raised 17th , 18th , and 19th legions to conduct the siege . These were the same legions that would be wiped out at Teutoburg Forest 58 years later . He also placed Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus in charge of his fleet there . After the siege had begun , Ahenobarbus arrived in Massilia to defend it against the Caesarian forces . In late June , Caesar 's ships , although they were less skillfully built than those of the Massiliots and outnumbered , were victorious in the ensuing naval battle . Gaius Trebonius , Caesar 's legatus , conducted the siege using a variety of siege machines including siege towers , a siege-ramp , and a `` testudo-ram '' . Gaius Scribonius Curio , careless in adequately guarding the Sicilian Straits , allowed Lucius Nasidius to bring more ships to the aid of Ahenobarbus . He fought a second naval battle with Decimus Brutus in early September , but withdrew defeated and sailed for Hispania . Caesar built a stationary tower , 30 ft. square and six stories in height , under the very walls of the city and in face of a rain of missiles from its engines . The walls of the tower were of brickwork 5 ft. thick . When the lowest storey was built it was covered with a solid fireproof roof which was not secured to the walls but rested upon them like a lid . The eaves projected considerably , and from them screens were hung on all sides , covering all the walls . By means of screws the whole canopy , roof and screens , was now raised to the height of one storiey and the workmen proceeded to build the walls of that storiey under its protection . This process was repeated in the same manner until the full height of the tower was attained . The Massiliots valiantly defended against the siege machines and works . They threw down burning pitch and pine-shavings and the Caesarians undermined the foundations of their city walls . At one point they seemed likely to surrender and declare a truce , but at night they cunningly destroyed the siege works in a gross violation of the treaty , according to Caesar 's own account ( Bellum Civile 2.14 ; alternatively , Dio 41.25.2 records that the Massiliots destroyed these works in response to a surprise attack by the Caesarian forces ) . The city 's inhabitants were then near surrender . At the final surrender of Massilia , Caesar showed his usual leniency and Lucius Ahenobarbus escaped to Thessaly in the only vessel that was able to escape from the Populares . Afterwards , Massilia was allowed to keep nominal autonomy , due to ancient ties of friendship and support of Rome , along with some territories while most of its empire was confiscated by Julius Caesar .",
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"text": "Marcus Porcius Cato Salonianus Marcus Porcius M. f. M. n. Cato Salonianus ( born c. 154 BC ) was the younger son of Cato the Elder , and grandfather of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis , also known as `` Cato the Younger '' . Salonianus ' father was Marcus Porcius Cato , consul in 195 BC , and censor in 184 . Celebrated for his courage , austerity , and strict moral code , the elder Cato , who already had a grown son by his first wife , Licinia , took a second wife at an advanced age , choosing the daughter of his client and scribe , Salonius . He was eighty years old when his younger son was born , and since both sons bore the praenomen Marcus , they later came to be referred to as Cato Licinianus and Cato Salonianus , after their mothers . Licinianus died soon after the birth of his younger brother , and Cato the Elder died in 149 , when Salonianus was five years old . The younger Cato lived to attain the praetorship , but died during his year of office , leaving two sons , Marcus and Lucius . Both would pursue public careers , like their father and grandfather , and also like Saloninus and his brother , neither were long-lived . Marcus was tribune of the plebs , and a candidate for the praetorship at the time of his death , some time before the outbreak of the Social War , in 91 BC , while Lucius would achieve the consulship in 89 BC , only to fall in the course of the war . By his son Marcus , Salonianus was the grandfather of Cato the Younger , a notable adherent of Stoicism , whose lifestyle emulated that of Cato the Elder . Famed for his conservative views , austerity , and stubbornness , the younger Cato served as praetor , and became a staunch supporter of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus during the Civil War , choosing to take his own life rather than be captured by Caesar , even though he would almost certainly have been pardoned .",
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"text": "Licinius II Licinius II or Licinius the Younger ( full name : Valerius Licinianus Licinius ) ( approx . 315 -- 326 ) was the son of Roman emperor Licinius . He nominally served as Caesar in the eastern empire from 317 to 324 AD while his father was Augustus . His mother was Licinius ' wife Flavia Julia Constantia , who was also the half-sister of Constantine I. After his defeat by Constantine at the Battle of Chrysopolis , Licinius the elder was initially spared and placed in captivity at Thessalonica . However , within a year Constantine seems to have regretted his leniency and the former Emperor was hanged . The younger Licinius , who was Constantine 's nephew , also fell victim to the emperor 's suspicions and was killed , probably in the context of the execution of Crispus in 326 . Other reports relate that Licinius the younger was forced into slavery in the imperial textile factories in Africa , where he is noted in 336 . However , the imperial rescript of 336 makes it clear that the `` son of Licinianus '' referred to was not Licinius II as it directs that he be reduced to the slave status of his birth . No son of Constantine 's sister would have been referred to in this manner .",
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"text": "Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama . The series began in Kodansha 's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on September 9 , 2009 , and has been collected into 22 tankōbon volumes as of April 2017 . It is set in a world where humanity lives in cities surrounded by enormous walls ; a defense against the Titans , gigantic humanoids that eat humans seemingly without reason . The story initially centers on Eren Yeager , his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman and childhood friend Armin Arlert , who join the military to fight the Titans after their home town is invaded and Eren 's mother is eaten . However , as the story progresses and the truths about the Titans are slowly revealed to the reader , the narrative shifts to encompass Historia Reiss , squad leader Levi , Eren 's father Grisha , and other supporting characters . The spin-off light novel series Before the Fall began in December 2011 and has received a manga adaptation . Two additional light novel series and four additional spin-off manga series have also been created . An anime television adaptation produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G aired in Japan on MBS between April and September 2013 and a second season of the series premiered in April 2017 . Four video game adaptations developed by Nitroplus staffers in collaboration with Production I.G were announced to be released as bonus content for the third and sixth volumes of the Blu-ray Disc release of the anime , with another game developed by Spike Chunsoft for the Nintendo 3DS . A two-part live-action film adaptation , Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan : End of the World , and a live-action web-series were released in 2015 . An anime adaptation of the Junior High spin-off manga , produced by Production I.G , began airing in October 2015 . Attack on Titan and all five spin-off manga are published in North America by Kodansha Comics USA , while the three novel series are published by Vertical . The anime has been licensed by Funimation for North America , by Manga Entertainment for the UK , and by Madman Entertainment for Australasia . Attack on Titan has become a commercial success . As of April 2017 , the manga has 66 million copies in print . The release of the anime also saw a boost in the series ' popularity , with it having received widespread critical acclaim for its atmosphere and story . Although it also gained fame in neighboring Asian countries , the series ' themes have been a subject of controversy .",
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"text": "Star Trek: Titan Star Trek : Titan is a series of Star Trek novels that take place after the events of the 2002 film Star Trek Nemesis , detailing the adventures of the U.S.S. Titan under the command of Starfleet Captain William T. Riker , who previously served for fifteen years as First Officer under Captain Jean-Luc Picard aboard the Enterprise-D and Enterprise-E on the TV show Star Trek : The Next Generation and the four feature films adapted from that series .",
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"text": "Speed Racer Speed Racer , also known as , is a Japanese media franchise about automobile racing . Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print in Shueisha 's 1966 Shōnen Book . It was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics , and later re-released in Japan by Fusosha . Adapted into anime by Tatsunoko Productions , its 52 episodes aired on Fuji TV from April 1967 to March 1968 . The anime was later re-broadcast on Tokyo MX from July 1 to September 25 , 2008 . Selected chapters of the manga were released by NOW Comics in the 1990s under the title Speed Racer Classics . These were later released by Wildstorm Productions , a division of DC Comics , as Speed Racer : The Original Manga . In 2008 , under its Americanized title , Speed Racer , Mach GoGoGo was republished in its entirety in the United States by Digital Manga Publishing and was released as a box set to commemorate the franchise 's 40th anniversary , as well as serving as a tie-in with the 2008 film . The television series itself is an early example of an anime becoming a successful franchise in the United States , spawning multiple spinoffs in both print and broadcast media .",
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"text": "List of Monster chapters Written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa , Monster was published in Big Comic Original from December 1994 to December 2001 . The 162 chapters were periodically collected into 18 tankōbon volumes published by Shogakukan , the first on 30 June 1995 and the last on 28 February 2002 . While writing Monster , Urasawa began the series 20th Century Boys in 1999 , which would continue after Monster had finished . Monster was licensed in North America by Viz Media , who published all 18 volumes between 21 February 2006 and 16 December 2008 . They will begin re-releasing the series in a two-in-one volume format in July 2014 , titled Monster : The Perfect Edition , with a new volume published every three months . The series has also received domestic releases in other countries , such as in Germany by Egmont Manga & Anime , in France and the Netherlands by Kana , in Spain by Planeta DeAgostini , in Brazil by Conrad Editora and later by Panini Comics , in Argentina by Larp Editores , in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing , in Mexico by Grupo Editorial Vid , and in Poland by Hanami .",
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"text": "Titan in fiction Titan is the largest moon of Saturn . It has a substantial atmosphere and is the most Earth-like satellite in the Solar System , making it a popular science fiction setting . Science fiction set on Titan can be roughly divided into the pre - and post-Pioneer eras , with a division set by the flyby of Saturn by the Pioneer 11 space probe on April 5 , 1973 , which showed that Titan 's surface was too cold to sustain ( Earthlike ) life . Somewhat later , the arrival of Cassini -- Huygens mission in 2004 with the Huygens probe 's landing in 2005 showed the presence of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan , leading to further changes in its depiction in science fiction .",
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"text": "Kerberos Panzer Cop Kerberos Panzer Cop , also known as , is a 1988 to 2000 Kerberos saga manga written by Mamoru Oshii and illustrated by Kamui Fujiwara ( Studio 2B ) with mechanical design by Yutaka Izubuchi . This comic series tales events prior to those portrayed in Oshii 's 1987 live-action feature film The Red Spectacles . In 1991 , Mamoru Oshii directed the movie StrayDog : Kerberos Panzer Cops which is based on the first volume of Kerberos Panzer Cop . The complete comic series was loosely adapted for the screen in the 1999 animated feature Jin-Roh directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and written by Mamoru Oshii . Part One ( Act 1 ~ 4 ) of Kerberos Panzer Cop was published in various Japanese comic magazines from 1988 to 1990 , it was later completed with Part Two ( Act 5 ~ 8 ) published in Monthly Shōnen Ace from 1999 to 2000 . Translated versions of the complete series were issued in South Korea , Hong Kong , Macau , Malaysia and Taiwan in the early 2000s . A sequel named Kerberos Saga : Rainy Dogs was serialized in Ace Tokunoh from 2003 to 2005 , then published as an extended single volume in 2005 . An English language adaptation of the first four acts was published under the title Hellhounds : Panzer Cops in 1994 by Dark Horse Comics . The American translators from Studio Protheus , Alan Gleason and Toren Smith , randomly used the alternative titles Hellhounds ( Cerberos - sic - : Panzer Cop ) and Hellhounds . This adaptation was later issued in the United Kingdom by Diamond Comic Distributors in 1998 , and a translated version was published in the German magazine Manga Power in 1996 . On April 2010 , as a twentieth anniversary of the Original Edition ( 1990 volume compilation ) , Gakken publisher will issue Kerberos Panzer Cop a Revision : 20th edition , a planned revised version ( Act 1 ~ 8 ) with corrected scenes and `` digitally refine '' graphics by Kamui Fujiwara . A 16 pages extra Act Kerberos Panzer Cop : Special Issue ( 前夜-ケルベロス騒乱異聞 , zenya - keruberosu souran ibun ) was prepublished in Kerberos Panzer Cops : Tokyo War , the Kerberos Saga 's definitive guide .",
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"text": "List of Ranma ½ episodes is a Japanese anime series adapted from the manga of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi . It was created by Studio Deen and aired weekly between April 15 , 1989 and September 16 , 1989 on Fuji TV before being canceled after 18 episodes due to low ratings . Shortly after , the series was reworked by most of the same staff , retitled and launched in a different time slot , running between October 20 , 1989 and September 25 , 1992 for 143 episodes . Three movies were produced , The Battle of Nekonron , China ! A Battle to Defy the Rules ! on November 2 , 1991 ; Battle at Togenkyo ! Get Back the Brides on August 1 , 1992 ; and Super Indiscriminate Decisive Battle ! Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix on August 20 , 1994 . The first two movies are feature length , but the third was originally aired in theaters with two other movies : Ghost Sweeper Mikami and Heisei Dog Stories : Bow . Following the ending of the TV series , 12 OVA episodes were released directly to home video , the earliest on December 7 , 1993 and the twelfth on October 20 , 2010 . In celebration of Rumiko Takahashi 's 35th anniversary as a manga artist , the TV series was released on Blu-ray for the first time in three box sets between May 24 , 2013 and January 24 , 2014 . Viz Media licensed both anime , the films and the first 11 OVAs for English dubs in North America . They labeled both anime as one series and first released it on subtitled and dubbed VHS , later combining it into seven DVD collections they call `` seasons '' . Besides changing the ordering of many of the anime episodes , Viz also added the third film to their set of the OVAs . They began re-releasing the show on Blu-ray and DVD in 2014 . Madman Entertainment released part of the anime series and the first two movies in Australasia , before their license expired , and MVM Films released the first two movies in the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "List of The Prince of Tennis chapters The chapters of The Prince of Tennis manga series are written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi , and were serialized in Japan 's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 1999 to March 2008 . A sequel to the series entitled New Prince of Tennis began serialization in Japan in the monthly magazine Jump Square on March 4 , 2009 . The story centers around a cocky tennis prodigy named Ryoma Echizen , who , upon his father 's urging , enrolls in a private middle school called Seishun Academy ( `` Seigaku '' for short ) , which , besides being famous for its strong tennis team , is his father 's alma mater . The storyline of the first manga series revolves around Seigaku striving to become the National middle school tennis champions , while the sequel takes place several months after their National victory . The Prince of Tennis manga spans a total of 379 chapters ( 380 if chapter `` 0 '' is included ) , which have been collected into 42 tankōbon volumes . Shueisha distributed these volumes in Japan , with the first volume being released on January 7 , 2000 , and the last on June 4 , 2008 . Each of the chapters are referred to as a `` Genius '' , with the exception of chapters 245 to 247 which are primarily referred to as the `` Wild '' chapters since they are told from a different character 's point of view . The sequel 's chapters are each referred to as a `` Golden Age '' . Three official fan books were also released by Shueisha , as well as one illustration book . Kenichi Sakura created a short tribute manga entitled The Prince of Afterschool , which began serialization in Jump Square in November 2008 . The series has been adapted into several forms of other media including an 178 episode anime series directed by Takayuki Hamana that aired from October 2001 to March 2005 , and a series of subsequent OVAs released onto several DVDs . The anime , combined with the OVAs , roughly covers the storyline of the first manga series . It also spawned an ongoing series of musicals , as well as two featured films : one original animated film and the other being a live-action which loosely follows the events of the first eighteen volumes . Viz Media licensed the series and distributes an English version of the manga in North America under the Shonen Jump imprint . The first English language volume was released on May 19 , 2004 , and as of May 5 , 2009 , Viz has released a total of thirty-one volumes , with the next expected to be released in July . The English anime adaptation debuted in North America as streaming media on Toonami Jetstream on July 14 , 2006 .",
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"text": "List of Fist of the North Star chapters The manga Hokuto no Ken ( known as Fist of the North Star in its English editions ) by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara was originally published by Shueisha in the magazine Weekly Shonen Jump from 1983 to 1988 , and the series was subsequently reprinted in 27 collected editions ( tankōbon ) under the Jump Comics imprint . During the 1990s , Shueisha reprinted Hokuto no Ken in 15 hardcover aizōban editions , as well as 15 corresponding economy-sized bunko editions . After Tetsuo Hara left Shueisha , other companies started reprinting the manga under license from Hara 's new employer Coamix . A 31-volume tankōbon was published by Shinchosha under the Bunch World imprint from 2001 to 2002 , followed by a 12-volume conbini comic edition published by Tokuma Shoten under the Tokuma Favorite Comics imprint in 2004 . A 14-volume Kanzenban edition was published by Shogakukan in 2006 under the Big Comics Selection imprint , featuring the original water-colored artwork and opening pages from the Weekly Shōnen Jump serialization . It has also been released in 27-volume e-book edition . In 2013 , the kyūkyokuban or `` Extreme Edition '' began publication by Tokuma Shoten under the `` Zenon Comics DX '' imprint . This 18-volume edition , in addition to featuring all the pages from both , the tankōbon and kanzenban edition , has new cover artwork by Tetsuo Hara himself for each volume , as well as a new 30th anniversary-themed chapter titled Hokuto no Ken : Last Piece , which is included in Volume 11 . Viz Communications published the first sixteen chapters of Fist of the North Star in English as an eight-issue monthly comic in 1989 , which were later reprinted in a single graphic novel collection in 1995 . During that same year , Viz resumed publication of the series as a monthly comic until 1997 , lasting eighteen issues ( spanning chapters 17-44 ) , which were subsequently reprinted in three additional graphic novels . The license was later acquired by Gutsoon ! Entertainment , which published a new translation of the series in the form of a `` Master Edition '' featuring newly colorized artwork and retained the original right-to-left orientation of the art , as well as new cover artwork by Tetsuo Hara from the fourth volume and onward . Fist of the North Star : Master Edition was published from 2002 to 2003 , lasting only nine volumes , due to Gutsoon ! 's withdrawal from the North American market .",
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"text": "My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi . It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 2014 , and 13 volumes have been collected in tankōbon format . The series has been licensed for English-language release by Viz Media , and began serialization in their weekly digital manga anthology Weekly Shonen Jump on February 9 , 2015 . The story follows Izuku Midoriya , a boy born without superpowers in a world where they are the norm , but who still dreams of becoming a superhero himself , and is scouted by the world 's greatest hero who shares his powers with Izuku after recognizing his value and enrolls him in a high school for heroes in training . The manga was adapted into an anime television series ; the first season aired from April 3 to June 26 , 2016 , and a second season premiered on April 1 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Starship Operators is a science fiction light novel series written by Ryo Mizuno . Six volumes were published by MediaWorks ( now ASCII Media Works ) between 2001 and 2005 . A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by J.C.Staff was aired on TV Tokyo in Japan . Starship Operators is licensed in English in the United States by Geneon .",
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"text": "List of S-CRY-ed episodes s-CRY-ed , also known as s.CRY.ed or Scryed , is a 26 episode Japanese anime television series . It is produced by Sunrise , directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Yōsuke Kuroda . S-CRY-ed first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo and Animax . The series is set in an alternative time where in Kanagawa Prefecture a phenomenon granted a 1 % of its people supernatural powers known as `` Alters '' . The plot follows a young Alter mercenary known as Kazuma as well as Ryuho , a man working for the Alter special forces known as HOLY who become rivals as their areas clash . In Japan , the series was released in 2001 between July 4 and December 26 for a total of twenty-six episodes . These were collected in a total of nine DVD volumes between November 25 , 2001 and July 25 , 2002 . A DVD box containing all episodes was released on January 25 , 2008 whereas a Blu-ray box was made available on October 26 , 2011 . The anime was licensed by Bandai Entertainment in early 2003 . Starting in 2003 , Bandai released the show in North America as six individual Region 1 volumes , followed by a complete six-disc box set in November 2004 . Bandai 's European branch Beez Entertainment published the series in the United Kingdom . The release was in a total of six DVD volumes released between June 6 , 2005 and February 27 , 2006 . Later , the series premiered on Adult Swim in the United States on May 28 , 2005 , after select episodes had been aired on Adult Swim 's Video On Demand service for nearly a year . On September 27 , 2005 , Bandai re-released s-CRY-ed under the Anime Legends banner , in three two-disc volumes , followed by the Anime Legends Complete Collection on October 24 , 2006 . Following the 2012 closure of Bandai Entertainment , Sunrise announced at Otakon 2013 , that Sentai Filmworks has rescued S-CRY-ed , along with a handful of other former BEI titles . The music of S-CRY-ed was composed by Kōtarō Nakagawa . Its original soundtrack was released on November 21 , 2001 whereas two drama CDs were released on December 19 of the same year . For the first twenty-five episodes the opening and ending are `` Reckless Fire '' by Yasuaki Ide and `` Drastic My Soul '' by Mikio Sakai , respectively . However , for episode twenty-six , `` Reckless Fire '' is replaced by `` Drastic My Soul '' whereas the ending theme is `` Tabidachi no Kane ga Naru '' ( `` The Bell of Setting out for a Journey Will Ring '' ) by Mikio Sakai . There are also three insert song starting with `` All I Need Is Love '' by Sakai for episodes fourteen and seventeen , `` Magma '' by Ide for episode nineteen and `` Discovery '' by Sakai . Both the singles of `` Reckless Fire '' and `` Drastic My Soul '' were released on August 22 , 2001 .",
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"text": "Magical Taluluto is a comedy manga by Tatsuya Egawa that was published in the Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1988 to 1992 , spanning a 21-volume collected edition . It was adapted into an anime television series by Toei Animation that lasted 87 episodes and three feature films from 1990 through 1992 .",
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"text": "Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers is a 1998 Japanese Transformers anime series , spawning a movie and a toyline . It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 1998 to January 1999 , and was the first Transformers anime to be produced by Nihon Ad Systems and animated by the studio Ashi Productions . While its position in the Transformers continuity has previously been unknown , the IDW Publishing comic book mini-series Beast Wars : The Gathering and comments from Transformers writer Simon Furman have shown it is part of the Beast Wars continuity . The series was preceded by Beast Wars , and was followed by Super Life-Form Transformers : Beast Wars Neo . Voices are done by Hozumi Gōda and each episode runs for 30 minutes . This anime was succeeded by Beast Wars Neo . The series has a much lighter tone and is aimed more towards children , whereas the more accessible Beast Wars was intended for a wider age range . The series also uses conventional animation rather than CGI . With the exceptions of the faction leaders , all of the characters within the series are either re-molds or re-colors of earlier Beast Wars figures or Generation 2/Machine Wars figures . In addition to the 43 episodes , there is also a 50-minute movie , Beast Wars II : Lio Convoy 's Close Call ! , which takes place sometime between episodes 32 and 38 , and a manga adaptation by Shoji Imaki . The only other country it was published in is Korea , and it was done by Daewon Media . The anime was also released in Korea , and it was broadcast on SBS .",
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"text": "List of Outlaw Star episodes The Outlaw Star anime is the adaptation of the manga series of the same name by Takehiko Ito . The plot follows the protagonist Gene and his crew in their outer space adventures onboard their advanced spacecraft named the Outlaw Star . The anime , which was produced by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuru Hongo , aired on Japan 's TV Tokyo from January 8 , 1998 to June 25 , 1998 for a total of 26 episodes . The anime was later licensed for English language distribution in North America by Bandai Entertainment . The series originally aired on Toonami from January 15 , 2001 to February 16 , 2001 . Episode 23 was not aired due to scenes of extensive female nudity and sexually suggestive humor/themes . Bandai released the series on DVD in Japan in two halves with the first 13 episodes released on August 25 , 1999 and the remaining 13 episodes released on November 25 , 1999 . A Japanese `` remastered '' DVD boxset containing the entire series was published by Bandai on September 22 , 2006 . Bandai also released the series in North America in three DVD collections on September 1 , 2000 , February 14 , 2001 , and March 6 , 2001 . The Outlaw Star Perfect Collection Box Set , a DVD compilation of the entire series , was released on September 10 , 2002 . The series was again re-released on March 28 , 2006 as the Outlaw Star : Complete Collection . Outlaw Star additionally received a Region 4 DVD release in Australia by Madman Entertainment on June 23 , 2004 . The music for Outlaw Star was composed by Kow Otani . The series has three pieces of vocal music , one opening and two endings . The opening theme is `` Through the Night '' performed by Masahiko Arimachi . The two endings themes are `` Hiru no Tsuki '' , used in the first 13 episodes , and `` Tsuki no Ie '' , used in the remaining 13 episodes . Both endings are sung by Arai Akino .",
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"text": "List of Soul Eater chapters Soul Eater is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Okubo . The series follows the adventures of three students at a school called the Death Weapon Meister Academy ( or DWMA for short ) , known as meisters , who use demon weapon companions with human and weapon forms . These meisters , Maka Albarn , Black Star , and Death the Kid , seek to turn their weapons , Soul Eater , Tsubaki , and the Thompson sisters respectively , into `` death scythes '' for Lord Death , the Grim Reaper and head of the DWMA , by having their weapons consume the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch . The manga initially began as three separate one-shots serialized between June 24 , 2003 and November 26 , 2003 in two manga magazines published by Square Enix . The first one-shot was published in the summer 2003 special edition of Gangan Powered , the second following in the autumn 2003 special edition of the same magazine , and the third serialized in Gangan Wing . The manga started regular serialization in Square Enix 's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine on May 12 , 2004 . The first tankōbon was released by Square Enix under their Gangan Comics imprint on June 22 , 2004 in Japan ; as of December 12 , 2013 , 25 volumes have been released . The series is published in English by Yen Press , and is serialized in Yen Press ' Yen Plus manga anthology magazine . The first issue of Yen Plus was released on July 29 , 2008 . An anime adaptation of the manga , produced by Bones and Aniplex , aired on TV Tokyo between April 7 , 2008 and March 30 , 2009 and contained 51 episodes .",
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"text": "List of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED episodes The Mobile Suit Gundam SEED anime series is animated by the Japanese anime studio Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda . It aired from October 5 , 2002 to September 27 , 2003 , with fifty episodes on TBS . As with other series from the Gundam franchise , Gundam SEED takes place in a parallel timeline , in this case the Cosmic Era , the first to do so . In this era , mankind has developed into two subspecies : Naturals , who reside on Earth and Coordinators , genetically-enhanced humans capable of withstanding the rigors of space who inhabit orbital colonies . The story revolves around a young Coordinator Kira Yamato who becomes involved in the war between the two races after a neutral space colony is invaded by the Coordinators . Mobile Suit Gundam SEED was dubbed in English and its first English air date was on April 17 , 2004 on the American cable network Cartoon Network . It was later broadcast on Canada 's YTV starting on September 10 , 2004 , Australia 's Cartoon Network Australia starting on December 12 , 2005 , and the United Kingdom 's AnimeCentral starting on January 5 , 2008 . Seven themes of music were used for the original version of the series . Its openings were by T.M.Revolution from episode one to thirteen , `` Moment '' by Vivian or Kazuma from fourteen to twenty six , `` Believe '' from twenty seven to forty , and `` Realize '' for the rest of the series both by Nami Tamaki . The three ending themes are by See-Saw from episodes one to twenty six , `` River '' by Tatsuya Ishii from twenty seven to thirty nine , and `` Find the Way '' by Mika Nakashima towards the end . The English TV dub used a 30-second shortened version of `` Invoke '' as its opening , but used the same endings as the original . The English DVD dub uses the original openings in their original format . For Japan 's HD remaster , Gundam SEED cut the two recap episodes from its original broadcast ( 14 and 26 ) . FictionJunction 's new theme `` Distance '' replaced all uses of `` River '' with the exception of episode 40 with by FictionJunction . A sequel called Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny , aired from October 9 , 2004 to October 1 , 2005 , also with fifty episodes . Both SEED and SEED Destiny have special editions which are condensed versions of the series that include additional footage . Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 : Stargazer , which is directed by Susumu Nishizawa , is a three-episode original net animation ( ONA ) . The first episode of the side story was first streamed on the internet on July 14 , 2006 , but it premiered a week earlier on July 7 , 2006 at Tokyo Anime Center 's Akiba 3D Theater .",
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"text": "Eat-Man is a Japanese manga series created by Akihito Yoshitomi in 1996 which was serialized by MediaWorks monthly in 19 volumes until 2002 manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao ! . In 1997 Studio Deen adapted the manga into a 12 episode anime television series which was broadcast in Japan from January 9 to March 27 , 1997 on TV Tokyo . A sequel , Eat-Man ' 98 , was also animated by Studio Deen and ran from October 8 to December 23 , 1998 . Both anime series are licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment and the manga series was licensed by Viz Communications before it was dropped .",
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"text": "List of Bionicle toys The following is a list of toys in Lego Bionicle line . They are organized by North American release dates ; major differences in international releases are noted , America and Europe being one of the first to receive them . There are five main kinds of sets : Collectibles are random assortments of pieces to be used as accessories for larger sets . New collectibles were originally released every six months , but were reduced to a yearly schedule as of 2004 . Collectibles are no longer released as of 2007 . Box Sets are the smallest and cheapest independent sets . Though most sets are packaged in cardboard boxes , this article will use the term to describe these small sets . A group of six box sets were released yearly , though in 2007 there were only four . In 2008 , 6 of these were released to correspond with the canister sets , though the boxes themselves were similar to canisters . Box sets contain from around 15 pieces to about 30 . Canister Sets are the main focus in the toyline and the storyline , and are packaged in plastic canisters . Groups of six canister sets are released every six months . Canister sets usually contain around 50 , 60 or 70 pieces . Titans was a term first used for the 2005 large sets , and fans often use the label for similar large character sets . In this article , it will be used to describe any set larger than a canister set ( besides playsets ) . Most Titans contain more than 100 pieces , though larger ones contain at least 200 or 500 . ( Note : The 2007 -- 2009 sets are labeled `` Warriors '' on Bionicle.com . For the time being , this article will continue to use the `` Titan '' label . ) Battle Vehicles are the newest types of sets . They feature canister-set-sized characters on a larger vehicle . They were introduced in 2008 and replaced Playsets . They can be classified as a type of Titan . A few Battle Vehicle sets are about the size and cost of normal titans , however these sets are considerably smaller in size and have Box Set size figures in place of the Canister-size figures . One exception to this is the Toa Ignika set , which contained a vehicle and a Canister-sized set as the rider while still maintaining the normal titan cost . However , the skyboard ( the corresponding vehicle ) is considerably smaller than even other `` normal titan '' vehicles . Playsets were introduced in 2005 and are traditional Lego construction sets ; including minifigures of canister set characters . In 2008 these have been replaced with Battle Vehicle sets ( see above ) . Stars were canister sets in early 2010 that contained Box Set size counterparts of characters from previous years . Each contained a piece of golden armor that would fit onto the Tahu set within that particular toyline . There are also two kinds of other sets : This list also includes specific promotions ; either items packaged with sets or special collectibles available separately . Promotional sets that are officially not part of the toyline are not included , unless they are acknowledged by the storyline . Promotional Bionicle sets are usually under ten pieces and are free . Other models are not categorized in any of the above . Other models includes a few Bionicle pieces , and sometimes a CD or video . Their prices vary widely . Most other models were released in Europe or America . Releases are grouped in this list into six-month periods , the beginnings of which are marked by when canister sets are released ; usually around January for winter periods and July for summer periods ( though due to retail schedules , European `` winter '' releases begin around March instead ) . Some sets are labeled `` store exclusive '' ; they are only available at that store and directly through Lego ( both Lego outlet stores and the Lego Shop At Home website ) , such as an unnumbered set of random Bionicle parts in a plastic bag .",
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"text": "Trinity Seven is a fantasy romantic comedy manga series by Kenji Saitō with art by Akinari Nao . It has been serialized in Fujimi Shobo 's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age since 2010 and collected in fifteen tankōbon volumes as of August 2016 . A light novel adaptation by Kenji Saitō with art by Akinari Nao is being published by Kadokawa Shoten . The first volume was released on November 8 , 2014 . An anime television series adaptation by Seven Arcs Pictures started airing in October 2014 . An anime film adaptation titled Trinity Seven the Movie : The Eternal Library and the Alchemist Girl premiered on February 25 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Titan (comics) Titan , in comics , can refer to : Titan ( Imperial Guard ) , a Marvel Comics character and member of the Imperial Guard Titan ( Dark Horse Comics ) , a Dark Horse Comics character Titan ( DC Comics ) , the moon of Saturn in DC Comics inhabited by telepaths in the 30th century of the Legion of Super-Heroes Titan ( Marvel Comics ) , the moon of Saturn in Marvel Comics and home to the Titanian Eternals Titan Books , a publisher of comic reprints A member of the Teen Titans Titan ( New God ) , a New Gods giant from Darkseid 's Elite Titan , a proposed codename for Cassandra Lang",
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"text": "Jet Li Li Lianjie ( born 26 April 1963 ) , better known by his stage name Jet Li , is a Chinese film actor , film producer , martial artist , and retired Wushu champion who was born in Beijing . He is a naturalized Singaporean citizen . After three years of training with Wu Bin , Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team . After retiring from Wushu at age 19 , he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple ( 1982 ) . He went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films , most notably as the lead in director Zhang Yimou 's 2002 Hero , Fist of Legend which is the best acclaimed Li movie by Rotten Tomatoes , and the Once Upon a Time in China series , in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung . Li 's first role in a non-Chinese film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 ( 1998 ) , and his first leading role in a Hollywood film was as Han Sing in Romeo Must Die ( 2000 ) . He has gone on to star in many action films , including in French cinema with Luc Besson Kiss of the Dragon and Unleashed . He co-starred in The One ( 2001 ) , The Forbidden Kingdom ( 2008 ) with Jackie Chan , all three of The Expendables films with Sylvester Stallone , and as the title character villain in The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ( 2008 ) .",
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"text": "Ma Xianda Ma Xianda ( ; 1932 -- 17 June 2013 , Xiao'erjing : ﻣَﺎ ﺷِﯿًﺎ دَاْ ) was a Chinese martial artist . He was born to a Muslim Hui family in Hebei whose association with martial arts goes back six generations . Ma Xianda was taught by his father Ma Fengtu and uncle Ma Yintu . He is only one of four living masters to have reached the highest level of Chinese martial arts ( Ninth Duan ) . In the course of his life , Ma has studied many traditional forms of wushu , including tongbeiquan , piguaquan , bajiquan , bashanfen , and cuojiao . He has also studied Western boxing , wrestling and fencing . Ma has coached the International Wushu champion Zhao Changjun , and taught Jet Li the Chinese martial art of fanziquan . Ma 's sons , Ma Yue and Ma Lun , are national champions and noted masters . More than twenty of Ma 's close students have earned the coveted title of Wu Yin or `` martial hero , '' a title conferred on athletes who have repeatedly placed in the top three positions in national competition .",
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"text": "Li Jingquan Li Jingquan ( November 1 , 1909 -- April 24 , 1989 ) was a Chinese politician and the first Party Committee Secretary of Sichuan following the establishment of the People 's Republic of China in 1949 . Li was born into a landlord 's family in Huichang County , Jiangxi in 1908 . He began studying Marxist theory in his youth , joined the Communist Youth League in 1927 , and became a full member of the Communist Party of China in 1930 . During the 1930s , Li served as a political commissar in the Red Army , and participated in the Long March . During the Second Sino-Japanese War , Li commanded the military actions against the Japanese invasion in the northwest of China , included in Mongolia and Shanxi . In 1949 , working with He Long , Liu Bocheng , and Deng Xiaoping , Li commanded his troops to occupy all of Sichuan province . After the founding of the People 's Republic of China , Li became one of the dominant political figures in Sichuan . He led agrarian reform in the province in 1950 , and the establishment of socialist cooperatives in 1955 . However , after Mao Zedong launched the Anti-Rightist Movement in 1957 , Li became more radical , persecuting more than 50,000 `` bourgeoisie rightist '' elements , which represented 10 % of the rightists persecuted nationwide during the movement . From 1958 to 1961 , he participated enthusiastically in the Great Leap Forward movement . Li 's radical policies created major food shortages in Sichuan , leading to the deaths of over 8 million people from starvation according to official statistics . In 1961 , Li was made Party Secretary of the Southwestern Bureau of China , and retained his position as Party Secretary of Sichuan province . During the Cultural Revolution , Li was branded an enemy of the Party , relieved of all political and administrative positions , and imprisoned . He was released in 1972 and rehabilitated in 1973 . Following the Cultural Revolution , Li served as a Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress and as a member of the 10th and 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China .",
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"text": "Wang Yifu Wang Yifu ( , born December 4 , 1960 in Liaoyang , Liaoning ) is a male Chinese pistol shooter , and in terms of Olympic medals one of the most successful sport shooters of all times , being the only shooter with six individual Olympic medals . He specializes in the 50 m Pistol and 10 m Air Pistol events . He is the only shooter to have won two gold medals in men 's 10 metre air pistol . Wang won his first Olympic medal in the Los Angeles games at the age of 23 . After this , the Air Pistol event was added to the program , and this is where he has achieved his greatest accomplishments . He won the 1992 gold medal only days after a new medal in the 50 m event . His three attempts to repeat the victory have provided impressive results and very tight duels : In 1996 , Wang had a two-point pre-final lead over Roberto Di Donna ( Italy ) , and seemed to be the clear winner until in the last shot he got only 6.5 ( at a level where anything below 9.0 is considered a very bad shot ) , and lost the gold medal by the closest possible margin , 0.1 point . Related to this was a collapse due to medical issues coupled with the extreme heat in Atlanta that day . In 2000 , both Wang and Franck Dumoulin ( France ) scored 590 points and tied for a new Olympic record . Wang lost by two points in the final . In the 2004 competition , Wang scored 590 once more , but lost the Olympic record to Mikhail Nestruev ( Russia ) who achieved 591 . However , the Chinese managed to erase the small gap and eventually won by a margin of 0.2 points to get his second Olympic gold . Also in the ISSF World Shooting Championships , Wang has won both 50 m Pistol ( in 1994 ) and 10 m Air Pistol ( in 1998 ) .",
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"text": "Gao Style Baguazhang Gao Style Baguazhang is the style of Baguazhang descended from Gao Yisheng , a student of Cheng Tinghua , who founded one of the two main branches of Baguazhang . Gao is alternatively said to have originally studied with Song Changrong or Yin Fu , later ( or alternatively previously ) studying with one of Cheng 's students , Zhou Yuxiang , . Gao style is one of the most widely practiced Baguazhang styles in the West ; there are also many practitioners in Tianjin and Taiwan . It has many variations held within various lineages , some which are given below : Dong Haichuan Cheng Tinghua Zhou Yuxiang Gao Yisheng Wu Jinyuan Wu Huaishan Wu Guozheng Liu Fengcai Wang Shusheng Liu Shuhang Chen Baozhen Han Fangrui He Kecai ( Cantonese : Ho Ho Choi ) Cheung Sing Tang ( C. S. Tang ) Zhang Junfeng Hong Yixiang Luo Dexiu Su Dongchen Hong Yiwen Hong Yimien Allen Pittman Wu Mengxia Wu Min ` an Bi Tianzuo Bi Motang Bi Tianzuo The Gao style system is referred to as the Gao Yisheng branch of the Cheng Tinghua system of Baguazhang . Essentially , Gao Style Bagua is a unique subsystem . The Gao style system , because of Gao 's own martial progression over time , can be found to have a number of different permutations , represented in these various lingages . All are valid examples of Gao style Bagua because they all represent Gao Yisheng 's progression as a martial artist . Gao was refining and creating sets until he died . He changed his straight line , pre-heaven and weapons sets more than once in his life but at its core it is a complete Baguazhang system . Gao style explicitly divides training into two categories : pre-heaven and post-heaven . Pre-heaven training includes walking the circle and practicing changing palms on the circle ; this material is similar to that found in the other Cheng styles . Post-heaven training consists of 64 linear palms is said by Gao Yisheng to be passed down by a man known as Song Yiren ( i.e. , Song Yiren , or `` person who gives arts '' ) ; these palms are unique to the Gao system . Many Gao style practitioners can be found in Tianjin ( lineage of Liu Fengcai and others ) , Taiwan ( lineage of Zhang Junfeng ) , and Hong Kong ( lineage of He Kecai ) .",
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"text": "Jeon Ki-young Jeon Ki-young ( 전기영 , born July 11 , 1973 in Cheongju , Chungcheongbuk-do ) is a retired judoka who competed in the -78 kg and -86 kg divisions . Jeon has won three consecutive world championships ( 1993 , 1995 , 1997 ) , twice beating the Hidehiko Yoshida in dramatic fashion in the finals . He has also won six world cup titles . The crowning moment in Jeon 's judo career came in winning the gold medal in the men 's middleweight division at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta , U.S. . He defeated Armen Bagdasarov of Uzbekistan in the final match by ippon . In his march to the gold , Jeon won every match by ippon , except the 1st round match against the Dutch judoka Mark Huizinga , who would go on to dominate the weight once Jeon himself retired . Jeon retired from competition at a relatively young age of 25 in 1999 , citing both knee injuries and an absence of motivation due to lack of competition . He retired undefeated in both Olympic and world championship competition . In 2003 , PRIDE FC and Antonio Inoki tried to sign Jeon to fight Yoshida under MMA rules ( using the fact that Jeon have never lost against Yoshida in judo ) but Jeon refused offers .",
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"text": "Li Fuyu Li Fuyu ( born May 9 , 1978 ) is a retired Chinese professional road bicycle racer . Li rode with from 2005 to 2006 , before switching to the Pro Tour under coach Johan Bruyneel for the 2007 season . The Discovery Channel team was disbanded at the end of the highly successful 2007 season , and Li moved on to the newly re-established China-based for the 2008 season . In 2010 , Li rode the newly formed , reuniting with Bruyneel .",
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"text": "Li Hongli Li Hongli ( ; born 26 December 1980 in Ningyuan , Yongzhou , Hunan , China ) is a Chinese weightlifter . He is 168 cm tall . At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships , Li Hongli won the bronze medal in the 77 kg category , with a total of 352.5 kg , after Gevorg Davtyan was tested positive for banned substances and lost his silver medal . Li competed in the men 's 77 kg class at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal . He snatched 165 kg and clean and jerked 196 kg for a total of 361 kg . Li participated in the 77 kg category at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the silver medal , finishing behind Taner Sagir . He snatched 167 kg and clean and jerked an additional 192 kg for a total of 359 kg . At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he won the bronze medal in the 77 kg category , with a total of 361 kg . He won the silver medal in the 77 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics , with a total of 366 kg .",
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"text": "Tito Ortiz Jacob Christopher `` Tito '' Ortiz ( / ˈtiːtoʊ ɔɹˈtiːz / born January 23 , 1975 ) is an American retired mixed martial artist . In the MMA world , he is known for his stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) , where he is a former Light Heavyweight Champion , having held the title from April 14 , 2000 to September 26 , 2003 . Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell , he was one of the sports early stars . Ortiz ultimately became the biggest pay-per-view draw of 2006 for his fights with Liddell , Forrest Griffin , and Ken Shamrock . Outside of his fighting career , Ortiz is the CEO of the Punishment Athletics MMA equipment and clothing line . He also owns an MMA training gym called Punishment Training Center , which is located in his hometown of Huntington Beach , California . On July 7 , 2012 , Ortiz became the ninth inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame .",
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"text": "Joe Silva Joe Silva is a former UFC matchmaker and a 2017 inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame . Joe Silva began working for UFC in 1993 after answering an advertisement for fighters in Black Belt Magazine . During his role as matchmaker , he made each of the fights for the live events of UFC since prior to the purchase of the UFC by the Fertitta brothers in 2000 , under the ownership of SEG . His last official title was Vice-President of Talent Relations . As a part of his job , he both signed new and fired fighters from the UFC . Silva retired in September 2016 following the sale of UFC to WME-IMG , after selling his UFC shares to the new owner . His final event occurred on December 30 , 2016 . During his later career , the USA Today sports website MMA Junkie ran an article series `` Joe Silva 's Shoes '' that speculated on what fights Silva might make for upcoming UFC events . In 2017 , Silva was named an inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame .",
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"text": "19-Nineteen 19-Nineteen ( ; lit . `` I 'm 19 years old '' ) is a 2009 South Korean-Japanese film starring T.O.P , Seungri and Huh E-jae . Three nineteen-year-olds , two boys and a girl , are accused of murder and forced to run away . Everyone , including their parents , believes they are guilty , but the experience strengthens their bond as they attempt to find the real killer and prove their innocence . It was part of the `` Telecinema7 '' project , seven feature-length mini-dramas which were collaborations between South Korean TV directors and Japanese TV screenwriters ; the seven Korea-Japan joint productions both received a limited theater release and were broadcast on television . 19-Nineteen was first released in Korea in CGV theaters on November 12 , 2009 , and later aired on SBS ( South Korea ) and TV Asahi ( Japan ) in 2010 .",
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"text": "Li Yuehong Li Yuehong ( ; born 28 August 1989 ) is a Chinese male sport shooter , he is the bronze medalist for 25 metre rapid fire pistol at 2016 Olympics .",
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"text": "Born to Defence Born to Defence is a 1986 Hong Kong action film , which marked the directorial debut of Jet Li , who also stars in the film . The film features fight choreography by Tsui Siu-Ming . The film is set in China following the end of World War II and the liberation of China . It centers on Jet Li 's character and his confrontations with navy sailors , who are portrayed as rapacious villains , from China 's ally , the United States , primarily in the boxing ring as Li 's character is an avid athlete .",
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"text": "Li Zheng Li Zheng ( Chinese : 李争 ; Pinyin : Lǐ Zhēng ; born 18 January 1986 ) is a Chinese weightlifter . Li participated in the men 's 56 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships . He won the gold medal , snatching 128 kg and jerking an additional 152 kg for a total of 280 kg .",
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"text": "Kim Sung-jun Kim Sung-Jun ( Hangul : 김성준 , Hanja : 金性俊 ) ( June 3 , 1953 -- February 3 , 1989 ) was a boxer from South Korea . In January , 1978 , he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation light flyweight title . In September , 1978 , Kim became the WBC light flyweight champion with a KO win over Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh . He defended the belt three times before losing it to Shigeo Nakajima in January , 1980 . In July , 1980 , Kim unsuccessfully challenged Shoji Oguma for the WBC flyweight title , losing by a split decision . After retiring , Kim experienced dementia pugilistica and financial difficulties , and on February 3 , 1989 , he committed suicide by leaping off a building in Seoul , South Korea .",
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"text": "Kim Jung-joo Kim Jung-Joo ( Hangul : 김정주 , Hanja : 金貞柱 ) ( born November 11 , 1981 in Jinju , Gyeongsangnam-do , South Korea ) is a South Korean amateur boxer who won welterweight bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics . Kim received a Master 's degree in physical education from Sangji University in South Korea .",
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"text": "Li Shiming Li Shiming ( ; born December 1948 ) is a retired general ( shang jiang ) of the People 's Liberation Army ( PLA ) of China . He served as Commander of the Chengdu Military Region .",
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"text": "Chih-Fu Cheng Chih-Fu Cheng ( 鄭志富 , born 1956 ) from Penghu , Taiwan , is currently the vice president of the National Taiwan Normal University ( NTNU ) and Distinguished professor at the Department of Physical Education and the Graduate Institute of Sport , Leisure , and Hospitality Management , NTNU . His field of interests include sport management and administration , sport marketing , and sport organization behavior . Cheng graduated from NTNU in 1978 as a bachelor . He passed the high-level exam for civil service in 1982 and returned to NTNU for advanced studies in 1985 and graduated with a master 's degree in 1988 . In 1991 he was funded by the scholarship of the National Science Council ( now the Ministry of Science and Technology ( Republic of China ) ) to study at the University of Northern Colorado and obtained his doctoral degree in 1993 . After returning to Taiwan , Cheng has been working as an associated professor and then a professor at NTNU . He has also served as the deputy director of the Sports Affairs Council , Executive Yuan ( now the Sports Administration , Ministry of Education ) ( 2000 -- 2002 ) , the dean of Academic Affairs at NTNU ( 2003 -- 2004 ) , the dean of the College of Sports and Recreation at NTNU ( 2005 -- 2007 ) , and the vice president of NTNU from 2010 till now . Cheng has dedicated to the administration of sports and the academic studies of physical education for more than 30 years . He has been promoting the development and the administrative service of physical education . He has designed the policies of physical education for governmental sectors , organized national examinations and collegiate affairs , and assessed organizations of higher education . He has been awarded the Service Award by the Educational and Academic Association and the highest honor in education service in Taiwan , the Educational Award in 2002 . His dedication to the academic research of physical education has also earned him the `` Leadership and Contribution '' award in 2002 and the Biennial Outstanding Contribution Award in 2005 by International Council for Health , Physical Education , Recreation , Sport & Dance , ICHPER-SD . In 2013 , Cheng was invited to chair the compilation the Sports White Paper for the Sports Administration , Ministry of Education . His ten-year vision for the development of physical education in Taiwan has received acclaims from the academia both in Taiwan and overseas and won the `` Cultivation Award for Academic Groups in Physical Education '' in 2014 . Over the years his academic achievements in the administration and management of sports has been recognized with his administrative services and academic endeavors .",
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"text": "Donnie Yen Donnie Yen ( born 27 July 1963 ) , also known as Yen Chi Tan , is a Hong Kong actor , martial artist , film director , producer , action choreographer , and multiple-time world wushu tournament champion . Yen is credited by many for contributing to the popularisation of the traditional martial arts style known as Wing Chun . He played Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the 2008 film Ip Man , which was a box office success . This has led to an increase in the number of people taking up Wing Chun , leading to hundreds of new Wing Chun schools being opened up in mainland China and other parts of Asia . Ip Chun , the eldest son of Ip Man , even mentioned that he is grateful to Yen for making his family art popular and allowing his father 's legacy to be remembered . Yen is considered to be one of Hong Kong 's top action stars ; director Peter Chan mentioned that he `` is the ` it ' action person right now '' and `` has built himself into a bona fide leading man , who happens to be an action star . '' Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts ( MMA ) into the mainstream of Chinese culture by choreographing MMA in many of his recent films . Yen has displayed notable skills in a wide variety of martial arts , being well-versed in Tai chi chuan , boxing , kickboxing , Jeet Kune Do , Hapkido , Taekwondo , karate , Muay Thai , wrestling , Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu , Judo , Wing Chun , and Wushu . Seen as one of the most popular film stars in Asia of the early 2000s , Yen was one of the highest paid actors in Asia in 2009 . Yen earned HK$ 220 million ( US$ 28.4 million ) from four films and six advertisements in 2013 .",
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"text": "Li Na Li Na ( born 26 February 1982 ) is a retired Chinese professional tennis player , who achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 2 on the WTA Tour on 17 February 2014 . Over the course of her career , Li won nine WTA singles titles , including two Grand Slam singles titles at the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open . Li 's rise to prominence came after those victories , which made her the first and only Grand Slam singles champion from East Asia and Asia as a whole . Prior to this , she had already become the first player representing an East Asian and Asian country to appear in a Grand Slam singles final , a milestone she achieved at the 2011 Australian Open . Li was also the runner-up at the 2013 Australian Open and 2013 WTA Tour Championships , a three-time quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and a semifinalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and 2013 US Open . Among her other most notable accolades , she was the first Chinese player to win a WTA tour title at the Guangzhou International Women 's Open in 2004 , the first to reach a Grand Slam singles quarterfinal at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships , and the first to break into the world 's top 10 . Her feats have sparked a major population growth of tennis players in East Asia , earning her the reputation as the region 's tennis pioneer and trailblazer . Li retired from professional tennis on 19 September 2014 .",
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"text": "Sang Chul Lee (taekwondo) Sang Chul Lee ( born May 8 , 1948 ) is a Korean born Taekwondo grandmaster 8th Dan , US Olympic Taekwondo head coach , entrepreneur , and owner of the US Taekwondo Center . Sang Chul Lee is a leading taekwondo innovator and missionary and has played an instrumental role in the promotion and development of Taekwondo throughout the United States and the world . He is the longest tenured US National Taekwondo Team coach , serving from 1979 to 1988 . In Taekwondo sparring , Lee is credited with innovating the Ax Kick . During his coaching tenure , he is credited with developing a more versatile fighting stance and developing steps for his athletes to be more fluid in their movements . Lee was the US Olympic Taekwondo Head Coach at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 . Although a demonstration sport , the 1988 US Taekwondo Olympic team is the most decorated of any US Taekwondo Olympic team . Lee 's athletes won 11 medals , including 3 golds and finished second to the South Korean team , which at the time was the best in the world . Lee has been passionately involved in the promotion of Taekwondo throughout the United States and served as USA Taekwondo ( formerly US Taekwondo Union ) president from 1997 to 2004 . In 1992 , Lee established the US Open Taekwondo Championships and founded the US Open Hanmadang in 2009 .",
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"text": "Fast Food Nation (film) Fast Food Nation is a 2006 American-British comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater . The screenplay was written by Linklater and Eric Schlosser , loosely based on the latter 's bestselling 2001 non-fiction book of the same name .",
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"text": "Slow living Slow living is a lifestyle emphasizing slower approaches to aspects of everyday life . The concept of `` slow '' lifestyles first emerged in the slow food movement , which emphasizes more `` traditional '' food production processes as a reaction to fast food that emerged in Italy during the 1980s and 1990s . Slow food and slow living are frequently , but not always , proposed as solutions to what the green movement describes as problems in materialistic and industrial lifestyles . People every day are constantly living at a fast pace which is making them feel like their lives are chaotic but with slow living they end up taking a step back and start enjoying life being conscious of sensory profusion . Slow living also incorporates slow food , slow money , and slow cities . The term slow is a movement or action at a relaxed or leisurely pace . This approach to life lived slowly does not refuse the usage of things such as mobile phones , internet , and access to goods and services . The term slow is used as an acronym to show different issues : S = Sustainable -- not having an impact L = Local -- not someone else 's patch O = Organic -- not mass-produced W = Whole -- not processed",
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"text": "Big Mac The Big Mac is a hamburger sold by international fast food restaurant chain McDonald 's . It was introduced in the Greater Pittsburgh area , United States , in 1967 and nationwide in 1968 . It is one of the company 's signature products .",
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"text": "Ultracity 6060 UltraCity 6060 was a six-part animated short series which was shown as part of MTV 's teen/adult-themed cartoon variety show Cartoon Sushi . Writers included Matt Harrigan , Mike DeSeve , Dave Hughes , Ben Gruber and Daria 's head writer Anne Bernstein . It consisted of anime scenes that were dubbed with humorously incorrect dialogue for comedic reasons . Most of the anime used in this cult classic was taken from the OAV series Genocyber which is released by U.S. Manga Corps . Another U.S. Manga Corps title was used for another UltraCity episode starred Iria in a parody of her own anime Iria : Zeiram the Animation . For the episode `` Planet Jackson '' , footage from ADV Films ' Mighty Space Miners was lampooned . The young boy in the film was made to be Michael Jackson and the rest of the cast as the Jackson family , Quincy Jones , Donny Osmond , Andrew Jackson and other people looking for handouts . The only non-anime cartoon used in UltraCity was from Cartoon Network 's `` Cartoons That Never Made It '' produced by AmPnyc in early-1997 under the supervision of Amperio Lux . One of them was Fast Driver , an obvious Speed Racer parody poking fun at everything . Other shorts featured two news reporters bemoaning the mainstream use of profanity in society ( the irony of course was that they swore very frequently ) , as well as a man named Hirogani , who was having problems trying to stop his severe flatulence around people ( taken from Genocyber ) . Another short was when they announced that their `` animation budget has been completely exhausted by excessive robot battles '' , which made them ban all lip-synching to save money ( a remake of a scene from the first Mobile Police Patlabor movie ) .",
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"text": "Emeril Live Emeril Live is a television program that aired on the Food Network from 1997 to 2007 and then The Cooking Channel from 2008 to 2010 . Hosted by Emeril Lagasse , Emeril Live featured many of the same elements as Emeril 's other program , Essence of Emeril and often had a Creole theme . The program was taped in front of a live audience in New York City and featured music played by Doc Gibbs and the Emeril Live Band . In 2004 , the program moved to Chelsea Market . Emeril Live began production in 1997 , and won a CableACE Award for `` Best Informational Show '' later that year . The program featured a wide variety of cuisine from cajun to stir-fry and often featured well-known chefs as guests who cook alongside Emeril . Some of the celebrities that appeared on the program include Charlie Daniels , Patti LaBelle , Michael McDonald , Joe Perry , Sammy Hagar , Aretha Franklin , Patton Oswalt , and Jimmy Buffett . Emeril sometimes let the audience taste the food that he prepares . He was known for his use of catchphrases , such as `` Pork fat rules '' , `` Kick it up a notch '' , `` Oh , yeah babe '' , and `` Bam ! '' , which he used when adding seasoning to the food that he was preparing . On November 27 , 2007 , the Food Network revealed it would halt production on the program on December 11 , 2007 . On May 20 , 2008 , the Fine Living network revealed that it would start airing Emeril Live , including never-before-seen episodes , beginning July 7 , 2008 .",
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"text": "The Nasty Bits The Nasty Bits : Collected Varietal Cuts , Usable Trim , Scraps , and Bones , is a largely nonfiction New York Times bestselling book by Anthony Bourdain , published in 2006 . The book is a collection of 37 exotic , provocative , and humorous anecdotes and essays , many of them centered around food , followed by a 30-page fiction piece ( `` A Chef 's Christmas '' ) . The book concludes with an appendix of commentaries on the various pieces , including when and why they were written . The essays range from descriptions of restaurant-kitchen life ; to various rants about places , people , and things Bourdain objects to ; to lively accounts of far-flung world travels and remote ethnic life and food ; to accolades of the unsung Latinos who cook most fine-dining restaurant food in America ; to glowing reports of cutting-edge chefs like Ferran Adrià ; to details of Bourdain 's obsessions and pursuits when he is not working ; to opinions and anecdotes on various other subjects . Bourdain organized the various essays and anecdotes into sections named for each of the five traditional flavors : Salty Sweet Sour Bitter Umami The book is , according to Bourdain , basically a collection of the best of his magazine and newspaper writings during the previous few years . As he says in the preface : I 've done a lot of writing for magazines and newspapers in the last few years , and it 's the better morsels ( I hope ) from that work that follow . ... I 've been writing this stuff for much the same reason behind my frenetic traveling : Because I can . Because there 's so little time . Because there 's been so much to see and remember . ... It 's an irritating reality that many places and events defy description . Angkor Wat and Machu Picchu , for instance , seem to demand silence , like a love affair you can never talk about . For a while after , you fumble for words , trying vainly to assemble a private narrative , an explanation , a comfortable way to frame where you 've been and what 's happened . In the end , you 're just happy you were there -- with your eyes open -- and lived to see it .",
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"text": "Convenience food Convenience food , or tertiary processed food , is food that is commercially prepared ( often through processing ) to optimise ease of consumption . Such food is usually ready to eat without further preparation . It may also be easily portable , have a long shelf life , or offer a combination of such convenient traits . Although restaurant meals meet this definition , the term is seldom applied to them . Convenience foods include ready-to-eat dry products , frozen foods such as TV dinners , shelf-stable foods , prepared mixes such as cake mix , and snack foods . Bread , cheese , salted food and other prepared foods have been sold for thousands of years . Other kinds were developed with improvements in food technology . Types of convenience foods can vary by country and geographic region . Some convenience foods have received criticism due to concerns about nutritional content and how their packaging may increase solid waste in landfills . Various methods are used to reduce the unhealthy aspects of commercially produced food and fight childhood obesity . Convenience food is commercially prepared for ease of consumption . Products designated as convenience food are often sold as hot , ready-to-eat dishes ; as room-temperature , shelf-stable products ; or as refrigerated or frozen food products that require minimal preparation ( typically just heating ) Convenience foods have also been described as foods that have been created to `` make them more appealing to the consumer . '' Convenience foods and restaurants are similar in that they save time . They differ in that restaurant food is ready to eat , whilst convenience food usually requires rudimentary preparation . Both typically cost more money and less time compared to home cooking from scratch .",
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"text": "Food Network Food Network ( legally known as Television Food Network ) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Television Food Network , G.P. , a joint venture between Scripps Networks Interactive ( which owns 70 % of the network ) and the Tribune ( FN ) Cable Ventures Inc. ( which owns the remaining 30 % ) . Despite this ownership structure , the channel is managed as a division of Scripps Networks Interactive . The channel airs both specials and regular episodic programs about food and cooking . In addition to its headquarters in New York City , Food Network has offices in Atlanta , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Chicago , Detroit , Jersey City , Cincinnati , and Knoxville , Tennessee . As of February 2015 , Food Network is available to approximately 96,931,000 pay television households ( 83.3 % of households with television ) in the United States .",
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"text": "Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken is an American fast food chain that started in 1976 in South Los Angeles by Joe Dion , a Michigan native . The company is a franchise venture where licensees pay for license rights and a flour and red pepper recipe used to coat the dishes but are otherwise not restricted . By 2017 there were 148 Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken restaurants in the United States , mostly run by Cambodians , and ownership of the company had been transferred to Micheal P. Eng .",
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"text": "DineEquity DineEquity , Inc. , formerly known as IHOP Corporation , is an American company that franchises and operates IHOP and Applebee 's restaurants . The company is headquartered in Glendale , California , and was founded in 1976 as IHOP until after it acquired Applebee 's when it changed its corporate identity . IHOP Corporation announced on July 16 , 2007 that it intended to acquire the bar-and-grill chain Applebee 's International , Inc. in an all-cash transaction that was valued at approximately US$ 2.1 billion . Under the deal , IHOP paid would pay $ 25.50 per share for Applebee 's . IHOP stated it would franchise most of Applebee 's 500 company-owned stores . In 2015 , Applebee 's had 2,033 restaurants overall worldwide , all operated by franchisees . Julia Stewart , who originally worked as a waitress at IHOP and worked her way up through the restaurant industry , became Chief Executive Officer of IHOP Corporation . She had previously been President of Applebee 's , but left after being overlooked for that company 's CEO position . She became CEO of IHOP in 2001 , and returned to manage her old company due to the acquisition . She later stepped down as the CEO in March 2017 . With a larger than 70 % vote , Applebee 's stockholders approved the takeover , which closed on November 29 , 2007 . The deal beat 26 other offers to purchase the economically slumping Applebee 's . A number of executives from Applebee 's voted against the offer . The chain 's largest individual shareholder , Applebee 's director Burton `` Skip '' Sack , believed the purchasing price was unfair to the shareholders and planned to take IHOP to court . As part of the purchase , a brand re-marketing scheme and revitalization of the Applebee 's image was undertaken .",
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"text": "Burger King Burger King ( BK ) is an American global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants . Headquartered in the unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County , Florida , the company was founded in 1953 as InstaBurger King , a Jacksonville , Florida-based restaurant chain . After Insta-Burger King ran into financial difficulties in 1954 , its two Miami-based franchisees David Edgerton and James McLamore purchased the company and renamed it `` Burger King '' . Over the next half-century , the company would change hands four times , with its third set of owners , a partnership of TPG Capital , Bain Capital , and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners , taking it public in 2002 . In late 2010 , 3G Capital of Brazil acquired a majority stake in the company , in a deal valued at US$ 3.26 billion . The new owners promptly initiated a restructuring of the company to reverse its fortunes . 3G , along with partner Berkshire Hathaway , eventually merged the company with the Canadian-based doughnut chain Tim Hortons , under the auspices of a new Canadian-based parent company named Restaurant Brands International . The 1970s were the `` Golden Age '' of the company 's advertising , but beginning in the early-1980s , Burger King advertising began losing focus . A series of less successful advertising campaigns created by a procession of advertising agencies continued for the next two decades . In 2003 , Burger King hired the Miami-based advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky ( CP+B ) , who completely reorganized its advertising with a series of new campaigns centered on a redesigned Burger King character nicknamed `` The King '' , accompanied by a new online presence . While highly successful , some of CP+B 's commercials were derided for perceived sexism or cultural insensitivity . Burger King 's new owner , 3G Capital , later terminated the relationship with CP+B in 2011 and moved its advertising to McGarryBowen , to begin a new product-oriented campaign with expanded demographic targeting . Burger King 's menu has expanded from a basic offering of burgers , French fries , sodas , and milkshakes to a larger and more diverse set of products . In 1957 , the `` Whopper '' became the first major addition to the menu , and it has become Burger King 's signature product since . Conversely , BK has introduced many products , which failed to catch hold in the marketplace . Some of these failures in the United States have seen success in foreign markets , where BK has also tailored its menu for regional tastes . From 2002 to 2010 , Burger King aggressively targeted the 18 -- 34 male demographic with larger products that often carried correspondingly large amounts of unhealthy fats and trans-fats . This tactic would eventually damage the company 's financial underpinnings , and cast a negative pall on its earnings . Beginning in 2011 , the company began to move away from its previous male-oriented menu and introduce new menu items , product reformulations and packaging , as part of its current owner 3G Capital 's restructuring plans of the company . As of December 31 , 2016 , Burger King reported it had 15,738 outlets in 100 countries . Of these , 47.5 % are in the United States and 99.5 % are privately owned and operated , with its new owners moving to an almost entirely franchised model in 2013 . BK has historically used several variations of franchising to expand its operations . The manner in which the company licenses its franchisees varies depending on the region , with some regional franchises , known as master franchises , responsible for selling franchise sub-licenses on the company 's behalf . Burger King 's relationship with its franchises has not always been harmonious . Occasional spats between the two have caused numerous issues , and in several instances , the company 's and its licensees ' relations have degenerated into precedent-setting court cases . Burger King 's Australian franchise Hungry Jack 's is the only franchise to operate under a different name , due to a trademark dispute and a series of legal cases between the two .",
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"text": "Culinary Revolution The Culinary Revolution was a movement during the late 1960s and 1970s , growing out of the Free Speech Movement , when sociopolitical issues began to profoundly affect the way Americans eat . The Culinary Revolution is often credited to Alice Waters , the owner of Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley , California ; however , such claims are sometimes contested and the movement attributed to collaborations of other individuals . The mantra of using fresh , local , and seasonal ingredients at Waters 's Chez Panisse , as well as other similar `` New American cuisine '' restaurants , has greatly changed food served in restaurants and at home , thus creating California Cuisine and a broader movement in the cuisine of the United States .",
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"text": "Kwik Way The original Kwik Way fast food restaurant chain , based in Oakland , California , began at 63rd & E 14th in 1952 . Owned by partners Lehman & Mahoney , they followed with a Kwik Way at 22nd & Telegraph , in 1954 , followed with a 3rd restaurant , the Grand Lake Drive In , at 500 Lake Park in 1956 . All three restaurants were identical in operation in their heyday , and run under common ownership . When partners Lehman & Mahoney retired from active management , each restaurant sold to the then current managers , thereby forever ending the famous Oakland chain . Only one location remains : The Grand Lake Drive In became Kwik Way , a revival of name only . That restaurant near the Grand Lake Theater was later owned by Alex and Charles Hahn , and has been cleaned up and relaunched by Gary Rizzo . Not to be confused with the long gone original Kwik Way , the later restaurants became notorious . `` Complaints have included greasy food , bad service , unsanitary conditions , and complaints from neighbors about the late-night crowd it attracted . But the kicker came in 1981 when an unsuspecting customer discovered a fried dead mouse in her order . '' Her claims , however , were never substantiated . Kwik Way gave its name to one of Oakland 's only Hardcore bands Kwik Way and was featured in the Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen award-winning music video for their tune `` Two Triple Cheese , Side Order of Fries '' . Famous Oaklander Frank Oz used to `` live on it '' , but fitting with Kwik Way 's reputation , he also said , `` I ca n't believe I did n't die from it . I do n't know how I survived because that 's where we went . '' The last remaining Kwik Way was in negotiations for being turned into a Fatburger and a McDonald 's in 2005 which was met with protest . The negotiations fizzled .",
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"text": "The Fast and the Furious (soundtrack) The Fast and the Furious is the first of two soundtracks based on the major motion picture The Fast and the Furious . The soundtrack reached number seven on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top Soundtracks . The album went platinum in 2002 in both the United States and Canada . The single released from the soundtrack is `` Put It on Me '' and `` Furious '' by Ja Rule , `` POV City Anthem '' by Cadillac Tah , Good Life ( Remix ) by Faith Evans and `` Justify My Love '' by Vita . The Limp Bizkit single `` Rollin ' ( Urban Assault Vehicle ) '' , which is the remix to `` Rollin ' ( Air Raid Vehicle ) '' , is also featured on the soundtrack . The song features DMX , Method Man and Redman and is produced by Swizz Beatz . The soundtrack exclusively featured artists from Irv Gotti 's label The Inc. . Records such as Ja Rule .",
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"text": "The Fast and the Furious (2001 film) The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 American-German action crime film directed by Rob Cohen , produced by Neal H. Moritz and written by Gary Scott Thompson and David Ayer . It is the first installment in the The Fast and the Furious franchise . The film stars Vin Diesel , Paul Walker , Michelle Rodriguez , Jordana Brewster , Rick Yune , Chad Lindberg , Johnny Strong , and Matt Schulze . The film follows undercover cop Brian O'Conner , who is tasked with stopping a group of unknown hijackers using high-performance racecars to hijack 18-wheelers . Inspiration for the film was sought through a Vibe magazine article titled `` Racer X '' , which detailed the illegal street racing circuit operating within New York City . Filming locations include New York City and New England , with a majority of the film being shot in southern California . The Fast and the Furious was released on June 22 , 2001 , grossing over $ 207 million worldwide from an estimated $ 38 million budget . It was later re-released on June 22 , 2016 , to celebrate its 15th anniversary . It has a 53 % approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes , which called it `` sleek and shiny on the surface '' in its critical consensus . The Fast and the Furious launched a franchise of sequels , starting with 2 Fast 2 Furious in 2003 , followed by The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift in 2006 , Fast & Furious in 2009 , Fast Five in 2011 , Fast & Furious 6 in 2013 , Furious 7 in 2015 , and The Fate of the Furious in 2017 .",
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"text": "Chow mein sandwich Originating in Fall River , Massachusetts , in the 1930s or 1940s , the chow mein sandwich is a hot sandwich , which typically consists of a brown gravy-based chow mein mixture placed between halves of a hamburger-style bun , popular on Chinese-American restaurant menus throughout southeastern Massachusetts and parts of neighboring Rhode Island . This sandwich is not well known outside of this relatively small area of New England . This sandwich was created to provide a low-cost meal in an economically depressed region inhabited by recent immigrants from Europe and Canada while providing it in a form with which they were already familiar . Even the gravy has been modified to be very similar to that used in typical New England cooking . These sandwiches are sometimes served outside of Chinese American restaurants by the food services in local area schools and senior citizens ' centers . Celebrity chef and Fall River native Emeril Lagasse has also publicized this sandwich , along with food writers Jane and Michael Stern . The sandwiches are served `` strained '' or `` unstrained , '' referring to whether or not the sandwich has vegetables . `` Strained '' means that it is served without vegetables . Just like plated chow mein without the bun , the sandwich may also include meats or seafood , usually chicken , beef , or shrimp . The Oriental Chow Mein Noodle Company of Fall River is the regional source for the sandwich 's distinctive crispy noodles . These sandwiches can be found in the cities of Fall River , New Bedford , and Taunton in Massachusetts ; and in the cities of Woonsocket , Pawtucket and Tiverton in Rhode Island . Although the sandwich is unknown in nearby Boston , it was on the menu at the more distant Coney Island location of Nathan 's Famous in Brooklyn , New York as recently as 2013 .",
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"text": "Man v. Food (season 2) The second season of Man v. Food , an American food reality television series hosted by Adam Richman on the Travel Channel , premiered on August 5 , 2009 . First-run episodes of the series aired in the United States on the Travel Channel on Wednesdays at 10:00 PM Eastern time . Man v. Food was executive produced by Matt Sharp , in association with the Travel Channel . The season contained 20 episodes and finished airing on December 16 , 2009 . On February 3 , 2010 , a special `` Live '' episode aired.Man v. Food '' is hosted by actor and food enthusiast Adam Richman . In each episode , Richman explores the `` big food '' of a different American city before facing off against a pre-existing eating challenge at a local restaurant . Not counting the `` Live '' episode in Miami ( which he won ) , the final second season tally was : 13 wins for `` Man '' and 7 wins for `` Food '' .",
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"text": "TV Nation TV Nation is a satirical newsmagazine television series written , directed and hosted by Michael Moore that was co-funded and originally broadcast by NBC in the United States and BBC2 in the United Kingdom . The show blended humor and journalism into provocative reports about various issues . After moving to Fox for its second ( and final ) season , the show won an Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Informational Series . TV Nation was created in the wake of the success Moore had with the documentary Roger & Me , prompting Warner Bros. . Television to ask Moore for television series ideas . In January 1993 , NBC green-lit a pilot episode which took three months to complete . Interest from the BBC prompted NBC to insert the show into its summer 1994 lineup .",
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"text": "Food trucks in Tampa, Florida Food trucks have become a popular phenomenon in Tampa and St. Petersburg , Florida . Food trucks have a large following in and around downtown Tampa and have been supported by Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn who organized a monthly food truck rally downtown . There is also an evening of food trucks and short movies ( Flicks and Food Trucks ) between downtown and the Channelside District . Food truck rallies drawing thousands of people have taken place in Seminole Heights and South Tampa . A regular food truck event is also held at the farmer 's market in Odessa , Florida with live music . St. Petersburg followed suit at the end of 2011 with the city council moving to ease restrictions on their operation . A `` Food Truck Square '' was established in 2012 at Monstah Lobstah ( 1901 Platt Street ) for food truck offerings 7-days-a-week . On August 31 , 2013 , Tampa hosted the world 's largest food truck rally with 99 food trucks attending . The previous record of 62 trucks was set in Miami , Florida . Tampa broke its own record with 121 food trucks at a rally in March 2014 . Food trucks in downtown Tampa have included Burger Culture , Not Your Ordinary food truck ( NYOFoodTruck ) , Michelle Faedo , Killer Samich , La Creperia Café , Maggie on the Move , Stinky Bunz , O'Macalicious , 3suns Organic , Mobile Munchiez , The Cuppin Cake , Taco Bus , Fat Tortillas , Jerk Hut , Coconut Bo 's , Nelly Nel 's , Fire Monkey , Gone Bananas and Wicked ` Witches . Taco Bus 's stationary restaurant on Hillsborough Avenue has branched out into two restaurant locations in St. Petersburg , Florida and downtown Tampa . Food trucks are also a fixture at special events and concerts . Critics point to the competition the trucks create for existing restaurants .",
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"text": "Food (Kelis album) Food is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Kelis , released on April 18 , 2014 , becoming her first album released under Ninja Tune Records . In 2007 , Jive dropped Kelis , and she later signed to Interscope and will.i.am Music Group in 2009 , through the label she released her fifth studio album , Flesh Tone , which saw Kelis experiment with a dance sound . In 2011 Kelis began work on the follow up to Flesh Tone , however she left Interscope and signed to Federal Prism , before officially signing to the British independent label Ninja Tune for the release of Food . Food is an R&B and soul album with a diverse musical style that incorporates funk , Afro-beat , Memphis soul , R&B and neo-soul . Its songs feature crackling horns , brass , earthy guitars , simmering electronics and vocals from Kelis that were noted as being breathy , smoky and sultry . The album was viewed as a return to Kelis ' previous music prior to Flesh Tone , and was described by Kelis as , `` a kind of unspoken lovefest '' . The album was written by Kelis , alongside David Andrew Sitek , and Todd Simon , and was entirely produced by Dave Sitek and features guest performances by CSS and Priscilla Ahn . Upon release the album received mostly positive reviews from critics , who commended the album 's production , composition and Kelis vocals . Commercially the album fared well making appearances on numerous charts worldwide , the album also entered the UK Albums Chart at number twenty , becoming Kelis 's second highest peaking album after Tasty in 2004 . The album was promoted with the release of three singles -- `` Jerk Ribs '' , `` Rumble '' , and `` Friday Fish Fry '' -- and was promoted with a mini-concert .",
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"text": "Treasure (Bruno Mars song) `` Treasure '' is a song recorded by Bruno Mars for his second studio album , titled Unorthodox Jukebox ( 2012 ) . It is inspired by Breakbot 's song `` Baby I 'm Yours '' . `` Treasure '' was written by Mars himself along with Philip Lawrence , Ari Levine and Phredley Brown , while production was handled by Mars , Lawrence and Levine under the name The Smeezingtons . The song is the album 's fourth track and was selected as its third single by Atlantic Records . `` Treasure '' was first released to mainstream radio in Italy on May 10 , 2013 , through Warner Music . The track details Mars ' band time of party and fun : Philip Lawrence described it as `` the kind of song where the whole band can get up and jam '' . It was described as disco , funk , soul and post-disco with R&B elements . `` Treasure '' became Mars ' seventh top 10 hit in the United States since his career began in 2010 . It has also reached the top-five in countries like Canada , Israel and South Africa . `` Treasure '' ranked within the top 20 in eight territories . It received media attention for its `` funk '' vibe , that a few artists have brought back , including Mars . Due to the similarities shared with `` Baby I 'm Yours '' by Breakbot new writing credits were added . The single was certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) in October 2013 , representing sales of two million copies , since the certifications for digital singles include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads . An accompanying music video for the song premiered on June 14 , 2013 . It was shot by Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars in Las Vegas , Hollywood . The video presents Mars ' band , The Hooligans , in a live performance . The single was performed on the Moonshine Jungle Tour ( 2013-14 ) and on the 24K Magic World Tour ( 2017-18 ) .",
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"text": "Disasterpiece Theatre Disasterpiece Theatre was a comedy television program that aired in the early 1980s on XETV , a station in Tijuana , Mexico owned by Mexican media company Grupo Televisa which broadcasts in English across the border to neighboring San Diego , California . The show 's title is both a play on the long-running PBS anthology program Masterpiece Theatre and a reference to the low-budget , campy science fiction and horror films that were lampooned each week . At the time of Disasterpiece Theatre '' 's run , XETV was an independent station ; today it serves as the San Diego affiliate of The CW network . The premise of the show was simple : show the worst movies ever made and make fun of them . Among the films shown were Shriek of the Mutilated , Monster on Campus , The Thing That Could n't Die , The Mummy 's Hand , Born to Speed , Big Boy Rides Again , First Spaceship on Venus and Curse of the Undead . Comments would be written as subtitles during the movie ; for example , in Track of the Moonbeast a character says , `` I 'm somewhat of an ... ( laughs ) an adventurer , '' and the word `` IDIOT '' appeared on screen during the pause in the middle of the sentence . Sometimes music would be added and , in some cases , redubbing by the writers would occur . On a showing of First Spaceship on Venus , the soundtrack was replaced by the writers ' voices arguing about which television show they are going to watch , similar to the overdubbing idea in What 's Up , Tiger Lily?Jay Curtis hosted the show as Sal U. Lloyd , a play on the word celluloid . Bruce Mueller played `` The Other Guy '' and would often dress up as The Mummy , A Lion Tamer , and the Network Producer . Curtis and Mueller wrote and produced the show . Fred Stern was a constant contributor and served as the show 's musical director . Stern chose popular music that was added to scenes for comic punctuation . As an example , during the film Beginning of the End , giant grasshoppers are attacking Chicago , scientists decide to use the grasshopper mating call to lure the creatures into Lake Michigan but instead of the mating call coming from a boat loudspeaker , the audience hears At the Hop by Danny and the Juniors and the monsters hop in and drown . San Diego radio announcer Gary Cocker appeared on the show many times . Guests included Whoopi Goldberg , Richard Simmons , and J. Michael Straczynski . The show was done so cheaply , the producers would tape over the same reels , thus erasing the previous episode . In the show , Curtis and Mueller 's microphone cords are easily visible , but it is the poor production quality that makes the show more humorous . Sal U. Lloyd was portrayed as a big loser who hates his job . In one episode , he explains his position : `` I 'm sick of television ... I wan na be a rock and roll star . I wan na make some money . '' He is often seen receiving some kind of brain damage after showing a movie . Several times , Lloyd has a run-in with the network producer , George Mucas ( obviously a parody of George Lucas ) , who hates the show . In reality , Curtis had a strong rivalry with the actual network producer of XETV , who eventually cancelled the show . The show became quite successful , generating a loyal following and beating Saturday Night Live in the ratings several times . However , the show was eventually cancelled due to creative control with the station . Although the show is not widely acclaimed , it is mentionable for inspiring a generation of cult television shows that used the same premise , such as Mystery Science Theater 3000 . In 1991 , the Beetlejuice episode `` Moby Richard '' had Lydia staging a television dramatization of `` Moby Dick '' for the Neitherworld program `` Disasterpiece Theatre . '' In 1993 , Animaniacs had an episode of the same title . In 2009 , the creators of Disasterpiece Theatre '' created a YouTube Page posting archival footage of the show .",
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"text": "Mars (2004 film) Mars is a 2004 Russian film , directed and written by Anna Melikian . Set in a small Russian city of Mars , the film tells the story of a professional boxer who has run away from his life to a small Russian town on the coast of the Black Sea . The story contains elements of surrealism and magical realism . The town 's main industry is the manufacture of plush toys , which function as a local currency . The boxer is color blind ; his color blindness is portrayed , for example , by a profusion of blue apples . The city of Mars was formerly called Marks : Марс as opposed to Маркс , the name change being effected by removing one letter from the roof of the railway station .",
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"text": "Mr. V Mr. V ( born Victor Font , 1974 in Manhattan , New York ) is an American house and Latin music DJ , producer , and rapper . He is a regular collaborator of Louie Vega and is also the owner of SOLE Channel Music . Mr. V started DJing at the age of 14 on the Lower East Side , but it would not be for many years that he would sign with the Vega Records label , & MAW Records , assisting Louie Vega . In 2001 , he founded SOLE Channel , a weekly party with Alix Alvarez in New York City , In 2003 the pair would start a record label called Sole Channel Music releasing several tracks with their own Sound . In 2013 the pair would part ways with the label and Alix Alvarez would pursue different endeavours while Mr. V would maintain the record label , In 2012 Mr. V would launch the first sister label to Sole Channel Music called Muzik 4 Tomorrow ( M4T ) . His most famous tracks have been `` Da Bump '' , released in 2006 , and `` Put Your Drink Down '' , released in 2007 , both included in the album Welcome Home & is best known for his breakout hit with Fedde Le Grand Entitled `` Back N ' Forth '' amongst many other tracks & collaborations today . Experiencing Mr. V 's DJ sets , original productions or remixes is like taking a trip back in time to dance music 's golden age . Before superstar DJs took over the spotlight , dance music was a cultural phenomenon that did what no other form of music could do -- bring people together . It did n't matter what race or sexual orientation you came from because dance music was all about embracing our differences and creating a homogeneous vibe . The music was built heavily on traditional song structures and lots of heart and soul . DJs played whatever it took to get the party going and the music was never predictable . It is with this classic spirit and enthusiasm that New York City 's Mr. V targets today 's dance music world . Mr. V is a throwback in the purest sense . Growing up in the 1980s the open-minded Mr. V was heavily influenced by House , Hip-Hop , Latin , Garage and Disco classics , Rhythm & Blues and Jazz . Mr. V was enamored by the role a DJ commanded over a crowd and was taken by the talents of his friend Lord G. , who had a weekly Thursday night party in New York City . Despite wanting to be a professional DJ , it was n't until he met the legendary Louie Vega that he found his calling . `` Louie used to have his party called `` Underground Network , '' and that 's where I discovered a deeper taste for house music . I always wanted to be a DJ , but Louie 's type of music -- that whole soulful sound -- is what I wanted to play , '' says Mr. V. Louie Vega saw the drive and potential in Mr. V and hired the young Nuyorican DJ / producer as his assistant at the world famous Masters At Work label . In this position Mr. V was given a rare glimpse into the global dance scene and before long was taking to the decks alongside his mentor . Currently , Mr. V is one of the most recognizable names on the circuit . Stylistically , Mr. V has a wildly eclectic sound that brings spontaneity back to the art of DJing . In addition to his busy DJ schedule -- Mr. V has displayed his turntable talents at many popular nightclubs across the globe -- he has also made a name for himself as a Producer , Remixer & Artist . Mr. V launched his own label Sole Channel Music ( Along with then partner Alix Alvarez ) as a way to release music with complete control and artistic freedom . To date , he has many singles , remixes & collaborations on many labels including his most famous track `` Jus Dance '' , `` Something ( Wit ' Jazz ) '' , `` Put Your Drink Down '' & more . Mr. V has also released original productions , collaborations & remixes for other labels including Vega Records , Flamingo Records , Play It Down , Dessous Recordings , King Street Sounds , Large Music , Strictly Rhythm , Airplane Records , Defected Records and many more . Combining his multifaceted skills as a DJ / Artist / Producer / Remixer and with an ear towards dance music 's roots , Mr. V is a name to watch out for !",
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"text": "Frances the Mute Frances the Mute is the second studio album by American progressive rock band The Mars Volta released in February 2005 on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal . Produced by guitarist and songwriter Omar Rodriguez-Lopez , the album incorporates dub , ambient , Latin and jazz influences , and is the first to feature bassist Juan Alderete and percussionist Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez . The album also includes contributions from future saxophonist Adrián Terrazas-González , who joined the band during its subsequent tour . Frances the Mute sold 123,000 copies in its opening week and has sold 465,000 copies as of September 2006 . The album made multiple `` Best of '' lists at the end of 2005 . In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock , the album came # 18 in its list of `` 40 Cosmic Rock Albums '' and the album was named as one of Classic Rock 's 10 essential progressive rock albums of the decade .",
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"text": "Christmas on Mars Christmas on Mars is a science fiction film from the alternative rock band The Flaming Lips , written and directed by the band 's frontman , Wayne Coyne , and featuring the entire band in the cast , as well as many of their associates , including Steve Burns , Adam Goldberg , and Fred Armisen . The film began development in 2001 , filming was completed in October 2005 , and the film premiered on May 25 , 2008 at the Sasquatch ! Music Festival . For its general release in the United States , Christmas on Mars was booked into several dozen cities for unconventional screenings , in venues which included a former Ukrainian Socialist Social Club in New York City . The film was released in three different packages on November 11 , 2008 through conventional retailers as well as through the band 's website . A vinyl edition was released November 25 , 2008 .",
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"text": "Michael Jackson's Vision Michael Jackson 's Vision is a deluxe DVD box set by American recording artist Michael Jackson . It was released on November 22 , 2010 by Epic Records , Legacy Recordings , and Jackson 's own label , MJJ Productions . It includes three DVDs , featuring 4.5 hours of content of 42 music videos with newly restored color and remastered audio . Jackson referred to each of these productions as a `` short film '' and not a music video . This is the first time that all of Jackson 's videos have been released on DVD . According to a statement by the producers , the video recognizes Jackson 's `` pioneering short films that transformed the entertainment industry with timeless , pop culture classics '' . Disc one features videos from the albums Off the Wall , Thriller and Bad and disc two features videos from the albums Dangerous , HIStory : Past , Present and Future , Book I , Blood on the Dance Floor : HIStory in the Mix and Invincible . The third disc , which is a bonus disc , features seven videos . Michael Jackson 's Vision includes the full-length versions of the John Landis-directed `` Thriller '' and `` Black or White '' as well as the classic `` Bad '' directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese . Also included in the boxed set are Jackson 's collaborations with other noted film directors such as John Singleton , Spike Lee and David Fincher as well as `` Ghosts , '' his rarely seen collaboration with special effects legend Stan Winston . Michael Jackson 's Vision is available in a limited edition boxed set featuring a 60-page glossy hard-bound book that includes behind-the-scenes photos from Jackson 's videos , which includes information for each video including : songwriter , album , director , production date , location and photography . Ten music videos previously unavailable on DVD including `` One More Chance '' are included . It was also released on the iTunes Store and has iTunes LP features . The videos `` Smooth Criminal '' , `` Speed Demon '' , `` Come Together '' , and `` Leave Me Alone '' come from Jackson 's 1988 film Moonwalker . The `` Smooth Criminal '' segment is actually over 40 minutes long but only the 10-minute song and dance scene is featured . The video `` Another Part of Me '' is from Jackson 's Bad World Tour and `` Will You Be There '' is from the Dangerous World Tour . The `` HIStory '' video is the only short film that is not included in this box set . The original music video of `` Blood on the Dance Floor '' is replaced with the Refugee Camp Mix for unknown reasons . The videos for The Jacksons ' songs `` Torture '' and `` Body '' are also not included , because Michael did not appear in either of them , despite having a verse in each of them . Also not included is the music video for The Jacksons ' `` 2300 Jackson Street '' . On February 15 , 2011 , Michael Jackson 's Vision was certified 5 × Platinum by RIAA for the sales of over 0.5 million units in the United States . On December 31 , 2010 , it was also certified Diamond in France ( for the sales of over 60 000 units ) and 2 × Platinum in Australia . On May 29 , 2011 , it was also certified Gold in New Zealand . It has been also certified Gold in Austria and Platinum in Poland . Reception over the video and audio quality of the box set has been mixed . As the videos are played in 16:9 , videos with a 4:3 aspect ratio are pillarboxed and as a result the resolution is lower than some previous DVDs . Also , the audio is mixed in PCM stereo instead of 5.1 Surround as in many previous DVDs .",
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"text": "Maripol Maripol is an artist , film producer , fashion designer and stylist who has had an influence on the looks of many influential artists , including Grace Jones , Deborah Harry and Madonna . She is also a Polaroid artist photographer . Maripol was brought up in France before moving to New York City in 1976 . In the early 1980s , Maripol was the art director for hip Italian boutique Fiorucci . By the mid-80s , Maripol had achieved some success with her own shop , Maripolitan , in the NoHo area of New York . Maripol is best known for designing for and styling pop singer Madonna during the Madonna and Like a Virgin albums in the mid-1980s . Maripol 's trademark black rubber bracelets , jewellery and crucifixes became as iconic as Madonna herself in these early years . She also made a line of official Madonna jewellery and accessories for the Like a Virgin tour . At the same time she directed documentary films , such as `` Crack is whack '' on 1980s artist Keith Haring . She has also worked as a film producer , most notably on the post-production of Downtown 81 , a film starring artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and featuring Blondie lead singer Deborah Harry , and with musical interludes by many New York No Wave bands . The movie , directed by then partner Edo Bertoglio and written and produced by Glenn O'Brien , was filmed in 1980-81 as New York Beat . However , it was not until the late 1990s that the film was edited and released ( as Downtown 81 ) . O'Brien and Executive Producer Michael Zilkha enlisted Maripol to work on post-production to complete the film before its 2000 release , and debut at the Director 's Fortnight at Cannes . She has been the art director on music videos for Cher , D'Angelo , Elton John , and Luther Vandross . In February 2010 , Maripol had a collection of jewelry and tee shirts in the Marc by Marc Jacobs stores , inspired by the jewelry she created in the 80s . Early 2014 , Maripol released `` MARIPOLA X '' , a book about her erotic Polaroid pictures , including many from the 80s ( Grace Jones , Madonna , Naomi Campbell , etc. ) . The same year , she published `` Love Each other '' , her first record as singer with the French composer and producer which followed her collaboration with the French fashion label Each x Other .",
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"text": "Mars program The Mars program was a series of unmanned spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union between 1960 and 1973 . The spacecraft were intended to explore Mars , and included flyby probes , landers and orbiters . Early Mars spacecraft were small , and launched by Molniya rockets . Starting with two failures in 1969 , the heavier Proton-K rocket was used to launch larger 5 tonne spacecraft , consisting of an orbiter and a lander to Mars . The orbiter bus design was likely somewhat rushed into service and immature , considering that it performed very reliably in the Venera variant after 1975 . This reliability problem was common to much Soviet space hardware from the late 1960s and early 1970s and was largely corrected with a deliberate policy , implemented in the mid-1970s , of consolidating ( or `` debugging '' ) existing designs rather than introducing new ones . The names of the `` Mars '' missions do not need to be translated , as the word `` Mars '' is spelled and pronounced approximately the same way in English and Russian . In addition to the Mars program , the Soviet Union also sent a probe to Mars as part of the Zond program ; Zond 2 , however it failed en route . Two more spacecraft were sent during the Phobos program . In 1996 , Russia launched Mars 96 , its first interplanetary mission since the dissolution of the Soviet Union , however it failed to depart Earth orbit .",
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"text": "Monte Tesoro The Treasure Mountain is a summit of the Bergamo Alps 1,432 metres high It is located in the village of Carenno on the mountain ridge that Resegone sloping southward to the plains at the hills of Bergamo , dividing the valley of San Martino from Valle Imagna between the passes of Pertus and Valcava , then the province of Lecco and Bergamo . The broad summit is easily accessible from several fronts : from the Valley Imagna through road that ends in places Fork High , 1,300 metres , just 20 minutes ' walk from the top , from the main road Valcava pitch , with the path that starts from location Combeli to mt. 1.200 about , from which we come to the summit along the broad ridge south , from San Martino valley the trail starts in places Boccio in the town of Carenno , going through the vast forests of the western slope , and finally the resort Colle I dream of in the town of Torre de ` Busi , the trail more `` wilderness '' , however , always easy , along the sunny slope south-west , almost devoid of tree cover . The summit offers an excellent view , especially the valley of the river Adda , on the nearby plains and nearby hills also Rhaetian Alps can be seen , a shrine with a 15-metre high metal cross erected in 1985 in memory Italian soldiers killed in action .",
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"text": "The Wizard of Venus `` The Wizard of Venus '' is a novella by Edgar Rice Burroughs , as well as the title of a collection in which it was later published together with an unrelated story . `` The Wizard of Venus '' is the final story in Burroughs 's Venus series ( sometimes called the `` Carson Napier of Venus series '' ) . Written in 1941 , the piece remained unpublished until 1964 , fourteen years after the author 's death . Burroughs intended it to be the opening piece in a sequence of stories to be brought together later in book form , as he had done in the instance of the previous Venus volume , Escape on Venus . He began the first follow-up tale , only to abandon the project in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ; the text of the aborted sequel is now lost . `` The Wizard of Venus '' was first published in the 1964 Burroughs collection Tales of Three Planets together with the unrelated tales `` The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw '' , `` Beyond the Farthest Star '' and `` Tangor Returns '' . Afterwards it appeared in the collection The Wizard of Venus ( Ace Books , August 1970 ) . This also included the unrelated pirate adventure `` Pirate Blood '' - with a quite unsavory `` hero '' - Johnny LaFitte of Glenora , California - a 20th-century descendant of Jean Lafitte who gets to the distant Vulture 's Island , where his pirate heredity asserts itself in a modern piratical career full of cold-blooded murders and rapes . A subsequent British edition ( New English Library , 1975 ) omitted the unrelated story .",
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"text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .",
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"text": "Risky (album) Risky is the fourth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B ` z. `` Risky '' sold 314,770 copies in its first week and 1,695,900 copies in total . It is the band 's first studio album to break the million mark . Risky was also the first of two collaborations with engineer Jason Corsaro , who has also worked with artists such as Duran Duran , The Power Station and Madonna . The album spawned two singles , `` Easy Come , Easy Go ! '' and `` Itoshii Hitoyo Good Night ... . '' The album also produced the band 's first ( and , to date , only ) official music video collection , Film Risky .",
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"text": "Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) Calibration ( Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far ) is the fifth studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López , and the fourth released in the `` Amsterdam series '' . The album was released in Japan on December 15 , 2007 with a following U.S. release later on February 5 , 2008 , merely a week after The Mars Volta 's The Bedlam in Goliath . The album art was illustrated by graffiti artist GREY , a childhood friend of Rodriguez-Lopez 's . According to the label , the original title given to them by Omar was `` Calibration Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far '' but the `` Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far '' part of the title appeared nowhere on the physical release .",
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"text": "Martian language Martian language is the nickname of unconventional representation of Chinese characters online . `` Martian '' describes that which seems strange to local culture . The term was popularised by a line from the 2001 Hong Kong comedy Shaolin Soccer , in which Sing ( Stephen Chow ) tells Mui ( Zhao Wei ) : `` Go back to Mars , the Earth is so dangerous . '' In the 2006 General Scholastic Ability Test of Taiwan , students were asked to interpret symbols and phrases written in `` Martian language '' , and the controversies which followed forced the testing center to abandon the practice in future exams . In 2007 , Martian language began to catch on in mainland China . The first adopters of Martian language mainly consisted of Post-90s netizens . They use it in their nicknames , short messages , and chat rooms in order to demonstrate personality differences . Later , they found that their teachers and parents could hardly figure out their new language , which quickly became their secret code to communicate with each other . The Martian language became so popular in cyberspace that even some pieces of software were created to translate between Chinese and Martian language . Chinese online bloggers followed up the trend to use Martian language , because they found that their blog posts written in the new language can easily pass Internet censorship engines , which are currently based on text-matching techniques .",
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"text": "Treasure Hunter Treasure Hunter is an Australian radio program broadcast on 1233 ABC Newcastle from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday , hosted by Jenny Marchant . It was first broadcast in 2008 hosted by ABC Classic FM afternoons presenter Paul Bevan . It is based on the BBC Three Counties Radio program `` Treasure Quest '' and the BBC Channel 4 television program Treasure Hunt . Treasure Hunter involves two contestants and the host , all sitting in the studio , who attempt to solve five cryptic clues . The clues are hidden in locations around Newcastle and the Hunter Region . The contestants direct a team of ABC employees in a car to the locations suggested in each clue in order to find the subsequent clue . The contestants may take suggestions from listeners to assist them in finding the clues . The game ends when all five clues are found , or on the stroke of midday , whichever comes first . Treasure Hunter quickly gained a cult following in Newcastle , and the 10am to noon timeslot received a significant ratings increase in the 12 months after the program started . Newcastle-based actor Zachary Garred has appeared as a contestant on Treasure Hunter , and international football player Michael Bridges has been a part of the car team .",
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"text": "Mars Express Mars Express is a space exploration mission being conducted by the European Space Agency ( ESA ) . The Mars Express mission is exploring the planet Mars , and is the first planetary mission attempted by the agency . `` Express '' originally referred to the speed and efficiency with which the spacecraft was designed and built . However `` Express '' also describes the spacecraft 's relatively short interplanetary voyage , a result of being launched when the orbits of Earth and Mars brought them closer than they had been in about 60,000 years . Mars Express consists of two parts , the Mars Express Orbiter and the Beagle 2 , a lander designed to perform exobiology and geochemistry research . Although the lander failed to fully deploy after it landed on the Martian surface , the orbiter has been successfully performing scientific measurements since early 2004 , namely , high-resolution imaging and mineralogical mapping of the surface , radar sounding of the subsurface structure down to the permafrost , precise determination of the atmospheric circulation and composition , and study of the interaction of the atmosphere with the interplanetary medium . Due to the valuable science return and the highly flexible mission profile , Mars Express has been granted six mission extensions , the latest until the end of 2016 . Some of the instruments on the orbiter , including the camera systems and some spectrometers , reuse designs from the failed launch of the Russian Mars 96 mission in 1996 ( European countries had provided much of the instrumentation and financing for that unsuccessful mission ) . The design of Mars Express is based on ESA 's Rosetta mission , on which a considerable sum was spent on development . The same design was also used for the Venus Express mission in order to increase reliability and reduce development cost and time . Because of these redesigns and repurposings , the total cost of the project was about $ 345 million - less than half of comparable U.S. missions . On 19 October 2014 , the ESA reported the Mars Express is healthy after the Comet Siding Spring flyby of Mars on 19 October 2014 -- as are , as well , all NASA Mars orbiters and ISRO 's orbiter , the Mars Orbiter Mission . Arriving at Mars in 2003 , ago ( and counting ) , it is the second longest surviving , continually active spacecraft in orbit around a planet other than Earth , behind only NASA 's still active 2001 Mars Odyssey .",
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"text": "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ( often shortened to Ziggy Stardust ) is the fifth studio album by English musician David Bowie , released on 16 June 1972 . It is a concept album telling the story of a fictional rock star named Ziggy Stardust . It peaked at No. 5 in the United Kingdom on the UK Albums Chart and No. 75 in the United States on the Billboard 200 , then improved to a No. 21 position in the wake of Bowie 's death . The album tells the story of Bowie 's alter ego Ziggy Stardust , a rock star who acts as a messenger for extraterrestrial beings . Bowie created Ziggy Stardust while in New York City promoting Hunky Dory and performed as him on a tour of the United Kingdom , Japan and North America . The album , and the character of Ziggy Stardust , was known for its glam rock influences and themes of sexual exploration and social commentary . These factors , coupled with the ambiguity surrounding Bowie 's sexuality and fuelled by a ground-breaking performance of `` Starman '' on Top of the Pops , led to the album being met with controversy and since hailed as a seminal work . The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars has received critical acclaim and has been consistently considered one of the greatest albums of all time , with Rolling Stone magazine ranking it the 35th greatest ever . It was ranked the 20th greatest album ever in a 1997 British survey , the 41st greatest of all time by Q magazine and one of the 100 greatest releases ever by Time magazine . In 2017 , the album was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry , being deemed `` culturally , historically , or artistically significant '' by the Library of Congress . A concert film of the same name , directed by D. A. Pennebaker , was recorded in 1973 and released a decade later in 1983 .",
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"text": "Xenophanes (album) Xenophanes is the twelfth studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López as a solo artist . The same members of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group who toured Europe in March 2009 ( and released Los Sueños de un Hígado around the same time ) are featured on this record , created a few months beforehand . On September 28 , 2009 the recording was released digitally via the Rodriguez-Lopez productions website as well as physically in Europe on both CD and yellow vinyl . The recording was released physically in the U.S. on November 10 , 2009 on both CD and pink vinyl . A music video directed by Omar for `` Asco Que Conmueve los Puntos Erógenos '' was released on YouTube on November 30 , 2009 . According to drummer Thomas Pridgen , while he was recording for the album he was under the impression Xenophanes would be a Mars Volta album . In the liner notes , Omar wrote : `` This album is dedicated to and exists in celebration of Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Ximena Sariñana Rivera who have always believed in me and pushed me to be my true self . Thank you . '' Each track of the record , except for `` Azoemia '' & `` Sangrando Detrás de los Ojos '' , appear in completely different versions on the 2017 album Ensayo de un Desaparecido .",
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"text": "List of songs recorded by Thirty Seconds to Mars American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars has recorded material for four studio albums . The band was formed in Los Angeles , California , in 1998 by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto . The duo later expanded to a four-piece when they added guitarist Solon Bixler and bassist Matt Wachter to the line-up . After signing a contract with record label Immortal Records in 1998 , the band began to work with producers Bob Ezrin and Brian Virtue on their debut album , 30 Seconds to Mars , which was released in August 2002 . The album produced two singles , `` Capricorn ( A Brand New Name ) '' and `` Edge of the Earth '' . In early 2003 , Bixler left the band due to issues primarily related to touring and was replaced by Tomo Miličević . Thirty Seconds to Mars released their second studio album , A Beautiful Lie , in August 2005 . The record , produced by Josh Abraham , was preceded by the single `` Attack '' and spawned two Kerrang ! Award-winning singles , `` The Kill '' and `` From Yesterday '' . The album 's title track , `` A Beautiful Lie '' , was released as the fourth single in selected territories . `` Hunter '' , a song originally performed by Björk , was covered by the band and added to the track listing of the album . In March 2007 , Wachter left the group to spend more time with his family and was replaced by Tim Kelleher , performing live only . Thirty Seconds to Mars returned to the studio in August 2008 to begin work on their third album This Is War ( 2009 ) , with Flood and Steve Lillywhite producing . `` Kings and Queens '' , the album 's lead single , was written by Jared Leto across the United States and South Africa . `` This Is War '' became the band 's third number one single on the US Alternative Songs . `` Closer to the Edge '' was released as the album 's third single . Thirty Seconds to Mars collaborated with rapper Kanye West on the song `` Hurricane '' , which was released on the deluxe edition of This Is War and became the album 's fourth single in some territories . Drummer Shannon Leto wrote the instrumental track `` L490 '' and played every instrument on it , including all guitars and a singing bowl . This Is War moved away from the band 's typical sound to experiment with different musical genres ; a trend which became much more pronounced on the 2013 album Love , Lust , Faith and Dreams , produced by Jared Leto with previous collaborator Steve Lillywhite . The first single released from the album was `` Up in the Air '' , which was followed by `` Do or Die '' and `` City of Angels '' .",
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"text": "Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero Hardy ( born August 31 , 1977 ) is an American professional wrestler , singer-songwriter , painter and musician currently signed to WWE on the Raw brand , where he is one-half of the brand 's Tag Team Champions in his first reign . Hardy is best known for his work during his first run in the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) , later renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , and he also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA , now known as Impact Wrestling ) . Before gaining prominence in WWE , Hardy performed for the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts ( OMEGA ) , a promotion he ran with his brother Matt . After being signed by WWE , the brothers worked as enhancement talents , before gaining notoriety in the tag team division , partly due to their participation in Tables , Ladders and Chairs matches . With the addition of Lita , the team became known as Team Xtreme and continued to rise in popularity . As a tag team wrestler , Hardy is an ten-time world tag team champion ( six World Tag Team Championships , one WCW Tag Team Championship , two TNA World Tag Team Championships , and one ROH World Tag Team Championship ) -- all with his brother Matt . On the independent circuit , Jeff was also one-half of the OMEGA Tag Team Champions with Matt in their second reign and one-half of the The Crash Tag Team Champions with Matt in their first reign . As a singles wrestler , Hardy is a six-time world champion , having held the TNA World Heavyweight Championship three times , the WWE Championship once , and WWE 's World Heavyweight Championship twice . Within WWE , he also held the Intercontinental Championship four times , the Light Heavyweight , and European Championships once each and the Hardcore Championship three times , making him the eighteenth Triple Crown Champion and the ninth Grand Slam Champion in company history . Between WWE , TNA , and ROH , Hardy has won 25 total championships . Hardy is involved in motocross , music , painting , and other artistic endeavors . He is currently a member of the band PeroxWhy?Gen , with whom he has released two studio albums and one extended play . Hardy , along with his brother Matt , returned to the WWE at WrestleMania 33 after an 8-year absence , winning the Raw Tag Team Championship , thus becoming a seven-time WWE tag team champion with his brother Matt .",
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"text": "John Cena John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. ( -LSB- ˈsiːnə -RSB- born April 23 , 1977 ) is an American professional wrestler , rapper , actor , and reality television show host . He is signed to WWE , where he performs on the SmackDown brand . Cena started his professional wrestling career in 1999 with Ultimate Pro Wrestling ( UPW ) and won the UPW Heavyweight Championship the following year . Cena signed a developmental contract with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , later renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment , or simply WWE ) in 2001 , debuting on the WWE main roster in 2002 . From a generic character in 2002 , Cena morphed into a rapper for the time period of 2002 -- 2004 , which earned him fame within the audience on SmackDown ! . Cena later transitioned to his current character , which he describes as a `` goody-two shoes Superman '' . However , Cena has been labeled as the `` most polarizing professional wrestler ever '' as his character has many supporters and many detractors , according to Jim Ross of Fox Sports , who also noted that Cena has been WWE 's franchise player for a long-time . In 2012 , IGN described Cena as WWE 's franchise player since 2005 and WWE credited Cena as being the `` face of WWE '' in 2015 since 2004 . Industry veterans John Layfield , Paul Heyman , and Kurt Angle have called Cena the greatest WWE star of all time . Throughout his WWE career , Cena has won 25 championships , with 16 reigns as a world champion ( 13 times as WWE Champion and three times as WWE 's World Heavyweight Champion ) , an accomplishment only previously achieved by WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair . He is also a five-time United States Champion , and four-time world tag team champion ( two World Tag Team and two WWE Tag Team ) . Furthermore , he is a Money in the Bank ladder match winner ( 2012 ) , a two-time Royal Rumble winner ( 2008 , 2013 ) , and a three-time Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner ( 2009 , 2010 , 2012 ) . Cena has the fourth-highest number of combined days as WWE Champion , behind Bruno Sammartino , Bob Backlund , and Hulk Hogan . He has also headlined WWE 's flagship event , WrestleMania , on five different occasions ( WrestleManias 22 , 23 , XXVII , XXVIII , and 29 ) over the course of his career , as well as many others pay-per-view events . As of 2016 , John Cena is WWE 's highest-paid wrestler . Outside of wrestling , Cena has released the rap album You Ca n't See Me , which debuted at No. 15 on the US Billboard 200 chart , and starred in the feature films The Marine ( 2006 ) , 12 Rounds ( 2009 ) , Legendary ( 2010 ) , The Reunion ( 2011 ) , Trainwreck ( 2015 ) , and Sisters ( 2015 ) . Cena has also made appearances on television shows including Manhunt , Deal or No Deal , MADtv , Saturday Night Live , Punk 'd , Psych , and Parks and Recreation . He was also a contestant on Fast Cars and Superstars : The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race , where he made it to the final round before being eliminated , placing third in the overall competition . Cena is also the host of American Grit on Fox . Cena is involved in numerous philanthropic causes ; most notably with the Make-A-Wish Foundation . He has granted the most wishes in Make-A-Wish history .",
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"text": "WrestleMania 33 WrestleMania 33 was the thirty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE . In addition to standard PPV outlets , it was broadcast simultaneously on the WWE Network . It took place on April 2 , 2017 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando , Florida . WrestleMania 33 was a joint-promotion event for the Raw and SmackDown brands , the first since WrestleMania XXVII in 2011 as the brand split ended that year , but was reintroduced in July 2016 . Thirteen matches were contested at the event , including three on the pre-show . For the first time since WrestleMania 29 in 2013 , two world championships were contested : Raw 's Universal Championship and SmackDown 's WWE Championship ; it marked the first time that the Universal Championship , SmackDown Women 's Championship , and new Cruiserweight Championship were defended at WrestleMania . In the main event , Roman Reigns defeated The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match , giving Undertaker his second loss at WrestleMania . It was Undertaker 's unannounced retirement match , ending his 27-year in-ring career in the WWE . In addition , Brock Lesnar defeated Goldberg to become the new Universal Champion and Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to win his ninth WWE Championship . The event also marked the surprise return of The Hardy Boyz , who won the Raw Tag Team Championship . It was also the first WrestleMania to be on the air past midnight Eastern time . WWE claimed an attendance of 75,245 for WrestleMania 33 . This number has been disputed , as The A.V. Club wrote that it was `` almost certainly a fake number '' as WWE `` has had a reputation for wildly inflating the attendance figure -- as Vince McMahon once said on an investor 's call , the fake number is for entertainment purposes '' , while wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer described it as `` a total worked number even more than usual '' .",
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"text": "All Star Wrestling All Star Wrestling is a British Professional wrestling promotion also known as All Star Promotions , Superslam Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling and originally known as Wrestling Enterprises ( of Birkenhead ) , run by Brian Dixon and based in Liverpool , England . Dixon 's promotion tours theatres , leisure centres , town halls and similar venues , many of them old venues for televised wrestling in the UK in the 1950-1980s , as well as holiday camps . It is the oldest active wrestling promotion in the UK , and furthermore the longest-running UK wrestling promotion ever - a record it has held since September 2013 , when it eclipsed the 42 years and 11 months lifespan of Joint Promotions/Ring Wrestling Stars ( March 1952 -- February 1995 ) . All Star contributed to the final two years of ITV 's regular televised wrestling programme in the UK in 1987-1988 and some of their matches were included on VHS and DVD compilations and repeated as part of the World of Sport programming on The Fight Network , formerly The Wrestling Channel , until it stopped transmission in 2008 . These matches are currently being repeated on the Men & Movies channel .",
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"text": "Dan Hardy Daniel Mark `` Dan '' Hardy ( born 17 May 1982 ) is an English former mixed martial artist who fought in the welterweight division . During his professional MMA career starting in 2004 , Hardy fought in various promotions such as Cage Force and Cage Warriors before signing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2008 . He is currently an analyst and color commentator for the UFC .",
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"text": "Tyson Kidd Theodore James `` TJ '' Wilson ( born July 11 , 1980 ) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE , where he is best known performing under the ring name Tyson Kidd . He has been inactive since June 2015 , when he suffered a life-threatening spinal injury in the ring . The final graduate of the Hart Dungeon , Wilson wrestled internationally in several promotions such as Stampede Wrestling between 1995 and 2007 , where he won the Stampede International Tag Team Championship on two occasions with Bruce Hart and Juggernaut , the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship , and Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship on two occasions . Before signing with WWE , Wilson competed in Prairie Wrestling Alliance , New Japan Pro Wrestling , All Star Wrestling , and AWA Superstars of Wrestling . In November 2006 , Wilson signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment , and was assigned to various WWE 's developmental territory , like Deep South Wrestling ( DSW ) , and Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) . Prior to his debut on the main roster in 2009 , Wilson formed the Hart Dynasty with David Hart Smith and Natalya , where they won the Unified Tag Team Championship in April 2010 .",
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"text": "Jeff Hardy (swimmer) Jeffrey `` Jeff '' Lewis Hardy , OAM ( born 13 March 1959 ) is an Australian swimmer with a vision impairment . He was born in the New South Wales town of Narrabri . At the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics , he won two gold medals in the Men 's 100 m Butterfly B2 and Men 's 400 m Freestyle B2 events , for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia , and a bronze medal in the Men 's 200 m Medley B2 event . On 16 November 1997 in Brisbane , he set a 1500 m S12 world record that has remained unsurpassed as of January 2012 , with a time of 18:57.10 . At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics , he won a gold medal in the Men 's 400 m Freestyle S12 event . In 2001 , he was inducted into the Sunshine Coast Sports Hall of Fame .",
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"text": "Jerry London (wrestler) Jerry Linden ( 1929 -- 20 August 1970 ) , or Jerry Atkins , better known by the ring name Jerry London , was a Canadian professional wrestler and former world champion , most notably holding the NWA World Middleweight Championship in 1966 . A journeyman wrestler , he wrestled throughout the world for various wrestling promotions : Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling , Capitol Wrestling Corporation , Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre , Florida Championship Wrestling , Georgia Championship Wrestling , Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling , Japan Wrestling Association , Jim Crockett Promotions , Maple Leaf Wrestling , NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions , NWA San Francisco , and NWA Tri-State . Linden committed suicide on August 20 , 1970 , hours after losing a bout at the Cow Palace in San Francisco , California . His suicide was one of several deaths to occur during the `` Golden Age of Wrestling '' along with Yukon Eric , George Drake and Skull Murphy .",
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"text": "The Hardy Boyz The Hardy Boyz , often referred to simply as The Hardys , are a professional wrestling tag team , consisting of real-life brothers Jeff and Matt Hardy . They are currently signed to the WWE under the Raw brand , and are the brand 's current Tag Team Champions . They first began teaming together in 1993 in independent promotions in North Carolina , winning the NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship in NWA 2000 , and founded the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts , where they held the OMEGA Tag Team Championship . They both signed contracts with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) in 1998 . In 2000 , they were joined by Lita , and the trio became Team Xtreme . After splitting as a team in 2002 , the brothers reunited in 2006 and teamed sporadically afterward . They also appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA , now known as Impact Wrestling ) , briefly reuniting in 2011 as members of Immortal , and teaming more frequently from 2014 -- 2017 . The Hardy Boyz gained fame for their participation in ladder matches and Tables , Ladders , and Chairs matches with The Dudley Boyz/Team 3D and Edge and Christian . Overall , they are 11-time world tag team champions between WWE , TNA , and ROH , having won the WWF/World Tag Team Championship six times , the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship once , the WCW Tag Team Championship once in WWF/E , the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice , and the ROH World Tag Team Championship once.Considered as one of the greatest tag teams of all time , they are the only team to have held the WWF/World , WCW , TNA , ROH , and WWE Raw Tag Team Championships . On the independent circuit , the brothers hold tag team championships in All Star Wrestling , The Crash , Wrestling Superstar , and OMEGA , the final of which Matt is also the Heavyweight Champion . Both brothers also won singles championships during their runs , with each becoming multi-time world champions in their own right . In 2017 , they held seven Tag Team Championships from seven different promotions at the same time , including the ROH World Tag Team Championship . They are the only tag team in history to be recognized as the TNA and ROH Tag Team Champions simultaneously . At WrestleMania 33 , the Hardy Boyz made their surprising return to the WWE after eight years and won the Raw Tag Team Championship . This makes them the only tag team in history to hold all three top tag titles in North American wrestling in a month 's span .",
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"text": "Monday Night Wars The Monday Night War ( s ) is the common term describing the period of mainstream televised American professional wrestling from September 4 , 1995 , to March 26 , 2001 . During this time , the World Wrestling Federation 's ( WWF , now WWE ) Monday Night Raw went head-to-head with World Championship Wrestling 's ( WCW ) Monday Nitro in a battle for Nielsen ratings each week . The ratings war was part of a larger overall struggle between the two companies , originating in personal animosity between WWF owner Vince McMahon and then-owner of WCW , Ted Turner . The rivalry between the companies steadily escalated throughout the 1990s to include the use of cutthroat tactics and the defections of employees between the two companies . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) , while not a party to the ratings battle , was also involved as a tertiary player . Throughout the wars , the WWF and WCW would both adopt different concepts and narrative techniques innovated by ECW ; meanwhile , both companies would establish both formal and informal partnerships with the company , with ECW performers either appearing on WWF and WCW shows while still under contract , or outright leaving ECW to work for one of the other two federations . While WCW was the dominant federation for much of the mid-1990s , a variety of factors coalesced to turn the tide in the WWF 's favor at the end of the decade , including a radical rebranding of their formerly family friendly product to highly sexualized and violent shows geared towards older teens and adults . WCW ultimately ran into financial difficulties as a result of the amount of money they had promised wrestlers during a hiring binge in the early and middle part of the decade , which had been aimed at acquiring large portions of the WWF 's talent roster . Despite efforts to salvage the federation , it was ultimately sold to Vince McMahon , ending the Monday Night Wars . In retrospect , wrestling commentators have come to see the era of the Monday Night Wars as a golden age of wrestling , with the feud between the two companies bringing out their best quality product both in terms of creativity and the performances of their wrestlers . Many have come to regard the end of the wars -- and , in particular , the subsequent WWE storyline regarding the acquisition of WCW -- as marking a severe decline in the quality of modern wrestling programming . Notably , as of 2017 , no other company has ever emerged as a viable competitor to WWE since the acquisition of WCW , and WWE itself has never again enjoyed the same level of mainstream success that it did during the Wars .",
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"text": "The Great American Bash (2005) The Great American Bash ( 2005 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was the second annual event and took place on July 24 , 2005 , at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo , New York . The event featured wrestlers and other talent that performed on the SmackDown ! program . The main event was Batista defending the World Heavyweight Championship against John `` Bradshaw '' Layfield ( JBL ) . JBL won the match after Batista was disqualified , but did not win the title because a championship can only be won via pinfall or submission . One of the featured matches on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Eddie Guerrero , which Mysterio won by pinfall . The other was Orlando Jordan versus Chris Benoit for the WWE United States Championship , which Jordan won , also by pinfall . The event grossed over US$ 375,000 in ticket sales from an attendance of 8,000 , and received about 233,000 pay-per-view buys , the same amount as the following year 's event . This enabled WWE 's pay-per-view revenue to increase by $ 4.7 million from the previous year . When the 2005 event was released on DVD , it reached a peak position of second on Billboard 's DVD Sales Chart . The event was also available free of charge for Armed Forces members and their families .",
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"text": "Ring of Honor Ring of Honor ( ROH ) is an American professional wrestling promotion , founded in 2002 by RF Video owner Rob Feinstein . From 2004 to 2011 , the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group ( SBG ) , an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States . ROH holds TV tapings , pay-per-view events , live events , and Internet pay-per-view events throughout the United States and Canada . It has also held shows in the United Kingdom and Japan . Annual shows include the Anniversary Show , Supercard of Honor ( held annually during WrestleMania weekend ) , Best in the World , Global Wars , Death Before Dishonor , Glory By Honor , and Final Battle ( the last show of the calendar year and ROH 's marquee event ) . ROH records all of its shows and sells them on DVD through mail order via its online store , and the DVDs have developed a fanbase for the promotion in the United States and beyond . In 2009 , ROH signed a television deal with HDNet , which aired shows every week until 2011 . As of September 2011 , ROH 's flagship broadcast Ring of Honor Wrestling has been syndicated by parent company Sinclair Broadcasting , and airs on Sinclair owned stations across the country . ROH is also broadcast on Samurai TV in Japan , and is the third-largest professional wrestling promotion in the United States , behind WWE and after Impact Wrestling . On June 22 , 2014 , ROH had its first live pay-per-view broadcast , Best in the World , from Nashville , Tennessee . It was followed-up on December 7 with their biggest show of the year Final Battle , from Terminal 5 in New York City . Their next pay-per-view aired March 1 , 2015 , which was their 13th Anniversary Show , from Las Vegas , Nevada .",
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"text": "Lockdown (2005) Lockdown ( 2005 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) promotion , which took place on April 24 , 2005 , at the TNA Impact ! Zone in Orlando , Florida . It was the first event under the Lockdown chronology and the fourth event in the 2005 TNA PPV schedule . Eight professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match were featured on the event 's card . Every match took place inside a six sided steel structure known as the Six Sides of Steel . As a result , Lockdown was the first-ever all steel cage event held in professional wrestling . The main event was for a NWA World Heavyweight Championship match at TNA 's Hard Justice PPV event between A.J. Styles and Abyss . Styles won the match , thus earning his title shot against then-champion Jeff Jarrett at Hard Justice . TNA held the first-ever Lethal Lockdown match during the event . It pitted Team Nash ( Diamond Dallas Page , Sean Waltman , and B.G. James ) against Team Jarrett ( Jeff Jarrett , Monty Brown , and The Outlaw ) , which Team Nash won . Kevin Nash was originally supposed to take part in the match but was removed due to sickness and was replaced with James . The TNA X Division Championship defense by Christopher Daniels against Elix Skipper was another highly promoted match for the event . Daniels won the bout and successfully retained the title . Jeff Hardy versus Raven in a Six Sides of Steel Tables match was featured on the card , which Hardy won . This event marked the introduction of the Lethal Lockdown and Xscape matches , which became annually held matches at future Lockdown events . During the event , Chris Candido received an injury during his tag team match with Lance Hoyt against Apolo and Sonny Siaki , which later led to Candido 's death from a blood clot as a result of surgery for the injury . Jason Clevett of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the event a 6 out of 10 , two marks lower than the 2006 event 's ranking by Chris Sokol .",
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"text": "NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship The NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship contested for in Jim Crockett Promotions ( JCP ) , a territory-promotion governed by the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) . The title was only contestable by male individual wrestlers . Since 1974 , JCP was also known as `` Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling '' ( MACW ) , which is why all of its championships included `` Mid-Atlantic '' in their names . Being a professional wrestling championship , it was not won legitimately ; it was instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline . In 1970 , the championship was introduced as the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship during a taping of Championship WrestlingChampionship Wrestling was a television program for JCP that began airing on local WGHP television markets in 1964 . on October 13 , 1970 . It was announced that the Missouri Mauler had defeated the defending champion Pat O'Connor in New York City to win the title ; this title change was fictitious and a storyline to introduce the championship to the promotion ; nevertheless , O'Connor 's reign is denoted as the first official reign . Because it was fictitious , further information regarding O'Connor 's reign is unavailable . On the September 6 , 1973 taping of Championship Wrestling , JCP owner Jim Crockett , Jr. announced the retirement of the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship and the establishment of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship ; this coincided with the rebranding of JCP as MACW . At the time of this change , Jerry Brisco was in his fourth reign as the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Champion , and as a result of never losing the title , he was recognized as the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion . Because Brisco 's fourth reign did not end , being awarded the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title is not counted as a new reign overall in the title 's history . On December 26 , 1986 , Ron Garvin , after winning JCP 's version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship with Barry Windham , vacated the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title and handed the belt to Crockett , Jr. on a taping of World Championship Wrestling.World Championship Wrestling was a television program for JCP that began airing on WTBS television markets in 1981 . Crockett , Jr. deactivated the championship for unknown reasons , and eventually , JCP was sold to Ted Turner in 1988 . As a result , Garvin was the final wrestler to hold the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title . In the late 1990s , a group of promoters was given permission by the NWA to establish a territory called `` Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling ( MACW ) '' ; however , this territory has not claimed any connection to the original JCP/MACW . As a result , their prime championship , called the MACW Heavyweight Championship , has no connection to this original JCP/MACW championship . Overall , there were 60 reigns shared between 29 wrestlers . Fifteen of those reigns occurred while the title was called the `` NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship '' , while 46 occurred under the `` NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship '' name . The title had only one official Vacant , which occurred in July 1985 . Jack Brisco and Wahoo McDaniel had the most reigns as champion , with six ; Jerry Brisco and Rip Hawk had the second-most , with four . Ken Patera 's second reign was the longest in the title 's history , at 334 days ; the Missouri Mauler had the second-longest , at 275 days . Johnny Valentine ranks first in combined reigns by length , at 504 days with 2 reigns ; Patera ranks second , at 495 days with 4 reigns . All title changes occurred at JCP -- promoted events : live events , pay-per-view events , and on televised events that aired on broadcast delay .",
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"text": "Phoenix Championship Wrestling Phoenix Championship Wrestling was a short-lived American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Toms River , New Jersey . It was founded by twin brothers Don and Mike Bucci in 2001 and promoted by Don Bucci until its close two years later . The promotion enjoyed a high degree of success during its existence and was home to many independent wrestlers in the Jersey Shore and Mid-Atlantic region later signed to both Total Non-Stop Action and World Wrestling Entertainment . Stars from both promotions made appearances for PCW such as TNA 's Alexis Laree , Frankie Kazarian , Amazing Red and The S.A.T. ( Jose and Joel Maximo ) . The Wall and the Harris Brothers were also signed to TNA while competing for the promotion . From the World Wrestling Federation included former and then current superstars such as Jimmy Snuka , Gillberg , Gangrel , Eddie Guerrero and Three Minute Warning ( Rosey and Jamal ) . A number of WWE developmental wrestlers from Ohio Valley Wrestling spent time in the promotion including Kara Drew , Charlie Haas , Mike Kruel , Tank Toland and The Basham Brothers ( Doug and Danny Basham ) . Mike Bucci , a mainstay of Extreme Championship Wrestling , was also able to bring in many of its stars prior to and following the promotion 's close in 2001 . Among these included Prodigy , Chris Chetti , Little Guido , Jerry Lynn , Crowbar , Steve Corino , Julio Dinero , Chris Hamrick , Tommy Dreamer , Raven , Joey Matthews & Christian York and the `` heel '' stable Triple Threat ( `` Franchise '' Shane Douglas , Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow ) . Both Bucci and Prodigy would win titles in the promotion , Prodigy being the first PCW Television Champion . Despite the fierce competitive environment among independent Mid-Atlantic promotions , the smaller PCW had working relationships with several of its rivals allowing appearances by Nicky Benz and Ric Blade from Combat Zone Wrestling , and Michael Shane , `` Fallen Angel '' Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe from Ring of Honor . PCW also featured many established independent wrestlers , not only in the Jersey Shore and Mid-Atlantic region , but from throughout the United States and Canada . The mix of wrestlers would occasionally result in unofficial interpromotional matches that would not normally be seen in mainstream companies . The promotion also had a weekly Public-access television cable TV series , Fire Bird TV , and many of its supercards and televised events were later released on VHS/DVD by Smart Mark Video and RF Video .",
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"text": "Damien Kane Damien Kane ( born April 16 , 1960 ) is an American retired professional wrestler and manager . He is best known for his appearances with the Philadelphia , Pennsylvania-based promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling in the mid-1990s .",
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"text": "B. Jeff Stone B. Jeff Stone ( 24 April 1936 -- 26 August 2011 ) was an American rockabilly and country singer and songwriter . After first recording in the 1950s , he achieved particular success in Europe from the 1990s onward , and was inducted to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame . He was born in San Antonio , Texas , and began playing guitar at the age of eight . He first recorded in 1954 for the SARG company in Luling , Texas , before winning a regular slot on radio station KBOP in Pleasanton , Texas with his group , the Texas Cut-Ups . Following a period in the US Air Force , he returned to San Antonio and formed a new group , initially called the Westernairs . After recording a country hit single , `` Hey , Little Newsboy '' , the band changed their name to the Newsboys . In the late 1960s , he started a solo career and toured with Marty Robbins , Willie Nelson , and others . After giving up performances in the mid-1970s , he started a construction company , moving from Fort Worth to live in Corsicana in 1985 . In 1995 , he decided to record again , and his traditionally-styled country album Everybody Loves Me and single `` A Good Woman 's Love '' became successful in Europe , where he toured . He recorded several further albums , Something 's Going On ( 1996 ) , Texas Country ( 1998 ) , Stone Country ( 1999 ) and Stone Tradition ( 2000 ) , and had one of his biggest single hits in 1997 with `` Hello , Mr. Heartache '' . Stone died at the age of 75 in Tyler , Texas .",
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"text": "WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991–2007) The WWE Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship originally used in World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) and later , World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment ( WWF/WWE ) . It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 225lbs . Following the acquisition of WCW by the then-WWF in 2001 , it became a WWF ( and later , WWE ) championship and replaced the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship . During the first WWE brand extension , it was the only title to be exclusive to the SmackDown ! brand during its entire tenure . The championship was created in WCW in 1996 , with Shinjiro Otani as the inaugural champion . However , following WCW 's purchase , the WWF/E considered the title to be a continuation of the earlier WCW Light Heavyweight Championship , which had been created in 1991 with Brian Pillman as the inaugural champion . The Cruiserweight Championship was retired in 2007 with Hornswoggle as its final holder . A new WWE Cruiserweight Championship was created in 2016 , and although both championships share the same name , the new championship does not carry the lineage of the original . The new WWE Cruiserweight Championship also has a different weight limit of 205lbs ( 93kg )",
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"text": "Scholastic wrestling Scholastic wrestling , sometimes known in the United States as folkstyle wrestling , is a style of amateur wrestling practiced at the high school and middle school levels in the United States . This wrestling style is essentially collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications . It is practiced in 49 of the 50 states in the United States . When practiced by wrestling clubs of younger participants , scholastic wrestling is better known as `` folkstyle '' . According to an athletics participation survey taken by the National Federation of State High School Associations , boys ' wrestling ranked eighth in terms of the number of schools sponsoring teams , with 9,445 schools participating in the 2006-07 school year . Also , 257,246 boys participated in the sport during that school year , making scholastic wrestling the sixth most popular sport among high school boys . In addition , 5,048 girls participated in wrestling in 1,227 schools during the 2006-07 season . Scholastic wrestling is currently practiced in 49 of the 50 states ; only Mississippi does not officially sanction scholastic wrestling for high schools and middle schools . Arkansas , the 49th state to sanction high school wrestling , began scholastic wrestling competition in the 2008-09 season with over forty schools participating . Shortly after , Ocean Springs High School became the first school in Mississippi to have a high school team .",
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"text": "50 (number) 50 ( fifty ) is the natural number following 49 and preceding 51 .",
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"text": "Ron Simmons Ronald Simmons ( born May 15 , 1958 ) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player . He performed for World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) and Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) under his real name , and in the World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWF/E ) under both his real name and the ring names Faarooq Asaad ( sometimes spelled Asad ) and Faarooq ( sometimes spelled Farooq ) . He is signed with WWE , working in their Legends program . In WCW , Simmons was a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion ; as the first African American to win the title , he is recognized by WWE as the first black world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling history . He was also a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion with Butch Reed and a one-time WCW United States Tag Team Champion with Big Josh . In ECW , Simmons headlined the 1994 edition of the company 's premier annual pay-per-view event , November to Remember , in a match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship . In the WWF , he was a three-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Bradshaw as one half of the Acolytes Protection Agency . Former leader of stable The Nation of Domination , Simmons also competed for the company 's singles championships on pay-per-view and television , headlining the 1997 King of the Ring event against The Undertaker for the WWF Championship . He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2012 . Prior to becoming a professional wrestler , Simmons was an American college and pro football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League ( NFL ) , Canadian Football League ( CFL ) and United States Football League ( USFL ) for four seasons during the 1980s . He played college football for Florida State University , and was recognized as an All-American . He played professionally for the NFL 's Cleveland Browns , the CFL 's Ottawa Rough Riders and the USFL 's Tampa Bay Bandits .",
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"text": "Measles Measles is a highly contagious infection caused by the measles virus . Initial signs and symptoms typically include fever , often greater than 40 C , cough , runny nose , and inflamed eyes . Two or three days after the start of symptoms , small white spots may form inside the mouth , known as Koplik 's spots . A red , flat rash which usually starts on the face and then spreads to the rest of the body typically begins three to five days after the start of symptoms . Symptoms usually develop 10 -- 12 days after exposure to an infected person and last 7 -- 10 days . Complications occur in about 30 % and may include diarrhea , blindness , inflammation of the brain , and pneumonia among others . Rubella ( German measles ) and roseola are different diseases . Measles is an airborne disease which spreads easily through the coughs and sneezes of those infected . It may also be spread through contact with saliva or nasal secretions . Nine out of ten people who are not immune and share living space with an infected person will catch it . People are infectious to others from four days before to four days after the start of the rash . People usually do not get the disease more than once . Testing for the virus in suspected cases is important for public health efforts . The measles vaccine is effective at preventing the disease . Vaccination has resulted in a 75 % decrease in deaths from measles between 2000 and 2013 with about 85 % of children globally being currently vaccinated . No specific treatment is available . Supportive care may improve outcomes . This may include giving oral rehydration solution ( slightly sweet and salty fluids ) , healthy food , and medications to control the fever . Antibiotics may be used if a secondary bacterial infection such as pneumonia occurs . Vitamin A supplementation is also recommended in the developing world . Measles affects about 20 million people a year , primarily in the developing areas of Africa and Asia . It causes the most vaccine-preventable deaths of any disease . It resulted in about 73,000 deaths in 2014 , down from 545,000 deaths in 1990 . In 1980 , the disease was estimated to have caused 2.6 million deaths per year . Most of those who are infected and who die are less than five years old . The risk of death among those infected is usually 0.2 % , but may be up to 10 % in those who have malnutrition . It is not believed to affect other animals . Before immunization in the United States , between three and four million cases occurred each year . As a result of widespread vaccination , the disease was eliminated from the Americas by 2016 .",
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"text": "Screening (medicine) Screening , in medicine , is a strategy used in a population to identify the possible presence of an as-yet-undiagnosed disease in individuals without signs or symptoms . This can include individuals with pre-symptomatic or unrecognized symptomatic disease . As such , screening tests are somewhat unusual in that they are performed on persons apparently in good health . Screening interventions are designed to identify disease in a community early , thus enabling earlier intervention and management in the hope to reduce mortality and suffering from a disease . Although screening may lead to an earlier diagnosis , not all screening tests have been shown to benefit the person being screened ; overdiagnosis , misdiagnosis , and creating a false sense of security are some potential adverse effects of screening . For these reasons , a test used in a screening program , especially for a disease with low incidence , must have good sensitivity in addition to acceptable specificity . Several types of screening exist : universal screening involves screening of all individuals in a certain category ( for example , all children of a certain age ) . Case finding involves screening a smaller group of people based on the presence of risk factors ( for example , because a family member has been diagnosed with a hereditary disease ) . Screening interventions are not designed to be diagnostic , and often have significant rates of both false positive and false negative results .",
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"text": "Ebola vaccine Ebola vaccine candidates against Ebola have been developed in the decade prior to 2014 , but none have yet been approved for clinical use in humans . Several promising vaccine candidates have been shown to protect nonhuman primates ( usually macaques ) against lethal infection . These include replication-deficient adenovirus vectors , replication-competent vesicular stomatitis ( VSV ) and human parainfluenza ( HPIV-3 ) vectors , and virus-like nanoparticle preparations . Conventional trials to study efficacy by exposure of humans to the pathogen after immunization are obviously not feasible in this case . For such situations , the FDA has established the `` Animal Efficacy Rule '' allowing licensure to be approved on the basis of animal model studies that replicate human disease , combined with evidence of safety and a potentially potent immune response ( antibodies in the blood ) from humans given the vaccine . Clinical trials involve the administration of the vaccine to healthy human subjects to evaluate the immune response , identify any side effects and determine the appropriate dosage . In December 2016 , a study found the VSV-EBOV vaccine to be 70 -- 100 % effective against the Ebola virus , making it the first proven vaccine against the disease .",
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"text": "Cardiovascular disease in China Cardiac disease in China is on the rise . Though incidences of heart disease have increased faster in the city than in the countryside , rural morbidity and mortality rates are now on the rise as well . Health statistics shows that the ischemic heart disease mortality rate in rural China has approximately doubled since 1988 . Unlike in developed countries , there is no preventive or primary health care system in place to stop the rise of cardiac disease . The real extent of heart disease in rural China is unknown because statistics are fraught with error and bias due to difficulties in ascertaining cause of death in places where 90 % die without seeing a doctor . Therefore , there is a need to ascertain the real incidence and prevalence of heart disease and to develop adequate preventive and primary care in the Chinese countryside .",
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"text": "Dog bite prevention Dog bite prevention is the effort to educate the public on the prevention of being attacked , bitten and killed by a dog or dogs . Approximately 16,000 -- 39,000 persons come in contact with potentially rabid dogs and other animals and receive rabies pre - and postexposure prophylaxis against the rabies virus each year . Up to 800,000 Americans are treated for dog bites each year . About half are children . Young children are typically bitten by familiar or family dogs during normal activities . Some people , like the very young or the very old are more susceptible to being bitten and therefore may need additional methods of prevention . Approximately 4.5 million dog bites occur each year in the United States . Almost 1 out of 5 bites becomes infected . In addition to causing pain , injury , or nerve damage , dog bites can become infected , placing the bite victim at risk for illness or death . Those who work and live around dogs should be aware of the risk and take precautions .",
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"text": "Ebola virus cases in the United States In December 2014 , Ebola virus cases in the United States occurred due to four laboratory-confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease ( commonly known as `` Ebola '' ) in the United States . Eleven cases have been reported , including these four cases and seven cases medically evacuated from other countries ; the first was reported in September 2014 . Nine of the people contracted the disease outside the US and traveled into the country , either as regular airline passengers or as medical evacuees ; of those nine , two died . Two people have contracted Ebola in the United States . Both were nurses who treated an Ebola patient ; both have recovered . On September 30 , 2014 , the CDC announced that Thomas Eric Duncan , a reportedly 42-year-old ( later corrected by CDC reports as a 45-year-old ) Liberian national visiting the United States from Liberia , had been diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas , Texas . Duncan , who had been visiting family in Dallas , was treated at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas . By October 4 , Duncan 's condition had deteriorated from `` serious but stable '' to `` critical '' . On October 8 , Duncan died of Ebola.The other three cases diagnosed in the United States were : October 11 , 2014 , a nurse , Nina Pham , who had provided care to Duncan at the hospital . October 14 , 2014 , Amber Joy Vinson , another nurse who treated Duncan . October 23 , 2014 , physician Craig Spencer , diagnosed in New York City ; he had just returned from working with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea , a country in west Africa . Hundreds of people were tested or monitored for potential Ebola virus infection , but the two nurses were the only confirmed cases of locally transmitted Ebola . Public health experts and the Obama administration opposed instituting a travel ban on Ebola endemic areas , stating that it would be ineffective and would paradoxically worsen the situation . No one both contracted and died of Ebola virus disease while in the United States . No new cases have been diagnosed in the United States since Craig Spencer was released from a New York City hospital on November 11 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Erythema chronicum migrans Erythema chronicum migrans ( New Latin , literally , `` chronic migrating redness '' ) refers to the rash often ( though not always ) seen in the early stage of Lyme disease . It can appear anywhere from one day to one month after a tick bite . This rash does not represent an allergic reaction to the bite , but rather an actual skin infection with the Lyme bacteria , Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato . `` Erythema migrans is the only manifestation of Lyme disease in the United States that is sufficiently distinctive to allow clinical diagnosis in the absence of laboratory confirmation . '' It is a pathognomonic sign : a physician-identified rash warrants an instant diagnosis of Lyme disease and immediate treatment without further testing , even by the strict criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Such target lesions ( bull 's - eye rashes ) are characteristic of Borrelia infections , and no other pathogens are known that cause this form of rash . A similar condition called Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness ( STARI ) produces a similar rash pattern although it develops more quickly and is smaller . The associated infectious agent has not been determined . Antibiotic treatment resolves the illness quickly . This erythema is also sometimes called erythema migrans or EM . However , a less common meaning of the term `` erythema migrans '' is a mucosal condition of the tongue , also called geographic tongue .",
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"text": "ProMED-mail Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases ( also known as ProMED-mail , abbreviated ProMED ) is among the largest publicly available emerging diseases and outbreak reporting systems in the world . The central purpose of ProMED is to promote communication amongst the international infectious disease community , including scientists , physicians , veterinarians , epidemiologists , public health professionals , and others interested in infectious diseases on a global scale . Founded in 1994 , ProMED has pioneered the concept of electronic , Internet-based emerging disease and outbreak detection reporting . In 1999 , ProMED became a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases . As of 2016 , ProMED has more than 75,000 subscribers in over 185 countries . With an average of 13 posts per day , ProMED provides users with up-to-date information concerning infectious disease outbreaks on a global scale . ProMED 's guiding principles include : Transparency and a commitment to the unfettered flow of outbreak information Freedom from political constraints Availability to all without cost Commitment to One Health Service to the global health community One of the essential global health priorities is the timely recognition and reporting of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases . Early recognition can enable coordinated and rapid responses to an outbreak , preventing catastrophic morbidity and mortality . Additionally , early detection can alleviate grave economic hardship brought upon by pandemics and emerging diseases . Burgeoning globalization of commerce , finance , manufacturing , and services has fostered ever-increasing movement of people , animals , plants , food , and feed . Other contributing factors to the risk of new pathogens emerging and known pathogens re-emerging include climate change , urbanization , land use changes , and political instability . Outbreaks that begin in the most remote parts of the world now spread swiftly to urban centers in countries far away . The epidemiological data in ProMED posts has been used to estimate mortality rates and demographic parameters for specific diseases . The severe acute respiratory syndrome ( SARS ) outbreak in 2003 and the Middle East respiratory syndrome ( MERS ) outbreak in 2012 demonstrated the importance of early identification for emerging disease occurrences . The initial outbreak reports in both events were posted by astute clinicians . The use of non-traditional information sources can provide prompt information to the international community on emerging infectious disease problems that have yet to be officially reported . The early dissemination of information may lead to rapid official confirmation of ongoing outbreaks . The Epicore program , launched in March 2016 , makes use of volunteers throughout the world to find and report outbreaks using non-traditional methods .",
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"text": "Non-Hispanic whites Non-Hispanic whites or whites not of Hispanic or Latino origin or `` Anglo '' '' ' , '' are people in the United States who , as defined by the Census Bureau , are considered racially white and are not of Hispanic or Latino origin/ethnicity . Non-Hispanic whites are a subcategory of white Americans , the other being white Hispanic and Latino Americans . Although generally all nations in Europe have contributed to the white population through emigration to Northern America in the last few centuries , the majority of non-Hispanic whites trace their origins to Northwestern Europe while other major sources originate in Southern and Eastern Europe ; German , Irish , and English ancestries are the most common . In the United States , this population was first derived from English ( and , to a lesser degree , French ) settlement of the Americas , as well as settlement by other Europeans such as the Germans and Dutch that began in the 17th century ( see History of the United States ) . Continued growth since the early 19th century is attributed to sustained very high birth rates alongside relatively low death rates among settlers and natives alike as well as periodically massive immigration from European countries , especially Germany , Ireland , England , Spain , Greece , Sweden and Norway , as well as Poland , Russia , and many more countries . In 2011 , for the first time in U.S. history , non-Hispanic whites accounted for under half of the births in the country , with 49.6 % of total births . At 197.2 million in 2012 , non-Hispanic whites comprise 62.8 % of the total U.S. population .",
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"text": "Poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis , often called polio or infantile paralysis , is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus . In about 0.5 percent of cases there is muscle weakness resulting in an inability to move . This can occur over a few hours to a few days . The weakness most often involves the legs but may less commonly involve the muscles of the head , neck and diaphragm . Many but not all people fully recover . In those with muscle weakness about 2 to 5 percent of children and 15 to 30 percent of adults die . Another 25 percent of people have minor symptoms such as fever and a sore throat and up to 5 percent have headache , neck stiffness and pains in the arms and legs . These people are usually back to normal within one or two weeks . In up to 70 percent of infections there are no symptoms . Years after recovery post-polio syndrome may occur , with a slow development of muscle weakness similar to that which the person had during the initial infection . Poliovirus is usually spread from person to person through infected fecal matter entering the mouth . It may also be spread by food or water containing human feces and less commonly from infected saliva . Those who are infected may spread the disease for up to six weeks even if no symptoms are present . The disease may be diagnosed by finding the virus in the feces or detecting antibodies against it in the blood . The disease only occurs naturally in humans . The disease is preventable with the polio vaccine ; however , a number of doses are required for it to be effective . The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends polio vaccination boosters for travelers and those who live in countries where the disease is occurring . Once infected there is no specific treatment . In 2016 , polio affected 42 people , while there were about 350,000 cases in 1988 . In 2014 the disease was only spreading between people in Afghanistan , Nigeria , and Pakistan . In 2015 Nigeria had stopped the spread of wild poliovirus but it reoccurred in 2016 . Poliomyelitis has existed for thousands of years , with depictions of the disease in ancient art . The disease was first recognized as a distinct condition by Michael Underwood in 1789 and the virus that causes it was first identified in 1908 by Karl Landsteiner . Major outbreaks started to occur in the late 19th century in Europe and the United States . In the 20th century it became one of the most worrying childhood diseases in these areas . The first polio vaccine was developed in the 1950s by Jonas Salk . It is hoped that vaccination efforts and early detection of cases will result in global eradication of the disease by 2018 .",
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"text": "Measles & Rubella Initiative Measles & Rubella Initiative ( MRI ) , launched in 2001 , is a long-term commitment and partnership among leaders in public health and supports the goal of reducing measles deaths globally by 90 % by 2010 compared to 2000 estimates .",
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"text": "Scarlet fever serum Scarlet fever serum was used beginning in November 1900 after its development in the Sero-Therapeutic Laboratory of Rudolph Hospital in Vienna , Austria . The serum was taken from the blood of horses . Infected children were injected in their abdominal skin by Dr. Paul Moser . Mortality rates from scarlet fever declined significantly following the use of the blood serum . Moser at first used scarlet fever serum primarily on the most severely sick persons . After achieving positive results it was applied in the first or second day following contraction of scarlet fever . In many cases the children treated demonstrated great improvement in a very short time , with their fevers going away quickly . Moser worked with four hundred children suffering from scarlatina at St. Anne 's Hospital . The mortality rate of those he treated was 8.9 % . This compared quite favorably when measured against the 13.09 % among children in Vienna hospitals where the scarlet fever serum was not administered . Moser 's antitoxin reduced the mortality of scarlet fever by 40 % . At no time was the volume of serum available sufficient . As of November 1902 a strong concentrated scarlet fever serum was unavailable .",
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"text": "Epidemiology of syphilis Syphilis is believed to have infected people in 1999 with greater than 90 % of cases in the developing world . It affects between 700,000 and 1.6 million pregnancies a year resulting in spontaneous abortions , stillbirths , and congenital syphilis . In Sub-Saharan Africa syphilis contributes to approximately 20 % of perinatal deaths . In the developed world , syphilis infections were in decline until the 1980s and 1990s due to widespread use of antibiotics . Since the year 2000 , rates of syphilis have been increasing in the US , UK , Australia , and Europe primarily among men who have sex with men . This is attributed to unsafe sexual practices . Increased rates among heterosexuals have occurred in China and Russia since the 1990s . Syphilis increases the risk of HIV transmission by two to five times and co-infection is common ( 30 -- 60 % in a number of urban centers ) . Untreated it has a mortality of 8 % to 58 % with a greater death rate in males . The symptoms of syphilis have become less severe over the 19th and 20th century in part due to widespread availability of effective treatment and partly due to decreasing virulence of the spirochete . With early treatment few complications result .",
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"text": "Folate Folate , forms of which are known as folic acid and vitamin B9 , is one of the B vitamins . The recommended daily intake level of folate is 400 micrograms from foods or dietary supplements . Folic acid is used to treat anemia caused by folic acid deficiency . It is also used as a supplement by women during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects ( NTDs ) in the baby . Low levels in early pregnancy are believed to be the cause of more than half of babies born with neural tube defects . More than 50 countries use fortification of certain foods with folic acid as a measure to decrease the rate of NTDs in the population . Long term supplementation is also associated with small reductions in the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease . It may be taken by mouth or by injection . There are no common side effects . It is not known whether high doses over a long period of time are of concern . There are concerns that large amounts of folic acid might hide vitamin B12 deficiency . Folic acid is essential for the body to make DNA , RNA , and metabolise amino acids which are required for cell division . As humans can not make folic acid , it is required from the diet , making it an essential vitamin . Not consuming enough folate can lead to folate deficiency . This may result in a type of anemia in which low numbers of large red blood cells occur . Symptoms may include feeling tired , heart palpitations , shortness of breath , open sores on the tongue , and changes in the color of the skin or hair . Deficiency in children may develop within a month of poor dietary intake . In adults normal total body folate is between 10,000 -- 30,000 micrograms ( µg ) with blood levels of greater than 7 nmol/L ( 3 ng/mL ) . Folic acid was discovered between 1931 and 1943 . It is on the World Health Organization 's List of Essential Medicines , the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system . The wholesale cost of supplements in the developing world is between 0.001 and 0.005 USD per dose as of 2014 . The term `` folic '' is from the Latin word folium , which means leaf . Folates occur naturally in many foods especially dark green leafy vegetables and liver .",
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"text": "Cure A cure is the end of a medical condition ; the substance or procedure that ends the medical condition , such as a medication , a surgical operation , a change in lifestyle , or even a philosophical mindset that helps end a person 's sufferings ; or the state of being healed , or cured . A remission is a temporary end to the medical signs and symptoms of an incurable disease . A disease is said to be incurable if there is always a chance of the patient relapsing , no matter how long the patient has been in remission . An incurable disease may or may not be a terminal illness ; conversely , a curable illness can still result in the patient 's death . The proportion of people with a disease that are cured by a given treatment , called the cure fraction or cure rate , is determined by comparing disease-free survival of treated people against a matched control group that never had the disease . Another way of determining the cure fraction and/or `` cure time '' is by measuring when the hazard rate in a diseased group of individuals returns to the hazard rate measured in the general population . Inherent in the idea of a cure is the permanent end to the specific instance of the disease . When a person has the common cold , and then recovers from it , the person is said to be cured , even though the person might someday catch another cold . Conversely , a person that has successfully managed a disease , such as diabetes mellitus , so that it produces no undesirable symptoms for the moment , but without actually permanently ending it , is not cured . Related concepts , whose meaning can differ , include response , remission and recovery .",
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"text": "List of women who died in childbirth This is a list of notable women , either famous themselves or closely associated with someone well known , who suffered maternal death as defined by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) : `` the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy , irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy , from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes . '' Note that this wording includes abortion , miscarriage , stillbirth , and ectopic pregnancy . Generally , there is a distinction between a direct maternal death that is the result of a complication of the pregnancy , delivery , or management of the two , and an indirect maternal death that is a pregnancy-related death in a woman with a pre-existing or newly developed health problem unrelated to pregnancy . Fatalities during but unrelated to a pregnancy are termed accidental , incidental , or non-obstetrical maternal deaths . However , the WHO definition is only one of many ; other definitions may include accidental and incidental causes . Cases with `` incidental causes '' include deaths secondary to violence against women that may be related to the pregnancy and be affected by the socioeconomic and cultural environment . Also , it has been reported that about 10 % of maternal deaths may occur late , that is after 42 days after a termination or delivery ; thus , some definitions extend the period of observation to one year after the end of gestation .",
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"text": "Vital statistics (government records) Vital statistics are statistics on live births , deaths , foetal deaths , marriages and divorces . The most common way of collecting information on these events is through civil registration , an administrative system used by governments to record vital events which occur in their populations ( see Box 1 ) . Efforts to improve the quality of vital statistics will therefore be closely related to the development of civil registration systems in countries . Box 1 . United Nations Definitions of Vital Statistics and Civil Registration Systems A vital statistics system is defined by the United Nations `` as the total process of ( a ) collecting information by civil registration or enumeration on the frequency or occurrence of specified and defined vital events , as well as relevant characteristics of the events themselves and the person or persons concerned , and ( b ) compiling , processing , analyzing , evaluating , presenting , and disseminating these data in statistical form '' ( UN , 2001 ) . Civil registration , as defined by the United Nations , is the '' continuous , permanent , compulsory , and universal recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events ( livebirths , deaths , fetal deaths , marriages , and divorces ) and other civil status events pertaining to the population as provided by decree , law or regulation , in accordance with the legal requirements in each country . '' The origin of vital statistics begins as early as 1869 and death by social class was recorded in England beginning in 1921 . While the number of births and deaths can be obtained by enumeration at certain points in time ( e.g. censuses and surveys ) , civil registration collects this information on a continuous basis and is the only source that provides individuals with a legal document . For instance , the importance of birth registration as the first legal recognition of the child is emphasized in Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child which states that `` the child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name , the right to acquire a nationality and , as far as possible , the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents '' . United Nations Children 's Fund ( UNICEF ) and a number of non-governmental organizations ( Plan International , Save the Children Fund , World Vision , etc. ) have particularly promoted the human rights aspects of registration , while the United Nations Statistics Division ( UNSD ) , United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA ) and World Health Organization ( WHO ) have focused more on the statistical aspects of civil registration . Countries which are signatories to the Convention on the Rights of the Child are therefore expected to set up systems to register the births of all children . Non-registration of a child can have negative consequences on the wider enjoyment of a child 's fundamental rights to benefits such as identity , inheritance , education , health and other social services . Birth registration is also part of a broader strategy to ensure that children are less vulnerable to abuse and exploitation , especially if separated from their parents . In the absence of a functioning birth registration system , it is difficult to see how a country can enforce age-related legal concerns such as schooling , child labour , juvenile justice , early marriage , sexual exploitation and military recruitment . Recent natural disasters and calamities have also demonstrated the utility of a birth certificate for reuniting lost children with their families . Many civil registration systems also collect information on causes of death . Statistics based on these death records are of particular importance in public health for identifying the magnitude and distribution of major disease problems , and are essential for the design , implementation , monitoring , and assessment of health programmes and policies . Toronto scientist , professor Prabhat Jha argues that inexpensive recording of vital statistics in developing countries is the most effective means to improve global health and has outlined 5 options for expanding Cause of Death reporting . `` Despite the importance of tracking causes of death and the tradition since 1893 of standardisation of definitions and coding for causes of death in the International Classification of Diseases and Injuries ( ICD ) , global assessments of causes of death are a major analytical challenge . Vital registration systems that include medical certification of the cause of death captured about 18.8 million deaths of an estimated annual total of 51.7 million deaths in 2005 , which is the latest year for which the largest number of countries reported deaths from a vital registration system . Even for these deaths , the comparability of findings on the leading causes of death is affected by variation in certification skills among physicians , the diagnostic and pathological data available at the time of completing a death certificate , variations in medical culture in choosing the underlying cause , and legal and institutional frameworks for governing mortality reporting . For the remaining deaths that are not medically certified , many different data sources and diagnostic approaches must be used from surveillance systems , demographic research sites , surveys , censuses , disease registries , and police records to construct a consolidated picture of causes of death in various populations . Because of the variety of data sources and their associated biases , causes of death assessments are inherently uncertain and subject to vigorous debate . '' Lozano et all . Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 . The Lancet , V. 380 , Dec 2012 `` www.thelancet.com Vol 380 December 15/22/29 , 2012 '' . The agency responsible for overseeing this system in the United States is the National Center for Health Statistics , a division of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) . Vital statistics for the US can be found here The agency responsible for overseeing this system in the United Kingdom is the Office for National Statistics . Vital statistics for the UK can be found here",
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"text": "Danger zone (food safety) The temperature range in which food-borne bacteria can grow is known as the danger zone . Food safety agencies , such as the United States ' Food Safety and Inspection Service ( FSIS ) , define the danger zone as roughly 4 to . The FSIS stipulates that potentially hazardous food should not be stored at temperatures in this range in order to prevent foodborne illness ( for example , a refrigerator 's temperature must be kept below 40 F ) , and that food that remains in this zone for more than two hours should not be consumed . Foodborne microorganisms grow much faster in the middle of the zone , at temperatures between 21 and . Food-borne bacteria , in large enough numbers , may cause food poisoning , symptoms similar to gastroenteritis or `` stomach flu '' ( a misnomer , as true influenza primarily affects the respiratory system ) . Some of the symptoms include stomach cramps , nausea , vomiting , diarrhea , and fever . Food-borne illness becomes more dangerous in certain populations , such as people with weakened immune systems , young children , the elderly , and pregnant women . In Canada , there are approximately 11 million cases of food-borne disease per year . These symptoms can begin as early as shortly after and as late as weeks after consumption of the contaminated food . Time and temperature control plays a critical role in food safety . To prevent time-temperature abuse , the amount of time food spends in the danger zone must be minimized . A logarithmic relationship exists between microbial cell death and temperature : a significantly large number of cells may survive slightly lower temperatures . In addition to reducing the time spent in the danger zone , foods should be moved through the danger zone as few times as possible when reheating or cooling . Foods that are potentially hazardous inside the danger zone : Meat : beef , poultry , pork , seafood Eggs and other protein-rich foods Dairy products Cut or peeled fresh produce Cooked vegetables , beans , rice , pasta Sauces , such as gravy Sprouts Any foods containing the above , e.g. casseroles , salads , quiches",
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"text": "Zika fever Zika fever , also known as Zika virus disease or simply Zika , is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus . Most cases have no symptoms , but when present they are usually mild and can resemble dengue fever . Symptoms may include fever , red eyes , joint pain , headache , and a maculopapular rash . Symptoms generally last less than seven days . It has not caused any reported deaths during the initial infection . Mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy can cause microcephaly and other brain malformations in some babies . Infections in adults have been linked to Guillain -- Barré syndrome ( GBS ) . Zika fever is mainly spread via the bite of mosquitoes of the Aedes type . It can also be sexually transmitted and potentially spread by blood transfusions . Infections in pregnant women can spread to the baby . Diagnosis is by testing the blood , urine , or saliva for the presence of the virus 's RNA when the person is sick , or the blood for antibodies after symptoms are present more than a week . Prevention involves decreasing mosquito bites in areas where the disease occurs and proper use of condoms . Efforts to prevent bites include the use of insect repellent , covering much of the body with clothing , mosquito nets , and getting rid of standing water where mosquitoes reproduce . There is no effective vaccine . Health officials recommended that women in areas affected by the 2015 -- 16 Zika outbreak consider putting off pregnancy and that pregnant women not travel to these areas . While there is no specific treatment , paracetamol ( acetaminophen ) may help with the symptoms . Admission to hospital is rarely necessary . The virus that causes the disease was first isolated in Africa in 1947 . The first documented outbreak among people occurred in 2007 in the Federated States of Micronesia . An outbreak started in Brazil in 2015 , and spread to the Americas , Pacific , Asia , and Africa . This led to the World Health Organization declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February 2016 . The emergency was lifted in November 2016 , but 84 countries still reported cases as of March 2017 .",
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"text": "Middle name In several cultures , people 's names usually include one or more names in addition to the portion that is usually considered adequate to identify them . In a number of cultures where a given name is expected to precede the surname , such a name is likely to be placed after the given name and before the surname , and thus called a middle name . In English-speaking American culture , that term is often applied ( arguably mistakenly ) to names , occupying that position , even if the bearer would insist that that name is being mistakenly called a `` middle name '' , and is actually ( to mention several types of atypical cases ) : part of a two-word given name ( e.g. Mary Anne , about Mary Anne Clarke , and `` Joe Bob Briggs '' ) , a maiden name ( e.g. Rodham ) , a patronymic ( e.g. Sergeyevich ) , or a baptismal name ( e.g. `` Christopher '' invoking St. Christopher ) . In the USA such names are specifically referred to as middle names ; in most other countries , as far as they are given names and not , for example , patronymics , they would simply be regarded as second , third etc. given names . The US `` middle name '' is often abbreviated to the middle initial ( e.g. Mary Lee Bianchi becomes Mary L. Bianchi , which is usually standard for signatures ) or omitted entirely in everyday use ( e.g. just Mary Bianchi ) . An individual may have more than one middle name , or none . In the United Kingdom , for comparison , she would usually be referred to as either Mary Bianchi , M. L. Bianchi or Mary Lee Bianchi , or she may choose Lee Bianchi , and informally there may be familiar shortenings . It is debatable how long multiple given names have existed in English-speaking countries , but it is certain that among royalty and aristocracy the practice existed by the late 17th century ( and possibly earlier ) , as exemplified in the name of the Stuart pretender James Francis Edward Stuart ( 1688 -- 1766 ) . Despite their relatively long existence in North America , the phrase `` middle name '' was not recorded until 1835 , in the periodical Harvardiana . The use of multiple middle names has been somewhat impeded recently by the increased use of computer databases that occasionally allow for only a single middle name or more commonly a middle initial in storing personal records , effectively preventing people with multiple middle names from being listed in such databases under their full name . This is worsened by longer compound names , like María del Pilar Pereyra or María de las Nieves García . The abbreviation `` N.M.N. '' ( no middle name ) or `` N.M.I. '' ( no middle initial ) , with or without periods , is sometimes used in formal documents in the United States , where a middle initial or name is expected but the person does not have one . The middle name can also be a maiden name . Since 1905 , `` middle name '' has also developed a figurative usage meaning a notable or outstanding attribute of a person , as in the phrase `` discretion is my middle name . ''",
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"text": "Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus ( DM ) , commonly referred to as diabetes , is a group of metabolic diseases in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period . Symptoms of high blood sugar include frequent urination , increased thirst , and increased hunger . If left untreated , diabetes can cause many complications . Acute complications can include diabetic ketoacidosis , nonketotic hyperosmolar coma , or death . Serious long-term complications include heart disease , stroke , chronic kidney failure , foot ulcers , and damage to the eyes . Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin or the cells of the body not responding properly to the insulin produced . There are three main types of diabetes mellitus : Type 1 DM results from the pancreas 's failure to produce enough insulin . This form was previously referred to as `` insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus '' ( IDDM ) or `` juvenile diabetes '' . The cause is unknown . Type 2 DM begins with insulin resistance , a condition in which cells fail to respond to insulin properly . As the disease progresses a lack of insulin may also develop . This form was previously referred to as `` non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus '' ( NIDDM ) or `` adult-onset diabetes '' . The most common cause is excessive body weight and not enough exercise . Gestational diabetes is the third main form and occurs when pregnant women without a previous history of diabetes develop high blood sugar levels . Prevention and treatment involve maintaining a healthy diet , regular physical exercise , a normal body weight , and avoiding use of tobacco . Control of blood pressure and maintaining proper foot care are important for people with the disease . Type 1 DM must be managed with insulin injections . Type 2 DM may be treated with medications with or without insulin . Insulin and some oral medications can cause low blood sugar . Weight loss surgery in those with obesity is sometimes an effective measure in those with type 2 DM . Gestational diabetes usually resolves after the birth of the baby . , an estimated 415 million people had diabetes worldwide , with type 2 DM making up about 90 % of the cases . This represents 8.3 % of the adult population , with equal rates in both women and men . , trends suggested the rate would continue to rise . Diabetes at least doubles a person 's risk of early death . From 2012 to 2015 , approximately 1.5 to 5.0 million deaths each year resulted from diabetes . The global economic cost of diabetes in 2014 was estimated to be billion . In the United States , diabetes cost $ 245 billion in 2012 .",
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"text": "Carole King Carole King ( born Carol Joan Klein , February 9 , 1942 ) is an American composer and singer-songwriter . She is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century , having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1999 . King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK , making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1952 and 2005 . King 's career began in the 1960s when she , along with her then husband Gerry Goffin , wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists , many of which have become standards . She has continued writing for other artists since then . King 's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s , when she sang her own songs , accompanying herself on the piano , in a series of albums and concerts . After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album Writer , King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry , which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than six years . King has made 25 solo albums , the most successful being Tapestry , which held the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years . Her most recent non-compilation album was Live at the Troubadour in 2010 , a collaboration with James Taylor that reached number 4 on the charts in its first week and has sold over 600,000 copies . Her records sales were estimated at more than 75 million copies worldwide . She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her songwriting . She is the recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song , the first woman to be so honored . She is also a 2015 Kennedy Center Honoree .",
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"text": "Singer-songwriter Singer-songwriters are musicians who write , compose , and perform their own musical material , including lyrics and melodies . The genre began with the folk-acoustic tradition . Singer-songwriters often provide the sole accompaniment to an entire composition or song , typically using a guitar or piano .",
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"text": "Edward T. King Edward T. `` Eddie '' King was an early twentieth century percussionist , conductor , Artist and Repertoire ( A&R ) man , and manager for Zon-o-phone , the Victor Talking Machine Company , and Columbia Records .",
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"text": "Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary On May 14 , 1988 , the Atlantic Records label held its 40th Anniversary Celebration by staging a non-stop concert lasting almost 13 hours at Madison Square Garden , New York . The event was dubbed `` It 's Only Rock And Roll '' . Only artists who had released material on the Atlantic label in the United States performed , with the artists spanning the 40 years of the company 's existence . Lavern Baker and Ruth Brown were the longest tenured Atlantic acts to perform , while Debbie Gibson was the most recent Atlantic signing to make an appearance at the event . Some Atlantic signings , who had either officially split up or who had not performed together for a number of years , re-formed especially to perform at the concert . These artists included The Rascals , Iron Butterfly , and the former members of Led Zeppelin . Other notable performers included Yes , Genesis , Crosby , Stills & Nash , Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer ( representing Emerson , Lake & Palmer ) , Foreigner , Paul Rodgers , Bob Geldof , Booker T. Jones , Wilson Pickett , The Coasters , The Spinners , Peabo Bryson , The Blues Brothers ( featuring Dan Aykroyd and Sam Moore ) , Roberta Flack , The Manhattan Transfer , Bee Gees , Ben E. King and Vanilla Fudge . There had been plans to close the performance with a greatest hits all-star jam , but this idea was shelved . Instead , the former members of Led Zeppelin performed as the last act . The concert was broadcast live in the US on FM radio and HBO television , commentary for the latter being provided backstage by comedian Robert Townsend . HBO commenced its live broadcast a few hours into the event and interspersed footage of the concert which had been taped earlier by the network . In so doing , some of the artists ' sets were edited or omitted . An edited version aired later that year on ABC hosted by Robert Hays . Several banners heralding the reunion of Led Zeppelin band members were displayed like tapestry by excited fans , but , to their dismay , were taken down before HBO went with their live feed . The Audio was recorded by David Hewitt and Stanley Johnston on the Record Plant Black Truck . In the United Kingdom the event was broadcast over a period of four weeks by BBC 2 , presented as hour-long episodes . Atlantic Records later released this production on video under the title Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary : It 's Only Rock 'n' Roll . The release intercut concert footage with highlights from earlier performances , as well as older footage from the Atlantic archives .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ( including its previous names ) has been awarded since 1960 . The award is presented to the composer of an original piece of music ( not an adaptation ) , first released during the eligibility year . In theory , any style of music is eligible for this category , but winning compositions are usually in the jazz or film score genres . The Grammy is awarded to the composer ( s ) of the music , not to the performing artist , except if the artist is also the composer . There have been several minor changes to the name of the award : In 1958 it was awarded as Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1958 ( over 5 minutes duration ) In 1960 it was awarded as Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1959 ( more than 5 minutes duration ) In 1962 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Theme or Instrumental Version of Song From 1963 to 1964 and from 1967 to 1970 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Theme In 1965 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Composition ( other than jazz ) From 1971 to the present it has been awarded as Best Instrumental Composition Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented , for works released in the previous year .",
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"text": "From Elvis in Memphis From Elvis in Memphis is the fifteenth studio album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley , released on RCA Records . It was recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis in January and February 1969 under the direction of producer Chips Moman and backed by its house band , informally known as `` The Memphis Boys '' . Following the success of Presley 's 1968 Christmas television special and its soundtrack , the album marked Presley 's return to non-soundtrack albums after the completion of his film contract with Paramount Pictures . Presley 's entourage convinced him to leave the RCA studios and record this album at American Sound , a new Memphis studio at the peak of a hit-producing streak . The reason for going to Moman 's studio was for the soul sound of the house band , ` the Memphis Boys ' . The predominance of country songs among those recorded in these sessions gives them the feel of the `` country soul '' style . This impression is emphasized by the frequent use of the dobro in the arrangements . In any case , the Memphis Boys have a solidly southern soul sound . From Elvis in Memphis was released in June 1969 to favorable reviews . The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 , number two on the country charts and number one in the United Kingdom , and its single `` In the Ghetto '' reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1970 . In later years , it garnered further favorable reviews , while it was ranked number 190 on Rolling Stone magazine 's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time .",
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"text": "Entertainer of the Year Entertainer of the Year is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer-songwriter , Loretta Lynn . It was released on February 26 , 1973 , by MCA Records . Entertainer of the Year was titled after Lynn received the `` Entertainer of the Year '' award from the Country Music Association the previous year , becoming the first woman to win that award . The one and only single from the album was released in late 1972 , `` Rated X '' . The song was a self-penned song by Lynn and peaked at # 1 on the Billboard country chart in 1973 , her first # 1 hit since 1971 , and became also one of her more controversial songs , describing the double-standard frequently endured by divorced women at the time . The album was Lynn 's first studio album of 1973 , and Lynn would end up releasing an additional two for the year . The album was very successful on the Billboard album charts , peaking at # 1 on the Top Country Albums chart , and did not chart on the Billboard 200 . The album became Lynn 's fourth album to top the Top Country Albums chart . The album was Lynn 's first released on the MCA Records label , after the Decca label was retired by the company .",
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"text": "Martini In The Morning Martini In The Morning is an internet radio station based in Los Angeles . Martini in the Morning , often shortened to `` MITM '' to resemble traditional radio station call letters , was created when Los Angeles radio station Fabulous 690 XETRA ( originally Fabulous 570 KLAC ) was sold in February 2006 , to become a Spanish language station . Brad ` Martini ' Chambers who created the new , more contemporary `` Adult Standards '' format for his then employers , Clear Channel Radio is the Program Director and principal host along with ` Mother ' Miriam Garfield . The station broadcasts 24 hours a day and is based in Studio City , Ca . Their broadcast format is similar to what is commonly referred to as `` Adult Standards '' , featuring Jazz Standards , primarily songs from what is often referred to as `` The Great American Songbook '' . The station is active in promoting the genre that the `` Great American Songbook '' represents and ensuring this musical genre does not disappear from the air . There were once hundreds of American radio stations programming similar music . There are now fewer than 200 , and many of those are a mix of `` Great American Songbook '' tunes with a larger percentage of more current `` Adult Contemporary '' music . Martini in the Morning features music written by the likes of Hoagy Carmichael , Cole Porter , Irving Berlin , Rodgers and Hart , Rodgers and Hammerstein , Johnny Mercer , Henry Mancini , Jimmy McHugh , Dorothy Fields , Fats Waller , Jerome Kern , Sammy Cahn , Jimmy Van Heusen , and many others , performed by the historical greats like Ella Fitzgerald , Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Davis Jr. , Billie Holiday , Bobby Darin , Dinah Washington as well as the more modern `` crooners '' like Steve Tyrell , Tony Bennett , Diana Krall , Michael Bublé , Michael Feinstein , and established pop/rock and R&B artists crossing over into the genre , such as Sting , Paul McCartney , Rod Stewart , Queen Latifah , Lady Gaga and others . The station is available on-line through various means , using iTunes ( Golden Oldies ) , mobile apps including TuneIn Radio , StreamS HiFi , Reciva , vTuner , Radio Loyalty and others available through the App Store or Marketplace , or you can connect directly via internet address : http://martiniinthemorning.com or watch live in studio on-line during the stations 's `` Morning Show '' 6:00 AM -- 10:00 AM Pacific time at http://www.martiniinthemorning.com/martinivision.html or via Ustream.tv - http://ustream.tv/mitm .",
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"text": "King Holiday King Holiday is an R&B / Hip-Hop single released on January 13 , 1986 by the King Dream Chorus and Holiday Crew . Composed by Phillip Jones , Kurtis Blow , Grandmaster Melle Mel and Bill Adler , it was released in honor of Martin Luther King , Jr. . Day , which was first celebrated as a national holiday in the United States on January 20 , 1986 . All proceeds from the single were donated to the Martin Luther King Jr. . Center for Nonviolent Social Change . The single peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart . The project was spearheaded by Martin Luther King , Jr. 's youngest son , Dexter Scott King , who is credited as the song 's executive producer . `` King Holiday '' was produced by Phillip Jones and Kurtis Blow . The song features : King Dream Chorus ( vocalists ) El DeBarge Whitney Houston Stacy Lattisaw Lisa Lisa with Full Force Teena Marie Menudo Stephanie Mills New Edition James `` J.T. '' Taylor Holiday Crew ( rappers ) Kurtis Blow The Fat Boys Grandmaster Melle Mel Run -- D.M.C. Whodini",
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"text": "Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt ( born July 15 , 1946 ) is an American popular music singer . She has earned 11 Grammy Awards , three American Music Awards , two Academy of Country Music awards , an Emmy Award , and an ALMA Award , and many of her albums have been certified gold , platinum or multiplatinum in the United States and internationally . She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe award . She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014 . On July 28 , 2014 , she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities . In total , she has released over 30 studio albums and 15 compilation or greatest hits albums . Ronstadt charted 38 Billboard Hot 100 singles , with 21 reaching the top 40 , 10 in the top 10 , three at number 2 , and `` You 're No Good '' at number 1 . This success did not translate to the UK , with only her single `` Blue Bayou '' reaching the UK Top 40 . Her duet with Aaron Neville , `` Do n't Know Much '' , peaked at number 2 in December 1989 . In addition , she has charted 36 albums , 10 top-10 albums and three number 1 albums on the Billboard Pop Album Chart . Her autobiography , Simple Dreams : A Musical Memoir , was published in September 2013 . It debuted in the Top 10 on The New York Times Best Seller list . Ronstadt has collaborated with artists in diverse genres , including Bette Midler , Billy Eckstine , Frank Zappa , Rosemary Clooney , Flaco Jiménez , Philip Glass , Warren Zevon , Emmylou Harris , Gram Parsons , Dolly Parton , Neil Young , Johnny Cash , and Nelson Riddle . She has lent her voice to over 120 albums and has sold more than 100 million records , making her one of the world 's best-selling artists of all time . Christopher Loudon , of Jazz Times , wrote in 2004 that Ronstadt is `` blessed with arguably the most sterling set of pipes of her generation . '' After completing her last live concert in late 2009 , Ronstadt retired in 2011 . She was diagnosed as having Parkinson 's disease in December 2012 , which left her unable to sing .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song was a new category at the 2015 ceremony of the annual Grammy Awards . It combines two previously separate categories in the Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music field , Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance . The new category recognizes both songwriters and performers ( solo/duos/groups / collaborations/etc . ) and is open for singles or tracks only . Songwriters are only awarded a Grammy Award if it is a newly written song . Grammy 's for cover versions of previously recorded songs are awarded to the performer ( s ) only . Along with the also newly formed Best Gospel Performance/Song category , these mark the only Grammy categories which honor both performers and songwriters in one category . These changes were made in June 2014 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences `` in the interest of clarifying the criteria , representing the current culture and creative DNA of the gospel and Contemporary Christian Music communities , and better reflecting the diversity and authenticity of today 's gospel music industry . '' According to the Grammy committee , the move recognizes `` the critical contribution of both songwriters and performers by combining songwriters and artists into the Best Gospel Performance/Song and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song categories . '' Gospel performances , which were previously recognized in the Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance category , will now fall under the newly created Best Gospel Performance/Song category .",
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"text": "Elvis Presley's guitars Elvis Presley 's guitars were a major component of the iconic rock and roll image created by Elvis Presley that revolutionized popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s . It is impossible to gauge the impact of that image on millions of young people around the world who were inspired to learn to play guitar after watching Presley in performance , on television , or in films . Although not known for his abilities as a guitarist , Presley had a profound musical influence on some of the most important rock and roll artists to emerge since the 1950s , including Buddy Holly , John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , Bob Dylan , and Bruce Springsteen . The extent of Presley 's impact on their lives and music is captured in John Lennon 's famous quote : `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' According to his first lead guitarist , Scotty Moore , Presley was not `` an accomplished musician '' , yet he possessed `` an uncanny and amazing sense of timing and rhythm . '' In the early years of his career , Presley 's rhythm guitar accompaniment played a major role in the sound of his early performances and recordings . Moore noted that as Presley began to learn to move on stage and to work the audience with his physical performance , his guitar became more of a `` prop '' . Presley was not known to treat his instruments in a gentle manner . His very aggressive strumming style would frequently break strings during his performances . The lack of a microphone on his guitar throughout those years contributed to the development of his `` aggressive style in attempt to be heard '' . As his career progressed , he became even more aggressive toward his instruments , frequently tossing his guitar to Charlie Hodge , who sometimes failed to catch it . The impact of the large belt buckles and jewelry he wore left their marks on most of his instruments .",
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"text": "Dinah Sings Bessie Smith Dinah Sings Bessie Smith is a 1958 album by blues , R&B and jazz singer Dinah Washington released on the Emarcy label , and reissued by Verve Records in 1999 as The Bessie Smith Songbook . The album arrangements are headed by Robare Edmondson and Ernie Wilkins , and the songs are associated with American blues singer Bessie Smith . Allmusic details the album in its review as saying : `` It was only natural that the `` Queen of the Blues '' should record songs associated with the `` Empress of the Blues . '' The performances by the septet/octet do not sound like the 1920s and the purposely ricky-tick drumming is insulting , but Dinah Washington sounds quite at home on this music '' .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959 . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out , for records released in the previous year . The award was not presented in 1967 . The official guidelines are as follows : `` For a new artist who releases , during the Eligibility Year , the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist . '' Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist . It is sometimes asserted , with varying degrees of sincerity , that winning the award is a curse , as several award winners ( particularly from the late 1970s and early 1980s ) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year . This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders : `` We got two of the five Grammys -- one was Best New Artist . So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who 's gotten it since . '' The category is also notable for being the only one of its kind in which a Grammy Award was vacated . This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their debut album . The award was revoked , but was not handed out to another artist . Of the 54 awards presented in the category since its inception , the honor has been presented to 25 solo female artists , 18 duos or groups , and 11 solo male artists . Between 1997 and 2003 , all the winners were solo female artists . Also , from 1993 to 2005 , no winner was a solo male artist . In 2006 , John Legend broke this trend , which started with Marc Cohn in 1992 . Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year : Bob Newhart in 1961 , Christopher Cross in 1981 , Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003 . Of all the winners , only three have been country artists . In 1997 , LeAnn Rimes became the first country artist to win the award . She was followed by Carrie Underwood in 2007 and Zac Brown Band in 2010 . Additionally , 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year . 1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States ( Winner Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Musical Youth were from England , Big Country was from Scotland , and Men Without Hats were from Canada ) .",
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"text": "Cultural impact of Elvis Presley Since the beginning of his career , Elvis Presley has had an extensive cultural impact . According to Rolling Stone , `` it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop . '' Rolling Stone encyclopedia of Rock and Roll describes Presley as `` an American music giant of the 20th century who single-handedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950s . '' His recordings , dance moves , attitude and clothing came to be seen as embodiments of rock and roll . His music was heavily influenced by African-American blues , Christian gospel , and Southern country . In a list of the greatest English language singers , as compiled by Q Magazine , Presley was ranked first , and second in the list of greatest singers of 20th century by BBC Radio . Presley sang both hard driving rockabilly , rock and roll dance songs and ballads , laying a commercial foundation upon which other rock musicians would build their careers . African-American performers like Big Joe Turner , Wynonie Harris and Fats Domino came to national prominence after Presley 's acceptance among mass audiences of White American adults . Singers like Jerry Lee Lewis , the Everly Brothers , Chuck Berry , Bo Diddley , Little Richard , Buddy Holly , Johnny Cash , Roy Orbison and others immediately followed in his wake . John Lennon later observed , `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' During the post-WWII economic boom of the 1950s , many parents were able to give their teenage children much higher weekly allowances , signaling a shift in the buying power and purchasing habits of American teens . During the 1940s bobby soxers had idolized Frank Sinatra , but the buyers of his records were mostly between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two . Presley triggered a lot of demand for his records by near-teens and early teens aged ten and up . Along with Presley 's `` ducktail '' haircut , the demand for black slacks and loose , open-necked shirts resulted in new lines of clothing for teenage boys whereas a girl might get a pink portable 45 rpm record player for her bedroom . Meanwhile , American teenagers began buying newly available portable transistor radios and listened to rock 'n' roll on them ( helping to propel that fledgling industry from an estimated 100,000 units sold in 1955 to 5,000,000 units by the end of 1958 ) . Teens were asserting more independence and Presley became a national symbol of their parents ' consternation . Presley 's impact on the American youth consumer market was noted on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on December 31 , 1956 when business journalist Louis M. Kohlmeier wrote , `` Elvis Presley today is a business , '' and reported on the singer 's record and merchandise sales . Half a century later , historian Ian Brailsford ( University of Auckland , New Zealand ) commented , `` The phenomenal success of Elvis Presley in 1956 convinced many doubters of the financial opportunities existing in the youth market . ''",
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"text": "Carole Carole is a feminine given name ( see Carl for more information ) . Carole may refer to :",
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"text": "Burl Ives Sings Little White Duck and Other Children's Favorites Burl Ives Sings Little White Duck and Other Children 's Favorites is a 12-inch LP album of folk songs for children recorded by Burl Ives ( vocal and guitar ) for Columbia Records between 1949 and 1951 . The label , in 1950 , crafted a `` shared '' 10-inch children 's LP . On side one , Hollywood actor Victor Jory narrated Tubby the Tuba , while side two featured Burl Ives performing seven tunes under the title Animal Fair : Songs for Children . The catalog number was JL 8103 . One year earlier , Animal Fair : Songs for Children had been presented separately on a two-disc 78-rpm set , using as a catalog number MJV 59 . In 1956 , another Ives endeavor for children appeared , containing `` The Little White Duck '' and six other ditties . Part of Columbia 's brief ( 1955 -- 56 ) House Party Series of 10-inch LPs , the album was called Children 's Favorites , affixed with the catalog number CL 2570 . Next , a new collection , expanded to 12 inches , combining these 14 Ives selections and 2 additional ones and entitled Burl Ives Sings Songs for All Ages , was issued by Columbia in 1957 , bearing CL 980 as the catalog number . Two years later , this album was shortened by two tracks , christened with its final title , Burl Ives Sings Little White Duck and Other Children 's Favorites , and reassigned to Columbia 's budget label , Harmony Records , which employed HL 9507 as the catalog number . Being the customary practice in the vinyl marketplace of the 60s , this monaural platter wound up electronically enhanced for stereo , circa 1963 , and given the modified catalog number HS 14507 . Columbia , in 1974 , reissued the LP , again in simulated stereo , with the catalog number C 33183 . At the same time , the label also transferred the album to cassette tape , affixing the catalog number CT 33183 . On November 22 , 1988 , Columbia unveiled the album in CD format , which upgraded the sound quality to digital stereo . Distribution of the disc then was taken over by Sony Wonder on October 3 , 1995 . The 1974 LP cover , later retained for the CD , was designed by Ed Lee and Eloise Smith , with illustrations by Reynolds Ruffin . Currently , the CD is out of print , but it still can be purchased through online music sellers . Moreover , all the album tracks are now available via MP3 downloading .",
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"text": "Jim King (saxophonist) Jim King ( born Alec Woodburn ; 5 May 1942 in Kettering , Northamptonshire , England -- 6 February 2012 in Middlewich , England ) was an original member of the British rock band Family . He played saxophone and harmonica , and sang occasional lead vocals on the band 's first two albums , Music in a Doll 's House and Family Entertainment . King also sang the entire lead vocal on `` Observations From a Hill '' , a song on the latter album . Jim , as he became known , formed James King and the Farinas ( later just The Farinas ) , a blues based rock and roll group , with guitarist Charlie Whitney in Leicester in 1962 . He sang the lead vocal on the group 's single `` You Better Stop '' b/w `` I Like it Like That '' . When Roger Chapman joined as vocalist in 1966 , the group had begun to perform under the name The Roaring Sixties . The name Family was decided upon later . Jim left Family in October 1969 due to health issues and the usual ` musical disagreements ' . As well as session work for Dave Mason and Gordon Jackson , he joined jazz-rock band Ring Of Truth for a brief period , doing a few gigs , then concentrated on composing and playing solo concerts , mostly classical sax with some jazz . In February 2012 , he died while living in Cheshire .",
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"text": "Sun Studio Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis , Tennessee , on January 3 , 1950 . It was originally called Memphis Recording Service , sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business . Reputedly the first rock and roll single , Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats ' `` Rocket 88 '' was recorded there in 1951 with song composer Ike Turner on keyboards , leading the studio to claim status as the birthplace of rock & roll . Blues and R&B artists like Howlin ' Wolf , Junior Parker , Little Milton , B.B. King , James Cotton , Rufus Thomas , and Rosco Gordon recorded there in the early 1950s . Rock and roll , country music , and rockabilly artists , including Johnny Cash , Elvis Presley , Carl Perkins , Roy Orbison , Charlie Feathers , Ray Harris , Warren Smith , Charlie Rich , and Jerry Lee Lewis , recorded there throughout the mid-to-late 1950s until the studio outgrew its Union Avenue location . Sam Phillips opened the larger Sam C. Phillips Recording Studio , better known as Phillips Recording , in 1959 to replace the older facility . Since Phillips had invested in the Holiday Inn Hotel chain earlier , he also recorded artists starting in 1963 on the label Holiday Inn Records for Kemmons Wilson . In 1957 , Bill Justis recorded his Grammy Hall of Fame song `` Raunchy '' for Sam Phillips and worked as a musical director at Sun Records . In 1969 , Sam Phillips sold the label to Shelby Singleton , and there was no recording-related or label-related activity again in the building until the September 1985 Class of '55 recording sessions with Carl Perkins , Roy Orbison , Jerry Lee Lewis , and Johnny Cash , produced by Chips Moman . In 1987 , the original building housing the Sun Records label and Memphis Recording Service was reopened by Gary Hardy as `` Sun Studio , '' a recording label and tourist attraction that has attracted many notable artists , such as U2 , Def Leppard , Bonnie Raitt , and Ringo Starr . In 2005 , Brian Setzer ( of Stray Cats fame ) released his Rockabilly Riot Vol . 1 : A Tribute To Sun Records album . Although not recorded at Sun it did feature various Sun Records recordings including some hits and other more obscure songs . In 2007 , Canadian rockabilly band the Kingmakers recorded a selection of originals and classics such as Elvis Presley 's `` That 's All Right '' at Sun Studio , released as their first CD `` Live at SUN Studio '' . In May 2009 , Canadian blues artist JW-Jones recorded with blues legend Hubert Sumlin , Larry Taylor and Richard Innes for his 2010 release at the studio . In July 2009 , John Mellencamp recorded nine songs for his album No Better Than This at the studio . In 2011 , Chris Isaak released `` Beyond the Sun , '' a collection of songs recorded at Sun Studio , most of which are cover versions of songs originally released on Sun Records .",
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"text": "Jazz chord Jazz chords refer to chords , chord voicings and chord symbols that jazz musicians commonly use in composition , improvisation , and harmony . In jazz chords and theory , most triads that appear in lead sheets or fake books can have sevenths added to them , using the performer 's discretion and ear . For example , if a tune is in the key of C , if there is a G chord , the chord-playing performer usually `` voices '' this chord as G7 . While in a strict classical music context , the notes of a G7 chord would be G -- B -- D -- F , jazz often omits the fifth of the chord -- and even the root if playing in a group , since the bassist will play it . Omitting the root and fifth gives the improvising chord-playing musician the option to play other notes . Also , if a seventh chord , such as G7 , appears in a lead sheet or fake book , many chord-playing performers add the ninth or thirteenth to the chord , even though the lead sheet does not specify these additional notes . Jazz players can add these additional , upper notes -- seventh , ninth , eleventh , and thirteenth -- because they are an important part of the jazz sound . Lead sheets and fake books often do not detail how to voice the chord because a lead sheet or fake book is only intended to provide basic guide to the harmony . An experienced `` comping '' performer playing electric guitar or piano adds the extra notes using their ear and taste . In voicing jazz chords , performers focus first on the seventh and the major or minor third of the chord , with the latter indicating the chord quality , along with added chord extensions ( e.g. , ninths , elevenths , or thirteenths , even if not indicated in the lead sheet or fake book ) to add tone `` colour '' to the chord . As such , a jazz guitarist or jazz piano player might `` voice '' a printed G chord with the notes B -- E -- F -- A , which would be the third , sixth ( thirteenth ) , seventh , and ninth of the chord . Jazz chord-playing musicians may also add altered chord tones ( e.g. , 9 , 9 , 11 , 13 ) and added tones . An example of an altered dominant chord in the key of C , built on a G would be to voice the chord as `` B -- C -- E -- F -- A '' ; this would be G7 ( 911 ) .",
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"text": "King Curtis Curtis Ousley ( February 7 , 1934 -- August 13 , 1971 ) , who performed under the stage name King Curtis , was an American saxophone virtuoso known for rhythm and blues , rock and roll , soul , blues , funk and soul jazz . Variously a bandleader , band member , and session musician , he was also a musical director and record producer . Adept at tenor , alto , and soprano saxophone , he was best known for his distinctive riffs and solos such as on `` Yakety Yak '' , which later became the inspiration for Boots Randolph 's `` Yakety Sax '' and his own `` Memphis Soul Stew '' .",
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"text": "Sharing You `` Sharing You '' is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by Bobby Vee featuring The Johnny Mann Singers . It reached # 10 in the UK , # 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 , # 20 in Canada in 1962 . It was featured on his 1962 album , A Bobby Vee Recording Session . The song was produced by Snuff Garrett .",
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"text": "Gimli (Middle-earth) Gimli is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth legendarium , featured in The Lord of the Rings . A dwarf warrior , he is the son of Glóin ( a character from Tolkien 's earlier novel , The Hobbit ) . Gimli is chosen to represent the race of Dwarves in the Fellowship of the Ring . As such , he is one of the primary characters of the novel . In the course of the adventure , Gimli aids the Ring-bearer , participates in the War of the Ring , and becomes close friends with Legolas , overcoming an ancient enmity of Dwarves and Elves .",
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"text": "Elves (Discworld) In Terry Pratchett 's Discworld novels , elves are of a race that lived before the Iron Age , and were banished by steel weapons . Elves on the Discworld are based on the nastier kind of fairy-folk in European ( and other ) folklores rather than elves as portrayed in most modern ( post-Tolkien ) fantasy fiction . They are native to the Disc , but now live in a parallel world , sometimes called Fairyland . During certain times of the year , such as Mid-Summer , the walls between Fairyland and ordinary reality become thin , allowing the elves ( and other fae creatures such as unicorns , Jenny Greenteeth and , before they were cast out , the Nac Mac Feegle ) to break through . Elven invasions of the Discworld are recorded in Lords and Ladies , The Wee Free Men and The Shepherd 's Crown . The Science of Discworld II : The Globe involves an attempted invasion of Roundworld ( a version of our world ) . In Moving Pictures it is mentioned that a few elves have moved to Holy Wood . THese are not the wild elves , but the offspring of elves and humans , seen below .",
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"text": "Angmar Angmar ( Sindarin : ` Iron-home ' ; pronounced -LSB- - artˈaŋmar -RSB- ) is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien 's continent of Middle-earth , at the north end of the Misty Mountains . It was used by the Lord of the Ringwraiths as a base from which to attack the kingdoms of the Dúnedain in the North , all of which were eventually destroyed . Angmar itself was subsequently destroyed by combined armies of men and elves shortly thereafter .",
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"text": "Sarati Sarati is an artificial script created by J. R. R. Tolkien . According to Tolkien 's mythology , the Sarati alphabet was invented by the Elf Rúmil of Tirion .",
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"text": "Gerðr In Norse mythology , Gerðr ( Old Norse `` fenced-in '' ) is a jötunn , goddess , and the wife of the god Freyr . Gerðr is attested in the Poetic Edda , compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources ; the Prose Edda and Heimskringla , written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson ; and in the poetry of skalds . Gerðr is sometimes modernly anglicized as Gerd or Gerth . In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda , Freyr sees Gerðr from a distance , becomes deeply lovesick at the sight of her shimmering beauty , and has his servant Skírnir go to Jötunheimr ( where Gerðr and her father Gymir reside ) to gain her love . In the Poetic Edda Gerðr initially refuses , yet after a series of threats by Skírnir she finally agrees . In the Prose Edda , no mention of threats are made . In both sources , Gerðr agrees to meet Freyr at a fixed time at the location of Barri and , after Skírnir returns with Gerðr 's response , Freyr laments that the meeting could not occur sooner . In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda , Gerðr is described as the daughter of Gymir and the jötunn Aurboða . In Heimskringla , Gerðr is recorded as the wife of Freyr , euhemerized as having been a beloved king of Sweden . In the same source , the couple are the founders of the Yngling dynasty and produced a son , Fjölnir , who rose to kinghood after Freyr 's passing and continued their line . Gerðr is commonly theorized to be a goddess associated with the earth . Gerðr inspired works of art and literature .",
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"text": "The Notion Club Papers The Notion Club Papers is the title of an abandoned novel by J. R. R. Tolkien , written during 1945 and published posthumously in Sauron Defeated , the 9th volume of The History of Middle-earth . It is a space/time/dream travel story , written at the same time as The Lord of the Rings was being developed . The story itself revolves around the meetings of an Oxford arts discussion group called the Notion Club , a fictionalization of ( and a play on words on the name of ) Tolkien 's own such club , The Inklings . During these meetings , Alwin Arundel Lowdham discusses his lucid dreams about Númenor ; through these dreams , he `` discovers '' much about the Númenor story and the languages of Middle-earth ( notably Quenya , Sindarin , and Adûnaic -- the last being the sole source of most of the material on Adûnaic ) . While not finished , at the end of the given story it becomes clear Lowdham himself is a reincarnation of sorts of Elendil . ( Alwin is a modernization of the name Ælfwine , Old English for Elf-friend , or Elendil in Quenya . ) Other members of the Club also mention their vivid dreams of other times and places . Tolkien not only created fictional meetings for these papers but also created a fictional history for the manuscript of the papers . According to the papers , the meetings occurred in the 1980s ; they even mention events that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s . About one-quarter of the papers were found among sacks of waste paper in 2012 at Oxford by a Mr. Green . Mr. Green published a first edition containing excerpts from these papers , indicating that they were written during the 1980s by one of the participants . Two scholars read the first edition , asked to examine the manuscripts , and then submitted a full report . The `` Notes to the Second Edition '' mentions the contradictory evidence in dating the manuscripts , and an alternative date is presented : they may have been written in the 1940s . These papers , which make a number of comments on Lewis ' Space Trilogy , are similar to C. S. Lewis ' commentary to Tolkien 's poem The Lay of Leithian , in which Lewis created a fictional history of scholarship of the poem and even referred to other manuscript tradition to recommend changes to the poem . The Notion Club Papers may be seen as an attempt to re-write The Lost Road , published and discussed in The Lost Road and Other Writings , as being another attempt to tie the Númenórean legend in with a more modern tale . There is , however , no direct connection between the modern settings of the two stories within the fictional frame . Jane Stanford links The Notion Club Papers to The Johnson Club Papers in her biography of John O'Connor Power , That Irishman . The two books have a similar title page . The Johnson Club was a ` Public House School ' and met in taverns like the Inklings . The purpose was ` Fellowship and free Exchange of Mind . ' The two clubs presented papers ` which were read before the members and discussed ' . Samuel Johnson , like Tolkien , had a strong connection with Pembroke College , Oxford . Stanley Unwin , Tolkien 's publisher , was a nephew of Fisher Unwin , the founding member of The Johnson Club . According to Christopher Tolkien , had his father continued The Notion Club Papers , he would have linked the real world of Alwin Lowdham with his eponymous ancestor Ælfwine of England ( who compiled the Lost Tales ) and with Atlantis . One of the members of the Notion Club , one Michael George Ramer , combines lucid dreams with time-travel and experiences the tsunami that sank Númenor . He ca n't tell if its history , or fantasy , or something in between . The Notion Club Papers mentions a great storm occurring during 1987 in England , on 12 June . This can be seen as an odd coincidence , since the actual Great Storm of 1987 occurred in October of that year .",
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"text": "Samwise Gamgee Samwise `` Sam '' Gamgee -LSB- ˈsæmˌwaɪz_ˈɡæmˌdʒiː -RSB- ( later known as Samwise Gardner ) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien 's legendarium . Samwise is one of the main characters of The Lord of the Rings , in which he fills an archetypical role as the sidekick of the primary protagonist , Frodo Baggins . Sam is a member of the Fellowship of the Ring . At the beginning of the story , Sam is the gardener of Frodo , and is drawn into Frodo 's adventure by Gandalf while eavesdropping on a private conversation . Throughout the story , Sam is Frodo 's steadfast companion , portrayed as both physically and emotionally strong , often pushing Frodo through difficult parts of the journey , and at times physically carrying him when Frodo was too weak to go on . Sam even serves as ring-bearer for a short time when Frodo is captured ; Sam 's emotional strength is again on display as he willingly gives the ring up when Frodo is capable of carrying it again , the only character known to resist its pull . Following the War of the Ring Sam returned to the Shire , and returned to his role as gardener , helping to replant the trees which had been destroyed during The Scouring of the Shire . He was elected Mayor of the Shire for seven consecutive terms , and in his old age was one of the last denizens of Middle Earth to be transported to The Undying Lands , an honor accorded to him as one of the ring-bearers .",
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"text": "Calaquendi In the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkien , Calaquendi means in Quenya `` Light-folk '' , but was often translated `` Elves of the Light '' . This name has a long history . There existed two old elvish compounds in the Quenderin language , Primitive Quendian with * kwendī `` Elves '' : * kala-kwendī and * mori-kwendī , meaning the `` Light-folk '' and the `` Dark-folk '' . These two words date from the time before the Sundering of the Elves , or rather to the time of the debate among them about the invitation by the Valar to migrate to Valinor . Both words were made by the party favourable to the Vala Oromë , and referred originally to Elves who desired the Light of Valinor versus Elves who did not wish to leave Middle-earth . * Mori-kwendī had from the beginning a negative sense , implying that these Elves were not so much opposed to the shadows Melkor had put upon Middle-earth . The Quenya forms became Calaquendi and Moriquendi . The term Calaquendi in Quenya applied only to the Elves who actually lived ( or had lived ) in Eldamar ; and the Moriquendi included all other Elves , whether or not they had participated in the March to Valinor . The Moriquendi were regarded as greatly inferior by the Calaquendi , who lived in the Light of the Two Trees , and had also received great knowledge and powers by living with the Valar and Maiar . In Exilic Quenya the Noldor did not make much use of the terms Calaquendi or Moriquendi , which were rather offensive to the Sindar of Beleriand . Calaquendi became obsolete , and was used only in writings in the Parmaquesta . According to The Silmarillion , Elu Thingol was not counted among the Moriquendi , although he was king of the Moriquendi of Beleriand ; for he had seen the light of the Trees in Valinor .",
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"text": "Mag Mell In Irish mythology , Mag Mell ( modern spelling : Magh Meall , meaning `` plain of joy '' ) was a mythical realm achievable through death and/or glory . Unlike the underworld in some mythologies , Mag Mell was a pleasurable paradise , identified as either an island far to the west of Ireland or a kingdom beneath the ocean . However , Mag Mell was similar to the fields of Elysium in Greek mythology , and like the fields of Elysium , was accessible only to a select few . Furthermore , Mag Mell , like the numerous other mystical islands said to be off the coast of Ireland , was never explicitly stated in any surviving mythological account to be an afterlife . Rather , it is usually portrayed as a paradisal location populated by deities , which is occasionally visited by some adventurous mortals . In its island guise it was visited by various Irish heroes and monks forming the basis of the Adventure Myth or `` echtrae '' as defined by Myles Dillon in his book Early Irish Literature . This otherworld is a place where sickness and death do not exist . It is a place of eternal youth and beauty . Here , music , strength , life and all pleasurable pursuits come together in a single place . Here happiness lasts forever , no one wants for food or drink . It is the Irish equivalent of the Greek Elysium or the Valhalla of the Norse . Legends say its ruler is the Fomorian King Tethra , or more frequently Manannan mac Lir . Mag Mell 's allure extended from the pagan era to Christian times . In later stories , the realm is less an afterlife destination than an Earthly Paradise which adventurers could reach by traveling west from Ireland , often blown off course by providential tempests while on an inspired mission . They typically explore many other fantastic islands before reaching their destination and returning home ( or sailing on ) . Among these voyagers are St. Brendan , Bran mac Febal ( see The Voyage of Bran ) , and Mael Dúin . Irish monks , being celebrated sailors , doubtless inspired such stories and were inspired by them . They reached and colonized any number of faraway islands , and St. Brendan is even speculated to have reached the New World a thousand years before Columbus .",
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"text": "Barahir Barahir is a fictional character in the Middle-earth universe of the English author J. R. R. Tolkien . He appears in The Silmarillion , the epic poem The Lay of Leithian and the Grey Annals .",
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"text": "Angband In J. R. R. Tolkien 's fantasy world of Middle-earth , Angband ( Sindarin for ` iron prison ' ) is the name of the fortress of Melkor , constructed before the First Age , located in the Iron Mountains in the enemy 's land Dor Daedeloth north of Beleriand . The fortress is described in Tolkien 's The Silmarillion . It was built by Melkor ( later called Morgoth ) to guard against a possible attack from Aman by the Valar . Nonetheless , the Valars ' attack succeeded in capturing Morgoth and destroying his main stronghold Utumno . However , while the Valar had focused on destroying Utumno utterly , Angband , though devastated , was only partially destroyed . Over time , the dark creatures in Morgoth 's service would gather in its ruined pits . After three ages of imprisonment , Morgoth returned to Middle-earth and set himself up in Angband , raising the volcanic Thangorodrim over the fortress as protection . He seldom came out of it again , but did when challenged to single combat by the Elven king Fingolfin and earlier to investigate the first appearance of Men . He reigned there until the end of the First Age , when it was destroyed in the War of Wrath . In earlier versions of Tolkien 's mythology ( see The History of Middle-earth ) it was called Angamando , the Quenya form of the name .",
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"text": "Eru Ilúvatar Eru Ilúvatar is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth legendarium . He is introduced in The Silmarillion as the supreme being of the universe , creator of all existence . In Tolkien 's invented Elvish language Quenya , Eru means `` The One '' , or `` He that is Alone '' and Ilúvatar signifies `` Father of All '' . The names appear in Tolkien 's work both in isolation and paired ( Eru Ilúvatar ) .",
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"text": "Quest of Erebor In J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth fiction , Quest of Erebor can refer to : The events described in The Hobbit `` The Quest of Erebor '' , a story by Tolkien on Gandalf 's dealings leading up to the quest",
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"text": "Elf (Middle-earth) In J. R. R. Tolkien 's legendarium , Elves are one of the races that inhabit a fictional Earth , often called Middle-earth , and set in the remote past . They appear in The Hobbit and in The Lord of the Rings , but their complex history is described more fully in The Silmarillion . Tolkien had been writing about Elves long before he published The Hobbit .",
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"text": "The Fall of Arthur The Fall of Arthur is the title of an unfinished poem by J.R.R. Tolkien , concerned with the legend of King Arthur . A first posthumous edition of the poem was published by HarperCollins in May 2013 . The poem is alliterative , extending to close to 1,000 verses imitating the Old English Beowulf metre in Modern English . Though inspired by high medieval Arthurian fiction , the historical setting of the poem is early medieval , both in form ( using Germanic verse ) and in content , showing Arthur as a Migration period British military leader fighting the Saxon invasion , while it avoids the high medieval aspects Arthurian cycle ( such as the Grail , and the courtly setting ) ; the poem begins with a British `` counter-invasion '' to the Saxon lands ( Arthur eastward in arms purposed ) .",
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"text": "Gandalf (mythology) Gandalf ( Gandálfr ) is a Dvergr ( Norse dwarf ) in Norse mythology , appearing in the so-called ` Tally of the Dwarves ' within the poem Völuspá from the Poetic Edda , as well as in the Prose Edda . The name derives from the Old Norse words gandr ( magic staff ) and álfr ( elf ) , thus a protective spirit who wields a magical wand . The name was also used for a Norse king in the Heimskringla . In his fictional writings , J. R. R. Tolkien eventually named his wizard Gandalf after the Dvergr , but initially used the name for the head of the dwarf party ( ultimately to be called Thorin Oakenshield ) .",
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"text": "Gimle (disambiguation) Gimle may refer to :",
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"text": "Beleriand In J. R. R. Tolkien 's fictional legendarium , Beleriand was a region in northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age . Events in Beleriand are described chiefly in his work The Silmarillion , which tells the story of the early ages of Middle-earth in a style similar to the epic hero tales of Nordic literature . Beleriand also appears in the works The Book of Lost Tales , The Children of Húrin , and in the epic poems of The Lays of Beleriand .",
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"text": "Bree (Middle-earth) Bree is a fictional village in J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth , east of the Shire and south of Fornost Erain . It was inspired by the Buckinghamshire village of Brill , which Tolkien visited regularly in his early years at Oxford . ( Supposedly Tolkien also lived in Brill for a short while ) . Bree was also inspired by Tolkien 's passion for linguistic puns , as ` bre ' is often a general Celtic word for `` hill '' .",
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"text": "Tolkien's legendarium Tolkien 's legendarium is the term for the entirety of J. R. R. Tolkien 's mythopoetic writing that forms the background to his The Lord of the Rings . Tolkien worked and re-worked the components of his legendarium throughout his adult life , or during a period of more than 50 years ; the earliest drafts , published in The Book of Lost Tales ( 1983 ) dating to 1916 . Colloquially , `` Middle-earth '' is popularly used as a shorthand for a `` canonical '' or mature form of Tolkien 's narrative , Middle-earth being Tolkien 's term for the inhabited part of the world in which most of his published stories were set . The mythological and cosmological background of Tolkien 's published works was sketched in the posthumously-published The Silmarillion ( 1977 ) , and in Tolkien studies as a field as it has developed since the 1980s .",
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"text": "A Wizard of Earthsea A Wizard of Earthsea is a young adult fantasy novel written by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin , first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968 . The novel received highly positive reviews , initially as a work for children , and later among a general audience as well . Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea , the story centers around a young mage named Ged , born in a village on the island Gont . Displaying great power while still a boy , he joins the school of wizardry , where his prickly nature drives him into conflict with one of his fellows . During a magical duel , Ged 's spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him . The novel follows his journey as he seeks to be free of the creature . The book has often been described as a Bildungsroman or coming of age story , as it explores Ged 's process of learning to cope with power and come to terms with death . The novel also carries Taoist themes about a fundamental balance in the universe of Earthsea , which wizards are supposed to maintain , closely tied to the idea that language and names have power to affect the material world and alter this balance . Although the structure of the story is similar to that of a traditional epic , critics also described it as subverting this genre in many ways , such as by making the protagonist dark-skinned , in comparison to more typical white-skinned heroes . A Wizard of Earthsea is widely regarded as a classic of fantasy and young-adult literature and was one of the final recipients of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award . The book was widely influential within the genre of fantasy ; Margaret Atwood , for instance , called A Wizard of Earthsea one of the `` wellsprings '' of fantasy literature . Le Guin would later write five subsequent books that , together with A Wizard of Earthsea , are referred to as the Earthsea Cycle : The Tombs of Atuan ( 1971 ) , The Farthest Shore ( 1972 ) , Tehanu ( 1990 ) , The Other Wind ( 2001 ) , and Tales from Earthsea ( 2001 ) . George Slusser has described the series as a `` work of high style and imagination '' .",
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WeChat includes payment services.
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"text": "WeChat WeChat is a Chinese social media ( instant messaging , commerce and payment services ) application developed by Tencent . It was first released in 2011 and by 2017 it was one of the largest standalone messaging apps by monthly active users , with over 938 million active users . However , as of 2017 , WeChat has not been successful in penetrating international markets outside of China .",
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"text": "Telephone card A telephone card , calling card or phonecard for short , is a credit card size plastic or paper card , used to pay for telephone services ( often international or long distance calling ) . It is not necessary to have the physical card except with a stored-value system ; knowledge of the access telephone number to dial and the PIN is sufficient . Standard cards which can be purchased and used without any sort of account facility give a fixed amount of credit and are discarded when used up ; rechargeable cards can be topped up , or collect payment in arrears . The system for payment and the way in which the card is used to place a telephone call vary from card to card . Calling cards usually come equipped with PIN for user protection and security . Most companies require user to enter the PIN before granting access to the calling card 's funds . PINs often are printed on a piece of paper found inside the calling card 's packaging . Once the users makes their first call , some companies offer the option of eliminating the PIN altogether to speed up the calling process . Companies that sell virtual calling cards online typically PIN via email .",
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"text": "Transaction verification Transaction verification is the generic term to describe the Internet-based security method of verifying that the actual content of a transaction has not been altered by the fraudulent techniques known as Man-in-the-Middle ( MitM ) and Man-in-the-Browser ( MitB ) . This form of transaction protection is alternatively known as Transaction Intent Verification ( TIV ) . Transaction Verification must utilise either Out-of-band technology ( the use of two separate channels ) or an independent signing device , e.g. a programmable card-reader , capable of having transactional information re-keyed into it in order to create a code cryptographically linked to the underlying transaction detail . Transaction Verification should not be confused with Transaction authentication , which is simply a method of authenticating the identity of a user at the transaction level ; transaction authentication does not include the verification of the integrity of the transaction content . One effective way to perform Transaction Verification in a mass usage environment is to replay the transaction details to the user by placing a real-time , automated call to the user before the transaction is committed , or to send these details in SMS with a confirmation code . Category : Computer network security",
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"text": "Parkeon Parkeon is a French-headquartered company specialising in payment systems and ticketing systems , notably for public transport operators .",
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"text": "SMS.ac, Inc. Founded in 2001 , SMS.ac Inc. is a mobile data and Internet communications company based in San Diego , California . With a worldwide connectivity to more than 400 mobile operators , the company offers a platform MMSbox for interpole exchange of MMS and SMS and claims to turn its mobile payment platform into a software solution for its content providers . The company ( and its spinoff subsidiary FanBox , now rebranded as empowr ) has claimed to serve over 14 billion mobile text messages in 2003 , and 25 billion in 2004 where they were widely criticized for charging unrequested SMS services from consumers and for failing to respond to the complaints of users and for FanBox 's e-mail activities . The company provides distribution and billing to people buying and selling digital content ( video , music , and applications ) through ( SMS ) mobile services and web-based applications . SMS.ac 's website integrates its mobile billing technology with various social networking services like photos , videos , music , and comments . SMS.ac claims over 50 million registered users in more than 180 countries . The SMS.ac website domain name uses the . ac top-level domain for Ascension Island .",
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"text": "WEX Inc. WEX Inc. is a provider of payment processing and information management services to the United States commercial and government vehicle fleet industry . The Company provides services in the United States , Canada , New Zealand , and Australia .",
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"text": "Reverse SMS billing Reverse SMS billing or premium SMS service means that the user of the recipient phone rather than the message sender is charged for the cost of the SMS message received . It is also called MT ( Mobile Terminated ) Billing . Reverse-billed SMS messages are only sent if specifically requested by the phone user ; however , many unscrupulous operators will send reverse-charged messages without prior consent of the recipient , which often go un-noticed by users on Pay As You Go plans without itemised billing . The consent may also be hidden in the fine print of an advertisement . A daily weather alert is an example of a service where regular reverse-billed messages are received . In some countries , providers are required by law or regulation to provide a means of opting out of a service once it has been commenced . Most typically , this is achieved by sending a stop message ( most typically , simply STOP ) to the same number as the service itself .",
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"text": "Acceptance credit An acceptance credit is a type of letter of credit that is paid by a time draft authorizing payment on or after a specific date , if the terms of the letter of credit have been complied with . There are two types of acceptance credit , confirmed and unconfirmed . Unconfirmed acceptance credit means that the seller takes the risk that payment will not be made , due to any number of contingencies such as shipment non-delivery , confiscation by customs authorities , or any other problems . Confirmed acceptance credit means that the bank upon which the credit has been issued , essentially guarantees payment as long as the terms of the letter of credit have been complied with . Confirmed acceptance credit is more expensive to establish than unconfirmed acceptance credit because the issuing bank is effectively guaranteeing payment . It also transfers the risk of non-delivery to the recipient , because once the seller places the product in the hands of the shipping company , the seller has complied and will be paid ; if the shipment does not arrive , is delayed , or other problems occur , the buyer can not stop payment or otherwise prevent redemption of the acceptance credit . Banks may also create an acceptance credit facility allowing a company to issue time drafts not linked to specific shipments in order to provide general working capital finance . Under the arrangement the issuing company presents bills of exchange to the bank for acceptance , confirmation and sale at a discount to face value ( representing the finance cost until maturity ) . The discounted sum is made available to the issuing company until the bill 's maturity when it is obliged to repay the bill 's full face value to the bank . The process may then be repeated to provide a so-called rolling facility . While popular in the pre-electronic era , such facilities have since been widely replaced by financing arrangements which do not require the issue of paper .",
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"text": "Movenbank Movenbank is a mobile financial service provider operating in the United States . Movenbank was founded in 2011 . by Brett King , author of Bank 2.0 and Bank 3.0 . Movenbank 's mobile payments system relies on NFC technology , available via contact stickers placed on users ' mobile devices . Movenbank 's current product offerings allow users to track their financial wellness using Movenbank 's proprietary tools : CRED Score , MoneyPulse and MoneyPath , and a financial personality test . Movenbank launched its mobile banking and mobile payment services in 2013 . Because of its unusual approach to banking , Movenbank has been featured in American Banker , BetaKit , BRW , and PSFK",
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"text": "Chase Paymentech Chase Paymentech is the payment processing and merchant acquiring business of JPMorgan Chase ( NYSE : JPM ) . Paymentech payment platforms support businesses of all sizes to process payments , including credit , debit , and digital , alternative , mobile payment options . Paymentech can authorize payment transactions in more than 130 currencies . The company also provides business analytics , payment fraud detection , and data security solutions . In 2012 , Chase Paymentech processed 29.5 billion transactions with a value of $ 655.2 billion .",
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"text": "Followap Followap was the leading provider and pioneer of mobile Messenger - Instant Messaging and Presence solutions to the mobile industry . It was founded in 1999 and managed by Dotan Volach and Ben Volach when mobile Internet was just born . By the time it was acquired , it had over 20 mobile operators many of them tier-ones , serving a combined user base of over 200 million subscribers . The company headquarters were in London , UK . Followap 's products enabled operators to establish advanced , interoperable mobile Messenger and presence-enhanced services , which were key for next-generation networks . Followap held numerous patents and was actively contributing to industry standardization efforts in forums including OMA , XMPP , IETF , 3GPP and the GSM Association . Followap cooperated with device manufacturers including Samsung , Nokia and LG . Followap has launched the first commercial mobile Messenger service in the year 2000 in partnership with Eircell , Ireland 's largest mobile network . Other key customers of Followap included the Vodafone Group , Hutchison 3G Group , BT Group , Turkcell , Telecom Italia , Wind and Vimpelcom . The mobile Messenger which Followap pioneered evolved into extremely popular services following the introduction of the iPhone and App stores for wide-market distribution . These include Whatsapp , Line , QQ , WeChat and KakaoTalk . The company was acquired by NeuStar for approx . $ 140M in cash , in November 2006 . Investors included Sequoia Capital and Carmel Ventures .",
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"text": "Universal Air Travel Plan Universal Air Travel Plan , Inc. ( UATP ) is the airline owned payment network accepted by thousands of merchants for air , rail , hotel and travel agency payments . UATP is owned by 30 airline shareholders , issued by 18 major airlines and accepted by over 250 merchants around the world . Established in 1936 as Air Travel Card , UATP was the first charge card issued . UATP also connects airlines to alternative forms of payment brands such as Acculynk , bitcoin , Cash-Ticket , PayPal , Ceridian Stored Value Solutions and Ukash . UATP continues to expand its merchant network to include hotels and car rental vendors .",
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"text": "Saudi Payments Network The Saudi Payments Network ( SPAN ) is the only and major payment system in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia . It connects all ATM and point of sale ( POS ) terminals throughout the country to a central payment switch which in turn re-routes the financial transactions to the card issuer , ( local bank , Visa , American Express or MasterCard ) . All Banks in Saudi Arabia are required by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency ( SAMA ) to issue ATM cards fully compatible with the network . All services are provided to the customer free of charge , regardless of the ATM used , its operator , or the customer 's card issuer . There are now more than 6,000 ATMs and 110,000 POSs connected to the network and in 2006 more than 340 million transactions went through SPAN , with a total value of 160 billion SR ( 42.5 billion USD ) . The network has recently been upgraded to SPAN2 which is compliant with EMV standards and implements a higher capacity infrastructure and therefore less processing time , especially at POS terminals , resolving a major problem of the first generation SPAN system .",
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"text": "Uber (company) Infobox company | name = Uber Technologies Inc. . | logo = Uber logo.svg | type = Privately held company | founders = | hq_location = San Francisco , California | area_served = Worldwide , 570 cities | key_people = Uber Technologies Inc. is a transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco , California , United States , operating in 570 cities worldwide . It develops , markets and operates the Uber car transportation and food delivery mobile apps . Uber drivers use their own cars , although drivers can rent a car to drive with Uber . The name `` Uber '' is a reference to the common ( and somewhat slangy ) word `` uber '' , meaning `` topmost '' or `` super '' , and having its origins in the German word über , meaning `` above '' . Uber has been a pioneer in the sharing economy and the changes in industries as a result of the sharing economy have been referred to as `` Uberification '' or `` Uberisation '' . Uber has also been the subject of protests and legal actions .",
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"text": "MoneyWiz MoneyWiz is a money management application that runs on Microsoft Windows , Google 's Android , and Apple platforms including iOS and macOS . MoneyWiz is developed by SilverWiz and is the top selling personal finance app outside of the United States as well as a Top 10 Finance App on the U.S. App Store . MoneyWiz has received awards and recognition which include being named the Best Finance App out of the Top 500 Must Have Apps by The Telegraph . It was named a Sleek Personal Finance App by Macworld and rated as one of the Top 5 Best New Year 's Resolution Apps for iPhone and iPad in 2012 . MoneyWiz tracks income and expenses as well as allowing users to set and track budgets . It has the ability to schedule payments and also create reports based on the information inputed by the user . The app also has its own syncing platform referred to as `` SYNCbits '' which syncs a user 's information to any device in which the app is installed . MoneyWiz supports twenty languages and is said to comply with the financial system in the countries where the official language is one of the supported ones .",
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"text": "Value-added tax A value-added tax ( VAT ) , known in some countries as a goods and services tax ( GST ) , is a type of general consumption tax that is collected incrementally , based on the surplus value , added to the price on the work at each stage of production , which is usually implemented as a destination-based tax , where the tax rate is based on the location of the customer . VATs raise about a fifth of total tax revenues both worldwide and among the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) . As of 2014 , 160 of the world 's approximately 193 countries employ a VAT , including all OECD members except the United States . There are two main methods of calculating VAT : the credit-invoice or invoice-based method and the subtraction or accounts-based method . Using the credit-invoice method , sales transactions are taxed , with the customer informed of the VAT on the transaction , and businesses may receive a credit for VAT paid on input materials and services . The credit-invoice method is the most widely employed method , used by all national VATs except for Japan . Using the subtraction method , at the end of a reporting period , a business calculates the value of all taxable sales then subtracts the sum of all taxable purchases and the VAT rate is applied to the difference . The subtraction method VAT is currently only used by Japan , although subtraction method VATs , often using the name `` flat tax '' , have been part of many recent tax reform proposals by US politicians . With both methods , there are exceptions in the calculation method for certain goods and transactions , created for either pragmatic collection reasons or to counter tax fraud and evasion .",
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"text": "New Payments Platform The New Payments Platform ( NPP ) is an industry-wide payments platform for Australia currently in development . It was announced in July 2013 by APCA . The new platform for real-time low value payments was in response to the Reserve Bank of Australia 's Payment System Board 's Conclusions to the Strategic Review of the Innovation in Payments System publication . The New Payments Platform is new national infrastructure for fast , flexible , data rich payments in Australia . In December 2014 , the Program proceeded to the third phase , `` design , build and test '' . In 2015 a contract was signed with SWIFT to design , build and operate the platform . The NPP is expected to be operational in second half 2017 .",
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"text": "Conversations (software) Conversations is a free instant messaging client for Android . It supports the exchange of encrypted text and picture messages . It is largely based on accepted open standards like the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ( XMPP ) , Transport Layer Security ( TLS ) , and Off-the-Record Messaging . Development is focused on secure communication and implementation of XMPP extensions that are important for mobile usage . Specialist publications praised the decentralized and open transmission network and simple , intuitive usage with a workflow that is familiar from other applications . It is regarded as a serious attempt to improve the usability of XMPP-based messaging to a competitive level . The source code of the software is managed on GitHub and governed by the terms of version 3 of the GNU General Public License ( GPL ) . The software can be installed either free of charge ( or rather donation-based ) from F-Droid or against a fee from the Google Play store . Google counted over 10,000 paid installations as of 2016 .",
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"text": "Electronic cash Electronic cash is the debit card system of the German Banking Industry Committee , the association which represents the top German financial interest groups . Usually paired with a Transaction account or Current Account , cards with an Electronic Cash logo are only handed out by proper credit institutions . An electronic card payment is generally made by the card owner entering their PIN ( Personal Identification Number ) at a so-called EFT-POS-terminal ( Electronic-Funds-Transfer-Terminal ) . The name `` EC '' originally comes from the unified European checking system Eurocheque . Comparable debit card systems are Maestro and Visa Electron . Banks and credit institutions who issue these cards often pair EC debit cards with Maestro functionality . These combined cards , recognizable by an additional Maestro logo , are referred to as `` EC/Maestro cards '' .",
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"text": "Online transaction processing Online transaction processing ( OLTP ) is a class of information systems that facilitate and manage transaction-oriented applications , typically for data entry and retrieval transaction processing on a database management system . The term is somewhat ambiguous ; some understand a `` transaction '' in the context of computer or database transactions , while others ( such as the Transaction Processing Performance Council ) define it in terms of business or commercial transactions . OLTP has also been used to refer to processing in which the system responds immediately to user requests . An automated teller machine ( ATM ) for a bank is an example of a commercial transaction processing application . Online transaction processing applications are high throughput and insert or update-intensive in database management . These applications are used concurrently by hundreds of users . The key goals of OLTP applications are availability , speed , concurrency and recoverability . Reduced paper trails and the faster , more accurate forecast for revenues and expenses are both examples of how OLTP makes things simpler for businesses . However , like many modern online information technology solutions , some systems require offline maintenance , which further affects the cost -- benefit analysis of on line transaction processing system . OLTP is typically contrasted to OLAP ( online analytical processing ) , which is generally characterized by much more complex queries , in a smaller volume , for the purpose of business intelligence or reporting rather than to process transactions . Whereas OLTP systems process all kinds of queries ( read , insert , update and delete ) , OLAP is generally optimized for read only and might not even support other kinds of queries .",
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"text": "Pizza delivery Pizza delivery is a service in which a pizzeria or pizza chain delivers a pizza to a customer . An order is typically made either by telephone or over the internet to the pizza chain , in which the customer can request pizza type , size and other products alongside the pizza , commonly including soft drinks . Pizzas may be delivered in pizza boxes or delivery bags , and deliveries are made with either an automobile , motor scooter , or bicycle . Customers can , depending on the pizza chain , choose to pay online , or in person , with cash , credit or a debit card . A delivery fee is often charged with what the customer has bought .",
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Splatoon 2 is the sequel of Splatoon.
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"text": "Splatoon 2 Splatoon 2 is an upcoming third-person shooter video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch . It is the sequel to the 2015 Wii U title , Splatoon , and is a team-based third-person shooter which is playable by up to eight players in online four-versus-four matches . The game was announced in January 2017 , and will be released worldwide in July 2017 .",
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"text": "Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild Splashdown : Rides Gone Wild ( also known as Splashdown 2 : Rides Gone Wild in Europe ) is a 2003 jetski racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ for PlayStation 2 and mobile . It is a sequel to the original Splashdown for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox . The game features a career mode where winning races gives the player points which can be used to upgrade items or buy new ones . It also features arcade , training and multiplayer modes .",
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"text": "Development of Duke Nukem Forever The video game Duke Nukem Forever spent fifteen years in development , from 1996 to 2011 . It is a first-person shooter for PC , PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 , developed by 3D Realms , Triptych Games , Gearbox Software and Piranha Games . It is a sequel to the 1996 game Duke Nukem 3D , as part of the long-running Duke Nukem video game series . Intended to be groundbreaking , Duke Nukem Forever has become infamous in the video games industry and was considered vaporware due to its severely protracted development schedule ; the game had been in development under 3D Realms since 1996 . Director George Broussard , one of the creators of the original Duke Nukem game , first announced the title 's development in April 1997 , and promotional information for the game was released in one form or another from 1997 until its release in 2011 . After repeatedly announcing and deferring release dates , 3D Realms announced in 2001 that it would be released simply `` when it 's done '' . In May 2009 , 3D Realms was downsized for financial reasons , resulting in the loss of the game 's development team . Statements by the company indicated that the project was due to `` go gold '' soon with pictures of final development . Take-Two Interactive , which owns the publishing rights to the game , filed a lawsuit in 2009 against 3D Realms over their `` failure to finish development '' . 3D Realms retorted that Take-Two 's legal interest in the game is limited to their publishing right . The case was settled with prejudice and details undisclosed in May 2010 . On September 3 , 2010 , 14 years after the start of the development , Duke Nukem Forever was officially reported by 2K Games to be in development at Gearbox Software , with an expected release date of 2011 . The official release date was then revealed to be May 3 , 2011 , in North America , with a worldwide release following on May 6 , 2011 . This was however delayed by a month to June 10 internationally with a North American release on June 14 . Duke Nukem Forever was finally released after 15 years of development on June 10 , 2011 , to mostly negative reviews .",
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"text": "Chase H.Q. 2 Chase H.Q. 2 ( チェイスH.Q .2 ) is a Japan-exclusive racing game released by Taito Corporation . It is a numbered sequel to Chase H.Q. . The game was announced in AOU2007 Expo . The game follows the formula of the original , but like Battle Gear 4 that Taito released previously , the game features 3D graphics .",
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"text": "Mega Man 2 Mega Man 2 , known in Japan as , is an action-platform game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It is the second installment in the original Mega Man series . The game was released in Japan in 1988 and in North America and PAL regions the following years . Mega Man 2 continues the titular protagonist 's battle against the evil Dr. Wily and his rogue robots . The game features graphical and gameplay changes from the first Mega Man game , many of which have remained throughout the series . Although sales for Mega Man were unimpressive , Capcom allowed the Rockman team to create a sequel . They worked concurrently on other Capcom projects , using their free time to develop the game . Unused content from the previous title was integrated into Mega Man 2 . Takashi Tateishi composed the soundtrack , with Yoshihiro Sakaguchi serving as a sound programmer . With more than 1.5 million copies sold , the game is the best-selling Mega Man title . Critics praised its audio , visuals and gameplay as an improvement over the first game . Many publications rank Mega Man 2 as the best title in the series , and as one of the greatest video games of all time . The game has been re-released on several consoles and mobile phones .",
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"text": "Kung Fu Panda 2 Kung Fu Panda 2 is a 2011 3D American computer-animated comedy-drama martial arts film , directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson , produced by DreamWorks Animation , and distributed by Paramount Pictures . It is the sequel to the 2008 film Kung Fu Panda and the second installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise . Jack Black , Angelina Jolie , Dustin Hoffman , Seth Rogen , Lucy Liu , David Cross , James Hong , and Jackie Chan reprise their character roles from the original film . They are joined by Gary Oldman , Michelle Yeoh and Danny McBride . In the film , Po and the Furious Five battle an evil peacock named Lord Shen who has a powerful weapon that he plans to conquer China with . However Po discovers a terrifying secret about his past in the process . The film was released in theatres May 26 , 2011 in Real D 3D and Digital 3D . Kung Fu Panda 2 grossed $ 665 million worldwide against its $ 150 million budget . The film was the highest-grossing animated feature film of the year and was nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards . A sequel , titled Kung Fu Panda 3 , and directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni , was released on January 29 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Pokémon notice is a media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company , a Japanese consortium between Nintendo , Game Freak , and Creatures . The franchise copyright is shared by all three companies , but Nintendo is the sole owner of the trademark . The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995 , and is centered on fictional creatures called `` Pokémon '' , which humans , known as Pokémon Trainers , catch and train to battle each other for sport . The franchise began as a pair of video games for the original Game Boy that were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo . It now spans video games , trading card games , animated television shows and movies , comic books , and toys . Pokémon is the second best-selling video game franchise , behind only Nintendo 's Mario franchise and the highest-grossing media franchise of all time . The franchise is also represented in other Nintendo media , such as the Super Smash Bros. series . Cumulative sales of the video games ( including home console games , such as Hey You , Pikachu ! for the Nintendo 64 ) have reached more than 290 million copies . In November 2005 , 4Kids Entertainment , which had managed the non-game related licensing of Pokémon , announced that it had agreed not to renew the Pokémon representation agreement . The Pokémon Company International ( formerly Pokémon USA Inc. ) , a subsidiary of Japan 's Pokémon Co. , oversees all Pokémon licensing outside of Asia . As of May 2016 , the Pokémon franchise has grossed revenues of ¥ 6.0 trillion worldwide ( equivalent to US$ 50.4 billion ) . The franchise celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2006 . 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the original games , with the company celebrating by airing an ad during Super Bowl 50 , issuing re-releases of Pokémon Red , Blue , and Yellow , and completely redesigning the way the newest games are played . The mobile augmented reality game Pokémon Go was released in July 2016 . The first seventh-generation games Pokémon Sun and Moon were released worldwide on November 18 , 2016 . A live-action film adaptation based on Great Detective Pikachu is planned to start production in 2017 . The English slogan for the franchise is `` Got ta Catch 'Em All '' .",
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"text": "Way of the Samurai 2 is a PlayStation 2 ( PS2 ) action-adventure game released in 2003 . It was released on PlayStation Portable only in Japan in 2009 . The game is a prequel to Way of the Samurai .",
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"text": "Metal Slug 3 is a run and gun video game developed by SNK . It was originally released in for the Neo-Geo MVS arcade platform as the sequel to Metal Slug 2/Metal Slug X . The music of the game was developed by Noise Factory . The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Xbox Live Arcade , Virtual Console , Microsoft Windows , iOS , Android , Wii , PlayStation Portable , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita , and Nintendo Switch . The game added several new features to the gameplay of the original Metal Slug and Metal Slug 2 , such as new weapons and vehicles , as well as introducing branching paths into the series . It received generally positive reviews .",
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"text": "Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS . The games are direct sequels to Pokémon Black and White , and were released in Japan in June 2012 , with a worldwide release in October later that year . The games were first revealed on the February 26 , 2012 , episode of the Japanese television program Pokémon Smash ! , followed by an international confirmation on the Pokémon official website . The games feature the new Legendary Pokémon identified by Junichi Masuda as Black Kyurem and White Kyurem .",
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"text": "Frogger Beyond is a video game from Konami , released for GameCube and Xbox in December 2002 , for Microsoft Windows in March 2003 in the US , and for PlayStation 2 in June 2003 . It is a sequel in the Frogger series of games .",
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"text": "The Smurfs 2 The Smurfs 2 is a 2013 American 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film and a sequel to the 2011 film The Smurfs . It is loosely based on The Smurfs comic-book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo . It is the second and final installment of a projected duology , produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures . The film is directed by Raja Gosnell , who helmed the first , with all the main cast returning . New cast members include Christina Ricci and J. B. Smoove as members of the Naughties , and Brendan Gleeson as Patrick Winslow 's stepfather . The film was released on July 31 , 2013 and is dedicated to Jonathan Winters , who voiced Papa Smurf and died on April 11 , 2013 . Its gross of $ 347 million was seen by Sony as a disappointment , which Box Office Mojo labelled as `` an unprecedented drop for a closely-timed family sequel '' and attributed to the negative reception of the first film and to the strong competition coming from another family sequel Despicable Me 2 .",
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"text": "Mega Man Xtreme 2 Mega Man Xtreme 2 , known as in Japan , is a video game developed by Capcom for the Game Boy Color handheld game console . It is a spin-off title in the Mega Man X series and is a follow-up to Mega Man Xtreme , released the previous year . Mega Man Xtreme 2 takes place during the 22nd century , in an unknown year 21XX , between the events of Mega Man X3 and Mega Man X4 . The DNA souls of robots known as `` Reploids '' all around the world are being stolen by a pair of villains in order to create an army of undead `` Mavericks '' . The `` Maverick Hunters '' Mega Man X and Zero quickly spring into action , now with the help of their young ally Iris . Mega Man Xtreme 2 is a similar take on the series action and platforming gameplay formula while combining elements from home console versions of the Mega Man X series . The player may choose to play each of a series of stages as either protagonist , X or Zero . Defeating the stage 's boss will earn that player character its special weapon . Critical reception for Mega Man Xtreme 2 was lightly positive , with most reviewers giving the game praise typical of the long-running series and noting a general improvement over the first Mega Man Xtreme title . In 2013 , Mega Man Xtreme 2 was made available on the Virtual Console of Japan 's Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS . It was later released in the North American eShop the following year and was released in the PAL region eShop in September 11 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Pokémon Apokélypse Pokémon Apokélypse is a 2010 fan-made short film directed by Kial Natale and produced by Dylan Innes and Lee Majdoub . Based on the Pokémon franchise , the storyline takes place several years after the events of the original anime series . Intended as a fan-response to `` the common trend of ` dark and gritty ' reboots of popular franchises '' , the film was meant to give a mature spin on Pokémon and be in the same vein as work seen on parody website CollegeHumor . The creators initially intended to reveal the film at the Vancouver Anime Evolution convention , it was not shown due to technical difficulties . Instead on September 14 , 2010 , it revealed online via a teaser segment distributed through emails sent to various media outlets , which presented itself as a recording of a `` secret movie trailer screening '' for a film in development . The full film followed shortly thereafter , posted online on September 20 . The result of almost two years of work , the film follows Ash Ketchum and his friends years after the events of the original anime series , and their struggle against criminal organization Rocket Industries . Deciding on using the subject of Pokémon after considering several possibilities such as Grand Theft Auto and Dragon Ball Z , the producers were surprised by fan reaction to the material . Despite praises for the content , they have stated they have no intention to produce a full-fledged film . The initial `` leaked '' preview was met with skepticism and criticism , with Crave Online in particular recalling the trend of past video game-inspired films being of poor quality . Kotaku and Topless Robot in particular noting that the preview did it a disservice by hiding the charm of the completed project , which by comparison was met with very positive reception . GamesRadar called it `` amazing '' , and stated that the content was `` good enough for grown ups '' ; in a further discussion , they added they were impressed by the quality of the work , and how it addressed the similarity between the games and dog fighting . Other sources such as The Escapist and Game Informer also heavily praised the production , with the former lamenting that such a concept would never officially appear from Nintendo .",
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"text": "Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. is a series of crossover fighting games published by Nintendo , that primarily features characters from franchises established on its systems . All five games have been directed by Masahiro Sakurai . The gameplay objective differs from that of traditional fighters by aiming to knock opponents off of the stage instead of depleting life bars . The original Super Smash Bros. , released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64 , had a small budget and was originally a Japan-only release , but its domestic success led to a worldwide release . The series achieved even greater success with the release of Super Smash Bros. . Melee , which was released in 2001 for the GameCube and became the best-selling game on that system . A third installment , Super Smash Bros. . Brawl , was released in 2008 for the Wii . Although HAL Laboratory has been the developer of the first two titles , the third game was developed through the collaboration of several companies . The fourth and fifth installments , Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U , were released in 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U , respectively . The 3DS installment was the first series title to be released on a handheld platform . The series features many characters from Nintendo 's most popular franchises , including Mario , Fox McCloud , Link , Kirby , Samus Aran and Pikachu . The original Super Smash Bros. had 12 playable characters , and the roster count has risen to 26 characters in Melee , 39 in Brawl , and 58 in 3DS/Wii U ( seven of which are downloadable ) . Some characters are able to transform into different forms that have different styles of play and sets of moves . The games also feature non-playable Nintendo characters , like Ridley and Petey Piranha . In Brawl , two third-party characters were added , Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog . Additional third-party characters Mega Man , Pac-Man , Ryu , Cloud Strife and Bayonetta appeared in 3DS and Wii U , while Solid Snake was removed from the line-up . Every title in the series has been well received by critics , with much praise given to the multiplayer mode experience . The Super Smash Bros. games have spawned a large competitive community and have been featured in several high-profile gaming tournaments .",
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"text": "Knack 2 Knack 2 is an upcoming action-platformer video game developed by SIE Japan Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 . It is the sequel to the 2013 game Knack , and is scheduled to be released in the latter half of 2017 .",
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"text": "Killer Instinct 2 Killer Instinct 2 is a fighting video game developed by Rare and manufactured by Midway for arcades in 1996 as a sequel to Killer Instinct ( 1994 ) . A modified version of Killer Instinct 2 , licensed by Nintendo , was published for the Nintendo 64 as Killer Instinct Gold that same year . A Super Nintendo Entertainment System version of Killer Instinct 2 was developed and completed , but never released . A digital port of the game for Xbox One is bundled with the second season of Killer Instinct ( 2013 ) under the title Killer Instinct 2 Classic .",
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"text": "Music of the Drakengard series The music for the Drakengard series , known as in Japan , has been handled by multiple composers since the release of the original game in 2004 . Drakengards composers were Nobuyoshi Sano and Takayuki Aihara , Drakengard 2 was handled by Ryoki Matsumoto and Aoi Yoshiki , and Drakengard 3 was composed for by Keiichi Okabe , the composer for series spin-off Nier . Sano remained as a sound director for the second game , and his music was used as a reference for the third . Multiple albums have been released for the music of the series : Drag-On Dragoon Original Soundtrack Vol .1 and Vol .2 were released on October and November 2004 , while a two-disc re-release titled Drag-On Dragoon Original Soundtrack was released in April 2011 . The Drag-On Dragoon 2 Original Soundtrack was released on July 20 , 2005 . A promotional disc with two tracks from the soundtrack was released in the same year . The official soundtrack for the third game , Drag-On Dragoon 3 Original Soundtrack , was released January 21 , 2014 . An compilation of chiptune remixes of the previous games and Nier , Drag-On Dragoon Chips Music , was released on December 19 , 2013 as part of the Drag-On Dragoon 10 Anniversary Box . The series has also received theme songs from multiple Japanese pop artists , all of which have been released as singles . A re-orchestration of Mika Nakashima 's single `` Hitori '' was used as the theme for Drakengard 2 , incorporating elements from the game . Two theme songs were written for Drakengard 3 : `` Kuroi Uta '' and `` This Silence is Mine '' . The former was sung by Eir Aoi , a fan of the series , and written by Nier writer Kikuchi Hana . The latter was specially written and sung by Onitsuka Chihiro , who created the song around the themes and characters of the game . Both songs were composed by Okabe . All three singles have been in the top 40 best-selling singles in the Japanese Oricon music charts . The soundtracks have received mixed to positive reviews from both dedicated video game music outlets and video game critics . The first game was noted for its disturbing style , which both drew criticism for repetitiveness and praise for suiting the game 's atmosphere . It has been generally cited as an experimental soundtrack . The second game 's soundtrack received a more positive reception , with the general opinion being that it was a more traditional and consequently more comfortable soundtrack . The third game 's soundtrack also received fairly positive comments , mainly praising its quality , although critiques were made concerning its variety . The chiptune compilation was generally liked , except for its exclusivity to the special release . The singles have also received praise .",
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"text": "NHL 2K NHL 2K is a series of hockey games by 2K Sports for the Dreamcast , PlayStation 2 , Nintendo GameCube , Xbox , iPhone , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , and the Wii . Initially discontinued after the release of NHL 2K11 in 2010 , the brand was revived on mobile devices in 2014 . The games are officially licensed from the National Hockey League and NHL Players Association . While its games were released on consoles , its main competition was EA Sports ' NHL video games .",
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"text": "Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos Ninja Gaiden II : The Dark Sword of Chaos , known in Japan as and as Shadow Warriors II : The Dark Sword of Chaos in Europe ( alternatively known as Shadow Warriors II : Ninja Gaiden II ) , is a side-scrolling platforming video game developed and published by Tecmo for the Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES ) . This is the second installment in the Ninja Gaiden trilogy for the NES and it was released in Japan on , in North America in May 1990 , and in Europe on . The game was later released for the Commodore Amiga and DOS-based PCs by GameTek in 1991 . It was then released for the Virtual Console North America service on for the Wii and on for the Nintendo 3DS . The events in Ninja Gaiden II take place one year after the events in the first Ninja Gaiden game . It is about an evil emperor named Ashtar who , after hearing of Jaquio 's defeat , devises a plan to take over the world and engulf it in darkness through an evil sword called the Dark Sword of Chaos . A U.S. Army agent named Robert T. Sturgeon recruits the game 's protagonist Ryu Hayabusa and tells him that he is the only person who can stop him . The game received positive praise in previews from Electronic Gaming Monthly and Nintendo Power and continued to receive high ratings and coverage , being nominated for several awards from Nintendo Power in 1991 . Overall , reviewers have said that visuals and controls of Ninja Gaiden II improved over its predecessor while maintaining a high level of difficulty for players ; the game was criticized for having a more generic and predictable plot . The game maintains lasting appeal among players , with one reviewer saying that Ninja Gaiden II is `` a challenging experience the likes of which gamers in the 8-bit era lived and died for '' .",
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"text": "Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 is a spin-off from the Tales RPG series made by Namco . The game was released exclusively in Japan for the Game Boy Advance on October , 2002 . Tales of the World : Narikiri Dungeon 2 's characteristic genre name is . While it succeeds Tales of Phantasia : Narikiri Dungeon , this was the first game in the Tales of the World series , which is known for featuring characters from various main Tales games . Narikiri Dungeon 2 , like Tales of Phantasia : Narikiri Dungeon , is a dungeon crawler/RPG . It features the Condensed Linear Motion Battle System , a variation of the series ' trademark battle system .",
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"text": "Sam Smith (singer) Samuel Frederick `` Sam '' Smith ( born 19 May 1992 ) is an English singer-songwriter . He rose to fame in October 2012 when he was featured on Disclosure 's breakthrough single `` Latch '' , which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart . His subsequent feature -- on Naughty Boy 's `` La La La '' -- earned him his first number one single in May 2013 . In December 2013 , he was nominated for the 2014 Brit Critics ' Choice Award and the BBC 's Sound of 2014 poll , both of which he won . He released his debut studio album , In the Lonely Hour , in May 2014 on Capitol Records UK . The lead single , `` Lay Me Down '' , was released prior to `` La La La '' . The second single , `` Money on My Mind '' , became his second number one single in the UK . The album 's third single , `` Stay with Me '' , was an international success , reaching number one in the UK and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 , while the fourth single `` I 'm Not the Only One '' reached the top five in both countries . The fifth single , `` Like I Can '' , reached number nine in the UK . He made his US debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , followed by a performance on Saturday Night Live in March 2014 . In December 2014 , Smith was nominated for six Grammy Awards , and at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015 he won four : Best New Artist , `` Stay with Me '' for Record of the Year and Song of the Year , and In the Lonely Hour for Best Pop Vocal Album . At the 2015 Brit Awards , he won the awards for British Breakthrough Act and Global Success . At the 2015 Billboard Music Awards , Smith received three Billboard Awards : Top Male Artist , Top New Artist , and Top Radio Songs Artist . His musical achievements have also led him to be mentioned twice in the Guinness World Records . For his and Jimmy Napes ' song `` Writing 's on the Wall '' , the theme for the James Bond film Spectre ( 2015 ) , Smith won the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Original Song .",
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"text": "Big Willie Style Big Willie Style is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Will Smith . It was released on November 25 , 1997 , by Columbia Records . Recording sessions took place from 1996 to 1997 , with a range of several record producers that Will was working with such as Poke & Tone and his former collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff on the album . The album reached the top ten on both the US Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart , and later became a certified multi-platinum in a number of regions and countries . The album was supported by five singles : `` Men in Black '' , `` Just Cruisin ' '' , `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' , `` Just the Two of Us '' and `` Miami '' . After releasing five albums as part of the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince , Smith turned his focus to acting , starring in films such as Bad Boys and Independence Day . During the same period he recorded his first solo album , including the single `` Men in Black '' , which is the theme song to the film of the same name , which topped singles charts in a number of countries . Big Willie Style went on to become Smith 's most commercially successful album , earning him a number of music awards and nominations .",
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"text": "Disclosure discography English electronic music duo Disclosure has released two studio albums , six extended plays , 14 singles and three promotional singles . Their debut studio album , Settle , was released in June 2013 , peaking at number one on the UK Albums Chart . The duo scored their first UK hit in October 2012 with `` Latch '' , featuring vocals from English singer Sam Smith . The song peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart . `` White Noise '' was released as the second single from the album in February 2013 , reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart . `` You & Me '' was released as the third single from the album in April 2013 , peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart . `` F for You '' was released as the fourth single from the album in August 2013 . The single was re-released in February 2014 with Mary J. Blige providing guest vocals . `` Help Me Lose My Mind '' was released as the album 's fifth single in October 2013 . `` Voices '' was released as the album 's sixth single on in December 2013 . The duo 's second studio album , Caracal , was released in September 2015 . `` Bang That '' was released as a promotional single in May 2015 ; however , the song appears on the deluxe edition of the album instead of the standard edition . `` Holding On '' , featuring American jazz musician Gregory Porter , was released as the album 's lead single . The song peaked at number 46 in the UK Singles Chart . Disclosure 's second collaboration with Smith , `` Omen '' , was released as the second single from the album in July 2015 , reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Chart .",
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"text": "Bad Boy (Skepta song) `` Bad Boy '' is a song by British grime artist Skepta . The song was released as a digital download on 15 March 2010 as the lead single from his third studio album Doin ' It Again ( 2011 ) . The song peaked to number 26 on the UK Singles Chart . The song was produced by Agent X and the music video is directed by `` Staple House '' . It is the first single released from his third album Doin ' It Again .",
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"text": "Se La `` Se La '' is a track from Lionel Richie 's 1986 album Dancing on the Ceiling . The song was written by Richie and Greg Phillinganes , and produced by Richie and James Anthony Carmichael . It was released in 1987 as the final single from the album , and was Richie 's last single of the 1980s .",
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"text": "Sweet Little Jesus Boy `` Sweet Little Jesus Boy '' is a Christmas song composed by Robert MacGimsey and published in 1934 . Its style is similar to African-American spirituals . It has been recorded by many choirs and solo artists .",
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"text": "Waylon Payne Waylon Malloy Payne ( born April 5 , 1972 ) is an American country singer , songwriter , musician and actor . He is the son of the country singer Sammi Smith .",
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"text": "Sam Sparro discography Sam Sparro , the Australian born pop , dance , house , and soul singer-songwriter , producer , and remix engineer , has released two studio albums . His eponymous debut album , Sam Sparro , released through both Modus Vivendi and Island Records , has been certified Gold . His second album , Return to Paradise was released with EMI . He has released two mixtapes . On August 5 , 2013 Sparro released the mixtape Mechanical . to his SoundCloud account to promote his upcoming extended play , Quantum Physical , Vol . 1 . Love Made Me Do It was released via his SoundCloud account on February 13 , 2015 . Sparro has released five extended plays . His first extended play Black + Gold was released by Modus Vivendi Music in January 2007 . London Festival '08 was first released on January 1 , 2008 with Island Records . Sparro released his third extended play , Pink Cloud , as a free download to promote his then upcoming second album before a number of release push-backs . He released Quantum Physical , Vol . 1 independently on October 1 , 2014 . On October 16 , 2015 Sparro released the second volume of Quantum Physical with Intuit Records . As a lead artist , Sparro has released ten singles and five promotional singles . His most successful single , `` Black and Gold '' , garnered him a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording in 2009 . The single `` Happiness '' was certified Platinum in Belgium . The single `` 21st Century Life '' also experienced some commercial success following the release of `` Black and Gold '' in 2008 , and in Belgium his song `` Yellow Orange Rays '' charted following the release of `` Happiness '' . The single `` Pocket '' also charted in Australia . Sparro has also been featured on four singles , including songs by Beni , Mason ( with DMC ) , and Plastic Plates ; the most notable being `` Feelings Gone '' from Basement Jaxx 's fifth studio album , Scars . On August 13 , 2013 he released the single `` Hang on 2 Your Love '' with Durand Bernarr from his extended play Quantum Physical , Vol . 1 . 0n July 31 , 2015 he released the single `` Hands Up '' from his extended play Quantum Physical , Vol . 2 , with a remix single following on September 25 . Sparro has also made numerous other album appearances through featured vocal performances , remix engineering , songwriting , and production . Sparro has written 3 songs with Adam Lambert that have appeared on Lambert 's albums , For Your Entertainment , Glam Nation Live , and Trespassing , and two songs with Courtney Act which appeared on his extended play Kaleidoscope . He has remixed songs for Kimbra , OK Go , Livvi Franc , Sky Ferreira , Miami Horror , Penguin Prison , Lolene , Saint Motel , O'Spada , and Love Grenades . Cameo Lover , the song Sparro remixed for Kimbra , has been featured as a bonus track on her Platinum selling debut album , Vows .",
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"text": "Strong Arm Steady Strong Arm Steady , often referred to as SAS , is a hip hop group in California 's underground hip hop scene . As of December 2009 , the act consists of members Mitchy Slick of San Diego , California , and ( both of Los Angeles ) Phil Da Agony and probably the most visually distinct member , Krondon , who is albinistic . Originally an amorphous collective of at least eight , formed as an alternative to the gang-focused productions of West Coast rap 's then-dominant Death Row Records , SAS pared down to four members for recording in the studio and performing live , with Xzibit as the frontman . Since he left the group in 2006 , the three remaining members have been a stable trio . Over the years they have recorded many mixtapes and have distributed them all over the world . `` Speaking directly to their fans , '' they were West Coast pioneers in the use of mixtapes as a group 's principal method of distribution and marketing , a model necessitated by their neither being DJs nor closely affiliated with a DJ , and a method already proven on the East Coast by 50 Cent and others in the early 2000s . Talib Kweli signed Strong Arm Steady to his Blacksmith Records label in 2007 . The group released a collaboration with producer Madlib , In Search of Stoney Jackson , with a roster of guest vocalists including studio head Talib Kweli , former SAS member Planet Asia , Guilty Simpson , Phonte ( of Little Brother ) , Fashawn , and `` a host of underground Los Angeles 's emerging rap talent '' . Stoney Jackson , as it has been called for short , was released online as MP3 files in December 2009 through Stones Throw Records , with a CD release date of January 26 , 2010 . The album was named one of the best albums of 2010 by numerous media outlets including AllHipHop and on the blog of famed producer DJ Premier . Their album Arms & Hammers was released on February 22 , 2011 by Blacksmith Records and Element 9 and distributed by Fontana Distribution .",
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"text": "The Smiths discography The English alternative rock band The Smiths released four studio albums , one extended play ( EP ) , one live album , ten compilation albums , twenty singles , one video album and fourteen music videos on the Rough Trade , Sire and WEA record labels . The band was formed in 1982 in Manchester by vocalist Morrissey , guitarist Johnny Marr , bass player Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce . The Smiths 's debut single was `` Hand in Glove '' ( May 1983 ) ; it failed to chart . Its follow-up , `` This Charming Man '' ( October 1983 ) , met with critical approval and reached number twenty-five on the UK Singles Chart . In 1984 the band reached number twelve in the UK with the single `` What Difference Does It Make ? '' and went to number two on the UK Albums Chart with their debut album , The Smiths . Their next three singles all went into the top twenty of the charts in the UK , helping to consolidate their previous chart success . The next studio album , Meat Is Murder ( 1985 ) , reached the top of the British charts ; the only single to be released from the album , `` That Joke Is n't Funny Anymore '' ( 1985 ) , failed to break into the UK Top 40 . The Smiths ' next six singles all went to higher than number thirty in the UK , and their third album , The Queen Is Dead ( 1986 ) , climbed to number two in the UK . Despite The Smiths 's chart success , Marr left the group in August 1987 because of a strained relationship with Morrissey . Failing to find a replacement , The Smiths disbanded by the time of the release of their final studio album , Strangeways , Here We Come , in September that year . Strangeways , Here We Come climbed to number two in the UK and became the band 's highest-charting release in the United States when it reached number fifty-five on the Billboard 200 . In early 1992 WEA acquired the entire back catalogue of The Smiths and produced two compilations -- Best ... I and ... Best II -- the first of which went to the top of the UK Albums Chart . WEA released two further singles compilations in 1995 and 2001 , with a further compilation , The Sound of The Smiths , released in November 2008 .",
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"text": "It's On `` It 's On '' was the second single released from Naughty by Nature 's third album , 19 Naughty III . It was released on June 8 , 1993 and was produced and written by the three members of the group . The single found decent success on the Billboard charts , making it to 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 48 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs . The song sampled jazz artist Donald Byrd 's `` French Spice '' for which he received writing credits . The official remix was produced by the production duo , The Beatnuts and was featured on the B-Side of the single .",
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"text": "Ratchet (slang) Ratchet is a slang term in hip hop that in the strictest sense refers to an uncouth female , and is a Louisianan regiolect of `` wretched '' . The term has devolved to multiple meanings and connotations and is not bound by race or gender . The term gained popularity in 2012 through music artists and celebrities . It has been used similarly as the word `` ghetto '' . `` Ratchet '' can be used as an adjective , noun , or verb . The word has evolved to have many different meanings , and it can have either a positive or negative connotation . Some African-American women have reappropriated the word and embrace the meaning , whereas others point to how the term reinforces the negative portrayal of African-American women in the media . Numerous music artists have referred to the term `` ratchet '' in their songs . In November 2012 , LL Cool J released a single called `` Ratchet '' . In December 2012 , Beyoncé posted a picture of her wearing earrings that contained the word `` ratchet '' in it . Juicy J , Lil Debbie , Cam ` ron , Future , and Lil ' Boosie are some other artists who have also used the term in their music . Miley Cyrus had been criticized by some as appropriating ratchet culture . The word ratchet first appeared in publication in 1999 , with the song `` Do the Ratchet '' by Anthony Mandigo from Shreveport , Louisiana . Mandigo reportedly learned the term from his grandmother . In 2004 , a new version of the song was recorded . The producer of the song named Earl Williams , also known as Phunk Dawg , wrote the definition in the CD liner notes : `` n. , pron. , v , adv. , 1 . To be ghetto , real , gutter , nasty . 2 . It 's whatever , bout it , etc. . ''",
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"text": "Sam Blue Sam Blue ( born Simon Blewitt 1959 in Newcastle upon Tyne , England ) ( also known as Sam Blewitt ) is an English hard rock singer , who has been part of the bands Emerson , Axis , L. A. Secrets , Paul Samson 's Empire , Ya Ya , Ultravox , GTS , and Burns Blue . He works in the UK and Europe as a session singer , performing and collaborating with many artists including The Streets , Dizzee Rascal , Braund Reynolds , The Young Punx , Phonat , Urban Myth , Avicci , Otto Knows , Madness . Had Top 40 single in 2006 with Baywatch theme - I 'll be Ready ( Naughty Boy/Phat Beach ) Also worked in artist manager at Plan C Management with Christian Ulf-Hansen . The company 's artists included the singer-songwriter , Tobias Fröberg ( Sweden ) ; & Kathryn Williams .",
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"text": "Calvin Harris discography Scottish record producer , DJ , singer and songwriter Calvin Harris has released four studio albums , one mix album , three extended plays , 28 singles ( including three as a featured artist ) , 12 promotional singles and 31 music videos . As of November 2014 , Harris had sold 8,176,180 singles and tracks in the United Kingdom . Harris 's debut studio album , I Created Disco , was released in June 2007 . The album peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) . Its first two singles , `` Acceptable in the 80s '' and `` The Girls '' , peaked at numbers 10 and three , respectively , on the UK Singles Chart , while the third single , `` Merrymaking at My Place '' , reached number 43 . In August 2009 , Harris released his second studio album , Ready for the Weekend , which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and earned a gold certification from the BPI within two months of release . Its lead single , `` I 'm Not Alone '' , became Harris 's first number one on the UK Singles Chart . `` Ready for the Weekend '' was released as the album 's second single , peaking at number three in the United Kingdom . Two more singles were released from the album , `` Flashback '' and `` You Used to Hold Me '' , which reached numbers 18 and 27 on the UK chart , respectively . His third studio album , 18 Months , was released in October 2012 . The album sees Harris stepping away from vocals , instead focusing on the music production . It earned Harris his second consecutive number-one album in his home country . 18 Months also became his first album to chart on the Billboard 200 in the United States , peaking at number 19 , while reaching number two in Ireland , number five in Australia and number eight in Canada . The album 's lead single , `` Bounce '' featuring Kelis , peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and gave Harris his first top-10 entry in Australia , peaking at number seven . The second single , `` Feel So Close '' , also peaked at number two in the UK . The song brought Harris to international prominence , reaching number five in New Zealand and number seven in Australia , as well as becoming his first chart entry as a lead performer on the US Billboard Hot 100 , where it charted at number 12 . In 2011 , Harris wrote , produced and was featured on Rihanna 's single `` We Found Love '' , which topped the charts in 25 countries , including the United Kingdom , the United States , Ireland and Canada . The third and fourth singles from 18 Months , `` Let 's Go '' ( featuring Ne-Yo ) and `` We 'll Be Coming Back '' ( featuring Example ) , both reached number two on the UK chart , with the former also peaking at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album 's fifth single , `` Sweet Nothing '' featuring Florence Welch , became Harris 's fourth number-one single in the UK and first top-10 single in the US . `` Drinking from the Bottle '' ( featuring Tinie Tempah ) and `` I Need Your Love '' ( featuring Ellie Goulding ) served as the album 's sixth and seventh singles . Having both charted inside the UK top 10 by April 2013 , Harris made chart history by becoming the first artist to attain eight top-10 singles from one studio album , overtaking the record previously set by Michael Jackson . The eighth and final single , `` Thinking About You '' featuring Ayah Marar , peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart . Harris 's fourth studio album , Motion , was released in October 2014 . It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and number five on the US Billboard 200 , his highest-peaking album on the latter chart . The album includes the UK number-one singles `` Under Control '' , `` Summer '' and `` Blame '' , as well as the top-10 single `` Outside '' .",
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"text": "Hotel Cabana Hotel Cabana is the debut studio album by British record producer Shahid `` Naughty Boy '' Khan , released from 23 August 2013 through Naughty Boy Recordings and Virgin EMI . Khan set up his Naughty Boy Productions record and production company . He would find his break by producing Chipmunk 's 2009 top-ten single `` Diamond Rings '' , featuring a then unknown Emeli Sandé . Naughty Boy released his own debut single as a signed artist in 2010 . `` Never Be Your Woman '' samples White Town 's 1997 number-one single `` Your Woman '' and featured British grime artist Wiley and Sandé on the chorus ; it reached the top ten in the UK and is included as a bonus track on Hotel Cabana . The collaboration marked the start of a partnership between Naughty Boy and Sandé which is seen throughout Hotel Cabana and Sandé 's debut set , Our Version of Events ( 2012 ) . Hotel Cabana is R&B , soul , garage , pop and hip hop music productions record , with influences from orchestral and Bollywood music . Naughty Boy describes it as an `` audio-visual experience '' and a concept album based on a luxury hotel where musicians come to perform . Hotel Cabana reunites Naughty Boy with Sandé on eight collaborations , as well as features from other British artists such George the Poet , Sam Smith , Bastille , Tinie Tempah , Ella Eyre , Gabrielle , Wretch 32 , Mic Righteous , Maiday , Chasing Grace , Ed Sheeran , and American rapper Wiz Khalifa , who appears on the album 's fourth single overall , `` Think About It '' , with Eyre . Ava Stokes , Tanika , Thabo and RØMANS make additional appearances on the US version of the album which was released by Virgin Records on 6 May 2014 . Prior to release , Hotel Cabana was promoted with several video trailers which included the collaborating artists arriving at the fictional hotel . It was also preceded by the release of three singles , including the two top-ten Sandé collaborations : `` Wonder '' and `` Lifted '' , as well as the UK Singles Chart-topper `` La La La '' ( featuring Sam Smith ) . Upon release , the album received generally favourable reviews from music critics , who praised the production , but with some criticism towards the concept , execution and some collaborations . Hotel Cabana made its chart debuts at number two in the UK , number five in Scotland and twenty-five in Ireland .",
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"text": "I'm Too Sexy `` I 'm Too Sexy '' is the debut song by British group Right Said Fred . The single peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart . Outside the United Kingdom , `` I 'm Too Sexy '' topped the charts in six countries , including Australia , Ireland , and the United States . The single equalled the record for the most weeks at number two on the UK Singles Chart without ever topping the chart , staying at number two for six weeks in a row while held back by Bryan Adams ' '' ( Everything I Do ) I Do It for You '' ( this equalled the previous record set by Father Abraham 's 1978 hit `` The Smurf Song '' ) . `` I 'm Too Sexy '' was the act 's first of several hits , particularly in the United Kingdom . They went on to have a number one single on the UK Singles Chart with `` Deeply Dippy '' in April 1992 . In April 2008 , the song was rated No. 49 on `` The 50 Worst Songs Ever ! Watch , Listen and Cringe ! '' by Blender . In 2007 , the song was voted No. 80 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s . In 2011 , it was voted No. 2 on VH1 's 40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 90s .",
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"text": "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) `` Son of a Gun ( I Betcha Think This Song Is About You ) '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson with Carly Simon from Jackson 's seventh studio album , All for You ( 2001 ) . It was written and produced by Jackson , Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , with additional lyrics by Simon . The R&B and hip hop song is built around a sample of 1972 's `` You 're So Vain '' by Simon , who also added some new spoken parts into the song ; it talks about an unidentified man who attempted to extort money from Jackson . An official remix featuring Missy Elliott was released as the third single from the album on December 11 , 2001 by Virgin Records . The album version of `` Son of a Gun ( I Betcha Think This Song Is About You ) '' received mixed reviews from music critics , with some calling it a highlight from the album , while others criticized Simon 's rapping . The remix version also received a mixed reaction from reviewers . The song reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Jackson 's lowest-charting single since 1983 , and also reached low positions worldwide . Its accompanying music video directed by Francis Lawrence depicts Jackson stalking a man in a hotel . `` Son of a Gun ( I Betcha Think This Song Is About You ) '' was performed on the 2001 -- 02 All for You Tour .",
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"text": "Think About It (Naughty Boy song) `` Think About It '' is a song by British record producer Naughty Boy , featuring vocals from American rapper Wiz Khalifa and English singer Ella Eyre . It was released on 17 November 2013 as the fourth single from Naughty Boy 's debut album , Hotel Cabana . The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 80 and climbed to number 78 on the second week . It premiered on MistaJam 's BBC Radio 1Xtra show on 14 August 2013 . A remix by Wilkinson was given the title of Zane Lowe 's Hottest Record in the World . It is featured in the soundtrack to the 2014 film Vampire Academy . The music video was released on October 29 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Greedy Smith Greedy Smith is the pseudonym of Andrew McArthur Smith or Andy Smith ( born 16 January 1956 , Sydney ) , who is a vocalist , keyboardist , harmonicist and songwriter with Australian pop/new wave band Mental As Anything . Smith wrote many of their hit songs including `` Live it Up '' which peaked at No. 2 on the Australian singles chart . Smith has a solo music career , he has worked with other bands and is also an artist and television personality .",
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"text": "Queen Latifah Dana Elaine Owens ( born March 18 , 1970 ) , known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah , is an American rapper , songwriter , singer , actress , model , television producer , record producer , and talk show host . Born in Newark , New Jersey , she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album All Hail the Queen the same year , featuring the hit single `` Ladies First '' . Her second album , Nature of a Sista ( 1991 ) , was her final album with Tommy Boy Records . Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the FOX sitcom Living Single , from 1993 to 1998 . Her third album Black Reign ( 1993 ) , spawned the single `` U.N.I.T.Y. '' , which won a Grammy Award and was successful on the Billboard Hot 100 . She then starred in the lead role of Set It Off ( 1996 ) and released her fourth album , Order in the Court , in 1998 , with Motown Records . Latifah gained mainstream success and acclaim with her performance in the film Chicago ( 2002 ) , receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress . Latifah released her fifth album The Dana Owens Album in 2004 , and has since appeared in a number of films , such as Bringing Down the House ( 2003 ) , Taxi ( 2004 ) , Barbershop 2 : Back in Business ( 2005 ) , Beauty Shop ( 2005 ) , Last Holiday ( 2006 ) , Hairspray ( 2007 ) and Joyful Noise ( 2012 ) . In 2007 and 2009 , she released two more studio albums -- Trav ` lin ' Light and Persona . She created the daytime talk show The Queen Latifah Show , which ran from late 2013 to early 2015 on CBS . Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie ( 2015 ) , which she co-produced , winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie . She has long been considered one of hip-hop 's pioneer feminists . Queen Latifah received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 . Latifah 's work in music , film and television has earned her a Grammy Award , an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , three Screen Actors Guild Awards , two NAACP Image Awards , an Academy Award nomination and sales of over two million records .",
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"text": "Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song) `` Beautiful '' is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for her fourth studio album , Stripped ( 2002 ) . It was released as the album 's second single on November 16 , 2002 . A pop and R&B ballad , `` Beautiful '' was written and produced by Linda Perry . Lyrically , it discusses inner beauty , as well as self-esteem and insecurity issues . Aguilera commented that she put `` her heart and her soul '' into the track , which she felt represented the theme of Stripped . The song was later re-recorded in an electronic style for her first greatest hits album Keeps Gettin ' Better : A Decade of Hits ( 2008 ) . Upon its release , `` Beautiful '' received universal acclaim from music critics , who have ranked it among Aguilera 's strongest material . It won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and was also nominated for Song of the Year at the 2004 ceremony . `` Beautiful '' was also a commercial success , topping the charts in Australia , Belgium , Canada , Ireland , New Zealand and the United Kingdom . The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States , where it was certified Gold for 500,000 units shipped . It was kept from the number one spot by `` Bump , Bump , Bump '' by B2K featuring P. Diddy . `` Beautiful '' has been widely embraced as an anthem by the LGBT community for its message of self-empowerment and inner beauty . An accompanying music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund , and earned Aguilera a GLAAD Media Award for its positive portrayal of gay and transgender people . In 2011 , UK LGBT rights organization Stonewall named `` Beautiful '' the most empowering song of the previous decade for gay , lesbian , and bisexual people . In 2009 , Rolling Stone and VH1 listed it as one of the best songs of the 2000s ( decade ) . The song is widely recognized as one of Aguilera 's signature songs and has been covered on numerous occasions and featured on several television shows .",
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"text": "Oh Mother `` Oh Mother '' is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for her fifth studio album , Back to Basics ( 2006 ) . The song was released on November 23 , 2007 by RCA Records as the fourth and final single from the album in European territories , while `` Slow Down Baby '' was serviced as the final single in Oceania . It was written by Aguilera , Derryck Thornton , Mark Rankin , Liz Thornton , Christophe Barratier , Bruno Coulais and Kara DioGuardi . Production was done by Big Tank and Q , with L Boggie credited as co-producer and Aguilera serviced as additional producer . `` Oh Mother '' is a downtempo pop and R&B piano ballad that talks about Aguilera 's abusive childhood . It incorporates various musical instruments , from strings to keyboards . It contains a sample from `` Vois Sur Ton Chemin '' , written by Bruno Coluais and Christopher Barratler . Upon its release , the song was met with mainly positive reviews from contemporary music critics . It also managed to enter charts in Europe with moderate success .",
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"text": "Beautiful (Enrique Iglesias song) `` Beautiful '' is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias from his tenth studio album , Sex and Love . It features Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue and was also on her Kiss Me Once album . `` Beautiful '' was written by Iglesias , Mark Taylor , Alex Smith , and Samuel Preston , and it was produced by Taylor and Smith . The song was released as promotional single in Australia and New Zealand on 14 March 2014 .",
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"text": "Wonderful (Annie Lennox song) `` Wonderful '' is a song by Annie Lennox , released as the third and last single from her album Bare in 2004 . It was released as a CD single and 12 inch single in the United States and only as a promotional single elsewhere . The single topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for a week and became her fifth number one on that chart . No music video was made for this song .",
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"text": "Anastacia discography The discography of Anastacia , an American singer-songwriter , consists of six studio albums , twenty two singles , twenty three music videos , and two DVDs . She released her debut album , Not That Kind on June 13 , 2000 . The album reached the top ten in eight countries in Europe and Asia . It went four times platinum in Europe and triple platinum in Australia ; her debut single `` I 'm Outta Love '' was a global smash hit in 1999 topping the charts in Belgium , Australia and New Zealand , peaking at number two in France , Switzerland , Italy and Ireland as well as also reaching number six both in Germany . The second single `` Not That Kind '' reached number 11 in the UK and became a Top 10 hit in Italy . It also entered the Top 20 in Switzerland and France . `` Cowboys & Kisses '' was released as the third single off the album , charting in the top forty in some European countries . As the last promotional only single , `` Made for Lovin ' You '' charted in the UK at number twenty-seven and in France at number seventy-two . Her second album Freak of Nature released in 2001 , achieved successful sales in the U.K. where it went triple platinum as well as being a hit throughout continental Europe , however unlike her debut it did not match the same level of international success . The first single released was `` Paid My Dues '' . The song became an overall hit , in 2001 , peaking in Denmark , Italy , Norway , and Switzerland , and reaching the top ten in several other mainland European countries . The second single , released in 2002 , `` One Day in Your Life '' , reached number eleven in the UK and the top ten in many European countries . The next single `` Why 'd You Lie to Me '' reached the top thirty in the UK . `` You 'll Never Be Alone '' , the fourth single , reached number twenty-eight on the Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S. Anastacia quickly became her most successful album to date , giving her a third consecutive triple platinum album in the U.K. and reaching the top of national charts of Ireland , the Netherlands , Australia , Greece , Germany and other countries . Unlike her first two albums , which were released in her homeland of America , Anastacia was not , despite being scheduled for release on three occasions . The first single , released in March , was `` Left Outside Alone '' , which saw a change in direction for Anastacia . It was one of the biggest songs in Europe of 2004 , reaching number one Austria , Italy , Spain , Switzerland and number two in Denmark , Germany , Ireland , the Netherlands , Norway and number three in the United Kingdom and Hungary . Overall the song remained at No. 1 on the European Billboards for 15 weeks . The song also peaked in the Australian charts where it went on to become the countries ' second biggest selling single of 2004 . Anastacia released three further internationally successful singles ; `` Sick and Tired '' ( which gave her another number one in Spain and another UK top five single ) , `` Welcome to My Truth '' ( her best-selling hit in Spain ) , and the ballad `` Heavy on My Heart '' proceeds from the sale of which went towards her Anastacia Fund ( a charitable organization providing research funding for breast cancer ) . On July 24 , Anastacia announced that her fourth studio album Heavy Rotation would be released October 27 , 2008 in Europe and Asia ( and elsewhere in 2009 ) . Her fourth studio album proved to be less successful than her previous ones ; her singles failed to reach the top 40 in her most commercially successful country ( UK ) . The album 's first single , called `` I Can Feel You '' , began playing in some radio markets on August 25 , 2008 . The second single from Heavy Rotation was `` Absolutely Positively '' , later served as a promotional single only . The third official single from the album had been confirmed as `` Defeated '' and was released as a promotional single only in Europe without a music video . It 's a Man 's World , a collection of her covers by rock male artists was released on November 9 , 2012 . Anastacia confirmed via her Twitter account that she was currently writing songs for producers , John Fields and Steve Diamond and also , recording her sixth studio album which will return to her own chosen `` sprock '' sound . The album , entitled Resurrection , is to be released in May 2014 with the lead single `` Stupid Little Things '' was released on April 4 and was met with overwhelmingly positive reaction from music critics with MTV 's Brad Stern including it in the 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week ! stating that it was ` return to form ' from the ` pop princess and proof that Anastacia 's a true survivor ' , after her second battle with breast cancer .",
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"text": "Good, Bad but Beautiful Good , Bad but Beautiful is a 1975 album by Shirley Bassey . In the first half of the decade , Bassey recorded nine albums , with three making the top ten . In March 1975 , Bassey released a compilation that became her highest-charting album to date , The Shirley Bassey Singles Album ( # 2 ) , and reflects the momentum Bassey had maintained since her 1970 `` comeback '' . Good , Bad but Beautiful , released in the autumn of 1975 , spent seven weeks on the UK Albums Chart , peaking at # 13 , and earned a silver disc . The album reflects the formula that brought Bassey back to the charts : a combination of contemporary songs combined with her forte of standards , show tunes , and torch songs , featuring arrangements aimed squarely at the adult contemporary , or middle-of-the-road , audience . This was also achieved by modifying her backup orchestra to include electric guitars , a string and brass section with a more contemporary sound , and drumming that is more soft rock-oriented than jazz-oriented , while side two 's opener , `` Feel Like Makin ' Love '' displays a smooth jazz style . This was Bassey 's seventh album of the 1970s to make the Billboard 200 , peaking at # 186 . It also reached # 54 on the US R&B chart . In the UK the album was awarded a silver disc six weeks after it was released . The original release was in stereo on vinyl and cassette . In 2005 , BGO Records issued a remastered Good , Bad but Beautiful , together with the 1973 album Never Never Never , on a 2-CD set .",
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"text": "Hello Beautiful (disambiguation) Hello Beautiful can refer to : `` Hello , Beautiful '' , a 1931 song by Maurice Chevalier , also featured in several Betty Boop films ( Bimbo Express , 1931 ; Stopping the Show , 1932 ; Betty Boop 's Rise to Fame , 1934 ) `` Hello Beautiful '' , a song from the 2007 Jonas Brothers album `` Hello , Beautiful '' , a song by Vic Mignogna from his 2007 album Metafiction The Powers Girl , sometimes retitled Hello , Beautiful , a 1943 musical comedy about women employed by a modeling agency Hello Beautiful , an alternative/hip hop/rock fusion band from Whitby , Ontario , Canada Hello Beautiful ! , a popular weekly radio program in Chicago about arts , architecture and culture , created and hosted by Edward Lifson",
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"text": "Beautiful (EP) Beautiful is the debut extended play by American singer and rapper Amber , who is a member of South Korean girl group f ( x ) . The EP was released on February 13 , 2015 by S.M. Entertainment .",
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"text": "Beautiful Nowhere Beautiful Nowhere is the second studio album by singer-songwriter Josh Clayton-Felt , though it was marketed and released under his birth name Josh Clayton .",
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"text": "But Beautiful (song) `` But Beautiful '' is a popular song with music written by Jimmy Van Heusen , the lyrics by Johnny Burke . The song was published in 1947 . One of five songs written by Burke and Van Heusen featured in the Paramount Pictures movie Road to Rio ( 1947 ) , it was introduced by Bing Crosby and is also associated with his leading lady Dorothy Lamour . The song was a hit in 1948 for Frank Sinatra ( reaching the No. 14 spot ) , Bing Crosby ( # 20 ) , Margaret Whiting ( # 21 ) and Art Lund ( # 25 ) . The original key is G major and has the form A-B1-A-B2 . Chick Corea recorded a piano solo version of it in the original key of G major , but it has been recorded in many different keys , including F major ( later Sinatra ) , C major ( Bill Evans and Stan Getz ) , D major ( Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga ) , Billie Holiday ( B-flat major ) and Nat King Cole ( E major ) . It is usually performed as a ballad .",
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"text": "Walk Away (Christina Aguilera song) `` Walk Away '' is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera , taken from her fourth studio album , Stripped ( 2002 ) . The song was written by Aguilera , Scott Storch and Matt Morris . Its production was handled by Storch , while Aguilera and E. Dawk served as vocal producers . The track is a piano-driven ballad which talks about an abusive relationship , where Aguilera uses a `` clever '' metaphor . Upon its release , `` Walk Away '' received mainly positive reviews from music critics , who praised its melody and deemed it as one of the stand-out tracks from Stripped . On March 14 , 2008 , the song peaked at number 35 on the Danish Tracklisten chart , becoming the only non-single entry from Stripped on the chart . Aguilera performed the track on two of her major concert tours : Justified & Stripped Tour ( 2003 ) and The Stripped Tour ( 2003 ) .",
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"text": "Shotgun (Christina Aguilera song) `` Shotgun '' is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera . It was featured on episode `` The Storm Has Just Begun '' of the third season of Nashville . The song was released on April 21 , 2015 as a promotional single for Nashville . Aguilera sang the song at the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards , accompanied by Rascal Flatts . Their performance segued into `` Riot , '' from the country trio 's Rewind album .",
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"text": "Beautiful Future Beautiful Future is the ninth studio album by British rock band Primal Scream , released on on B-Unique Records/Atlantic Records . The album was promoted by the single `` Ca n't Go Back '' , which was released on , and it was produced by Björn Yttling ( of Peter Bjorn and John ) and Paul Epworth . According to the press release , `` the album displays a heady mix of genre crunching taking in Philly soul , dark electro , accelerated rock 'n' roll riffs and pure British pop , all given that particular Scream edge . '' The album features special guest appearances from Lovefoxxx ( of Cansei de Ser Sexy ) , Josh Homme ( of Queens of the Stone Age ) and folk legend Linda Thompson . With the extended edition of Beautiful Future , as well as the album featuring two extra songs ( `` Urban Guerrilla '' , `` Time of Assassins '' ) , the album also includes the video for the single , `` Ca n't Go Back '' . It is the first album not to feature the guitarist Robert `` Throb '' Young , who left after the release of their previous album Riot City Blues in 2006 due to his retirement for personal reasons , and it is also the last album to feature the bassist Mani , who departed after Screamadelica Live in 2011 , and then re-formed The Stone Roses in the same year .",
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"text": "Welcome to the Beautiful South Welcome to the Beautiful South is the debut album by English band The Beautiful South , released in October 1989 by Go ! Discs and the next year in America by Elektra Records . Three singles were released from the album : `` Song for Whoever '' ( # 2 in the UK ) , `` You Keep It All In '' ( # 8 ) and `` I 'll Sail This Ship Alone '' ( # 31 ) . The original album cover depicted two pictures by Jan Saudek , one of a woman with a gun in her mouth , and another with a man smoking . Woolworths refused to stock the album , in the words of the band , to `` prevent the hoards -LSB- sic -RSB- of impressionable young fans from blowing their heads off in a gun-gobbling frenzy , or taking up smoking '' ; an alternative cover featuring a picture of a stuffed toy rabbit and a teddy bear was therefore made . NME included it in the `` Top 100 Albums You 've Never Heard '' list in 2012 .",
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"text": "Whitney Houston discography The discography of American singer Whitney Houston ( 1963 -- 2012 ) consists of seven studio albums , six compilations , two soundtrack albums , five box sets , six extended plays , and fifty-seven singles . In 1985 , Houston released her self-titled debut album . It spent fourteen weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified thirteen times platinum ( Diamond ) by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , with global sales of 25 million copies . The album produced four US top 5 singles , including three Billboard Hot 100 number-ones . In 1987 , Houston released her second album Whitney . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was supported by four US number-one singles : `` I Wan na Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me ) '' , `` Did n't We Almost Have It All '' , `` So Emotional '' , and `` Where Do Broken Hearts Go '' , which established an unprecedented seven consecutive number one hits by a performer . Whitney was certified 9 × Platinum by the RIAA and topped the charts in numerous countries , having sold in excess of 20 million copies worldwide . Houston 's third studio album , I 'm Your Baby Tonight ( 1990 ) , peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 chart and yielded two number-one singles ; `` I 'm Your Baby Tonight '' and `` All the Man That I Need '' , selling 10 million units worldwide . In February 1991 , Houston released `` The Star Spangled Banner '' performance from Super Bowl XXV as a single , becoming the highest-charting rendition of the national anthem on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The Bodyguard soundtrack from her film debut , was released in November 1992 . The album contains tracks by other recording artists but is considered a Houston album by Billboard . It topped the Billboard 200 for twenty non-consecutive weeks , one of the longest tenures by an album in the Nielsen SoundScan era . The album was certified 17 × Platinum the United States and sold over 45 million copies worldwide , becoming the best-selling soundtrack album and one of the top 5 best-selling albums of all time . The lead single from the soundtrack , `` I Will Always Love You '' , topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a then-record-breaking fourteen weeks and was certified 6 × Platinum by the RIAA , peaked at number one on the charts in nearly every country and sold 12 million copies worldwide , becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time . Houston contributed three songs , including her eleventh number-one single `` Exhale ( Shoop Shoop ) '' on the 7x platinum soundtrack album , Waiting to Exhale ( November 1995 ) . The following year she released The Preacher 's Wife in November 1996 . The soundtrack was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA and became the biggest selling gospel album of all time . In 1998 , she released her first studio album in eight years , My Love Is Your Love . The album failed to match the commercial status of her previous albums , peaking at number thirteen , her lowest chart position on the Billboard 200 among her studio albums . Despite initial weak sales , the album went on to achieve multi-platinum status with 11 million units sold worldwide , being certified 4 × Platinum in the United States . From late 1998 to early 2000 , the album generated five singles ; `` When You Believe '' ( duet with Mariah Carey ) , `` Heartbreak Hotel '' , `` It 's Not Right but It 's Okay '' , `` My Love Is Your Love '' , and `` I Learned from the Best '' . Houston entered the 2000s with her first greatest hits compilation , Whitney : The Greatest Hits , released in May 2000 . The double-disc was certified 3 × Platinum by the RIAA in 2002 and earned 5 × Platinum award posthumously , recognizing 2.6 million in sales throughout the United States . The album hit the top position on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 1.66 million copies in the UK alone . Also , it reached the top ten in many worldwide markets , selling 10 million copies globally . Just Whitney , released in December 2002 , became her first album after renewing her contract with Arista for a record $ 100 million in 2001 . The album failed to earn multi-platinum status , receiving only Platinum award in the US , and became her lowest-selling studio album to date . She released a holiday album , One Wish : The Holiday Album in November 2003 . In September 2009 , Houston returned to the top position of the Billboard 200 with I Look to You , becoming her fourth number-one album on the chart ; which was her first non-soundtrack number-one in 22 years , since 1987 's Whitney . It also topped the album charts of several European countries and was certified Platinum by the RIAA . Her albums Whitney Houston , Whitney , The Bodyguard and Whitney : The Greatest Hits are among the top 100 certified albums according to the RIAA . According to the RIAA , Houston is the top-selling R&B female artist of the 20th century , and the fourth best-selling female artist in the United States , with shipments of 57 million albums . In addition , until the launch of the RIAA 's digital certification program in 2004 , she had sold 16.5 million physical singles more than any other female solo artist in history . According to the Official UK Charts Company in October 2012 , Houston is at number four in the top 10 biggest selling female singles artists of all-time list with a sales total of 8.5 million singles . Whitney Houston is one of pop music 's best-selling music artists of all-time , with an estimated 170 -- 200 million records sold worldwide .",
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"text": "Beautiful Death Beautiful Death is an album by Bella Morte , released in 2008 .",
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"text": "Beautiful People (Pet Shop Boys song) `` Beautiful People '' is a song written and recorded by the Pet Shop Boys group , and was released on 2 October 2009 , as the third single from their tenth studio album : Yes . This single was released in Germany only first , at the request of EMI . In November it was released in the US as a download . The B-side , `` Fugitive '' , had previously been published ( in an extended version ) on the limited edition of their 2006 album Fundamental . The song was produced by Richard X. Both the demo version of `` Beautiful People '' and the remix of `` Up and Down '' had been previously available digitally . The demo was available to stream from the official Pet Shop Boys website and the remix was available as a free download during the `` Did You See Me Coming ? '' single campaign . Remixes by Vinny Vero were commissioned but not used due to delays in their completion . They were later released unofficially as a free download on Vero 's website .",
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"text": "Christina Aguilera doll The Christina Aguilera doll was released in 2000 by Yaboom Toys . The celebrity doll featured the likeness of Christina Aguilera , with different outfits from her concerts , appearances , photoshoots , and music videos . Some dolls could `` sing '' when a button on their bellies was pressed . Yaboom planned `` talking dolls '' , but they were never developed . The other dolls were standard fashion dolls ( see Barbie ) made with help from Play Along Toys . They became a hit during the 2000 holiday season . Later on , the line was promoted less often , and was eventually discontinued before Christina released her 2002 album Stripped , with its more adult content . In a radio interview , Aguilera said that she thought the doll 's hair was too `` poofy , '' and that they looked nothing like her . In another interview , she talked about how the doll was created , `` I had to pose for it -- side views , back views , mug shots , '' she told Australia 's Daily Telegraph . `` Its weird looking like it . It 's like my Mini-Me '' . In Ecuador , there were Christina Dolls that had long hair . The dolls can still be found on eBay . There was also a very rare mini Christina Doll released .",
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"text": "The Standards The Standards is a studio album by Cuban-American recording artist Gloria Estefan . The singer 's first English-language album since 2011 's Miss Little Havana , and her twenty-seventh overall , it was released on September 10 , 2013 on Sony Masterworks . The album features a selection of covers of traditional pop standards from the Great American Songbook . The album was nominated in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for the 56th Grammy Awards .",
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"text": "This Beautiful Mess This Beautiful Mess is the second album by American band Sixpence None the Richer , released in 1995 ( see 1995 in music ) . The recording was produced by Armand John Petri , who also managed the band from 1993 to 1997 . This Beautiful Mess surpassed 50,000 copies sold during its first year of release and laid the foundation for Sixpence 's self-titled breakout album two years later . This Beautiful Mess won the 1996 Dove Award for `` Alternative/Modern Rock Album of the Year . '' The songs `` Within a Room Somewhere '' and `` I Ca n't Explain '' were both minor hits on the Christian music charts . Within a couple years of the album 's release , two eventually significant rock bands formed under the moniker `` This Beautiful Mess . '' The first originated in Colorado Springs , Co in 1996 and went on to become the platinum-selling act OneRepublic . The second , formed in 1997 , is the Dutch rock quintet from the Netherlands which continues making music under the same name . `` This Beautiful Mess '' is also used as the title of author Rick McKinley 's 2006 treatise on personal and social transformation . The book 's foreword was written by million-selling author Donald Miller , who filmed the 2012 movie Blue Like Jazz with Sixpence None the Richer producer Steve Taylor directing .",
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"text": "Woohoo (Christina Aguilera song) `` Woohoo '' is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera , featuring American rapper Nicki Minaj . The song was written by Aguilera , Onika Maraj , Claude Kelly , Ester Dean and Jamal `` Polow da Don '' Jones , and produced by Polow da Don , for Aguilera 's sixth studio album , Bionic ( 2010 ) . `` Woohoo '' was serviced to rhythmic contemporary crossover airplay as the album 's second radio single on May 25 , 2010 . The song , which contains a sample of the 1972 song `` Add már uram az esőt '' by Kati Kovács , lyrically speaks about the act of oral sex . `` Woohoo '' has been described as an electro-R & B and dancehall track . The song received mixed to positive reviews from critics , some of whom praised Minaj 's appearance and Aguilera 's vocals . Many noted its similarities to Kelis 's `` Milkshake '' . However , others expressed distaste for the song 's sexual nature . `` Woohoo '' debuted and peaked at 46 and 79 in Canada and the United States , respectively . Aguilera performed the song in a medley with `` Bionic '' and `` Not Myself Tonight '' at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards .",
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Eleveneleven was founded by a comedian.
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"text": "Eleveneleven eleveneleven is a record label founded in 2010 by Mike Hamlin , Ellen DeGeneres and her production company , A Very Good Production , in association with longtime affiliate Warner Bros. . DeGeneres announced it on her show saying that the label would concentrate on less known artists and that she had been looking for videos of performances on YouTube . DeGeneres explained her choice of name , claiming that she often sees the number 11:11 when looking at her clocks , that she found Greyson Chance on the 11th , and that the singer 's soccer jersey has the number 11 . All of the artists on the label have , thus far , been distributed via Interscope Geffen A&M .",
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"text": "Michael Kent (comedian) Michael Kent ( born January 14 , 1979 ) is an American Comedian and Magician from Columbus , Ohio . He tours internationally , primarily performing a stand-up comedy-style magic show in American Colleges and Universities , cruise ships and on overseas military bases .",
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"text": "Jim Turner (comedian) Jim Turner ( born 1952 ) is an American actor and comedian .",
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"text": "Prop comedy Prop comedy is a comedy genre in which performers use humorous objects , or conventional objects in humorous ways . The stages and films term `` prop '' , an abbreviation of `` property '' , refers to any object an actor handles in the course of a performance . Though some form of prop comedy has likely existed as long as there have been comedians , the genre reached its zenith in the vaudeville era . The vaudeville team Olsen and Johnson used prop comedy extensively in their long running Broadway revue Hellzapoppin . A prop comic is a comedian who uses prop comedy . Prop comics are sometimes looked down upon by other comedians , and the term is sometimes used derisively . However , some , such as Tommy Cooper , rose to critical acclaim as their props revolved around a gimmick ( such as Cooper 's magic ) and the comedian 's character around that gimmick .",
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"text": "Otto Jespersen (comedian) Otto Jespersen ( born 21 July 1954 ) is a Norwegian comedian , actor and television personality . He starred in the title role of the 2010 film Trollhunter .",
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"text": "Neil Cole Neil Cole ( born 1 March 1972 ) is an English television presenter , comedian , radio broadcaster and actor .",
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"text": "Funny or Die Funny or Die is a comedy video website and film/TV production company founded by Will Ferrell , Adam McKay and Chris Henchy . The website Funny Or Die contains exclusive material from a regular staff of in-house writers , producers , and directors , and occasionally from a number of famous contributors like Judd Apatow , James Franco , and Norm Macdonald . The production company makes TV shows like truTV 's Billy on the Street , Comedy Central 's @midnight , and Zach Galifianakis 's popular Emmy-winning web series Between Two Ferns . Many videos on the site feature well-known actors ( examples include Steve Carell , Charlie Sheen , Ryan Gosling , Patrick Stewart , Daniel Radcliffe , Sophia Bush , Mila Kunis , AnnaSophia Robb , Hilary Duff , Adam West , James Van Der Beek , Jim Carrey , Ariel Winter , and Selena Gomez ) . Michael Kvamme , an aspiring young comedian , came up with a concept for a new kind of comedy site ; and the site was developed by Randy Adams . Funny Or Die launched on April 12 , 2007 with the site 's first video , `` The Landlord '' . `` The Landlord '' has received over 84 million views and features Ferrell confronted by a swearing , beer-drinking two-year-old landlord . In June 2007 , they received venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital , and in June 2008 , they announced a partnership with HBO . On August 3 , 2016 , Funny or Die shut-down one of its California offices , reducing its headcount by 30 % to 95 employees , with the announcement coming just two month after the new CEO , Mike Farah , took office",
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"text": "Brad Loekle Brad Loekle ( born May 18 , 1978 ) is an American comedian . He started performing comedy routines after receiving a degree at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , where he majored in acting and music .",
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"text": "David Morgan (comedian) David Morgan is a British stand-up comedian from Solihull .",
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"text": "Tone Bell Michael Anthony `` Tone '' Bell , II . ( born August 10 , 1983 ) is an American stand-up comedian and actor .",
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"text": "Darren LaCroix Darren LaCroix ( born 1966 ) is a keynote speaker , author , comedian and founder of The Humor Institute , Inc. . He is the 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking .",
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"text": "Humour Humour ( British English ) or humor ( American English ; see spelling differences ) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement . The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks , which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body , known as humours ( Latin : humor , `` body fluid '' ) , controlled human health and emotion . People of all ages and cultures respond to humour . Most people are able to experience humour -- be amused , smile or laugh at something funny -- and thus are considered to have a sense of humour . The hypothetical person lacking a sense of humour would likely find the behaviour inducing it to be inexplicable , strange , or even irrational . Though ultimately decided by personal taste , the extent to which a person finds something humorous depends on a host of variables , including geographical location , culture , maturity , level of education , intelligence and context . For example , young children may favour slapstick such as Punch and Judy puppet shows or the Tom and Jerry cartoons , whose physical nature makes it accessible to them . By contrast , more sophisticated forms of humour such as satire require an understanding of its social meaning and context , and thus tend to appeal to a more mature audience .",
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"text": "Tin Vodopivec Tin Vodopivec is a stand up comedian from Slovenia , notable as the co-founder of Ljubljana 's first stand-up comedy festival Punch . He made his international debut in February 2010 at the Leicester Comedy Festival . His observational humour is based on everyday life .",
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"text": "Lewis Costello Lewis Costello ( born 7 February 1993 ) is an English comedian , writer , and actor . His style involves storytelling and discussing popular culture . Stuart Holmes of CityLife commented ; `` Running through a mixture of laddish humour , original observations , and a particularly clever deconstruction of Biblical events ... He has both the confidence and material to go far in a competitive industry , and is certainly a talent to watch out for in the near future . ''",
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"text": "Paul McDermott Paul Anthony Michael McDermott ( born 13 May 1962 ) is an Australian comedian , actor , writer , director , singer , artist and television personality . As a comedian , he is best known both for Good News Week and for his role as a member of the musical comedy group the Doug Anthony All Stars , which disbanded in 1994 but reformed in 2014 ; he has also performed individually and as a part of GUD . He has frequently appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and taken part in its two major televised productions , the Comedy Festival Gala and the Great Debate . He has also hosted two other ABC programs and briefly featured on Triple J as a morning radio presenter between 1996 and 1997 . He hosted Good News Week until 2012 , and has since pursued his painting career , and given a series of concerts featuring self-penned songs of a more serious nature . McDermott is a published author , having released several books both in collaboration with the Doug Anthony All Stars and individually . He has written as a columnist for a number of Australian newspapers and a selection of his columns have been compiled into a book , The Forgetting of Wisdom . He has also written and illustrated two storybooks , both of which have been adapted into short films with McDermott scripting , directing , performing and painting all of the animations .",
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"text": "List of comedians A comedian is one who entertains through comedy , such as jokes and other forms of humour . Following is a list of comedians , comedy groups , and comedy writers .",
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"text": "Mark Watson Mark Andrew Watson ( born 13 February 1980 ) is an English comedian and novelist .",
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"text": "Saturday Night Live (season 11) The eleventh season of Saturday Night Live , an American sketch comedy series , originally aired in the United States on NBC between November 9 , 1985 , and May 24 , 1986 .",
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"text": "South Park (season 11) The eleventh season of South Park , an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone , began airing on March 7 , 2007 . The 11th season concluded after 14 episodes on November 14 , 2007 . This is the first season to have uncensored episodes available for DVD release . This is also the season featuring the three-part , Emmy Award-winning episode `` Imaginationland '' ( which was released separately on DVD with scenes not shown in the televised version before being packaged with the rest of the season 11 episodes as part of the complete season DVD ) . Parker was the director and writer of this eleventh season .",
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"text": "Bobby Collins (comedian) Bobby Collins is an American stand-up comedian and film actor .",
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"text": "Joey Forman Joey Forman ( November 18 , 1929 -- December 9 , 1982 ) was an American comedian and comic actor .",
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The Great Buck Howard features Americans.
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"text": "Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks ( born July 9 , 1956 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . He is known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles , including Splash ( 1984 ) , Big ( 1988 ) , Turner & Hooch ( 1989 ) , A League of Their Own ( 1992 ) , Sleepless in Seattle ( 1993 ) , Philadelphia ( 1993 ) , Forrest Gump ( 1994 ) , Apollo 13 ( 1995 ) , Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 ) , You 've Got Mail ( 1998 ) , The Green Mile ( 1999 ) , Cast Away ( 2000 ) , Road to Perdition ( 2002 ) , and The Da Vinci Code ( 2006 ) , as well as for his voice work in the animated films The Polar Express ( 2004 ) and the Toy Story series . Hanks ' films have grossed more than $ 4.5 billion at U.S. and Canadian box offices and more than $ 9.0 billion worldwide , making him the third-highest-grossing actor in North America . Hanks has been nominated for numerous awards during his career . He won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia , as well as a Golden Globe , an Academy Award , a Screen Actors Guild Award , and a People 's Choice Award for Best Actor for his role in Forrest Gump . In 2004 , he received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) . In 2014 , he received a Kennedy Center Honor and , in 2016 , he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama , as well as the French Legion of Honor . Hanks is also known for his collaborations with film director Steven Spielberg on Saving Private Ryan , Catch Me If You Can ( 2002 ) , The Terminal ( 2004 ) , and Bridge of Spies ( 2015 ) , as well as the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers , which launched Hanks as a successful director , producer , and screenwriter . In 2010 , Spielberg and Hanks were executive producers on the HBO miniseries The Pacific ( a companion piece to Band of Brothers ) .",
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"text": "John Malkovich John Gavin Malkovich ( born December 9 , 1953 ) is an American actor , director , and producer . He has appeared in more than 70 films . For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire , he received Academy Award nominations . He has also appeared in films such as Empire of the Sun , The Killing Fields , Con Air , Of Mice and Men , Rounders , Ripley 's Game , Knockaround Guys , Being John Malkovich , Shadow of the Vampire , Burn After Reading , RED , Mulholland Falls , Dangerous Liaisons , and Warm Bodies , as well as producing films such as Ghost World , Juno , and The Perks of Being a Wallflower . In January 2017 , he launched his menswear fashion line with an online shop .",
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"text": "Colin Hanks Colin Hanks ( born Colin Lewes Dillingham ; November 24 , 1977 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . He is known for starring as characters in films such as Shaun Brumder in Orange County , Preston in King Kong , Oliver in The House Bunny , and Troy Gable in The Great Buck Howard . His television roles include Alex Whitman in Roswell , Henry Jones in Band of Brothers , Travis Marshall in Dexter , officer Gus Grimly in Fargo , Jack Bailey in The Good Guys , and Greg Short in Life in Pieces . He is the eldest son of actor Tom Hanks . In the Talking Tom and Friends animated series , he voices Talking Tom .",
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"text": "The Great Buck Howard The Great Buck Howard is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by Sean McGinly that stars Colin Hanks and John Malkovich . Tom Hanks also appears as the father of his real-life son 's character . The character Buck Howard is inspired by the mentalist The Amazing Kreskin , whose popularity was at its height in the 1970s . The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 18 , 2008 . It is the first Walden Media film to be distributed by Magnolia Pictures .",
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"text": "Goodfellas Goodfellas ( stylized as GoodFellas ) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese . It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi , who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese . The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980 . Scorsese initially named the film Wise Guy and postponed making it ; later , he and Pileggi changed the name to Goodfellas . To prepare for their roles in the film , Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci , and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi , who shared research material left over from writing the book . According to Pesci , improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted . The director made transcripts of these sessions , took the lines he liked best , and put them into a revised script , which the cast worked from during principal photography . Made on a budget of $ 25 million , Goodfellas grossed $ 46.8 million . It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role . The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , including Best Film and Best Director . Additionally , Goodfellas was named the year 's best film by various critics ' groups . Goodfellas is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in the crime genre . In 2000 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress . Its content and style have been emulated in numerous other films and television shows .",
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"text": "Howard Freeman Howard Freeman ( December 9 , 1899 -- December 11 , 1967 ) was an American stage actor of the early 20th century , and film and television actor of the 1940s through the 1960s . Freeman was born in Helena , Montana , and began working as a stage actor in his 20s . He did not enter the film industry until he was over 40 , in 1942 , when he played a small uncredited role in Inflation . Despite his late start in film acting , Freeman would build himself a fairly substantial career in that field that would last over twenty three years . From 1943 onward he worked on a regular basis , sometimes in uncredited roles , but more often than not in small but credited bit or supporting parts . He appeared in ten films in 1943 , and another eighteen from 1944 through 1945 . In 1946 Freeman would appear in twelve films , the most notable of which was his first film of that year , Abilene Town , starring Randolph Scott and Lloyd Bridges , and California , starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ray Milland . From 1947 through 1950 Freeman appeared in twenty films , and in 1951 he began appearing on numerous television series , which would be his main acting roles for the remainder of his career , lasting into 1965 . He appeared in three episodes of Studio One , along with many other TV series , including Car 54 , Where Are You ? and Route 66 . He retired from film and television acting in 1965 , and settled into retirement in New York City , where he was living at the time of his death on December 11 , 1967 .",
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"text": "Catalina Island bison herd The non-native but charismatic Catalina Island bison herd has existed for nearly a century . This herd of American Bison roam and were supposedly first imported to California 's Catalina Island in 1924 for the silent film version of Zane Grey 's Western tale , The Vanishing American . However , the 1925 version of `` The Vanishing American '' does not contain any bison whatsoever and shows no terrain that even remotely resembles Catalina , according to Jim Watson , columnist for the Catalina Islander newspaper . Over the decades , the bison herd grew to as many as 600 individuals . The population currently numbers approximately 150 . Biologists found that the American Bison of Santa Catalina Island are not pure bred ; 45 percent have a domesticated cow as an ancestor . The island 's bison herd is maintained and monitored by the Catalina Island Conservancy . Although the bison are not native to the island , they play an important role in the cultural fabric of Catalina . Therefore , the Conservancy has no plans to remove all the animals from the island . Controlling the bison population , however , remains important for Catalina 's overall ecological health . In the past , bison were routinely removed and sent to the mainland to auction . In 2004 , the Conservancy partnered with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians , the Tongva ( thought to be Catalina 's original inhabitants some 7,000 years ago ) , and the Lakota tribe on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota . A hundred bison were relocated `` home '' to the Great Plains . Recently however , another solution was implemented . The Conservancy initiated a scientific study that determined that a herd of between 150 and 200 would be good for the bison , and ecologically sound for the island . Beginning in 2009 , the herd was given animal birth control to maintain the population at around 150 animals . On Wednesday , August 26 , 2015 , a contract worker from American Conservation Experience was injured by a bison while working near Tower Peak on Catalina Island .",
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"text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .",
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"text": "William Gillette, America's Sherlock Holmes William Gillette , America 's Sherlock Holmes , by Henry Zecher , is the first full and in-depth biography of William Hooker Gillette ( 1853 -- 1937 ) , the American actor , playwright and stage-manager of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who is best remembered today for portraying Sherlock Holmes . Gillette was among the first American playwrights to offer tightly-knit and well-constructed plays , Bronson Howard , Steele MacKaye and James Herne being the others , but his most significant contributions to the theater were in devising realistic stage settings and special sound and lighting effects , and , as an actor , in putting forth what he called The Illusion of the First Time . His portrayal of Holmes helped create the modern image of the detective . His use of the deerstalker cap ( which first appeared in some Strand Magazine illustrations by Sidney Paget ) and the curved pipe became synonymous with the character . And it was in his play , not in Arthur Conan Doyle 's stories , that Holmes first said `` This is elementary , my dear fellow , '' which subsequently became `` Elementary , my dear Watson '' . Gillette assumed the role onstage more than 1,300 times over thirty years , starred in a silent motion picture based on his Holmes play , and voiced the character twice on radio . The author is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Journalism , Class of 1971 . He was an award-winning sports writer and sports editor of the Delaware State News in Dover , Delaware , before embarking on a career in Federal government human resources . He has worked as a free-lance writer for many years and published a number of magazine articles , two of them of historical importance . One was an evaluation of German Reformer Martin Luther 's impact on the English Bible , and the other was the first analysis from a biblical and historical point of view of the Ipuwer Papyrus , first claimed by Immanuel Velikovsky and subsequently by others to have been an Egyptian version of the plagues on Egypt described in the Old Testament Book of Exodus . This is Zecher 's first book . It contains 585 pages of text and is profusely illustrated with more than ninety images , nearly all of them containing two to four and , in two cases , six individual photographs . It contains a bibliography of Gillette 's writings , a list of his plays subsequently made into motion pictures , a list of his patents , a list of audio/visual recordings of his voice , and 97 pages of Endnotes .",
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"text": "Park Avenue Logger Park Avenue Logger is a 1937 American film directed by David Howard . The film is also known as Millionaire Playboy in the United Kingdom and Tall Timber ( American reissue title ) .",
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"text": "Howard A. Anderson, Jr. Howard Alvin Anderson , Jr. ( March 31 , 1920 -- September 27 , 2015 ) , usually credited either as Howard A. Anderson , Jr. or Howard Anderson , Jr. , was an American visual effects artist and cinematographer specializing in photographic effects , titles , and opticals . A pioneer of visual effects , Anderson was one of the effects artists on Star Trek : The Original Series and created the title sequences for hundreds of the most popular television series produced between the early 1950s and late 1980s , including I Love Lucy , The Untouchables , The Brady Bunch , Happy Days , Kung Fu , and Cheers . He also provided titles or effects on such films as Some Like It Hot , The Apartment , Jack the Giant Killer , Tobruk , Blazing Saddles , and Superman .",
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"text": "Cal Howard Cal Howard ( March 24 , 1911 -- September 10 , 1993 ) was an American cartoon story artist , animator and director mostly remembered for his work at Walter Lantz and Warner Bros. '' . He was also the voice actor of Gabby Goat .",
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"text": "The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy is a historical fiction novel written by Jacopo della Quercia . The plot follows President William Howard Taft , scientist and son of a former president Robert Todd Lincoln , Secret Service Chief John Wilkie , Captain ( later Major ) Archibald Butt and others as they slowly unravel a worldwide conspiracy over a decade in the making . The book , which was della Quercia 's debut novel , was published in 2014 by St. Martin 's Griffin , an imprint of publishing company St. Martin 's Press . The author described the book 's genre not as singular distinct genre , but as an `` equal parts cocktail '' of adventure , historical fiction , science fiction , thriller and comedy . In 2015 , della Quercia released a spiritual sequel , License to Quill , of a similar nature that concerns the lives of Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare in Reformation-era Europe . The book has many references to actual events ; some , such as the sinking of the RMS Titanic , are important plot points , while others , such as the destruction of the zeppelin Erbslöh , are passively mentioned as news or memories . The author also includes excerpts from real newspaper articles , which were used to provide exposition in the storyline . Similarly , all of the main characters in the book were real , relevant figures in the 20th century . The characters profiles were fictionalized to fit in with the book 's plot and atmosphere , but their names , positions , occupations and personalities are kept largely intact .",
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"text": "Eddy Howard Edward Evan Duncan `` Eddy '' Howard ( September 12 , 1914 -- May 23 , 1963 ) was an American vocalist and bandleader who was popular during the 1940s and 1950s .",
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"text": "Bill Cracks Down Bill Cracks Down is a 1937 American film directed by William Nigh . The film is also known as Men of Steel in the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "Groundhog Day (film) Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Harold Ramis , starring Bill Murray , Andie MacDowell , and Chris Elliott . It was written by Ramis and Danny Rubin , based on a story by Rubin . Murray plays Phil Connors , an arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman who , during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney , Pennsylvania , finds himself caught in a time loop , repeating the same day again and again . After indulging in hedonism and committing suicide numerous times , he begins to re-examine his life and priorities . On its release , Groundhog Day was a modest success and garnered generally positive reviews . It gained stronger appreciation among critics and film historians over time , and is now often listed among the best comedy films ever . It further entered into the public consciousness , where the term `` Groundhog Day '' can represent a situation that seems to repeat over and over in government and military arenas , as well as influencing other entertainment . In 2006 , the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . A stage musical version of the film premiered in 2016 .",
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"text": "American way The American way of life or simply the American way is the unique lifestyle of the people of the United States of America . It refers to a nationalist ethos that adheres to the principle of life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness . At the center of the American way is the American Dream that upward mobility is achievable by any American through hard work . This concept is intertwined with the concept of American exceptionalism , the belief in the unique culture of the nation . Author William Herberg offers the following definition : One commentator notes , `` The first half of Herberg 's statement still holds true nearly half a century after he first formulated it '' , even though `` Herberg 's latter claims have been severely if not completely undermined ... materialism no longer needs to be justified in high-sounding terms '' . In the National Archives and Records Administration 's 1999 Annual Report , National Archivist John W. Carlin writes , `` We are different because our government and our way of life are not based on the divine right of kings , the hereditary privileges of elites , or the enforcement of deference to dictators . They are based on pieces of paper , the Charters of Freedom - the Declaration that asserted our independence , the Constitution that created our government , and the Bill of Rights that established our liberties . ''",
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"text": "The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life epitomized by the Simpson family , which consists of Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa , and Maggie . The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture , society , television , and the human condition . The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks . Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family , substituting Bart for his own name . The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19 , 1987 . After a three-season run , the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became an early hit for Fox , becoming the network 's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season ( 1989 -- 90 ) . Since its debut on December 17 , 1989 , episodes of The Simpsons have been broadcast . Its 28th season began on September 25 , 2016 . It is the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American animated program , and , in 2009 , it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series . The Simpsons Movie , a feature-length film , was released in theaters worldwide on July 27 , 2007 , and grossed over $ 527 million . On November 4 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a twenty-ninth and thirtieth season of 22 episodes each , extending the show to 2019 . The Simpsons received widespread critical acclaim throughout its first nine seasons , which are generally considered its `` Golden Age '' . Time named it the 20th century 's best television series , and Erik Adams of The A.V. Club named it `` television 's crowning achievement regardless of format '' . On January 14 , 2000 , the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . It has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series , including 31 Primetime Emmy Awards , 30 Annie Awards , and a Peabody Award . Homer 's exclamatory catchphrase `` D'oh ! '' has been adopted into the English language , while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms . Despite this , the show has also been criticized for what many perceive as a decline in quality over the years .",
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"text": "Buckwild Anthony Best ( born March 20 ) ( better known by his stage name Buckwild ) is an American hip hop producer from The Bronx borough of New York City . He is a member of Diggin ' in the Crates Crew along with Lord Finesse , Showbiz and A.G. , Diamond D , Fat Joe , Big L , and O.C. . He has produced a number of tracks , including The Notorious B.I.G. 's `` I Got a Story to Tell '' and Black Rob 's `` Whoa ! '' . In 2013 , he was described by HipHopDX as `` one of Hip Hop 's most prolific and acclaimed producers '' .",
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"text": "Twentieth Century (film) Twentieth Century is a 1934 American pre-Code screwball comedy film . Much of the film is set on the 20th Century Limited train as it travels from Chicago to New York City . The film was directed by Howard Hawks , stars John Barrymore and Carole Lombard , and features Walter Connolly , Roscoe Karns and Edgar Kennedy . Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur adapted their Broadway play of the same name -- itself based on the unproduced play Napoleon of Broadway by Charles Bruce Millholland -- with uncredited contributions from Gene Fowler and Preston Sturges . Along with Frank Capra 's It Happened One Night , also released in 1934 ( which amazingly has exactly the same music over the opening titles ) , Twentieth Century is considered to be a prototype for the screwball comedy . `` Howard Hawks ' rapid-fire romantic comedy established the essential ingredients of the screwball -- a dizzy dame , a charming but befuddled hero , dazzling dialogue and a dash of slapstick . '' Its success propelled Lombard into the front ranks of film comediennes . The film was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011 .",
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"text": "Rollin Howard Rollin Howard ( 1840 - June 19 , 1879 ) was an American minstrel performer , best known for his female blackface impersonations . Howard was born as Ebenezer G.B. Holder in New York City around 1840 , and appeared in minstrel productions from approximately 1860 to 1870 . He appeared in other dramatic performances both before and after his minstrel period . After the American Civil War , female impersonators became more common in minstrel shows , and Howard was considered one of the leading performers in such roles , along with Francis Leon and Eugene d'Amelie . Among songs that Howard performed , he was credited with `` arranging '' on one of the first sheet music publications for Shoo Fly , Do n't Bother Me in 1869 . The song was extremely popular , and though the exact authorship is not clear , at times Howard has received some authorship credit .",
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"text": "Howard Husock __ NOTOC __ Howard Husock is vice president for policy research at the Manhattan Institute , where he is also director of its Social Entrepreneurship Initiative and a contributing editor to the Institute 's quarterly magazine , City Journal . He is the author of the blog Philanthropy and Society on Forbes.com and author of the book Philanthropy Under Fire . Husock was nominated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors by President Barack Obama in June 2013 and confirmed by the Senate in August 2013 . From 1987 through 2006 , Husock served as director of case studies in public policy and management at Harvard University 's Kennedy School of Government , where he was also a fellow at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations . His publications on the nonprofit sector have appeared in The Wall Street Journal , National Affairs , Society Magazine , The Chronicle of Philanthropy , The Public Interest , The New York Times , and the Washington Post . In addition , Husock has written widely on housing and urban policy , including in his book , The Trillion-Dollar Housing Mistake : The Failure of American Housing Policy ( Ivan R. Dee , 2003 ) and his monograph Repairing the Ladder : Toward a New Housing Policy Paradigm ( Reason Foundation , 1996 ) . His work has also appeared in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management , Philanthropy , and The Wilson Quarterly . Husock is a former broadcast journalist and documentary filmmaker whose work at WGBH-TV in Boston won three Emmy awards . His WGBH series Community Disorder : Racial Violence in Boston ( 1979 ) won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism award for television . His WGBH credits include The Paterson Project : One City in the Reagan Era ( 1982 ) ; Pat Ewing and an American Dream ( 1981 ) ; Meet Tom Menino ( 1983 ) ; The World Halfball Tournament ( 1983 ) and America 's First School : 350 Years at Boston Latin ( 1984 ) .",
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"text": "Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume One: The Early Years Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America Volume One : The Early Years is an American comedy album with music and dialogue written by Stan Freberg , released as Capitol W/SW -1573 in 1961 . Freberg satirizes episodes of the history of the United States from 1492 until the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 . The album combined dialogue and song in a musical theater format . Billy May orchestrated the music . In addition to Freberg , the cast included the following performers : Jesse White Peter Leeds Byron Kane Colleen Collins Helen Kleeb Shep Menken Walter Tetley Marvin Miller June Foray Barney Phillips Maurice Dallimore Peter Forster John Frank Paul Frees ( narrator ) Freberg used anachronistic and self-referential humour in these sketches , such as referring to the Fourth of July weekend in the `` Declaration of Independence '' sketch , Thanksgiving Day in the skit on `` Take an Indian to Lunch '' as well as the `` Thanksgiving Turkey '' portion , and Columbus Day in `` Columbus Discovers America '' . Freberg also referred to McCarthyism in the `` Declaration of Independence '' sketch , where Benjamin Franklin says , `` You ... sign a harmless petition , and forget all about it ; ten years later , you get hauled up before a committee . '' Admirers of this album have included Steven Spielberg , Richard Dreyfuss and Paul McCartney . Dr. Demento 's listeners have repeatedly voted The United States of America as the greatest comedy album of all time . Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America , Volume Two was planned for a release during America 's Bicentennial in 1976 , but did not emerge until 1996 . In his autobiography , Freberg detailed his efforts to have the songs and skits produced on Broadway ; when this failed , he used material omitted from the original album in the sequel . A third volume was planned . Due to the death of Freberg 's wife , Donna , and Freberg 's personal health problems , the project was shelved .",
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"text": "The New Americans The New Americans is a seven-hour American documentary , produced by Kartemquin Films , that was originally broadcast on American television over three nights on the Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) in late March 2004 . The observational documentary , which includes minimal voice-over narration and very little direct interviewing of its subjects ( and none in which the interviewer 's voice is heard ) , follows the lives of a series of immigrants to the United States over the course of four years . The series was filmed between 1998 and 2001 , although not all of its subjects were filmed during that entire length of time . The immigrants were filmed both in their countries of origin before immigrating as well as in the United States . The filming during this period was extensive and occurred in the subjects ' homes , at their places of work , in government offices , and in a number of other situations , many of them quite intimate . As a result , The New Americans offers an unusually personal and comprehensive look at the people it profiles . The immigrants profiled and filmed in The New Americans include a group of baseball players from the Dominican Republic hoping to secure a career in Major League Baseball ; a computer programmer from India and his wife ; a family with six children from a farming community in the state of Guanajuato , Mexico ; a family of Ogoni refugees from Nigeria ; and a woman from Palestine who moves to the United States to be with her new husband , a first-generation Palestinian-American who grew up in Chicago . The locations shown in the documentary include not only each of the immigrants ' countries of origin , but also many places in the United States where the immigrants settled or traveled , including Chicago ( the Palestinian and Nigerian immigrants ) , the Silicon Valley of California ( the Indian immigrants ) , Garden City , Kansas and Mecca , California ( the Mexican immigrants ) , and Florida , Georgia and Montana ( the Dominican immigrants ) . The New Americans was executive produced by Steve James ( who also produced the acclaimed 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams ) and Gordon Quinn , both of Kartemquin Films . It was broadcast on PBS as part of the series Independent Lens , in association with the Independent Television Service ( ITVS ) . The program was also broadcast in the United Kingdom on the cable network BBC Four in early April 2004 . Steve James on the making of the New Americans , `` From the beginning , we knew we wanted to tell multiple stories , because every immigrant I 've met has a very rich and varied story to tell about where they come from . We also were excited about the idea of telling these people 's stories before they left their countries so that we could begin to understand these people in their own country before they gave it all up to come here . They 're all facing different problems different dreams , so there 's that diversity too . They 're a nice collection of stories because their differences and similarities . '' Primary funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ( CPB ) . Additional major funding was provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation , the Annie E. Casey Foundation and PBS . Additional funding also came from the National Endowment of the Arts , BBC , Nick Fraser , SBS , TV Australia , and VPRO , The Netherlands . The New Americans is a presentation of ITVS in association with Latino Public Broadcasting ( LPB ) and Asian Women United/National Asian American Telecommunications Association ( NAATA ) . The New Americans won a variety of awards including : The Chicago Award for Best Chicago or Illinois Production , Chicago International Television Competition ( 2004 ) ; Gold Hugo for Best Overall Production , Chicago International Television Competition 2004 -RSB- ; Best Limited Series , Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards , International Documentary Association ( IDA ) ( 2004 ) ; and the Christopher Award , TV/Cable Category , ( 2005 ) .",
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"text": "One Direction One Direction ( commonly abbreviated as 1D ) are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London , composed of Niall Horan , Liam Payne , Harry Styles , Louis Tomlinson , and previously , Zayn Malik until his departure from the band on 25 March 2015 . The group signed with Simon Cowell 's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010 . Propelled to international success by social media , One Direction 's five albums , Up All Night ( 2011 ) , Take Me Home ( 2012 ) , Midnight Memories ( 2013 ) , Four ( 2014 ) , and Made in the A.M. ( 2015 ) , topped charts in most major markets , and generated hit singles including `` What Makes You Beautiful '' , `` Live While We 're Young '' , `` Best Song Ever '' , `` Story of My Life '' , and `` Drag Me Down '' . Their awards include six Brit Awards , four MTV Video Music Awards , eleven MTV Europe Music Awards , seven American Music Awards ( including Artist of the Year in 2014 and 2015 ) , and 27 Teen Choice Awards , among many others . According to Nick Gatfield , the chairman and chief executive of Sony Music Entertainment UK , One Direction represented a $ 50 million business empire by June 2012 . They were proclaimed 2012 's `` Top New Artist '' by Billboard . According to the Sunday Times Rich List , by April 2013 , they had an estimated personal combined wealth of # 25 million ( $ 41.2 m ) making them the second-wealthiest musicians in the UK under 30 years of age . In 2014 , Forbes listed them the second-highest earning celebrities under 30 , with the group earning an estimated $ 75 million from June 2013 to June 2014 . In June 2015 , Forbes listed their earnings at $ 130 million for the previous twelve months , and ranked them the fourth highest earning celebrities in the world . In 2016 Forbes ranked them the world 's second highest earning celebrities . After the release of Four , One Direction became the first band in the US Billboard 200 history to have their first four albums debut at number one . Their third album , Midnight Memories , was the biggest-selling album worldwide of 2013 despite being released in late November . The band 's Where We Are Tour in support of Midnight Memories and Four , was the highest-grossing concert tour in 2014 , and the highest-grossing tour ever by a vocal group , generating $ 282 million . In 2014 , Billboard named One Direction Artist of the Year . The band is currently on a hiatus that began in January 2016 , allowing all members to pursue other projects .",
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"text": "The One (Backstreet Boys song) `` The One '' is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys . It was released on May 16 , 2000 , as the fourth and final single from their third studio album Millennium ( 1999 ) . In a 2001 interview on The View , the group stated they never really intended `` The One '' as their fourth single . The group held a poll on TRL allowing fans to choose the next single from their album , and after Nick Carter himself called in and voted for `` The One '' , his large fan-base followed . The rest of the group had preferred the song `` Do n't Want You Back '' , which had been leading in votes up to that point . A sneak preview of this song was released on the Selections from A Night Out with the Backstreet Boys CD on November 17 , 1998 and had a slightly different sound to it ; another preview was shown at the end of Britney Spears ' album ... Baby One More Time ( under the title `` I 'll Be the One '' ) two months later . This song was also used as the opening song in the shōnen anime Hanada Shōnen-shi .",
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"text": "All Night (Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa song) `` All Night '' is a song by American rappers Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa ; it released was released on May 13 , 2016 by Atlantic Records , Columbia Records , and Empire Distribution . It serves as the lead single from their mixtape , TGOD Mafia : Rude Awakening . It was produced by 808 Mafia member , TM88 . The song samples `` Lonely Star '' by The Weeknd .",
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"text": "Drag Me Down `` Drag Me Down '' is a song recorded by English-Irish boy band One Direction for their fifth studio album , Made in the A.M. ( 2015 ) . The song was released worldwide on 31 July 2015 and marked the band 's first single since Zayn Malik 's departure in March 2015 . `` Drag Me Down '' debuted atop the charts in the United Kingdom , Ireland , France , Austria , Australia , and New Zealand . It became the group 's first number one single in France and Australia , as well as their fourth number one in New Zealand and the United Kingdom . It debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won the fan-voted ` Best Video Award ' at the 2016 Brit Awards .",
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"text": "E.Y.C. (band) E.Y.C. ( also known as Express Yourself Clearly ) was an American pop/R & B group . Its members were Damon Butler , Dave Loeffler and Trey McKay Parker . E.Y.C. failed to find success in their home country , but became more popular abroad in the United Kingdom and Australia . They scored six Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart before disbanding . Controversy surrounded the release of their track `` Black Book '' ; which was released as a special edition CD featuring the names of all the fans that had signed up to their mailing list encouraging them to purchase the CD . This resulted in the group scoring their biggest hit when the track peaked at Number 13 in the UK chart . They also appeared on the Childliners single , The Gift Of Christmas , alongside acts such as Backstreet Boys , Boyzone , MN8 , Sean Maguire , Deuce , Ultimate Kaos , Let Loose , East 17 , Peter Andre , Michelle Gayle and Dannii Minogue . Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow & Jason Orange & Howard Donland & Mark Owen & Kylie Minogue & Alexa Chung & Alex Zane .",
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"text": "Twelfth Night XII Twelfth Night is a studio album released by UK neo-progressive band Twelfth Night in 1986 . Although officially untitled , it is known informally as both XII and The Virgin Album . The number `` XII '' was printed vertically on the album cover with the words `` Twelfth Night '' inserted horizontally between the two `` I 's '' . Some discographies quote the album 's title as X , apparently misinterpreting the `` I 's '' as simply horizontal lines framing the band 's name .",
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"text": "Dream City Film Club Dream City Film Club were a North London rock band founded in July 1995 . Their sound was difficult to categorize in that it encompassed tortured lovelorn balladry , avant-garde flourishes , Tin Pan Alley , straightforward rock and gospel yearnings in both lyrics and subject matter . Ultimately , Dream City Film Club failed to find enough of an audience to sustain them . Vocalist Michael J. Sheehy had been working as a solo singer/songwriter for several years when he met Alex Vald and Laurence Ash , who quickly began writing songs with Sheehy . Upon the demise of another local group , Breed , bassist Andrew Park joined . The band 's name came from a news story Sheehy had seen about an arsonist who had burned down a members-only porno theatre . They played their first gig as Dream City Film Club on 31 July 1995 . They released a single , `` Crawl '' for the underground fanzine , the Organ in early 1996 . Soon after , they were contacted by Beggar 's Banquet and recorded their eponymous debut album in late 1996 , later releasing it on 26 May 1997 . According to Sheehy , the English press reaction to the first single , `` Perfect Piece of Trash '' , was almost unanimous in its derision . After parting with Vald , DCFC continued on as a three piece , recording its second and final album , In the Cold Light of Morning featuring a more expansive sound best realized on the epic `` God Will Punish the Pervert Preacher '' . The group disbanded in 1999 . Michael J. Sheehy subsequently recorded three solo albums for Beggar 's Banquet and two for Glitterhouse , and has fronted Saint Silas Intercession with his brother Patrick . During the early 2000s , Alex Vald worked as half of experimental pop band Datapuddle . In 2015 , Sheehy and Vald reunited as the pop-noir duo United Sound of Joy .",
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"text": "1 of 1 (album) 1 of 1 is the fifth Korean studio album and the eighth overall by South Korean boy band Shinee . It was released digitally and physically on October 5 , 2016 , under S.M. Entertainment and distributed by KT Music . The album contains nine songs , including the title track of the same name , `` 1 of 1 '' . Musically , the album is a modernized twist on the retro genre , and stretches back to the 1980 -- 1990 period . Additionally , based on their '90s theme , the group released a limited edition of cassette tapes besides the usual CD version . In order to promote the album , Shinee appeared on several South Korean music programs , such as Music Bank , Show ! Music Core , and Inkigayo , where they performed material from the album . On November 15 , 2016 , Shinee released a repackaged version of their fifth studio album titled 1 and 1 with 5 new songs , including the title track `` Tell Me What to Do '' . The album received favorable reviews from music critics , who praised Shinee 's successful attempt at the retro style , bringing back the classic , old-school boy band sound , while maintaining the groups previous dreamy-like sound of their last album Odd . It was commercially successful in South Korea and peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart and sold over 170,000 album copies in one month . The album also charted at number two on the Billboards US World Albums chart . Its title track , `` 1 of 1 '' , peaked at number four on the Gaon Digital Chart , further reaching number three on the Billboards World Digital Songs chart . The accompanying music video also received positive reviews , Stephanie Choi of Hello Asia and Gina Mei of Cosmopolitan praised the nostalgic feel about video as several parts of it -- the costumes , the simple , white backdrop , and old film transition techniques reflect the retro style of the late 1980 and 90s . Jeff Benjamin of Fuse praised the atypical portrayals of beauty , as the video includes many different looking female models .",
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"text": "Biffy Clyro Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock , East Ayrshire , composed of Simon Neil ( guitar , lead vocals ) , James Johnston ( bass , vocals ) and Ben Johnston ( drums , vocals ) . Currently signed to 14th Floor Records , they have released seven studio albums , four of which ( Puzzle , Only Revolutions , Opposites and Ellipsis ) reached the top five in the UK Albums Chart , with their sixth studio album , Opposites claiming their first UK number-one album . After their first three albums , the band expanded their following significantly in 2007 with the release of their fourth , Puzzle , creating more mainstream songs with simpler rhythms and distancing themselves from the more unusual dissonant style that was present in their previous three albums . Puzzle peaked at number 2 on the official UK album charts on 16 June 2007 . The album went Gold in the UK , selling over 100,000 units , and later in 2012 went Platinum in the UK , having sold over 300,000 copies . The band released Only Revolutions in 2009 which reached No. 3 in the UK chart and went gold within days of its release in 2009 , going platinum later in 2010 and receiving a Mercury Music Prize nomination . Only Revolutions included the UK hit singles `` Mountains '' , `` That Golden Rule '' and `` Many of Horror '' all of which reached the UK Top Ten . The latter reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart after The X Factor 2010 winner , Matt Cardle covered the song , and became the UK number one Christmas single for the year 2010 . In 2011 the band was nominated for the Brit Awards for Best British Group . At the 2013 NME Awards , they received the award for Best British Band . On 25 August 2013 Biffy Clyro headlined the main stage at Leeds & Reading Festival . Based on their album and single certifications , the band have sold in excess of 1,240,000 albums and 400,000 singles in the UK alone . As of 2016 , in total , the band have spent 155 weeks in the top seventy-five of the UK Album Charts , with two of those weeks being at the top position at number one and seventy weeks within the main top forty of the albums charts . The band 's singles have spent a total of seventy-nine weeks in the UK Singles Charts , with six weeks in the top ten and forty-two in the top forty .",
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"text": "Out of the Night Out of the Night is the first release by the American hard rock band Great White in 1983 . It was independently released and sold more than 8,000 copies in less than three months , with the band supporting Dokken in their 1983 US tour . This led to EMI picking up the band for their first full-length , eponymous LP . It was reissued as On Your Knees by Enigma Records in 1987 , likely to capitalize on the band 's growing popularity due to the album Once Bitten ... The songs also appeared on the US CD release of the live album Recovery : Live ! and 3 of them ( `` Out of the Night '' , `` On Your Knees '' and `` Dead End '' ) appeared in the re-recorded versions on the debut LP .",
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"text": "One Lie Fits All One Lie Fits All is the third album from One Minute Silence . It was released on 7 July 2003 . Produced by John Leckie , it was the band 's last album before they announced their breakup in October 2003 and never enjoyed a supporting tour , unlike the two EP 's ( Revolution and We Bounce - a two part single for `` I Wear My Skin '' was also released ) which came during the anticipation for the album release . The album was a marked progression from their previous rap metal style displayed on Available In All Colours ( and to a lesser degree Buy Now ... Saved Later which was quite similar in its toned down , more mellow vibe ) the sound was much more refined and reflective in places . Although the album still had its epic tracks which the band were known for , especially live .",
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"text": "Exciter Tour Exciter Tour was a 2001 concert tour by the English electronic band Depeche Mode in support of the group 's tenth studio album , Exciter , which was released in May 2001 . The tour began with a North American leg ; the group performed one rehearsal show and two `` warm-up '' concerts before the official tour began in Montreal , Quebec , Canada , in mid-June . The leg continued until mid-August , concluding with two shows in Anaheim , California . In late August 2001 , the group began a European leg , which started in Tallinn and culminated in early November in Mannheim , Germany . This was the final show of the tour ; a second European leg had been planned for the summer of 2002 but this never happened . In total , the band played 84 concerts , performing to over 1.5 million people in 24 countries . The concerts in Paris were filmed and issued in May 2002 on a DVD release entitled One Night in Paris .",
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"text": "Another Night (The Hollies album) Another Night is an album by English rock/pop band , The Hollies . It is the band 's second album with vocalist Allan Clarke since his departure in 1972 ( the first album with him since his departure was their 1974 album , Hollies ) . This album has mostly original material , with one exception : a cover of a song from a young , and at the time unknown , Bruce Springsteen , `` 4th of July , Asbury Park ( Sandy ) '' .",
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"text": "Together (S Club Juniors album) Together is the debut album by S Club Juniors . It was released in 2002 and went to number 5 on the UK Albums Chart . The album has sold over 600,000 copies in the UK , making it 2 × Platinum . The track `` One Step Closer '' was also released by another 19 Management act , American Juniors . `` You Are the One '' is a rewritten version of `` From All of Us '' by Girl Thing .",
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"text": "Summer Night Town is a song by J-pop idol group Morning Musume , released as their second single on May 27 , 1998 as an 8 cm CD . It sold a total of 417,330 copies . In 2004 It was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005 as a 12 cm CD . Lead vocals of this single was Natsumi Abe . This single was also the debut of the `` Second Generation '' Morning Musume members Mari Yaguchi , Kei Yasuda and Sayaka Ichii , as well as the group 's first single to be released under Zetima and distributed through Sony Music Japan 's sub label Epic Records , as One Up Music ( Zetima 's former name ) had ended its distribution deal with Warner Music Japan and adopted its current name after the release of the group 's previous single `` Morning Coffee '' . Zetima would be distributed through Sony for this single , Morning Musume 's first album `` First Time '' and all of the Up-Front Works label 's subsequent releases .",
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"text": "Midnight Memories Midnight Memories is the third studio album by British-Irish boy band One Direction , released on 25 November 2013 by Columbia Records , Syco Music and Sony Music . The album was described as having a `` slightly rockier tone '' than their previous efforts . It has become the fastest-selling album in Amazon UK 's history , breaking the record set by One Direction 's previous release , Take Me Home ( 2012 ) . The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 , making One Direction the first group in history to debut at number one in the US with their first three albums . The album was preceded by the release of the singles `` Best Song Ever '' and `` Story of My Life '' . Upon the album 's release , Midnight Memories received mixed reviews from music critics . Many critics praised the lyrical depth and musical composition on the album , as well as the group 's level of involvement in the production process . However , others argued that the material was less memorable than their previous work and felt the themes were not as mature as expected . Despite being released five weeks before the year 's end , Midnight Memories nevertheless became the best-selling album of 2013 as listed by the IFPI , with sales of four million copies .",
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"text": "One Live Night One Live Night is a 1995 semi-acoustic live album by heavy metal band Dokken . The reunited Dokken recorded the album during their 1995 tour . The album went virtually unheard at the time of its release . Released at the time when grunge and alternative rock were dominating mainstream rock music , MTV had no interest in featuring glam metal acts ; so Dokken decided to do their own `` unplugged '' album . This intimate performance included versions of `` Tooth and Nail '' , `` Into the Fire '' and `` Alone Again '' , as well as covers of the Beatles ' `` Nowhere Man '' and Emerson , Lake & Palmer 's `` From the Beginning '' . One Live Night was also released on VHS and later DVD .",
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"text": "To All New Arrivals To All New Arrivals is the 5th studio album by dance music act Faithless . The album was created after the positive response to the Faithless Greatest Hits tour , originally described as their `` final tour '' . The album was released on 27 November 2006 , a week after the single Bombs . The title for the album was inspired by the recent birth of two babies to band members Rollo and Sister Bliss . Lead singer Maxi Jazz loved the title , partly due to his Buddhist faith and partly due to his parents being new arrivals to the UK in the 1950s . The tagline for the album are lyrics taken from the song `` Music Matters '' : For all those who stood up and were counted , For all those for whom money was no motive , For all those for whom music was a message , I want to thank you . In one notable collaboration , the track `` Spiders , Crocodiles & Kryptonite '' features the vocals of Robert Smith of post-punk group The Cure . The song also contains samples and a section of arrangement from The Cure hit `` Lullaby '' . The album was supported by a tour of all of the United Kingdom 's major arenas which began in Nottingham on 17 March 2007 . It entered the UK album chart at # 30 for the week ending 3 December 2006 . Given that their previous studio album , No Roots , entered the charts at # 1 , this position was seen as a disappointment . Unlike the original versions of Faithless ' previous studio albums , initially this album was not released in the United States . However , a `` Deluxe Version '' appeared on the U.S. iTunes Store on 4 November 2007 . The album cover features the 1880 oil painting , Nightfall on the Thames , by John Atkinson Grimshaw .",
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"text": "Night Verses Night Verses are an American post-rock band with members from Long Island , New York and Fullerton , California . The group consists of Lead vocalist Douglas Robinson , Guitarist Nick DePirro , Bassist Reilly Herrera and Drummer/Digital Percussionist Aric Improta . The band has 3 releases to date and is currently signed to Graphic Nature/Equal Vision Records ( US ) and Southworld Records ( UK ) . Night Verses self-released their Out of the Sky EP on May 15 , 2012 and their debut full length Lift Your Existence on June 25 , 2013 via Easy Killer and Southworld Records . Both of which were produced by Portland based engineer Kris Crummett ( Closure in Moscow , Dance Gavin Dance , Emarosa , Efecto Amalia ) . They have shared the stage with the likes of Letlive. , Converge , The Chariot , Norma Jean , Protest the Hero , HRVRD , and A Lot Like Birds",
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"text": "One shot (music video) A `` one-shot '' is any music video which consists of action , continuous in time and space , from the perspective of a single camera -- a single long take . In order to be able to make one-shot videos several special techniques are used . Most commonly the stage props which are not currently caught on cameras are changed during the shot . For other videos some parts are filmed before the final shot and then replayed on screens in the video . One of the most famous music video directors for this genre is Michel Gondry , who has done many of his videos in this style . This differs from the meaning of two shot , etc. .",
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"text": "The Hardest Part Is the Night `` The Hardest Part Is the Night '' is a single by American rock band Bon Jovi . It is taken from their second album , 7800 ° Fahrenheit . It is notable for being the first Bon Jovi single to be released in the UK , where it charted at # 68 . It was the only single from the album not to chart in the U.S. Among Bon Jovi 's early songs , `` The Hardest Part is the Night '' is the one that expresses most clearly Jon Bon Jovi 's concerns with working class issues and the struggles of the underdog , a theme that would later bring success to the band with Livin ' on a Prayer . The song makes vague references to a young man battling against the odds to succeed in life , though he knows that he is ultimately `` going down '' .",
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"text": "There Will Be Blood There Will Be Blood is a 2007 American epic historical drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano . The film was inspired by Upton Sinclair 's novel Oil ! . It tells the story of a silver miner-turned-oilman ( Day-Lewis ) on a ruthless quest for wealth during Southern California 's oil boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Kevin J. O'Connor , Ciarán Hinds , and Dillon Freasier are also featured in the film . There Will Be Blood received significant critical praise , with the performance of Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview receiving widespread acclaim . Other qualities of the film , such as its cinematography , direction , and screenplay , were also lauded and received numerous awards and nominations . It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival , where it won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director and a Special Artistic Contribution Award for Jonny Greenwood 's score . It also appeared on many critics ' `` top ten '' lists for the year , notably the American Film Institute , the National Society of Film Critics , the National Board of Review , and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association . Day-Lewis won Oscar , BAFTA , Golden Globe , Screen Actors Guild , NYFCC and IFTA Best Actor awards for his performance , cementing his position as one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation . The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards , including Best Picture , winning Best Actor for Day-Lewis and Best Cinematography for Robert Elswit . There Will Be Blood is now widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the 2000s , and was among the highest-ranking 21st century films in the British Film Institute 's 2012 Sight & Sound polls .",
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"text": "2006 Toronto International Film Festival The 31st Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 7 to September 16 , 2006 . Opening the festival was Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn 's The Journals of Knud Rasmussen , a film that `` explores the history of the Inuit people through the eyes of a father and daughter . '' In a press release dated June 27 , 2006 , twenty-six international film selections were announced which previously premiered at major film festivals worldwide . Of the films announced , twenty-five of them will receive their North American premiere . Among the many anticipated films were Babel by Alejandro González Iñárritu , Volver by Pedro Almodóvar , Election 2 ( a.k.a. Triad Election ) by Johnnie To , The Fountain by Darren Aronofsky and The Host by Bong Joon-ho . Bella took top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival by winning the highly coveted `` People 's Choice Award '' , a distinction which puts them in the company of such Oscar-winning films as Chariots of Fire , American Beauty , Life Is Beautiful , Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon and Hotel Rwanda . Last year 's winner of the `` People 's Choice '' Award , Tsotsi , won an Oscar for best foreign-language film . Bella marks the feature directorial debut for Alejandro Monteverde , who also co-wrote its original screenplay with Patrick Million . Bella features Manuel Perez , Angélica Aragón , Jaime Terelli and Ali Landry . Bella was produced by Sean Wolfington , Eduardo Verastegui , Leo Severino , Alejandro Monteverde and Denise Pinckley and executive produced by J. Eustace Wolfington , Ana Wolfington and Stephen McEveety . The film was financed by producers Sean Wolfingtonand Eustace Wolfington . McEveety ( Braveheart , We Were Soldiers , Passion of the Christ ) consulted on the script and signed on as an Executive Producer to help market the movie . Bella is McEveety 's first release under his nascent Mpower Films moniker and marks his first feature since ankling Mel Gibson 's Icon productions .",
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"text": "Nick Meyer Nick Meyer is an American film producer . Meyer was the president of Paramount Vantage until December 2008 . In 2007 , with Meyer as co-head of Paramount , the Studio received 19 Academy Award nominations . Four of the Studio 's 2007 feature films were honored : There Will Be Blood , a Paramount Vantage and Miramax co-production , received eight nominations , winning Best Picture among others ; No Country for Old Men , also a Miramax and Paramount Vantage co-production , received eight nominations ; Into the Wild earned two nominations ; The Kite Runner garnered one nomination . At the 80th Academy Awards , Blood and No Country won a combined six awards , including the Academy Award for Best Picture for No Country , the Academy Award for Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis in Blood , and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem in No Country . Formerly , Meyer was the long-time president of Lionsgate International , a division of Lionsgate Studios . He is the head of Sierra Pictures , which he founded in 2009 . In 2010 , Meyer formed White Knuckle Pictures with Brett Ratner to develop and finance moderately priced action films . In 2011 , his Sierra Pictures merged with film sales company Affinity International to become Sierra/Affinity . He is a graduate of Wesleyan University .",
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"text": "Bloodtide Bloodtide may refer to : Bloodtide ( audio drama ) , a 2001 audio drama based on the British TV series Doctor Who Bloodtide ( comics ) , a Marvel Comics supervillain Bloodtide ( novel ) , a 1999 novel by Melvin Burgess Blood Tide , a 1982 British film directed by Richard Jefferies",
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"text": "Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann Blood Ties : The Life and Work of Sally Mann is a 1994 American short documentary film directed by Steven Cantor and Peter Spirer . It was premiered at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short . The documentary looks at some of the controversy surrounding Sally Mann 's book Immediate Family , which contains non-sexual photographs of her pre-adolescent children in various states of dress . Some religious groups had accused her of making child pornography , and the film focuses on Mann 's defense of her art . Filmmaker Cantor followed up this short with a full-length documentary about Mann in 2005 : What Remains : The Life and Work of Sally Mann . Blood Ties was released in New York City and Los Angeles on March 4 , 1994 as part of the program Oscar Shorts 1993 . It was also shown at the San Francisco International Film Festival ( April -- May 1994 ) , the Atlanta Film and Video Festival ( June 1994 ) , and the USA Film Festival in Dallas , Texas ( April 1994 ) , at which it won a Special Jury Award .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by BioShock Infinite BioShock Infinite is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games . Players assume control of Booker DeWitt ( Troy Baker ) , who is sent to rescue Elizabeth ( Courtnee Draper ) from her captivity on the floating air city of Columbia . The game 's development was led by creative director Ken Levine . The game was officially announced on August 12 , 2010 , and was widely anticipated . At the Spike Video Game Awards , it was nominated Most Anticipated Game three times . Following its previews at the Electronic Entertainment Expo , the game won numerous awards , including Best of Show from several gaming publications . It was released worldwide on March 26 , 2013 for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . Review aggregator Metacritic assigned the game a normalized score of 94 out of 100 , indicating `` universal acclaim '' , based on 27 and 68 reviews for the Windows and PlayStation 3 versions , respectively ; the Xbox 360 version received 93 out of 100 based on 33 reviews . Within four months of its release , BioShock Infinite sold approximately four million copies , and eleven million by June 2015 . BioShock Infinite garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its music , story , visual design , characters , and the acting of its cast . At the 17th Annual DICE Awards , the game received six nominations and went on to win two awards : Action Game of the Year , and Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition . The game earned four nominations at the 10th British Academy Video Games Awards , winning Original Music . At IGN 's Best of 2013 , the game garnered twenty nominations and went on to win nine awards , including Best Overall Shooter Game and Best Overall Graphics for Art Design . At the 14th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards , BioShock Infinite won Best Audio and Best Visual Art . The game received nine nominations at the Spike VGX , winning Best Shooter , Best Song in a Game and Character of the Year . At the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards , the game received eleven nominations , with Courtnee Draper winning Supporting Performance in a Drama . The game appeared on several year-end lists of the best games of 2013 , receiving Game of the Year wins from the Associated Press , CNN , Electronic Gaming Monthly , Entertainment Weekly , Forbes , and Games .",
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"text": "25th Academy Awards The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19 , 1953 . It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood , California , and the NBC International Theatre in New York City . It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised , and the first ceremony to be held in Hollywood and New York City simultaneously . It was also the only year that the New York ceremonies were to be held in the NBC International Theatre on Columbus Circle , which was shortly thereafter demolished and replaced by the New York Coliseum convention center . A major upset occurred in the category of Best Picture . The heavily favored High Noon lost to Cecil B. DeMille 's The Greatest Show on Earth , eventually considered among the worst films to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture . The American film magazine Premiere placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine Empire rated it # 3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners . It has the lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes ' list of the 81 films to win Best Picture . Of all the films nominated for the Oscar this year , only High Noon and Singin ' in the Rain would show up 46 years later on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the 20th Century . For a film that only received two nominations , Singin ' in the Rain went on to be named as the greatest American musical film of all time and in the 2007 American Film Institute updated list as the fifth greatest American film of all time , while High Noon was ranked twenty-seventh on the same 2007 list , as well . The Bad and the Beautiful won five awards , the most wins ever for a film not nominated for Best Picture . It was also the second Academy Awards in which a film not nominated for Best Picture received the most awards of the evening , excluding years where there were ties for the most wins . The only other film to do this was The Thief of Bagdad at the 13th Academy Awards ; as of the 87th Academy Awards , it has not happened since . Until Spotlight won only Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards , this was the last year in which the Best Picture winner won just two Oscars . It was also the second of three years to date in which two films not nominated for Best Picture received more nominations than the winner ( The Bad and the Beautiful and Hans Christian Andersen , both with six ) . This occurred again at the 79th Academy Awards . Shirley Booth also became the last person to win an Oscar in a Leading Role to be born in the 19th century . She also holds the distinction of being the first woman in her 50s to win the award , at the age of 54 ( the second woman in her 50s to win , Julianne Moore , was 54 when awarded at the 87th Academy Awards ) . John Ford 's fourth win for Best Director set a record for the most wins in this category that remains unmatched to this day . For the first time since the introduction of Supporting Actor and Actress awards in 1936 , Best Picture , Best Director , and all four acting Oscars went to six different films . This has happened only three times since , at the 29th Academy Awards for 1956 , the 78th for 2005 , and the 85th for 2012 .",
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"text": "Blood Brothers (musical) Blood Brothers is a musical with book , lyrics , and music by Willy Russell . The story is a contemporary nature versus nurture plot , revolving around fraternal twins Mickey and Eddie , who were separated at birth and one raised in a wealthy family while the other raised in a poor family . The twins ' different backgrounds take them to opposite ends of the social spectrum , one becoming a councillor and the other unemployed and in prison . They both fall in love with the same girl , causing a tear in their friendship and leading to the tragic death of both brothers . Russell says that his work was based on a one-act play that he read as a child `` about two babies switched at birth ... it became the seed for Blood Brothers . '' Originally developed as a school play , Blood Brothers debuted in Liverpool before Russell transferred it to West End for a short run in 1983 . The musical won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical and went on to a year-long national tour before returning for a revival in the West End in 1988 where it stayed at the Albery Theatre for 3 years , transferring to the Phoenix Theatre in 1991 . The revival ran for more than 24 years in the West End , and played more than 10,000 performances , becoming the third longest-running musical production in West End history . It finally closed in November 2012 . The musical has been produced with success on tour , on Broadway and elsewhere , and it has developed a cult following .",
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"text": "Scream Awards The Scream Awards were an award show dedicated to the horror , sci-fi , and fantasy genres of feature films . Originally only having Scream Queen and Heroic Performance awards for actors , the personnel awards have expanded to include actors and actresses of all three recognized genres . In addition , comic books awards were also given and have been recently expanded . It is broadcast on Spike TV and has been branded in the past as the Spike TV Scream Awards . Subsequently , the show was relabeled simply Scream with the respective year , i.e. Scream 2009 . The show was created by executive producers Michael Levitt , Cindy Levitt , and Casey Patterson . The Scream Awards ceremonies were cancelled following the 2011 Scream Awards .",
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"text": "2007 National Society of Film Critics Awards 42nd NSFC Awards January 5 , 2008 Best Film : There Will Be Blood The 42nd National Society of Film Critics Awards , given on 5 January 2008 , honored the best filmmaking of 2007 .",
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"text": "Bloodletting Press Bloodletting Press was launched in 2002 by Larry Roberts to publish works in the horror genre specifically for the collector 's market , producing low print run limited editions intended for collectors and unique heirloom Lettered Editions for the high-end collectors . They were originally located in Modesto , California , but have since relocated to Welches , Oregon . Several of the Lettered Editions have been signed in blood and housed in metal traycases , in one example designed as a trailer complete with working interior lights . The main focus , however , of the press is the Novella Series , Novelette Series , and Chapbook Series . In recent years they have added the Steve Gerlach library , a project to publish his complete works which have been previously only available in his native Australia . Another project is the Jonathan Crowley Library which collects and keeps in print the genre work of James A. Moore . Bloodletting Press is also one of a few small presses that risks putting out new genre authors whose titles having been successful within this context go on to wider mass market publishers , such as Rage , Succulent Prey and The Rutting Season . In 2009 , the Horror Writers Association awarded to Bloodletting Press its Specialty Press Award for their `` outstanding design and production techniques '' in publishing the `` modern masters of the horror field '' . For a time , Bloodletting Press also distributed other small press titles via their website , and in January 2008 with Delirium Books , combined their distribution arms of their individual presses into the Horror Mall . Each press had previously published and distributed their own titles .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year , Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality classical music productions at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . Originally known as the Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year , the award was first presented to James Mallinson at the 22nd Grammy Awards ( 1980 ) . The name remained unchanged until 1998 , when the category became known as Producer of the Year , Classical . According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award is presented to album producers `` whose recordings , released for the first time during the eligibility year , represent consistently outstanding creativity in the production of classical recordings '' . Producers must have produced at least 51 % playing time on three separately released recordings ( only one of which can be an opera released in DVD format ) . Producers may submit content as a team only if they worked together exclusively during the period of eligibility . Anthony Tommasini , music critic for The New York Times , asserted that `` In the struggling field of classical recording , it 's the producers who take the real risks and make things happen . '' The honor is presented alongside the award for Producer of the Year , Non-Classical . As of 2015 , Steven Epstein and Robert Woods share the record of the most wins , with seven each . Judith Sherman has won the award four times , while David Frost and James Mallinson have been presented the award three times each . Two-time recipients include Joanna Nickrenz ( once alongside Marc Aubort ) . Woods ' wife , Elaine Martone , received the honor in 2007 . David Frost is the son of Thomas Frost , who received an award in the same category in 1987 .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance was an award presented at the 2012 and 2013 Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it was designed for solo , duo/groups or collaborative ( vocal or instrumental ) hard rock or metal recordings and was limited to singles or tracks only . The award was first presented in 2012 , after a major restructuring of Grammy categories . It combined the previous categories Best Hard Rock Performance and Best Metal Performance . The restructuring was a result of the Recording Academy 's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards . However , the Recording Academy announced in June 2013 that the category would split in 2014 , returning the Best Metal Performance category and recognizing quality hard rock performances in the Best Rock Performance category . According to the Academy , `` it was determined that metal has a very distinctive sound , and hard rock more closely aligns with rock and can exist comfortably as one end of the rock spectrum . ''",
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"text": "Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing The Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing is one of the annual awards given by Independent Spirit Awards , a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers .",
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"text": "38th Saturn Awards The 38th Saturn Awards , honoring the best in science fiction , fantasy and horror film and television in 2011 , were held on July 26 , 2012 in Burbank , California . The awards are presented by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films . The six Best Film Award categories were respectively won by Rise of the Planet of the Apes ( Science Fiction ) , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( Fantasy ) , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( Horror or Thriller ) , Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol ( Action or Adventure ) , The Skin I Live In ( International ) and Puss in Boots ( Animated ) . Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Super 8 led the winners with three each . In the television categories , Breaking Bad won three of its six nominations , including Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series . Fringe , The Walking Dead and Teen Wolf won the other Best Series Awards . Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 became the first Harry Potter film to win Best Fantasy Film , for which the seven previous Harry Potter films were nominated , and only the second film of the series to win a Saturn Award , following The Philosopher 's Stone which won Best Costume in 2001 . Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol also became the first Mission : Impossible film to win Best Action or Adventure Film , following the nominations of the first and third installments .",
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"text": "Highlander (film) Highlander is a 1986 British-American adventure action fantasy film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen . It stars Christopher Lambert , Sean Connery , Clancy Brown , and Roxanne Hart . The film narrates the climax of an ages-old battle between immortal warriors , depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines . Christopher Lambert plays swordsman Connor MacLeod from Scottish Highlands , known as the Highlander , one of a number of immortal warriors , who can only be killed by decapitation . After initial training by another highly skilled immortal swordsman , Ramirez ( Sean Connery ) , MacLeod lives on for several centuries , eventually settling in New York City , managing an antiques shop . In 1985 , he falls in love with a policewoman named Brenda and finds out that he must face his biggest enemy , Clancy Brown 's Kurgan , who wishes to kill MacLeod and to obtain `` the Prize '' -- a special ability which is given to the last living immortal warrior , vast knowledge and the ability to enslave the entire human race . Highlander enjoyed little success on its initial theatrical release , grossing over $ 12 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 19 million , and received mixed reviews . Nevertheless , it became a cult film and launched Lambert to stardom . The film inspired a franchise which included film sequels and television spin-offs . Its tagline , `` There can be only one '' , has carried on throughout the franchise , as have the songs provided for the film by the rock band Queen .",
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"text": "Trinity Blood is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida with illustrations by Thores Shibamoto and originally serialized in The Sneaker . Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires , the series focuses on the ongoing cold war between the Vatican , the human government , and the `` New Human Empire '' , the government of the vampiric Methuselah . Fighting on the Vatican 's side is Abel Nightroad , a Crusnik - a vampire that feeds on vampires . The novels blend science fiction , fantasy , and political intrigue , with some in the Vatican and the Empire striving for peace , and the Rosen Kreuz Order doing anything in its power to stop it . Trinity Blood has been adapted into both manga and anime series , with continuity differences between the three versions . His friend Yasui aided in completing the manga , with illustrations by Kiyo Kujō . The anime series , spanning 24 episodes , was produced by Gonzo and originally aired on WOWOW network .",
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"text": "Jim Erickson James `` Jim '' Erickson is a set decorator . He won the Academy Award for Best Production Design for his work in Lincoln , and was nominated for There Will Be Blood . He has also done set decoration for Ali and '' Independence Day .",
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"text": "Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards , or `` BRAs '' , is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film ( FAAAF ) to recognize excellence in African-American , as well as those of African diaspora 's cinematic achievements in the around the world film industry as assessed by the Academy 's voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette , officially called the Black Reel Award . The awards , first presented in 2000 in Washington , DC , are overseen by FAAAF . The awards ceremony was initially awarded online their first two years before the first live show in 2002 . The awards have broadcast to radio since 2014 . Currently , the Black Reel Awards is the oldest cinema-exclusive awards ceremony for African-Americans . The 16th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony was held on February 18 , 2016 . A total of 315 Black Reel Awards have been presented since the inception of the award through the 16th .",
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"text": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .",
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"text": "Vampire Academy Vampire Academy is an American best-selling series of six young adult paranormal romance novels by author Richelle Mead . It tells the story of Rosemarie `` Rose '' Hathaway , a seventeen/eighteen-year-old Dhampir girl , who is training to be a guardian of her Moroi best friend , Vasilisa `` Lissa '' Dragomir . In the process of learning how to defeat Strigoi ( the evil undead vampires ) in St. Vladimir 's Academy , Rose finds herself caught in a forbidden romance with her instructor , Dimitri Belikov , while having an unbreakable psychic bond with Lissa . The first book in the series , Vampire Academy , was published in 2007 ; it was followed by Frostbite in 2008 . The third book in the series , Shadow Kiss was published also in 2008 , and the fourth book , Blood Promise , was published in 2009 . The fifth book , Spirit Bound , and the sixth book , Last Sacrifice , were released in 2010 . As of 2013 , the series has sold 8 million copies in 35 countries . The first in the series was adapted into a movie directed by Mark Waters , starring Zoey Deutch , Lucy Fry , Danila Kozlovsky , Olga Kurylenko , Gabriel Byrne and was released by The Weinstein Company on February 7 , 2014 .",
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