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Sabrina Carpenter is signed to Hollywood Records.
[ { "docid": "f61c52e2956a234d02f4c8666d332594", "text": "Sabrina Carpenter Sabrina Ann Lynn Carpenter ( born May 11 , 1999 ) is an American singer , songwriter and actress . She had a recurring role as the young version of Chloe Goodwin in The Goodwin Games and starred as Maya Hart in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World . She is signed to Hollywood Records . Her debut EP Ca n't Blame a Girl for Trying was released in 2014 , and she has since released two full-length albums : Eyes Wide Open ( 2015 ) and Evolution ( 2016 )", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "aa42c202f2d7877ab8535499f0744a7b", "text": "Olivia Records Olivia Records was a collective founded in 1973 to record and market women 's music . Olivia , named after the heroine of a pulp novel by Dorothy Bussy who fell in love with her headmistress at French boarding school , was the brainchild of ten lesbian-feminists ( the Furies Collective and Radicalesbians ) living in Washington , D.C. who wanted to create a feminist organization with an economic base . Olivia was co-founded by Judy Dlugacz . In 1973 , the collective put out a 45 with Meg Christian on one side and Cris Williamson on the other . Yoko Ono responded and said that she wanted to do a side project with Olivia , but the collective politely declined . Without making themselves dependent on any high-profile person , they made $ 12,000 with that 45 , enough to put out singer Meg Christian 's first record , and soon after , Williamson 's groundbreaking album The Changer and the Changed . Sandy Stone was Olivia 's sound engineer from ca. 1974-1978 , recording and mixing all Olivia product during this period . She resigned as the controversy over her working for a lesbian-identified enterprise increased because she was a transgender woman . The debate continued in Janice Raymond 's book The Transsexual Empire , which devoted a chapter to criticism of `` the transsexually constructed lesbian-feminist '' . In 1977 , after repeated criticism by Anita Bryant , Olivia put out Lesbian Concentrate , a collection of songs and poetry with part of the proceeds going to benefit the Lesbian Mothers National Defense Fund . Included on the 13 track LP is Meg Christian 's `` Ode To A Gym Teacher '' and Sue Fink 's `` Leaping Lesbians '' . Olivia moved first to Los Angeles to stay on top of the burgeoning music scene and then to Oakland . The remaining five women of the collective , who had been pooling their money and even living together for the previous seven years , began to disperse . Olivia stopped putting out new records and instead performed a series of 15th anniversary concerts in 1988 . The two concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City were the largest grossing concerts at that venue in its history . Yet , The New York Times barely mentioned the show . Even though Olivia Records released world music and salsa records , they were most successful with acoustic solo acts , although sometimes they failed to identify mainstream talent . In 1985 , singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge , then a struggling Los Angeles artist , sent her demo to Olivia , but was ultimately rejected . Etheridge went on to become one of the most popular female performers of the 1990s and arguably the most successful lesbian musician of all time . She saved the rejection letter , signed by `` the women of Olivia , '' which was featured in Intimate Portrait , the Lifetime Television documentary of her life . Unable to reinvent themselves for the changing musical landscape for women , from riot grrl to Lilith Fair to Ani Difranco , Olivia could no longer sustain itself as a record label . Olivia Records founded Olivia , the lesbian cruise line , in 1988 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a913a508bcb016d99cd6c7e4975a6a1", "text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "77af59eb9d1d72269de305c7ef6ebc69", "text": "Interscope Geffen A&M Records Interscope Geffen A&M Records ( also known as IGA Records ) is an American record company . Its parent company is the Universal Music Group , a subsidiary of Paris-based media conglomerate Vivendi S.A.", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aa596398fe1b547dc14c5ee8570dffd1", "text": "Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American major record label , owned by Universal Music Group , which operates as one third of the Interscope Geffen A&M Records label . On March 23 , 2017 , Billboard.com announced the label was relaunching with longtime A&R Neil Jacobson as President , who reports to John Janick , CEO and chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d4842a9e1966863604abe47b9a9507c2", "text": "I Won't Last a Day Without You `` I Wo n't Last a Day Without You '' is a song with lyrics written by Paul Williams and music composed by Roger Nichols . It became a hit single for the Carpenters in 1974 , reaching number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the easy listening chart . It was the Carpenters ' ninth number one on the easy listening chart . In 1972 , Richard Carpenter had learned of a new song from Williams and Nichols , who had already contributed `` We 've Only Just Begun '' and `` Rainy Days and Mondays '' to the Carpenters . He included it on their 1972 album A Song for You , but it would not be released as a single until 1974 . Before then , Diana Ross heard it and included it on her 1973 album Touch Me in the Morning , as well as the B side of the title track single release , which became a number-one hit . Williams released his version as a single in 1973 , but garnered only minor success . Maureen McGovern recorded the song and also released it as a single in 1973 ( and included on her album The Morning After ) , but it also failed to become a hit . The Carpenters ' version was released as a single the following year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9d8353ff689b288698402a2529ac9e12", "text": "Del-Fi Records Del-Fi Records was an American record label based in Hollywood , California and owned by Bob Keane . The label 's first single released was `` Caravan '' by Henri Rose released in 1958 ; however , the label was most famous for signing Ritchie Valens . Valens ' first single for the label was `` Come On Let 's Go '' , which was a hit . His next single , `` Donna '' / `` La Bamba '' , was an even bigger big hit , and brought notability to the label . Johnny Crawford , the co-star of the television series The Rifleman , was the Del-Fi artist who recorded the most hit singles . Del-Fi ceased operating in 1974 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cc88c95baefd83fa05810d9d1e7e5ddb", "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 '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e1bf3993f760682aa9227a221444eaaf", "text": "Sabrina Down Under Sabrina Down Under is a 1999 television film produced for ABC . It is a sequel to Sabrina Goes to Rome and is a companion to the Sabrina the Teenage Witch television series . The film features only two characters from the TV series : teenage witch Sabrina Spellman ( played by Melissa Joan Hart ) , and talking cat Salem Saberhagen ( voiced by Nick Bakay ) . Lindsay Sloane was also a regular actress in the TV series , but plays a different character in this film . Tara Charendoff reprises her role as Gwen from Sabrina Goes to Rome . As the film is set in Australia , none of the scenes are filmed on the original set of the TV series . The film was directed by Kenneth R. Koch , who helped to produce Sabrina Goes to Rome . He also directed many episodes of the television series and was a prominent producer of the show . Unlike Sabrina Goes to Rome , which is included in the season 7 DVD release of the Sabrina the Teenage Witch TV series , Sabrina Down Under did not receive a DVD release ( except in Germany ) , until it was announced in December 2016 , that the film will be released on DVD on February 7 , 2017 . Prior to this , the film has been released on VHS , and is available to stream on Hulu .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "50169520b87c5f99190193dd357556ba", "text": "A Million Lights A Million Lights is the third studio album by English recording artist Cheryl , released on 15 June 2012 through Fascination Records . Following her divorce from Ashley Cole , this is Cheryl 's first album to be released under the mononym Cheryl , dropping her married surname . The album was recorded in 2011 and 2012 . As the executive producer of the album , Cheryl enlisted a variety of producers such as Alex da Kid , Calvin Harris , will.i.am , Pantha , Agent X , HyGrade , Dada Life , Jim Beanz , Taio Cruz , Mathias Wollo , The Beamer Boyz , Billy Wes , Electric , Bibi Jones and Dave Munday . Sonically , the album is rooted in pop and dance-pop genres . Upon its release , A Million Lights received mainly mixed to positive reviews from music critics , who commended its progression from Cheryl 's previous albums , but were ambivalent towards the mix of genres . The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at position two , selling 34,934 copies in its first week . A Million Lights also peaked at two on the Irish Albums Chart , and one on the Scottish albums chart . A Million Lights was certified Gold in the United Kingdom for shipments of 100,000 copies . Two singles have been released from the album . The first single , `` Call My Name '' , was released on 8 June 2012 . With only three days of release , `` Call My Name '' sold a total of 97,000 in the United Kingdom alone , debuting at number one with first week sales of 152,001 and becoming the second fastest selling single of 2012 . `` Under the Sun '' was released 2 September 2012 as the second single from the album . The song peaked at number 13 , becoming her sixth solo top-twenty single . `` Screw You '' was scheduled to be the album 's third single , but the release was cancelled indefinitely and no more singles were released from A Million Lights due to the reunion of Girls Aloud in November 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "239bee0279dd76ed42e2920e91323c20", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e34bb392f6dcc94cc5fc0838aeb9d36", "text": "Hip-O Records Hip-O Records is a record label that specializes in reissues and compilations . It is part of Universal Music Group . Established in 1996 , the label has distributed releases from ` out of style ' genres such as disco and early hip-hop music as well as publishing film soundtracks . The label 's name is a pun on the name ` hippo ' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6232f91b1350337d1547f628a58749fa", "text": "A Song for You (The Carpenters album) A Song for You is the fourth album released by Carpenters , released on June 22 , 1972 . According to Richard Carpenter , `` A Song for You was intended to be a concept album ( of sorts ) with the title tune opening and closing the set and the bookended selections comprising the ` song ' . '' In Cash Boxs Top 100 Albums of 1972 , A Song for You was ranked number 26 . Six songs were released as A-side singles internationally : `` Hurting Each Other '' , `` It 's Going to Take Some Time '' , `` Goodbye to Love '' , `` Top of the World '' , `` I Wo n't Last a Day Without You '' , and `` Bless the Beasts and Children '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4291ec8ba8e4f0f678c6bfa845c363ff", "text": "Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc. . Epic was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 . It later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of musical genres , including pop , R&B , rock and hip hop . Historically , the label has housed popular acts such as Michael Jackson , Cheap Trick , Shakira , Celine Dion , ABBA , Anastacia , Boston , Dave Clark Five , Gloria Estefan , Pearl Jam and Sly & the Family Stone . Along with Columbia and RCA Records , Epic is one of Sony Music Entertainment 's three main record labels . Artists currently signed to Epic as of 2017 include Fiona Apple , Sara Bareilles , Mariah Carey , Keyshia Cole , Future , Fifth Harmony , Jennifer Hudson , Zara Larsson , Jennifer Lopez , Outkast , Ozzy Osbourne , Judas Priest , Busta Rhymes , Rick Ross , Sade , 21 Savage , Travis Scott and Meghan Trainor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85785b7c9f54d7b993066ff2d64930f3", "text": "Will Botwin Will Botwin ( born July 23 , 1958 ) is an American talent manager who represents many prominent musicians . Botwin was educated at Pitzer College in Claremont , California . While at college , Botwin worked as a college promotion representative for Capitol Records . He also worked as Music and Program Director for KSPC , the college radio station , and served as Concert Board Chairman for the campus . In 1981 , Botwin launched an alternative music marketing and promotion company named Side One Marketing with David Gerber and Joe Regis that evolved into an artist management company , representing artists such as Yuri Morozov and Icicle Works . Botwin expanded his client roster over the years ; artists he managed included Lyle Lovett , John Hiatt , Rosanne Cash , Reagan Youth , Lisa Loeb , Liz Phair , Los Lobos , Luscious Jackson and Roy Smeck . Botwin was recruited by Columbia Records in 1996 to serve as a Senior Vice President . Moving rapidly through the company ranks , in 1998 Botwin was appointed Executive Vice President/General Manager , Columbia Records Group . In this position he played an integral role in all creative areas of the company , as well as the day-to-day management of label operations . He also directly oversaw domestic and international A&R , working closely with many of the label 's established artists , including Jessica Simpson , Cuby and the Blizzards , and Marc Anthony - and newer performers such as Microdisney and Five For Fighting . Botwin also worked with Panasonic Music SoundTracts on the soundtrack albums for movies such as Plan 9 from Outer Space , Armageddon , Charlie 's Angels , Men In Black and the TV show Mr. Merlin . In 2002 , Botwin was promoted to President of the Columbia Records Group in which capacity he signed artists such as Coheed & Cambria and Irén Lovász , and was subsequently appointed as Chairman of the Columbia Records Group . In 2006 , he left Columbia to head the Charlottesville,VA-based Red Light Management and its associated ATO Music Group .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e8356e3861a19c865837c9ac6c5a0fc7", "text": "785 Records 785 Records is a record label located in New York , United States , founded in 2005 by songwriter Denise Rich . The label 's first release was the charity single Come Together Now , written by Rich , Sharon Stone , Mark Feist and Damon Sharpe from which the proceeds went to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina . Marc Eichner , a senior executive at RCA/BMG , joined the label as president in August 2006 . The label built a $ 1 million recording studio in Rich 's Fifth Avenue penthouse in Manhattan overlooking Central Park in 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f20ad95ceb0e593065e1dbcfefcc5c58", "text": "Hollywood (Flavor Flav album) This is the self-titled debut solo album by hip-hop artist Flavor Flav . It is the only non-Public Enemy album made by him . The album was in production for at least seven years with the oldest track being `` Hot 1 '' , first released as a single in 1999 . The only guest appearance is from Smooth B of Nice & Smooth . Ol' Dirty Bastard , The Beatnuts and Ce Ce Peniston had been slated to appear on the album , but did not make the cut . This album is sometimes mistakenly referred to as `` Hollywood '' due to the image of the sign on the front of the album but it is self-titled . The songs `` Flavor Man '' and `` Col-Leepin '' later appeared on Public Enemy 's 2007 album How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul ? .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "26aa8fcc33623a7295aa22d57363360d", "text": "Sunset People `` Sunset People '' is a song by American singer Donna Summer taken from her very successful album Bad Girls . The album , released on Casablanca Records , had already produced several chart-topping singles for the disco star , but Summer had resigned from the label and taken a lawsuit against them . She had since signed to Geffen Records and was getting ready to release her first album with them ( which had moved away from the disco sound ) . Casablanca continued to release Summer 's material as singles in competition , but to no avail . The song was covered by E.G. Daily in 1985 for her debut album Wild Child .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f7e3f50fbd4399d43270b194a33d3888", "text": "Hollywood Sign The Hollywood Sign ( formerly the Hollywoodland Sign ) is a landmark and American cultural icon located in Los Angeles , California . It is situated on Mount Lee , in the Hollywood Hills area of the Santa Monica Mountains . The sign overlooks Hollywood , Los Angeles . `` HOLLYWOOD '' is spelled out in 45 ft-tall white capital letters and is 350 feet ( 106.7 m ) long . It was originally created in 1923 as an advertisement for a local real estate development , but it garnered increasing recognition after the sign was left up . The sign was a frequent target of pranks and vandalism , but it has since undergone restoration , including the installation of a security system to deter vandalism . The sign is protected and promoted by The Trust For Public Land , a nonprofit organization , while its site and the surrounding land are part of Griffith Park . From the ground , the contours of the hills give the sign a wavy appearance . When observed at a comparable altitude , the letters appear nearly level . The sign makes frequent appearances in popular culture , particularly in establishing shots for films and television programs set in or around Hollywood . Signs of similar style , but spelling different words , are frequently seen as parodies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dc881c10b4dbf516b53f2ed2a13ebef", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a143cd8beea01a9c4c31014f67fe5fd8", "text": "The Essential Collection: 1965–1997 The Essential Collection : 1965 -- 1997 is a box-set compilation album from The Carpenters that , with the exception of a few track changes , is essentially the same as the 1991 From the Top set . Coming in at four discs and 73 songs , this album is one of the biggest of all Carpenters compilation sets . The songs from this box set are everything from the Richard Carpenter Trio recordings from 1965 to their biggest hits in the early 1970s to the last song ever recorded by the Carpenters , `` Now '' .", "title": "" } ]
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However , as they share the underlying physical hardware with other VPSs , performance may be lower , depending on the workload of any other executing virtual machines .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b9f6a85a81491b3ad7c655af47b786ec", "text": "Clustered web hosting Clustered hosting is a type of web hosting that spreads the load of hosting across multiple physical machines , or node , increasing availability and decreasing the chances of one service ( e.g. , FTP or email ) affecting another ( e.g. , MySQL ) . Many large websites run on clustered hosting solutions , for example , large discussion forums will tend to run using multiple front-end webservers with multiple back-end database servers . Typically , most hosting infrastructures are based on the paradigm of using a single physical machine to host multiple hosted services , including web , database , email , FTP and others . A single physical machine is not only a single point of failure , but also has finite capacity for traffic , that in practice can be troublesome for a busy website or for a website that is experiencing transient bursts in traffic . By clustering services across multiple hardware machines and using load balancing , single points of failure can be eliminated , increasing availability of a website and other web services beyond that of ordinary single server hosting . A single server can require periodic reboots for software upgrades and the like , whereas in a clustered platform you can stagger the restarts such that the service is still available whilst still upgrading all necessary machines in the cluster . Clustered hosting is similar to cloud hosting , in that the resources of many machines are available for a website to utilize on demand , making scalability a large advantage to a clustered hosting solution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "946992c77077c3f222274a538109da0b", "text": "Network computing Network computing is a generic term in computing which refers to computers or nodes working together over a network . It may also mean : Cloud computing , a kind of Internet-based computing that provides shared processing resources and data to devices on demand Distributed computing Virtual Network Computing", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51bf0a3a9764bf6fe5e4fa35434b0351", "text": "Online research methods Online research methods ( ORMs ) are ways in which researchers can collect data via the internet . They are also referred to as Internet research , Internet science or iScience , or Web-based methods . Many of these online research methods are related to existing research methodologies but re-invent and re-imagine them in the light of new technologies and conditions associated with the internet . The field is relatively new and evolving . With the growth of social medias a new level of complexity and opportunity has been created . Inclusion of social media research can provide unique insights into consumer and societal segments and gaining an `` emotional '' measure of a population on issues of interest . Some specific types of method include : Cyber-ethnography Online content analysis Online focus groups Online interviews Online qualitative research Online questionnaires Social network analysis Web-based experiments Online clinical trials -- or see below", "title": "" }, { "docid": "86041c81f8c7099ddb9fbd9b19325e72", "text": "Oracle HTTP Server Oracle HTTP Server ( OHS ) is a web server based on the Apache HTTP Server , created by the Oracle Technology Network . The web server is based on Apache version 2.2 . OHS , like Apache 2.2 , includes support for IPv6 . It is a Web Tier component of the Oracle Fusion Middleware . Features : SSL/TLS security Virtual host Proxy Server Mod_PLSQL interface for executing PL/SQL stored procedures in an Oracle database", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f252f330e14792a471692a06552e344", "text": "Jungle computing Jungle computing is a form of high performance computing that distributes computational work across cluster , grid and cloud computing . The increasing complexity of the high performance computing environment has provided a range of choices beside traditional supercomputers and clusters . Scientists can now use grid and cloud infrastructures , in a variety of combinations along with traditional supercomputers - all connected via fast networks . And the emergence of many-core technologies such as GPUs , as well as supercomputers on chip within these environments has added to the complexity . Thus high performance computing can now use multiple diverse platforms and systems simultaneously , giving rise to the term `` computing jungle '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "57cf26ee2042983ba014c954ee092549", "text": "Webometrics The science of webometrics ( also cybermetrics ) tries to measure the World Wide Web to get knowledge about the number and types of hyperlinks , structure of the World Wide Web and usage patterns . According to Björneborn and Ingwersen ( 2004 ) , the definition of webometrics is `` the study of the quantitative aspects of the construction and use of information resources , structures and technologies on the Web drawing on bibliometric and informetric approaches . '' The term webometrics was first coined by Almind and Ingwersen ( 1997 ) . A second definition of webometrics has also been introduced , `` the study of web-based content with primarily quantitative methods for social science research goals using techniques that are not specific to one field of study '' ( Thelwall , 2009 ) , which emphasizes the development of applied methods for use in the wider social sciences . The purpose of this alternative definition was to help publicize appropriate methods outside of the information science discipline rather than to replace the original definition within information science . Similar scientific fields are Bibliometrics , Informetrics , Scientometrics , Virtual ethnography , and Web mining . One relatively straightforward measure is the `` Web Impact Factor '' ( WIF ) introduced by Ingwersen ( 1998 ) . The WIF measure may be defined as the number of web pages in a web site receiving links from other web sites , divided by the number of web pages published in the site that are accessible to the crawler . However the use of WIF has been disregarded due to the mathematical artifacts derived from power law distributions of these variables . Other similar indicators using size of the institution instead of number of webpages have been proved more useful .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "874800a59023898153caa501d5ef45d3", "text": "Web counter A web counter or hit counter is a computer software program that indicates the number of visitors , or hits , a particular webpage has received . Once set up , these counters will be incremented by one every time the web page is accessed in a web browser . The number is usually displayed , with image or text , as an old inline digital image , a plain text or an old mechanical counter . Image renderization of digits may use a variety of fonts and styles ; the classic example is the wheels of an odometer . The counter is often accompanied by the date it was set up or last reset , otherwise it becomes impossible to estimate within what time the number of page loads counted occurred . Some web counters were simply web bugs used by webmasters to track hits and included no visible on-page elements . Counters were popular in the 1990s , later replaced by other web traffic measures , at first by self hosted scripts such as Analog , later on more typically remote systems that used JavaScript , like Google Analytics . These systems typically do not include on-page elements displaying the count , though . Thus , seeing a web counter on a modern web page is one example of retrocomputing on the Internet .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "62b1e0ab9395b3636d404840ea865787", "text": "Bytemark Bytemark is a UK-based server hosting and datacentre provider , headquartered in York , United Kingdom . Founded in 2002 as Bytemark Computer Consulting Ltd , Bytemark was the first provider of virtual machines and cloud hosting through User-Mode Linux in 2003 . In 2012 , Bytemark launched BigV their public cloud platform designed completely in-house using open source software . In 2013 , Bytemark moved into their own # 1.2 million datacentre and headquarters in York , `` YO26 '' . The datacentre uses fresh-air cooling , not common in the UK and was shortlisted for Innovation in Medium Data Center at the DatacenterDynamics Awards EMEA 2013 . In 2014 , Bytemark was named one of the Top 50 Fastest Grown Tech Companies in the North at the Northern Tech Awards with revenue growth of 44 % . Financially , Bytemark turned over # 2.5 million in 2013 . In 2014 , this grew to # 3 million . Bytemark has a history of contributing to and support free software . Bytemark offer an ongoing discount to Free software publishers of at least 5 % . Bytemark support LibreOffice through provision of a build server . In 2009 , Bytemark became a supporter of XBMC with the same . In 2012 , Bytemark started supporting Cyanogenmod with build servers . In 2013 , Bytemark contributed hosting services worth # 150,000 to the Debian project having used Debian since the company was founded . Bytemark also supports OpenStreetMap with DNS services and servers to support version control , mailing lists and help pages . Bytemark also support projects for social good including sponsoring servers for mySociety including FixMyStreet , TheyWorkForYou and WhatDoTheyKnow .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a9a8144ca88919070f63344f7d055f47", "text": "List of Amazon.com products and services This is a list of products and services offered by American corporation Amazon.com .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "71692a8990011a7be6d703c1b8599355", "text": "Microsoft Azure Microsoft Azure -LSB- ˈæʒər -RSB- is a cloud computing service created by Microsoft for building , deploying , and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed data centers . It provides software as a service , platform as a service and infrastructure as a service and supports many different programming languages , tools and frameworks , including both Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems . Azure was announced in October 2008 and released on February 1 , 2010 as Windows Azure , before being renamed to Microsoft Azure on March 25 , 2014 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ddac924a686ef6f3338c537f96b8af16", "text": "Microsoft services Microsoft online services refers to hosted technology solutions for both consumers and businesses . These services were previously branded under the Windows Live umbrella . Among the services offered are webmail , storage , contacts and calendar . They are accessed with a Microsoft account . The Microsoft Services team provides a wide range of consulting and support services for consumers , partners and businesses .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3009e706e7bcb962bed3d0636d9b3bbf", "text": "Tivoli Service Automation Manager Tivoli Service Automation Manager is the Cloud management package from IBM in the Tivoli Software brand . Unofficial abbreviations are TSAM and TivSAM . As the product sheet sells it : `` IBM Tivoli Service Automation Manager enables users to request , deploy , monitor and manage cloud computing services . It also provides traceable approvals and processes . '' The main use of TSAM is to automate technical as well as business processes involved in deploying new IT services . It is an intermediate between a user with a service request , and a hypervisor that manages some hardware resource pool on which the service will run . TSAM consists of various components , some of which are separate IBM products : A REST Web 2.0 API , on which the Self-Service Graphical User Interface , and the administrative StartCenters , are built . Tivoli Service Request Manager Tivoli Process Automation Engine . This is an incarnation of a central component of the Maximo ( MRO ) asset and workflow management application that IBM acquired in 2006 . Tivoli Provisioning Manager , the application that runs workflows to automate deployment of software . TSAM maintains a large collection of objects and their attributes , which forms its Data Center Model that is stored in a separate database .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e1f6a25ed9b9d1a82df17ad234a5f96d", "text": "Big data Big data is a term for data sets that are so large or complex that traditional data processing application software is inadequate to deal with them . Challenges include capture , storage , analysis , data curation , search , sharing , transfer , visualization , querying , updating and information privacy . The term `` big data '' often refers simply to the use of predictive analytics , user behavior analytics , or certain other advanced data analytics methods that extract value from data , and seldom to a particular size of data set . `` There is little doubt that the quantities of data now available are indeed large , but that 's not the most relevant characteristic of this new data ecosystem . '' Analysis of data sets can find new correlations to `` spot business trends , prevent diseases , combat crime and so on . '' Scientists , business executives , practitioners of medicine , advertising and governments alike regularly meet difficulties with large data-sets in areas including Internet search , fintech , urban informatics , and business informatics . Scientists encounter limitations in e-Science work , including meteorology , genomics , connectomics , complex physics simulations , biology and environmental research . Data sets grow rapidly - in part because they are increasingly gathered by cheap and numerous information-sensing Internet of things devices such as mobile devices , aerial ( remote sensing ) , software logs , cameras , microphones , radio-frequency identification ( RFID ) readers and wireless sensor networks . The world 's technological per-capita capacity to store information has roughly doubled every 40 months since the 1980s ; , every day 2.5 exabytes ( 2.5 × 1018 ) of data are generated . One question for large enterprises is determining who should own big-data initiatives that affect the entire organization . Relational database management systems and desktop statistics - and visualization-packages often have difficulty handling big data . The work may require `` massively parallel software running on tens , hundreds , or even thousands of servers '' . What counts as `` big data '' varies depending on the capabilities of the users and their tools , and expanding capabilities make big data a moving target . `` For some organizations , facing hundreds of gigabytes of data for the first time may trigger a need to reconsider data management options . For others , it may take tens or hundreds of terabytes before data size becomes a significant consideration . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b858773047558ede13914c082a54644", "text": "Mobile backend as a service Mobile backend as a service ( MBaaS ) , also known as `` backend as a service '' ( BaaS ) , is a model for providing web app and mobile app developers with a way to link their applications to backend cloud storage and APIs exposed by back end applications while also providing features such as user management , push notifications , and integration with social networking services . These services are provided via the use of custom software development kits ( SDKs ) and application programming interfaces ( APIs ) . BaaS is a relatively recent development in cloud computing , with most BaaS startups dating from 2011 or later . Although a fairly nascent industry , trends indicate that these services are gaining mainstream traction with enterprise consumers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f46561196c56583d00983eac1a1524cf", "text": "Service economy Service economy can refer to one or both of two recent economic developments : The increased importance of the service sector in industrialized economies . The current list of Fortune 500 companies contains more service companies and fewer manufacturers than in previous decades . The relative importance of service in a product offering . The service economy in developing countries is mostly concentrated in financial services , hospitality , retail , health , human services , information technology and education . Products today have a higher service component than in previous decades . In the management literature this is referred to as the servitization of products or a product-service system . Virtually every product today has a service component to it . The old dichotomy between product and service has been replaced by a service-product continuum . Many products are being transformed into services . For example , IBM treats its business as a service business . Although it still manufactures computers , it sees the physical goods as a small part of the `` business solutions '' industry . They have found that the price elasticity of demand for `` business solutions '' is much less than for hardware . There has been a corresponding shift to a subscription pricing model . Rather than receiving a single payment for a piece of manufactured equipment , many manufacturers are now receiving a steady stream of revenue for ongoing contracts . Full cost accounting and most accounting reform and monetary reform measures are usually thought to be impossible to achieve without a good model of the service economy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "004debee56de45c3b7914daead29e0e9", "text": "Web Services Resource Framework Web Services Resource Framework ( WSRF ) is a family of OASIS-published specifications for web services . Major contributors include the Globus Alliance and IBM . A web service by itself is nominally stateless , i.e. , it retains no data between invocations . This limits the things that can be done with web services , Before WSRF , no standard in the Web Services family of specifications explicitly defined how to deal with stateful interactions with remote resources . This does not mean that web services could not be stateful . Where required a web service could read from a database , or use session state by way of cookies or WS-Session . WSRF provides a set of operations that web services can use to implement stateful interaction ; web service clients communicate with resource services which allow data to be stored and retrieved . When clients talk to the web service they include the identifier of the specific resource that should be used inside the request , encapsulated within the WS-Addressing endpoint reference . This may be a simple URI address , or it may be complex XML content that helps identify or even fully describe the specific resource in question . Alongside the notion of an explicit resource reference comes a standardized set of web service operations to get/set resource properties . These can be used to read and perhaps write resource state , in a manner somewhat similar to having member variables of an object alongside its methods . The primary beneficiary of such a model are management tools , which can enumerate and view resources , even if they have no other knowledge of them . This is the basis for WSDM .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7853f25f981ba127f2af20ce1f5b0a6d", "text": "Yap (company) Yap Speech Cloud was a multimodal speech recognition system developed by American technology company Yap Inc. . It offered a fully cloud-based speech-to-text transcription platform that was used by customers such as Microsoft . The Company was a contestant at the inaugural TechCrunch conference and was subsequently acquired by Amazon in September 2011 to help develop products such as Alexa Voice Service , Echo , and Fire TV .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "baa920e4d0848daf189dfc1de21d6330", "text": "Legal aspects of computing Legal aspects of computing are related to the overlapping areas of law and computing . The first one , historically , was information technology law ( or IT law ) . ( `` IT law '' should not be confused with the IT aspects of law itself , although there are overlapping issues . ) IT law consists of the law ( statutes , regulations , and caselaw ) which governs the digital dissemination of both ( digitalized ) information and software itself ( see history of free and open-source software ) , and legal aspects of information technology more broadly . IT law covers mainly the digital information ( including information security and electronic commerce ) aspects and it has been described as `` paper laws '' for a `` paperless environment '' . Cyberlaw or Internet law is a term that encapsulates the legal issues related to use of the Internet . It is less a distinct field of law than intellectual property or contract law , as it is a domain covering many areas of law and regulation . Some leading topics include internet access and usage , privacy , freedom of expression , and jurisdiction . `` Computer law '' is a third term which tends to relate to issues including both Internet law and the patent and copyright aspects of computer technology and software .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "42b0497d6962b5d668e26fdc6394263d", "text": "Analytica (company) Analytica is a consulting and information technology firm serving US public and private sector enterprises focused on national security , law enforcement , health care and financial services . The company specializes in implementing on-premises and cloud computing solutions for information management , Cyber security , big data , data analytics , and business intelligence . Analytica is a member of NYU Governance Lab 's Open Data 500 Project , as one of 500 U.S. companies profiled for their involvement in implementing Open Data initiatives for public sector organizations to address requirements under the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act ( `` DATA Act '' ) . Headquartered in Washington DC , the company earned $ 15 million in revenue and is ranked as the 4th fastest growing private IT Services firm and the 63rd fastest growing private small business in the United States according to Inc Magazine . Analytica is a private , self-funded company .", "title": "" } ]
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'' Some of the anime productions that were listed on Enoki 's website are under alternate names and may list characters under different names as well . In many cases , when sub-licensed to anime home video companies , the original titles and character names have been restored . Enoki 's translations of episode titles and scenarios may also be different than what may be on the official release . If Enoki 's series ' had a separate movie or direct-to-video production , it is usually not licensed by Enoki , and the film or direct-to-video production may be licensed to a separate company than the series ( as is the case with the Slayers movies and OVAs and the Utena movie ) . As of 2016 , Enoki Films ' North American division is now defunct , since it bought its operations to an end in 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b6fda92137f02a2eeafeb03baec0183f", "text": "Majokko Megu-chan is a popular magical girl anime series . The manga was created by Tomô Inoue and Makiho Narita , while the 72-episode anime series was produced by Toei Animation between 1974 and 1975 . This series is considered an important forerunner of the present day magical girl genre , as the series ' characterization and general structure exerted considerable influence over future shows in the same genre . Most notably , several of the show 's recurring motifs were recycled in Toei 's Sailor Moon , AIC 's Pretty Sammy , and ( to a lesser degree ) Wedding Peach .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "675784e891156f47b9d43662efc99c93", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "faa10678a3e3f6f6ef75262371dfabd7", "text": "List of Kurokami: The Animation episodes Kurokami : The Animation is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title originally published by Square Enix and serialized in Young Gangan . Produced by Sunrise and directed by directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi , the series had an advance screening of episode 1 on December 27 , 2008 before it began broadcasting on TV Asahi on January 8 , 2009 . The anime 's opening song `` Sympathizer '' is sung by Minami Kuribayashi and the ending song `` Irodori no Nai Sekai '' by Yōsei Teikoku with the second opening song `` tRANCE '' done by GRANRODEO . The second ending song `` Gekkou no Chigiri '' is also sung by Yōsei Teikoku also . The show centers on Keita Ibuki , who is portrayed as a high school student instead of a computer programmer from the manga , being drawn in a secret conflict concerning the Mototsumitamas . Together with Kuro and Akane , Keita tries to find out why his mother died after seeing her double and find out who wants to destabilize the coexistence balance on Earth . Word of an anime adaptation of Black God came from Young Gangan 's 20th issue with the announcement regarding the creation of Kurokami : The Animation . A promotional video of Kurokami : The Animation was broadcast on the internet . Bandai Entertainment announced that Kurokami : The Animation was officially licensed in North America , and would air first on January 8 , 2009 simultaneously in Japan on TV Asahi and in the United States on ImaginAsian , followed by South Korea on January 9 , 2009 on AniBOX . Also on May 18 , Bandai Entertainment uploaded onto YouTube and Crunchyroll the first 19 episodes as well as the special in English Dubbed form . Later episodes were episode on a week-by-week basis ; the entire series is currently available to watch online on YouTube . In the 2009 Comic-Con convention , Bandai has announced that Kurokami will see a Blu-ray release aside from DVD .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3f6c24ae89f2bcb82390b9b67e1ad503", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e1562e3e2ba348de668f39a050d4889", "text": "Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film Every year since its inception , the Japanese Academy has recognized an outstanding foreign film . The year that any given film is nominated is not based on the film 's domestic release date but rather on the date it is released in Japan . As delays of over four months are not uncommon , many films are nominated in Japan the following year after their release to the Japanese market ( i.e. Million Dollar Baby won the American Academy Award for Best Picture for films made in 2004 , but the Japanese award , based on its localized release date , is for 2005 ) . In fact , not one of the five films nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Picture had been released in Japan by February 15 , 2008 , the date of the Japan Academy Prize Ceremony . Although the 2007 recipient of this award , Letters from Iwo Jima , a film almost entirely in Japanese , would not seem to meet the qualification of a `` Foreign Language Film '' , the actual Japanese title of the award , 最優秀外国作品賞 makes no mention of language . It would be more accurately translated as `` Best Foreign Production '' . 2017 - Sully The Martian Zootopia Star Wars : The Force Awakens The Revenant 2016 - American Sniper Kingsman : The Secret Service Mad Max : Fury Road Spectre Whiplash 2015 - Frozen Interstellar Jersey Boys Fury Godzilla 2014 - Les Misérables 3 Idiots Captain Phillips Django Unchained Gravity 2013 - The Intouchables Argo The Dark Knight Rises The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Skyfall 2012 - The King 's Speech Rise of the Planet of the Apes Moneyball The Social Network Black Swan 2011 - Avatar Inception Toy Story 3 Invictus The Hurt Locker 2010 - Gran Torino Slumdog Millionaire Changeling The Wrestler Red Cliff Part II 2009 - The Dark Knight The Bucket List No Country for Old Men Lust , Caution Red Cliff Part I 2008 - Letters from Iwo Jima Dreamgirls Babel Hairspray The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 - Flags of Our Fathers Crash Hotel Rwanda Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest The Da Vinci Code 2006 - Million Dollar Baby Cinderella Man Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Phantom of the Opera Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith 2005 - The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Mystic River Seabiscuit Troy 2004 - The Pianist Chicago The Hours The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Yeopgijeogin geunyeo 2003 - Monster 's Ball Gangs of New York Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets I Am Sam The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring 2002 - Billy Elliot Artificial Intelligence : AI Chocolat Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone Postmen in the Mountains 2001 - Dancer in the Dark American Beauty Gladiator The Green Mile Swiri 2000 - The Sixth Sense Elizabeth The Matrix Shakespeare in Love La Vita è bella 1999 - L.A. Confidential Armageddon As Good as It Gets Good Will Hunting Saving Private Ryan 1998 - Titanic The English Patient Shine Air Force One Seven Years in Tibet1997 - Il Postino Independence Day Mission : Impossible Se7en 12 Monkeys1996 - The Shawshank Redemption Apollo 13 The Bridges of Madison County Forrest Gump Léon 1995 - Schindler 's List The Piano Pulp Fiction Speed True Lies 1994 - Jurassic Park Cliffhanger The Fugitive Heaven & Earth Unforgiven 1993 - JFK The Lover Basic Instinct The Bodyguard A League of Their Own 1992 - Dances with Wolves Awakenings Nikita The Silence of the Lambs Terminator 2 : Judgment Day 1991 - Field of Dreams Die Hard 2 Ghost Cinema Paradiso Total Recall 1990 - Die Hard Black Rain Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Major League Rain Man 1989 - The Last Emperor Fatal Attraction Full Metal Jacket Moonstruck Wall Street 1988 - Platoon Hannah and Her Sisters Stand By Me Top Gun The Untouchables 1987 - Back to the Future Aliens A Chorus Line The Color Purple Out of Africa 1986 - Amadeus The Cotton Club The Killing Fields A Passage to India Witness 1985 - Once Upon a Time in America Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom The Natural The Right Stuff Terms of Endearment 1984 - An Officer and a Gentleman The Woman Next DoorFlashdanceGandhiSophie 's Choice1983 - E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialDas BootChariots of FireOn Golden PondRocky III1982 - Die BlechtrommelBeing ThereThe Elephant ManOrdinary PeopleLes Uns et les Autres1981 - Kramer vs. KramerAll That JazzApocalypse NowManhattanTess1980 - The Deer HunterThe Tree of Wooden ClogsBig WednesdayThe ChampThe Travelling Players1979 - Conversation PieceClose Encounters of the Third KindThe Goodbye GirlStar Wars Episode IV : A New HopeThe Turning Point1978 - RockyThe Fire WithinNetworkSlap ShotVoyage of the Damned ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b9cd889f8e62a1e10b30e7415019f4c3", "text": "Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese film director , producer , screenwriter , animator , author , and manga artist . Through a career that has spanned over five decades , Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and as a maker of anime feature films and , along with Isao Takahata , co-founded Studio Ghibli , a film and animation studio . Born in Bunkyō , Tokyo , Miyazaki began his animation career in 1963 when he joined Toei Animation . From there , Miyazaki worked as an in-between artist for Gulliver 's Travels Beyond the Moon , where he pitched ideas that eventually became the film 's ending . Hayao Miyazaki was also associated with Tokyo Movie Shinsha . He co-directed Lupin III with Isao Takahata , provided the screenplay and key animation for Panda ! Go Panda ! , provided key animation for the first episode of Tokyo Giants , provided the original concept for Jungle Kurobe , provided the director role for Lupin III : Tales of the Wolf , provided key animation for the Ulysses 31 pilot in conjunction with Diffusion Information Communication , provided the director role for The New Adventures of Zorro , provided key animation for the Inspector Gadget pilot , and provided the chief director role for season 1 of Sherlock Hound . He continued to work in various roles in the animation industry with various studios until he directed his first feature film , The Castle of Cagliostro , a Lupin the Third story , released in 1979 . After the success of his next film , Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ( 1984 ) , he co-founded Studio Ghibli , where he continued to produce many feature films . While Miyazaki 's films have long enjoyed both commercial and critical success in Japan , he remained largely unknown to the West until Miramax Films released Princess Mononoke in 1997 . Princess Mononoke was briefly the highest-grossing film in Japan until it was eclipsed by another 1997 film , Titanic , and it became the first animated film to win Picture of the Year at the Japanese Academy Awards . Miyazaki 's next film , Spirited Away ( 2001 ) , won Picture of the Year at the Japanese Academy Awards , and was the first anime film to win an American Academy Award . Miyazaki 's films often contain recurrent themes , like humanity 's relationship with nature and technology , and the difficulty of maintaining a pacifist ethic . His films ' protagonists are often strong girls or young women . While two of his films , The Castle of Cagliostro and Castle in the Sky , involve traditional villains , his other films like Nausicaä and Princess Mononoke present morally ambiguous antagonists with redeeming qualities . He co-wrote films The Secret World of Arrietty , released in July 2010 in Japan and February 2012 in the United States ; and From Up on Poppy Hill released in July 2011 in Japan and March 2013 in the United States . Miyazaki 's newest film The Wind Rises was released on July 20 , 2013 and screened internationally in February 2014 . The film would go on to earn him his third American Academy Award nomination and first Golden Globe Award nomination . Miyazaki announced on September 1 , 2013 that The Wind Rises would be his final feature-length movie . In November 2014 , Miyazaki was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his impact on animation and cinema . He is the second Japanese filmmaker to win this award , after Akira Kurosawa in 1990 . In 2002 , American film critic Roger Ebert suggested that Miyazaki may be the best animation filmmaker in history , praising the depth and artistry of his films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bf6624301568210b25dd10f3b3d8fe30", "text": "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster is a 1964 Japanese science-fiction kaiju film produced by Toho . Directed by Ishirō Honda , and featuring special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya , the film starred Yosuke Natsuki , Hiroshi Koizumi , and Akiko Wakabayashi . It is the fifth film in the Godzilla series , and was the second Godzilla film produced that year ( production began following Mothra vs. Godzilla ) . The film was released theatrically in the United States in the autumn of 1965 by Continental Distributing as Ghidrah the Three-Headed Monster .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1558c1de1a4d74e6ed18dff8ef9b75c6", "text": "Lolicon , also romanised as lolikon or rorikon , is Japanese discourse or media focusing on the attraction to young or prepubescent girls . The term lolicon is a portmanteau of the phrase `` Lolita complex '' ; it describes an attraction to young or prepubescent girls , an individual with such an attraction , or lolicon manga or lolicon anime , a genre of manga and anime wherein childlike female characters are often depicted in an `` erotic-cute '' manner ( also known as ero kawaii ) , in an art style reminiscent of the shōjo manga ( girls ' comics ) style . Outside Japan , lolicon is in less common usage and usually refers to the genre . The term is a reference to Vladimir Nabokov 's book Lolita , in which a middle-aged man becomes sexually obsessed with a twelve-year-old girl . It was first used in Japan in the 1970s and quickly became used to describe erotic dojinshi ( amateur comics ) portrayals of young girls . Laws have been enacted in various countries , including in Japan , which regulate explicit content featuring children or childlike characters . Parent and citizens groups in Japan have organized to work toward stronger controls and stricter laws governing lolicon manga and other similar media . Studies of lolicon fans state that they are attracted to an aesthetic of cuteness rather than the age of the characters , and that collecting lolicon represents a disconnect from society .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1b1fbd701852dd968c9320b955a3e474", "text": "Gyōdō is a Japanese Buddhist ceremony .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "32298de436721afd655d499b625037f1", "text": "Prétear , also called Prétear - The New Legend of Snow White , is a manga series written by Junichi Sato and illustrated by Kaori Naruse . Spanning four volumes , the manga series was originally published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten from May 2000 through July 2001 . It was published in English in North America by ADV Manga . The series was adapted into a thirteen episode anime series by Hal Film Maker , Kadokawa Shoten , and Rondo Robe . It aired in Japan on WOWOW from April 4 , 2001 until June 27 , 2001 . Geneon released the series episodes across four volumes in Japan in both VHS video and DVD forms . ADV Films had licensed and released the anime series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "84e4a8d12de5bad9b02366ee7eccdc42", "text": "Animerama is a series of thematically-related adult anime feature films originally conceived and initiated by Osamu Tezuka and made at his Mushi Production animation studio from the late 1960s to early 1970s , perhaps intended as animated counterparts to the then-emergent pink films ( a direct connection being Shigemi Satoyoshi as the scenarist for Cleopatra ) . As well as the erotic themes , they are also defined by mixing more typical traditional animation with sequences of UPA and Yōji Kuri -- influenced experimental use of modern design , limited animation , and still paintings akin to Tezuka 's experimental short films and like those largely were all directed , sometimes sharing the billing with Tezuka , by Eiichi Yamamoto . The first , A Thousand & One Nights , was the first erotic animated feature film and , at 130 minutes , remains one of the longest ever animated films . The first two are also notable for having scores by famed composer and electronic rearranger Isao Tomita . The third , Belladonna , made without Tezuka 's direct involvement , is more serious than its predecessors and more avant-garde still , telling its story largely through pans over still , panoramic paintings with narration . The three films in the trilogy are : ( 1969 ) ( 1970 ) ( 1973 ) All three were released onto DVD-Video by the video division of Columbia Music Entertainment , both separately and as a box set , in 2004 in Japan and re-released in 2006 . A 1991 original video animation based on part of Ihara Saikaku 's The Life of an Amorous Man ( released on VHS in the United Kingdom and Ireland as The Sensualist ) made at Grouper Production is sometimes considered an unofficial successor to the trilogy , owing to the involvement of Yamamoto as screenwriter and its similarly both erotic and experimental imagery .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c46a50f1a5d651061f6d210cce2d8c59", "text": "Music Life Music Life is the thirteenth studio album by Japanese pop rock band Glay , released on November 5 , 2014 . It reached # 2 at the Oricon weekly charts , # 5 at their monthly chart for November , and # 58 at their 2014 Year-End Chart , besides reaching # 4 at the Billboard Japan Top Albums chart . The album was released in three different editions : one regular edition with the 11 new tracks , and two special editions , each coming with a second CD ( Ballads Best ☆ Melodies or Ballads Best ☆ Memories ) containing previously released ballads by the band . The track list of both compilations was decided by fans by voting . The cover art of the album was inspired by The Beatles ' Revolver , and it was indeed designed by Klaus Voormann , Revolver 's art cover artist . Commenting on the cover , guitarist and main songwriter Takuro said : The track `` Hashire ! Mirai '' was used as the opening theme of the anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond . The track `` Sakurabito '' , composed by Takuro upon request by the Fukushima Hamakaido Sakura Project , was included as the ending track of both compilations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9d24e8dc9df0f3c69d921b0295c72def", "text": "List of Kimba the White Lion episodes These are the episodes of the anime television series Kimba the White Lion ( Jungle Emperor ) . The series originally ran from October 6 , 1965 , to September 28 , 1966 , in Japan and from September 11 , 1966 , to September 3 , 1967 , in the U.S. There were two English dubs produced for this anime series . The first ( and more widely viewed ) English dub was produced by Titan Productions for NBC Enterprises to license and run in syndication in the United States , with a handful of talented voice actors . Despite that they dubbed all 52 episodes of the series , 49 of them have been aired in a mixed up order , in the United States , due to the NBC catalog order of how they aired them in sequence . On September 30 , 1978 , the license for NBC to hold the rights to the English dub has dropped due to the bankruptcy of Mushi Productions being bankrupt earlier in 1973 . Afterwards , the Titan Productions English dub was no longer available to view at that time . In 1993 , Fumio Suzuki made plans to bring the series to television once more to the English-speaking market . After the legal battles of who was going to gain ownership , a Canadian company from Toronto known as Zaza Sound Productions Ltd. won the rights to produce a second English dub of the anime series with a handful of Canadian voice actors , as well as airing this dub in several English-speaking regions ( Australia , United Kingdom , etc. ) , with CEG Distribution distributing the series . Landmark Entertainment Group Inc. , Susuki Associates and CEG Cinema Partners have also contributed to this dub . Fans have often labeled this as the `` Canadian dub '' . It was said to be a remake of the 1966 U.S. English dub , with a more faithful translation of the original Japanese scripts , but had to create a whole new soundtrack composed by Paul J. Zaza , since they were unable to use the original soundtrack composed by Isao Tomita which was also used in the 1966 U.S. English dub . This version was also more edited including heavy cuts and changes . In 1995 , A low-budget American company known as UAV Corporation released a limited number of episodes of the 1993 Canadian English re-dub on VHS in North America , under the title Kimba the Lion Prince .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c2946defa55cd8ff8b0f1403a502ab3b", "text": "Gutsoon! Entertainment Gutsoon ! Entertainment , Inc. is a now defunct publisher of English translated manga . The company , headquartered in Encino , Los Angeles , served as the US subsidiary of Coamix , which was founded by Nobuhiko Horie and manga artist Tsukasa Hojo . The company published the English manga anthology Raijin Comics , a U.S. equivalent to the Japanese Weekly Comic Bunch and published many of the same titles ( Fist of the Blue Sky and City Hunter ) , as well titles from other magazines such as the Japanese Weekly Shōnen Jump . Raijin Comics began as a weekly magazine with its first issue ( dated December 18 , 2002 ) , but switched to being a monthly publication beginning with its 36th issue ( dated September 2003 ) . Gutsoon ! also published a companion magazine to Raijin Comics , titled Raijin Game & Anime ( originally called Fujin Magazine ) , which lasted only 20 issues before being merged into the pages of Raijin Comics . The collected volumes of Raijin Comics titles were published under the Raijin Graphic Novels imprint . Raijin Comics also has a mascot called `` Raijin Maru '' . Before the company 's fall they were also planning to make a shōjo manga magazine called Smile Magazine . On March 15 , 2004 , Gutsoon ! announced that they will be placing their Rajin Comics brand on hiatus . Raijin Comics ceased publication with its July 2004 issue ( issue # 46 ) and the Raijin Graphic Novels line was subsequently cancelled as well .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "75c80241ead5e4b4bcd0696dedfa3370", "text": "Tokyo Gore Police is a 2008 Japanese-American film co-written , edited , and directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and stars Eihi Shiina as Ruka , a vengeful police officer . Tokyo Gore Police was released to several film festivals in North America . It received generally positive reviews , noting that it lives up to its title by being gory , perverse and bizarre .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e6a4cbe4586c57becb9b6475eda9c803", "text": "Cherry Lips (company) is a Japanese animation studio .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "44bbe53c4a60526a1b3d74f2b383e73a", "text": "Madman Entertainment Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that distributes Australian and foreign films as well as Japanese anime and manga in Australia , New Zealand , and Papua New Guinea . Madman is one of the major entertainment companies in Australia . It employs approx 100 people and has an annual turnover of around A$ 50 million . Its headquarters is in Richmond , Victoria . Madman has secured the local release rights to popular titles including Sailor Moon , One Piece , Dragon Ball , Neon Genesis Evangelion , Akira , Steins ; Gate and almost all of Studio Ghibli 's catalogue . In addition to DVD sales , Madman manages the theatrical release of some of their titles , particularly the Studio Ghibli movies . According to market research , Madman accounts for 97 % of the total anime home media market in Australia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "abcf12b10a1ee635bbb925b6cf58084c", "text": "Remo Camerota Remo Camerota ( born on 17 April in Coventry , England ) is an English-Australian visual artist and film director . He has been exhibiting in the arts since 1992 when he also started a fine art degree at Swinburne University , Melbourne . 1992 and 1993 saw him win the VEVA award for animation , and the St Kilda Film Festival facility award . See awards below for more details . He also completed a BA in Film and Television at Victorian College of the Arts - 1995 . From 1996 to 1998 Camerota directed and edited for Foxtel/Sportsworld on the TV show Extreme Sports . Camerota 's style of editing and direction became popular in youth culture TV shows , using techniques such as fast cutting , SFX and juxtaposition of sound with image . From 1994 to 2000 , Camerota continued to exhibit video , painting and photography installations including `` Trade '' , at the world trade centre Melbourne , titled `` Loophole '' consisting of a wall of television sets creating a visual and sound loop through the use of feedback , Neo Ethnic at MYU Gallery Tokyo comprising stencil paintings , video-photography installations at Experimenta and collaborating with artist `` Stelarc '' in his short film Scar . From 2000 to 2003 , Camerota edited feature film Narcosys and video directed , photographed and edited `` Speaking In Tongues '' DVD , Gene Simmons . In 2003 , Camerota started a production company - Whitewall Studios 2003 Camerota directed the Kiss Symphony tour DVD extras and B roll . Also Camerota 's photographs became published first in magazines and also included in Kiss Alive 4 package , Kiss and Make up Book and Speaking in Tongues DVD . Camerota co0founds Raven with Kumicho and is currently creating the Manga graphic novel for the Horror feature film SCAR and Sci Fi feature Origami Moon . 2008 - 2010 Camerota authored two books featuring Japanese pop culture , titled Graffiti Japan and Drainspotting http://drainspottingbook.blogspot.com , both are published by Mark Batty Publisher New York . Remo has book signing tours throughout USA and Tokyo in 2008 - 2011 . 2005 - 2011 urban painting and photography exhibited at galleries in New York , london , Bristol , Tokyo , Sydney and murals painted at Bristol in collaboration with Kid zoom and Rory Doona , Cargo Club London UK , Bondi Beach facade Sydney , Shibuya Tokyo , Revolt Club Melbourne . 2010 - 2011 - Camerota is creating iPad/iPhone apps in conjunction with his authored books . Titles so far are Drainspotting Extras , Graffiti Japan Extras , Graffiti New York , Graphic Novel - Scar Vol 1 and 2 . 2011 - Camerota teamed up with Kiyoshi Kohatsu and created Kit Robot - LoveBots iPad/iPhone app , an avatar maker of robots . www.kit-robot.com", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5deb87d8f8e63763c4cf0b93f51ee2a2", "text": "Tezuka Productions is a Japanese animation studio founded by Tezuka Osamu in 1968 . It is known for animating notable works such as Marvelous Melmo , the 1980 and 2003 Astro Boy series , and Black Jack . His son , Macoto Tezuka , currently aims to use Tezuka Productions to extend Tezuka 's manga series with new issues and publish posthumous works such as Legend of the Forest .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "cd596fdf1086bbadbe3472a7c9dde0ad", "text": "Charlie Carr (activist) Charlie Carr born 1953 in Everett , Massachusetts is a disability rights activist who became disabled after a diving accident in 1968 . He was institutionalized for seven years and then `` broke out '' of Middlesex County Hospital in Waltham , MA upon the creation of the Boston Center for Independent Living in 1974 . He was an early member and went on to start : The Northeast Independent Living Program in Lawrence , MA in 1980 as the founder and CEO The National Council on Independent Living in 1983 The Disability Policy Consortium in Massachusetts in 1996 He was appointed Commissioner of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission in 2007 by Gov. Deval Patrick and served for 8 years .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9fdbfefb83da8978a173ff3113a988af", "text": "Tim Richmond Tim Richmond ( June 7 , 1955 -- August 13 , 1989 ) was an American race car driver from Ashland , Ohio . He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR 's Winston Cup Series . Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to NASCAR stock cars full-time , which has since become an industry trend . He won the 1980 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award and had 13 victories during eight NASCAR seasons . Richmond achieved his top NASCAR season in 1986 when he finished third in points . He won seven races that season , more than any other driver on the tour . When he missed the season-opening Daytona 500 in February 1987 , media reported that he had pneumonia . The infection most likely resulted from his compromised immune system , which was weakened by AIDS . Despite the state of his health , Richmond competed in eight races in 1987 , winning two events and one pole position before his final race in August of that year . He attempted a comeback in 1988 before NASCAR banned him for testing positive for excessive over-the-counter drugs , ibuprofen and pseudoephedrine ; NASCAR later announced they gave Richmond a new test and tested negative . Richmond filed a lawsuit against NASCAR after NASCAR insisted they wanted access to his entire medical record before they would reinstate him . After losing the lawsuit , Richmond withdrew from racing . NASCAR later stated their original test was a `` bad test . '' Richmond grew up in a wealthy family and lived a freewheeling lifestyle , earning him the nickname `` Hollywood '' . In describing Richmond 's influence in racing , Charlotte Motor Speedway president Humpy Wheeler said , `` We 've never had a race driver like Tim in stock car racing . He was almost a James Dean-like character . '' When Richmond was cast for a bit part in the 1983 movie Stroker Ace , `` He fell right in with the group working on the film , '' said director Hal Needham . Cole Trickle , the main character in the movie Days of Thunder , played by Tom Cruise , was loosely based on Richmond and his interaction with Harry Hyde and Rick Hendrick .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9809aec28e62fb5fb68ccb4b2685bb52", "text": "Ross LaManna Ross LaManna is an American screenwriter and author . He is best known for creating the Rush Hour series starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker . His first novel , Acid Test , was published in the U.S. and Canada by Ballantine Books . The geopolitical thriller was chosen as an Amazon.com `` Penzler Pick '' and as The Mysterious Bookshop 's selection for `` Best First Fiction '' . It was published in several foreign territories and as an audiobook . He attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles , graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in screenwriting , and also holds a Master of Arts from Arizona State University in dramatic writing . He began in the entertainment industry working on international legal affairs at the independent studio Embassy Pictures . Columbia Pictures purchased a speculative script he had written while at Embassy , and soon thereafter he was hired by United Artists under a two-picture writing deal . Carolco Pictures later hired him under a unique , two-year `` in-house screenwriter '' arrangement , where he worked on a number of their projects . He has written original screenplays , adaptations or rewrites for Fox , Disney , Paramount , Columbia , Universal , HBO Films and many independent companies . As of June , 2013 , he is Chairman of the Undergraduate and Graduate Film Departments at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena , California , and also on the Board of Directors for the United States Air Force Entertainment Liaison Office . At Art Center , he brought in a number of notable filmmakers as part-time instructors , including the cinematographer Affonso Beato , ASC , the storyboard artist Tim Burgard , the director/producer Jeremiah Chechik , the cinematographer Allen Daviau , ASC , the screenwriter Doug Eboch , the director David Kellogg , the composer Dennis McCarthy , the title designer Dan Perri , the director/producer Richard Pearce , the entertainment attorney Lee Rosenbaum , the writer/director Bobby Roth , the director/actor Mark Rydell , the producer/director John Suits , the director Ron Underwood and the editor Billy Weber .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c052df0118d93569e15572e74447c110", "text": "Charlie, Last Name Wilson Charlie , Last Name Wilson is the third studio album by American singer Charlie Wilson ; it was released on August 23 , 2005 , by Jive Records . The album includes production from several R&B hitmakers including R. Kelly , will.i.am , Justin Timberlake , KayGee & Terence `` Tramp-Baby '' Abney , The Underdogs and The Platinum Brothers . It debuted and peaked at # 10 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 71,400 copies in its first week . The album was also certified Gold by the RIAA on February 5 , 2009 ( almost 4 years after its release ) surpassing sales of 500,000 copies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7823f57c984a5cab8eb911c276d8736b", "text": "Morning Star (TV series) Morning Star is a daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from September 27 , 1965 to July 1 , 1966 . The show was created by Ted Corday who would later create the long-running daytime serial Days of Our Lives . The show aired at 11:00 AM ; it was paired with Paradise Bay which aired after it and also was created by Ted Corday . Morning Star was one of the first soap operas to air in color . The show followed Katy Elliot who was a fashion designer from Connecticut ; she moved to New York City to begin work in her chosen field . It followed her trials and tribulations along with those of her roommates Joan Mitchell and Joan 's daughter Liz . Katy had left her hometown of Springdale after the death of Greg Ross , her fiance , who had been killed in a traffic accident before they were to have been married . In New York , Katy met and fell in love with Bill Riley , She also had contact with her aunt Millie Elliot ; her uncle , Ed Elliot , who was a judge in Springdale ; and her sixteen-year-old sister , Jan. . As did Days of our Lives , the show opened with an epigraph , as was customary for soap operas of the time , `` No matter how dark the night , there is always a new dawn to come . The sun is but a morning star . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7505099316da113932336f132b8bf1a2", "text": "Money Talks (1997 film) Money Talks is a 1997 American action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner , starring Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen . This film is the first of four collaborations between Brett Ratner and Chris Tucker , with the other three being the Rush Hour series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3b33cf3bfdbde0c139ada1356c0c91b1", "text": "Sin City (film) Sin City ( also known as Frank Miller 's Sin City ) is a 2005 American neo-noir crime anthology film written , produced , and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez . It is based on Miller 's graphic novel of the same name . Much of the film is based on the first , third and fourth books in Miller 's original comic series . The Hard Goodbye is about a man who embarks on a brutal rampage in search of his one-time sweetheart 's killer , killing anyone , even the police , that gets in his way of finding and killing her murderer . The Big Fat Kill focuses on an everyman getting caught in a street war between a group of prostitutes and a group of mercenaries , the police and the mob . That Yellow Bastard follows an aging police officer who protects a young woman from a grotesquely disfigured serial killer . The intro and outro of the film are based on the short story `` The Customer is Always Right '' , which is collected in Booze , Broads & Bullets , the sixth book in the comic series . The film stars an ensemble cast led by Jessica Alba , Benicio del Toro , Brittany Murphy , Clive Owen , Mickey Rourke , Bruce Willis , and Elijah Wood , and featuring Alexis Bledel , Michael Clarke Duncan , Rosario Dawson , Carla Gugino , Rutger Hauer , Jaime King , Michael Madsen , and Nick Stahl , among others . Sin City opened to wide critical and commercial success , gathering particular recognition for the film 's unique color processing , which rendered most of the film in black and white but retained or added coloring for selected objects . The film was screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in competition and won the Technical Grand Prize for the film 's `` visual shaping '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e667ca17df5c933b4b19246d34a714e", "text": "Brian Sheen (cricketer) Brian Sheen ( born 30 December 1938 ) is an Australian former cricketer . He played five first-class matches for Tasmania between 1960 and 1964 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ce5294c6d7313409ce85c5254ff524fc", "text": "Arizona Raiders Arizona Raiders is a 1965 Technicolor Western Techniscope film starring Audie Murphy as a member of Quantrill 's Raiders .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "265630748e24898ba8ba8d235fdbfd0f", "text": "Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center is a memorial to Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz located at 3940 Broadway and West 165th Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City , the building which once housed the Audubon Ballroom , where Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21 , 1965 . It opened on May 19 , 2005 , the 80th anniversary of Malcolm X 's birth . The stated purpose of the center is to carry on the work of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz `` through the advancement of human rights and social justice '' . The center is decorated with a 63-foot ( 19-meter ) mural depicting the life of Malcolm X and a life-size bronze statue of the human rights activist . It includes six interactive kiosks that provide information about the lives of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz . The kiosks were developed by Columbia University 's Digital Knowledge Ventures and Professor Manning Marable of the university 's African American Studies department . The center also is home to documents related to Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e83da95bd362e8ca9faef867d99e91c8", "text": "Together Again (Ray Charles album) Together Again , also known as Country and Western Meets Rhythm and Blues , is a studio album by Ray Charles released in 1965 by ABC-Paramount Records .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4feff891ce65c365b5b8564b6becf802", "text": "Left Handed Johnny West Left Handed Johnny West ( Johnny West il mancino , also known just as Johnny West ) is a 1965 Italian spaghetti western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "77e7a3bebc3e5beaad2cd05a1041849f", "text": "Charlie Fitzberger Charles Caspar Fitzberger ( February 13 , 1904 -- January 25 , 1965 ) was a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Braves just at the end of the 1928 season ( September 11-September 25 ) . The 24-year-old rookie made seven pinch-hitting appearances for the Braves and did not play in the field , so his position is not known . He went 2-for-7 for a batting average of .286 . All seven of Fitzberger 's appearances took place at the home park , Braves Field . His major league debut on September 11 , 1928 was against the New York Giants . His last appearance was against the Pittsburgh Pirates . Fitzberger died in his hometown of Baltimore , Maryland , at the age of 66 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "10d207ba950e0b9764f6aede50586c96", "text": "Winslow Wilson Arthur William Wilson ( July 20 , 1892 -- November 18 , 1974 ) was an American artist who painted under several known pseudonyms , including Winslow Wilson and Pico Miran . In Gloucester , Wilson/Miran has been considered an early actor in the Post Modern Art Movement . He is widely quoted from his Manifesto For Post-Modern Art , published in 1951 , under the name Pico Miran . Wilson was born in Brady , Texas in 1892 , one of five sons of Horace and Stella Wilson . The family moved to Junction , Texas , and it was here that he graduated high school . He attended Texas A&M in 1910-1911 as a Chemical Engineering Major , but transferred to Harvard with the support of professors at Texas A&M . Wilson attended Harvard College between 1911-1915 , becoming an Editor of The Harvard Monthly with his friends John Dos Passos and E. E. Cummings . Wilson would go on to share an apartment at 21 East 15th Street in New York City with E.E. Cummings . He enlisted in the U.S. Military during 1917-1919 , joining John Dos Passos and E.E. Cummings and other Harvard students in France . He spent time in Paris with E.E. Cummings , and mingled with Salvador Dali , Pablo Picasso and other influential painters of the period in London and Paris in the 1920s . In fact , Wilson maintained lifelong friendships with many of the Harvard Aesthetes , including Cummings and Dos Passos . During his days at Harvard , Wilson was playfully known as `` Tex '' , a nickname that stayed with him for life . Wilson was active in the New York , NY , Lime Rock , CT , Newport , RI , Gloucester , MA , and Rockport , MA art scenes between the 1930 's -- 1972 . Wilson painted post-modern artwork utilizing the name Pico Miran in his Gloucester , Massachusetts studio , taught portraiture at the Rockport Art Association in Rockport , Massachusetts under the name Winslow Wilson , and painted seascapes as Winslow Wilson in his Rockport , Massachusetts studio . Wilson was strongly influenced by his time at Harvard and World War I . In addition to a tragic event in Boston which resulted in the death of one of Wilson 's friends in 1912 , there is evidence that Wilson encountered trauma during World War I. Art became a vehicle through which Wilson found solace . His Post-Modern artwork is replete with images of industrial and nuclear effects upon the common man , and those who knew him confirm that he was consumed with the concept of a nuclear holocaust . Growing up in rural Texas , to a life in Boston and New York , friendships with intellectuals , Wilson 's writings reveal a man who held his craft and opinions in high regard . Understanding that Wilson eschewed family relationships while fully immersing himself as a bit of an artistic recluse , provides an insight into the life of this artist . Wilson painted seascapes in his Rockport , Massachusetts studio . His seascapes were exhibited at Vose Gallery in Boston . In a letter dated January 24 , 1991 , Robert C. Vose , Jr. , of Vose Gallery , confirmed that the gallery `` did give -LCB- Wilson -RCB- an exhibition in our galleries in Boston '' and stated `` We thought of -LCB- the paintings -RCB- of excellent quality , and much in the spirit of Frederick Waugh '' . Eleanor Roosevelt chaired a one-man art show held in New York City entitled `` Paintings of the Sea '' . On June 4 , 1951 , the First Lady , Eleanor Roosevelt `` blogged '' in her My Day report , that she had visited this exhibit , and she reported : `` In certain ones the light made one think of tropical climates ; in others the shores of Maine seemed to stand out . More often the sky and the sea were stormy , but the light was nearly always breaking through . Let us hope that out of this turbulent period in history the light will break through for all human beings '' . Under the pseudonym of Pico Miran painted in his Gloucester studio . Upon occasion , he would have a visitor , however the room in which he painted was never open . His post-modern art , or as he referred to it as `` super-realistic '' , is replete with political and religious tones , and is highly reflective of the nuclear and mechanical themes of the period . Wilson was a member of the Rockport Art Association from 1946 through 1972 , and for many of those years he taught portraiture . His portraits have included local Gloucester residents and friends . Following Wilson 's death in 1974 , his long-term companion , Jane Grey ( an accomplished portrait artist ) , gifted his paintings to his only son , Horace Peter Wilson . Those paintings remained stored in Kansas City until 2012 , at which time the paintings were distributed to Wilson 's grandchildren . In 2014 , Dave Rich , a Gloucester native , stated in a correspondence with Peter Anastas : `` ... would take an interest in the precocious postmodernism of Pico Miran . His value lies in his theorizing postmodernity , and making the first forays into postmodern visual art -- the seascapes were a virtuoso performance ; Winslow was no less a character than Pico or Tex. . In that sense he was a performance artist . A kind of Andy Kaufman who took personae and masks to the extreme . On this conceptual level , if explained as such , Wilson ought to be recovered ; and could be recovered by an astute and enterprising curator . '' The paintings are in the process of being professionally restored and framed , and efforts are underway to showcase Wilson 's paintings . A website exists with the roots of a biography about the artist , currently being documented and researched by Claudia Wilson Howard in conjunction with interested parties across the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a379522265058124686960f4fbf28765", "text": "Charlie Manna Charlie Manna ( October 6 , 1920 -- November 9 , 1971 ) was an Italian American standup comedian , active in the 1960s . He was a New York resident , who stated that he came from the Bronx , and who had studied opera for five years before turning to comedy . He first appeared at the Green Mansions resort , in the Adirondacks near the Catskills resort area . He appeared on many theatrical and television variety shows of the era , including the Sunday Night At The London Palladium , The Ed Sullivan Show , The Tonight Show , The Steve Allen Show , Jackie Gleason 's Stage Show , the Jack Paar Show , Perry Como 's Kraft Music Hall and The Garry Moore Show . He performed at local venues like the Radio City Music Hall , the Bon Soir supper club , the Blue Angel , the Copacabana and Montreal 's El Morocco . He appeared in theatrical performances , including Michael Stewart 's Shoestring '57 and Hermione Gingold 's Sticks and Stones . He was well known for conceptual homor , based on incongruity , such as the routine in which an astronaut balks at being launched until someone finds his box of crayons , containing `` a green , an orange and two blacks '' ; as well using his musical training in a routine , such as `` Alcatraz - the Musical , '' and `` La Bonanza , '' a parody of an opera based on a popular TV Western , which he performed on The Johnny Cash Show . Veteran comedian Phyllis Diller credited Manna with helping improve her standup routine when she was starting in the business , `` It was at New York 's Bon Soir nightclub during the early sixties that the comic Charlie Manna gave me the greatest advice about how to get on : quickly tell five of your hottest jokes and then run with them . Get the audience laughing for real , do n't make it a phony deal . '' Manna was quoted as saying , `` There are two varieties of comedy : funny and not funny . '' He recorded two comedy albums in performance at clubs . The first was ' ` Manna Live !! ; the second was Manna Overboard !! '' , ( Decca Records , 1961 ) , produced by Michael Ross , written by Ross and Bruce Howard , recorded at the Village Vanguard , New York . He died in 1971 from cancer at age 51 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "efc0f275fa43a13589d40e0e7341239a", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Martin Sheen The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Martin Sheen throughout his acting career .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4920a0269bcdd9027f0bc2cbc1816458", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8bc6900855fb1f5c67c9f5c66b265efa", "text": "Casanova 70 Casanova 70 is a 1965 Italian comedy film produced by Carlo Ponti , directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Marcello Mastroianni , Virna Lisi , Enrico Maria Salerno and Michele Mercier .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a6012ea1f6744dfb9f9716bc5bb0b9af", "text": "Hagop Sandaldjian Hagop Sandaldjian ( 1931 -- 1990 ) was an Egyptian-born Armenian American musician and microminiature sculptor , best known for his tiny art pieces displayed at the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles , California . Sandaldjian 's creations included a carving of Mount Ararat on a grain of rice ; a crucifix in which a minute golden figure of Jesus hangs upon a cross made from a bisected strand of Sandaldjian 's own hair ; and recreations of Disney figures ( Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs or Mickey Mouse , for example ) or historical figures ( such as Napoleon or Pope John Paul II ) presented in the eye or on the tip of a needle . Sandaldjian was born in Alexandria , Egypt , and went to the Soviet Union to study music in Yerevan , Armenia and in Moscow . After graduating from the Ippolitov-Ivanov Music College in 1955 , he became a violinist , and taught music at a conservatory in Yerevan . In the early 1970s he learned about the art of microminiature from one of his students , Eduard Ghazaryan . Sandaldjian emigrated to the United States in 1980 , but was required to leave behind his first collection of 18 miniature works . Over the next decade , he produced another 33 miniatures . Working extremely slowly under a microscope , Sandaldjian employed self-made tools such as sharpened needles tipped with ruby or diamond dust , compiling his sculptures out of minuscule materials such as dust , lint , and hair . Even among the few practitioners of microminiature art , Sandaldjian was unusual in that he painted his work , using a single sharpened strand of hair as a brush . Sandaldjian would time his motions to come between his heartbeats , thus maximizing his control of his fingers . Those who saw Sandaldjian at work said that they could not tell when his hands moved . As recounted in Lawrence Weschler 's book Mr. Wilson 's Cabinet of Wonder , Museum of Jurassic Technology founder David Hildebrand Wilson learned about Sandaldjian from a museum visitor , and began visiting him at his home in Montebello , California . Wilson , who described the artist as `` a very calm man '' , eventually decided to give Sandaldjian a show at the museum , but when he called Sandaldjian to tell him , Wilson learned that the artist had died only 10 days earlier . Weschler also relates that his initial doubts about the veracity of the museum 's Sandaldjian exhibit were allayed when he located Sandaldjian 's son in Montebello , who confirmed details about how his father worked , and also told Wechsler about the tradition of microminiature art in Armenia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "94e16aaa02f650ade0def10c7afeb43c", "text": "Ornette: Made in America Ornette : Made in America is a 1984 American documentary film directed and edited by Shirley Clarke that studies acclaimed saxophonist and free jazz innovator Ornette Coleman . The film does not chronicle the life of Coleman but rather emulates his freeform style by mixing together excerpts from performances , interviews , experimental music videos and reenactments of Coleman 's childhood . Included are interviews with and original footage of William S. Burroughs , Buckminster Fuller , Ed Blackwell , Robert Palmer , George Russell , John Rockwell , Don Cherry and Denardo Coleman . The film intercuts interviews , archive footage and psychedelic sequences around Coleman 's performance of Skies of America with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at the city 's Convention Center . The opening of the now-defunct Caravan of Dreams nightclub serves as a catalyst for the film 's production , but Shirley Clarke had actually been working on the film for a span of over 20 years . The 1968 footage with Ornette , his young son , Denardo , and frequent collaborator Charlie Haden was filmed by Clarke for a separate film that never came to fruition . Ornette was Shirley Clarke 's last film and reintroduced her to the independent film and jazz music circuits that she had influenced during the 1960s . Clarke 's intrusive , fast cutting editing style and Kit Fitzgerald 's avant-garde music video work won the film praise . In late 2012 , Milestone Films rereleased Ornette in select theaters and distributed the restored film on DVD and Blu-ray . This is part of a greater effort on behalf of Milestone to rerelease all of Clarke 's old films .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "7c4aa68e0e2707a4cc04bdca072f8200", "text": "Pablo Fenjves Pablo F. Fenjves ( born 16 August 1953 ) is an American screenwriter and ghostwriter based in Los Angeles , California . His screenwriting credits include the 1995 film The Affair , Man on a Ledge , released in January , 2012 , and a string of television movies . Born in Caracas , Venezuela to Hungarian survivors of the Holocaust , Fenjves went to college in Illinois . His first journalism job was in Canada . He joined the National Enquirer in Florida in the late 1970s , where he befriended Judith Regan . Fenjves has ghostwritten more than a dozen books , including two number one New York Times Best-Sellers ( Witness and Blood Brother ) . Fenjves also ghostwrote the autobiographies and memoirs of Bernie Mac , Janice Dickinson , and music producer David Foster . He collaborated with O.J. Simpson to ghostwrite If I Did It , an account of the Simpson murder case . That book was pulled by the publisher just weeks before its release date , but it was subsequently revived by Fred Goldman , father of murder victim Ron Goldman , and spent five weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list . Fenjves had a personal connection to the Simpson case : Fenjves lived a few doors down from the Brentwood murder scene , and had testified against Simpson regarding the time at which he heard Nicole Simpson 's dog barking . His current film projects include an original action script , Undertow , which is being produced by Michael De Luca ; and an original comedy , Mother , to which Halle Berry is attached .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "cae6fbeb7d6c9790e4cf7fd462ec87e8", "text": "The Fosters (2013 TV series) The Fosters is an American family drama television series created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg which first premiered in the United States on June 3 , 2013 on the Freeform ( previously named ABC Family ) television network . It follows the lives of the Foster family led by lesbian couple Stef and Lena , a cop and a school vice principal respectively , who raise a multi-ethnic blended family that consists of one biological and four adopted children in San Diego , California . The first season of The Fosters received generally favorable reviews from critics and also garnered particular acclaim for its portrayal of LGBT themes . It also earned two GLAAD Media Awards and one Teen Choice Award .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85d30ad1242317a1d979e4006c369881", "text": "Michael Foster (writer) Michael Foster ( 1904-1956 ) was an American novelist , journalist , screenwriter and cartoonist . Foster , who was born August 29 , 1904 , in Hardy , Arkansas , was a graduate of the Chicago Art Institute and became a reporter and cartoonist for newspapers in Salina , Kansas , Los Angeles , California , and , by 1937 , Seattle , Washington . His nickname was `` Gully . '' In 1926 , he was working on the Los Angeles Express , a daily newspaper . A friend , Charles Harris Garrigues , wrote that Foster <blockquote> writes , paints , and has been called the second most promising of the young poets in America by the Lit Dig -LSB- Literary Digest '' ' -RSB- -- does n't know one note of music from another and improvises the most beautiful piano music ... He roomed down at the house for a while until we had a fight over a novel he 's writing and then he moved out -- went on a three weeks ' drunk and only started back to work when I threatened to knock his block off if he did n't . </blockquote> Foster 's first novel , Forgive Adam , was published in 1935 by W. Morrow and Co. . Margaret Wallace of the New York Times said of the author : Michael Foster , a young newspaper man on the Pacific Coast , is the newest recruit to the ranks of the hard-boiled novelists . In the brief declarative sentences of his prose style , in his method of consistent understatement , in his attitude of weary and rather self-conscious disillusionment , he has aligned himself with the school of Hemingway and his imitators . The second novel , American Dream , came in 1937 . American Dream told the story of `` a disillusioned newspaperman who discovers through old family letters what America meant to the writers and what America should mean to him . Several scenes are reminiscent of the tawdry political atmosphere rendered in Ben Hecht 's and Charles MacArthur 's 1928 play , The Front Page . '' . Los Angeles Times reviewer Milton Merlin said that the work was : not an entirely satisfying novel , but it is an ambitious enterprise and an exceptionally compelling story told with feeling and facility ... . Foster , a Seattle reporter , chooses a member of his profession for his central figure . Shelby Thrall , a disillusioned idealist at 30 , reviews three generations of Thralls in an attempt to recapture the meaning of the `` American Dream . '' Shelby 's recollections , stirred by a pile of old , crumbling letters in the attic , cover a span of three generations ... Two books followed -- To Remember at Midnight ( 1938 ) and House Above the River ( 1946 ) . About his final book , The Dusty Godmother ( 1949 ) . reviewer A.C. Spectorsky wrote in the New York Times that Foster had expanded a slick-magazine short story into a light novel which disappoints largely because it has frequent and unfulfilled intimations and overtones of being far more than just that . Garrigues wrote in 1957 after Foster 's death that when Foster `` had done penance to his father by The American Dream , '' he had done all he had to do ... . he had written himself out when he made peace with his father , who was dead ; after that , he drank himself to death trying to find something that was not in him . '' Foster died on March 25 , 1956 , in California .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ddff7476e12f89d5abebb3d4311e4e7a", "text": "Caridad Bravo Adams Caridad Bravo Adams ( -LSB- kaɾiˈðað ˈbɾaβo ˈaðams -RSB- ) ( born on January 14 , 1908 in Villahermosa , Tabasco -- August 13 , 1990 in Mexico City ) was a prolific Mexican writer and the most famous telenovela writer worldwide . She was born to a couple of Cuban actors and she was part of an extended family of artists , being the sister of Venezuelan actor Leon Bravo , one of the pioneers of theater , radio and TV in Venezuela . She published her first book at the age of 16 , titled Pétalos sueltos . She then moved back to Cuba with her parents , and later returned to Mexico , where she kept writing and obtained a role in her only film , Corazón bandolero ( 1934 ) . She became a chair member of the Ateneo Mexicano de Mujeres and later moved back to Cuba , where she wrote the radionovela Yo no creo en los hombres , which was adapted in Mexico for telenovelas in 1969 and 1988 . Upon the rise of Fidel Castro , she returned to Mexico , where she would remain the rest of her life . Back in Mexico , she wrote Corazón salvaje , a novel that has been adapted to the screen twice and as a telenovela four times ( including once as Juan del Diablo in Puerto Rico ) . She then wrote La intrusa , Bodas de odio and other novels that earned her important awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ec0890c02243a1e93d13b5f3ebfe05a0", "text": "List of The Fosters episodes The Fosters is an American drama series on Freeform ( then known as ABC Family ) that premiered on June 3 , 2013 . The series follows the lives of Lena Adams ( Sherri Saum ) and Stef Foster ( Teri Polo ) , the Fosters , who are an interracial , lesbian couple living in the Mission Bay area of San Diego , raising Stef 's biological son , Brandon ( David Lambert ) , along with adopted twins , Jesus ( Jake T. Austin/Noah Centineo ) and Mariana ( Cierra Ramirez ) . Lena is a charter school vice principal and Stef is a police officer . Lena decides to take in `` troubled '' teenager Callie ( Maia Mitchell ) and her younger brother Jude ( Hayden Byerly ) , who have endured a series of abusive foster homes . The show resumed its second season on January 19 , 2015 . The series was renewed for a third season on January 13 . The third season began on June 8 , 2015 , with the second half premiering on January 25 , 2016 on Freeform . On November 30 , 2015 , Freeform announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season , which premiered on June 20 , 2016 . The second half of the fourth season premiered on January 31 , 2017 , replacing the timeslot for Pretty Little Liars . On January 10 , 2017 , Freeform announced that the series was renewed for a fifth season , which will start airing on July 11 , 2017 . As of April 11 , 2017 , 82 episodes of The Fosters have aired , concluding the fourth season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "574b707fd36c1d91314092f0440c4bd4", "text": "David Chase David Chase ( born August 22 , 1945 ) is an American writer , director and television producer . Chase has worked in television for 40 years ; he has produced and written for such shows as The Rockford Files , I 'll Fly Away , and Northern Exposure . He has created two original series ; the first , Almost Grown , aired for 10 episodes in 1988 and 1989 . Chase is best known for his second original series , the influential and critically acclaimed HBO drama The Sopranos , which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007 . A prominent figure in American television , Chase has won seven Emmy Awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d9c3f8b28678ac2af2b3647b28e589f3", "text": "David Schwartz (comics) David B. Schwartz is a comic book writer . His first published work was in New Mutants Annual # 6 ( Marvel Comics , 1990 ) . Most notable work is MELTDOWN ( Image Comics ) , which received significant accolades and was named to several annual Top 10 lists for 2006 and 2007 . Since Meltdown , he 's worked primarily for Aspen Comics , first on their `` Shrugged '' spin-off `` Aspen Showcase : Ember '' . At the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con , Schwartz was announced as the writer of a new arc of Aspen Comics ' series `` Fathom '' , entitled `` Fathom : Blue Descent '' . At the 2011 WonderCon , he was announced as the creator and writer of a new creator-owned series entitled `` IDOLIZED '' , with Micah Gunnell as the artist for the series . David also dabbled in screenwriting . Credits included the feature film Fighting Gravity ( CC Films , 1997 , winner of various film festival awards ) , and the syndicated sketch comedy TV series The Newz . In addition to writing , David is an executive at The Walt Disney Company .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "11a306b55975cc9c8b4bce85edcf1438", "text": "J. D. Foster JD Foster is an American record producer , bassist , multi-instrumentalist , composer and songwriter .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c458cdad38e8eea1828469e3fa725468", "text": "Spanish (song) `` Spanish '' is the fourth UK single from Craig David 's second album Slicker Than Your Average . The song became his tenth top ten hit in the UK ( including his Artful Dodger collaborations ) , peaking at # 8 and spending six weeks inside the top 75 . `` Spanish '' saw David incorporate a Spanish element into his music for the first time , including on the track with Spanish rapper Duke One . In Australia , `` Spanish '' was skipped and `` World Filled with Love '' was released as the fourth single instead .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aeb44aa724fe6dd5fb04b846145feb34", "text": "Nicolas Treviño Nicolas Treviño ( born Joaquin Reyes ) is a fictional character on the TNT primetime soap opera , Dallas . He is portrayed by Juan Pablo Di Pace .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2dc215d61746cd2ca090ccccfdd92d41", "text": "John Howard (author) John Howard is an English author , born in London in 1961 . His fiction has appeared in anthologies , magazines , and the collections The Silver Voices , Written by Daylight , and Cities and Thrones and Powers . The majority of Howard 's stories have central and eastern European settings ; many are set in the fictional Romanian town of Steaua de Munte . The Defeat of Grief is a novella set in Steaua de Munte and the real Black Sea resort of Balcic ; the novellas `` The Fatal Vision '' ( in Cities and Thrones and Powers ) and The Lustre of Time form part of an ongoing series with Steaua de Munte architect and academic Cristian Luca as protagonist . Numbered as Sand or the Stars attempts a ` secret history ' of Hungary between the World Wars . Secret Europe is a collection jointly written with Mark Valentine comprising 25 short stories set in a variety of real and fictional European locations . Ten of the stories are by Howard and fifteen by Valentine . The expanded edition published in 2014 added an introduction and an extra story by Mark Valentine . Howard contributed a story to Dreams of Ourselves , an anthology published in tribute to the Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa . Contributors and editor used Pessoa heteronyms , with the authors ' names only revealed in the sealed envelope supplied with each copy of the book . Since 2003 John Howard has occasionally collaborated on short stories with Mark Valentine . Seven have featured Valentine 's long-running series character The Connoisseur , an occult detective whose real name is never revealed . All tales of The Connoisseur then extant , including the collaborations , were reprinted in The Collected Connoisseur ( Tartarus Press , 2010 ) . John Howard has written essays for numerous magazines including Book and Magazine Collector , Supernatural Tales , Wormwood , Studies in Australian Weird Fiction , and All Hallows for the Ghost Story Society . He contributed essays to the Fritz Leiber special issue of Fantasy Commentator ( No. 57/58 , 2004 ) and to the books Black Prometheus : A Critical Study of Karl Edward Wagner ( Gothic Press , 2007 ) , Fritz Leiber : Critical Essays ( McFarlane , 2008 ) , and The Man Who Collected Psychos : Critical Essays on Robert Bloch ( McFarlane , 2009 ) , all edited by Benjamin Szumskyj . Most of these essays were included in Touchstones : Essays on the Fantastic ( 2014 ) , which was a British Fantasy Award nominee the following year . In 2013 Howard took over the review column Camera Obscura in Tartarus Press ' journal Wormwood .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6fc184a3eb2fbbeabf941bc31a7e4436", "text": "Adriano González León Biennial Novel Prize The Adriano González León Biennial Novel Prize ( in Spanish , Premio Bienal de Novela Adriano González León ) was established in Venezuela 2004 to recognize living novelists who are either Venezuelan nationals residing in any country or foreign nationals residing in Venezuela . The prize was named in honor of the premier living Venezuelan novelist of the time , Adriano González León ( 1931 -- 2008 ) , the author of País Portátil ( 1968 ) . Three organizations collaborated to found the prize : the national branch of the international writers ' guild , PEN , the business conglomerate Grupo de Empresas Econoinvest , and the publishing company Grupo Editorial Norma . Criteria for eligibility include that the novel be written in Spanish , has never been published , has never received a literary award , and is not already entered in another literary competition .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a7ba96a983ad524d6fe11b90d1401b7e", "text": "Ben Foster (orchestrator) Ben Foster is a Bafta award-winning British composer , best known for his work on the BBC series Torchwood , and as orchestrator for Murray Gold on Doctor Who , and for Marc Streitenfeld on Prometheus and The Grey . He is also known as the conductor for Peter Gabriel 's Scratch my Back world tour and albums , and for the BBC Proms Doctor Who events .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0f07e3f7da2b35c593f33bd9a60d64db", "text": "I, the Supreme I , the Supreme ( orig . Spanish Yo el supremo ) is a historical novel written by exiled Paraguayan author Augusto Roa Bastos . It is a fictionalized account of the nineteenth-century Paraguayan dictator José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia , who was also known as `` Dr. Francia . '' The book 's title derives from the fact that Francia referred to himself as `` El Supremo '' or `` the Supreme . '' The first in a long line of dictators , the Supreme was a severe , calculating despot . The central themes of the novel are power and language and the relation between the two . The Supreme believes himself to be above all power and history : `` I do n't write history . I make it . I can remake it as I please , adjusting , stressing , enriching its meaning and truth . '' Yet this assertion is constantly challenged by the very fact that while he achieves power by means of writing and dictating , these very same methods can be used by others to dispute his authority . Not even his own identity , represented by the personal pronoun I , is safe and can easily be usurped as is demonstrated by the incident of the pasquinade . Language , as powerful as it is , can never be controlled and can just as easily be used as an instrument of coercion as an instrument of resistance . During the time the book was written , Paraguay was under the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner , who went on to rule the country even longer than Francia did . Many consider the book to be at least in part a thinly disguised attack on Stroessner who used methods similar to Francia 's to achieve and maintain the effective control of the country , including the swift elimination of opposition , the employment of torture and intolerance of dissent . In its portrayal of Francia and criticism of Stroessner , I , the Supreme belongs to the genre of novelas de dictadores or dictator novels , and also to the Latin American Boom , a literary movement of the 1960s and 1970s . The book was first published in Spanish in 1974 , and in English ( translation by Helen Lane ) in 1986 . Like many other works of the Latin American boom , the book never became an international best-seller . It was , however , highly regarded by critics with Gerald Martin claiming that it was , `` an exceptional cultural phenomenon . '' Martin goes on to suggest that it was `` more immediately and unanimously acclaimed than any novel since One Hundred Years of Solitude , -LSB- and its -RSB- strictly historical importance -LSB- may -RSB- be even greater than that of García Márquez 's fabulously successful creation . '' The book 's handling of the themes of power and language was also praised . Still , the novel was not well received by Stroessner 's government and Roa Bastos became `` one of the three citizens forbidden to return '' to Paraguay as a result .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3ac5a9ea27438e5dd3da98454fbef45c", "text": "David Slack David Slack is an American animation and television writer and producer . He has written and/or produced on such shows as Law & Order , Lie to Me , In Plain Sight , Teen Titans , Jackie Chan Adventures , Generator Rex , Transformers : Prime , and more recently , Person of Interest , A.P.B. , and MacGyver ( 2016 TV series ) . As of 2011 , he is currently involved in producing and writing a new science fiction TV series for Syfy called Seeing Things . In a 2012 interview with the Penmen Review , a Southern New Hampshire University newspaper , he explained that , when writing , he begins with the story , not the characters , and builds it along the way . Later that month , in another interview with givememyremote.com , he revealed how Person of Interest producers Greg Plageman and Jonathan Nolan `` like to keep the audience guessing '' and that the writers also `` like to take the show in surprising places '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "549a75f024d83ead71b56e8c8974746a", "text": "Chilean literature Chilean literature refers to all written or literary work produced in Chile or by Chilean writers . The literature of Chile is usually written in Spanish . Chile has a rich literary tradition and has been home to two Nobel prize winners , the poets Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda . It has also seen three winners of the Miguel de Cervantes Prize , considered one of the most important Spanish language literature prizes : the novelist , journalist and diplomat Jorge Edwards ( 1998 ) , and the poets Gonzalo Rojas ( 2003 ) and Nicanor Parra ( 2011 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6f5848310d21d6dbce4504e03c108e68", "text": "David Willey (journalist) David Willey OBE ( born c. 1933 ) a BBC reporter based in Rome . He read law and modern languages at Queens ' College , Cambridge , where he was a member of the Cherubs dining society and The Bats ( the college drama society ) , and went from there to a Reuters trainee post in Rome . This was followed by a period in Algeria ( 1960 -- 64 ) , where he worked as a freelance reporter after that country 's independence from France in 1962 . In 1964 , he became the BBC 's correspondent in East Africa . His career continued in 1965 with a spell in Asia , where he reported widely on the early part of the Vietnam war from Saigon , then the capital of South Vietnam . Also in 1965 he reported from Beijing for the BBC , becoming one of its first foreign correspondents to report from China since the communist revolution . He was based in London from 1969 to 1971 in the post of the Corporation 's Assistant Diplomatic Correspondent , becoming the BBC 's Rome correspondent in August 1972 . He is the author of `` The Promise of Francis : The Man , The Pope And The Challenge Of Change '' ( Simon & Schuster , 2015 ) which assesses the high expectations aroused by the election of the first pope from Latin America . His other books include : Italians ( BBC Books , 1984 ) and God 's Politician ( Faber & Faber , and St Martin 's Press , 1992 ) , a critical biography of Pope John Paul II , whom he accompanied on more than 40 of his foreign journeys as a member of the Vatican press . He was awarded the Order of the British Empire , 2003 for services to broadcasting journalism .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "66ed2682432ceacacb54cd87d24f9a2b", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "94b09e1481e4f1c1915b6e487ff770ad", "text": "David Trueba David Trueba ( born 10 September 1969 in Madrid ) is a Spanish novelist , film director and screenwriter . He is the brother of Academy Award winner Fernando Trueba . He has published two novels in Anagrama Editions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3af8bf6b1b850469c9d770f3bf3b6c85", "text": "David North (screenwriter) David North is an American screenwriter and producer who has worked on shows such as the Late Show with David Letterman and the crime drama NCIS : Naval Criminal Investigative Service which he has both written and produced since its inception in 2003 . To date he has penned more than twenty NCIS episodes including the two-part season five finale , Judgment Day Part 1 & 2 ( co-written ) , and the season six finale , Aliyah . North is a 2003 graduate of Indiana University and currently resides in Manhattan Beach , California .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5835296333b9a61516ef450d9aaa3c7f", "text": "David Walton (science fiction writer) David Walton ( born October 26 , 1975 ) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer living in Philadelphia . His novel Terminal Mind won the 2008 Philip K. Dick Award for the best paperback science fiction novel published in the United States , in a tie with Adam-Troy Castro 's novel Emissaries from the Dead .", "title": "" } ]
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Helena Bonham Carter was in movies.
[ { "docid": "9775a88b17ddda1475a828b883bee70b", "text": "Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter , ( born 26 May 1966 ) is an English actress . She is known for her roles in low-budget arthouse and independent films to large-scale Hollywood productions . She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove ( 1997 ) . For her role as Queen Elizabeth in The King 's Speech ( 2010 ) , she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role . She also won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role as British author Enid Blyton in the TV film Enid ( 2009 ) . Bonham Carter began her film career playing the title character in Lady Jane ( 1986 ) , and playing Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View ( 1986 ) . Her other film roles include Ophelia in Hamlet ( 1990 ) , Where Angels Fear to Tread ( 1991 ) , Howards End ( 1992 ) , Elizabeth Lavenza in Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein ( 1994 ) , Woody Allen 's Mighty Aphrodite ( 1995 ) , Fight Club ( 1999 ) , Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series ( 2007 -- 11 ) , Terminator Salvation ( 2009 ) , Miss Havisham in Great Expectations ( 2012 ) , Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables ( 2012 ) , and The Fairy Godmother in Cinderella ( 2015 ) . She has frequently collaborated with director Tim Burton ; in Planet of the Apes ( 2001 ) , Big Fish ( 2003 ) , Corpse Bride ( 2005 ) , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2005 ) , Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 2007 ) , Dark Shadows ( 2012 ) , and playing the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland ( 2010 ) and its sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass ( 2016 ) . Her other television films include A Pattern of Roses ( 1983 ) , Fatal Deception : Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald ( 1993 ) , Live from Baghdad ( 2002 ) , Toast ( 2010 ) , and Burton & Taylor ( 2013 ) . She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 2012 New Year Honours list for services to drama , and in January 2014 , the British prime minister , David Cameron , announced that Bonham Carter had been appointed to Britain 's new national Holocaust Commission .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6eb2482a78d128b280ace8a977eef0a4", "text": "Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film) Alice Through the Looking Glass is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed by James Bobin , written by Linda Woolverton and produced by Tim Burton , Joe Roth , Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd . It is based on the characters created by Lewis Carroll and is the sequel to the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland . The film stars Johnny Depp , Anne Hathaway , Mia Wasikowska , Matt Lucas , Rhys Ifans , Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen and features the voices of Stephen Fry , Michael Sheen , Timothy Spall and Alan Rickman , in his final film role . In the film , Alice comes across a magical looking glass that takes her back to Wonderland , where she finds that the Mad Hatter is acting madder than usual and wants to discover the truth about his family . Alice then travels through time ( with the `` Chronosphere '' ) , comes across friends and enemies at different points of their lives , and embarks on a race to save the Hatter before time runs out . The film premiered in London on May 10 , 2016 , and was theatrically released by Walt Disney Pictures on May 27 , 2016 . It under-performed at the box office in comparison with the first film 's gross .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7ddd307b4191f44cf4f6b68dac264b31", "text": "The Wings of the Dove (1997 film) The Wings of the Dove is a 1997 British-American romantic drama film directed by Iain Softley and starring Helena Bonham Carter , Linus Roache , and Alison Elliott . The screenplay by Hossein Amini is based on the 1902 novel of the same name by Henry James . The film was nominated for four Academy Awards and five BAFTAs , recognizing Bonham Carter 's performance , the screenplay , costume design and the cinematography .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "7d7458c0cde8f1dc27b1e184ae16c8ae", "text": "Black Beauty (1971 film) Black Beauty is a 1971 British drama film , based on the Anna Sewell novel of the same name . This movie is the fourth feature film adaptation of Anna Sewell 's story . The movie was directed by James Hill . Lionel Bart provided the rousing score . The film 's cast includes Walter Slezak , Mark Lester , Uschi Glas , Patrick Mower and John Nettleton .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c29cc04a2729bf60b2f03a251f338011", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "06933e57bfcc59ab996445431d9be8a9", "text": "Mary and Martha (film) Mary and Martha is a 2013 British-American television film starring Hilary Swank and Brenda Blethyn , and directed by Phillip Noyce . Based on a screenplay by Richard Curtis , it was produced by Working Title Television , in association with the BBC and NBCUniversal . The film had its UK premiere on March 1 , 2013 on the BBC and premiered in the US on HBO on April 20 , 2013 . based on a true story .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9c10d87392dd4a4850363c563d969e80", "text": "The Nonentity The Nonentity is a 1922 British silent adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Annette Benson , Hugh Buckler and Daisy Campbell . The screenplay concerns an aristocrat who goes undercover in British India to rescue a woman .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab776c8e054188f0657ac63f8105ecf6", "text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "98d63c0331c9a8adf05f819fbdf485bc", "text": "Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980 film) Little Lord Fauntleroy is a 1980 British family film directed by Jack Gold and starring Alec Guinness , Rick Schroder and Eric Porter . It is based on the children 's novel of the same name .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8dea715a1bd1eecb7a565ddf9af81824", "text": "Never Never Land (film) Never Never Land is a 1980 British drama film directed by Paul Annett and starring Petula Clark , Cathleen Nesbitt , John Castle , and Anne Seymour . It is named after Neverland , the magical setting of the classic children 's tales of Peter Pan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18a75c5ad0c17a861ba966e0fbe71d59", "text": "BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947 , but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source . It is possible for films from any country to be nominated , although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and ( since 1983 ) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language . As such , there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories . There has been one tie for the Best Film award when , in 1962 , Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film from any Source . Until 1981 , the award was given to the director , except in 1976 and 1977 , when it was given to the producers . From 1981 to 1985 , it was given solely to the producers , and then in 1986 , it was shared between the Director and Producer . In 1998 , it was once again given to only the producers . In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "50a460dd4b191c74503b0eae967cc6a7", "text": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 British-American fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling . The film , which is the fifth instalment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Michael Goldenberg ( making this the only film in the series not to be scripted by Steve Kloves ) and produced by David Heyman and David Barron . The story follows Harry Potter 's fifth year at Hogwarts as the Ministry of Magic is in denial of Lord Voldemort 's return . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter , alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry 's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and is followed by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . Live-action filming took place in England and Scotland for exterior locations and Leavesden Film Studios in Watford for interior locations from February to November 2006 , with a one-month break in June . Post-production on the film continued for several months afterwards to add in visual effects . The film 's budget was reportedly between # 75 and 100 million ( $ 150 -- 200 million ) . Warner Bros. released the film in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2007 and in North America on 11 July , both in conventional and IMAX theatres ; it is the first Potter film to be released in IMAX 3D . As of April 2017 , Order of the Phoenix is the 39th-highest-grossing film of all time , and a critical and commercial success . The film opened to a worldwide 5-day opening of $ 333 million , fourteenth all-time , and grossed nearly $ 940 million total , second to Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End for the greatest total of 2007 . The film was nominated for two BAFTA Film Awards in 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d98423744f6d900144cb40fc779ea20", "text": "The Lost World (1992 film) The Lost World is a 1992 film , based on the book of the same name by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . The movie is set in Africa rather than the book 's setting of South America , and the character of Lord John Roxton has been replaced with a female character played by Tamara Gorski .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7bfb3bb3a1d1e169d7c93c0a8a39fb07", "text": "The Shakedown (1959 film) The Shakedown is a 1959 crime-drama film directed by John Lemont , starring Terence Morgan , Hazel Court , and Donald Pleasence . It was filmed in the United Kingdom . The film was banned in Finland ( known there as Häväistyksen kauppiaat ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6c83d52817cee10fc9beca13595b2372", "text": "Kingsman: The Golden Circle Kingsman : The Golden Circle is an upcoming 2017 British-American action spy comedy-drama film directed by Matthew Vaughn , and is the sequel to 2015 film Kingsman : The Secret Service . The series is based on the comic book The Secret Service , created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar . The film stars Colin Firth , Julianne Moore , Taron Egerton , Mark Strong , Halle Berry , Elton John , Channing Tatum and Jeff Bridges , and is scheduled to be released on 22 September 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1dbfd1cea9ace7721909ada2d6207b8", "text": "List of British films of 2013 The British film industry produced over five hundred feature films in 2013 . This article fully lists all non-pornographic films , including short films , that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the United Kingdom . It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2013 . Also included is an overview of the major events in British film , including film festivals and awards ceremonies , as well as lists of those films that were particularly well received , both critically and financially . The year was particularly notable for a number of low budget and independent horror films , such as In Fear , Devil 's Pass , Dementamania and Stalled .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "08e77439b180eb4cad7745ed8c4d639f", "text": "Now Is Good Now Is Good is a 2012 British teen drama film directed by Ol Parker . Based on the 2007 novel Before I Die by Jenny Downham , it was adapted by Parker who had recently written the screenplay for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel . The film , which stars Dakota Fanning , Jeremy Irvine and Paddy Considine , centres on Tessa , a girl who is dying of leukaemia and tries to enjoy her remaining life as much as she possibly can . The first trailer for the film was released on 5 March 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "427736aa639ad98aeaf8914c877c4d7e", "text": "Hocus Pocus (1993 film) Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American Halloween fantasy-comedy horror film directed by Kenny Ortega , starring Bette Midler , Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker ; written by Neil Cuthbert and Mick Garris , and based on a story by Garris and David Kirschner . It follows the villainous trio of witches , who are inadvertently resurrected by a male teenager as a virgin in Salem , Massachusetts . The film became a cult film , largely from annual airings on Disney Channel and Freeform ( formerly ABC Family ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5703e53967fd8dbe59fff1b249d3e9da", "text": "I, Anna I , Anna is a 2012 noir thriller film written and directed by Barnaby Southcombe and based on Elsa Lewin 's novel of the same name . The film stars Southcombe 's mother Charlotte Rampling alongside Gabriel Byrne and Hayley Atwell .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d0a2ac7ed64fd151f0245b49eaaaea95", "text": "She's All That She 's All That is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Robert Iscove and starring Freddie Prinze , Jr. , Rachael Leigh Cook , Paul Walker and Matthew Lillard . It is a modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw 's play Pygmalion and George Cukor 's 1964 film My Fair Lady . It was one of the most popular teen films of the 1990s and reached No. 1 at the box office in its first week of release . In April 2015 , it was announced that the film will be remade by The Weinstein Company .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "94c2a6c179f786351fff21d3d393c379", "text": "Nina's Heavenly Delights Nina 's Heavenly Delights is a 2006 British drama Romance comedy film , directed by Pratibha Parmar . The film was released on 29 September 2006 in the United Kingdom , and on 21 November 2007 in the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7849f6e24971b6e805d04853df481b0b", "text": "Doctor Dolittle (film) Doctor Dolittle is a 1967 American musical film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Rex Harrison , Samantha Eggar , Anthony Newley and Richard Attenborough . It was adapted by Leslie Bricusse from the novel series by Hugh Lofting . It primarily fuses three of the books The Story of Doctor Dolittle , The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle , and Doctor Dolittle 's Circus . The film had a notoriously protracted production with numerous setbacks along the way such as complications from poorly chosen shooting locations and the numerous technical difficulties inherent with the large number of animals required for the story . The film exceeded its original budget of $ 6 million by three times , and recouped $ 9 million upon release in 1967 , earning only $ 6.2 million in theatrical rentals . The film received mixed to negative critical reviews , but through the studio 's intense lobbying , was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and won awards for Best Original Song and Best Visual Effects .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "125ebf827c27687caea65815ca9d7f93", "text": "Malcolm (film) Malcolm is a 1986 Australian cult film comedy , written by the husband-and-wife team of David Parker and Nadia Tass , and directed by Nadia Tass ( who made her debut as a feature director on this film ) . The film stars Colin Friels as Malcolm , a tram enthusiast who becomes involved with a pair of would-be bank robbers . His co-stars are Lindy Davies and John Hargreaves . The film won the 1986 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film , and seven other AFI awards including Best Script and Best Director .", "title": "" } ]
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Antarctica's annual precipitation is less than a foot along the coast.
[ { "docid": "b070ac9fd5dc8de584a17857b876f5b3", "text": "Antarctica Antarctica ( UK English -LSB- ænˈtɑːktɪkə -RSB- or -LSB- ænˈtɑːtɪkə -RSB- , US English -LSB- æntˈɑːrktɪkə -RSB- ) is Earth 's southernmost continent . It contains the geographic South Pole and is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere , almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle , and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean . At 14000000 km2 , it is the fifth-largest continent . For comparison , Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia . About 98 % of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages 1.9 km in thickness , which extends to all but the northernmost reaches of the Antarctic Peninsula . Antarctica , on average , is the coldest , driest , and windiest continent , and has the highest average elevation of all the continents . Antarctica is a desert , with annual precipitation of only 200 mm ( 8 in ) along the coast and far less inland . The temperature in Antarctica has reached − 89.2 ° C ( − 128.6 ° F ) , though the average for the third quarter ( the coldest part of the year ) is − 63 ° C ( − 81 ° F ) . Anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 people reside throughout the year at the research stations scattered across the continent . Organisms native to Antarctica include many types of algae , bacteria , fungi , plants , protista , and certain animals , such as mites , nematodes , penguins , seals and tardigrades . Vegetation , where it occurs , is tundra . Although myths and speculation about a Terra Australis ( `` Southern Land '' ) date back to antiquity , Antarctica is noted as the last region on Earth in recorded history to be discovered and colonised by humans , being only first sighted in 1820 by the Russian expedition of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev on Vostok and Mirny , who sighted the Fimbul ice shelf . The continent , however , remained largely neglected for the rest of the 19th century because of its hostile environment , lack of easily accessible resources , and isolation . In 1895 , the first confirmed landing was conducted by a team of Norwegians . Antarctica is a de facto condominium , governed by parties to the Antarctic Treaty System that have consulting status . Twelve countries signed the Antarctic Treaty in 1959 , and thirty-eight have signed it since then . The treaty prohibits military activities and mineral mining , prohibits nuclear explosions and nuclear waste disposal , supports scientific research , and protects the continent 's ecozone . Ongoing experiments are conducted by more than 4,000 scientists from many nations .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "ae81aeef53740cc87bb69d1150b2cfdc", "text": "Taylor Glacier The Taylor Glacier is an Antarctic glacier about 54 km long , flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley , north of the Kukri Hills , south of the Asgard Range . The middle part of the glacier is bounded on the north by the Inland Forts and on the south by Beacon Valley . The glacier was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition ( 1901 -- 04 ) and at that time thought to be a part of Ferrar Glacier . The Western Journey Party of the British Antarctic Expedition 1910 determined that the upper and lower portions of what was then known as Ferrar Glacier are apposed , i.e. , joined in Siamese-twin fashion north of Knobhead . With this discovery Scott named the upper portion for Griffith Taylor , geologist and leader of the Western Journey Party . The Taylor Glacier has been the focus of a measurement and modeling effort carried out by researchers from the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Texas at Austin . Like other glaciers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys , Taylor Glacier is `` cold-based , '' meaning its bottom is frozen to the ground below . The rest of the world 's glaciers are `` wet-based , '' meaning they scrape over the bedrock , picking up and leaving obvious piles of debris ( moraines ) along their edges . Cold-based glaciers flow more like putty , pushed forward by their own weight . Cold-based glaciers pick up minimal debris , cause little erosion , and leave only small moraines . They also look different from above . Instead of having surfaces full of crevasses , cold-based glaciers are comparatively flat and smooth .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5aedff5054267b0d8c79ff50214612fb", "text": "Pacific Ranges The Pacific Ranges are the southernmost subdivision of the Coast Mountains portion of the Pacific Cordillera . Located entirely within British Columbia , Canada , they run northwest from the lower stretches of the Fraser River to Bella Coola and Burke Channel , north of which are the Kitimat Ranges . The Coast Mountains lie between the Interior Plateau and the Coast of British Columbia . The Pacific Ranges include four of the five major coastal icecaps in the southern Coast Mountains . These are the largest temperate-latitude icecaps in the world and fuel a number of very major rivers ( by volume , not length ) . One of these contains Mount Waddington , the highest summit entirely within British Columbia . Also within this region is Hunlen Falls , among the highest in Canada , located in Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park . Other than logging and various hydroelectric developments , and a large ski resort at Whistler , most of the land in the range is completely undeveloped . Historically , in the southern part of the range , mining was important at various times in the Lillooet , Bridge River and Squamish areas , and large pulp and paper mills at Powell River , Port Mellon and Woodfibre . The largest hydroelectric development in the Pacific Ranges is the Bridge River Power Project , though smaller hydro plants are on the Stave River-Alouette Lake system in Mission and Maple Ridge , the Daisy Lake-Squamish River division of the Cheakamus Powerhouse , and another power dam and power plant at Clowhom . Although the range was extensively surveyed for possible rail routes , only that of the Pacific Great Eastern ( now part of CN ) was eventually built ; the Homathko River-Bute Inlet route , however , was one of the two main choices in the deliberations of the CPR 's routing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0846172b922fd44d62b9fae89d03febe", "text": "Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea -LSB- ˌeɪdriˈætᵻk -RSB- is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula and the Apennine Mountains from the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges . The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea , extending from the Strait of Otranto ( where it connects to the Ionian Sea ) to the northwest and the Po Valley . The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Greece , Italy , Montenegro and Slovenia . The Adriatic contains over 1,300 islands , mostly located along its eastern , Croatian , coast . It is divided into three basins , the northern being the shallowest and the southern being the deepest , with a maximum depth of 1233 m . The Otranto Sill , an underwater ridge , is located at the border between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas . The prevailing currents flow counterclockwise from the Strait of Otranto , along the eastern coast and back to the strait along the western ( Italian ) coast . Tidal movements in the Adriatic are slight , although larger amplitudes are known to occur occasionally . The Adriatic 's salinity is lower than the Mediterranean 's because the Adriatic collects a third of the fresh water flowing into the Mediterranean , acting as a dilution basin . The surface water temperatures generally range from 30 C in summer to 12 C in winter , significantly moderating the Adriatic Basin 's climate . The Adriatic Sea sits on the Apulian or Adriatic Microplate , which separated from the African Plate in the Mesozoic era . The plate 's movement contributed to the formation of the surrounding mountain chains and Apennine tectonic uplift after its collision with the Eurasian plate . In the Late Oligocene , the Apennine Peninsula first formed , separating the Adriatic Basin from the rest of the Mediterranean . All types of sediment are found in the Adriatic , with the bulk of the material transported by the Po and other rivers on the western coast . The western coast is alluvial or terraced , while the eastern coast is highly indented with pronounced karstification . There are dozens of marine protected areas in the Adriatic , designed to protect the sea 's karst habitats and biodiversity . The sea is abundant in flora and fauna -- more than 7,000 species are identified as native to the Adriatic , many of them endemic , rare and threatened ones . The Adriatic 's shores are populated by more than 3.5 million people ; the largest cities are Bari , Venice , Trieste and Split . The earliest settlements on the Adriatic shores were Etruscan , Illyrian , and Greek . By the 2nd century BC , the shores were under Rome 's control . In the Middle Ages , the Adriatic shores and the sea itself were controlled , to a varying extent , by a series of states -- most notably the Byzantine Empire , the Serbian Empire , the Republic of Venice , the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire . The Napoleonic Wars resulted in the First French Empire gaining coastal control and the British effort to counter the French in the area , ultimately securing most of the eastern Adriatic shore and the Po Valley for Austria . Following Italian unification , the Kingdom of Italy started an eastward expansion that lasted until the 20th century . Following World War I and the collapse of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire , the eastern coast 's control passed to Yugoslavia and Albania . The former disintegrated during the 1990s , resulting in four new states on the Adriatic coast . Italy and Yugoslavia agreed on their maritime boundaries by 1975 and this boundary is recognised by Yugoslavia 's successor states , but the maritime boundaries between Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian-Herzegovinian , and Montenegrin waters are still disputed . Italy and Albania agreed on their maritime boundary in 1992 . Fisheries and tourism are significant sources of income all along the Adriatic coast . Adriatic Croatia 's tourism industry has grown faster economically than the rest of the Adriatic Basin 's . Maritime transport is also a significant branch of the area 's economy -- there are 19 seaports in the Adriatic that each handle more than a million tonnes of cargo per year . The largest Adriatic seaport by annual cargo turnover is the Port of Trieste , while the Port of Split is the largest Adriatic seaport by passengers served per year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2bb67d0ab524602404516092bf1e9597", "text": "Fast ice Fast ice ( also called land-fast ice , landfast ice , and shore-fast ice ) is sea ice that is `` fastened '' to the coastline , to the sea floor along shoals or to grounded icebergs . Fast ice may either grow in place from the sea water or by freezing pieces of drifting ice to the shore or other anchor sites . Unlike drift ( or pack ) ice , fast ice does not move with currents and winds . The width ( and the presence ) of this ice zone is usually seasonal and depends on ice thickness , topography of the sea floor and islands . It ranges from a few meters to several hundred kilometers . Seaward expansion is a function of a number of factors , notably water depth , shoreline protection , time of year and pressure from the pack ice . The topography of the fast ice varies from smooth and level to rugged ( when submitted to large pressures ) . The ice foot refers to ice that has formed at the shoreline , through multiple freezing of water between ebb tides , and is separated by the remainder of the fast ice surface by tidal cracks . Further away from the coastline , the ice may become anchored to the sea bottom -- it is then referred to as bottomfast ice . Fast ice can survive one or more melting seasons ( i.e. summer ) , in which case it can be designated following the usual age-based categories : first-year , second-year , multiyear . The fast ice boundary is the limit between fast ice and drift ( or pack ) ice -- in places , this boundary may coincide with a shear ridge . Fast ice may be delimited or enclose pressure ridges which extend sufficiently downward so as to be grounded -- these features are known as stamukhi .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ac8104785b55de726799b88a734dc53e", "text": "Flora Antarctica The Flora Antarctica or formally and correctly The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the years 1839 -- 1843 , under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross , is a description of the many plants discovered on the Ross expedition , which visited islands off the coast of the Antarctic continent , with a summary of the expedition itself , written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and published in parts between 1844 and 1859 by Reeve Brothers in London . Hooker sailed on HMS Erebus as assistant surgeon . The botanical findings of the Ross expedition were published in four parts , the last two in two volumes each , making six volumes in all : Part I Flora of Lord Auckland and Campbell 's Islands ( 1843 -- 45 ) Part II Flora of Fuegia , the Falklands , Kerguellen 's land , etc ( 1845 -- 47 ) Part III Flora of New Zealand ( 1851 -- 53 ) ( 2 vols ) Part IV Flora of Tasmania ( 1853 -- 59 ) ( 2 vols ) All were `` splendidly '' illustrated by Walter Hood Fitch . The larger part of the plant specimens collected during this expedition are now part of the Kew Herbarium . Although Hooker professed not to have changed his views on Darwin 's theory of evolution by natural selection , the Flora of Tasmania contains an introductory essay on biogeography written from a Darwinian point of view , making the book the first case study for the theory .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a2a2545fbb73f256c7f23cf7e694ae2e", "text": "Lists of places in Antarctica Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth . While Antarctica has never had a permanent human population , it has been explored by various groups , and many locations on and around the continent have been described . This page lists notable places in and immediately surrounding the Antarctic continent , including geographic features , bodies of water , and human settlements .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6b6df5f6496cab8bfbd1e1e1c05efcc9", "text": "British Overseas Territories The 14 British Overseas Territories ( BOT ) are territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom . They are the parts of the British Empire that have not been granted independence or have voted to remain British territories . These territories do not form part of the United Kingdom and , with the exception of Gibraltar , are not part of the European Union . Most of the inhabited territories are internally self-governing , with the UK retaining responsibility for defence and foreign relations . The rest are either uninhabited or have a transitory population of military or scientific personnel . They share the British monarch ( Elizabeth II ) as head of state . The term `` British Overseas Territory '' was introduced by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 , replacing the term British Dependent Territory , introduced by the British Nationality Act 1981 . Prior to 1 January 1983 , the territories were officially referred to as British Crown Colonies . With the exceptions of the British Antarctic Territory and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ( which host only officials and research station staff ) and the British Indian Ocean Territory ( used as a military base ) , the Territories retain permanent civilian populations . Permanent residency for the 7,000 or so civilians living in the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia is limited to citizens of the Republic of Cyprus . Collectively , the Territories encompass a population of about 250,000 people and a land area of about 667018 sqmi . The vast majority of this land area , 660000 sqmi , constitutes the almost uninhabited British Antarctic Territory , while the largest territory by population , Bermuda , accounts for almost a quarter of the total BOT population . At the other end of the scale , three territories have no civilian population ; the Antarctic territory , the British Indian Ocean Territory ( from which the Chagos Islanders were controversially removed ) and South Georgia . Pitcairn Islands , settled by the survivors of the Mutiny on the Bounty , is the smallest settled territory with 49 inhabitants , while the smallest by land area is Gibraltar on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula . The United Kingdom participates in the Antarctic Treaty System and , as part of a mutual agreement , the British Antarctic Territory is recognised by four of the other sovereign nations making claims to Antarctic territory . Although the Crown dependencies of Jersey , Guernsey and the Isle of Man are also under the sovereignty of the British monarch , they are in a different constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom . The British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are themselves distinct from the Commonwealth realms , a group of 15 independent countries ( and the United Kingdom ) which each also have Elizabeth II as their reigning monarch , and from the Commonwealth of Nations , a voluntary association of 52 countries mostly with historic links to the British Empire ( which also includes all Commonwealth realms ) . the Minister responsible for the Territories excluding the Falkland Islands , Gibraltar and the Sovereign Base Areas is Baroness Anelay , Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN . The other three territories are the responsibility of Sir Alan Duncan MP , Minister of State for Europe and the Americas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7983ce5fb89b26fe9d01dac979b6fd4f", "text": "Northern Pacific coastal forests (WWF ecoregion) The Northern Pacific coastal forests are temperate coniferous forest ecoregion of the Pacific coast of North America . It occupies a narrow coastal zone of Alaska , between the Pacific Ocean and the northernmost Pacific Coast Ranges , covering an area of 23,300 square miles ( 60,400 square kilometers ) , extending from the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska along the Gulf of Alaska to the western Kenai Peninsula and eastern Kodiak Island . The Pacific Coastal Mountain icefields and tundra ecoregion lies inland , at higher elevations in the Coast Mountains . The ecoregion receives high rainfall , which varies considerably based on exposure and elevation . It contains a quarter of the world 's remaining temperate rain forest .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bcbdcf1ca4319bf0b331c244a7ffb556", "text": "Antarctic Circumpolar Current The Antarctic Circumpolar Current ( ACC ) is an ocean current that flows clockwise from west to east around Antarctica . An alternative name for the ACC is the West Wind Drift . The ACC is the dominant circulation feature of the Southern Ocean and has a mean transport of 100-150 Sverdrups ( Sv , million m ³ / s ) , making it the largest ocean current . More recent research even puts this number at over 173 Sv . The current is circumpolar due to the lack of any landmass connecting with Antarctica and this keeps warm ocean waters away from Antarctica , enabling that continent to maintain its huge ice sheet . Associated with the Circumpolar Current is the Antarctic Convergence , where the cold Antarctic waters meet the warmer waters of the subantarctic , creating a zone of upwelling nutrients . These nurture high levels of phytoplankton with associated copepods and krill , and resultant foodchains supporting fish , whales , seals , penguins , albatrosses and a wealth of other species . The ACC has been known to sailors for centuries ; it greatly speeds up any travel from west to east , but makes sailing extremely difficult from east to west ; though this is mostly due to the prevailing westerly winds . The circumstances preceding the mutiny on the Bounty and Jack London 's story `` Make Westing '' poignantly illustrated the difficulty it caused for mariners seeking to round Cape Horn on the clipper ship route between New York and California . The clipper route , which is the fastest sailing route around the world , follows the ACC around three continental capes -- Cape Agulhas ( Africa ) , South East Cape ( Australia ) and Cape Horn ( South America ) . The current creates the Ross and Weddell gyres .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "22f8faaac56b736d1c441267f307559d", "text": "Circumpolar deep water Circumpolar Deep Water ( CDW ) is a designation given to the water mass in the Pacific and Indian oceans that essentially characterizes a mixing of other water masses in the region . A distinguishing characteristic is the water is not formed at the surface , but rather by a blending of other water masses , including the North Atlantic Deep Water ( NADW ) , the Antarctic Bottom Water ( AABW ) , and the Pacific Intermediate Water Masses . CDW , the greatest volume water mass in the SO , is a mixture of North Atlantic Deep Water ( NADW ) , Antarctic Bottom Water ( AABW ) , and Antarctic Intermediate Water ( AAIW ) , as well as recirculated deep water from the Indian and Pacific Oceans ( e.g. , Wüst 1935 ; Callahan 1972 ; Georgi 1981 ; Mantyla and Reid 1983 ; Charles and Fairbanks 1992 ; You 2000 ) Because the Circumpolar Deep Water is a mix of other water masses , its TS profile is simply the point where the TS lines of the other water masses converge . TS diagrams refer to temperature and salinity profiles , which are one of the major ways water masses are distinguished from each other . The convergence of the TS lines thus proves the mixing of the other water masses . Circumpolar deep water is between 1 and 2 degrees Celsius and has a salinity between 34.62 and 34.73 practical salinity units . In recent decades , hundreds of glaciers draining the Antarctic Peninsula ( 63 ° to 70 ° S ) have undergone systematic and progressive change . These changes are widely attributed to rapid increases in regional surface air temperature , but it is now clear that this can not be the sole driver . A strong correspondence has been discovered between mid-depth ocean temperatures and glacier-front changes along the approximately 1000-kilometer western coastline . In the south , glaciers that terminate in warm Circumpolar Deep Water have undergone considerable retreat , whereas those in the far northwest , which terminate in cooler waters , have not . Furthermore , a mid-ocean warming since the 1990s in the south is coincident with widespread acceleration of glacier retreat . The conclusion is that changes in ocean-induced melting are the primary cause of retreat for glaciers in this region .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c229966325fcec84af042e15a3197dbb", "text": "Desert A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life . The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to the processes of denudation . About one third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid . This includes much of the polar regions where little precipitation occurs and which are sometimes called polar deserts or `` cold deserts '' . Deserts can be classified by the amount of precipitation that falls , by the temperature that prevails , by the causes of desertification or by their geographical location . Deserts are formed by weathering processes as large variations in temperature between day and night put strains on the rocks which consequently break in pieces . Although rain seldom occurs in deserts , there are occasional downpours that can result in flash floods . Rain falling on hot rocks can cause them to shatter and the resulting fragments and rubble strewn over the desert floor is further eroded by the wind . This picks up particles of sand and dust and wafts them aloft in sand or dust storms . Wind-blown sand grains striking any solid object in their path can abrade the surface . Rocks are smoothed down , and the wind sorts sand into uniform deposits . The grains end up as level sheets of sand or are piled high in billowing sand dunes . Other deserts are flat , stony plains where all the fine material has been blown away and the surface consists of a mosaic of smooth stones . These areas are known as desert pavements and little further erosion takes place . Other desert features include rock outcrops , exposed bedrock and clays once deposited by flowing water . Temporary lakes may form and salt pans may be left when waters evaporate . There may be underground sources of water in the form of springs and seepages from aquifers . Where these are found , oases can occur . Plants and animals living in the desert need special adaptations to survive in the harsh environment . Plants tend to be tough and wiry with small or no leaves , water-resistant cuticles and often spines to deter herbivory . Some annual plants germinate , bloom and die in the course of a few weeks after rainfall while other long-lived plants survive for years and have deep root systems able to tap underground moisture . Animals need to keep cool and find enough food and water to survive . Many are nocturnal and stay in the shade or underground during the heat of the day . They tend to be efficient at conserving water , extracting most of their needs from their food and concentrating their urine . Some animals remain in a state of dormancy for long periods , ready to become active again when the rare rains fall . They then reproduce rapidly while conditions are favorable before returning to dormancy . People have struggled to live in deserts and the surrounding semi-arid lands for millennia . Nomads have moved their flocks and herds to wherever grazing is available and oases have provided opportunities for a more settled way of life . The cultivation of semi-arid regions encourages erosion of soil and is one of the causes of increased desertification . Desert farming is possible with the aid of irrigation and the Imperial Valley in California provides an example of how previously barren land can be made productive by the import of water from an outside source . Many trade routes have been forged across deserts , especially across the Sahara Desert , and traditionally were used by caravans of camels carrying salt , gold , ivory and other goods . Large numbers of slaves were also taken northwards across the Sahara . Some mineral extraction also takes place in deserts and the uninterrupted sunlight gives potential for the capture of large quantities of solar energy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a39ce65d493cd6537d40a859410219d7", "text": "Antarctic ice sheet The Antarctic ice sheet is one of the two polar ice caps of the Earth . It covers about 98 % of the Antarctic continent and is the largest single mass of ice on Earth . It covers an area of almost 14 e6km2 and contains 26.5 e6km3 of ice . Approximately 61 percent of all fresh water on the Earth is held in the Antarctic ice sheet , an amount equivalent to about 58 m of sea-level rise . In East Antarctica , the ice sheet rests on a major land mass , but in West Antarctica the bed can extend to more than 2,500 m below sea level . Much of the land in this area would be seabed if the ice sheet were not there . In contrast to the melting of the Arctic sea ice , sea ice around Antarctica was expanding . The reasons for this are not fully understood , but suggestions include the climatic effects on ocean and atmospheric circulation of the ozone hole , and/or cooler ocean surface temperatures as the warming deep waters melt the ice shelves .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51802ea2dd8315259856dae72648587a", "text": "Humboldt Current The Humboldt Current System ( HCS ) , also called the Peru Current , is a major Eastern Boundary Upwelling Ecosystem that flows north along the western coast of South America . It is an eastern boundary current flowing in the direction of the equator , and extend 500-1 ,000 kilometers offshore . The Humboldt Current is named after the Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt . In 1846 , von Humboldt reported measurements of the cold-water current in his book Cosmos . The current extends from the southern Chile ( ~ 45 'S ) to northern Peru ( ~ 4 'S ) where cold , upwelled waters intersect warm tropical waters to form the Equatorial Front . Sea surface temperatures off the coast of Peru , around 5 'S , reach temperatures as low as 16 ' C . This is highly uncharacteristic of tropical waters , as most other regions have temperatures measuring above 25 ' C. Upwelling brings nutrients to the surface , which support phytoplankton and ultimately increase biological productivity . Upwelling within the current is not uniform across the entire system . Three notable upwelling subsystems are produced by this current : i ) seasonal upwelling in Chile , ii ) upwelling `` shadow '' that is less productive , but still large in northern Chile and Southern Peru , and iii ) year-round upwelling in Peru . The Humboldt Current is considered a Class I , highly productive ( > 300 gC/m2-yr ) , ecosystem . It is the most productive eastern boundary current system . It accounts for roughly 18-20 % of the total worldwide marine fish catch . The species are mostly pelagic : sardines , anchovies and jack mackerel . The system 's high productivity supports other important fishery resources as well as marine mammals ( eared seals and cetaceans ) and seabirds . The cold , nutrient-rich water brought to the surface by upwelling drives the system 's extraordinary productivity.Periodically , the upwelling that drives the system 's productivity is disrupted by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation ( ENSO ) event . When this occurs , fish abundance and distribution are significantly affected , often leading to stock crashes and cascading social and economic impacts . These events have led to sequential changes , where sardines and anchovies have replaced each other periodically as the dominant species in the ecosystem . These species changes can have negative consequences for the fishing industry and the economies of the countries that fish the system . The Humboldt has a considerable cooling influence on the climate of Chile , Peru and Ecuador . It is also largely responsible for the aridity of Atacama Desert in northern Chile and coastal areas of Peru and also of the aridity of southern Ecuador . Marine air is cooled by the current and thus is not conducive to generating precipitation ( although clouds and fog are produced ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "23dafeb43673351a1d35158f06e0fb11", "text": "Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert ( Desierto de Atacama ) is a plateau in South America , covering a 1000 km strip of land on the Pacific coast , west of the Andes mountains . It is the driest non-polar desert in the world . According to estimates , the Atacama Desert proper occupies 105000 km2 , or 128000 km2 if the barren lower slopes of the Andes are included . Most of the desert is composed of stony terrain , salt lakes ( salares ) , sand , and felsic lava that flows towards the Andes . Geographically , the aridity of the Atacama is explained by it being situated between two mountain chains ( the Andes and the Chilean Coast Range ) of sufficient height to prevent moisture advection from either the Pacific or the Atlantic Oceans , a two-sided rain shadow .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2c4b09bdc8e534cdf9268483aaac4284", "text": "Climate of New Zealand The climate of New Zealand is varied due to the country 's diverse landscape . Most regions of New Zealand belong to the temperate zone with a maritime climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cfb ) characterised by four distinct seasons . The main factors are similar to those found in the British Isles owing to the Pacific Ocean and latitude , although the mountain ranges can cause significant climate variations in locations barely tens of kilometres from each other . Conditions vary from extremely wet on the West Coast of the South Island to almost semi-arid in Central Otago and subtropical in Northland .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e4118e5e9a30d1b8d2c5155a7154f21a", "text": "Saharan Air Layer The Saharan Air Layer ( SAL ) is an extremely hot , dry and sometimes dust-laden layer of the atmosphere that often overlies the cooler , more-humid surface air of the Atlantic Ocean . In the Sahara Desert region of North Africa , where it originates , it is the prevalent atmosphere , extending from the surface upwards several kilometers . As it drives , or is driven , out over the ocean , it is lifted above the denser marine air . This arrangement is an inversion where the temperature increases with height . The boundary between the SAL and the marine layer suppresses or `` caps '' any convection originating in the marine layer . Since it is dry air , the lapse rate within the SAL itself is steep , that is , the temperature falls rapidly with height . Disturbances such as large thunderstorm complexes over North Africa periodically result in vast dust and sand storms , some of which extend as high as 6,000 meters . These can be driven out to sea within the SAL as far west as North America . In the case of Africa , winds blow twenty percent of dust from a Saharan storm out over the Atlantic Ocean , and twenty percent of that , or four percent of a single storm 's dust , reaches all the way to the western Atlantic . The remainder settles out into the ocean or washes out of the air with rainfall . Scientists think that the July 2000 measurements made in Puerto Rico , nearly 8 million tonnes , equaled about one-fifth of the total year 's dust deposits . The SAL passes over the Canary Islands where the phenomenon is named `` Calima '' and manifests as a fog that reduces visibility and deposits a layer of dust over everything . These clouds of dust are visible in satellite photos as a milky white to gray shade , similar to haze . Findings to date indicate that the iron-rich dust particles that often occur within the SAL reflect solar radiation , thus cooling the atmosphere . The particles also reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the ocean , thus reducing the amount of heating of the ocean . They also tend to increase condensation as they drift into the marine layer below , but not precipitation as the drops formed are too small to fall and tend not to readily coelesce . These tiny drops are subsequently more easily evaporated as they move into drier air laterally or dry air mixes down from the SAL aloft . Research on aerosols also shows that the presence of small particles in air tends to suppress winds . The SAL has also been observed to suppress the development and intensifying of tropical cyclones , which may be related directly to these factors . The SAL is a subject of ongoing study and research .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b5b51fd1bd9c320283107ace1793ba19", "text": "Geography of Antarctica The geography of Antarctica is dominated by its south polar location and , thus , by ice . The Antarctic continent , located in the Earth 's southern hemisphere , is centered asymmetrically around the South Pole and largely south of the Antarctic Circle . It is washed by the Southern ( or Antarctic ) Ocean or , depending on definition , the southern Pacific , Atlantic , and Indian Oceans . It has an area of more than 14 million km ² . Some 98 % of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet , the world 's largest ice sheet and also its largest reservoir of fresh water . Averaging at least 1.6 km thick , the ice is so massive that it has depressed the continental bedrock in some areas more than 2.5 km below sea level ; subglacial lakes of liquid water also occur ( e.g. , Lake Vostok ) . Ice shelves and rises populate the ice sheet on the periphery .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "25669478383cd93a6e299a3998f8c15c", "text": "List of glaciers of Chile The glaciers of Chile cover 2.7 % ( 20,188 km2 ) of the land area of the country , excluding Antártica Chilena , and have a considerable impact on its landscape and water supply . By surface 80 % of South America 's glaciers lie in Chile . Glaciers develop in the Andes of Chile from 27 ˚S southwards and in a very few places north of 18 ° 30 'S in the extreme north of the country : in between they are absent because of extreme aridity , though rock glaciers formed from permafrost are common . The largest glaciers of Chile are the Northern and Southern Patagonian Ice Fields . From a latitude of 47 ° S and south some glaciers reach sea level . Apart from height and latitude , the settings of Chilean glaciers depend on precipitation patterns ; in this sense two different regions exist : the Dry Andes and the Wet Andes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64963d59e9c1b6e29949f7c54841d49b", "text": "Cape Roberts Project Between 1997 and 1999 the international Cape Roberts Project ( CRP ) has recovered up to 1000 m long drill cores in the Ross Sea , Antarctica to reconstruct the glaciation history of Antarctica . Scientists from various institutes in seven countries have participated : Australia , Germany , United Kingdom , The Netherlands , Italy , New Zealand , and USA . After a seismic pre-site survey the area off Cape Roberts in the Ross Sea at the margin of the Transantarctic Mountains ( 77 ° S 163 ° 43 ` E ) was found to be suitable . Drilling was performed using a conventional core wireline system with a drill derrick , protected by a cover against the rough climate . Sea ice was 2 m thick with a water depth of 150 -- below . Four overlapping drill cores at three sites reflect in excellent quality the geological history and glaciation of the Antarctic during the last 34 million years . As a logistic and scientific basis the American McMurdo Station and Scott Base of New Zealand were used . Supply of the drill site was performed with motor sledges and snow mobiles , exchange of personal with helicopters . The costs for the logistics were around four Million US dollar .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "540e6756585ffa51dd136e2bbcc28b17", "text": "Orville Coast Orville Coast is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying west of Ronne Ice Shelf between Cape Adams and Cape Zumberge . It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition ( RARE ) , 1947-48 , under Ronne , who named this coast for Captain Howard T. Orville , USN , Head of the Naval Aerological Service , who was largely responsible for formulating the RARE meteorological program . The name `` Orville Coast '' is considered a more useful reference than `` Orville Escarpment , '' the name originally applied for this area . Category : Coasts of Palmer Land Category : Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf", "title": "" } ]
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Oliver Reed was in The Trap.
[ { "docid": "d010135e5d6509537c89210939589f1e", "text": "The Trap (1966 film) The Trap is an adventure/romance film released in 1966 , written by David D. Osborn and directed by Sidney Hayers . Shot in the wilderness of the Canadian province of British Columbia , Oliver Reed and Rita Tushingham star in this unusual love story about a rough trapper and a mute orphan girl . The soundtrack was composed by Ron Goodwin and the main theme ( Main Titles to The Trap ) is familiar as the title music used by the BBC for London Marathon coverage . The film had its World Premiere on 15 September 1966 at the Leicester Square Theatre in the West End of London .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "56a1663dc69781dffd6bb8009466db6a", "text": "Oliver Reed Robert Oliver Reed ( 13 February 1938 -- 2 May 1999 ) was an English actor known for his upper-class , macho image , hellraiser lifestyle , and `` tough guy '' roles . Notable films include The Trap ( 1966 ) , Oliver ! ( 1968 ) , Women in Love ( 1969 ) , Hannibal Brooks ( 1969 ) , The Devils ( 1971 ) , The Three Musketeers ( 1973 ) , Tommy ( 1975 ) , Lion of the Desert ( 1981 ) , Castaway ( 1986 ) , The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ( 1988 ) and Funny Bones ( 1995 ) . For Gladiator ( 2000 ) , his final film , Reed was posthumously nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role . At the peak of his career , in 1971 , British exhibitors voted Reed 5th most popular star at the box office .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "e1597345fdcbc62fa7427dcb57e30cb8", "text": "The Trap (1919 film) The Trap is a 1919 American silent film starring Olive Tell that was directed by Frank Reicher . It was released in the United Kingdom under the title A Woman 's Law . The film is based upon the 1915 play of the same name by Jules Eckert Goodman . It is not known whether the film currently survives .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c13195d0f47d5d5740169f32f0768f7c", "text": "Oliver Twist (1985 TV serial) Oliver Twist is a 1985 BBC TV serial . It was directed by Gareth Davies , and adapted by Alexander Baron from the novel by Charles Dickens . It follows the book more closely than any of the other film adaptions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a435e9300baafc7623581562f4026c41", "text": "Jack Reed: Badge of Honor Jack Reed : Badge of Honor is a 1993 crime drama made-for-television film written by Andrew Laskos , directed by Kevin Connor starring Brian Dennehy , Susan Ruttan , and Alice Krige . It was the sequel to the 1992 made-for-TV crime drama Deadly Matrimony , continuing the fictional Jack Reed character in a television film series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0c36a0864700dddc08b8755b537e4c55", "text": "Theatre of Cruelty (Discworld) `` Theatre of Cruelty '' is a short Discworld story by Terry Pratchett written in 1993 . The name derives from a concept of Antonin Artaud ( Theatre of Cruelty ) . It was originally written for W. H. Smith Bookcase magazine and was then slightly modified and extended , being published again in the programme of the OryCon 15 convention , and then again in The Wizards of Odd , a compilation of fantasy short stories . It has since been made available on the Internet along with dozens of translations by fans , with Pratchett having stated , `` I do n't want to see it distributed in print anywhere but do n't mind people downloading it for their own enjoyment . '' The story involves both the Ankh-Morpork City Watch and a parallel of Punch and Judy . A murder has been committed : a street entertainer , found apparently battered to death with a very small blunt object , on him bite marks from a very small crocodile . Investigating the incident in his typically direct manner , Carrot Ironfoundersson discovers the death was an accident , the man having choked on a swazzle . It emerges that the entertainer had invented a parallel , live-action version of Punch and Judy , using -- and abusing -- a troupe of gnomes as the live cast . Carrot asserts that such brutal theatre could never find favour in Ankh-Morpork : `` That 's not the way to do it '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "921033856c141b392fb999a749627bd5", "text": "John Reed (actor) John Lamb Reed , OBE ( 13 February 1916 -- 13 February 2010 ) was an English actor , dancer and singer , known for his nimble performances in the principal comic roles of the Savoy Operas , particularly with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company . Reed has been called `` the last great exponent '' of the Gilbert and Sullivan comedy roles . The son of a butcher from County Durham , Reed began performing at the end of World War II , joining the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1951 . After eight years as understudy to Peter Pratt , he became the principal comedian of the company in 1959 , remaining for two decades , playing all the famous Gilbert and Sullivan patter roles , including Sir Joseph in H.M.S. Pinafore , the Major-General in The Pirates of Penzance , Bunthorne in Patience , the Lord Chancellor in Iolanthe , Ko-Ko in The Mikado , Jack Point in The Yeomen of the Guard and the Duke of Plaza Toro in The Gondoliers , among others . He was known for his `` fleet-footed clowning '' , dry and roguish wit , comic timing , `` crystal clear diction '' in the patter songs , and his amusing character voice , recording all of his principal roles with the company . In 1979 , Reed left the company but continued performing in and directing Gilbert and Sullivan productions in Britain and America , as well as appearing in other light opera . He retired to Halifax , West Yorkshire , directing amateur Gilbert and Sullivan companies and attending the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Buxton for many years .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "39ec8c14584488573809a31da108b6a2", "text": "The Night Letter The Night Letter is a 1978 book by Paul Spike , with a double-layered structure : an anti-Nazi spy thriller on the background of the early part of the Second World War , and an exposure of cynical and machiavellian maneuverings in the American corridors of power . The book belongs to the subgenre of secret history -- i.e. with a plot in which real historical figures play a substantial part , doing things which are the author 's invention but which supposedly ( for reasons given in the plot ) remained secret and did not come to the knowledge of the public . In the book , a British doctor meets in 1936 with President Franklin D. Roosevelt , who is unaware that the doctor is a Nazi sympathizer . The visitor manages to secretly photograph the President in a compromising position with his secretary , Missy LeHand ( whom historians widely assume to have been indeed Roosevelt 's mistress ) . By 1940 , senior Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich possesses the picture and intends to use the photo for blackmail and prevent Roosevelt from running for a third term -- in the hope that whoever gets elected instead would be more likely to keep the US out of the Second World War . The President must recover the photo before the Democratic Party Convention which is about to nominate him . What makes the situation more difficult is that Roosevelt also needs to bypass the FBI -- for apprehension that should the photo fall into the hands of J. Edgar Hoover , the FBI Director might use it for his own brand of blackmail . Instead , Roosevelt employs former FBI Agent Jackson , who had left the Bureau under a cloud and incurred Hoover 's personal enmity , and who is completely loyal to the President . The bulk of the book follows Jackson 's chase after the photo , starting from Paris at the very eve of its fall to the Wehrmacht and concluding with a cataclysmic confrontation at a secret Michigan base of the `` Silver Shirts '' -- a murderous , power-mad American Fascist militia ( which truly existed , though not necessarily doing all that the book describes it as doing ) . The chase ends with a mixed result -- the Nazi agents have been killed or captured , but the negative did fall into the hands of the FBI who caught the scent of what was going on . The book ends on a cynical note : Hoover meets the President at the White House , claims to have destroyed the negatives ( which is manifestly untrue ) and proceeds to imperiously demand the sacking of Jackson -- obviously he is under the impression that he now holds Roosevelt 's fate in his hand . Upon being shown this , the President presents a photo of his own , showing Hoover in a compromising position with a handsome young FBI agent . Roosevelt and Hoover would henceforth be tied to each other , `` like convicts in chain gang '' , each able to destroy the other but only at the cost of his own destruction . Category :1978 books Category : Corruption Category : Secret histories Category : Thriller novels", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5df96c0814e26b36c1c686b0693dcb1b", "text": "26th Academy Awards The 26th Academy Awards honored the best in films of 1953 . The second national telecast of the Awards show drew an estimated 43 million viewers . Shirley Booth , appearing in a play in Philadelphia , presented the Best Actor award through a live broadcast cut-in , and privately received the winner 's name over the telephone from co-host Donald O'Connor . ( Actor Fredric March co-hosted from New York City . ) Gary Cooper filmed his presentation of the Best Actress award in advance on a set in Mexico , with O'Connor announcing the winner 's name . All the major winners in this year were black-and-white films . The big winner was Fred Zinnemann 's From Here to Eternity , with thirteen nominations and eight awards including Best Picture , Best Supporting Actor , Best Supporting Actress , Best Director , Best Screenplay ( Daniel Taradash ) , Best Cinematography ( Burnett Guffey ) , Best Sound , and Best Film Editing . All five of its major actors and actresses were nominated , with secondary players Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra taking home Oscars . The candid film was based on James Jones ' controversial , best-selling novel about Army life on a Hawaiian ( Oahu ) military base just prior to the Pearl Harbor attack and World War II , illustrating the conflict between an individualistic private ( Montgomery Clift ) and rigid institutional authority ( exemplified by the Army ) . Its achievement of eight awards matched the then record held by Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) . The record would be tied again the following year by On the Waterfront ( 1954 ) . Walt Disney won four awards , which remains the record for the most Oscars won in the same year . William Holden 's speech for Best Actor for his role in Stalag 17 was simply `` Thank You '' , making it one of the shortest speeches ever ; the TV broadcast had a strict cutoff time which forced Holden 's quick remarks . The frustrated Holden personally paid for advertisements in the Hollywood trade publications to thank everyone he wanted to on Oscar night . He also remarked that he felt that either Burt Lancaster or Montgomery Clift should have won the Best Actor Oscar for From Here to Eternity , instead of him .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "697580c81479770dc6c70a31e36dd7f8", "text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e81e7a51e07bc9836f856ebed9678887", "text": "FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1958 In 1958 , the United States FBI , under Director J. Edgar Hoover , continued for a ninth year to maintain a public list of the people it regarded as the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives . As 1958 opened , the FBI had gone for a full ten months through the end of the prior year without being able to add a single fugitive to the top Ten list . The reason for the paucity of new fugitives is that by March of the prior year , the list of Ten Fugitives had become entirely populated by the most difficult captures , all ten of whom still remained at large , up through the first three months of 1958 : 1950 # 4 ( eight years ) , Henry Randolph Mitchell , process was dismissed July 18 , 1958 1950 # 14 ( eight years ) , Frederick J. Tenuto , remained still at large 1952 # 36 ( six years ) , James Eddie Diggs , remained still at large 1954 # 78 ( four years ) , David Daniel Keegan , remained still at large 1955 # 83 ( three years ) , Flenoy Payne , arrested March 11 , 1958 1955 # 87 ( three years ) , Daniel William O'Connor , apprehended December 26 , 1958 1956 # 97 ( two years ) , Eugene Francis Newman , remained still at large 1956 # 98 ( two years ) , Carmine DiBiase , surrendered August 28 , 1958 1957 # 99 ( one year ) , Ben Golden McCollum , arrested March 7 , 1958 1957 # 102 ( one year ) , George Edward Cole , remained still at large But that situation was soon to change , as the FBI began one of its most productive years ever in 1958 , in terms of removing long-timers from the top Ten list . In all , a full half of the list , five long-time Fugitives , were removed from the list during 1958 . Also notable in 1958 , the longest wanted Fugitive , Henry Randolph Mitchell , # 4 from the original list of Ten published in 1950 , after eight years at large , became the first Top Tenner to ever be removed for reason other than capture or death . Mitchell became one of a series of longstanding top Ten Fugitives whose time on the list simply outlived their initial criteria for having been listed . In the case of Mitchell , his charges were finally dropped by a court in 1958 , and so the FBI also dropped him from the top Ten list with the justification that his `` process was dismissed . '' In many of the subsequent such removals , a top Ten Fugitive remained a fugitive from justice , yet was simply removed from the FBI top Ten list when the FBI determined that the original criteria were no longer being met for the top Ten listing . With the removal of so many long-time top ten fugitives in 1958 , the FBI once again began a series of turnover of many new Fugitives , adding a full half dozen new names to the list by year end .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b23ff62ae2506c88cbedc82b80e1fe1a", "text": "The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder is a collection of short stories by the English crime writer Edgar Wallace , published in 1925 . ( Current practice in UK English is to omit the full stop after `` Mr '' , but Wallace and his publishers included it . ) The stories , which are about a former police officer working for the Director of Public Prosecutions , are : Sheer Melodrama ( also known as The Man from the East ) The Green Mamba ( also known as The Dangerous Reptile ) The Investors The Poetical Policeman ( also known as The Strange Case of the Night Watchman or The Poet Policeman ) The Stealer of Marble The Strange Case ( also known as The Weak Spot ) The Treasure Hunt The Troupe ( also known as A Place on the River ) In the United States the book was titled The Murder Book of Mr. J. G. Reeder and the stories were presented in a different order : The Poetical Policeman The Treasure Hunt The Troupe The Stealer of Marble Sheer Melodrama The Green Mamba The Strange Case The Investors .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "acd80b26555b818fc1e8bc5844f628a7", "text": "Curtis Reed (Days of Our Lives) Curtis Reed is a fictional character from the soap opera , Days of Our Lives . He was played by Nick Benedict .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97bceb27134f0a60d70dd666adea9913", "text": "Rat Trap (Doctor Who audio) Rat Trap is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3ac11de3957afc0b2a10a1221ea8116d", "text": "Leopold and Loeb Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. ( November 19 , 1904 -- August 29 , 1971 ) and Richard Albert Loeb ( -LSB- ˈloʊb -RSB- June 11 , 1905 -- January 28 , 1936 ) , usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb , were two wealthy students at the University of Chicago who in May 1924 kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Robert Franks in Chicago . They committed the murder -- widely characterized at the time as `` the crime of the century '' -- as a demonstration of their perceived intellectual superiority , which , they thought , rendered them capable of carrying out a `` perfect crime '' , and absolved them of responsibility for their actions . After the two men were arrested , Loeb 's family retained Clarence Darrow as counsel for their defense . Darrow 's 12-hour-long summation at their sentencing hearing is noted for its influential criticism of capital punishment as retributive rather than transformative justice . Both men were sentenced to life imprisonment plus 99 years . Loeb was murdered by a fellow prisoner in 1936 ; Leopold was released on parole in 1958 . The Franks murder has been the inspiration for several works of film , theatre , and literature , including Patrick Hamilton 's 1929 play Rope and Alfred Hitchcock 's 1948 film of the same name . Later movies , such as Compulsion -- adapted from Meyer Levin 's 1957 novel -- and Swoon , were also based on the crime .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "07170861116c6f493b3546db613da3da", "text": "Gordon Oliver Gordon Oliver ( April 27 , 1910 -- January 26 , 1995 ) was an American actor and film producer . He appeared in more than 45 films and television shows between 1933 and 1972 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6104c6634abd0ca76343dec8897a78d9", "text": "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1887 play) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a four-act play written by Thomas Russell Sullivan in collaboration with the actor Richard Mansfield . It is an adaptation of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , an 1886 novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson . The story focuses on the respected London doctor Henry Jekyll and his involvement with Edward Hyde , a loathsome criminal . After Hyde murders the father of Jekyll 's fiancée , Jekyll 's friends discover that he and Jekyll are the same person ; Jekyll has developed a potion that allows him to transform himself into Hyde and back again . When he runs out of the potion , he is trapped as Hyde and commits suicide before he can be arrested . After reading the novella , Mansfield was intrigued by the opportunity to play a dual role . He secured the right to adapt the story for the stage in the United States and the United Kingdom , and asked Sullivan to write the adaptation . The play debuted in Boston in May 1887 , and a revised version opened on Broadway in September of that year . Critics acclaimed Mansfield 's performance as the dual character . The play was popular in New York and on tour , and Mansfield was invited to bring it to London . It opened there in August 1888 , just before the first Jack the Ripper murders . Some press reports compared the murderer to the Jekyll-Hyde character , and Mansfield was suggested as a possible suspect . Despite significant press coverage , the London production was a financial failure . Mansfield 's company continued to perform the play on tours of the U.S. until shortly before his death in 1907 . In writing the stage adaptation , Sullivan made several changes to the story ; these included creating a fiancée for Jekyll and a stronger moral contrast between Jekyll and Hyde . The changes have been adopted by many subsequent adaptations , including several film versions of the story which were derived from the play . The films included a 1912 adaptation directed by Lucius Henderson , a 1920 adaptation directed by John S. Robertson , and a 1931 adaptation directed by Rouben Mamoulian , which earned Fredric March an Academy Award for Best Actor . A 1941 adaptation , directed by Victor Fleming , was a remake of the 1931 film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "efd2aa59d1b139a718f642edb6af85de", "text": "Trap (3/9) Trap is a sculpture by American artist Tony Smith which was made in an edition of nine with one artist 's proof . This bronze sculpture was designed to be large-scale , but was only realized in bronze of the smaller size in 1968 . The bronze was patinated to appear black .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0ed90829e3184cc196755ba12f1f4042", "text": "Oliver Twist (1912 film) Oliver Twist is a 1912 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Ivy Millais , Alma Taylor and Harry Royston . It is an adaptation of the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens . It was the directorial debut of Bentley who went on to become a leading British director . It was the first in a series of Dickens adaptations by Bentley .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "306daa12a2ecf2a230756fb14aad9b81", "text": "Fish trap A fish trap is a trap used for fishing . Fish traps can have the form of a fishing weir or a lobster trap . Some fishing nets are also called fish traps , for example fyke nets . A typical contemporary trap consists of a frame of thick steel wire in the shape of a heart , with chicken wire stretched around it . The mesh wraps around the frame and then tapers into the inside of the trap . When a fish swims inside through this opening , it can not get out , as the chicken wire opening bends back into its original narrowness . Contemporary eel traps come in many shapes and sizes and are contructed of many materials . In earlier times , traps were constructed of wood and fibre . __ TOC __", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0f50e2950baf20068fc09c6bb398e135", "text": "Time Trapper The Time Trapper is a fictional character , a supervillain in stories published by DC Comics . The Time Trapper 's main enemies are the Legion of Super-Heroes . The Time Trapper 's main powers are depicted as vast control over time itself . The Time Trapper 's lair has been located at the end of time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "df215ccc4aafc3f451fccd972acfb2aa", "text": "Henry Reed (character) Henry Reed is the main character and narrator of a series of five children 's novels by Keith Robertson . The first four novels were illustrated by Robert McCloskey but he declined to handle the last one because production of the fourth disappointed him deeply . It was published in 1986 without any illustrations but the dustjacket by Gail Owens . Four of the five novels share a similar premise : Henry , the son of an American diplomat , lives abroad with his parents . He spends summer vacation with his aunt and uncle in the small town of Grover 's Corner , New Jersey , in the same house where his mother grew up . ( Uncle Al is Henry 's mother 's brother . ) Henry is a serious , entrepreneurial boy , and most of the books concern his efforts to earn money by starting some kind of business . All of the novels are told as a series of Henry 's journal entries recounting his day-by-day adventures throughout the summer . Margaret `` Midge '' Glass , a year younger than Henry , is the only person in the neighborhood close to his age . She becomes his friend and business partner throughout the series . Midge is somewhat tomboyish and more spontaneous and free-spirited than Henry , which he sometimes finds annoying . Their relationship sometimes resembles a screwball comedy minus the romance . In all of the books , events spiral out of control , leading to chaotic and humorous misadventures . Henry and Midge are usually the unintentional cause of these adventures , although they 're not deliberately mischievous .", "title": "" } ]
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The population of Kazakhstan includes Russians.
[ { "docid": "1d4fda23bc1d5fb4d0e44546173cb118", "text": "Kazakhstan Kazakhstan ( -LSB- USkæzækˈstæn , _ ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstɑːn -RSB- , -LSB- ˌkæzəkˈstɑːn , _ - ˈstæn -RSB- Қазақстан , tr . Qazaqstan , -LSB- qɑzɑqˈstɑn -RSB- ; Казахстан , tr . Kazakhstan ) , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan ( Қазақстан Республикасы , tr . Qazaqstan Respwblïkası ; Республика Казахстан , tr . Respublika Kazakhstan ) , is a transcontinental country in northern Central Asia and Eastern Europe . Kazakhstan is the world 's largest landlocked country , and the ninth largest in the world , with an area of 2,724,900 km ² . Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically , generating 60 % of the region 's GDP , primarily through its oil/gas industry . It also has vast mineral resources . Kazakhstan is officially a democratic , secular , unitary , constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage . Kazakhstan shares borders with Russia , China , Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan , and Turkmenistan , and also adjoins a large part of the Caspian Sea . The terrain of Kazakhstan includes flatlands , steppe , taiga , rock canyons , hills , deltas , snow-capped mountains , and deserts . Kazakhstan has an estimated 18 million people , Given its large land area , its population density is among the lowest , at less than 6 people per square kilometre ( 15 people per sq. mi . ) . The capital is Astana , where it was moved in 1997 from Almaty , the country 's largest city . The territory of Kazakhstan has historically been inhabited by nomadic tribes . This changed in the 13th century , when Genghis Khan occupied the country as part of the Mongolian Empire . Following internal struggles among the conquerors , power eventually reverted to the nomads . By the 16th century , the Kazakh emerged as a distinct group , divided into three jüz ( ancestor branches occupying specific territories ) . The Russians began advancing into the Kazakh steppe in the 18th century , and by the mid-19th century , they nominally ruled all of Kazakhstan as part of the Russian Empire . Following the 1917 Russian Revolution , and subsequent civil war , the territory of Kazakhstan was reorganised several times . In 1936 , it was made the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic , part of the Soviet Union . Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 . The current President , Nursultan Nazarbayev , has been leader of the country since then , and is characterised as authoritarian , with a government history of human rights abuses and suppression of political opposition . Kazakhstan has worked to develop its economy , especially its dominant hydrocarbon industry . Human Rights Watch says that `` Kazakhstan heavily restricts freedom of assembly , speech , and religion , '' and other human rights organisations regularly describe Kazakhstan 's human rights situation as poor . Kazakhstan 's 131 ethnicities include Kazakhs ( 63 % of the population ) , Russians , Uzbeks , Ukrainians , Germans , Tatars , and Uyghurs . Islam is the religion of about 70 % of the population , with Christianity practised by 26 % ; Kazakhstan officially allows freedom of religion , but religious leaders who oppose the government are suppressed . The Kazakh language is the state language , and Russian has equal official status for all levels of administrative and institutional purposes .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "f6b56c86793c40f779053eaa716b9ce6", "text": "Kurds in Kazakhstan Kurds in Kazakhstan refers to the people born in or residing in Kazakhstan who are of Kurdish origin . According to the most recent Kazakh census in 2011 , the Kurdish population is 38,325 or 0.2 % of the population , but Vice President of the Kurdish Association of Kazakhstan , Malikshah Gasanov numbers the population up to 46,000 , because many Kurds list themselves as Turks and Azeris . Most of the Kurdish population in Kazakhstan were deported by Stalin from Armenia , Azerbaijan and Georgia . Years later , Kurds immigrated to Kazakhstan from the neighbouring countries , Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan . In cities with a substantial Kurdish population , Kurdish literature and Kurdish language is taught in the primary and secondary schools . In the village of Kashkabulak , Kurdish students can study Kurdish through 12th grade . And since 1990 , Kurds also have had their own newspaper , the Kurdistan newspaper .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "921538be95adf6c7ae36c83b8a2a9db3", "text": "Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai ( -LSB- Красноя́рский край , r = Krasnoyarsky kray , p = krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj -RSB- ) is a federal subject of Russia ( a krai ) , with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk -- the third-largest city in Siberia ( after Novosibirsk and Omsk ) . Krasnoyarsk Krai is the largest krai in the Russian Federation , the second largest federal subject ( after the Sakha Republic ) , and the third largest subnational governing body by area in the world , after Sakha Republic and the Australian state of Western Australia . The krai covers an area of 2339700 km2 , which is nearly one quarter the size of the entire country of Canada ( the next-largest country in the world after Russia ) , constituting roughly 13 % of the Russian Federation 's total area and containing a population of 2,828,187 , or just under 2 % of its population . ( 2010 Census ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4ff86b18d423d6c26be4175d34825d88", "text": "Tashkent Tashkent ( -LSB- ˌtæʃˈkɛnt -RSB- Toshkent , Тошкент , تاشكېنت , -LSB- tɒʃˈkent -RSB- Ташкент , -LSB- tɐʂˈkʲɛnt -RSB- literally `` Stone City '' ) is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan . The officially registered population of the city in 2012 was about 2,309,300 . Due to its position in Central Asia , Tashkent came under Sogdian and Turkic influence early in its history , before Islam in the 8th century AD . After its destruction by Genghis Khan in 1219 , the city was rebuilt and profited from the Silk Road . In 1865 it was conquered by the Russian Empire , and in Soviet times witnessed major growth and demographic changes due to forced deportations from throughout the Soviet Union . Today , as the capital of an independent Uzbekistan , Tashkent retains a multi-ethnic population with ethnic Uzbeks as the majority .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b0e57f95d0eb3f7715eb72673ba05d87", "text": "Komi Republic The Komi Republic ( Респу́блика Ко́ми , Respublika Komi Коми Республика , Komi Respublika ) is a federal subject of Russia ( a republic ) . Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar . Population : 901,189 ( 2010 Census ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0b88251aaa90360460c427df15aa0f3f", "text": "Abish Kekilbayev Abish Kekilbayev ( Kazakh : Әбіш Кекілбайұлы ; Кекилбаев Абиш Кекилбаевич ) ( 6 December 1939 -- 11 December 2015 ) , public and political figure , Hero of Labor , National writer of Kazakhstan , laureate of the State Prize , a philologist , academician of the Academy of Social Sciences , Emeritus Professor of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and of the L. Gumilyov Eurasian State University . In 1962 Abish Kekilbayev graduated from the philological faculty of the S.M. Kirov Kazakh State University . In the Soviet period he served as the deputy minister of culture of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic , the second secretary of board of the Union of writers , the head of department of the Central Committee of Communist Party of Kazakhstan , Head of the Records Office for Culture and Inter-Ethnic Relations of the Kazakh SSR Presidential Administration , the editor-in-chief of the Yegemen Kazakhstan newspaper , the literary employee of the Kazakh adebiety newspaper , the head of literature and art department of the Leninshyl zhas newspaper editorial office . Abish Kekilbayev was elected Deputy of the Supreme Soviet ( Council ) of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the twelfth convocations , the chairman of Committee on national policy , cultural development and language of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan . From April 1994 through May 1995 he was the Chairman of the Republic of Kazakhstan Supreme Soviet ( 13th convocation ) . At the same time we should acknowledge , that the Supreme Soviet of the thirteenth convocation put the prerequisites of further development of parliamentarism in Kazakhstan . Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the thirteenth convocation A. Kekilbayev noted : `` Creation of professional Parliament can be called without any stretch , one of the biggest events in the socio-political life of this year . Undoubtedly , the beginning of its work will enter the Kazakhstani historic calendar as one of the notable milestones in formation of new statehood and democracy ... We have never had a professional Parliament and we have to act by the method of trials and errors ... Gradually goes the crystallization of powers of the Supreme Soviet , possessing new status '' . On the eve of Kazakhstan independence , he was addressing the issues of Kazakh language , onomastics , national history , socio-cultural aspects and international relations . In May 1995 Kekilbayev was appointed State Advisor to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan . In December 1995 he was elected Deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( 1st convocation ) , Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs , Defense and Security of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan . From October 1996 through January 2002 he served as Secretary of State of the Republic of Kazakhstan . In 2002 was an Advisor to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan . In 2002 Abish Kekilbayev was appointed Deputy of the Senate of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan . Senator of 2nd , 3rd and 4th convocations . A member of National Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan , the Assembly of people of Kazakhstan . A member of the Organization of the Central Asian states . A member of the group of cooperation with the Congress of the USA , with House of Councillors of Japan , with the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8ae95158453d5769dd193f566ac9bad1", "text": "Turkmens The Turkmens ( Türkmenler Түркменлер ) are a Turkic people located primarily in Central Asia , in the state of Turkmenistan , as well as in Iran , Afghanistan , North Caucasus ( Stavropol Krai ) , and northern Pakistan . They speak the Turkmen language , which is classified as a part of the Eastern Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages . Examples of other Oghuz languages are Turkish , Azerbaijani , Qashqai , Gagauz , Khorasani , and Salar .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49de24740b206e671508c823406e293c", "text": "List of endangered languages in Russia According to UNESCO 's 2010 edition of the Atlas of the World 's Languages in Danger , there are 148 endangered languages in the Russian Federation . The list does not include number of languages from bordering countries such as Belarusian and Ukrainian languages . An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling out of use , generally because it has few surviving speakers . If it loses all of its native speakers , it becomes an extinct language . UNESCO defines four levels of language endangerment between `` safe '' ( not endangered ) and `` extinct '' : Vulnerable Definitely endangered Severely endangered Critically endangered", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba54ca055aadf8e7a4eba6719f901e29", "text": "Kildin Sami language Kildin Saami ( also known by its other synonymous names `` Saami , '' `` Kola Saami , '' `` Eastern Saami , '' and `` Lappish '' ) , is a Saami language that is spoken on the Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia that today is and historically was once inhabited by this group . As social and cultural emphasis has been put on the writing and speaking of the various languages that constitute Russia , Kildin Saami has now become a critically endangered language . Russian is prominently spoken in Kildin Saami communities so much so that the original language is hardly ever heard of or only spoken privately amongst those still know how to do so within an insular community . The few Kildin Saami who speak and understand their language proficiently can also speak various dialectical tongues that constitute ethnic Russia . Because the language has eroded so rapidly over the centuries , it is more widely spoken amongst or between older elders who were taught and educated between themselves and thus retained the spoken language and hardly spoken by children . The reasons for the loss and decline in speakership is as follows : a lack of education , dispersion of the Saami , no generational transmission of traditional Saami trades and ways of life , and not ever needing to speak or not regularly speaking the language have both caused speakership to take a hit over the years . Kildin Sami is written using an official Cyrillic script .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "93c83f5acb4e41f009099e858d1a7abf", "text": "Teleuts Teleuts are a Turkic people living in Kemerovo Oblast , Russia . According to the 2002 census , there were 2,650 Teleuts in Russia . Their language is classified as a southern dialect within the group of dialects called the Altay language . To read about early history of Teleuts proceed to Tiele people .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5d189f71dc9c4659630c9a765c81fd54", "text": "Ukrainians in Siberia Siberian Ukrainians ( Сибирские Украинцы , `` Sibirskye Ukraintsy '' ) , ( Сибірські Українці , `` Sybirsʹki Ukrayintsy '' ) form a national minority in Siberia and the Russian Far East , but make up the majority in some cities there . Siberian Ukrainians , one of the largest and historically important constituent parts of the Ukrainian diaspora , represent one of the first Ukrainian diasporas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2b133ec336bcc6edb816372cfada486", "text": "Transport in Kazakhstan The vast territory of Kazakhstan spans across 2,700,000 km2 . The population density is low in Kazakhstan , and the centers of industry and agriculture are spread out and remote from world markets . Therefore , the need for efficient transportation in Kazakhstan is great . Kazakhstan is committed to regional infrastructure development . According to the Kazakhstan Ambassador to the U.S. , Kairat Umarov , Kazakhstan invested $ 18 billion in construction of airports , highways , and railroads in 2014 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ecd2c85b3bf566667ef4e9e20148eec0", "text": "List of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia The UNESCO ( United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization ) has designated 19 World Heritage Sites in six countries ( also called `` state parties '' ) of Central and North Asia : Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan and the Asian part of Russia . The European part of Russia is included in Eastern Europe . Russia is home to the most inscribed sites with 7 sites , one of which is a transborder property shared with Mongolia in Eastern Asia . The first site from the region was the Itchan Kala in Uzbekistan inscribed in 1990 . Each year , UNESCO 's World Heritage Committee may inscribe new sites on the list , or delist sites that no longer meet the criteria . Selection is based on ten criteria : six for cultural heritage ( i -- vi ) and four for natural heritage ( vii -- x ) . Some sites , designated `` mixed sites , '' represent both cultural and natural heritage . In Northern and Central Asia , there are 11 cultural , 8 natural , and no mixed sites . All of the Russian sites ( 7 ) are natural and with the exception of Sayarka , all of the sites in Central Asia are cultural . The World Heritage Committee may also specify that a site is endangered , citing `` conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage List . '' None of the sites in this region has ever been listed as endangered , but possible danger listing has been considered by UNESCO in a number of cases .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9d475b03daff60609565ec6d715d2883", "text": "Commonwealth of Independent States The Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ; -LSB- Содружество Независимых Государств , СНГ , r = Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv , SNG -RSB- ) , also called the Russian Commonwealth ( to distinguish it from the British Commonwealth of Nations ) , is a regional organization formed during the dissolution of the Soviet Union . Nine out of the 15 former Soviet Republics are member states , and two are associate members ( Ukraine and Turkmenistan ) . Georgia withdrew its membership in 2008 , while the Baltic states , which regard their membership in the Soviet Union as an illegal occupation , ( Estonia , Lithuania and Latvia ) chose not to participate . The CIS has few supranational powers but aims to be more than a purely symbolic organization , nominally possessing coordinating powers in the realms of trade , finance , lawmaking , and security . It has also promoted cooperation on cross-border crime prevention . Furthermore , eight of the nine CIS member states participate in the CIS Free Trade Area . Three organizations are under the overview of the CIS , namely the Collective Security Treaty Organization , the Eurasian Economic Union ( alongside subdivisions , the Eurasian Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Space , which comprises territory inhabited by over 180 million people ) , and the Union State . While the first and the second are military and economic alliances , the third aims to reach a confederation of Russia and Belarus with a common government , flag , currency , etc. .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3ad50f0dceb926d561bf68f08f4850dd", "text": "Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan ( Qazaxıstan azərbaycanlıları ) are part of the Azerbaijani diaspora . They are Kazakh citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background . According to the 2009 census , there were 85,292 ethnic Azerbaijanis living in Kazakhstan ; Azerbaijanis comprised 0.5 % of Kazakhstan 's population and were the country 's tenth-largest ethnic minority . Most Azerbaijani-Kazakhs have immigrated to Kazakhstan from the Republic of Azerbaijan ; a small group of Iranian Azerbaijanis trapped by the Bolshevik taking of power in 1918 were also forced into Kazakhstan in 1938 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e510be0e1d3f8522006368ccf1d0673", "text": "Chechen Americans Chechen Americans are Americans of Chechen descent . Chechen people have origins from Chechnya , a federal subject of Russia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "66bb02a5e478f057a743917cbee23a03", "text": "Chechen language Chechen ( Нохчийн Мотт / Noxçiyn Mott / نَاخچیین موٓتت / ნახჩიე მუოთთ , Nokhchiin mott , -LSB- - allˈnɔx.t͡ʃiːn mu͜ɔt -RSB- ) is a Northeast Caucasian language . It is spoken by more than 1.4 million people , mostly in the Chechen Republic and by members of the Chechen diaspora throughout Russia , Jordan , Central Asia ( mainly Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan ) , and Georgia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cc708a5ebe5a05cf945edd7234643b8c", "text": "Uyghurs in Kazakhstan Uyghurs in Kazakhstan form the country 's 7th-largest ethnic group , according to the 1999 census .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "93de211d2e571825dd4dfc6488e68ede", "text": "Media of Kazakhstan The media of Kazakhstan ( Қазақстанның республикасы бұқаралық ақпарат құралдары , Qazaqstannıñ respuwblïkası buqaralıq aqparat quraldarı ) refers to mass media outlets based in The Republic of Kazakhstan . Media of Kazakhstan are a set of public information transfer agencies in the Republic of Kazakhstan . The Constitution of Kazakhstan guarantees freedom of press , but privately owned and opposition media have been subject of censorship . In 2004 the International Federation of Journalists identified a `` growing pattern '' of intimidation of the media , and in 2012 several opposition media outlets were ordered to be shut down on charges of promoting `` extremism '' . All media must register with the Ministry of Culture , Information and Sports , with the exception of websites .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51748350318141653f50ac50b62c9ea9", "text": "Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Krai ( -LSB- Хаба́ровский край , r = Khabarovsky kray , p = xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj -RSB- ) is a federal subject of Russia ( a krai ) , located in the Russian Far East . It lies mostly in the basin of the lower Amur River , but also occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk , an arm of the Pacific Ocean . The administrative center of the krai is the city of Khabarovsk . Population : 1,343,869 ( 2010 Census ) . The indigenous people of the area are various Tungusic peoples ( Evenks , Negidals , Ulchs , Nanai , Oroch , Udege ) and Amur Nivkhs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a1b6769a5e4b7efc76cb3e2c2aca588b", "text": "Baikonur Baikonur ( Байқоңыр , Bayqoñır , بايقوڭىر Байконур , Baykonur ) , formerly known as Leninsk ( also , see Tyuratam ) , is a city of republic significance in Kazakhstan on the right bank of the Syr Darya river , rented and administered by the Russian Federation . It was constructed to service the Baikonur Cosmodrome and was officially renamed Baikonur by Russian president Boris Yeltsin on December 20 , 1995 . During the Soviet period , it was sometimes referred to as Zvezdograd ( Star City ) . In 2009 , the population of Baikonur was while in 1999 , it was The rented area is an ellipse measuring 90 km east to west by 85 km north to south , with the cosmodrome situated at the area 's centre .", "title": "" } ]
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Gabrielle Union is in Daddy's Little Girls.
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[ { "docid": "dd51ff67b018cbd9967648ac196e4210", "text": "Daddy and Them Daddy and Them is a 2001 American film written , directed by , and starring Billy Bob Thornton . In addition to Thornton , it stars Laura Dern , Andy Griffith , Ben Affleck , Kelly Preston , Diane Ladd , Brenda Blethyn , Tuesday Knight , Jamie Lee Curtis and Jim Varney . This was Jim Varney 's last live-action film ; he died a year before the movie 's release . It was also his penultimate movie . The original plan was to release the film in theaters , but the film got only limited distribution as Miramax found the film not `` commercial '' enough . Daddy and Them opened to positive reviews , with many critics praising the film 's southern humour , Thornton 's work as a writer/director , and the performances of the entire cast . It currently holds an 83 % rating on the review site Rotten Tomatoes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab00f22be91df15ca441300f69bc5e46", "text": "Hugo Pool Hugo Pool ( also known as Pool Girl in the UK ) is a 1997 American romantic comedy film , directed by Robert Downey Sr. , starring Alyssa Milano and Patrick Dempsey .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "144cd8e4b954a7d8da9c841f68272cab", "text": "Fatherhood USA Fatherhood USA is a three-part mini-series originally broadcast nationally on PBS in 1998 . It was produced and directed by Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt of Incite Pictures . The program , hosted by Senator Bill Bradley , seeks to dispel common stereotypes of fatherhood , and examine how fathers are able to build strong relationships with their children .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3bc66dd157864e1592094b1e60592e92", "text": "Girl Rising (film) Girl Rising is a movie produced by Kayce Freed , Tom Yellin and Holly Gordon at The Documentary Group in partnership with Paul G. Allen and Jody Allen of Vulcan Productions . It was directed by Academy Award nominee Richard E. Robbins and features narration by Anne Hathaway , Cate Blanchett , Selena Gomez , Liam Neeson , Priyanka Chopra , Chloë Grace Moretz , Freida Pinto , Salma Hayek , Meryl Streep , Alicia Keys and Kerry Washington . The movie tells the stories of nine girls from nine countries : ( Sierra Leone , Haiti , Ethiopia , Afghanistan , Peru , Egypt , Nepal , India and Cambodia ) . Each girl had her story written by a writer from her country and voiced by renowned actors . Their stories reflect their struggles to overcome societal or cultural barriers . The writers are Loung Ung ( Cambodia ) , Edwidge Danticat ( Haiti ) , Manjushree Thapa ( Nepal ) , Mona Eltahawy ( Egypt ) , Maaza Mengiste ( Ethiopia ) , Sooni Taraporevala ( India ) , Maria Arana ( Peru ) , Aminatta Forna ( Sierra Leone ) , Zarghuna Kargar ( Afghanistan ) . The girls ' names are Sokha ( Cambodia ) , Wadley ( Haiti ) , Suma ( Nepal ) , Yasmin ( Egypt ) , Azmera ( Ethiopia ) , Ruksana ( India ) , Senna ( Peru ) , Mariama ( Sierra Leone ) and Amina ( Afghanistan ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "57457fe29912a37df43764c155783826", "text": "La Roux discography English singer and songwriter La Roux has released two studio albums , one mix album , two extended plays , one mixtape , five singles , two promotional singles and seven music videos . La Roux was originally formed as a duo in 2006 , consisting of Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid . They first collaborated on the acoustic project Automan before opting to switch to a musical style similar to that of Prince , David Bowie and The Knife , naming their new project La Roux . The duo 's eponymous debut studio album was released in June 2009 , reaching number two on the UK Albums Chart and number seven on the Irish Albums Chart . The album was eventually certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) and the Irish Recorded Music Association ( IRMA ) . In 2011 , La Roux won a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album . Four singles were released from the album : `` Quicksand '' , `` In for the Kill '' , `` Bulletproof '' and `` I 'm Not Your Toy '' . `` Bulletproof '' peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and was certified gold by the BPI . Following Langmaid 's departure from La Roux , Jackson released her second studio album , Trouble in Paradise , in July 2014 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3baa43786587fd5c51fc9a6fa240bdfa", "text": "Daddy's Little Girl `` Daddy 's Little Girl '' is a classic song typically played at white weddings while a bride dances with her father . The song 's lyrics and music were written by Robert Burke and Horace Gerlach in 1906 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3ed656b1e946d07e99c98a3d0d992284", "text": "The Cheetah Girls 2 (soundtrack) The Cheetah Girls 2 is the soundtrack album to the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie , The Cheetah Girls 2 . The album was released on August 15 , 2006 , through Walt Disney Records . The album was produced by Kenny Ortega , Debra Martin Chase , Raven-Symoné and Whitney Houston . The album features appearances from Drew Seeley and Belinda . The songs on the soundtrack are a diverse blend of pop , R&B , Latin , and dance-pop . The album debuted at number five on Billboard 200 album chart . On November 14 , 2006 , the album was certified Platinum in the United States selling over one-million copies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc10071beaa17da4d14b16c78c6031c9", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "41e710f659c5c75959ee479bd488809d", "text": "Daddy's Groove Daddy 's Groove are an Italian house music group formed of Carlo Grieco and Peppe Folliero . Based in Naples , Italy , they have remixed for artists including Axwell , B.o.B , Enrique Iglesias , James Blunt , Kylie Minogue , Laidback Luke , Louie Vega , Nabiha , Quentin Harris , Sandy Rivera , Sebastian Ingrosso , Steve Angello , The Shapeshifters , The Wanted and Whitney Houston .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "38355e5d82558e8ed0a4dbd83b678942", "text": "Gabrielle Glaister Gabrielle Glaister ( born 27 July 1960 ) is an English actress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3901bbb784cbb48369017f6c241fff5d", "text": "Our Children, Ourselves `` Our Children , Ourselves '' is the 12th episode of the second season of the American television comedy series , Modern Family and the 36th overall episode of the series . Executive producers Dan O'Shannon & Bill Wrubel wrote the episode , and Adam Shankman directed it . The episode originally aired on the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) in the United States on January 12 , 2011 . It featured guest star Mary Lynn Rajskub as Mitchell 's ex-girlfriend . In this episode , the dedication of Alex to learning makes Phil and Claire question themselves . Gloria tries to meet new friends . Mitchell runs into an ex-girlfriend while out with his current boyfriend , Cameron . `` Our Children , Ourselves '' received generally positive reviews from television critics with many praising the `` twist ending '' to Mitchell and Cameron 's storyline . According to the Nielsen Media Research , the episode was viewed by 11.12 million households during its original broadcast , and received a 4.2 rating/10 percent share among viewers in the 18 -- 49 demographic and became the second highest-rated ABC program of the original week it aired after Grey 's Anatomy . Sarah Hyland does not appear in the episode .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3622124696157fe9f42ad285e29b1431", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "825fccbfc8b326d38b1a7248083ea403", "text": "Union J discography The discography of English boy band Union J consists of two studio albums , five singles and six music videos . Union J first announced that they had signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment at a performance in Cardiff , Wales on 15 December 2012 . Their debut single `` Carry You '' was recorded in London in January 2013 and was released in June 2013 , charting at number six in the United Kingdom . On 28 January , it was confirmed that the subsidiary label that Union J had signed with was RCA Records . In June 2013 , it was announced that the band would embark on their first UK headline tour , the Magazines and TV Screens Tour , which consists of 18 dates in December 2013 and January 2014 . Their second single , `` Beautiful Life '' , was released on 21 October and debuted at number 8 . The following week saw the release of their self-titled debut album , Union J. On 5 November 2013 , they announced that their third single would be `` Loving You Is Easy '' . In 2014 , Union J left RCA and signed with Epic Records . `` Tonight ( We Live Forever ) '' , the lead single from their second album , was released on 17 August 2014 . This was followed up by `` You Got It All '' , written by Magic ! 's Nasri , released in November 2014 . Whilst the most purchased single of the week , it was kept off number one by Ed Sheeran 's `` Thinking Out Loud '' due to audio streaming . Their second album , You Got It All -- The Album , reached number 28 on the UK Albums Chart .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "827c1091ad7cb0d56518e829d1f16bf4", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "362c3939e09ac52d36482da6f8dd29eb", "text": "Daddy's Home (film) Daddy 's Home is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Sean Anders and written by Brian Burns , Anders and John Morris . The film is about a mild-mannered step-father ( Will Ferrell ) who vies for the attention of his wife 's children ( Linda Cardellini ) when their real father ( Mark Wahlberg ) comes back . The second collaboration between Ferrell and Wahlberg following the 2010 film The Other Guys , principal photography began on November 17 , 2014 in New Orleans , Louisiana . The film was released on December 25 , 2015 by Paramount Pictures , received mixed reviews and grossed more than $ 242 million worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "099ee3a77bbfd07b11206802b6634ecd", "text": "Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry , and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions . It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC , from October 3 , 2004 to May 13 , 2012 . Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner . Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily , George W. Perkins , John Pardee , Joey Murphy , David Grossman , and Larry Shaw . Set on Wisteria Lane , a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State , Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their late friend and neighbor who committed suicide in the pilot episode . The storyline covers 13 years of the women 's lives over eight seasons , set between the years 2004 -- 2008 , and later 2013 -- 2017 ( the story arc includes a five-year passage of time , as well as flashbacks ranging from the 1980s to the 2020s ) . They work through domestic struggles and family life , while facing the secrets , crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their -- on the surface -- beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood . The series features an ensemble cast , headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer , Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo , Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp , and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis . Brenda Strong narrates the series as the late Mary Alice Young , appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences . Desperate Housewives was well received by viewers and critics alike . It won multiple Primetime Emmy , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards . From the 2004 -- 05 through the 2008 -- 09 television seasons , its first five seasons were rated amongst the top ten most-watched series . In 2007 , it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide , with an audience of approximately 120 million and was also reported as the third most watched television series in a study of ratings in twenty countries . In 2012 , it remained the most-watched comedy series internationally based on data from Eurodata TV Worldwide , which measured ratings across five continents ; it has held this position since 2006 . Moreover , it was the third highest revenue earning series for 2010 , with $ 2.74 million per half an hour . The show was ranked at number fifty-six on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list . In 2011 , it was confirmed that Desperate Housewives would conclude after its eighth season ; the series finale aired on May 13 , 2012 . By the end of the series , it had surpassed Charmed as the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads by two episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e3f5c311ba77b3b7705ee88962e3352e", "text": "Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Dreams Can Come True , Greatest Hits Vol . 1 is a `` Greatest Hits '' album by British pop artist Gabrielle . It was released in 2001 . Featuring all of Gabrielle 's biggest hit singles , the album went on to become the fifth best selling album of 2001 , achieving 4xPlatinum . It was also the 76th biggest selling album of that decade in the UK .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9810ad46d5efbdaa8f5f3819c3c925b0", "text": "Gabrielle Drake Gabrielle Drake ( born 30 March 1944 ) is a British actress . She became well known for her appearance in the television series UFO . In the early 1970s she appeared in several erotic roles on screen . She later took parts in soap operas Crossroads and Coronation Street . She has also had a long career on stage . Her brother was the musician Nick Drake . She has consistently helped to promote his work since his death in 1974 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c254bfea07b46f16aacf458406fb4850", "text": "Daddy (Beyoncé song) `` Daddy '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her debut studio album , Dangerously in Love ( 2003 ) . It was composed by Beyoncé as well as Mark Batson . The song was not originally intended to be featured on the final track listing of the album . Beyoncé was able to record the song as the release date of her debut album had been postponed . `` Daddy '' was released to US iTunes Store as a digital single on June 3 , 2003 , through Columbia Records . Beyoncé explained that the song 's development was motivated by the devotion and the loyalty her father/manager , Mathew Knowles has towards his family members . Many of the songs on the album examine aspects of relationships . However , `` Daddy '' was considered to be an element analyzing the kinship ties between a father and his offspring from a different and more powerful perspective . Music critics , who generally received the song with positive reception , commented that the song was a way for Beyoncé to pay tribute to her father .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aa66a5237e8d00cd062c23d61bcc380b", "text": "Gabrielle Lamb Gabrielle Lamb ( born in Savannah , Georgia ) is a dancer , choreographer , and company director .", "title": "" } ]
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Desperate Housewives aired on a channel.
[ { "docid": "099ee3a77bbfd07b11206802b6634ecd", "text": "Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry , and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions . It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC , from October 3 , 2004 to May 13 , 2012 . Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner . Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily , George W. Perkins , John Pardee , Joey Murphy , David Grossman , and Larry Shaw . Set on Wisteria Lane , a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State , Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their late friend and neighbor who committed suicide in the pilot episode . The storyline covers 13 years of the women 's lives over eight seasons , set between the years 2004 -- 2008 , and later 2013 -- 2017 ( the story arc includes a five-year passage of time , as well as flashbacks ranging from the 1980s to the 2020s ) . They work through domestic struggles and family life , while facing the secrets , crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their -- on the surface -- beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood . The series features an ensemble cast , headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer , Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo , Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp , and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis . Brenda Strong narrates the series as the late Mary Alice Young , appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences . Desperate Housewives was well received by viewers and critics alike . It won multiple Primetime Emmy , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards . From the 2004 -- 05 through the 2008 -- 09 television seasons , its first five seasons were rated amongst the top ten most-watched series . In 2007 , it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide , with an audience of approximately 120 million and was also reported as the third most watched television series in a study of ratings in twenty countries . In 2012 , it remained the most-watched comedy series internationally based on data from Eurodata TV Worldwide , which measured ratings across five continents ; it has held this position since 2006 . Moreover , it was the third highest revenue earning series for 2010 , with $ 2.74 million per half an hour . The show was ranked at number fifty-six on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list . In 2011 , it was confirmed that Desperate Housewives would conclude after its eighth season ; the series finale aired on May 13 , 2012 . By the end of the series , it had surpassed Charmed as the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads by two episodes .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "f177e53d1cb2dd412befbc2c1f11fe38", "text": "Home Theater Network Home Theater Network ( HTN ) was an American premium cable television network that was owned by Group W Satellite Communications . Targeted at a family audience , the channel focused primarily on theatrically released motion pictures , along with travel interstitials that aired between select films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "478f39d77f6cc9f43802092016ce04a9", "text": "Desperate Romantics Desperate Romantics is a six-part television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood , first broadcast on BBC Two between 21 July and 25 August 2009 . The series somewhat fictionalized the lives and events depicted . Though heavily trailed , the series received mixed reviews and dwindling audiences .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "614fbcb7de077d2e55090f6b69874569", "text": "TV One (U.S. TV network) TV One ( stylized as TV ONΞ ) is an American digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by Urban One ( formerly Radio One until May 8 , 2017 ) , having acquired Comcast 's stake in the TV network in 2015 . Headquartered in Silver Spring , Maryland , TV One 's programming targets African American adults with a broad mix of original lifestyle and entertainment-oriented series , documentaries , movies , concert performances and reruns of sitcoms from the 1970s through the 2000s . As of February 2015 , TV One is available to approximately 57 million pay television households ( 48.9 % of households with at least one television set ) in the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d3741b65b999c16bf480750ea1b6d26b", "text": "Living Single Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 29 , 1993 , to January 1 , 1998 . The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone . Throughout its run , Living Single became one of the most popular African-American sitcoms of its era , ranking among the top five in African-American ratings in all five seasons . The series was produced by Yvette Lee Bowser 's company , Sister Lee , in association with Warner Bros. . Television . In contrast to the popularity of NBC 's `` Must See TV '' -- first on Sunday nights and then later on Thursday nights in the 1990s -- many African-American and Latino viewers flocked to Fox . For the 1993 -- 94 season , Living Single aired on Sunday nights between Martin and Married ... with Children , and then on Thursday nights from 1994 to 1998 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "27d6b7770cc0b166284aaf8dd1f46447", "text": "Lists of television channels", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2f58197d17b2aef325827f21095ea646", "text": "20th Television Twentieth Television ( or 20TV , stylized as 20th Television ) is an American television syndication studio and the syndication arm of 20th Century Fox Television itself a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6f00eb2c5d68669acd41560176577d69", "text": "High Fidelity HDTV High Fidelity HDTV was a Canadian licensed television broadcaster specializing in HD content . The company was founded in 2003 by co-founders John Panikkar and Ken Murphy , both of whom have been involved in the Canadian broadcasting industry for many years . David Patterson , an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive , joined the company in 2005 as a partner and part owner of the company , and Frank Bertolas , also an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive , joined the company in 2010 . High Fidelity HDTV was headquartered in Toronto , Ontario and it operated 4 HD channels . In 2006 , the company was set to launch a 5th HD channel , Baby HD . In 2007 , the company was poised to launch more HD channels : Aqua HD , Centre Stage HD , Clash HD , Crafts & Hobbies HD , Eureka ! HD , GameWorld HD , Seniors Life HD , Women 's Sports HD , Horror HD , & W HD . In 2008 , the company proposed 2 more HD channels , Diversion HD & Canada HD , as well as a non-HD network , Diversion . However , the applications for the channels was denied by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC ) . In 2010 , the company was set to launch yet another channel ( non-HD ) , The Wedding Channel . High Fidelity HDTV signed exclusive content deals with IMAX ( giving them access to their original films ) , Smithsonian Networks & Off the Fence , an independent production company that distributes non-fiction content worldwide . On December 21 , 2011 , High Fidelity HDTV announced that it had entered into an agreement to be purchased outright by Blue Ant Media , majority owners of Glassbox Television and minority owners of Quarto Communications . While initially purchasing 29.9 % of the company , the remaining 70.1 % would be purchased following its approval by the CRTC . The acquisition was completed on August 1 , 2012 . As of 2013 , the company no longer exists , the 4 channels are now part of Blue Ant Media & the other proposed channels were never launched .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a1e4a64da787d9c7f851963bef2411d2", "text": "Disney–ABC Domestic Television Disney -- ABC Domestic Television , also operating as ABC Syndication ( formerly known as Buena Vista Television and also known as Disney Domestic Television and Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution ) , is the in-home sales and content distribution firm of the Disney -- ABC Television Group , a division of The Walt Disney Company . Content distribution responsibilities include domestic television syndication , domestic pay TV , Internet and cable video-on-demand ( VOD ) , and pay-per-view outlets .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b25cece618c31b04f94b732447ace0bd", "text": "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow `` You 're Gon na Love Tomorrow '' is the fifth season premiere episode of the American comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives , and the 88th episode overall . It originally aired on September 28 , 2008 , in the United States on ABC ( American Broadcasting Company ) . The episode was written by series creator Marc Cherry and directed by Larry Shaw . `` You 're Gon na Love Tomorrow '' , as well as all subsequent episodes , takes place five years after the events of the fourth season finale following Cherry 's decision to revamp the series with a time jump . In the episode , Edie ( Nicollette Sheridan ) returns to Wisteria Lane after a five-year absence with her new husband , Dave ( Neal McDonough ) . While Susan ( Teri Hatcher ) hesitates to make a romantic commitment to Jackson ( Gale Harold ) , Lynette ( Felicity Huffman ) struggles with her defiant teenage children and her husband 's midlife crisis . Gabrielle ( Eva Longoria ) deals with her daughters ' weight problems and Bree ( Marcia Cross ) faces the ramifications of her success . `` You 're Gon na Love Tomorrow '' received mostly positive reviews from television critics , most of whom agreed that the time jump refreshed the show . According to Nielsen ratings , the episode drew over 18 million viewers , making it the most-watched show of the night and the second most-watched program of the week across all networks .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "60c7741f71e3857bcaeda3f17f1ba232", "text": "Diva TV Diva TV was a British TV channel owned by Universal Networks International , which launched on Sky in the UK and Ireland on channel 269 at midday on 1 October 2007 . Despite having quite a varied schedule upon launch , the channel 's programming declined . It aired shows such as The Late Show With David Letterman , The Oprah Winfrey Show , The Talk and McLeod 's Daughters . On 1 November 2011 Diva TV +1 closed on Sky channel 277 . The channel had previously been available on Virgin Media channel 165 until 1 April 2010 . Diva TV closed on 14 February 2012 at midnight with its most popular programmes shifted to the Style Network . The move followed NBCUniversal 's acquisition by Comcast in March 2011 and affected only the UK market .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e48b903b5def9e54731d5bcd8ac90f96", "text": "AWE (TV network) AWE ( formerly Wealth TV ) is a United States-based lifestyle and entertainment cable network privately held by Herring Networks , Inc. . The network operates several domestic and international television feeds . The network 's primary production facilities and corporate headquarters are located in San Diego , California . It is featured on numerous providers including DirecTV , Verizon FiOS , and AT&T .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "297d489435bdad29e22ac116acbfab29", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7648c3ec459c8046ccb9915979c96e79", "text": "Really (TV channel) Really is a digital television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of the UKTV family of channels . The channel launched on 19 May 2009 as the UKTV 's channel for female lifestyle programming and is available on satellite through Sky , cable services through Virgin Media also on digital terrestrial provider Freeview .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9e6b2c0ed889a9a6f8cded01a86d52be", "text": "God, That's Good `` God , That 's Good '' is the 66th episode of the ABC television series , Desperate Housewives . It was also the nineteenth episode of the show 's third season . The episode was written by Dahvi Waller and Josh Senter and directed by Larry Shaw . It aired in the United States on April 22 , 2007 . Zane Huett submitted this episode for consideration on his behalf in the category of `` Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series '' at the 2007 Emmy Awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c898d35e9f37463c1d61e344acae8d0d", "text": "Universal Channel (UK and Ireland) The Universal Channel is a television channel owned by NBCUniversal . The channel mainly broadcasts United States imports including drama series and TV movies such as House MD and Law & Order . However the channel also screens British dramas including Hustle and Spooks , and Australian series like Sea Patrol and McLeod 's Daughters . The channel specialises in programming that is appropriate for the whole family . This channel is specific to audiences within the United Kingdom and Ireland .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "77b82eae086436e259e1235a26dceddd", "text": "The Comedy Channel The Comedy Channel ( promoted on air as comedy ) is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel , Austar , and Optus Television .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b9c8fcb24f1f2746d86b6294761bf670", "text": "A&E Networks A&E Networks ( branded as A+E Networks ) is an American media company that owns a group of television channels available via cable & satellite in the U.S. and abroad . A&E stands for Arts & Entertainment . The company is a joint venture with Hearst and Disney-ABC Television Group , a unit of the Disney Media Networks subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6824999d0d9238675aadedc41b2404f3", "text": "Bravo (Canada) Bravo ( styled bravo ) is a Canadian English language Category A cable and satellite specialty channel that is owned by Bell Media . The channel was founded as a Canadian version of the U.S. channel Bravo ( which is now owned by NBCUniversal ) , and originally focused on performing arts , drama , and independent film . However , as with its U.S. counterpart , the channel has largely dropped its arts programming , and now focuses primarily on mainstream films and scripted series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5cdcf6dd2b9b695e290d5be8515e9a6", "text": "Paramount Television Network The Paramount Television Network ( PTN ) was a venture by American film corporation Paramount Pictures to organize a television network in the late 1940s . The company built television stations KTLA in Los Angeles and WBKB in Chicago ; it also invested US$ 400,000 in the DuMont Television Network , which operated stations WABD in New York City , WTTG in Washington , D.C. , and WDTV in Pittsburgh . Escalating disputes between Paramount and DuMont concerning breaches of contract , company control , and network competition erupted regularly between 1940 and 1956 , and culminated in the dismantling of the DuMont Network . Television historian Timothy White called the clash between the two companies `` one of the most unfortunate and dramatic episodes in the early history of the television industry . '' The Paramount Television Network aired several programs , including the Emmy Award-winning children 's series Time for Beany . Filmed in Hollywood , the programs were distributed to an ad-hoc network of stations across the United States . The network signed affiliation agreements with more than 50 television stations in 1950 ; despite this , most of Paramount 's series were not widely viewed outside the West Coast . The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , which filed suit against Paramount for anti-trust violations , prevented the studio from acquiring additional television stations . Paramount executives eventually gave up on the idea of a television network , and continued to produce series for other networks . In 1995 , after four decades of television production for other companies , Paramount re-entered the broadcast network field when the company and Chris-Craft Industries launched the United Paramount Network ( UPN ) , a television network that operated until 2006 . Paramount 's television division is now owned by CBS Television Studios .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "204dc0dd62dfabf1e4a99fb8b3c20ccd", "text": "Sorry Grateful `` Sorry Grateful '' is the 142nd episode of the ABC television series , Desperate Housewives . It is the eighth episode of the show 's seventh season and was broadcast on November 14 , 2010 .", "title": "" } ]
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Snoop Dogg released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was the Case.
[ { "docid": "2ab31f920ee50be90ba28c612fe51676", "text": "Snoop Dogg Cordozar Calvin Broadus , Jr. ( born October 20 , 1971 ) , known professionally as Snoop Dogg ( sometimes shortened to Snoop and formerly called Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion ) , is an American rapper and actor from Long Beach , California . His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre of N.W.A , and as a result was prominently featured throughout Dr. Dre 's solo debut album , The Chronic ( 1992 ) . He has since sold over twenty-three million albums in the United States and thirty-five million albums worldwide . Snoop 's debut album , Doggystyle , was released in 1993 under Death Row Records , debuting at number one on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums charts . Selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release , Doggystyle became certified 4 × platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles , including `` What 's My Name ? '' and `` Gin & Juice '' . In 1994 Snoop released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was The Case , starring himself . His second album Tha Doggfather ( 1996 ) , also debuted at number one on both charts with `` Snoop 's Upside Ya Head '' , as the lead single . The album was certified double platinum in 1997 . After leaving Death Row Records , Snoop signed with No Limit Records , where he recorded his next three albums . Da Game Is to Be Sold , Not to Be Told ( 1998 ) , No Limit Top Dogg ( 1999 ) , and Tha Last Meal ( 2000 ) . Snoop then signed with Priority/Capitol/EMI Records in 2002 , where he released Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss . He then signed with Geffen Records in 2004 for his next three albums R&G ( Rhythm & Gangsta ) : The Masterpiece , Tha Blue Carpet Treatment , and Ego Trippin ' . Malice 'n Wonderland ( 2009 ) , and Doggumentary ( 2011 ) , were released on Priority . Snoop Dogg has starred in motion pictures and hosted several television shows , including Doggy Fizzle Televizzle , Snoop Dogg 's Father Hood , and Dogg After Dark . He also coaches a youth football league and high school football team . In September 2009 , Snoop was hired by EMI as the chairman of a reactivated Priority Records . In 2012 , after a trip to Jamaica , Snoop announced a conversion to the Rastafari movement and a new alias , Snoop Lion . Under the new moniker , he released a reggae album , Reincarnated , and a documentary film of the same name , of his Jamaican experience , in early 2013 . His fourteenth solo studio album , Coolaid , was released in July 2016 . Snoop Dogg holds the dubious distinction of having seventeen Grammy nominations without a win . In March 2016 , the night before WrestleMania 32 in Arlington , Texas , Snoop was inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame having made several appearances for the company , including as Master of Ceremonies during a match at Wrestlemania XXIV .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "54f4c66110ae7ed72dac5944d1436228", "text": "Relapse (Eminem album) Relapse is the sixth studio album by American rapper Eminem . The album was released on May 19 , 2009 , under Aftermath Entertainment , Shady Records , and Interscope Records . It was his first album of original material since Encore ( 2004 ) , following a four-year hiatus from recording due to his writer 's block and an addiction to prescription sleeping medication . Recording sessions for the album took place during 2005 to 2009 at several recording studios , and Dr. Dre , Mark Batson , and Eminem handled production . Conceptually , Relapse concerns the ending of his drug rehabilitation , rapping after a non-fictional relapse , and the return of his Slim Shady alter-ego . One of the most anticipated album releases of 2009 , Relapse debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart , selling 608,000 copies in its first week . It produced three singles that attained chart success and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . The album received mixed reviews from most music critics , who were divided in their responses towards Eminem 's lyrics . It has sold more than 2.3 million copies in the United States and more than 17 million copies worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ff44ca6a4a89a11e77d02c978f43fd36", "text": "To Live and Die in CA To Live and Die in CA is the second compilation album by rapper Daz Dillinger . It was released on October 1 , 2002 through D.P.G. Recordz .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "735b41aba9b770bbe7c83af5257e1a47", "text": "Chronicles: Death Row Classics Chronicles : Death Row Classics is a Dr. Dre greatest hits album released by Death Row Records on June 27 , 2006 . This is the follow-up of the album Chronicle : Best of the Works ( 2002 ) . While Chronicle : Best of the Work was originally released by Death Row UK , and thus not officially a Death Row album , this is an official Death Row release . Some of the songs from Dr. Dre 's 1992 album The Chronic that were not included on Chronicle : Best of the Work are on this album . A few songs that were already on Chronicle : Best of the Work are also on it .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a1f9c9499da715804463385c2ce36ad8", "text": "Nate Dogg discography The discography of American recording artist Nate Dogg consists of three studio albums , one compilation album , one collaboration album , and 40 singles ( including 35 singles as a featured artist ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "106ae4371412686a08b197b1c094ea26", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2c60907d85d35cbc9ca48d6b463ba4ee", "text": "Black Mafia Life Black Mafia Life is the second studio album by American hip hop group Above the Law.This Album Is What Would Be Considered The Blue Print Sound Similar To Dr Dre 's The Chronic.The Sound What would be later Named as G-Funk by 2pac . Recorded in 1991 into 1992 but was held back due Legal Issues With Epic And Dr. Dre 's Departure from Ruthless Records . It was released on February 2 , 1993 via Ruthless Records . The album peaked at number 6 on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums and number 37 on the US Billboard 200 . Rolling Stone gave the album 4.5 stars of 5 . As on the group 's previous works , Livin ' Like Hustlers and Vocally Pimpin ' , this album 's audio production was mostly handled by A.T.L. themselves , but this one excluded any contributions from Lay Law . It featured guest appearances from Kokane , Eazy-E , 2pac , MC Ren , and Digital Underground . Its lead single `` V.S.O.P. '' peaked at number 9 on the Hot Rap Singles and number 97 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks . Above the Law member Go Mack left the group after release of this album .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85a2b8fd164cb492cc4639414d45a75b", "text": "ASAP Ferg Darold D. Brown Ferguson , Jr. ( born October 20 , 1988 ) , better known by his stage name ASAP Ferg ( stylized as A$ AP Ferg ) , is an American rapper from New York City 's Harlem neighborhood . Aside from his solo career , he is a member of the hip hop collective A$ AP Mob , from which he adopted his moniker . In January 2013 , Ferg signed a solo record deal with Polo Grounds and RCA , the same labels that helped launch A$ AP Worldwide , when Ferg 's A$ AP Mob cohorts A$ AP Rocky and the late A$ AP Yams , negotiated their own respective deal in 2011 . His debut album Trap Lord was released on August 20 , 2013 , and was met with generally positive reviews . On April 22 , 2016 , Ferg released his second studio album , Always Strive and Prosper .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "479280f5a25c9b53d3677a3966dcb19e", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Snoop Dogg The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American rapper Snoop Dogg .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c0b323276c6f64434ae072eb1ca51ce6", "text": "Death row Death row is a special section of a prison in the United States that houses inmates who are awaiting execution after being sentenced to death for the conviction of a capital crime . The US is the only Western country that still applies the death penalty for capital crimes . Thirty-one of its 50 states and the federal government authorize this penalty . But by 2016 , sixteen of these states and the federal government had a formal or `` de facto '' moratorium , due in large part to questions about the death penalty itself or the use of lethal injection as a method of execution . `` Death row '' is a term also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution ( `` being on death row '' ) , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists . After a person is found guilty of a capital offense , the judge will give the jury the option of imposing a death sentence or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole ( LWOP ) . It is up to a jury to decide whether to give the death sentence ; this usually has to be a unanimous decision . If sentenced to death , a convict will remain on death row during appeal and habeas corpus procedures , which can take years . Since 1973 and later , with an increasing number of persons being freed since 1993 , some 157 persons as of January 2017 have been exonerated on appeal and released from death row . Wrongful convictions have been proven based on DNA evidence , informants retracting testimony or being proven false , prosecutorial misconduct , racial bias in jury selection , and other constitutional issues .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "86a24ccf83f1762331d0127dae61783c", "text": "Check Yo Self `` Check Yo Self '' is the second hit single from Ice Cube 's third solo album The Predator . It was released in July 1993 and features New York City rappers Das EFX . It topped both the Billboard R&B / Hip-Hop and Rap charts while also reaching number 20 on the Hot 100 chart . The song retains two main versions , the original and a remix which utilizes the same beat as Grandmaster Flash 's `` The Message '' , titled `` Check Yo Self ( The Message Remix ) '' . The original mix includes a sample from the intro of The Beastie Boys ' track `` The New Style '' , which uses the phrase `` check it '' throughout the chorus . The song is featured on Ice Cube 's Bootlegs & B-Sides album and was later released on his Greatest Hits album . The clean version of `` Check Yo Self ( The Message Remix ) '' can be found in the video game , Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas , playing on the West Coast hip hop radio station Radio Los Santos and in the soundtrack of the movie Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay . A new recording , based on the original version of the song , featuring Chuck D was featured in the 2010 film Due Date . In January 2010 , Snoop Dogg released a cover version of the song . Guitarist Wayne Krantz included an instrumental version of the song ( based on the `` message remix '' version ) on his 2012 album Howie 61 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "efe9a95015a1e92496e94311129cd6de", "text": "Bitch Please II `` Bitch Please II '' is a song by American rapper Eminem , featuring guest vocals from American rappers Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg , Xzibit , and Nate Dogg , taken from Eminem 's The Marshall Mathers LP ( 2000 ) . The song was written by Eminem , Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg , Xzibit and Nate Dogg with , production handled by Dr. Dre and Mel-Man .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a0d0d0bf2bd28cccde29026e7719de93", "text": "Based on a True Story (Mack 10 album) Based on a True Story is the second studio album by American rapper Mack 10 , released September 16 , 1997 on Priority Records . It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 and at number 5 on the Billboard Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums . One single , `` Backyard Boogie '' , peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs . and performed well on several other charts as well . The album features guest performance by Ice Cube , E-40 , Snoop Dogg , Allfrumtha I and The Comrads . Along with singles , music videos were produced for two songs : `` Backyard Boogie '' and `` Only in California '' featuring Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg . Ice Cube makes a cameo appearance in `` Backyard Boogie '' . The song , `` Ca n't Stop '' , was previously released on the Ant Banks album , Big Thangs . Another song , `` Dopeman '' , was later included on two Priority Records compilations , In tha Beginning ... There Was Rap and Straight Outta Compton : N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute . `` Dopeman '' is a cover version of the 1987 N.W.A song of the same name .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e648e3862cfdf2acd9bed0387e6f4da", "text": "Over the Counter (album) Over the Counter is the debut demo album and is the officially unreleased but heavily bootlegged debut studio album by rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg . Guest appearances include Tha Dogg Pound , Dr. Dre , Nate Dogg , Warren G , George Clinton and others . The album was released only on cassette version .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "392c47745a15b4c214eb24366c7933b8", "text": "Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath Dr. Dre Presents ... The Aftermath is a compilation album produced and released by American rapper and producer , Dr. Dre . The album was released on November 26 , 1996 , a week after the release of the lead single , `` East Coast , West Coast , Killas '' featuring Group Therapy . The album is Dre 's first release after leaving Death Row Records , and was the first release on his then newly established Aftermath Entertainment . In spite of Dr. Dre 's name being on the album , and it being certified platinum , it received mixed reviews and was not amongst the year 's more commercially successful releases . The album was later followed by the second single , the Dr. Dre solo track `` Been There , Done That '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2de4f31e7894063e682e7c5ead678009", "text": "Suicide Tour: Ten Years Later The Suicide Tour ( 10 Years Later ) is a 3-disc bootleg compilation of Brotha Lynch Hung songs , released by Siccmade Muzicc on October 7 , 2014 . It features Snoop Dogg , Bad Azz , Keak Da Sneak , Xzibit , Warren G , X-Raided , Art B. , Zigg Zagg , Phonk Beta , Loki , D-Dubb , C.O.S. , and the original Siccmade Muzicc family .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1931603aedbe38deee27ced57b10193", "text": "Tru Life Roberto Guzmán Rosado , Jr. ( born March 19 , 1976 ) , better known by his stage name Tru Life , is an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent . He was signed to Jay-Z 's Roc-A-Fella Records briefly but was incarcerated soon after . Before signing he had spent time with various other labels , featured on numerous songs and had already generated quite a buzz due to prominent beefs , appearances on mixtapes and Smack DVD . He was released from prison in 2016 . Since his release from prison he has actively protested his innocence , and stated that he pled guilty to a criminal charge only because of the situation being effectively stacked against him in such a way that he felt he could not win a trial , despite the fact that he did n't participate in any crime . In his eyes , it was a better choice to plead guilty and accept the sentence than to risk a trial , which would have not only put him at risk of being convicted of a more serious crime but also at risk of a much longer sentence . He has also indicated since his release that he is a changed man and has left his previous life of crime and drama long behind him and is moving on in a positive direction . Soon after his release Tru Life featured on a song with Rick Ross which was received well . The music video for the song , released on YouTube , gathered over 1 million views within one month . As of January 2017 Tru Life has featured on a few mixtape tracks but has not released a single nor has he indicated any signs of signing to a record label . He has stated that he is working on his own record and starting his own label .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e53e574a28fbaba5ebe93c294efaac7", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1ccec1b92d1c141b81edde97b10c7e5b", "text": "Radio (LL Cool J album) Radio is the debut studio album by American rapper LL Cool J , released November 18 , 1985 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States . It serves as the label 's first full-length album release . Recording sessions for the album took place during 1984 to 1985 at Chung King House of Metal in New York City . The album was primarily produced by Rick Rubin , who provided a sparse and minimal production style . Radio also features a sound that is punctuated by DJ scratching , mostly brief samples , and emphasis of the downbeat . LL Cool J 's b-boy lyricism conveys themes of inner city culture , teenage promiscuity , and braggadocio raps . The album experienced a significant amount of commercial success and sales for a hip hop record at the time , earning U.S. Billboard chart success and selling over 500,000 copies within its first five months of release . On April 19 , 1989 , Radio was certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , following sales in excess of one million copies in the United States . Initial criticism of the album was generally positive , as LL Cool J 's lyricism and Rick Rubin 's production were praised by several music critics . It has since been recognized by critics as LL Cool J 's greatest work . Reflecting the new school and ghettoblaster subculture in the U.S. during the mid-1980s , Radio belongs to a pivotal moment in the history and culture of hip hop . Its success contributed to the displacement of the old school with the new school form and to the genre 's mainstream success during the period . Its success also served as a career breakthrough for LL Cool J and Rick Rubin . Radio has been recognized by music writers as one of the first cohesive and commercially successful hip hop albums .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d43df1100e83ea0575322dbf8bc14561", "text": "Tupac: Assassination Tupac Assassination : Conspiracy or Revenge is a documentary film about the unsolved murder of rapper Tupac Shakur produced by Frank Alexander , a Shakur bodyguard who was with the rapper at the time of the shooting , produced and directed by Richard Bond . The film was released October 23 , 2007 on DVD .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5f81c8329eaa63486e815ea5a781a55a", "text": "Booty Call (soundtrack) Booty Call is the soundtrack to the 1997 film of the same name . It was released on February 25 , 1997 through Jive Records and consisted of a blend of contemporary R&B and hip hop . The soundtrack was a success , peaking at 24 on the Billboard 200 and 4 on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums . It was first certified Gold on April 28 , 1997 , before earning a Platinum certification on November 18 , 1998 . Three singles also made it to the charts , `` Call Me '' by Too Short and Lil ' Kim , `` Can We '' by SWV featuring Missy Elliott , and `` Do n't Wan na Be a Player '' by Joe .", "title": "" } ]
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Racism was addressed in Beverly Hills, 90210.
[ { "docid": "ef425c8568665ad7b0d31498551c0491", "text": "Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills , 90210 is an American drama television series that ran for ten seasons -- originally airing from October 4 , 1990 , to May 17 , 2000 , on Fox , and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States -- and subsequently on numerous networks around the world . It is the first of five television series in the Beverly Hills , 90210 franchise . The show follows the lives of a group of friends living in the upscale and star-studded community of Beverly Hills , California as they make their way through high school to college and into the adult world . The show was created by Darren Star and executive producers Charles Rosin ( originally ) followed in later seasons by Aaron Spelling , E. Duke Vincent , Paul Waigner , Steve Wasserman , and Jessica Klein . The `` 90210 '' in the title refers to one of the city 's five ZIP codes . The initial premise of the show was based on the adjustment and culture shock that twins Brandon ( Jason Priestley ) and Brenda Walsh ( Shannen Doherty ) experienced when they and their parents , Jim ( James Eckhouse ) and Cindy ( Carol Potter ) moved from Minneapolis , Minnesota to Beverly Hills . In addition to chronicling the friendships and romantic relationships of the characters , the show also addressed numerous topical issues such as date rape , gay rights , animal rights , alcoholism , drug abuse , domestic violence , sex , antisemitism , racism , teenage suicide , teenage pregnancy , and AIDS . Beverly Hills , 90210 was named one of the Best School Shows of All Time by AOL TV . After a poor start in the ratings during its first season , the series gained popularity during the summer of 1991 , when Fox aired a special `` summer season '' of the show while most other series were in reruns . The series became one of Fox 's top shows when it began its next season that fall . Viewership increased dramatically and the cast members , particularly Jason Priestley and Luke Perry , became teen idols , while the series would make actresses Shannen Doherty , Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling household names in the US . The show also had many cast changes , with Garth , Spelling , Ian Ziering and Brian Austin Green being the only actors to appear during its entire run .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "383f683414572849c927d55424f578ff", "text": "Beverly Hills Film Festival The Beverly Hills Film Festival ( BHFF ) is a film festival in the United States founded in 2001 by independent filmmaker Nino Simone . The festival is an international competition dedicated to showcasing the art and talent of emerging filmmakers and screenplay writers from around the world . The festival lasts five days and is reportedly attended by more than 20,000 people a year . Venues include the AMPAS , Writers Guild , Chinese Theater and The Clarity Theatre . The festival winds up with the black tie awards ceremony . In 2013 the festival was launched internationally with an event in Tokyo . The BHFF emphasizes awards to first-time filmmakers . On the final night of the Festival , the jury ( usually made up of film professionals from all over the globe ) presents its awards , including the Golden Palm Award for best picture , at a black-tie gala at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e33b097fdfa2393bef0ea9bcd75da940", "text": "Romantic racism Romantic racism is a form of racism in which members of a dominant group project their fantasies onto members of oppressed groups . Feminist scholars have accused Norman Mailer , Jack Kerouac , and other Beatnik authors of the 1950s of romantic racism . They maintain that the dominant mainstream culture of the 1950s in the United States stressed conformity and held up middle-class suburban families as the cultural ideal , and that it was indifferent to art and literature , upheld racial segregation , and despised or ignored black achievements , such as jazz . Those , like the novelist Norman Mailer , who felt limited by or alienated from mainstream culture , sought out influences from other cultures as form of rebellion . Mailer , a great fan of jazz music , created his concept of what it meant to be `` hip , '' or a member of the white urban counterculture , largely on his perception of the culture of urban African-Americans ( with whom the expression `` hip '' , meaning `` in the know '' , originated ) and articulated his vision in his essay `` The White Negro . '' Mailer , who considered himself an opponent of Victorian sexual repression and regimentation , idealized what he saw as the sexual and other freedoms of minority and other counter-cultural groups , overlooking the fact that in these groups sexual exploitation of women sometimes occurred.These critics consider his depictions of what he imagines African-American life to be like as an instance of what they call `` romantic racism '' , contending that he implies that in urban ghettoes -- filled with sex , drugs , and violence -- life is somehow enriched , rather than hurt , by poverty and crime . Mailer 's essay has also been criticized for spreading the stereotype of African-American men as hypermasculine and hypersexual .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a8be92313218668769f163281f5f154f", "text": "Race and crime in the United Kingdom The relationship between race and crime in the United Kingdom is the subject of academic studies , government surveys , media coverage , and public concern . Under the Criminal Justice Act 1991 , section 95 , the government collects annual statistics based on race and crime . These statistics have highlighted differences in rates of crime between racial groups , and some commentators have suggested cultural explanations for these differences .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "22867ae64daea8d87cebae26f24032bc", "text": "We Charge Genocide We Charge Genocide : The Crime of Government Against the Negro People is a paper accusing the United States government of genocide based on the UN Genocide Convention . This paper was written by the Civil Rights Congress ( CRC ) and presented to the United Nations at meetings in Paris in December 1951 . The document pointed out that the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide defined genocide as any acts committed with `` intent to destroy '' a group , `` in whole or in part . '' To build its case for black genocide , the document cited many instances of lynching in the United States , as well as legal discrimination , disenfranchisement of blacks in the South , a series of incidents of police brutality dating to the present , and systematic inequalities in health and quality of life . The central argument : the US government is both complicit with and responsible for a genocidal situation based on the UN 's own definition of genocide . The document received international media attention and became caught up in Cold War politics , as the CRC was supported by the American Communist Party . Its many examples of shocking conditions for African Americans shaped beliefs about the United States in countries across the world . The American government and white press accused the CRC of exaggerating racial inequality in order to advance the cause of Communism . The US State Department forced CRC secretary William L. Patterson to surrender his passport after he presented the petition to a UN meeting in Paris .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d74078a0c944114f085071466efe3863", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e79fb2d3177e6021d5ce676cba4a90cc", "text": "Neo-racism Neo-racism refers to forms of constructive or indirect racism , where acting under the auspices of non-racism or anti-racism , policies are implemented that are ignorant of racial and ethnic minority rights resulting in limiting , prohibiting and reducing rights of freedom of association , commercial activity and freedom of intellectual , political or artistic expression . Alternatively Balibar describes this racism as having as its dominant theme not biological heredity `` but the insurmountability of cultural differences , a racism which , at first sight , does not postulate the superiority of certain groups or peoples in relation to others but ` only ' the harmfulness of abolishing frontiers , the incompatibility of lifestyles and traditions '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9ce037d49a824c64da34950bfaed40d7", "text": "Rosewood massacre The Rosewood massacre was a violent , racially motivated massacre of blacks and destruction of a black town that took place during the first week of January 1923 in rural Levy County , Florida . At least six blacks and two whites were killed , and the town of Rosewood was abandoned and destroyed in what contemporary news reports characterized as a race riot . Racial disturbances were common during the early 20th century in the United States , reflecting the nation 's rapid social changes . Florida had an especially high number of lynchings of black males in the years before the massacre , including a well-publicized incident in December 1922 . Prior to the massacre , the town of Rosewood had been a quiet , primarily black , self-sufficient whistle stop on the Seaboard Air Line Railway . Trouble began when white men from several nearby towns lynched a black Rosewood resident because of unsupported accusations that a white woman in nearby Sumner had been beaten and possibly raped by a black drifter . When the town 's black citizens rallied together to defend themselves against further attacks , a mob of several hundred whites combed the countryside hunting for black people , and burned almost every structure in Rosewood . Survivors from the town hid for several days in nearby swamps until they were evacuated by train and car to larger towns . Although state and local authorities were aware of the violence , no arrests were made for what happened in Rosewood . The town was abandoned by its former black residents ; none ever moved back . Although the rioting was widely reported around the United States at the time , few official records documented the event . Survivors , their descendants , and the perpetrators remained silent about Rosewood for decades . Sixty years after the rioting , the story of Rosewood was revived in major media when several journalists covered it in the early 1980s . Survivors and their descendants organized to sue the state for having failed to protect Rosewood 's black community . In 1993 , the Florida Legislature commissioned a report on the massacre . As a result of the findings , Florida became the first U.S. state to compensate survivors and their descendants for damages incurred because of racial violence . The incident was the subject of a 1997 feature film directed by John Singleton . In 2004 , the state designated the site of Rosewood as a Florida Heritage Landmark . Officially , the recorded death toll of the first week of January 1923 was six blacks and two whites . Historians disagree about this number . Some survivors ' stories claim there may have been up to 27 black residents killed , and assert that newspapers did not report the total number of white deaths . Minnie Lee Langley , who was in the Carrier house siege , recalls that she stepped over many white bodies on the porch when she left the house . Several eyewitnesses claim to have seen a mass grave filled with black people ; one remembers a plow brought from Cedar Key that covered 26 bodies . Others claimed as many as 150 people were killed . However , by the time authorities investigated these claims , most of the witnesses were dead , or too elderly and infirm to lead them to a site to confirm the stories .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ea51e3306ba90255fefecbe2d95992e6", "text": "Procedural drama A procedural drama is a genre of television programming which focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency , legislative body , or court of law . Some dramas include a lab or conference room with high-tech or state-of-the-art equipment where the main characters meet to work out the problem . Shows usually have an episodic format that does not require the viewer to have seen previous episodes . Episodes typically have a self-contained , also referred to as stand-alone , plot that is introduced and resolved within the same episode . The procedural format is popular around the world . In 2011 , the director of a TV consultancy said , `` The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure . '' Due to their stand-alone episodic nature , they are more accessible to new viewers than serials . Self-contained episodes also make it easier for viewers to return to a show if they have missed some episodes . In general , procedural dramas can usually be re-run with little concern for episode order . Procedurals are often criticized for being formulaic . Procedurals are also generally less character-driven than serialized shows . However , some procedurals have more character emphasis than is typical of the format . Some may occasionally feature a storyline stretching over several episodes . A popular variant is the police procedural .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b0f1dc40da0dd5e9ff95fd8b79dd6400", "text": "Race Relations Act 1968 The Race Relations Act 1968 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom making it illegal to refuse housing , employment , or public services to a person on the grounds of colour , race , ethnic or national origins . It also created the Community Relations Commission to promote ` harmonious community relations ' . The Act made amendments to the Race Relations Act 1965 . It was superseded ( and repealed ) by the Race Relations Act 1976 . The Act was criticised for poorly translating `` new standards of behaviour '' into an effective legal document . The bill which introduced the Act was the focus of one of Enoch Powell 's speeches , latterly known as the Rivers of Blood speech .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "17f63184e1642cec628bc8660f185454", "text": "Naomi Clark Naomi Clark , played by AnnaLynne McCord , is a fictional character from the CW primetime drama 90210 , the fourth series of the Beverly Hills , 90210 franchise . The character was created by Rob Thomas , Gabe Sachs , and Jeff Judah , with later developments by Rebecca Sinclair , and occasional input from McCord . During early stages of production , Naomi was largely described as a privileged and popular teenager . Prior to the series ' premiere , Sachs and Judah would further develop Naomi into an antiheroine with a number of flaws , virtues , and familial issues . In the second season , Sinclair , the new show-runner , maintained the previous developments but presented a more comedic take on the character . McCord has expressed fondness for the multi-faceted nature of the role , citing it as a factor in her decision to accept the part . Often regarded as the show 's central figure , Naomi has received critical acclaim from the Los Angeles Times , Entertainment Weekly , People magazine , and other media outlets . Reviews have praised AnnaLynne McCord 's performance and the complexity of the role . Conversely , Naomi has also been a recipient of criticism , particularly during the second season . For her work in the role , McCord was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2009 , and won a Breakthrough of the Year Award in 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c4560eb3bc497b271b96273053107e0c", "text": "Norman Lear Center The Norman Lear Center is a multi-disciplinary research and public policy center exploring implications of the convergence of entertainment , commerce , and society . It is based at the USC Annenberg School for Communication . Through scholarship and research , and its programs of visiting fellows , conferences , public events and publications , the Lear Center works to be at the forefront of discussion and practice in the field . The Center is named for benefactor Norman Lear , the social activist and philanthropist , and television producer , and was founded and is directed by Marty Kaplan , associate dean of the USC Annenberg School , who has been a political speechwriter , Hollywood studio executive , and screenwriter-producer . The Lear Center officially launched on January 24 , 2000 . Some of the programs it houses include Entertainment Goes Global , which explores the political , cultural , economic and technological implications of the globalization of entertainment ; Celebrity , Politics & Public Life , wherein faculty and deans from over 20 USC departments convene to develop an inter-disciplinary analysis of American political life , as it is shaped by popular culture ; and Hollywood , Health & Society , which provides entertainment industry professionals with accurate and timely information for health storylines . Hollywood , Health & Society is funded by , and works closely with such governmental agencies as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the National Institutes of Health , and the National Cancer Institute . That program hosts its annual Sentinel for Health Awards to recognize exemplary television storylines that best inform , educate and motivate viewers to make choices for healthier and safer lives . Since 2005 , the Lear Center 's Grand Avenue Intervention Project has been a driving force behind the civic outreach for the planning of a new 16 acre park in the heart of downtown Los Angeles . In partnership with the Los Angeles Times , the Lear Center solicited design proposals from the public and published a selection of them in a special section of the Times . The Lear Center 's publishing imprint has published several works of scholarship such as Artists , Technology & The Ownership of Creative Content , Warners ' War : Politics , Pop Culture & Propaganda in Wartime Hollywood , Frank Capra and the Image of the Journalist in American Film , and Ready to Share : Creativity & Fashion in Digital Culture .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba8ac590de976af464d578c5caba51f0", "text": "Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin , White Masks ( Peau noire , masques blancs ) is a 1952 book by Frantz Fanon , in which Fanon studies the psychology of the racism and dehumanization inherent in situations of colonial domination . With the application of historical interpretation , and the concomitant underlying social indictment , the psychiatrist Frantz Fanon formulated Black Skin , White Masks to combat the oppression of black people . He applied psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic theory to explain the feelings of dependency and inadequacy that Black people experience in a White world . That the divided self-perception of the Black Subject who has lost his native cultural origin , and embraced the culture of the Mother Country , produces an inferiority complex in the mind of the Black Subject , who then will try to appropriate and imitate the culture of the colonizer . Such behavior is more readily evident in upwardly mobile and educated black people who can afford to acquire status symbols within the world of the colonial ecumene , such as an education abroad and mastery of the language of the colonizer , the white masks . Based upon , and derived from , the concepts of the collective unconscious and collective catharsis , the sixth chapter , `` The Negro and Psychopathology '' , presents brief , deep psychoanalyses of colonized black people , and thus proposes the inability of black people to fit into the norms ( social , cultural , racial ) established by white society . That `` a normal Negro child , having grown up in a normal Negro family , will become abnormal on the slightest contact of the white world . '' That , in a white society , such an extreme psychological response originates from the unconscious and unnatural training of black people , from early childhood , to associate `` blackness '' with `` wrongness '' . That such unconscious mental training of black children is effected with comic books and cartoons , which are cultural media that instil and affix , in the mind of the white child , the society 's cultural representations of black people as villains . Moreover , when black children are exposed to such images of villainous black people , the children will experience a psychopathology ( psychological trauma ) , which mental wound becomes inherent to their individual , behavioral make-up ; a part of his and her personality . That the early-life suffering of said psychopathology -- black skin associated with villainy -- creates a collective nature among the men and women who were reduced to colonized populations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f0e80df2f6513d06410e65787d5000d", "text": "California Voting Rights Act The California Voting Rights Act of 2001 ( CVRA ) expands on the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 , making it easier for minority groups in California to prove that their votes are being diluted in `` at-large '' elections . In 1986 , the U.S. Supreme Court established conditions that must be met to prove that minorities are being disenfranchised ; the CVRA eliminated one of these requirements . Unlike the federal Voting Rights Act , the CVRA does not require plaintiffs to demonstrate a specific geographic district where a minority is concentrated enough to establish a majority . This makes it easier for minority voters to sue local governments and eliminate at-large elections . The Act was signed into law on 9 July 2002 . In 2006 , California 's Fifth District Court of Appeal ruled the act constitutional in Sanchez v. City of Modesto . The city claimed that the act was unconstitutional because it inherently favored people of color ; the court concluded that the act was not racist in nature and returned the case to the trial court . Critics of the act argue that it inappropriately makes race a predominant factor in elections and that it does not make sense to eliminate the requirement to establish a geographic district where there is a minority concentration . Advocates argue that at-large elections allow bloc voting that effectively keeps minorities out of office .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd8500b8aa1a954db590f1b14b3b30ff", "text": "N*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nk: The Race Play N * GGER WETB * CK CH * NK , also known as N * W * C , is a comedy stage production co-written by Rafael Agustin , Allan Axibal , Miles Gregley , Liesel Reinhart and Steven T. Seagle and originally performed by Rafael Agustin , Miles Gregley and Allan Axibal . This play , part of the SPEAK Theater Arts , LLC company 's repertoire , uses a combination of theater , stand-up comedy , hip hop , slam poetry , and real-life stories to take on racial slurs , stereotypes and the concept of race itself . The show debuted in the Spring of 2004 , written and performed by three former UCLA students : Agustin ( the `` W '' ) , Gregley ( the `` N '' ) , and Axibal ( the `` C '' ) . The show quickly became a success in Los Angeles and has been touring throughout the United States , being performed at colleges , theaters and performing art centers across the country . N * W * C exclusive booking representation is David Lieberman Artists ' Representatives ( dlartists.com ) . The show opens with a catchy chant that bombards the audience with stereotypes and words that often make people uncomfortable to speak . Allan Axibal first comes on stage neatly dressed as the `` model minority '' and gets the chant started . He is followed by Rafael Agustin dressed as a cholo in his bandana , muscle shirt and pleated pants , who expands on the chant . Lastly , Miles Gregley struts out in full pimp attire , complete with a feathered hat . As they chant racial slurs , they are able to captivate and amuse their audience . However , the play is not just about jokes and laughs ; rather , it aims to strip these very racial slurs of their pejorative power . The three actors have insisted `` their point was not to exacerbate racial tensions or divisions , but to drive home that there is only ONE race , the human race . The show traces the origins and evolution of three derogatory terms that shaped our lives . In doing this show we hope to de-power these words for ourselves and for our audiences . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "68fb86fb125294b15cb2af8a748a6f8a", "text": "L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC , from September 15 , 1986 , to May 19 , 1994 . Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher , it contained many of Bochco 's trademark features including an ensemble cast , large number of parallel storylines , social drama , and off-the-wall humor . It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s , and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment , abortion , racism , gay rights , homophobia , sexual harassment , AIDS , and domestic violence . The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff . In addition to its main cast , L.A. Law was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown actors and actresses in guest starring roles , who later went on to greater success in film and television including : Don Cheadle , Jeffrey Tambor , Kathy Bates , David Schwimmer , Jay O. Sanders , James Avery , Gates McFadden , Bryan Cranston , C.C.H. Pounder , Kevin Spacey , Richard Schiff , Carrie-Anne Moss , William H. Macy , Stephen Root , Christian Slater , and Lucy Liu . Several episodes of the show also included celebrities such as Vanna White , Buddy Hackett and Mamie Van Doren appearing as themselves in cameo roles . The show was popular with audiences and critics , and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run , four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bcecd545146e79942fb4dc3a02a86417", "text": "Watts Labor Community Action Committee The Watts Labor Community Action Committee ( WLCAC ) is a non-profit , 501 ( c ) 3 organization incorporated in the State of California , in 1965 . Its mission `` is to improve the quality of life for the residents of Watts and neighboring communities . '' The WLCAC was established by Ted Watkins , who was part of the United Automobile Workers Union shortly before the Watts riots in 1965 Watts , California . Theodore Watkins , better known as Ted Watkins , founded the Watts Labor Community Action Committee . Watkins was born in Meridian , Mississippi in 1912 . He moved to Los Angeles , California at the age of 13 after receiving a lynch threat , and soon began working for Ford Motor Company . Shortly thereafter he joined the United Auto Workers , quickly gaining prominence within the union . Throughout his years of involvement with the local chapter of the United Auto Workers , Watkins witnessed many instances of discrimination towards workers in the community . Eventually , with the help of the United Auto Workers , he founded the Watts Labor Community Action Committee . It grew to prominence as a community self-help agency aiding thousands of residents in gaining employment and essential services . Through the WLCAC , Watkins initiated various programs aimed at alleviating poverty in Watts and generally improving the quality of life for members of the community . During his lifetime , Watkins was involved in the construction of a financial institution and hospital in Watts , as well as the development of low-income housing and youth programs . Following the 1981 riots in London , England , the British prime minister contacted Watkins to fly out to London and help the British government by applying methods used by the WLCAC in the aftermath of the Watts riots . Aided by the relationships he was able to form with public officials and policymakers , Watkins implemented a multitude of programs through the WLCAC . Right before his death in 1993 , Watkins helped to rebuild the WLCAC after it was burned down in the Los Angeles riots of 1992 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8df171049db959b400f947346bdd2b86", "text": "Desegregation busing Desegregation busing in the United States ( also known as forced busing or simply busing ) is the practice of assigning and transporting students to schools in such a manner as to redress prior racial segregation of schools , or to overcome the effects of residential segregation on local school demographics . In 1954 , the U.S. Supreme Court landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional . The process of integrating public schools met fierce resistance in the South where segregation laws took hold after the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era of the United States . In Northern and Western states , de facto segregation was the customary practice . Due to patterns of residential segregation , a principal tool for racial integration was the use of busing . In the 1971 Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ruling , the Supreme Court ruled that the federal courts had the discretion to include busing as a desegregation tool to achieve racial balance . While the Swann decision addressed de jure segregation in the South , it failed to address de facto segregation which persisted elsewhere in the country . In Georgia , Governor Jimmy Carter saw that Swann was `` clearly a one-sided decision ; the Court is still talking about the South , the North is still going free '' . In the 1974 Milliken v. Bradley decision , the U.S. Supreme Court placed an important limitation on Swann when they ruled that students could be bused across district lines only when evidence of de jure segregation across multiple school districts existed . In the 1970s and 1980s , under federal court supervision , many school districts implemented mandatory busing plans within their district . A few of these plans are still in use today . An example of stiff resistance to desegregation busing was the Restore Our Alienated Rights movement in Boston . Since the 1980s , desegregation busing has been in decline . Even though school districts provided zero-fare bus transportation to and from students ' assigned schools , those schools were in some cases many miles away from students ' homes , which often presented problems to them and their families . In addition , many families were angry about having to send their children miles to another school in an unfamiliar neighborhood when there was an available school a short distance away . The movement of large numbers of white families to suburbs of large cities , so-called white flight , reduced the effectiveness of the policy . Many whites who stayed moved their children into private or parochial schools ; these effects combined to make many urban school districts predominantly nonwhite , reducing any effectiveness mandatory busing may have had . In addition , school districts started using magnet schools , new school construction , and more detailed computer-generated information to refine their school assignment plans . Due to these efforts and the fact that housing patterns had changed , by the early 1990s , most school districts had been released from court supervision and ceased using mandatory busing to try to desegregate schools . However , many continued to provide a similar level of school bus services , because families had become accustomed to the transportation and to the school choice available in recent assignment programs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "879456dc2d42e2b58767a30e9dd461e7", "text": "Beverly Hills Madam Beverly Hills Madam ( also known as Ladies of the Night ) is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film directed by Harvey Hart and starring Faye Dunaway , Melody Anderson , Donna Dixon and Robin Givens . It was broadcast on NBC on April 6 , 1986 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e4f67839cd77114e18da0710f1ee9171", "text": "Durban III Durban III is an informal name for a high-level United Nations General Assembly meeting marking the 10th anniversary of the adoption of The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action that was held in New York City on 22 September 2011 . It was mandated in 2009 by United Nations General Assembly ( GA ) resolution 64/148 to commemorate the World Conference against Racism 2001 ( also known as Durban I ) , and given additional form and visibility by a GA Third Committee draft resolution adopted on 24 November 2010 . It followed the Durban Review Conference , the official name of the 2009 United Nations World Conference Against Racism ( WCAR ) , also known as Durban II . The theme of the conference was `` Victims of racism , racial discrimination , xenophobia and related intolerance : recognition , justice and development '' , and most of the member states of the UN attended . Consisting of a plenary session and a series of round table discussions at the level of Heads of State and Government , its stated goal was to build upon the agenda outlined in The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action , or DDPA , described by the UN as `` the international community 's blueprint for action to fight racism . '' The Durban conferences had previously been criticized by Western governments for allegedly promoting rather than combating racism . Australia , Austria , Bulgaria , Canada , the Czech Republic , France , Germany , Israel , Italy , the Netherlands , New Zealand , Poland , the United Kingdom and the United States all boycotted Durban III . They charged that the Durban process has been used to promote racism , intolerance , antisemitism and Holocaust denial , and to erode freedom of speech and Israel 's right to exist . The same countries , excluding Austria , Bulgaria , France and the United Kingdom , also previously boycotted the Durban Review Conference in 2009 . A coalition of 25 non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) critical of the conference , led by UN Watch , organized a parallel human rights summit with the stated aim of drawing attention to flaws in the UN system and promoting reform . A similar counter-conference organized by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel and human rights scholar Anne Bayefsky featured scholars and public figures . Conversely , the Durban +10 Coalition , a group of NGOs which included the US Human Rights Network , National Lawyers Guild and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network , expressed its unequivocal support for the DDPA and criticized countries boycotting the conference .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "374d740beda62a87a46d731ef1df87c8", "text": "Sumi Haru Sumi Haru ( also known as Sumi Sevilla Haru ; August 25 , 1939 -- October 16 , 2014 ) was an American film and television actress , best known for such films and television shows as Krakatoa , East of Java , MASH , The Beverly Hillbillies and Hill Street Blues . She served as interim president of Screen Actors Guild in 1995 , the first and to-date only woman of color to hold the position . Haru was born Mildred Sevilla in 1939 at Orange , New Jersey to Filipino immigrants . After changing her name to Sumi Haru when launching her acting career , she became involved with the film and television labor movement to address issues concerning the lack of opportunities and roles for Asians . Haru was a board member of the Screen Actors Guild ( SAG ) beginning in 1974 , and also served multiple terms as the national recording secretary and first vice president . Haru was a co-founder of SAG 's Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committee in 1971 and helped negotiate affirmative action clauses into contracts . In 1995 , Haru became a national vice president of the AFL-CIO . Her six-year term as a national vice president marked the first time an Asian American has served on the AFL-CIO 's executive council . She was president and co-founder of the Association of Asian Pacific American Artists , executive board member of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance and co-chair of the Rainbow Coalition Commission on Fairness in the Media . In 2009 , Haru was honored with SAG 's Ralph Morgan Award for distinguished service to SAG 's Hollywood Division . Her autobiography , Iron Lotus : Memoirs of Sumi Sevilla Haru ( CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform , October 9 , 2012 ; ISBN 978-1479331536 ) , was published in 2012 . The following year , she was elected for a two-year term as a member of the first elected national board of the merged SAG-AFTRA .", "title": "" } ]
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Taal was a film that was written by Subhash Ghai.
[ { "docid": "6550cb8afa7203aaee5a2fcd3acab9e7", "text": "Taal (film) Taal ( English : Rhythm ) is a 1999 Bollywood musical romantic drama film co written , edited , produced and directed by Subhash Ghai . Taal was an official selection for the 2005 Ebertfest : Roger Ebert 's Film Festival . Taal was screened retrospectively , during the 2014 International Film Festival of India in the Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section . The film stars Anil Kapoor , Akshaye Khanna , Aishwarya Rai , Amrish Puri and Alok Nath . It was also dubbed in Tamil as Thaalam . It was very successful in India and overseas , becoming the first Indian film to reach the top 20 on Variety 's box office list . Anil Kapoor , A. R. Rahman , Alka Yagnik and Anand Bakshi each won a Filmfare Award for their work in the film .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "f9dc787e61073b327b95f6fa4e2b867f", "text": "Ravi Tandon Ravi Tandon ( रवि टंडन 17 February 1935 is a film director/producer of Indian film industry . He directed a number of hit movies of Bollywood , the most popular among these are Khel Khel Mein ( 1975 ) , Anhonee , Jawaab , Majboor and Khud-Daar ( 1982 ) . Tandon was born in a Punjabi Family in Agra , Uttar Pradesh , India . He is the father of Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4d905aab5dfc04f4de64119e26075c32", "text": "Aziz Mirza Aziz Mirza ( born 1947 ) is an Indian film screenwriter , director , and producer known for his works in bollywood , and television .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1ae4a9b1d7ccc66c5563dd5227675a6c", "text": "Chal Bhaag Chal Bhaag is a comedy plus action Bollywood movie directed by Prakash Saini and presented under the banner of Alimoh Films . It was produced by Mohammad Zaheer Mehdi , Fatima Zaheer Mehdi , Ali Mehdi and Tamkanat Ali Mehdi.Starring Deepak Dobriyal , Keeya Khanna , Sanjay Mishra ( actor ) , Yashpal Sharma , Mukesh Tiwari among others , it released on 13 June 2014 . It was written by Tarun Bajaj , who also acted in a role .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "68f35ad0fed0ff5832a1f48a92d21cc9", "text": "Girish Karnad Girish Raghunath Karnad ( born 19 May 1938 ) is an Indian actor , film director , writer playwright and a Rhodes Scholar , who predominantly works in South Indian cinema and Bollywood . his rise as a playwright in 1960s , marked the coming of age of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada , just as Badal Sarkar did in Bengali , Vijay Tendulkar in Marathi , and Mohan Rakesh in Hindi . He is a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award , the highest literary honour conferred in India . For four decades Karnad has been composing plays , often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues . He has translated his plays into English and has received acclaim . His plays have been translated into some Indian languages and directed by directors like Ebrahim Alkazi , B. V. Karanth , Alyque Padamsee , Prasanna , Arvind Gaur , Satyadev Dubey , Vijaya Mehta , Shyamanand Jalan , Amal Allana and Zafer Mohiuddin . He is active in the world of Indian cinema working as an actor , director , and screenwriter , in Hindi and Kannada cinema , earning awards along the way . He was conferred Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India and won four Filmfare Awards , of which three are Filmfare Award for Best Director -- Kannada and the fourth a Filmfare Best Screenplay Award .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "037a57806044297c60065a4c919a1600", "text": "Tehsil A tehsil ( also known as a mandal , taluk , taluq or taluka ) is an administrative division of some countries of South Asia . It is an area of land with a city or town that serves as its administrative centre , with possible additional towns , and usually a number of villages . The terms in India have replaced earlier geographical terms , such as pargana , pergunnah and thannah , used under the Delhi Sultanate and the British Raj . As an entity of local government , the tehsil office ( Panchayat Samiti ) exercises certain fiscal and administrative power over the villages and municipalities within its jurisdiction . It is the ultimate executive agency for land records and related administrative matters . The chief official is called the tahsildar or , less officially , the talukdar or taluka muktiarkar or Tehsildar . Taluk or Tehsil can be said sub districts in Indian ( Bharat ) context . In some instances , Tehsils overlap with `` Blocks '' ( Panchayat union blocks or Panchayat development blocks ) , Tehsil comes under the Land and Revenue department headed by Tehsildar and Blocks come under the Rural development department headed by the Block Development Officer and serve the different government administrative function over the same or similar geographical area . Although they may on occasion share the same area with a subdivision of a revenue divisions , known as revenue blocks , the two are distinct . For example , Raipur district in Chhattisgarh state is administratively divided into 13 tehsils and 15 revenue blocks . Nevertheless , the two are often conflated . Tehsil/tahsil and taluka and their variants are used as English words without further translation . Since these terms are unfamiliar to English speakers outside the subcontinent , the word county has sometimes been provided as a gloss , on the basis that a tehsil , like a county , is an administrative unit hierarchically above the local city , town , or village , but subordinate to a larger state or province . India and Pakistan have an intermediate level of hierarchy ( or more than one , at least in parts of India ) : the district , also sometimes translated as county . In neither case is the analogy very exact .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9717ebb599f55a1017550bf754b7777c", "text": "Ghaath Ghaath is a 2000 Indian Bollywood crime drama film directed by Akashdeep and produced by Kumar Mohan . The film stars Manoj Bajpayee , Tabu and Om Puri in pivotal roles and actress Raveena Tandon in a special appearance . The film met with positive critical response whereas ended up being an average grosser at the box-office .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d3598db88f920774ba6d7e1ee6d22843", "text": "Bhai Amar Bhai Bhai Amar Bhai is a 1996 Blockbuster Bengali film directed by Swapan Saha and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films . The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee , Chiranjit Chakraborty , Abhishek Chatterjee , Anushree Das , Subhendu Chatterjee , Rozina in the lead roles . Music of the film has been composed by Anupam Dutta .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "45f40df34f382cba24a3593883b59d27", "text": "Buddhadeb Dasgupta Buddhadeb Dasgupta ( Bengali : বুদ্ধদেব দাশগুপ্ত Buddhodeb Dashgupto ) ( born 1944 ) is a poet and prominent contemporary Indian filmmaker , most known for films like Bagh Bahadur , Tahader Katha , Charachar and Uttara . Five of his films have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film , Bagh Bahadur ( 1989 ) , Charachar ( 1993 ) , Lal Darja ( 1997 ) , Mondo Meyer Upakhyan ( 2002 ) and Kaalpurush ( 2008 ) , while Dooratwa ( 1978 ) and Tahader Katha ( 1993 ) have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali . As a director , he has won National Film Award for Best Direction twice , for Uttara ( 2000 ) and Swapner Din ( 2005 ) . Over the years he has published several works of poetry including Govir Araley , Coffin Kimba Suitcase , Himjog , Chhaata Kahini , Roboter Gaan , Sreshtha Kabita , and Bhomboler Ascharya Kahini O Ananya Kabita '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aca14584970af7bcac9721d892054777", "text": "Suraj Parkash The book Gur Partap Suraj , popularly known as the Suraj Parkash is detailed work of 51,829 verses describing the lives of the last nine Sikh Gurus and Banda Bahadur . It was finished in 1843 by Bhai Santokh Singh . It is a sequel to his own Nanak Prakash , describing the life of the first Guru . The lives of the Gurus , are divided into twelve Raas or sections . The life of the tenth Guru is presented in six Ruts ( literally six seasons ) , and into two Ayans , the ascending and descending phases of the year . The whole work is written Braj dialect of classical Hindi , with a significant use of Sanskrit words . Bhai Santokh Singh is said to have drawn from the writings of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh , who had been one of Guru Gobind Singh 's teachers and passed on his history to Bhai Sahib Singh . Suraj Parkash is one of the most revered Sikh scriptures which is recited regularly in the afternoon in a katha form ( story telling manner ) in all the gurdwaras . Suraj Parkash was first edited by Bhai Vir Singh during 1926-1935 . On the direction of the SGPC , Professor Kirpal Singh has started the re-editing of Suraj Parkash to remove `` mythological content '' , which shows Hindu influence and place it in an appendix . The editing has been criticised by some as amounting to `` poetic as well as religious sacrilege ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e424452c42dacff7fefedeb002431bbe", "text": "Satish Kaushik Satish Kaushik ( born 13 April 1956 ) is an Indian film director , producer , and actor , primarily in Hindi films and theatre . As a film actor he is noted for his roles as ` Calendar ' in Mr. India , and as ` Chanu Ahmed ' in Sarah Gavron 's British film Brick Lane ( 2007 ) . He won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award twice : in 1990 for Ram Lakhan and in 1997 for Saajan Chale Sasural . As a theatre actor , his most noted role was that of ` Willy Loman ' in the Hindi-language play , Salesman Ramlal , an adaptation of Arthur Miller 's Death of a Salesman . He wrote dialogues for Kundan Shah 's comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron ( 1983 ) . His film Teree Sang , starring Ruslaan Mumtaz and Sheena Shahabadi , explores issues of teen pregnancy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a39746588a17041091ef74c50d4adb0c", "text": "Ved Rahi Ved Rahi ( born 1933 ) is an Indian film director who made the film Veer Savarkar ( 2001 ) , a bio-epic on the life of Indian revolutionary Vinayak Damodar Savarkar . He also directed Doordarshan show Gul Gulshan Gulfaam . His novel , Lal Ded , is based on the life of the Kashmiri saint poet of the same name , was in the Dogri language .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "15de4fea6d1defb9167a6e11108320bb", "text": "Cinema of India The cinema of India consists of films produced across India . Cinema as a medium has gained immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced annually . Indian films have also come to be followed throughout South Asia , the Greater Middle East , Southeast Asia and other countries . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` father of Indian cinema '' . The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , for lifetime contribution to cinema , was instituted in his honour , by the Government of India in 1969 , and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema . In the 20th century , Indian cinema , along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries , became a global enterprise . As of 2013 , in terms of annual film output , India ranks first , followed by Nollywood , Hollywood and China . In 2012 , India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $ 1.86 billion ( 93 billion ) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $ 3 billion ( 200 billion ) in 2016 . In 2015 , India had a total box office gross of , the fourth largest in the world outside North America . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product , altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal and CGI-laden epics like Baahubali emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $ 200 million each in early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country 's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe . The provision of 100 % foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox , Sony Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. . Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions , Prasad 's Group , Sun Pictures , PVP Cinemas , Zee , UTV , Suresh Productions , Eros Films , Ayngaran International , Pyramid Saimira , Aascar Films and Adlabs also participated in producing and distributing films . Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India . By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India , making the commercial presence of the medium felt . The South Indian film industry defines the four film cultures of South India as a single entity . They are the Telugu , the Tamil , the Malayalam and the Kannada industries . Although developed independently over a long period , gross exchange of film performers and technicians as well as globalisation helped to shape this new identity . The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through media such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible . These earnings , accounting for some 12 % of the revenue generated by a mainstream film , contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema , the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion in 2000 . Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator with the music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of the net revenues generated by a film in India .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a030487b900b95d9a8a1c2c924fd50e5", "text": "Tahader Katha Tahader Katha ( English : Their story ) is a 1992 award-winning Bengali-language Indian drama film directed by Budhhadeb Dasgupta , starring Mithun Chakraborty , who won the 1993 National Film Awards for Best Actor for the film , while the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8d28077648a6fde12b2d509344f20063", "text": "Table No. 21 Table No. 21 is a 2013 Hindi psychological drama mystery thriller film directed by Aditya Datt and produced by Eros International . It is named after Article 21 of the Indian Constitution , which talks about the protection of life and personal liberty . The movie features Paresh Rawal , Rajeev Khandelwal and Tena Desae , and touches upon the pertinent social issue of ragging . The film 's soundtrack was composed by Gajendra Verma , The film was a moderate success at the box office .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "95e207644d8ce46ff486e64c381ddb8f", "text": "Nastik (1954 film) Nastik ( The Atheist ) is a 1954 Hindi social crime drama film written and directed by I. S. Johar . It was produced by Filmistan Ltd. under the Shashadhar Mukherjee Productions banner . Its cinematographer was Dronacharya , and the choreography was by the Indian classical dancer Lachhu Maharaj and Narendra Sharma . The dialogues were by Mrs. Ramma Johar . C. Ramchandra composed the music while the lyricist was Kavi Pradeep . Known for his `` patriotic '' lyrics , Pradeep 's `` immortal '' song `` Dekh Tere Sansar Ki Haalat Kya Ho Gayi Bhagwan '' ( See What Your World Has Come To , God ) sung by him , remains popular . The film starred Nalini Jaywant , Ajit , Raj Mehra , Ulhas , Mehmood and Roopmala . The film was dubbed into Tamil and released in 1962 as Madadhipathi Magal . Dialogues and lyrics were written by Ku . Ma . Balasubramaniam . The film is set against the back drop of Partition with its ensuing riots and violence , and using actual footage of refugees . The story is about a man who loses his faith in God when his parents are killed in the rioting , and his brother and sister die as refugees when the priest refuses to help them . He sets out to avenge his siblings ' death .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "651d91b4ea641fc129c3632eb00e0027", "text": "Thaala Thaala is a 1988 Indian Malayalam film , directed by Babu Radhakrishnan and produced by KS Balakrishnan and PK Raveendran . The film stars Ashokan , Saari , Prathapachandran and Lalithasree in lead roles . The film had musical score by Vaippin Surendran .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aeae9a32656b3843d5450e9a0bd392ad", "text": "I (film) I ( also known as Shankar 's I ) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Shankar and co-written by Subha . Produced and distributed by V. Ravichandran under his production company , Aascar Films , the film features Vikram and Amy Jackson in lead roles while Suresh Gopi , Upen Patel , Santhanam and Ramkumar Ganesan portray pivotal roles . The soundtrack and film score were composed by A. R. Rahman . Production design was handled by T. Muthuraj . P. C. Sreeram was the film 's cinematographer and editing was done by Anthony . The visual effects were designed by V. Srinivas Mohan through Rising Sun Pictures . Weta Workshop had worked on the digital and prosthetic make-up and background arts for the film . Principal photography commenced on 15 July 2012 . The filming lasted for two years and eight months , during which shooting was done extensively in China . Further schedules were filmed in locations in Chennai , Bangkok , Jodhpur , Kodaikanal , Pollachi , Bangalore and Mysore . The film was dubbed and released in Telugu and Hindi along with the Tamil version . The film , released on Pongal 2015 , tells the story of a body builder turned supermodel , played by Vikram , who after being deformed , exacts revenge upon those who were responsible for his predicament . Critics praised Vikram 's performance , the technical aspects of the film - especially the costume design and makeup , and A.R. Rahman 's soundtrack and score but criticised the ` wafer-thin ' writing and screenplay and the film 's excessive length ( 188 minutes ) . However , the film was a commercial success , grossing worldwide , becoming the fourth-highest grossing Tamil film and Vikram 's highest-grossing film at the time . Vikram won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor -- Tamil for the movie .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aaf4f8016582fb872b92e632a7e960e9", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9c70c40934eec3f5a22f6915b4cdc71b", "text": "Veer Tejaji Veer Tejaji is a Rajasthani language epic fantasy movie , based on the life of Tejaji , made in 1982 . The movie was a big commercial success in its time and gave a significant fillip to the Rajasthani movie industry . It shows the life of Jats , Meenas and Gujars and their position in the society in eleventh century . The writer and Director of the movie was Nawal Mathur . Producer was Ramraj Nahta . Star Cast Rameshwari , Deepak Seth , Nilu etc. . Deepak Seth has played role of Tejaji and Rameshwari as Pemal , the wife of Tejaji . In real life , Punjabi actor Deepak Seth and Telugu actress Rameshwari are married to each other . They have two sons together . Both husband and wife started producing Punjabi films in 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e0b110348a51a16fe56dc7e3b252f53d", "text": "Mishaal Mishaal is a Pakistani television play/drama . It was aired by PTV in 2009 . It has 17 episodes . It was written , produced and directed by Abdul Rauf Khalid .", "title": "" } ]
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Anil Kapoor does not have a career.
[ { "docid": "70a91c470b9c9c4ea407a9c428b92b0a", "text": "Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor ( born 24 December 1956 ) is an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in many Bollywood films , as well as international films and television series . His career has spanned almost 40 years as an actor , and as a producer since 2005 . He has won many awards in his career , including two National Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards in different acting categories . Kapoor made his Hindi film cameo appearance with Umesh Mehra 's Hamare Tumhare ( 1979 ) in a small role . He made his first debut film and then starred as a lead actor in the 1980 Telugu film , Vamsa Vruksham directed by Bapu . He then made his Kannada film debut with Mani Ratnam 's Pallavi Anu Pallavi ( 1983 ) . He received his first Filmfare Award , in the Best Supporting Actor category , for his role in Yash Chopra 's Mashaal ( 1984 ) . Kapoor earned his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in N. Chandra 's Tezaab ( 1988 ) and later again for his performance in Indra Kumar 's Beta ( 1992 ) . He has also starred in many other critically and commercially successful films : Meri Jung ( 1985 ) ; Karma ( 1986 ) ; Mr. India ( 1987 ) ; Virasat ( 1997 ) , for which he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor ; Taal ( 1999 ) , for which he won his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award ; Pukar ( 2000 ) , for which he won a National Film Award for Best Actor ; No Entry ( 2005 ) ; Dil Dhadakne Do ( 2015 ) for which he won his third Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award . Kapoor 's first role in an international film was in Danny Boyle 's Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire , for which he shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture . His performance in the eighth season of the action series 24 generated rave reviews from the American press . Globally , Kapoor is one of the most recognised Indian actors .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "55029f8ea4c925e151e05608655054c2", "text": "Raghu Romeo Raghu Romeo is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Rajat Kapoor , starring Vijay Raaz , Sadiya Siddiqui , Maria Goretti , Manu Rishi and Saurabh Shukla . The film released on 15 August 2003 to critical acclaim but was a big commercial failure . Set in modern-day Mumbai , the film focuses on the life of a waiter working in a dance bar . The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "83df1e9b1bfdbd634774877808b3c53a", "text": "Balaji Motion Pictures Balaji Motion Pictures is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Jeetendra . Based in Mumbai , it mainly produces and distributes Hindi films . Key people involved are Jeetendra wife Shobha Kapoor and daughter Ekta Kapoor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "15de4fea6d1defb9167a6e11108320bb", "text": "Cinema of India The cinema of India consists of films produced across India . Cinema as a medium has gained immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced annually . Indian films have also come to be followed throughout South Asia , the Greater Middle East , Southeast Asia and other countries . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` father of Indian cinema '' . The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , for lifetime contribution to cinema , was instituted in his honour , by the Government of India in 1969 , and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema . In the 20th century , Indian cinema , along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries , became a global enterprise . As of 2013 , in terms of annual film output , India ranks first , followed by Nollywood , Hollywood and China . In 2012 , India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $ 1.86 billion ( 93 billion ) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $ 3 billion ( 200 billion ) in 2016 . In 2015 , India had a total box office gross of , the fourth largest in the world outside North America . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product , altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal and CGI-laden epics like Baahubali emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $ 200 million each in early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country 's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe . The provision of 100 % foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox , Sony Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. . Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions , Prasad 's Group , Sun Pictures , PVP Cinemas , Zee , UTV , Suresh Productions , Eros Films , Ayngaran International , Pyramid Saimira , Aascar Films and Adlabs also participated in producing and distributing films . Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India . By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India , making the commercial presence of the medium felt . The South Indian film industry defines the four film cultures of South India as a single entity . They are the Telugu , the Tamil , the Malayalam and the Kannada industries . Although developed independently over a long period , gross exchange of film performers and technicians as well as globalisation helped to shape this new identity . The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through media such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible . These earnings , accounting for some 12 % of the revenue generated by a mainstream film , contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema , the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion in 2000 . Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator with the music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of the net revenues generated by a film in India .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fe5e9011390faf547b3216cb0acf49ff", "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 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "311820b13f5f6e032e8daf6a186716a6", "text": "Rishtey Rishtey ( Relations ) is a Bollywood film released on 6 December 2002 . The film directed by Indra Kumar stars Anil Kapoor , Karisma Kapoor , Shilpa Shetty and Amrish Puri in the lead roles . The film had a `` Below Average '' opening and flopped at the Box Office .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b0e7ded39914b63790c9e0df7051afee", "text": "Namak Halaal Namak Halaal is a 1982 Hindi language action comedy film , directed by Prakash Mehra . Music is by Bappi Lahiri and lyrics by Anjaan . The film stars Amitabh Bachchan , Smita Patil , Shashi Kapoor , Parveen Babi , Om Prakash , Waheeda Rehman , Ranjeet , Satyen Kappu , Suresh Oberoi and Ram Sethi . The film became a `` Blockbuster '' at the box office and went on to be a golden jubilee hit ( which was common to all Bachchan films at that time ) . It was remade in Telugu as Bhale Ramudu by veteran director K. S. R. Das in 1984 with Mohan Babu and Murali Mohan in Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor 's role respectively . It was also remade in Tamil as Velaikaran by veteran director S.P. Muthuraman in 1986 with Rajnikanth and Sarath Babu in Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor 's role respectively and was a huge hit .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ddea11b2afc6e257b07614cb8310faac", "text": "Shortkut Shortkut ( also known as Short Kut : The Con Is On ) is a 2009 Bollywood comedy film directed by Neeraj Vora and produced by Anil Kapoor under Anil Kapoor Films Company . The film stars Akshaye Khanna , Arshad Warsi and Amrita Rao in lead roles . It released on 10 July 2009 worldwide to mostly negative reviews from critics . The film was an uncredited remake of the blockbuster Malayalam film Udayananu Tharam starring Mohanlal .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f4528b7a9c007b582d1a0ebd710a3cf", "text": "4th IIFA Awards The 2003 IIFA Awards , officially known as the 4th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2002 and took place on May 17 , 2003 . The official ceremony took place on April 6 , 2002 , at the Coca-Cola Dome , in Johannesburg . During the ceremony , IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories . In 2003 , IIFA returned to South Africa . This time , the sun-kissed shores of Johannesburg was the destination . For the IIFA Forum , Ramesh Sippy , Smita Thackeray , Kunal Dasgupta , Shyam Shroff and Harish Dayani sat together with moderator Vir Sanghvi and discussed piracy and explored new revenue streams for the industry . The first-ever IIFA Foundation Charity Celebrity Cricket Match was organized at the Centurion Grounds . It was supported by the entire IIFA contingent , consisting of Indian and South African film stars , celebrities , cricketers , government leaders , IIFA 's South African partners and Indian and South African fans . The IIFA Awards ceremony shone bright at the Dome at Northgate . The evening was a stunning showcase of talent and Indian charisma . Hosts Anil Kapoor and Dia Mirza swept the audience with charm . Las Ketchup , Saif Ali Khan , Rani Mukherjee , Shilpa Shetty , Akshay Kumar , Salman Khan and Ajay Jadeja set a scorching pace with their electrifying performances . With the light of a million stars shining down upon it , this edition of the IIFA Awards 2003 closed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "99341bbea57bc51596768b17ecbd60d9", "text": "Noida Noida , short for the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority ( Hindi : ' नवीन ओखला औद्योगिक विकास प्राधिकरण ' ) , is a systematically planned Indian city under the management of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority ( also called NOIDA ) . It is part of National Capital Region of India . Noida came into administrative existence on 17 April 1976 and celebrates 17 April as `` Noida Day '' . It was set up as part of an urbanisation thrust during the controversial Emergency period ( 1975 -- 1977 ) . The city was created under the UP Industrial Area Development Act by the initiatives of Sanjay Gandhi . The city has the highest per capita income in the whole National Capital Region . The Noida Authority is among the richest civic bodies in the country . As per provisional reports of Census India , the population of Noida in 2011 is 642,381 ; of which male and female are 352,577 and 289,804 respectively . Roads in Noida are lined by trees and it is considered to be India 's greenest city with about 50 % green cover , the highest of any city in India . Noida is located in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh state . The district 's administrative headquarters are in the nearby town of Greater Noida . However , the district 's highest government official , the District Magistrate ( DM ) , has its official camp office in Noida Sector-27 . The city is a part of the Noida Vidhan Sabha ( state assembly ) constituency and Gautam Buddha Nagar ( Lok Sabha constituency ) . Minister of State for Culture , Tourism of Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma of the BJP is the current MP of Noida . The current MLA is Pankaj Singh ( politician ) . Noida was ranked as the Best City in Uttar Pradesh and the Best City in Housing in all of India in awards conducted by abp news in 2015 ( Best City Awards 2015 ) , Noida replaced Mumbai as the second-best realty destination , according to an analyst report . Noida has emerged as a hot spot for IT and IT-enabled services industry with many large companies setting up their businesses here . It is becoming the preferred destination for companies offering IT , ITeS , BPO , BTO and KPO services in various domains such as banking , financial services , insurance , pharma , auto , fast-moving consumer goods and manufacturing . According to a study by Assocham the major advantages include an excellent power supply , a salubrious climate eminently suited to information technology ( IT ) industries , a capability to increase the pool of skilled manpower , the availability of engineering colleges and other educational institutions , the low cost of setting up an IT unit as well as low recurring costs ( including cost of living ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e781a6450d10157519c30e6ea8d967a", "text": "Sanjay Kapoor Sanjay Kapoor is a Bollywood actor and producer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "23a6e048c81a3624f385da9a528df7c4", "text": "Bulandi (2000 film) Bulandi is an Bollywood action family drama film , a remake of the Tamil movie Nattamai . In Bulandi , Anil Kapoor portrays the protagonist , with Rekha and Raveena Tandon in supporting roles . Rajinikanth plays the father of the protagonist , respiring his role from Tollywood Film Pedarayudu . Anil Kapoor enacts the role of the head of the village . The story revolves around the environment of a village under the Panchayati Raj rule . The hero 's family brings justice to the village . Nattamai was also made in Kannada ( Simhadriya Simha ) starring Vishnuvardhan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc0e8c175481e73c2be55bf0828fdbbf", "text": "Anil Rajbhar Anil Rajbhar is the state minister of Uttar Pradesh with independent charge .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e3da325979027ea6cee5b9b0508957c6", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6c0e41628256ec0e3ec866f65601a7cd", "text": "List of accolades received by Haider (film) Haider is a 2014 Indian crime-drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj , and produced by Bhardwaj and Siddharth Roy Kapur . The film stars Shahid Kapoor as the eponymous protagonist , and co-stars Tabu , Kay Kay Menon , Shraddha Kapoor , and Irrfan Khan . Bhardwaj wrote the dialogues for the film , and co-wrote the screenplay with Basharat Peer . Bhardwaj also composed the music and Gulzar wrote the lyrics . The film is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy Hamlet , and tells the story of Haider who searches for his missing father during the Kashmir conflict of 1995 . Produced on a budget of , Haider was released on 2 October 2014 , and grossed worldwide . The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories , with particular praise for its direction , performances of Shahid Kapoor and Tabu , music and production design . As of June 2015 , the film has won 36 awards . At the 62nd National Film Awards , Haider earned five awards , more than any other film at the ceremony , including Best Music Direction and Best Screenplay ( Dialogues ) ( both Bhardwaj ) . Haider also won five awards at the 60th Filmfare Awards ceremony , including Best Actor ( Shahid Kapoor ) , Best Supporting Actor ( Menon ) , and Best Supporting Actress ( Tabu ) . It also received nominations for Best Film and Best Director at the ceremony . At the 2015 Screen Awards , Haider received nominations for Best Film and Best Director , and won five awards , including Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress . Haider also won nine awards at the 16th ceremony of the International Indian Film Academy Awards , including Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "243436db8c4935499def5b91d2556bec", "text": "Karan Kapoor Karan Kapoor ( born 18 January 1962 ) is a former Indian film actor and model of British and Indian descent . He is the son of Indian Bollywood International Actor Shashi Kapoor and his India settled ( late ) British Actress Jennifer Kendal . His paternal grandfather was Prithviraj Kapoor and his paternal uncles are Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor . His elder brother Kunal Kapoor and sister Sanjana Kapoor have also acted in some films but like him they were not very successful . His maternal grandparents , Geoffrey Kendal and Laura Kendal , were actors who toured India and Asia with their theatre group , Shakespeareana , performing Shakespeare and Shaw . The Merchant Ivory film , Shakespeare Wallah , was loosely based on the family , which starred his father and his aunt , actress Felicity Kendal . Karan later moved towards photography and decided to be a part of this profession though he worked as an actor too . After a gap of nearly 25 years , Karan has now come back in the public and returned to India with a series of his photography exhibitions time & tide . Karan 's time & tide photography exhibition started in him home town Mumbai in November 2016 then taking place in Bangalore , Kolkata , New Delhi , Ahmedabad & Jaipur throughout 2017 . Karan has done lots of research in the Anglo-Indian communities and travelled through various parts of India in the 80s to meet these communities and taken photographs . His articles were published in BBC , Indian Express , Hindustan Times and other newspapers in November 2016 . In his recent interview , Karan said that he is quite keen to do more photography projects in India because his children have now grown up so he could spend more time in India . Karan also said that he was always interested in photography since his childhood even though being a part of very famous Bollywood family of Kapoors . Karan 's elder brother Kunal Kapoor is now a leading ad-maker of India and younger sister Sanjana Kapoor runs the Junoon foundation to promote arts , culture and drama .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cc0d773bc6fb29c138472488ad5dea6e", "text": "Anupam Sharma Anupam Sharma is an Australian film director , actor , producer , and author of Indian origin . He is the director of the Australian feature film UnIndian , starring Australian cricketer Brett Lee , to be released in 2015 . In 2014 the film was announced by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott . Anupam Sharma has been widely acknowledged by Australian and Indian media as an enterprising producer who pioneered films links between India and Australia since 1997 . As a director he is known for directing , unINDIAN , Indian Aussies ( Terms & Conditions Apply ) , NSW Tourism Ad Campaign , and Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation any piracy campaign among others . In 2013 Anupam was appointed head of the recently established Australian India Film Fund and has been nominated as an Australia Day Ambassador and named as one of the fifty most influential professionals in the Australian film industry ( Encore Magazine ) . He is best known for producing Bollywood films filmed in Australia , which include films such as Dil Chahta Hai , Heyy Babyy , and MTV Roadies Australia . Anupam was involved with a series of film and theater projects in Sydney until he met Feroz Khan in 1998 . In 2000 , he founded Films and Casting Temple , an award-winning production , casting and consulting company based in Fox Studios , Sydney , leading a team of film professionals working on more than 214 projects between India and Australia which include feature films , television serials , music videos , television commercials as well as film festivals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e86ec2469ea563ae3fc93c2b8f977dd6", "text": "Untitled Sanjay Dutt biopic Untitled Sanjay Dutt Biopic is an upcoming Indian biographical drama film , written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra . The film is based on the life of actor Sanjay Dutt , with Ranbir Kapoor portraying the role of Dutt .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a8a52ee211762ae10bb04d45b0546875", "text": "Nikhil Nanda Nikhil Nanda ( born 18 March 1974 ) is an Indian buisnessman . Part of the Kapoor family , he is the son of insurance agent Ritu Nanda and industrialist Rajan Nanda , and the grandson of actorfilmmaker Raj Kapoor . He is the managing director of Escorts Limited , an engineering company that manufacture agricultural machinery , machine construction and material handling equipment and railway equipment . Escorts Limited was founded in 1948 by his paternal grandfather , Har Prasad Nanda ( known as H.P. Nanda ) . The company 's corporate headquarters is in Faridabad , Haryana , India . He is married to Shweta Bachchan , the daughter of veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "837fc04e63cd491aa5a598c806d9cda8", "text": "R. K. Films R. K. Films is a film production company , based in R. K. Studio , a film studio both established by and named after the Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor , headquartered at Chembur , Mumbai . It was founded in 1948 , one year after India gained independence . It had a rough start , as its first movie , Aag ( 1948 ) did not perform well at the box office . Most of the R.K. Films productions share a common theme of criticising society and depicting love across social divide", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e679ed5fc496393796ad6419eb98c222", "text": "Surender Mohan Pathak Surender Mohan Pathak ( born 19 February 1940 at Khemkaran , in Tarn Taran district near Amritsar , in the Majha region of Punjab ) is an author of Hindi-language crime fiction with nearly 300 novels to his credit . His writing career , along with his full-time job in Indian Telephone Industries , Delhi , began in the early 1960s with his Hindi translations of Ian Fleming 's James Bond novels and the works of James Hadley Chase . He also wrote his own James Bond series . His first short story , 57 saal puraana aadmi ( ५७ साल पुराना आदमी , The Man 57 Years Old ) , was published in a Hindi magazine Manohar Kahaniyaan in 1959 . His first full length novel , Purane Gunah Naye Gunahgar ( Sunil Series ) , was published in Neelam Jaasoos ( a Hindi crime fiction magazine ) in 1963 . His major work began with what is called the `` Sunil '' series which consists of at least 115 novels . Sunil , a debonair and upright investigative journalist for the fictional daily newspaper Blast , lives in the fictional city of Rajnagar , a metropolitan city located on the coastline . Sunil has a quixotic nature when it comes to damsels in distress , which happens only too often . He is a man in his 30s , who is willing to go any lengths in pursuit of justice , mostly with help of his best friend Ramakant Malhotra , a dipsomaniac and owner of a club called Youth Club . His attempts to protect the innocent often result in Sunil ending up on the wrong side of the law , bringing him face to face with Inspector Prabhudayal , the exceptionally strict and incorruptible officer in charge of the homicide division of the Rajnagar Police . The `` philosopher '' detective Sudhir Kumar Kohli is the protagonist of Pathak 's Sudhir Series , all narrated in the first person . Sudhir is the diametric opposite of Sunil , proudly proclaiming himself dilli ka khaas kism ka haraami who frequently enlists the help of Inspector Devender Kumar Yadav , who can easily be persuaded to do something dishonest . A recent novel of this ( in ) famous series has been translated by Giriraj Sharan ( uncredited ) and published by Diamond Books under the title The Last Goal . However the best-known series of novels of Pathak is Vimal , a.k.a. Sardar Surender Singh Sohal , a.k.a. another dozen names he uses to camouflage his identity in the Mumbai underworld . Vimal is a Robinhood like character , who is constantly on the run from the law due to circumstances out of his control . He has taken up arms against gangsters like Rajbahadur Bakhia and , after killing him , his next avatar Iqbal Singh and then Vyaas Shankar Gajre . The Sardar has associates like Tukaram and his henchmen , like Wagle and Irfan , etc. . Vimal is not a private detective or police inspector but a criminal wanted in seven states . In addition , Pathak has also authored several novels not belonging to any specific series , which are labelled as ` thriller ' novels irrespective of their storyline . Many collections of joke books compiled by Pathak have also been published . Several authors have been known to plagiarise or `` borrow '' heavily from his works .", "title": "" } ]
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Michael Caine was incapable of starring in The Man Who Would Be King.
[ { "docid": "40d1eb05b1bcdaf511b518b8f5cf0ed0", "text": "Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine , ( -LSB- keɪn -RSB- born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr. ; 14 March 1933 ) is an English actor and author . Renowned for his distinctive working class cockney accent , Caine has appeared in over 115 films and is regarded as a British film icon . He made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in a number of acclaimed British films , including Zulu ( 1964 ) , The Ipcress File ( 1965 ) , Alfie ( 1966 ) , for which he was nominated for an Academy Award , The Italian Job ( 1969 ) , and Battle of Britain ( 1969 ) . His most notable roles in the 1970s included Get Carter ( 1971 ) , The Last Valley , Sleuth ( 1972 ) , for which he earned his second Academy Award nomination , The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ) , and A Bridge Too Far ( 1977 ) . He achieved some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s , with Educating Rita ( 1983 ) earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor . In 1986 , he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Woody Allen 's Hannah and Her Sisters . Caine played Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol ( 1992 ) . Having by that time practically retired from acting on the big screen , he enjoyed a career resurgence in the late 1990s , receiving his second Golden Globe Award for his performance in Little Voice in 1998 and receiving his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Cider House Rules the following year . Caine played Nigel Powers in the 2002 parody Austin Powers in Goldmember , and Alfred Pennyworth in Christopher Nolan 's The Dark Knight Trilogy . He appeared in several other of Nolan 's films including The Prestige ( 2006 ) , Inception ( 2010 ) , and Interstellar ( 2014 ) . He also appeared as a supporting character in Alfonso Cuarón 's Children of Men and Pixar 's 2011 film Cars 2 . As of February 2017 , films in which he has starred have grossed over $ 3.5 billion domestically and over $ 7.8 billion worldwide . Caine is ranked as the twelfth highest grossing box office star . Caine is one of only two actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s ( the other one being Jack Nicholson ; Laurence Olivier was also nominated for an acting Academy Award in five different decades , beginning in 1939 and ending in 1978 ) . In 2000 , Caine was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his contribution to cinema .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "89ee5df9d5df9bd967579aa89d9d8a0a", "text": "The Man Who Would Be King (film) The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 Technicolor film adapted from the Rudyard Kipling novella of the same title . It was adapted and directed by John Huston and starred Sean Connery , Michael Caine , Saeed Jaffrey , and Christopher Plummer as Kipling ( giving a name to the novella 's anonymous narrator ) . The film follows two rogue ex-non-commissioned officers of the Indian Army who set off from late 19th-century British India in search of adventure and end up as kings of Kafiristan .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "4debceab3c80314b473057b47fa295f7", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "727345278309a73012f2a75ba6c093c6", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "38ef9a88185ce8f6079bd9b141b0e7d8", "text": "Maggie Blye Maggie Blye ( October 24 , 1942 -- March 24 , 2016 ) was an American actress , also sometimes billed as Margaret Blye . She was best known for playing Michael Caine 's girlfriend in The Italian Job ( 1969 ) . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "12e3f38c8c2a29acf996a94d7073fb78", "text": "Herbert Marshall Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall ( 23 May 1890 -- 22 January 1966 ) was an English stage , screen and radio actor who , in spite of losing a leg during the First World War , starred in many popular and well-regarded Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s . After a successful theatrical career in the United Kingdom and North America , he became an in-demand Hollywood leading man , frequently appearing in romantic melodramas and occasional comedies . In his later years , he turned to character acting . The son of actors , Marshall is best remembered for roles in Ernst Lubitsch 's Trouble in Paradise ( 1932 ) , Alfred Hitchcock 's Murder ! ( 1930 ) and Foreign Correspondent ( 1940 ) , William Wyler 's The Letter ( 1940 ) and The Little Foxes ( 1941 ) , Albert Lewin 's The Moon and Sixpence ( 1942 ) , Edmund Goulding 's The Razor 's Edge ( 1946 ) , and Kurt Neumann 's The Fly ( 1958 ) . He appeared onscreen with many of the most prominent leading ladies of Hollywood 's Golden Age , including Greta Garbo , Marlene Dietrich and Bette Davis . From 1944 to 1952 , Marshall starred in his own radio series , The Man Called ` X ' . Often praised for the quality of his voice , he made numerous radio guest appearances and hosted several shows . He performed on television as well . The actor , known for his charm , married five times and periodically appeared in gossip columns because of his sometimes turbulent private life . During the Second World War , he worked on the rehabilitation of injured troops , especially aiding amputees like himself . Marshall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "105334c91d00ffa067ecfff2c2897d00", "text": "A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia A Dangerous Man : Lawrence After Arabia is a British television film of 1992 depicting the experiences of T. E. Lawrence and Emir Feisal of the Hejaz at the Paris Peace Conference after the end of the First World War . One of the conference 's many concerns was determining the fates of territories formerly under the rule of the defeated Ottoman Empire . The film stars Ralph Fiennes ( in his first film role ) as T. E. Lawrence , Alexander Siddig ( then credited as Siddig El-Fadil ) as Faisal , Denis Quilley as Lord Curzon , and Nicholas Jones as Lord Dyson . It was made by Anglia Films and Enigma Television , and was first screened on 18 April 1992 on the ITV network . The film was produced in 1990 , a year after David Lean 's film epic , Lawrence of Arabia ( 1962 ) , was re-released to cinemas . It serves as an unofficial sequel to that earlier film , as it depicts events that happened after the Great War . The film 's screenplay was written by Tim Rose Price . Christopher Menaul directed the film . The film goes further than its predecessor in reflecting the work of contemporary historians . It demonstrates contemporary concerns about British and international politics and ethnic conflict . It also explores further Lawrence 's enigmatic personality and suggests more openly his alleged homosexuality .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f93ef04690f05da01bc6efe4af30b75c", "text": "The Wrong Man The Wrong Man is a 1956 American docudrama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles . The film was drawn from the true story of an innocent man charged with a crime , as described in the book The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero by Maxwell Anderson and in the magazine article `` A Case of Identity '' ( Life magazine , June 29 , 1953 ) by Herbert Brean . It is one of the few Hitchcock films based on a true story and whose plot closely follows the real-life events . The Wrong Man had a notable effect on two significant directors : it prompted Jean-Luc Godard 's longest piece of written criticism in his years as a critic , and it has been cited as an influence on Martin Scorsese 's Taxi Driver .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "04c06f49302a6dee09c7f5324a366b6b", "text": "ITV Sunday Night Theatre ITV Sunday Night Theatre , originally titled ITV Saturday Night Theatre , is a UK television anthology series screened on ITV , and produced by London Weekend Television ( LWT ) . Some episodes were produced with Kestrel Productions . Around 200 episodes aired on ITV from 1969-1974 , including productions of the plays Long Day 's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill , A Doll 's House by Henrik Ibsen , and Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw . Other episodes included adaptions of the works of William Shakespeare , James Joyce , Wilkie Collins , Simon Gray , Sam Shepard , Israel Horovitz , Arthur Miller , August Strindberg , J.B. Priestley , Lanford Wilson , and John Mortimer . Among its directors were Michael Lindsay-Hogg , Anthony Page , Mike Newell , Fielder Cook , Ted Kotcheff , Peter Wood , and Vivian Matalon . The actors involved included Helen Mirren , Laurence Olivier , Sean Connery , Anthony Hopkins , Michael Caine , Paul Scofield , George C. Scott , Laurence Harvey , Ralph Richardson , Diana Rigg , Trevor Howard , Glenda Jackson , Diane Cilento , Alec Guinness , Jane Asher , Martin Sheen , Colleen Dewhurst , Jean Marsh , Shelley Winters , Ian Holm , Richard Chamberlain , Edith Evans , John Gielgud , Shirley Knight , Ian McKellen , George Sanders and Margaret Whiting .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "802f324e4a21712cb5e4f438c3b10e11", "text": "Solo for Sparrow Solo for Sparrow is a 1962 film directed by Gordon Flemyng and produced by Jack Greenwood and Aviral Nikhanj , part of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of British second-features . It stars Anthony Newlands , Glyn Houston and Nadja Regin , and features Michael Caine in an early supporting role . The film was released in America in 1966 , when the producers capitalised on Caine 's new-found fame and released it with his name above the title .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "60383b313c5baaf2c67109df4ba3aa9e", "text": "Without a Clue Without a Clue is a 1988 British comedy film directed by Thom Eberhardt and starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "628f7327df7a2f7524793ca5c221d751", "text": "Judi Dench Dame Judith Olivia Dench ( born 9 December 1934 ) , known as Judi Dench , is an English actress and author . Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company . Over the following few years , she performed in several of Shakespeare 's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet , Juliet in Romeo and Juliet , and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth . Although most of her work during this period was in theatre , she also branched into film work and won a BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer . She drew strong reviews for her leading role in the musical Cabaret in 1968 . Over the next two decades , Dench established herself as one of the most significant British theatre performers , working for the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company . She achieved success in television during this period , in the series A Fine Romance from 1981 until 1984 , and in 1992 with a starring role in the romantic comedy series As Time Goes By . Her film appearances were infrequent and included supporting roles in major films such as A Room with a View ( 1986 ) supporting Maggie Smith , before she rose to international fame as M in GoldenEye ( 1995 ) , a role she continued to play in James Bond films until Skyfall ( 2012 ) . A seven-time Oscar nominee , Dench won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love and has received nominations for her roles in Mrs Brown ( 1997 ) , Chocolat ( 2000 ) , Iris ( 2001 ) , Mrs Henderson Presents ( 2005 ) , Notes on a Scandal ( 2006 ) , and Philomena ( 2013 ) . She has also received many award nominations for her acting in theatre , film and television ; her competitive awards include six British Academy Film Awards , four BAFTA TV Awards , seven Olivier Awards , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , two Golden Globes , and a Tony Award . She has also received the BAFTA Fellowship ( 2001 ) and the Special Olivier Award ( 2004 ) . In June 2011 , she received a fellowship from the British Film Institute ( BFI ) . Dench is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts ( FRSA ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "20e05902ce2f2de46d2e6c0131e45c0f", "text": "Michael Fassbender filmography Michael Fassbender is a German-Irish actor who made his screen debut in the 2001 war drama miniseries Band of Brothers as Sgt. Burton `` Pat '' Christenson . Fassbender followed this with a number of television roles including a German motorcycle courier in the drama Hearts and Bones ( 2001 ) , Guy Fawkes in the miniseries Gunpowder , Treason & Plot ( 2004 ) , Lt. Harry Colebourn in the film A Bear Named Winnie ( 2004 ) , and Azazeal in the series Hex ( 2004 -- 05 ) . He made his film debut playing a Spartan soldier in Zack Snyder 's 300 ( 2007 ) . The following year Fassbender portrayed Irish republican Bobby Sands during the events of the 1981 Irish hunger strike in Steve McQueen 's historical drama Hunger . His performance garnered him the Best Actor award at the British Independent Film Awards , and the Irish Film and Television Awards . Fassbender appeared as a British soldier in Quentin Tarantino-directed film Inglourious Basterds ( 2009 ) . Two years later , he played Carl Jung in David Cronenberg 's A Dangerous Method , and a man suffering with sex addiction in McQueen 's Shame . His performance in the latter earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival . In the same year he also appeared in superhero film X-Men : First Class as Magneto . In 2013 , Fassbender reteamed with McQueen on the period drama 12 Years a Slave . For his role as a slave owner in the film he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . The following year , he reprised his role as Magneto in the superhero sequel X-Men : Days of Future Past which grossed a box-office total of over $ 747 million -- his highest grossing release as of April 2016 . In 2015 , he appeared as the title character in Justin Kurzel 's film adaptation of the play Macbeth . In the same year , Fassbender 's portrayal of Steve Jobs in Danny Boyle 's eponymous film garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6af7a0282c65e446ecd4ae03f63be146", "text": "King Lear (1953 film) King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play staged by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles . Preserved on kinescope , it aired October 18 , 1953 , as part of the CBS television series Omnibus , hosted by Alistair Cooke . The cast includes Micheál Mac Liammóir and Alan Badel .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "70547857d976e7a5dd6bbb5d028bfe09", "text": "The Damned United The Damned United is a 2009 British biographical sports drama film directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from David Peace 's bestselling novel The Damned Utd , a largely fictional book based on the author 's interpretation of Brian Clough 's ill-fated tenure as football manager of Leeds United in 1974 . It was produced by BBC Films and Left Bank Pictures with additional funding from Screen Yorkshire and Columbia Pictures . Sony Pictures Entertainment distributed the film . The film was originally proposed by Stephen Frears but he pulled out of the project in November 2007 . Hooper took his place and film was shot from May to July 2008 . The film marks the fifth collaboration between screenwriter Peter Morgan and actor Michael Sheen who plays Clough . The film was released in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2009 and in North America on 25 September . The film grossed $ 4.1 million worldwide against a $ 10 million production budget . The film received nominations for the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor , the ALFS Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year , the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture , Drama and Best Actor in a Supporting Role and the Writers ' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Feature Film Screenplay .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "173269840442fc737f817daa58bded9d", "text": "A Dream of Kings (film) A Dream of Kings is a 1969 drama film directed by Daniel Mann , adapted from the novel of the same name by Harry Mark Petrakis . It stars Anthony Quinn and Irene Papas . It was nominated for an award at the 1970 Laurel Awards . It was also the final film for Inger Stevens , who committed suicide two months after the film 's release , and the first for Radames Pera , who played young Caine on the TV show Kung Fu .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97e8deaea726b933a67128fd5db08b6d", "text": "The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up The Man Who Would n't Stand Up is a 2012 novel by the American writer Jacob M. Appel . It won the Dundee International Book Prize , the largest monetary British Prize for first novels , in 2012 , and was published by Cargo Publishing . The judges included Philip Pullman and Stephen Fry . Charlotte Runcie described the book as `` reminiscent of DBC Pierre 's Booker Prize winner Vernon God Little , with a splash of Kafka for good measure '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0aaeda5ada48bd88e96aed2ec807dea0", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "33e456ecdb6a3962a042fb2aaa609cfd", "text": "The Holcroft Covenant (film) The Holcroft Covenant is a spy thriller 1985 film based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name . The film starred Michael Caine and was directed by John Frankenheimer . The script was written by Edward Anhalt , George Axelrod , and John Hopkins .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18a75c5ad0c17a861ba966e0fbe71d59", "text": "BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947 , but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source . It is possible for films from any country to be nominated , although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and ( since 1983 ) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language . As such , there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories . There has been one tie for the Best Film award when , in 1962 , Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film from any Source . Until 1981 , the award was given to the director , except in 1976 and 1977 , when it was given to the producers . From 1981 to 1985 , it was given solely to the producers , and then in 1986 , it was shared between the Director and Producer . In 1998 , it was once again given to only the producers . In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "50dbcde26a02896e5d0de897d034f4a0", "text": "Harry Palmer Harry Palmer is the protagonist of a number of films based on the unnamed main character from the spy novels written by Len Deighton . Michael Caine played Harry Palmer in three of the four films based on the four published novels featuring this character . Caine also starred as this character in two other films not directly based on Deighton 's novels .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ee5f3fd9ce4a5659b4a61826101ba52e", "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 .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "219e792c403c751ea3f6764f4e98790d", "text": "Transformers: Dark of the Moon Transformers : Dark of the Moon is a 2011 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay and based on the toy line of the same name created by Hasbro . It is the third installment in the live-action Transformers film series , and is the sequel to 2009 's Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen . It is also the first film in the series not to be co-produced by DreamWorks . The film stars Shia LaBeouf , Josh Duhamel , John Turturro , Tyrese Gibson , Rosie Huntington-Whiteley , Patrick Dempsey , Kevin Dunn , Julie White , John Malkovich and Frances McDormand . Its story is set three years after the events of Revenge of the Fallen , and follows the warring Autobots and Decepticons as they battle to possess powerful technology from their homeworld that had crashed on Earth 's moon . The script was written by Ehren Kruger , who also collaborated on the narrative of Revenge of the Fallen . Dark of the Moon employed both regular 35mm film cameras and specially-developed 3-D cameras , with filming locations in Chicago , Florida , Indiana , Milwaukee , Moscow , and Washington , D.C. . The film was rendered specifically for 3-D , and the visual effects involved more complex robots which took longer to render . In May 2011 , it was announced that Paramount would move Dark of the Moon release date of July 1 to June 29 , in order to monitor an early response to footage . Exclusive early premieres in select 3D and IMAX theaters took place June 28 , 2011 , one night before worldwide release in 2D and 3D ( including IMAX 3D ) formats -- each featuring Dolby Surround 7.1 sound . Critical reception of the film was mixed , with several critics calling it better than Revenge of the Fallen and praising the film 's visuals , Steve Jablonsky 's musical score , and 3-D action sequences , while others criticized its writing , acting , and length . Dark of the Moon grossed US$ 1.12 billion worldwide , and is currently the 13th-highest-grossing film of all time , the second-highest-grossing film of 2011 ( behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ) , the highest-grossing film in the Transformers series , and the 10th film to gross over $ 1 billion . Like the first film , it was nominated for Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing , and Best Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards . It was followed by Transformers : Age of Extinction in 2014 . A fifth film , titled Transformers : The Last Knight is set to be released in 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "71b16458f87fb447bbf50bb4a282bc01", "text": "Ehren Kruger Ehren Kruger ( born October 5 , 1972 ) is an American screenwriter and film producer . He is best known for writing three of the five films in the Transformers film series which are Revenge of the Fallen , Dark of the Moon and Age of Extinction .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "b91773ee1a049d5aca4ecb07a029d264", "text": "Steve Jablonsky Steve Jablonsky ( born October 9 , 1970 ) is an American composer for film , television and video games , best known for his musical scores in the Transformers film series . Some of his frequent collaboration partners include film directors Michael Bay and Peter Berg , and fellow composer Hans Zimmer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3f00cd5648ef443fa07d6695e505d35e", "text": "Ethan Van der Ryn Ethan Van der Ryn ( born October 21 , 1962 ) is a sound editor . He won 2 Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers and King Kong . He earned further Academy Awards nominations for Transformers ( 2007 ) , Transformers : Dark of the Moon ( 2011 ) and Argo ( 2012 ) . He is an alumnus of San Francisco State University .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fbab55378a8931c26613cb6b73b2505a", "text": "Fun Publications Fun Publications is a publishing company that runs the Transformers Collectors Club and G.I. Joe Collectors Club under license from Hasbro . Besides releasing comics , Fun Publications releases exclusive toys and runs conventions for their clubs . Fun Publications also publishes a serial comic distributed as part of the official Transformer 's Collector 's Club magazine . There are six pages to the comic in each magazine , which together `` make one complete story arc '' by the end of the year with 36 pages in six months . The full strips from the first two years were distributed by IDW as Transformers Cybertron : Balancing Act . In addition to releasing comic books and magazines Fun Publications Timelines series has also produced prose stories , licensed toys and video media . However , 2016 has been announced as the final year in which Fun Publications will hold BotCon and host the Collectors Club .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d33ea65c5c3e02d55b92275c041ebe07", "text": "Transformers: Victory is an anime series produced by Toei Animation . It is a Japanese-produced spin-off of the well-known original Transformers cartoon , and the final complete animated series from the original `` Generation 1 '' era .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a41e4a331eafea81d63bd3b732e383d9", "text": "Dark Descent Dark Descent is a 2002 film written and directed by Daniel Knauf .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "91b5f73aa113859dd59dae084dd2bf09", "text": "Aaron Archer Aaron C. Archer ( born 1972 in Canton , Ohio ) is an illustrator and creative professional who spent over 18 years at Hasbro , designing for toy brands like Transformers , G.I. Joe , and others . Aaron worked on the Transformers brand for over 13 years , collaborating with Takara on hundreds of toys . Aaron acted as the Creative Lead for all Transformers partnerships including four feature films , four video games , five animated series , theme park rides , and countless publishing projects . In 2013 Aaron retired from Hasbro in order to pursue independent projects . Archer has worked on other Hasbro/Kenner toy lines including various Batman lines , Star Wars , and Alien : Resurrection , amongst others . Archer 's earliest Transformers work were designs for the later Beast Wars toys , including Transmetal 2 Megatron , Dinobot , and Cheetor . Archer was the Design VP on the Transformers brand , a role that essentially made him the highest-ranking creative Transformers staffer on the Hasbro side of the business ( Transformers are produced in partnership with Takara ) . Archer managed a design team that is responsible for concept design , both for larger storyline concepts ( Archer claims the idea for the show Transformers : Cybertron was initially created on a Taco Bell napkin over lunch ) and for the look of individual characters , while Takara 's engineers are responsible for converting Hasbro designs into three-dimensional action figure form . Takara also has say in design choices . Archer is also well known in the Transformers fandom for his brief stint posting on the TFW2005 boards under the assumed name `` Orson '' ( a reference to Orson Welles , voice of Unicron ) . Archer responded to fan questions in an unusually cryptic style , answering either-or type questions with a straightforward `` NO '' and only answering specific parts of multi-part questions ( most likely due to non-disclosure issues ) . The `` Orson 's World '' message board was eventually shut down by Hasbro and issued a statement that they wanted to treat all fansites fairly . Prior to working for Hasbro , Archer self-published a comic book , Gumbo , with Jeff McCormack . Both attended the University of Akron , in Akron , Ohio . Some homages to Aaron include the Transformers movie toy Longarm having `` Orson 's Towing '' on the door , the early name for Universe Skalor being listed as `` Archerbot '' , and the Transformers : Animated character `` Angry Archer '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7d63617603c673d6f94821af90ca7952", "text": "God of Thunder (2015 film) God of Thunder ( aka Dark Universe ) is a 2015 film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b246240eb97d10fe7b69cbcc8cb5d231", "text": "Transformers: Energon Transformers : Energon , known in Japan as , is the 2004 -- 2005 Transformers toyline , animated series , and comic book series , another co-production between Hasbro and Takara and a direct sequel to Transformers : Armada . It is also the first Japanese Transformers show where the Transformers are computer-generated ( CG ) , in a cel-shaded technique similar to the Zoids anime , which was a trend that would continue into the next series , Transformers : Cybertron . Needless to say , Energon had worse production mishaps than Armada . In this series , the Transformers ' primary gimmicks are the Autobots ' ability to combine with partners of the same size , the Decepticons ' ability to use powered up forms , and the addition of Energon weapons and stars that can be placed on any Transformer . Mini-Cons , from the previous line , are still present , but all Mini-Con pegs are `` dead '' , and they do not activate a function on the toy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2681655ad395406ad7b06d39a664e6da", "text": "TransBot TransBot , known in Japan as , is a video game for the Sega Master System originally released in 1986 . It is a sci-fi-themed shoot 'em up inspired by Transformers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e50128bcbd5d2f49bc495827ef5995c", "text": "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction fantasy film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , Peter Coyote and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott ( Thomas ) , a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed `` E.T. '' , who is stranded on Earth . He and his siblings help it return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government . The concept was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents ' divorce in 1960 . In 1980 , Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the stalled sci-fi horror film project Night Skies . It was shot from September to December 1981 in California on a budget of US$ 10.5 million . Unlike most films , it was shot in rough chronological order , to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast . Released on June 11 , 1982 by Universal Pictures , E.T was an immediate blockbuster , surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time -- a record it held for eleven years until Jurassic Park , another Spielberg-directed film , surpassed it in 1993 . It is the highest-grossing film of the 1980s . Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time , critics acclaimed it as a timeless story of friendship , and it ranks as the greatest science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes survey . In 1994 , it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . It was re-released in 1985 , and then again in 2002 to celebrate its 20th anniversary , with altered shots and additional scenes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab809db135e577ea9b93f3f15f6ebc1b", "text": "Loups=Garous is a 2010 animated science fiction film . It was directed by Junichi Fujisaku and produced by Production I.G and TransArts . The movie was released on August 28 , 2010 . Features music by the rock band SCANDAL , who are also featured in the film as cameos . It is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and in United Kingdom by Manga UK . It is available for purchase on DVD and Blu-ray .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51ef683ea049df764870b3e794fb048f", "text": "Tow-Line Tow-Line is the name of two fictional characters in the various Transformers universes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a157ce4ff4cc117b2878270518a395eb", "text": "Someone to Love (film) Someone to Love , directed by Henry Jaglom , is a film made in 1987 . It was Orson Welles ' final live action film appearance , released after his death but produced before his voice-over in The Transformers : The Movie . The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dac4d60c90a9e4740428736d3167e0da", "text": "Spike Witwicky Spike Witwicky is a regular character in the Transformers comics and television series . Spike and the rest of the Witwicky family members are the closest human allies of the Autobots . Their motto is `` No sacrifice , no victory '' . They appeared in the original television and comic book series and later in the live action films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6678087bfdbccdeb238329cebd2581c4", "text": "Transformers Label series The Transformers Label series is a line of the Transformers series by Takara Tomy released exclusively in the Japanese market . The toys in this line consist of transforming robot figures with certain themes such as working electronic devices or crossover licenses with other brands and franchises .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab776c8e054188f0657ac63f8105ecf6", "text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "55e2f0da157657339f6abf18774004d7", "text": "Transformers: Scramble City , sometimes referred to as just is an episode of The Transformers released as an OVA ( Original Video Animation ) in Japan in April 1986 . It was created as a promotional video for the new line of ` Scramble City ' toys and the cassettes were paired with the toy sets . Despite strong belief ( such as that voiced on the 20th Anniversary DVD bonus commentary for the episode ) , it was not meant to introduce Japanese audiences to the new characters from The Transformers : The Movie ( considering Ultra Magnus , Ramhorn , Steeljaw , and Ratbat are the only ones from the film that appear in it ) . Chronologically , it takes place years before the movie during the early stages of construction on Autobot City . But since Trypticon appeared ( and was supposed to debut in Five Faces of Darkness ) , it can be assumed that this video takes place after Alternity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f13d8108b44d15886f05fa1f65506ea8", "text": "Fantastic Voyage Fantastic Voyage is a 1966 American science fiction film directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Harry Kleiner , based on a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby . The film is about a submarine crew who shrink to microscopic size and venture into the body of an injured scientist to repair the damage to his brain . The original story took place in the 19th century and was meant to be a Jules Verne -- style adventure with a sense of wonder . Kleiner abandoned all but the concept of miniaturization and added a Cold War element . The film starred Stephen Boyd , Raquel Welch , Edmond O'Brien , and Donald Pleasence . Bantam Books obtained the rights for a paperback novelization based on the screenplay and approached Isaac Asimov to write it . Because the novelization was released six months before the movie , many people mistakenly believed the film was based on Asimov 's book . The movie inspired an animated television series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "601c999353b05e482bdc578bda7fd3f5", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3c0500e5970caf7460861eb0f6171f27", "text": "Dark Feed Dark Feed is a 2013 horror film directed by Shawn and Michael Rasmussen . The movie was first released on March 18 , 2013 and centers upon a group of filmmakers that decide to cut costs by filming in an abandoned psychiatric hospital , only to end up slowly turning insane . Filming took place in New England and utilized some of the buildings seen in Shutter Island . The Rasmussens came up with the idea for Dark Feed while visiting the set of another film , Long Distance , which was filming in an abandoned psychiatric hospital .", "title": "" } ]
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Nigeria is part of The Next Eleven countries alongside Egypt and South Korea according to Jim O'Neil.
[ { "docid": "9a2465284ea7ddd31bf2d7ef34a727d8", "text": "Nigeria The Federal Republic of Nigeria -LSB- naɪˈdʒɪəriə -RSB- , commonly referred to as Nigeria , is a federal republic in West Africa , bordering Benin in the west , Chad and Cameroon in the east , and Niger in the north . Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean . It comprises 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory , where the capital , Abuja is located . Nigeria is officially a democratic secular country . Modern-day Nigeria has been the site of numerous kingdoms and tribal states over the millennia . The modern state originated from British colonial rule beginning in the 19th century , and the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914 . The British set up administrative and legal structures whilst practising indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms . Nigeria became a formally independent federation in 1960 , and plunged into a civil war from 1967 to 1970 . It has since alternated between democratically elected civilian governments and military dictatorships , until it achieved a stable democracy in 1999 , with the 2011 presidential elections considered the first to be reasonably free and fair . Nigeria is often referred to as the `` Giant of Africa '' , owing to its large population and economy . With approximately 184 million inhabitants , Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world . Nigeria has one of the largest populations of youth in the world . The country is viewed as a multinational state , as it is inhabited by over 500 ethnic groups , of which the three largest are the Hausa , Igbo and Yoruba ; these ethnic groups speak over 500 different languages , and are identified with wide variety of cultures . The official language is English . Nigeria is divided roughly in half between Christians , who live mostly in the southern part of the country , and Muslims in the northern part . A minority of the population practise religions indigenous to Nigeria , such as those native to the Igbo and Yoruba ethnicities . , Nigeria is the world 's 20th largest economy , worth more than $ 500 billion and $ 1 trillion in terms of nominal GDP and purchasing power parity respectively . It overtook South Africa to become Africa 's largest economy in 2014 . The 2013 debt-to-GDP ratio was 11 percent . Nigeria is considered to be an emerging market by the World Bank ; it has been identified as a regional power on the African continent , a middle power in international affairs , and has also been identified as an emerging global power . Nigeria is a member of the MINT group of countries , which are widely seen as the globe 's next `` BRIC-like '' economies . It is also listed among the `` Next Eleven '' economies set to become among the biggest in the world . Nigeria is a founding member of the African Union and a member of many other international organizations , including the United Nations , the Commonwealth of Nations and OPEC .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "93dc2a97cab142a552095383d173b82b", "text": "Next Eleven The Next Eleven ( known also by the numeronym N-11 ) are the eleven countries -- Bangladesh , Egypt , Indonesia , Iran , Mexico , Nigeria , Pakistan , the Philippines , Turkey , South Korea and Vietnam -- identified by Goldman Sachs investment bank and economist Jim O'Neill in a research paper as having a high potential of becoming , along with the BRICS countries , among the world 's largest economies in the 21st century . The bank chose these states , all with promising outlooks for investment and future growth , on December 12 , 2005 . At the end of 2011 , the four most prominent countries in the Next Eleven , Mexico , Indonesia , Nigeria and Turkey ( commonly referret to as MINT ) , made up 73 percent of all Next Eleven GDP . BRIC GDP was $ 13.5 trillion , MINT GDP comprising almost 30 percent of that : $ 3.9 trillion . The criteria that Goldman Sachs used were macroeconomic stability , political maturity , openness of trade and investment policies , and the quality of education . The N-11 paper is a follow-up to the bank 's 2003 paper on the four emerging `` BRIC '' economies , Brazil , Russia , India , and China . It can be compared with the CIVETS list coined by Robert Ward , global forecasting director for the Economist Intelligence Unit ( EIU ) -- having a few differences , but many similarities .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "a665a6b54e09f3d953661c99a0b4f32e", "text": "Nigerian literature Nigerian literature is the literature of Nigeria which is written by Nigerians , for Nigerians and addresses Nigerian issues . It is written in English , Igbo , Urhobo , Yoruba , Hausa , and the other languages of the country . The languages used by authors in Nigeria are based in part on geography , with authors in the northern part of the country writing in Hausa . Nigerian authors have won numerous accolades , including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Man Booker .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a25049d63238bbc2706ab130c07830a3", "text": "Anioma people Anioma people are the indigenous Igbo people located primarily in Delta State , Nigeria . They make up about one-third of Delta State and , for administrative purposes , are referred to as `` Delta North , '' thus contrasting Delta Central and Delta South , areas densely inhabited by the Urhobo , Isoko , Ijaw , and Itsekiri , the other ethnic groups inhabiting Delta State . The Anioma region has a total population of 1,114,055 , not including those Anioma communities located outside of Delta State . The Anioma populace make up small numbers in neighbouring Edo State , specifically in Igbanke ( Igbo Akiri ) , Ozo and Ekpon . The term `` Anioma '' means `` good land '' in Igbo and , coincidentally , is also an acronym derived from the four original local government areas , i.e. , ( A ) for Aniocha , ( N ) for Ndokwa , ( I ) for Ika and ( O ) for Oshimili , M and A being common denominators found in the original four local government areas . The coinage was made by the founding father , Chief Dennis Osadebay , in 1951 and has remained the preferred indigenous name by which the people collectively refer to themselves . Sentimentally , there are also Anioma communities in parts of certain towns in Anambra State , namely Onitsha , Ogbaru , Akwukwu Obosi , Ozobulu and Ogidi . They can also be found in the Oguta and Ndoni areas of Imo and Rivers States , respectively . Anioma people , who had one identity prior to the coming of the Europeans , were balkanized after they lost the Ekumeku War against the British imperialism , in 1914 , after 31 years of fighting . The Ekemeku War was the longest resistance against British imperialism in Nigeria .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e925f38c1c264e89081086dc3bbca7cf", "text": "Ila Orangun Ìlá Òràngún ( or Ila , or Ila-Orogun ) is an ancient city in Osun State , Nigeria , that was capital of an ancient city-state of the same name in the Igbomina area of Yorubaland in south-western Nigeria . Ìlá Òràngún is the more populous sister-city ( and sister-kingdom ) of Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún , located about 7.5 miles ( 12 km ) to the north-east . It is the headquarters of the Ila Local Government Area . The people of Ila speak the distinctive dialect of the Yoruba language called Igbomina ( or Ogbonna ) . A common traditional profession of the indigenes of the town is palm-wine tapping . This profession is referenced in one of the most popular songs and common sayings about the town of Ila . The proverb Ila ' o l'oogun , emu l'oogun Ila means : `` Ila has no special medicine or magical preparations other than palm-wine '' . A folk song also says Ila ni mi , ise mi o le/ti mo ba wa l'orun ope bi ` ofusia ' ni i ri , which translates into English as : `` I am a citizen of Ila , my profession is very easy ; if I am on top of a palm tree , I feel like I am upstairs in a multi-storey building . '' Ila-Orangun is the home of the Oyo ( now Osun ) State College of Education . The African Heritage Research Library was established in 1988 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "832f34fd0557e68a8ee2626226ee5a91", "text": "Partners for a New Beginning In his `` A New Beginning '' speech on June 4 , 2009 , at Cairo University in Cairo , Egypt , President of the United States Barack Obama stated that `` I 've come here to Cairo to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world , one based on mutual interest and mutual respect , and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition . Instead , they overlap , and share common principles -- principles of justice and progress ; tolerance and the dignity of all human beings . '' During the speech , he also committed to `` host a Summit on Entrepreneurship this year to identify how we can deepen ties between business leaders , foundations and social entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world '' . To support the President 's `` New Beginning '' goals , United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched Partners for a New Beginning along with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright , Walter Isaacson ( President of The Aspen Institute ) , and Muhtar Kent ( Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company ) on April 27 , 2010 . Leading the initiative on the State Department side is Kris Balderston , Special Representative for Global Partnerships . In addition to its presence in the United States , PNB has established 11 local chapters across the Middle East and North Africa and , along with its partners , has launched , expanded or pledged support for more than 70 projects since the partnership 's inception in September 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7d219eb15567918ff3ba6d31857a33da", "text": "Church of Nigeria The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria . It is the second-largest province in the Anglican Communion , as measured by baptized membership ( but not by attendance ) , after the Church of England . It gives its current membership as `` over 18 million '' , out of a total Nigerian population of 140 million . Other statistics reveal that the Church of Nigeria has 2 million active attendees on a Sunday . Since 2002 the Church of Nigeria has been organised into 14 ecclesiastical provinces . It has rapidly increased the number of its dioceses and bishops from 91 in 2002 to 161 as at January 2013 . The administrative headquarters are located in Abuja . Its primate is Archbishop Nicholas Okoh .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9246241fe56e27e29ab4a67dbff078fb", "text": "Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Nigeria competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London , United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9 , 2012 . Nigerian Paralympians combined won more medals than their Olympic counterparts in London , winning 6 golds , 5 silvers and 2 bronze medals . The 2012 Paralympic Games played an important role in Nigerian society in terms of assisting in changing people 's attitudes towards people with disabilities . In some cases , this allowed Nigerian medalists to return home and be the primary breadwinner for their families . Powerlifting was Nigeria 's dominant sport in London . Following the team 's success in the sport , Sports Minister Bolaji Abdullahi was quoted as saying that additional money would be funneled to the sport to build on the country 's success in it", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0905c242efdfbc197f7edddaafe75261", "text": "List of people by number of countries visited This is a list of people by number of countries and territories visited . There are a number of people claiming to have visited every country in the world , though there is great debate as to how many countries there are in the world . The most commonly agreed base number is the number of United Nations member states , of which there are 193 . According to the United Nations , `` The recognition of a new State or Government is an act that only other States and Governments may grant or withhold . '' As a result , the membership of some countries to the United Nations is blocked by one or more other members , such as Taiwan and Kosovo , and there are also two observer states , the Holy See and the State of Palestine . Additionally , there are various dependencies and territories that maintain autonomy , their own government , immigration , and/or print their own currency , and can be widely held as de facto countries by travellers . ISO 3166 is maintained by ISO as an updated list of the aforementioned derived from United Nations sources ( Terminology Bulletin Country Names and the Country and Region Codes for Statistical Use maintained by the United Nations Statistics Divisions ) , and lists 249 countries . The Travelers ' Century Club , whose membership is limited to those travellers who have visited one hundred or more territories of the world , maintains its own official list of countries and territories , a total of 325 as of 1 January 2016 , which includes geographically separated areas , such as Hawaii and other areas of cultural interest . This list of people by countries visited does not prescribe one list as correct ; rather , it lists the number of countries visited from any of these competing lists . The Best Travelled is also considered a reference for the 1281 world regions and well travelled people , and hold a verification process to check on traveller 's claims . Their UN Master List regroups all those travellers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2f8c7e91575254a58e91f740a5304132", "text": "Oko Town For the 2012 album by Swiss band 77 Bombay Street , see Oko Town ( album ) Oko ( Ana Oko ) is an Igbo speaking town in south eastern Nigeria . It is one of the 16 major towns that make up the geo-political area called Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra state . Oko has five villages commonly referred to as EBENESE , and forty-five wards known as Umunna . The names of the villages are Ezioko , Eziabor , Okeani , Ihengwu and Ifite . It has the geographical coordinates of 6 ° 3 ' 0 '' North , 7 ° 06 ' 0 '' East . Oko is regarded as a citadel of learning due to the early embrace of western educations and establishment of first Polytechnic in the old Anambra ( present Anambra , Enugu and part of Ebonyi ) State in the town . It is also widely recognized because of its erosion site which has baffled geologists for many years and records have it that it is supposedly deeper than the Grand Canyon . The importance of Oko in the old Aguata Local Government Area ( comprising Aguata , Orumba North and South ) can not be overemphasized when one notes that among the prominent sons of Aguata of colonial era inscribed on a marble wall within the Local Government secretariat , Oko has the highest number . These include the late Chiefs John Ifeakor , Ebenezer Otaluka ( Aharinta ) , and Jerry Nwosu . The inscription is still there to date . Chief Otaluka was reputed to be the first person to own and drive a private car in the whole of Aguata Division . He was also said to have built the `` first one story house '' in the Division . His one story house has glass windows . People from far and near came to see this mansion of those days . Today a road he pioneered is named after him in Oko and is called Ezi-Ahari .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e8e328fcc667f5039a0bb6ed62c31b4d", "text": "Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is , geographically , the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara . According to the UN , it consists of all African countries that are fully or partially located south of the Sahara . It contrasts with North Africa , whose territories are part of the League of Arab states within the Arab world . Somalia , Djibouti , Comoros and Mauritania are geographically in Sub-Saharan Africa , but are likewise Arab states and part of the Arab world . The Sahel is the transitional zone between the Sahara and the tropical savanna ( the Sudan region ) and forest-savanna mosaic to the south . Since probably 3500 BCE , the Saharan and Sub-Saharan regions of Africa have been separated by the extremely harsh climate of the sparsely populated Sahara , forming an effective barrier interrupted by only the Nile in Sudan , though the Nile was blocked by the river 's cataracts . The Sahara pump theory explains how flora and fauna ( including Homo sapiens ) left Africa to penetrate the Middle East and beyond . African pluvial periods are associated with a `` wet Sahara '' phase during which larger lakes and more rivers existed . The use of the term has been criticized because it refers to the South only by cartography conventions and projects a connotation of inferiority ; a vestige of colonialism , which some say , divided Africa into European terms of homogeneity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "31b434ff64eaa99b7da7be1bdcfc70bf", "text": "List of airports in Sudan This is a list of airports in Sudan , sorted by location . Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , sometimes called North Sudan is an Arab state in North Africa . It is bordered by Egypt to the north , the Red Sea to the northeast , Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east , South Sudan to the south , the Central African Republic to the southwest , Chad to the west , and Libya to the northwest . The Nile divides the country into eastern and western halves . The capital city is Khartoum . The country is divided into 17 states . __ TOC __", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e2a1e82ea4731c4045b231a4b25672d0", "text": "North East (Nigeria) North East is one of the geopolitical zones of Nigeria , consisting of the following states : Adamawa Bauchi Borno Gombe Taraba Yobe It occupies slightly less than one-third of Nigeria 's total area and had a projected population for 2011 of 23,558,674 or 13.5 % of the country 's population .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f6c3bf5e859dbcdc0f4231d27f56f4ef", "text": "Leadership (newspaper) Leadership is a daily national newspaper published by Leadership Newspaper Group , based in Abuja , Nigeria . On its website , the paper asserts : `` We shall stand up for good governance . We shall defend the interests of the Nigerian state even against its leaders and we shall raise our pen at all times in defence of what is right . These are the values by which we intend to be assessed '' . On 9 January 2007 a dozen State Security Service agents stormed the Leadership offices and arrested general manager Abraham Nda-Isaiah , editor Bashir Bello Akko and journalist Abdulazeez Sanni . The cause was an article written by journalist Danladi Ndayebo that discussed the political maneuvers in the ruling People 's Democratic Party ( PDP ) party that led to nomination of Umaru Musa Yar ` Adua as presidential candidate . On 6 May 2008 a squad of armed , plain-clothed policemen from the Niger State Command raided the Leadership head office and arrested the deputy editor , Danladi Ndayebo , apparently without any warrant . According to the editor , Prince Charles Dickson , the cause was a feature article said to have defamed the character of Senator Isa Mohammed . In December 2009 , the Nigerian Union of Journalists named Leadership `` Newspaper of the Year '' . The award was accepted by Abraham Nda-Isaiah , its Group Executive Director . In a restructuring effective 1 January 2011 , Azubuike Ishiekwene was appointed the first managing director of LEADERSHIP Newspapers , while Abraham Nda-Isaiah became managing director of LEADERSHIP Holdings . Ishiekwene had formerly been editor of The Punch , and then managing director of that newspaper . In the April 2011 elections Golu Timothy , a former editor of the newspaper , was elected to the State House of Assembly in the Kanke Constituency of Plateau State . He ran on the PDP platform . Golu was reported to be seeking the position of Speaker in the Plateau House of Assembly . On July 17 , 2013 , the Leadership reprinted the writer Shai Afsai 's photographs and first-person article `` Igbo Jews of Nigeria Strive to Study and Practice '' under the title `` Igbo-Jews Of Nigeria Study And Practise Judaism , '' citing the Leadership 's Igho Oyoyo as its author . After being threatened with legal action by the New English Review '' 's editor , the Leadership '' issued an apology for the plagiarism and a corrected byline , ten days later .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2985db2d5f6f45b554d77888226bf712", "text": "Oyo State Ọyọ , usually referred to as Oyo State to distinguish it from the city of Oyo , is an inland state in south-western Nigeria , with its capital at Ibadan . It is bounded in the north by Kwara State , in the east by Osun State , in the south by Ogun State and in the west partly by Ogun State and partly by the Republic of Benin .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "93732bd0660a49abe719f1513735f978", "text": "Benin Empire The Benin Empire was a pre-colonial empire located in what is now southern Nigeria . Its capital was Edo , now known as Benin City , Edo . It should not be confused with the modern-day country called Benin , formerly called Dahomey . The Benin Empire was `` one of the oldest and most highly developed states in the coastal hinterland of West Africa , dating perhaps to the eleventh century CE '' , until it was annexed by the British Empire in 1897 . The original people and founders of the Benin Empire , the Edo people , were initially ruled by the Ogiso ( Kings of the Sky ) dynasty who called their land Igodomigodo . The rulers or kings were commonly known as Ogiso . Igodo , the first Ogiso , wielded much influence and gained popularity as a good ruler . He died after a long reign and was succeeded by Ere , his eldest son . In the 12th century , a great palace intrigue and battle for power erupted between the warrior crown prince Ekaladerhan son of the last Ogiso and his young paternal uncle . In anger over an oracle , Prince Ekaladerhan left the royal court with his warriors . When his old father the Ogiso died , the Ogiso dynasty was ended as the people and royal kingmakers preferred their king 's son as natural next in line to rule . The exiled Prince Ekaladerhan later became Izoduwa or Oduduwa the first Oni in uhe ( ile ife ) . Oranmiyan , grand son of Oduduwa took up his abode in the palace built for him at Usama by the elders ( now a coronation shrine ) . Soon after his arrival he married a beautiful lady , Erinmwinde , daughter of Osa-nego , was the ninth Enogie ( Duke ) of Ego , by whom he had a son . After some years residence here he called a meeting of the people and renounced his office , remarking that the country was a land of vexation , Ile-Ibinu ( by which name the country was afterward known ) and that only a child born , trained and educated in the arts and mysteries of the land could reign over the people . He caused his son born to him by Erinmwinde to be made King in his place , and returned to Yoruba land Ile-Ife . After some years in Ife , he left for Oyo , where he also left a son behind on leaving the place , and his son Ajaka ultimately became the first Alafin of Oyo of the present line , while Oranmiyan himself was reigning as Oni of Ife . Therefore , Oranmiyan of Ife , the father of Eweka I , the Oba of Benin , was also the father of Ajaka , the first Alafin of Oyo . Oni of Ife and Alafe of Oyo . By the 15th century , Edo as a system of protected settlements expanded into a thriving city-state . In the 15th century , the twelfth Oba in line , Oba Ewuare the Great ( 1440 -- 1473 ) would expand the city-state to an empire . It was not until the 15th century during the reign of Oba Ewuare the Great that the kingdom 's administrative centre , the city Ubinu , began to be known as Benin City by the Portuguese , and would later be adopted by the locals as well . Before then , due to the pronounced ethnic diversity at the kingdom 's headquarters during the 15th century from the successes of Oba Ewuare , the earlier name ( ` Ubinu ' ) by a tribe of the Edos was colloquially spoken as `` Bini '' by the mix of Itsekhiri , Esan , Ika , Ijaw Edo , Urhobo living together in the royal administrative centre of the kingdom . The Portuguese would write this down as Benin City . Though , farther Edo clans , such as the Itsekiris and the Urhobos still referred to the city as Ubini up till the late 19th century , as evidence implies . Aside from Benin City , the system of rule of the Oba in his kingdom , even through the golden age of the kingdom , was still loosely based after the Ogiso dynasty , which was military and royal protection in exchange of use of resources and implementation of taxes paid to the royal administrative centre . Language and culture was not enforced but remained heterogeneous and localized according to each group within the kingdom , though a local `` Enogie '' ( duke ) was often appointed by the Oba for specified ethnic areas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4bf6bae114897386fcc1e0db2c7c04c5", "text": "List of country groupings This is a list of groupings of countries or of intergovernmental organisations , formal or informal , organisational or economic category . African Union ( AU ) is a continental union consisting of all fifty-five countries on the African continent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region Arab League , a regional organization of Arab countries in and around North Africa , the Horn of Africa and Arabia , Algeria , Bahrain , Comoros , Djibouti , Egypt , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Mauritania , Morocco , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , Yemen , to draw closer the relations between member States and co-ordinate collaboration between them , to safeguard their independence and sovereignty , and to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries ASEAN , The Association of Southeast Asian Nations , a regional organisation comprising ten Southeast Asian states BASIC countries , four large newly industrialized countries , Brazil , South Africa , India , China , to act jointly on climate change and emissions reduction Benelux Union is a politico-economic union of three neighbouring states in western Europe : Belgium , the Netherlands , and Luxembourg . BRIC , Brazil , Russia , India and China , which are all deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development BRICS , Brazil , Russia , India , China and South Africa , leading developing or newly industrialized countries , and are distinguished by their large , sometimes fast-growing economies and significant influence on regional affairs CIVETS , six emerging markets countries , Colombia , Indonesia , Vietnam , Egypt , Turkey and South Africa , a diverse and dynamic economy and a young , growing population Commonwealth of Nations , fifty-two member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire Development Assistance Committee ( DAC ) , to discuss issues surrounding aid , development and poverty reduction in developing countries , the world 's major donor countries , Australia , European Union , Iceland , New Zealand , South Korea , Austria , Finland , Ireland , Norway , Spain , Belgium , France , Italy , Poland , Sweden , Canada , Germany , Japan , Portugal , Switzerland , Czech Republic , Greece , Luxembourg , Slovakia , United Kingdom , Denmark , Hungary , Netherlands , Slovenia , United States Economic Cooperation Organisation ( ECO ) , Afghanistan , Azerbaijan , Iran , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyz , Pakistan , Tajikistan , Turkey , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , a political and economic organization , a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade and investment opportunities , the objective is to establish a single market for goods and services EAEU , Eurasian Economic Union , an economic union of Belarus , Kazakhstan , Russia , Armenia , Kyrgyzstan EU , The European Union , a political and economic union of twenty-eight member states that are located primarily in Europe Four Asian Tigers , economies of Hong Kong , Singapore , South Korea , Taiwan , underwent rapid industrialization and maintained exceptionally high growth rates , now developed into advanced and high-income economies G4 nations , Brazil , Germany , India , and Japan , four countries which support each other 's bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council Group of Eight ( G8 ) , Canada , France , Germany , Italy , Japan , the United Kingdom , the United States , and Russia , the world 's major highly industrialized economies in countries that view themselves as democracies G8 +5 , the G8 nations , plus the five leading emerging economies ( Brazil , China , India , Mexico , and South Africa ) G20 , or Group of Twenty , twenty major economies , Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Canada , China , European Union , France , Germany , India , Indonesia , Italy , Japan , South Korea , Mexico , Russia , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , for studying , reviewing , and promoting high-level discussion of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability Group of 7 ( G7 ) , Canada , France , Germany , Italy , Japan , the United Kingdom , and the United States , the seven major advanced economies as reported by the International Monetary Fund Group of 77 ( G77 ) , a loose coalition of developing nations , designed to promote its members ' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations Gulf Cooperation Council , Bahrain , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia and the UAE . A regional intergovernmental political and economic union consisting of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf , except for Iraq . IBSA Dialogue Forum , India , Brazil , South Africa , an international tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation among these countries Mercosur ( Southern Common Market ) , Argentina , Brazil , Paraguay , Uruguay , Venezuela , Bolivia , Chile , Peru , Colombia , Ecuador , Suriname , to promote free trade and the fluid movement of goods , people , and currency MIKTA , an informal partnership between Mexico , Indonesia , Republic of Korea , Turkey , Australia , to support effective global governance MINT , the economies of Mexico , Indonesia , Nigeria , and Turkey NACAr , Norway , Australia , Canada , Argentina , countries characterized by middle to high income per capita , a low population density and a concentration of exports in natural resources North American Free Trade Agreement , NAFTA is an agreement signed by Canada , Mexico , and the United States , creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America Next Eleven ( Nll ) , Bangladesh , Egypt , Indonesia , Iran , Mexico , Nigeria , Pakistan , the Philippines , Turkey , South Korea and Vietnam -- identified as having a high potential of becoming , along with the BRICS countries , among the world 's largest economies in the 21st century OECD , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , to stimulate economic progress and world trade , countries committed to democracy and the market economy , most OECD members are high-income economies with a very high Human Development Index ( HDI ) and are regarded as developed countries OPEC , Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries , thirteen countries accounting for an estimated 42 percent of global oil production and 73 percent of the world 's proven oil reserves P5 , permanent members of the United Nations Security Council , China , France , Russia , the United Kingdom , the United States PIGS , the economies of the countries of Portugal , Italy and or Ireland , Greece , and Spain United Nations ( UN ) , an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation , 193 member states . VISTA ( Vietnam , Indonesia , South Africa , Turkey , Argentina ) is an emerging markets grouping proposed in 2006 by BRICs Economic Research Institute of Japan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "687d75bf5100f8b644b39147668b59b2", "text": "BRIC In economics , BRIC is a grouping acronym that refers to the countries of Brazil , Russia , India and China , which are all deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development . It is typically rendered as `` the BRICs '' or `` the BRIC countries '' or `` the BRIC economies '' or alternatively as the `` Big Four '' . A related acronym , BRICS , adds South Africa . There are arguments that Indonesia should be included into grouping , effectively turning it into BRIIC or BRIICS . Previously BRIC was coined by Jim O'Neill in 2001 as an acronym of 4 countries which are all deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development , but in 2009 the leaders of BRIC countries made the first summit and in 2010 BRIC became a formal institution . South Africa began efforts to join the BRIC grouping and on December 24 , 2010 South Africa was invited to join BRICS . The aim of BRIC is establishment of an equitable , democratic and multi polar world order , but later BRIC became a political organization , moreover after South Africa joined BRICS . Jim O'Neill , told the summit that South Africa , at a population of under 50 million people , was just too small as an economy to join the BRIC ranks . But future of BRIC as an economy group is questionable . In 2012 , a book with title ` Breakout Nations ' mentioned that it is hard to sustain rapid growth for more than a decade . And in 2015 , only India can lure global investors , China struggles with its slow down , while Brazil and Russia are in heavy recessions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2253cb97666c0d5c55b156927b647e96", "text": "2010 FIFA World Cup Group B Group B of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 12 June and ended on 22 June 2010 . The group consisted of Argentina , Nigeria , South Korea and Greece . In the 1986 World Cup , Argentina and South Korea were in the same Group A ; Argentina won 3 -- 1 . In the 1994 World Cup , three of these teams ( Argentina , Nigeria , and Greece ) were in the same Group D along with Bulgaria . Nigeria , Argentina and Bulgaria qualified for the second round , where Nigeria and Argentina lost their next matches to Italy ( 2 -- 1 ) and Romania ( 3 -- 2 ) , respectively , with Bulgaria reaching the semi-finals . In the 2002 World Cup , Argentina and Nigeria were both drawn into Group F ; Argentina won 1 -- 0 , a result that was repeated in 2010 . As group winners , Argentina advanced to face Mexico , the Group A runners-up , while South Korea , who finished as group runners-up , faced Uruguay , who won Group A.", "title": "" }, { "docid": "16476c8e3585e34e35d1df914f438180", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a44993f54541fc9fe4c90cb114c94701", "text": "India–Nigeria relations The bilateral relations between the Republic of India and the Federal Republic of Nigeria have considerably expanded in recent years with both nations building strategic and commercial ties . Oil-rich Nigeria stated recently that India has replaced the United States as its largest crude importer 20 -25 percent of India 's domestic oil demand.India , however , now purchases some 30 % of Nigeria 's daily crude production which currently hovers around 2.5 million barrels With bilateral oil trade valued at US$ 10 billion , Indian oil companies are also involved in oil drilling operations in Nigeria and have plans to set up refineries there .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a770e2dba6eb5cbeb809ec2dd029f7e7", "text": "Juba Conference (1947) The Juba Conference was a June 1947 meeting attended by British and Sudanese delegates in the city of Juba , then regional capital of Equatoria Province in South Sudan ( and today the national capital of South Sudan ) . Britain organised the conference to combine northern and southern Sudan into one political entity . Until then , the two sectors were essentially treated by the British as two separate colonies because of ethnic , religious and cultural differences . Northern Sudan was heavily Arabized and had a fairly well-structured political and economic infrastructure . Northerners practiced Islam and were relatively well-educated . Southern Sudan was mainly composed of various Nilotic tribes who practiced a mixture of Christian and traditional beliefs . Economically , it did not possess the organization of northern Sudan . The Juba Conference agreed that northern and southern Sudan would constitute one state and that a Legislative Assembly would represent the entire colony . However , southern Sudanese representatives had several reservations about the resolutions , largely because they were in an inferior position in regards to their region 's lack of educational and political experience . Their apprehension was realised when 800 administrative posts were vacated by the British in preparation for Sudanese `` self-rule '' ; only four of the government posts went to Southerners . In discussions to determine the future of the modern state of Sudan , the southern provinces were largely excluded from the political process . This disparity lead to the First and Second Sudanese Civil Wars , eventually resulting , in 2011 , in the Southern provinces becoming an independent state , the Republic of South Sudan .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "2b90093f0c0e4e1727f29d35520c8c96", "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 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "95194b35264b13ce4c641a37cf05894f", "text": "Gladiators of Rome (2012 film) Gladiators of Rome ( Italian : Gladiatori di Roma ) , also known as Not Born to Be Gladiators and referred to in marketing as Gladiators of Rome 3D , is a 2012 Italian computer-animated comedy film produced by Rainbow CGI and released by Medusa Film . It is directed by Iginio Straffi , and was opened in Italy on October 2012 and was later released across Europe and the Americas . Produced on a budget of $ 45 million , it is one of the most expensive Italian films ever made . The film grossed between $ 10 million and $ 50 million worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5e4aca73dc917b5383aa0cd66ed7fb45", "text": "Anzio Anzio -LSB- ˈantsjo -RSB- is a city and comune on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy , about 51 km south of Rome . Well known for its seaside harbour setting , it is a fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Islands of Ponza , Palmarola and Ventotene . The city bears great historical significance as the site of Operation Shingle , a crucial landing by the Allies during the Italian Campaign of World War II .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "23813105db7e45d4a558fc6cf749d4c0", "text": "They Call Me Trinity They Call Me Trinity ( Lo chiamavano Trinità ... ) is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni and starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f76b18be61781caf6f4ccce690972198", "text": "Sylvester matrix In mathematics , a Sylvester matrix is a matrix associated to two univariate polynomials with coefficients in a field or a commutative ring . The entries of the Sylvester matrix of two polynomials are coefficients of the polynomials . The determinant of the Sylvester matrix of two polynomials is their resultant , which is zero when the two polynomials have a common root ( in case of coefficients in a field ) or a non-constant common divisor ( in case of coefficients in an integral domain ) . Sylvester matrices are named after James Joseph Sylvester .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc070171ec9a46190f7d579f4725ead6", "text": "Monte Mario Monte Mario is the highest ( 139 m ) hill in Rome , Italy . It lies around the northwest side of the city . The hill was known as Mons Vaticanus or Clivus Cinnae during the ancient Roman period . The current name , according to some theories , comes from Mario Mellini , a cardinal who owned a villa and several hamlets around the hill in the 15th century . However , the hill was known as Monte Malo ( `` Bad Mountain '' ) in the Middle Ages due to the murder here of patrician Giovanni Crescenzio ( 998 ) , whence , it is presumed , the modern name . The eastern part of the hill is a nature reserve , and on the west side lies the now upmarket district of the same name . Atop one hill is the church and convent of Santa Maria Rosario . On the hilltop , now occupying the site of the 15th century Villa Mellini , is the Monte Mario Observatory , part of the Rome Observatory , and the Museo Astronomico Copernicano . This location ( 12 ° 27 ' 8.4 `` E ) was used as the prime meridian ( rather than Greenwich ) for maps of Italy until the 1960s . The side of the hill was the former site of the Villa Pigneto built by Pietro da Cortona . The ruins of the structure were razed in the 19th century . The John Felice Rome Center , one of the four campuses of Loyola University Chicago , is located on the hill on Via Massimi . Although it is the highest hill in the modern city of Rome , Monte Mario is not one of the proverbial Seven Hills of Rome , being outside the boundaries of the ancient city .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b3fb15e6ff7d3b28d2ad3bc2b4f0bb5e", "text": "Boscolo Exedra Roma The Boscolo Exedra Roma is a 5-star luxury hotel in Piazza della Repubblica , Rome . The hotel is part of the Italian Boscolo Hotels chain and has since 2013 been a member of the Autograph Collection by Marriott . On June 19 , 2013 actor James Gandolfini died of a heart attack in the hotel .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ce61f9b523ce022a7c58b42ab629e1c3", "text": "Totò Prince Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio ( 15 February 1898 -- 15 April 1967 ) , best known by his stage name Totò ( -LSB- toˈtɔ -RSB- ) born simply as Antonio De Curtis , and nicknamed il Principe della risata ( `` the Prince of laughter '' ) , was an Italian comedian , film and theatre actor , writer , singer and songwriter . While he first gained his popularity as a comic actor , his dramatic roles , poetry , and songs are all deemed to be outstanding ; his style and a number of his recurring jokes and gestures have become universally known memes in Italy . Writer and philosopher Umberto Eco has thus commented on the importance of Totò in Italian culture : Mario Monicelli , who directed some of the most appreciated of Totò 's movies , thus described his artistic value :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "40e6b92baa5e197ac7c1ad1a90e02cd9", "text": "Sylvester Z. Poli Sylvester Zefferino Poli ( December 31 , 1858 -- May 31 , 1937 ) was an Italian migrant to the USA who became a theatre magnate during the late 1800s and early decades of the 20th century . By 1916 he controlled 30 individual theatres , probably more than anyone else in the world at that time , establishing himself throughout the Northeastern United States . Starting with a career in wax sculpting , he quickly moved on to dime museums , curios , variety shows , and ultimately vaudeville theatres and movie palaces .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2d4899d0ceeb919c28ee8ca6559216e", "text": "Johnny Stecchino Johnny Stecchino is an Italian comedy film starring Roberto Benigni as the protagonist and director . This film is one of Benigni 's many collaborations with co-star and wife , Nicoletta Braschi . During its release in 1991 , it was the highest-grossing film in Italy . This film follows the life of Dante , a quirky school bus driver ( Benigni ) for students with Down syndrome , who bears a striking resemblance to Johnny Stecchino , an Italian mafioso who is wanted by Sicilian mobsters for treason and murder . The film 's plot begins to unravel when Dante meets Maria , the wife of Stecchino , who begins her plan into tricking mobsters to kill Dante thinking he is Stecchino . The film takes several unexpected twists when Maria begins to fall for Dante , and it becomes clear that Dante can not possibly be the cold blooded killer , Johnny Stecchino . The U.S. version released in theaters and on VHS is about 20 minutes shorter that the full Italian version . It trims several conversations including the final scene with Lillo sniffing cocaine .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "30696699fe82f05d6322c33b7c6d802a", "text": "Joseph Paruta Joseph Paruta , also known as `` Old Man '' and `` Sammy Gravano 's Personal Luca Brasi '' ( December 3 , 1929-October 1986 Brooklyn , New York ) was a mobster in the Gambino crime family and considered a `` key member '' of Sammy Gravano 's Bensonhurst , Brooklyn crew . He is the only known mobster who asked for a mercy killing after becoming terminally ill with lung cancer . The proposition was agreed upon but Paruta died before the mercy killing was performed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d02104a40736540e27e3e32e85dc188d", "text": "The Age of the Medici The Age of the Medici , originally released in Italy as L'età di Cosimo de Medici ( The Age of Cosimo de Medici ) , is a 1973 3-part TV series about the Renaissance in Florence , directed by Roberto Rossellini . The series was shot in English in the hope of securing a North American release , which it failed to achieve , and was later dubbed into Italian and shown on state television . The films are : Cosimo de Medici , The Power of Cosimo and Leon Battista Alberti : Humanism . It is Fred Ward 's debut role . Like several other TV series directed by Rossellini during the 1970s , The Age of the Medici is a form of docudrama , in which historical information is communicated via dramatized conversations between figures from history , and between ordinary people . They are unabashedly `` teaching films . '' As Dave Kehr explains , `` The dialogue is bluntly didactic , with characters telling one another things they would already know entirely for the benefit of the audience ... . Rossellini is n't asking his viewers to identify with his characters or become caught up in their personal dramas ... Instead he creates a detached perspective . '' Each scene plays out in a single long take , with the camera slowly moving and zooming to create different framings of the action , or , as Kehr puts it , `` to close in on details or investigate relationships '' . When the films debuted in New York 's Public Theater in 1973 , New York Times movie critic Vincent Canby noted that while not difficult , the austere style of the films , `` as well as Rossellini 's total lack of concern for what might be called performance , take some getting used to . Yet once you 've grasped the method and the rhythm of the films , they are a ravishingly beautiful experience '' : The actors make few attempts to act . They recite as they walk about magnificent locations , sounding and looking like ferociously gifted dress-extras . The talk has been rather flatly dubbed into English so that it 's not always possible to tell who is speaking.Forget these problems , though . The film is about what is being said and what you can see around and behind these figures . When you connect with The Age of the Medici , it has the effect of reducing every other film you 've seen recently to the status of an ornament .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc0f3f294f00eec48e203e93a5858f3e", "text": "The Garden (Take That song) `` The Garden '' is the third single from British group Take That 's fifth studio album , The Circus .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "644c28c10b65406341be87bac1818172", "text": "Silvani Silvani is a surname of Italian origin . There are approximately 1516 people with the surname in Italy , the largest number in Emilia Romagna , in Bagno di Romagna , Sarsina , Bologna , and Pieve Santo Stefano , near Arezzo , Tuscany . A considerable number is found in Milan . There are approximately 300 Silvani in France , 350 in USA and 24 in the UK . The surname derives from SILVA , FOREST , and could have been used by the Romans to refer to their slaves that had Transylvanian origin ( Romania/Hungary ) The name refers to : Al Silvani ( 1910 -- 1996 ) , American boxing trainer , actor , and stunt man Aldo Silvani ( 1891 -- 1964 ) , Italian film actor Gherardo Silvani ( 1579 -- 1675 ) , Florentine architect and sculptor of the Baroque era who built Villa di Uligliano also in Tuscany , Pier Francesco Silvani ( 1620 -- 1685 ) , Florentine architect of the Baroque era Walter Silvani ( 11 May 1971 ) Argentinian Football Player Fictional characters Marco Silvani , character on Australian soap opera Neighbours Signorina Silvani and accountant Ugo Fantozzi , a fictional character Written by Paolo Villaggio for the Italian Television", "title": "" }, { "docid": "01462860175e35f09171a8cc7da7371f", "text": "Il coltello di ghiaccio Il coltello di ghiaccio is a 1972 giallo film directed by Umberto Lenzi . The film stars Carroll Baker , Evelyn Stewart and George Rigaud . Both Baker and Stewart featured in several other films helmed by Lenzi . Elements of the film 's script and direction have been cited as being reminiscent of works by fellow Italian Lucio Fulci . Allrovi 's Robert Firsching has noted that Il coltello di ghiaccio `` should prove fascinating to genre devotees '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8d2df65afab65724119a553a9a70fdb6", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6bc6ed6112d57f60ba3c83cfe333c931", "text": "Sex Pot (1975 film) Sex Pot ( La pupa del gangster ) is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dd1863f49451e5e07ea08a5cc4db7ab5", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f5e13f89971285933091f48347955703", "text": "Miami cannibal attack On May 26 , 2012 , a naked male assailant named Rudy Eugene attacked and gruesomely maimed homeless man Ronald Poppo underneath a tram bridge crossing the MacArthur Causeway in Miami , Florida , making headlines across the world . During the 18-minute filmed encounter Eugene erroneously and erratically accused Poppo of stealing his Bible , then beat him unconscious , removed Poppo 's pants , and bit and chewed the flesh off most of his face above the beard , including his left eye . This rendered Poppo permanently blind in both eyes and grossly disfigured his face . Due to the incident 's bizarrely grotesque nature and subsequent worldwide media coverage , Eugene came to be dubbed the `` Miami Zombie '' and the `` Causeway Cannibal '' . The attack ended when Eugene was fatally shot by a Miami PD officer after failing to respond to commands instructing him to stop , and reportedly even snarled at police . Although friends and family interviewed immediately afterward filled in details of Eugene 's life , the reason for the attack remains unclear due to Eugene 's death . Eugene , 31 , was employed at a car wash at the time and was a divorced former high school football player with a series of petty criminal arrests from age 16 until most recently in 2009 . Poppo , 65 , a graduate of Manhattan 's prestigious Stuyvesant High School , was homeless and had long been presumed dead by his estranged family . While police sources speculated that the use of a legal recreational synthetic stimulant party drug such as `` bath salts '' ( which have a notorious reputation for the psychotic effects of the drug on some individuals ) might have been a contributing factor , experts expressed doubt about this hypothesis , since toxicology reports were only able to identify cannabis/marijuana in Eugene 's system , leaving the ultimate cause of his behavior unknown .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3f1c6a09be447d549ff88abe4573d428", "text": "Anthony Martin Sinatra Anthony Martin Sinatra ( born Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra , ; May 4 , 1892 -- January 24 , 1969 ) was an Italian-American Hoboken city fireman , professional boxer , bar owner , and father of singer and actor Frank Sinatra .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2bbf368e2268f48c62ea2becf8fc31d7", "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 .", "title": "" } ]
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Led Zeppelin II was released in the United Kingdom on Monday October 31, 1969.
[ { "docid": "c50809f26ee578cc94290e0065b36696", "text": "Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin II is the eponymous second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 22 October 1969 in the United States and on 31 October 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records . Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in both the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969 . The album 's production was credited to the band 's lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page , and it also served as Led Zeppelin 's first album to utilise the recording techniques of the engineer Eddie Kramer . Incorporating several elements of blues and folk music , Led Zeppelin II exhibited the band 's evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar riff-based sound . It has been described as the band 's heaviest album . Led Zeppelin II was a commercial success , and was the band 's first album to reach number one on charts in the UK and the US . In 1970 , the album 's cover designer David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package . On 15 November 1999 , the album was certified 12 × Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for sales passing 12 million copies . Since its release , various writers and music critics have regularly cited Led Zeppelin II as one of the greatest and most influential rock albums of all time .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "1a985c8e5246f56e5b24c48fc43e4b9a", "text": "Only a Northern Song `` Only a Northern Song '' is a song by English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Yellow Submarine . Written by George Harrison , it was recorded mainly in February 1967 during the sessions for Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band but the Beatles chose not to include it on that album . Instead , it was one of the four new songs that the band provided for the 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine , to meet their contractual obligations to United Artists . Harrison wrote `` Only a Northern Song '' out of dissatisfaction with his status as a junior songwriter with the Beatles ' publishing company , Northern Songs . The lyrics and music convey his disenchantment at how the company retained the copyright for the songs it published , and at how , following its public listing in 1965 , the major shareholders profited more from his compositions than he did . The recording features Hammond organ , played by Harrison , and an overdubbed montage of assorted sounds including trumpet blasts and spoken voices , anticipating John Lennon 's 1968 sound collage `` Revolution 9 '' . Due to the difficulty in assembling the completed track from two tape sources , `` Only a Northern Song '' remained a rare song from the Beatles ' post-1963 catalogue that was unavailable in true stereo until 1999 . That year , it was remixed for inclusion on the album Yellow Submarine Songtrack . The song has received a varied response from reviewers ; while Ian MacDonald dismisses the track as a `` self-indulgent dirge '' , the website Ultimate Classic Rock identifies it as one of the Beatles ' best works in the psychedelic rock genre . A version of the song with a different vocal part , and omitting the sound collage overdubs , was issued on the Beatles ' 1996 outtakes compilation Anthology 2 . Gravenhurst and Yonder Mountain String Band are among the artists who have covered `` Only a Northern Song '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "030b4042702ea2578bbd82b53776d2f2", "text": "In Search of Space In Search of Space is the second studio album from Hawkwind , released in 1971 . It reached No. 18 on the UK album charts .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9de4f6ffda2ea6cde6af9a1f595653bb", "text": "Behind Blue Eyes `` Behind Blue Eyes '' is a song by the English rock band The Who . It was released in October 1971 as the second single from their fifth album Who 's Next and was originally written by Pete Townshend for his Lifehouse project . The song is one of The Who 's best-known recordings and has been covered by many artists .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "84199a73d8b864c5c0af016ddfe26266", "text": "The New Age of Atlantic The New Age of Atlantic , released in 1972 , was the third in a series of rock music samplers released by the Atlantic label in the UK . The collection is notable for its inclusion of two tracks , those by Yes and Led Zeppelin , unavailable in the UK at the time . It reached no. 25 on the UK album charts in 1972 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc0b57512da34508f0827b5779eb62c9", "text": "Sounds of the 20th Century Sounds of the 20th Century is a BBC Radio 2 documentary series originally broadcast in the UK between April 2011 and April 2012 . Each 60-minute programme is dedicated to one year from 1951 to 2000 and features a montage of audio relating to that year . Featuring nothing that was n't heard , seen or read at the time , other than brief introduction to each episode by Jeremy Vine , the series does not feature any explanations , reminiscenses or reflections upon the clips . Instead , the series ' website provided a list and description of the audio items , which was also supplied in real time by the show 's Twitter feed . It is described as an ` audio journey through five decades of triumph , tragedy and trivia . ' The first part of the series was first broadcast at 10pm on Thursday 7 April . Focussing upon 1951 , it featured the real King 's Speech ( as he opens the Festival of Britain ) , a General Election victory for the Conservatives and their Liberal allies , the first hit single with multi-tracking ( Les Paul 's `` How High The Moon '' ) , the first rock 'n' roll record ( Jackie Brentson 's `` Rocket 88 '' ) , screen heroes from Marlon Brando to The Lone Ranger . The series was produced by Trevor Dann 's Company , and there is a series blog available at sottc.wordpress.com . The critical reception was generally positive . Comparing the show to BBC One 's The Rock 'n' Roll Years , The Independents Chris Maume asked if `` commissioning Sounds of the 20th Century -LSB- was -RSB- the first thing the 6 Music/Radio 2 controller Bob Shennan has got right in his short but deeply unsatisfactory tenure ? '' . More critically , The Guardians Elisabeth Mahoney identified parallels between the archive clips and the contemporary world , but was frustrated at the lack of a narrative , arguing that `` the jaunty mix is frustratingly hard-going . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8b90c02b53c9aa348af016635db03c1c", "text": "Jimi Hendrix (film) Jimi Hendrix is a 1973 rockumentary about Jimi Hendrix , directed and produced by Joe Boyd , John Head and Gary Weis . The film contains concert footage from 1967 to 1970 , including the Monterey Pop Festival the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival , Woodstock and a Berkeley concert . The film also includes interviews with Hendrix ' contemporaries , family and friends . People appearing in the film include Paul Caruso , Eric Clapton , Billy Cox , Alan Douglas , Germaine Greer , Hendrix ' father , James A. `` Al '' Hendrix , Mick Jagger , Eddie Kramer , Buddy Miles , Mitch Mitchell , Juggy Murray , Little Richard , Lou Reed and Pete Townshend . The film is also known as A Film About Jimi Hendrix . The title was used on the 2005 DVD-cover and theatrical poster .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2fd5bbaf5fbc439f8eebf227852ede5f", "text": "Bron-Yr-Aur (instrumental) `` Bron-Yr-Aur '' ( -LSB- brɔn.ər.aɪr -RSB- ) is an acoustic guitar instrumental by English rock band Led Zeppelin . It is their second song to reference Bron-Yr-Aur , a rural retreat in Wales where Jimmy Page and Robert Plant wrote much of Led Zeppelin III . At two minutes and six seconds in duration , is the group 's shortest studio recording . Bron-Yr-Aur was a holiday cottage used by Plant 's parents near the village of Furnace in North Ceredigion , Wales . Page and Plant spent time there after their Spring 1970 North American Tour , preparing for a follow-up album to Led Zeppelin II . The instrumental is a reflective and relaxed piece , and one of the last acoustic tunes released by the band . Page uses an open C6 tuning , played on a 1971 Martin D-28 . `` Poor Tom '' and `` Friends '' also use this tuning . As a solo piece , Page receives the sole writer 's credit . Writer Mick Wall notes in his biography When Giants Walked the Earth that it was recorded during `` the original June 1970 Basing Street -LSB- Island Records Basing Street Studios -RSB- sessions for the third album . '' However , it does not appear on Led Zeppelin III , although the album includes a country music-inspired song with Plant 's vocal titled `` Bron-Y-Aur Stomp '' . When preparing their sixth album , Physical Graffiti , in 1975 , several songs recorded during sessions for earlier albums were chosen ; `` Bron-Yr-Aur '' was the oldest of the recordings to be selected .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0c23f8c8cd80f3df9ca79620d52da7f3", "text": "Led Zeppelin Japanese Tour 1971 Led Zeppelin 's 1971 Japanese Tour was the first concert tour of Japan by the English rock band . The tour commenced on 23 September and concluded on 29 September 1971 . It was one of the first tours of Japan by a western rock band . One of the concerts from this short tour , at Hiroshima on 27 September , was organised as a benefit show . As an expression of thanks , the city of Hiroshima presented the band with a letter of appreciation and the city medal by the local mayor . During this tour , singer Robert Plant allegedly punched drummer John Bonham before one of the shows . This was not the only turbulent incident which occurred during the tour . As manager Peter Grant explained : The concerts were recorded at the insistence of the Japanese Warner Pioneer label , which was owned by the band 's record company Atlantic Records . However , upon hearing the recordings guitarist Jimmy Page found the audio quality to be so inferior that he decided to wipe over the tapes and use them again .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "44d4fc0a1d1540314b82041e01d5f539", "text": "Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1975 Led Zeppelin 's 1975 North American Tour was the tenth concert tour of North America by the English rock band . The tour was divided into two legs , with performances commencing on 18 January and concluding on 27 March 1975 . It was preceded with two European warm-up shows , performed at Rotterdam and Brussels respectively .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e0ba9e1a80bb1922277087b62563f21f", "text": "Phantasmagoria in Two `` Phantasmagoria in Two '' is a song that was composed by Tim Buckley , as opposed to the Larry Beckett/Tim Buckley collaboration that was more commonly credited during Buckley 's earlier years , and released ( with Once I Was ) as the third and final single from his second studio album , Goodbye and Hello . The song - which is dominated by hauntingly psychedelic intertwining guitar and piano sequences - is lyrically much like the majority of the other Buckley solo compositions of the time ( such as Pleasant Street , Once I Was and Wings ) , with less of a specifically metaphoric and more of a purely ambiguous approach to the topic in question . However , despite these lyrical similarities , musically , it is perhaps the most deeply psychedelic of Buckley 's published recordings . Indeed , when recorded in June 1967 , it was the height of the psychedelic era and yet despite being very much of its time , the single failed to reach anything like a significant chart position . A slower , live version of the song was performed during his 1968 concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London , England , released in 1990 as Dream Letter : Live in London 1968 . This performance was also included on the 2001 compilation album Morning Glory : The Tim Buckley Anthology .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e33dacfc1e536b51c4cca24199c2993e", "text": "A Hard Day's Night (film) A Hard Day 's Night is a 1964 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring the Beatles -- John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , and Ringo Starr -- during the height of Beatlemania . It was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists . The film portrays several days in the lives of the group . The film was a financial and critical success . Time magazine rated it as one of the all-time great 100 films . British critic Leslie Halliwell described it as a `` comic fantasia with music ; an enormous commercial success with the director trying every cinematic gag in the book '' and awarded it a full four stars . The film is credited as being one of the most influential of all musical films , inspiring numerous spy films , the Monkees ' television show and pop music videos .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "06abd001f67147bbe0ff06a9897e34ae", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fc537674f91ab1f4ccea2d59ac584b65", "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", "title": "" }, { "docid": "33d50cce22066ce57c63696b65052429", "text": "Volume Two (The Soft Machine album) Volume Two is the second LP album by The Soft Machine , released in 1969 . A jazz influence is added to the humour , dadaism , and psychedelia of their first LP The Soft Machine ( 1968 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3061e8a64a5bb3d595df35c46f5e4e69", "text": "The 1975 (album) The 1975 is the self-titled debut album by English rock band The 1975 . It was released on 2 September 2013 through Dirty Hit and Polydor . It was recorded with Arctic Monkeys collaborator Mike Crossey . Before the release , the band released four EPs between Autumn 2012 to Spring 2013 , during which span of time the album was recorded . They toured to support and build momentum , taking place in numerous gigs and special appearances with other artists . The album has received positive reviews from critics , and topped the UK Albums Chart on 8 September . As of March 2016 , it has sold 410,981 copies in the UK , and 390,000 copies in the US .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1ecfcd375ad756ea4832acf5761f00b", "text": "The Complete Studio Recordings (Led Zeppelin album) The Complete Studio Recordings is a ten compact disc box set by the English rock group Led Zeppelin , released by Atlantic Records on 24 September 1993 . It contains all nine of the original Led Zeppelin studio albums digitally remastered , and an expanded version of Coda . The albums are placed in chronological order with the exception of Presence which appears between Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti . The intention was to have the latter in one two-disc-sleeve . The set 's version of Coda included some of the previously unreleased tracks that had surfaced on the box set series : `` Baby Come On Home '' , `` Travelling Riverside Blues '' , `` White Summer/Black Mountain Side '' , and `` Hey , Hey , What Can I Do '' . In 2007 , when the Led Zeppelin catalog was released to digital stores , the expanded track list for Coda was used , but omitted `` Travelling Riverside Blues '' because of its inclusion with BBC Sessions . The set also includes a booklet featuring an extended essay by rock journalist Cameron Crowe and photos of the band . The album cover depicts the inside structure of a zeppelin . This title has been discontinued just prior to the launch of Mothership , and is now superseded by the Definitive Collection Mini LP Replica CD Boxset , which was released in September 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0d4320c930be69cf38eced81a19e6c59", "text": "Focus 3 Focus 3 or Focus III is the third studio album from the Dutch rock band Focus , released as a double album in November 1972 on Imperial Records in the Netherlands , Polydor Records in the UK , and Sire Records in the US . Recorded after touring in supporting their previous album , Focus II ( 1971 ) , the album saw the band write extended pieces and is their first with bassist Bert Ruiter in the group 's line-up . Focus 3 received a positive reception upon its release . It went to No. 1 in the Netherlands for one week and reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 35 on the US Billboard 200 . `` Sylvia '' was released as the album 's sole single , which reached No. 4 in the UK and No. 89 in the US . The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling in excess of 500,000 copies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3b403484521a5e879481e0f2ce9acd3e", "text": "The Beatles' Christmas records The Beatles ' Christmas records were spoken and musical messages from English rock group The Beatles that were posted out on flexi disc at Christmas time to members of their official fan-clubs in the United Kingdom and the United States . One such record was issued each year from 1963 to 1969 and an LP compilation of all seven in 1970 . Conceived as a means to appease fan-club members whose letters , due to their sheer volume , were not always being answered in a timely manner , the records included the Beatles ' messages of thanks to `` loyal Beatle people '' , along with skits , Christmas carols , and original compositions . None of the original recordings has ever been subject to general release , though a version of `` Christmas Time ( Is Here Again ) '' , an original composition which appeared in edited form on the 1967 record , eventually gained an official release in 1995 , as part of The Beatles Anthology project .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bf0787d048a81874ef019f9cfd974c01", "text": "Deep Purple in Concert Deep Purple in Concert is a live album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple , recorded by the BBC for their `` In Concert '' live series in 1970 and 1972 . First released in 1980 in the UK , with the current US edition being made available in 2001 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b2c64fcded8ccd843f6577a369b59eaf", "text": "August October `` August October '' is a song written and performed by English singer-songwriter Robin Gibb , the second and the last song released from the album Robin 's Reign . It reached # 45 in the UK in three weeks . It was also charted in other countries like Germany ( # 12 ) , New Zealand ( # 11 ) and in Denmark ( # 3 ) . It was backed by `` Give Me a Smile '' , a song also appeared on his debut album . It was released as a single in February 1970 , same month on which the album was released . It was later covered by Elton John .", "title": "" } ]
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Bali is in Asia.
[ { "docid": "528143dd752f35debefc8c8c747a0387", "text": "Indonesia Indonesia ( -LSB- ɪndəˈniːʒə -RSB- or -LSB- ˌɪndoʊˈniːziə -RSB- ; Indonesian : -LSB- ɪndonesia -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Indonesia ( -LSB- rɛpublik ɪndonesia -RSB- ) , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world 's largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At 1,904,569 km2 , Indonesia is the world 's 14th-largest country in terms of land area and world 's 7th-largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world 's fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country . The world 's most populous island , Java , contains more than half of the country 's population . Indonesia 's republican form of government includes an elected legislature and president . Indonesia has 34 provinces , of which five have Special Administrative status . Its capital and country 's most populous city is Jakarta , which is also the most populous city in Southeast Asia and the second in Asia . The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea , East Timor , and the eastern part of Malaysia . Other neighbouring countries include Singapore , Vietnam , the Philippines , Australia , Palau , and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands . Despite its large population and densely populated regions , Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support the world 's second highest level of biodiversity . The country has abundant natural resources like oil and natural gas , tin , copper and gold . Agriculture mainly produces rice , palm oil , tea , coffee , cacao , medicinal plants , spices and rubber . Indonesia 's major trading partners are Japan , United States , China and the surrounding countries of Singapore , Malaysia and Australia . The Indonesian archipelago has been an important region for trade since at least the 7th century , when Srivijaya and then later Majapahit traded with China and India . Local rulers gradually absorbed foreign cultural , religious and political models from the early centuries CE , and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished . Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources . Muslim traders and Sufi scholars brought the now-dominant Islam , while European powers brought Christianity and fought one another to monopolise trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery . Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism starting from Amboina and Batavia , and eventually all of the archipelago including Timor and Western New Guinea , at times interrupted by Portuguese , French and British rule , Indonesia secured its independence after World War II . Indonesia consists of hundreds of distinct native ethnic and linguistic groups , with the largest -- and politically dominant -- ethnic group being the Javanese . The population is unevenly spread throughout the islands within a variety of habitats and levels of development , ranging from the megalopolis of Jakarta to uncontacted tribes in the east . A shared identity has developed , defined by a national language , ethnic diversity , religious pluralism within a Muslim-majority population , and a history of colonialism and rebellion against it . Indonesia 's national motto , `` Bhinneka Tunggal Ika '' ( `` Unity in Diversity '' literally , `` many , yet one '' ) , articulates the diversity that shapes the country . Indonesia 's economy is the world 's 16th largest by nominal GDP and the 8th largest by GDP at PPP , the largest in Southeast Asia , and is considered an emerging market and newly industrialised country . Indonesia has been a member of the United Nations since 1950 . Indonesia was an organizer of the Bandung Conference and was the founder of Non-Aligned Movement ; and also the founding member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations , Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation , East Asia Summit , and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation . Indonesia is a member of the G20 major economies and World Trade Organization .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "15682406c9e388f266ee3d5eb1fa0519", "text": "Bali Bali ( Balinese : ) is an island and province of Indonesia . The province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands , notably Nusa Penida , Nusa Lembongan , and Nusa Ceningan . It is located at the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands , between Java to the west and Lombok to the east . Its capital , Denpasar , is located in the southern part of the island . With a population of 3,890,757 in the 2010 census , and 4,225,000 as of January 2014 , the island is home to most of Indonesia 's Hindu minority . According to the 2010 Census , 83.5 % of Bali 's population adhered to Balinese Hinduism , followed by 13.4 % Muslim , Christianity at 2.5 % , and Buddhism 0.5 % . Bali is a popular tourist destination , which has seen a significant rise in tourists since the 1980s . Tourism-related business makes up 80 % of its economy . It is renowned for its highly developed arts , including traditional and modern dance , sculpture , painting , leather , metalworking , and music . The Indonesian International Film Festival is held every year in Bali . In March 2017 , TripAdvisor named the island the world 's top destination in its Traveler 's choice award . Bali is part of the Coral Triangle , the area with the highest biodiversity of marine species . In this area alone over 500 reef building coral species can be found . For comparison , this is about 7 times as many as in the entire Caribbean . Most recently , Bali was the host of the 2011 ASEAN Summit , 2013 APEC and Miss World 2013 . Bali is the home of the Subak Irrigation System , a UNESCO World Heritage Site .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "ad9a24af7ca185aeb77f26aeed6a8713", "text": "Kubu people The term Kubu is a Malay exonym ascribed to mobile , animist peoples ( Orang Batin Sembilan , Orang Rimba or Anak Dalam '' ' ) who live throughout the lowland forests of Southeast Sumatra . In the Malay language , the word Kubu can mean defensive fortification , entrenchment , or a place of refuge . It is metaphor for how the majority and dominant Islamic Melayu villagers believe them to use the interior forests as a means for resisting inclusion in the larger Malay social and Islamic religious world . As is the case with other forest peoples in the region , the term Kubu is associated with very negative connotations . Following Malay classifications , early Europeans divided the Kubu into two categories : ` tame ' or ` civilized ' Kubu , who were predominantly swidden farmers , and ` wild ' Kubu , who lived deep in the forests , and made much stronger efforts to avoid close relations with the outside world . While closely related to Malay speaking peoples , these peoples represent two separate cultural groups , which have different economic and socio-religious systems .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eed0a652c4ab7217582d42282cd450e2", "text": "Biodiversity of Borneo The Borneo is located in Sunda Shelf which is an extensive region in Southeast Asia of immense importance in terms of biodiversity , biogeography and phylogeography of fauna and flora that had attracted AR Wallace and biologists all over the world . The previous climatic oscillation and sea level changes leading to contraction and expansion of the tropical rain contributed to the extinction and genetic divergence of species in the region . Harrison ( 1958 ) was the first to discover of intermittent human habitation about 49,000 years ago in the Niah Cave National Park . Baker et al. ( 2007 ) unraveled the complexities of the late Pleistocene to Holocene habitation of the Niah Cave . Flenley ( 1998 ) and Bird et al. ( 2005 ) suggested of a continuous savanna habitat with from the Asian mainland into Borneo and interrupted by a network of ancient Sunda River system . Dodson et al. ( 1995 ) postulated that the biogeographical history of Southeast Asia contributed to extensive admixture during Pleistocene low sea levels of genetic groups of an obligate freshwater fish ( the river catfish , Hemibagrus nemurus ) isolated during periods of high sea levels . During Pleistocene glacial maxima , the sea level was lower than at present and the islands of the Sunda shelf ( Sumatra , Borneo and Java ) and the Asian mainland were connected by lowlands traversed by rivers . Thus , the fish from Baram , Endau and Mekong rivers were genetically related . Piper et al. ( 2008 ) identified 27 mammal , 11 bird and eight reptile taxa recovered from the Terminal Pleistocene deposits at Niah Cave . Some of these animals are extinct and extent in distribution in Borneo . Other biologists suggested Pleistocene refugia found in Borneo to explain for the gene flow and genetic divergent of certain species .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a4a064cc3de9a61e0c7d79b59f800c80", "text": "Mount Tambora Mount Tambora is an active stratovolcano which is a peninsula of and the highest peak on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia . Sumbawa is flanked both to the north and south by oceanic crust , and Tambora was formed by the active subduction zone beneath it . This raised Mount Tambora as high as 4300 m , making it one of the tallest peaks in the Indonesian archipelago in the 18th century . After a large magma chamber inside the mountain filled over the course of several decades , volcanic activity reached a historic climax in the eruption of 10 April 1815 . This eruption had a volcanic explosivity index ( VEI ) of 7 , the only unambiguously confirmed VEI-7 eruption since the Lake Taupo eruption in about AD 180 . ( The 946 eruption of Paektu Mountain might also have been VEI-7 . ) Tambora 's last eruption was in 1967 . It was rated VEI-0 . With an estimated ejecta volume of 160 km3 , Tambora 's 1815 outburst is the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history . The explosion was heard on Sumatra , more than 2000 km away . Heavy volcanic ash falls were observed as far away as Borneo , Sulawesi , Java , and the Maluku Islands . Most of the deaths from the eruption were from starvation and disease , as the eruptive fallout ruined agricultural productivity in the local region . The death toll was at least 71,000 people , of whom 11,000 -- 12,000 were killed directly by the eruption ; the oft-cited figure of 92,000 people killed is believed to be an overestimate . The eruption caused global climate anomalies that included the phenomenon known as `` volcanic winter '' : 1816 became known as the `` Year Without a Summer '' because of the effect on North American and European weather . Crops failed and livestock died in much of the Northern Hemisphere , resulting in the worst famine of the 19th century . During an excavation in 2004 , a team of archaeologists discovered cultural remains buried by the 1815 eruption . They were kept intact beneath the 3-metre-deep pyroclastic deposits . At the site , dubbed the `` Pompeii of the East '' , the artifacts were preserved in the positions they had occupied in 1815 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e5e2e7bcbde40774ec4f51ea60d666e0", "text": "Archipelagic state An archipelagic state is any internationally recognized state or country that comprises a series of islands that form an archipelago . The term is defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in order to define what borders such states should be allowed to claim . In various conferences , Fiji , Indonesia , Papua New Guinea , the Bahamas , and the Philippines are the five sovereign states that obtained approval in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea signed in Montego Bay , Jamaica on December 10 , 1982 and qualified as archipelagic states . Archipelagic states are states that are composed of groups of islands forming a state as a single unit , with the islands and the waters within the baselines as internal waters . Under this concept ( `` archipelagic doctrine '' ) , an archipelago shall be regarded as a single unit , so that the waters around , between , and connecting the islands of the archipelago , irrespective of their breadth and dimensions , form part of the internal waters of the state , and are subject to its exclusive sovereignty . The approval of the United Nations for the five sovereign states as archipelagic states respect existing agreements with other countries and shall recognize traditional fishing rights and other legitimate activities of the immediately adjacent neighboring countries in certain areas falling within archipelagic waters . The terms and conditions for the exercise of such rights and activities , including the nature , the extent and the areas to which they apply , shall , at the request of any of the countries concerned , be regulated by bilateral agreements between them . Such rights shall not be transferred to or shared with third countries or their nationals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "21341ddcc5bcaaf0a7d9309506aabe70", "text": "Aceh Aceh ( -LSB- ˈɑːtʃeɪ -RSB- ) ; ( Acehnese : Acèh ( -LSB- - aceʔaˈtɕɛh -RSB- ) ; Jawi : ; Dutch : Atjeh or Acheh ; Indonesian : Provinsi Aceh ) is a special region of Indonesia . The territory is located at the northern end of Sumatra . Its capital is Banda Aceh . It is close to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India and separated from them by the Andaman Sea . It has the highest proportion of Muslims in Indonesia , who mostly live according to Sharia customs and laws . There are 10 indigenous ethnic groups in this region , the largest being the Acehnese people , accounting for approximately 80 % to 90 % of the region 's population . Aceh is thought to have been the place where the spread of Islam in Indonesia began , and was a key factor of the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia . Islam reached Aceh ( Kingdoms of Fansur and Lamuri ) around 1250 AD . In the early seventeenth century the Sultanate of Aceh was the most wealthy , powerful and cultivated state in the Malacca Straits region . Aceh has a history of political independence and resistance to control by outsiders , including the former Dutch colonists and the Indonesian government . Aceh has substantial natural resources of oil and natural gas with some estimates that Aceh gas reserves are one of the largest in the world . Relative to most of Indonesia , it is a religiously conservative area . Aceh was the closest point of land to the epicenter of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , which devastated much of the western coast of the province . Approximately 170,000 Indonesians were killed or went missing in the disaster . The disaster helped precipitate the peace agreement between the government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement ( GAM ) . Aceh was first known as Aceh Darussalam ( 1511 -- 1959 ) and then later as the Daerah Istimewa Aceh ( 1959 -- 2001 ) , Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam ( 2001 -- 2009 ) and Aceh ( 2009 -- present ) . Past spellings of Aceh include Acheh , Atjeh , and Achin .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c1d5ff236e41865ac7dabec88048d499", "text": "Indonesia–Vietnam relations Indonesia -- Vietnam relations are foreign bilateral relations between Indonesia and Vietnam . Indonesia and Vietnam are neighboring nations that have a maritime border which lies on the South China Sea . Both countries are the member of ASEAN and APEC .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e413de990bb015d0c530d2cdf67a4eb0", "text": "Banda Islands The Banda Islands ( Kepulauan Banda ) are a volcanic group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea , about 140 km south of Seram Island and about 2000 km east of Java , and are part of the Indonesian province of Maluku . The main town and administrative centre is Bandanaira , located on the island of the same name . They rise out of 4 to deep ocean and have a total land area of approximately 180 km2 . They have a population of about 15,000 . Until the mid-19th century the Banda Islands were the world 's only source of the spices nutmeg and mace , produced from the nutmeg tree . The islands are also popular destinations for scuba diving and snorkeling .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6e3d847285a40f9a4574c915eb51a655", "text": "Malay Peninsula The Malay Peninsula ( Semenanjung Tanah Melayu , سمننجوڠ تانه ملايو คาบสมุทรมลายู , , -LSB- kʰâːp.sā.mùt mā.lāː.jūː -RSB- ) is a peninsula in Southeast Asia . The land mass runs approximately north-south and , at its terminus , is the southernmost point of the Asian mainland . The area contains the southernmost tip of Myanmar , Peninsular Malaysia , and Southern Thailand . The Titiwangsa Mountains are part of the Tenasserim Hills system , and form the backbone of the Peninsula . They form the southernmost section of the central cordillera which runs from Tibet through the Kra Isthmus ( the Peninsula 's narrowest point ) into the Malay Peninsula . The Strait of Malacca separates the Malay Peninsula from the Indonesian island of Sumatra while the south coast is separated from the island of Singapore by the Straits of Johor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a788ef92e19640fe604e271e0d339f0e", "text": "Indonesia–Norway relations Indonesia -- Norway relations was established officially in 1950 . Since then Indonesia and Norway has been cooperating in areas , such as climate and energy , democracy and human rights , international political issues and trade . Both nations has agreed to establish a strategic partnership against poverty and climate change , and also in promoting democracy and tolerance . Indonesia has an embassy in Oslo , while Norway has an embassy in Jakarta . There is also an increase of people to people contacts between two nations . In 2013 , there are a significant increase of Indonesian tourists visited Norway , and every year there are more than a thousand of Norwegian students visit Bali to study Balinese culture .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f1582f10c2a0c2e55b9f61d25803709", "text": "Tourist village (Indonesia) In Indonesia , a tourist village ( desa wisata ) is a village officially designated as one that welcomes tourism . In the Special Region of Yogyakarta ( which includes the Sleman Regency ) , the concept was embraced around 2000 with dozens of villages being dubbed as tourist villages . According to a 2009 report in The Jakarta Post there were 48 tourist villages listed in Yogyakarta , though only ten were actually operating as such , including : Kebonagung , Manding , Krebet , Kasongan ( Bantul ) , Trumpon , Turgo , Ketingan , Brayut , Gamplong ( Sleman ) and Bobung ( Gunungkidul ) . The designation as a `` tourist village '' may not mean that the village is actually developed for tourism , but that it is believed the potential for tourism exists . Nearby Mount Merapi helped encourage a number of villages to be named tourist villages .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fc82aebf0be8086a879c8cf6ed13ca6d", "text": "South Asia South Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent , which comprises the sub-Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east . Topographically , it is dominated by the Indian Plate , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . South Asia is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by West Asia , Central Asia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia . The current territories of Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , Maldives , Nepal , India , Pakistan , and Sri Lanka form the countries of South Asia . The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC ) is an economic cooperation organisation in the region which was established in 1985 and includes all eight nations comprising South Asia . South Asia covers about 5.1 million km2 ( 1.9 million mi2 ) , which is 11.51 % of the Asian continent or 3.4 % of the world 's land surface area . The population of South Asia is about 1.749 billion or about one fourth of the world 's population , making it both the most populous and the most densely populated geographical region in the world . Overall , it accounts for about 39.49 % of Asia 's population ( or over 24 % of the world 's population ) and is home to a vast array of peoples . In 2010 , South Asia had the world 's largest population of Hindus , Jains and Sikhs . There are 507 million Muslims as well as over 35 million Christians and 25 million Buddhists in South Asia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4754c67e8e312548d5124648f47639a6", "text": "Traditions of Indonesia Traditions of Indonesia are traditions , beliefs , values , and customs that belong within the culture of Indonesian people . Indonesia is a vast country of sprawling archipelago with a diverse demographic range of over 300 ethnic groups , and speaking more than 700 living languages . With 202.9 million Muslim s ( 88.2 % of the total population as of 2009 ) , Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world . Indonesia also has significant numbers of Christians . Protestant and Catholics population are the majority , with other Christian groups existing as well . The majority of Hindu demographics in Indonesia living in the island of Bali . Buddhist Indonesian are located throughout the country , and are ethnically identified as Chinese Indonesians .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "07d4af32527c3d2747289b16c4435a9b", "text": "Bali Nusra Tangi The country of Indonesia consists of more than 17,000 islands and hundreds of different cultures . Each region has its own traditional costume . One of the unique traditional costumes worn in Bali , East Nusa Tenggara ( NTT ) and the West Nusa Tenggara ( NTB ) islands located in the eastern region of Indonesia . The three areas were once a single province known as a Lesser Sunda ( Bali , East and West Nusa Tenggara ) . Bali Nusra is a short form of Bali Nusa Tenggara Islands or Lesser Sunda Islands . And Tangi is a place in NTT .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9e3556e86489415cea794035c911ad09", "text": "Indonesia national basketball team The Indonesia men 's national basketball team represents the Republic of Indonesia in international basketball competitions . The governing body of the team is the Persatuan Bola Basket Seluruh Indonesia ( Indonesian Basketball Association -- PERBASI ) . Its biggest success was the gold medal at the 1996 South East Asian Championship . Team Indonesia is one of the major teams in Southeast Asia . The team finished among the top-four teams in Asia at the 1967 Asian Basketball Championship . At the 1996 Southeast Asian Basketball Championship , Indonesia was the dominant country and won the gold medal . Indonesia participated at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship as well , which was held 6 -- 16 August 2009 , in Tianjin , China . They were able to qualify for the said tournament by placing second in the 2009 SEABA Championship held from 6 -- 9 June 2009 . The team finished 15th out of 16 competing teams at the FIBA Asia Championship , where only the top-3 qualified for the World Basketball Championships . For these events , the head coach of the team has been Rastafari Horongbala . At the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 , Indonesia finished 15th , leaving behind Sri Lanka . On individual performances , Kelly Purwanto and Isman Thoyib finished among the tournament 's top performers . Purwanto finished in the top ten in steals per game , Thoyib finished in the top ten in blocks per game . Indonesian basketball-icon Mario Wuysang was not able to represent his country at that event due scheduling conflicts . ( the final four of the Indonesian IBL was scheduled about the same time with this Asia Championship )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1d4ccba82ebd025645ec31d891f4a38a", "text": "Indonesia at the 1994 Asian Games Indonesia participated in the 1994 Asian Games held in the city of Hiroshima , Japan from 2 October to 16 October 1994 . It ranked eleventh in medal count , with three gold medals , 12 silver medals , and 11 bronze medals in this edition of the Asiad .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0bbe66f2b9278dbcf64ced3ed410d656", "text": "Bruneian art Bruneian art is from the country of Brunei ( broo-nay ) located in southeast Asia . Its art is well known in countries like Malaysia , Indonesia , and Borneo . The art and its characteristics the artist of Brunei creates is appealing and visional for not only them but for the people viewing the master piece . Brunei 's art can be anything like paintings , jewelry , and clothing . Each of the three has art and the special detail attach to it .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ea0b0f5a5f642e596fe6436a8608e62b", "text": "Semarajaya Museum The Semarajaya Museum is a museum located in Klungkung on Bali , Indonesia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "70a037b476bbec2149d6d2294ec68961", "text": "Politics of Indonesia The Politics of Indonesia take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic , whereby the President of Indonesia is both head of state and head of government , and of a multi-party system . Executive power is exercised by the government . Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two People 's Representative Councils . The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature . The 1945 constitution provided for a limited separation of executive , legislative and judicial power . The governmental system has been described as `` presidential with parliamentary characteristics . '' Following the Indonesian riots of May 1998 and the resignation of President Suharto , several political reforms were set in motion via amendments to the Constitution of Indonesia , which resulted in changes to all branches of government .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6b0d740c98be8697c6fc71cbb87a0cab", "text": "Asia Region Funds Passport The Asia Region Funds Passport is an economic initiative to provide regional management of funds throughout member states in Asia . It is led by Australia , Singapore , New Zealand and the Republic of Korea , all of whom signed a Statement of Intent on 20 September 2013 at the APEC Finance Ministers ' meeting in Nusa Dua , Bali . The ministers from these economies signed with a view that their economies can potentially become members of the passport once it is launched in 2016 , and that they agree with the principles set out in the framework document . This document forms the basis of the future passport arrangements . The possibility exists for the passport to grow beyond Asia to Europe , if a mutual recognition agreement is signed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "84b6ceb35e5605ac86fd701351499f6e", "text": "Gili Islands The Gili Islands ( Tiga Gili -LSB- Three Gilis -RSB- , Kepulauan Gili -LSB- Gili Islands -RSB- ) are an archipelago of three small islands -- Gili Trawangan , Gili Meno and Gili Air -- just off the northwest coast of Lombok , Indonesia . The islands are a popular destination for tourists . Each island has several small resorts , usually consisting of a collection of huts for tourists , a small pool and restaurant . Most local inhabitants live on Trawangan in a township stretching along its east side just inland ( which is also where most recent development is taking place ) . Automobiles and motorised traffic are prohibited on the islands by local ordinance , so the preferred method of transportation is by foot and bicycle or the horse-drawn carriage called a cidomo . Scuba diving and freediving in and around the Gilis is also popular due to the abundance of marine life and attractive coral formations . Most famous diving spots are Shark point , Manta point and Simon 's reef .", "title": "" } ]
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Judd Apatow is an actor.
[ { "docid": "448dffeca6db7e5486b94398bfa57b40", "text": "Judd Apatow Judd Apatow ( -LSB- ˈæpətaʊ -RSB- born December 6 , 1967 ) is an American film producer , writer , director , actor , and comedian . He is the founder of Apatow Productions , through which he produced and developed the television series Freaks and Geeks , Undeclared , Girls , Love , Crashing and directed the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin ( 2005 ) , Knocked Up ( 2007 ) , Funny People ( 2009 ) , This Is 40 ( 2012 ) , and Trainwreck ( 2015 ) . Apatow 's work has won numerous awards including a Primetime Emmy Award ( for The Ben Stiller Show ) , a Hollywood Comedy Award , and an AFI Award for Bridesmaids ( 2011 ) . His films have also been nominated for Grammy Awards , PGA Awards , Golden Globe Awards , and Academy Awards . Also known for producing hit films such as The Cable Guy ( 1996 ) , Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy ( 2004 ) , Talladega Nights : The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ( 2006 ) , Superbad ( 2007 ) , Forgetting Sarah Marshall ( 2008 ) , Step Brothers ( 2008 ) , Pineapple Express ( 2008 ) , Get Him to the Greek ( 2010 ) , Bridesmaids ( 2011 ) , The Five-Year Engagement ( 2012 ) , and Anchorman 2 : The Legend Continues ( 2013 ) .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "d60a68e57629db99d792b2d7985fa541", "text": "Christopher Hanke Christopher Jason Hanke , often credited as Christopher J. Hanke , ( born 1976 ) is an American actor known for his roles on Broadway and television .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "55911d699a372c3a068f18c49f1f527c", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "69a01778bffda890d59559ad721cc518", "text": "Change of Heart (The Judds song) `` Change of Heart '' is a song written by Naomi Judd , and performed by American country music duo The Judds . Originally released in 1984 on their eponymous debut album , it was released in October 1988 as the second new single from their Greatest Hits . `` Change of Heart '' was The Judds ' twelfth number one country single . The single went to number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e027cd87419668674bf7a781d0654af3", "text": "Feelings (1974 film) Feelings is a 1975 British drama film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Kate O'Mara , Paul Freeman and Edward Judd . Its plot concerns a couple who are unable to conceive a baby and attempt artificial insemination .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64d78af8798b23a8edd83e91db8d51d9", "text": "Girls (TV series) Girls is an American television series that premiered on HBO on April 15 , 2012 . Created by and starring Lena Dunham and executive produced by Judd Apatow , Girls is a comedy-drama following the lives of four young women living in New York City . The show 's premise and major aspects of the main character were drawn from Dunham 's own life . The series has received a positive response from critics and consistent accolades , including the 2013 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy . Girls sixth and final season concluded on April 16 , 2017 , with a total of 62 episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3bf480669bdcac2ef483cd2d12ee448b", "text": "Sleeper (1973 film) Sleeper is a 1973 American futuristic science fiction comedy film , directed by Woody Allen and written by Allen and Marshall Brickman . The plot involves the adventures of the owner of a health food store who is cryogenically frozen in 1973 and defrosted 200 years later in an ineptly led police state . The film contains many elements which parody notable works of science fiction and was made as a tribute to comedians Groucho Marx and Bob Hope .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f1f3fd83b9fbf83f7f5e405be9aec7d", "text": "Ron Ostrow Ron Ostrow is an American actor who mostly appears on television . His first major credit was in the Aaron Sorkin movie A Few Good Men in 1992 , where he played an MP . He was in the original stage version playing the role of The Sentry . He has since made appearances in many other Sorkin projects , including Sports Night , The West Wing , Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and the upcoming The Newsroom . He has also featured in guest and recurring roles on a number of other television series , including Law & Order , Party of Five , Fired Up , Ally McBeal , Boston Legal and Scandal , as well as the films Charlie Wilson 's War and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c2272992d687533bec0ccf12d9a2176f", "text": "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a drama television film directed by George C. Wolfe and starring Oprah Winfrey . It is based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Skloot and documents the story of Henrietta Lacks , who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in the 1950s , and whose cancer cells ( later known as HeLa ) would change the course of cancer treatment . The film premiered on HBO on April 22 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5cccd9aa4f98e025c3b4f84f4401567e", "text": "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? is a 1962 play by Edward Albee . It examines the breakdown of the marriage of a middle-aged couple , Martha and George . Late one evening , after a university faculty party , they receive an unwitting younger couple , Nick and Honey , as guests , and draw them into their bitter and frustrated relationship . The play is in three acts , normally taking a little less than three hours to perform , with two 10-minute intermissions . The title is a pun on the song `` Who 's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf ? '' from Walt Disney 's Three Little Pigs ( 1933 ) , substituting the name of the celebrated English author Virginia Woolf . Martha and George repeatedly sing this version of the song throughout the play . Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? won both the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play and the 1962 -- 63 New York Drama Critics ' Circle Award for Best Play . It is frequently revived on the modern stage . The film adaptation was released in 1966 , written by Ernest Lehman , directed by Mike Nichols , and starring Richard Burton , Elizabeth Taylor , George Segal and Sandy Dennis .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "21e3ea1d34b486fc70b45102c3d909e8", "text": "List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is an American television series created for ABC by Joss Whedon , Jed Whedon , and Maurissa Tancharoen , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , a fictional peacekeeping and spy agency in a world of superheroes . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the feature and short films of the franchise . The series stars Clark Gregg , reprising his role of Phil Coulson from the films , as well as Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , and Elizabeth Henstridge . Nick Blood and Adrianne Palicki joined the cast for the second and third seasons , while Henry Simmons and Luke Mitchell had recurring roles in the second season before being promoted to the main cast for the third . John Hannah , who recurred in the third season , joined the main cast in the fourth . Additionally , several other characters from Marvel Cinematic Universe films and Marvel One-Shots also appear throughout the series , along with other characters based on various Marvel Comics properties . Several characters from the series also appear in the supplemental digital series Marvel 's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. : Slingshot . This list includes the series ' main cast , all guest stars deemed to have had recurring roles throughout the series , and any other guest who is otherwise notable .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a13c9ebcaa8bd56c89063548011615cf", "text": "Reaction shot In motion picture film production , cinematography and video production , a reaction shot is a shot which cuts away from the main scene in order to show the reaction of a character to it , a basic unit of film grammar . A reaction shot usually implies the display of some sort of emotion on the face of the actor being shown , and is thus most commonly a close-up shot ( although a group of actors may be shown reacting together ) . A reaction shot is also generally bereft of dialogue , though this is not an absolute rule . Its main purpose is to show an emotional response to the immediately preceding action or words of another character in the scene , or to an event in the immediately preceding scene which may or may not involve another actor ( e.g. , an explosion , monster , empty room , etc. . ) The assumption behind the logic of the reaction shot is that the emotional reaction of the actor being depicted will either advance the story , reveal character traits of the character in the reaction shot , or emphasize character traits of another character that were displayed in the action or dialog present in the preceding shot . A completely unemotional reaction may also be important if it provides information to the audience or is unexpected in the context of the scene . Reaction shots can be especially critical in comedy , as the reaction of an actor or actors to a dramatic incident provides a psychological cue to the audience about how to respond to that incident themselves . In some cases , the deliberate avoidance of showing a reaction shot can be used by a filmmaker to dramatic effect ; for instance , if the filmmaker wishes to conceal a character 's motivations by hiding their reaction to a particular event .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8938a970761eccd515ea678bfeeb5283", "text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards . Until 2015 , the Olivier Awards did not honour supporting musical performances separately and was therefore a unisex category , honouring both male and female actors . Starting with the 2015 ceremony , the awards have been separated into Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical", "title": "" }, { "docid": "827ed46ae1e23afb738d0a17279b5db5", "text": "AP World History Advanced Placement World History ( also known as AP World History , WHAP , AP World or APWH ) is a college-level course and examination offered to high school students through the College Board 's Advanced Placement Program designed to help students develop a greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts as well as interactions between different types of human society . The course advances this understanding through a combination of selective factual knowledge and appropriate analytical skills . Students study all prehistory and history , especially from 8000 BCE to present-day . The AP World History exam was first administered in 2002 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "33df8cdbcd549d4a5e96a40a8cd8d3c5", "text": "Theatre World Theatre World is the only ( first published in 1945 ) , comprehensive , annual pictorial and statistical record of American theatre in print publication , including Broadway , Off-Broadway , Off-Off-Broadway , and regional theatre , as well as a complete national theatrical awards section and obituaries . Including over 750 photographs , it is the definitive pictorial and statistical reference to each American theatrical season , and is referenced daily by industry professionals , students , historians , and theatre fans worldwide . Until 1998 , the Theatre World editorial staff administered the Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway and off-Broadway debuts . First under the supervision of Theatre World founder Daniel Blum and then under John Willis , who took over the production of the Awards following Blum 's death in 1964 , the Theatre World Awards were first given to those recipients considered `` Promising Personalities . '' In 1998 , the Theatre World Awards were incorporated as a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit organization and are currently overseen by a board of directors independent of `` Theatre World . '' Theatre World is the recipient of a 2001 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre , presented by the American Theatre Wing , and on behalf of the publication , longtime editor-in-chief John Willis ( 1916-2010 ) accepted honors including the first Special Lucille Lortel Award , a Special Drama Desk Award , and the Broadway Theatre Institute ( now The Theatre Museum ) Lifetime Achievement Award . Theatre World is published annually by Theatre World Media and distributed by Applause Theatre and Cinema Books . The permanent editorial staff currently consists of Ben Hodges , editor in chief , and coeditor Scott Denny . Current editorial staff includes Adam Feldman of Time Out New York ( Broadway ) , Linda Buchwald TDF Stages ( Off-Broadway ) , Shay Gines New York Innovative Theatre Awards ( Off-Off-Broadway ) , and Diep Tran American Theatre Magazine ( Regional theatre ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c4560eb3bc497b271b96273053107e0c", "text": "Norman Lear Center The Norman Lear Center is a multi-disciplinary research and public policy center exploring implications of the convergence of entertainment , commerce , and society . It is based at the USC Annenberg School for Communication . Through scholarship and research , and its programs of visiting fellows , conferences , public events and publications , the Lear Center works to be at the forefront of discussion and practice in the field . The Center is named for benefactor Norman Lear , the social activist and philanthropist , and television producer , and was founded and is directed by Marty Kaplan , associate dean of the USC Annenberg School , who has been a political speechwriter , Hollywood studio executive , and screenwriter-producer . The Lear Center officially launched on January 24 , 2000 . Some of the programs it houses include Entertainment Goes Global , which explores the political , cultural , economic and technological implications of the globalization of entertainment ; Celebrity , Politics & Public Life , wherein faculty and deans from over 20 USC departments convene to develop an inter-disciplinary analysis of American political life , as it is shaped by popular culture ; and Hollywood , Health & Society , which provides entertainment industry professionals with accurate and timely information for health storylines . Hollywood , Health & Society is funded by , and works closely with such governmental agencies as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the National Institutes of Health , and the National Cancer Institute . That program hosts its annual Sentinel for Health Awards to recognize exemplary television storylines that best inform , educate and motivate viewers to make choices for healthier and safer lives . Since 2005 , the Lear Center 's Grand Avenue Intervention Project has been a driving force behind the civic outreach for the planning of a new 16 acre park in the heart of downtown Los Angeles . In partnership with the Los Angeles Times , the Lear Center solicited design proposals from the public and published a selection of them in a special section of the Times . The Lear Center 's publishing imprint has published several works of scholarship such as Artists , Technology & The Ownership of Creative Content , Warners ' War : Politics , Pop Culture & Propaganda in Wartime Hollywood , Frank Capra and the Image of the Journalist in American Film , and Ready to Share : Creativity & Fashion in Digital Culture .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85de64213596aa316c9a5d0db134a88a", "text": "Green Card (film) Green Card is a 1990 romantic comedy film written , produced , directed by Peter Weir and starring Gérard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell . The screenplay focuses on an American woman who enters into a marriage of convenience with a Frenchman so he can obtain a green card and remain in the United States . Depardieu won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor . The film won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy , and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "71a34d238e45e6831ab32158b3416f57", "text": "Alan Wilder (actor) Alan Wilder is an American actor who has appeared on film and television . Alan is also a member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company . He has appeared in over 55 Steppenwolf productions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d698ed9bc14db99bc46568a252539259", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9805cfda6b3725b9590c2c0272947beb", "text": "Duets (film) Duets is a 2000 American road trip film co-produced and directed by Bruce Paltrow and written by John Byrum . The motion picture features an ensemble cast co-starring Gwyneth Paltrow , Paul Giamatti , Maria Bello , Scott Speedman , Andre Braugher , Huey Lewis and Angie Dickinson , among others . The movie `` revolves around the little known world of karaoke competitions and the wayward characters who inhabit it . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "812513f9570ffa2bc42002c3196aef03", "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", "title": "" } ]
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Wladimir Klitschko has fought in 29 heavyweight title matches.
[ { "docid": "22a58cdc702296edde702cb139fe753a", "text": "Wladimir Klitschko Wladimir Wladimirowitsch Klitschko ( Володи́мир Володи́мирович Кличко́ , ; born 25 March 1976 ) is a Ukrainian professional boxer . He is a former world heavyweight champion of three major sanctioning bodies , having held the titles of the WBA , IBF , and WBO ( twice ) ; additionally he has held the IBO , Ring magazine , and lineal heavyweight titles . A strategic and cerebral boxer , Klitschko is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time , as well as among the hardest punching knockout artists in the history of the division ; his strong jab , straight right hand and left hook being his most formidable weapons . As an amateur , Klitschko represented Ukraine at the 1996 Olympics , winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division . After turning professional later that year , he defeated Chris Byrd in 2000 to win the WBO heavyweight title . Klitschko 's first reign as champion ended in an upset knockout loss to Corrie Sanders in 2003 , which was followed by another knockout loss to Lamon Brewster in 2004 . It was during this time that Klitschko hired Emanuel Steward as his trainer , which began an eight-year partnership that lasted until Steward 's death in 2012 . In particular , Steward was credited with Klitschko 's transition from an aggressive puncher to a more defensively-oriented boxer , much as he had done with Lennox Lewis in 1995 to 2003 . In 2006 , Klitschko regained a portion of the world heavyweight championship after stopping Chris Byrd in a rematch to win the IBF and IBO titles . He won the WBO title for a second time by defeating then-unbeaten champion Sultan Ibragimov in 2008 . Following his defeat of Ruslan Chagaev in 2009 , Klitschko was awarded the Ring and lineal titles , and lastly he won the WBA title from David Haye in 2011 . Until his defeat by Tyson Fury in 2015 , Klitschko was also recognized as champion by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board , while the WBA recognized him as one of its `` Super champions '' , a distinction given to boxers who hold that title in addition to those by other sanctioning bodies in the same division . Overall , he became the second-longest reigning heavyweight champion of all time , and has the second-most successful title defenses total of any heavyweight boxer with 23 ( including his initial reign as WBO champion ) , behind Joe Louis ( 25 ) and ahead of Larry Holmes ( 20 ) and Muhammad Ali ( 19 ) . On 14 September 2015 , BoxRec rated Klitschko as the number one fighter in the world , pound for pound . On 15 November 2014 , he reached a career peak of number two on The Rings pound for pound list . Klitschko has fought in 29 heavyweight title fights , more than any heavyweight champion in the sport 's history . He also holds the record of having defeated the most boxers with an undefeated record , at 12 , and has also defeated ten current or former world champions throughout his career . Wladimir 's older brother , Vitali Klitschko , is also a former WBC , WBO , and The Ring heavyweight champion . From 2006 until 2015 , Wladimir and Vitali dominated heavyweight boxing , a period typically known as the `` Klitschko Era '' of the division .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "a9d06840a44bade35d87bafccb2b4d6b", "text": "IPWA Light Heavyweight Championship The IPWA Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling light heavyweight championship in Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance ( IPWA ) . The inaugural champion was Mark `` The Shark '' Shrader , who defeated Quinn Nash ( substituting for Earl the Pearl ) in a tournament final on June 7 , 1996 to become the first IPWA Light Heavyweight Champion . There were 7 officially recognized champions with Julio Sanchez winning the title a record 4-times . He was also its longest reigning champion with his second title reign lasting 273 days . Some of the top `` indy cruiserweights '' on the East Cost wrestled for the title during its near 6-year history with former champions including Steve Corino , Christian York , and Joey Matthews .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a7ea455ba73bfc15c8e1c19bbfc776f5", "text": "Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight The men 's heavyweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 1 to 11 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre . Fifteen boxers from 15 nations are competed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d0e82fdb83725f70ec00772cc85f0302", "text": "W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon) W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 ( Lisbon ) were the joint eighteenth European kickboxing championships held by the W.A.K.O. organization ( the other event would be held the next month in Skopje , Macedonia ) and the second to be held in Portugal and the city of Lisbon . The event was open to amateur men and women from across Europe although a number of professional fighters such as Luis Reis would take part . All in all , in was the largest ever European championships with around 560 athletes from 31 countries taking part . One of the reasons for the higher numbers being that W.A.K.O. had merged had recently merged with the I.K.A.S. and took on many of the I.K.A.S. organization 's fighters . Another reason was that some countries were allowed multiple competitors per weight division in the Full-Contact and Semi-Contact categories . There were four styles on offer in Lisbon ; Full-Contact , Semi-Contact , Musical Forms and Aero-Kickboxing . By the end of the championships Russia was once again the strongest nation across all styles , with Italy in second and Hungary in third . The event was held over seven days in Lisbon , Portugal , starting on Tuesday , 24 October and finishing on Monday , 30 October .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cf6b1a2412a634eb9d20875be7511df1", "text": "King of the Ring (1995) King of the Ring ( 1995 ) was the third annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on June 25 , 1995 , at the CoreStates Spectrum in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The main event was a tag team match in which WWF World Heavyweight Champion Diesel and Bam Bam Bigelow faced Tatanka and Sycho Sid . Diesel won the match by pinning Tatanka . The main matches on the undercard were Bret Hart versus Jerry Lawler in a `` Kiss My Foot '' match and the King of the Ring Final as Mabel faced Savio Vega .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "25585b2756ae8ea865c2e38e978f477a", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3a2ff13dd156be11f0d170bcbf911345", "text": "IW North American Heavyweight Championship This is a list of people who held the `` North American Heavyweight Title '' under the banner of International Wrestling ( IW ) from 1969 to 1984 . The promotion was owned by the Eastern Sports Association from 1969 until 1976 . The IW promotion ends with end of 1984 season , and the title was discontinued .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "12186820820838b3b4dd763c2d41a1a8", "text": "Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's +95 kg These are the results of the Men 's +95 kg ( also known as Heavyweight ) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia . A total of 32 men competed in this event , limited to jūdōka whose body weight was more than 95 kilograms . Competition took place in the Georgia World Congress Center . The gold and silver medals were determined by a single-elimination tournament , with the winner of the final taking gold and the loser receiving silver . Judo events awarded two bronze medals . Quarterfinal losers competed in a repechage match for the right to face a semifinal loser for a bronze medal ( that is , the judokas defeated in quarterfinals A and B competed against each other , with the winner of that match facing the semifinal loser from the other half of the bracket ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6132283d4230a73336e491790b836e76", "text": "Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Super heavyweight The Super Heavyweight class is an even on the Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition . Super Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kg and thus is the heaviest weight class in boxing . 16 boxers will compete . Like all Olympic boxing events , the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament . Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals , so no boxers competed again after their first loss . Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each , with one-minute breaks between rounds . Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent . Five judges scored each bout ; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score . The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "571e916f4194cf69649a7ff6873d9dd9", "text": "Heavyweight Heavyweight is a weight class in boxing and other combat sports .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7385ec70db00057c76bc5844ed2e17e6", "text": "Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Super heavyweight The super heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the heaviest class . Super heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kilograms ( 200.6 pounds ) . Like all Olympic boxing events , the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament . Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals , so no boxers competed again after their first loss . Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each , with one-minute breaks between rounds . Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent . Five judges scored each bout ; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score . The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout . 16 boxers qualified for this category after the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 9 Continental Qualification Tournaments .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3142c71e66a9dbe0d6f2a4c6a83ba661", "text": "Borislav Jeliazkov Borislav Jeliazkov is a Bulgarian mixed martial artist . He competed in the Heavyweight division .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3f403ded0f6770e7c58a7b5eb9def612", "text": "Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight The men 's light heavyweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 30 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre . Twenty-six boxers from 26 nations are competing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0aff7818c83b0f19f5006bac39ca6295", "text": "Men's Low-Kick at W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 Skopje -63.5 kg The men 's light welterweight ( 63 kg/138 .6 lbs ) Low-Kick division at the W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 in Skopje was the fifth lightest of the male Low-Kick tournaments and was one of the largest involving seventeen fighters . Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Low-Kick kickboxing rules . As there were not enough fighters for a sixteen man competition , one of the men received a bye into the quarter finals . The gold medal was won by Russian Artur Magadov who defeated Denmark 's Ayoub Saidi in the final by unanimous decision . Gleb Bozko and Akaev Kurbanali , from Estonia and Russia , received bronze medals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ef2c83f8d664fcd18d650fc81ec77cdf", "text": "Taka Michinoku ( born October 26 , 1973 ) , better known by his ring name Taka Michinoku ( with his first name usually stylized in all capital letters ) , is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist . Michinoku is known in North America for his work for the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) where he had the first ever WWF Light Heavyweight Championship reign recognized by the North-American promotion . Michinoku is the founder and promoter of Kaientai Dojo , where he also wrestles . He is also a regular for New Japan Pro Wrestling . Having held championship titles in Japan , North America , Mexico and Europe , Yoshida is known for his long title reigns . He held the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Title for a combined duration of more than 15 months , the WWF Light Heavyweight Title for a then record-setting 10 months and the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Title for almost a year . Yoshida has held the World Junior Heavyweight Championship , Michinoku Pro Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship and Kaientai Dojo Strongest-K Championship simultaneously for almost 10 months . During his reign , he has defended his titles against both AJPW and independent circuit talent to increase his base of opponents , and thus has increased the reach of the World Junior Heavyweight Championship , which was closed off to outside competition in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "881bb9f351082ec60cc34181dc6ff89a", "text": "Gennady Golovkin Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin ( Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин born 8 April 1982 ) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer who currently holds the unified WBA ( Super ) , WBC , IBF , and IBO middleweight titles . As of May 2017 , he is ranked as the world 's best middleweight by BoxRec and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board , and second best by The Ring . He is also ranked as the world 's third best boxer , pound for pound , by The Ring , fifth by BoxRec , and seventh by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board . Golovkin won his first major world championship , the WBA interim middleweight title , by defeating Milton Núñez in 2010 . He was elevated to WBA ( Regular ) champion in the same year , and in 2011 would win the vacant IBO middleweight title by defeating Lajuan Simon . In 2014 , Golovkin was elevated to his current status of WBA ( Super ) champion and successfully defended both his titles against Daniel Geale . Later that year he defeated Marco Antonio Rubio to add the WBC interim middleweight title to his collection , and defeated David Lemieux in 2015 to win the IBF middleweight title . After Canelo Álvarez vacated his WBC middleweight title in 2016 , Golovkin was elevated to full champion and now holds world titles by three of the four major boxing sanctioning bodies . A calculating pressure fighter , Golovkin is known for his powerful and precise punching , balance , and methodical movement . With a streak of 23 knockouts that spanned from 22 November 2008 to 18 March 2017 , he holds the highest knockout percentage -- 89.8 % -- in middleweight championship history . In 2016 , he achieved his 17th title defense by knockout , which equalled the record set by Wilfredo Gómez in 1982 . Golovkin is also said to have one of the best chins in modern boxing , having never been knocked down or knocked out in a total of 387 fights , neither as a professional nor amateur . In his amateur career , Golovkin won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2003 World Championships . He went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics , winning a middleweight silver medal .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6cabe16c1428ec479b630426687a47c2", "text": "Hiroshi Kawashima Hiroshi Kawashima ( 川島 郭志 , born March 27 , 1970 , in Tokushima , Japan ) is a former professional boxer . He defended the WBC super flyweight title six times .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a5d75a0cdf9c279288400e1905b48671", "text": "List of WBC world champions This is a list of WBC world champions , showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council ( WBC ) . The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing , and certifies world champions in 10 different weight classes . In 1963 , the year of its foundation , the WBC inaugurated titles in all divisions with the exception of light flyweight , super flyweight , super bantamweight , super middleweight and cruiserweight , which were inaugurated in the subsequent decades . The most recent title inaugurated by the WBC is in the minimumweight ( also called strawweight ) division in 1987 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dd4425b77ceedd2c91a85e506b613d4", "text": "British Heavy Middleweight Championship The British Heavy Middleweight Championship was a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country 's circuit . The title 's history dates back to its foundation by Joint Promotions in 1953 and runs to around 2004 . Officially heavy middleweights were required to weight between and . The championship was recognised and defended on matches screened by UK national television network ITV as part of the professional wrestling slot on World of Sport as well as standalone broadcasts . Pre-publicity for these championship match broadcasts was given in ITV 's nationally published listings magazine TVTimes The entire 31 October 1987 edition of the standalone Wrestling broadcast was given over to Fit Finlay 's recapture of the title from Chic Cullen in Bradford , 17 September 1987 and highlights of this match were included on the official ITV wrestling compilation VHS release Mayhem and Mystery . Similarly , highlights of Alan Kilby 's capture of the vacant title in a tournament final over King Ben in Preston , 7 October 1981 , were included on official ITV wrestling compliation DVD release The Best Of British Wrestling A-Z .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d09f9d100ee95eaff2dd3cd48bb89594", "text": "World Fighting Alliance The World Fighting Alliance was a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States . Owned and organized by MMA legend and trainer John Lewis ( Promoter/Match Maker ) and nightclub operator and `` Club Rubber '' promoter John Huntington ( Producer ) along with Lawyer Louis Palazzo ( Investor ) , the WFA began promoting events after the Nevada State Athletic Commission began sanctioning mixed martial arts . The Las Vegas-based promotion , unlike its cross-town rival , the Ultimate Fighting Championship , featured a nightclub environment and a slogan of `` Where the fight club meets the Night Club '' . Sexy and flashy , its events featured several scantily-clad ring girls between rounds and go-go dancers between fights , and plenty of loud music , including guest performers like Ice-T . However , in an incident at Level 3 which seriously harmed the promotion 's reputation , credentialed photographers were ejected by venue security from their areas and were forced to move to where they could not take acceptable pictures . The inconvenience caused by the ejection was substantial , some writers at the event were forced to track down their photographers and leave their beat , while some offended editors decided to yank coverage of the event altogether . While the difficulties of the last event did not seem to deter the promotion and the promoters promised a Level 4 , Lewis and Huntington did not promote another WFA event since , and the promotion was assumed to be defunct . After a rise of interest in mixed martial arts in the United States in 2005 , the WFA reemerged with new ownership and began an aggressive program to establish itself as a new major mixed martial arts promotion . The owners , Ross Goodman and Louis Palazzo , both attorneys from Las Vegas , began by signing contracts with several of the biggest free agents on the market , including former UFC middleweight contender and Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland , PRIDE middleweight contender Quinton Jackson , retired UFC and Pancrase champion Bas Rutten , former top-ranked Bantamweight fighter Urijah Faber , and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez . In their recruitment efforts , they also came close to signing Tito Ortiz before he was enticed by an offer from the UFC . The fruits of their acquisitions culminated in WFA : King of the Streets on July 22 , 2006 , a pay-per-view broadcast event at the Forum in Inglewood , California . The card was headed by a main event of Quinton Jackson vs. Matt Lindland , Jackson 's first fight on American soil since becoming a headliner in PRIDE , and featured famed boxing broadcaster Barry Tompkins and wrestling star Bill Goldberg at the announce desk . Despite heavy expectations and an aggressive marketing campaign , including a pre-event special broadcast on Showtime , the event only attracted a crowd of over 5,000 , with only 2,300 tickets sold . Pay-per-view buys were also low , reportedly under 50,000 . Despite the disappointing numbers , and rumors of financial troubles , the WFA announced their next event , WFA : King of the Streets II at Aladdin Resort and Casino in Las Vegas , Nevada scheduled for December 9 , 2006 . However , the event was then postponed until early 2007 for undisclosed reasons . On November 15 , 2006 , the WFA 's CEO , Jeremy Lappen , sued the WFA and its owners for breach of contract , claiming he has not been paid since June 2006 , a few weeks before King of the Streets . Finally on December 11 , 2006 , Zuffa , the parent company of rival promotion UFC , announced it had acquired select assets of the WFA , including the contracts of WFA fighters . The WFA afterward ceased operations per the sale agreement . The WFA brand was revived in THQ 's video game UFC Undisputed 2010 , an update to their wildly popular multi-platform MMA video game UFC 2009 Undisputed . In the game 's career mode , which mimics that of an actual MMA fighter , players start off in the WFA and after a certain amount of success are invited to the UFC .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "748cdad031b5952e585591c3b50294f8", "text": "Men's Thai-Boxing at W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 Skopje -86 kg The men 's cruiserweight ( 86 kg/189 .2 lbs ) Thai-Boxing division at the W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 in Skopje was the third heaviest of the male Thai-Boxing tournaments and involved ten fighters . Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Thai-Boxing rules . Due to the fact there were not enough men for a tournament of sixteen , seven of the men had a bye into the quarter finals . Maxim Vinogradov of Russia was the tournament champion winning gold by defeating Austrian Aly Staubmann by unanimous decision in the final . Siarhei Krauchanka from Belarus and Zaur Alekporov from Azerbaijan claimed bronze medals .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "be2c3c2afb07f8d615f21dd247b70058", "text": "Raising Helen Raising Helen is a 2004 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler . It stars Kate Hudson , John Corbett , Joan Cusack , Hayden Panettiere , siblings Spencer and Abigail Breslin , and Helen Mirren . It grossed $ 37,486,138 at the U.S. box office .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9b41f99cde0b5e62d973e041813ea211", "text": "Rysher Entertainment Rysher Entertainment was the owner of television and film programming content , primarily distributed around the world by CBS Television Distribution and Paramount Pictures . Select rights are also distributed by Warner Bros. , Universal , Lionsgate , Fox , Columbia Pictures , MGM and other entertainment distribution companies worldwide . The company has its roots in Bing Crosby Productions ( `` BCP '' ) . Its namesake , actor-singer Bing Crosby , founded BCP in 1949 , and was best known for producing the sitcom Hogan 's Heroes and the medical drama Ben Casey -- in succeeding years , BCP was acquired by Cox Broadcasting . In 1993 , Cox acquired Rysher Entertainment . Rysher , founded in April 1991 by Keith Samples , had been established as an independently owned company whose original sole product had been the distribution of NBC 's series Saved By The Bell . In 1993 , and later distribution of another NBC series California Dreams in 1994 , Rysher merged with Al Masini 's Television Program Enterprises to form Rysher TPE , its alternate name used from 1993 to 1995 . Through Rysher TPE , they produced and distributed shows such as Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ( renamed Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte for its final season ) and Star Search . Later , they produced and distributed George & Alana , which ran for one season in 1995 . The company was shut down in 1999 and the library was acquired by Viacom who folded it into both the film and television division of Paramount . Rysher 's library , today distributed by CBS Television Distribution ( CTD ) and Paramount Pictures ( for TV series and films , respectively ) , includes television and feature film classics such as Hogan 's Heroes ( whose partial rights are held by CBS ) , Ben Casey , and Walking Tall , as well as more recent programs and films including Nash Bridges ( 1999 -- 2001 episodes are produced by Paramount Network Television ) , Highlander : The Series , The Opposite of Sex ( with Sony Pictures Classics ) , Kingpin and Big Night . Rysher also distributes internationally through CTD several of HBO 's award-winning titles including Arli $ $ , Oz and Sex and the City . Rysher also produced House Arrest and Zeus and Roxanne , both of which were released by MGM and distributed by HBO Home Video for home release .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6f00eb2c5d68669acd41560176577d69", "text": "High Fidelity HDTV High Fidelity HDTV was a Canadian licensed television broadcaster specializing in HD content . The company was founded in 2003 by co-founders John Panikkar and Ken Murphy , both of whom have been involved in the Canadian broadcasting industry for many years . David Patterson , an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive , joined the company in 2005 as a partner and part owner of the company , and Frank Bertolas , also an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive , joined the company in 2010 . High Fidelity HDTV was headquartered in Toronto , Ontario and it operated 4 HD channels . In 2006 , the company was set to launch a 5th HD channel , Baby HD . In 2007 , the company was poised to launch more HD channels : Aqua HD , Centre Stage HD , Clash HD , Crafts & Hobbies HD , Eureka ! HD , GameWorld HD , Seniors Life HD , Women 's Sports HD , Horror HD , & W HD . In 2008 , the company proposed 2 more HD channels , Diversion HD & Canada HD , as well as a non-HD network , Diversion . However , the applications for the channels was denied by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC ) . In 2010 , the company was set to launch yet another channel ( non-HD ) , The Wedding Channel . High Fidelity HDTV signed exclusive content deals with IMAX ( giving them access to their original films ) , Smithsonian Networks & Off the Fence , an independent production company that distributes non-fiction content worldwide . On December 21 , 2011 , High Fidelity HDTV announced that it had entered into an agreement to be purchased outright by Blue Ant Media , majority owners of Glassbox Television and minority owners of Quarto Communications . While initially purchasing 29.9 % of the company , the remaining 70.1 % would be purchased following its approval by the CRTC . The acquisition was completed on August 1 , 2012 . As of 2013 , the company no longer exists , the 4 channels are now part of Blue Ant Media & the other proposed channels were never launched .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2bbf368e2268f48c62ea2becf8fc31d7", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1445773c08da50707979a85167e4edf4", "text": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3d4af3c860dad9f4dc8e055594a47e00", "text": "High Tide (1947 film) High Tide is a 1947 American film noir directed by John Reinhardt . The film features Lee Tracy , Don Castle and Julie Bishop .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b31305df864419575b5fd70f08701414", "text": "Better Off Dead (film) Better Off Dead is a 1985 American teen romantic comedy film starring John Cusack and written and directed by Savage Steve Holland . It tells the story of high school student Lane Myer who is suicidal after his girlfriend breaks up with him shortly before Christmas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "013e3a2969fe4ac676b172d913553bf5", "text": "John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( -LSB- ˈhjuːstən -RSB- August 5 , 1906 -- August 28 , 1987 ) was an American film director , screenwriter and actor . He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed , many of which are today considered classics : The Maltese Falcon ( 1941 ) , The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ( 1948 ) , The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 ) , The African Queen ( 1951 ) , The Misfits ( 1961 ) , Fat City ( 1972 ) and The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ) . During his 46-year career , Huston received 15 Oscar nominations , won twice , and directed both his father , Walter Huston , and daughter , Anjelica Huston , to Oscar wins in different films . Huston was known to direct with the vision of an artist , having studied and worked as a fine art painter in Paris in his early years . He continued to explore the visual aspects of his films throughout his career : sketching each scene on paper beforehand , then carefully framing his characters during the shooting . While most directors rely on post-production editing to shape their final work , Huston instead created his films while they were being shot , making them both more economical and cerebral , with little editing needed . Most of Huston 's films were adaptations of important novels , often depicting a `` heroic quest , '' as in Moby Dick , or The Red Badge of Courage . In many films , different groups of people , while struggling toward a common goal , would become doomed , forming `` destructive alliances , '' giving the films a dramatic and visual tension . Many of his films involved themes such as religion , meaning , truth , freedom , psychology , colonialism and war . Before becoming a Hollywood filmmaker , he had been an amateur boxer , reporter , short-story writer , portrait artist in Paris , a cavalry rider in Mexico , and a documentary filmmaker during World War II . Huston has been referred to as `` a titan '' , `` a rebel '' , and a `` renaissance man '' in the Hollywood film industry . Author Ian Freer describes him as `` cinema 's Ernest Hemingway '' -- a filmmaker who was `` never afraid to tackle tough issues head on . '' Worked for Ethos Group .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a51afe2036064fd525142177b2603161", "text": "Hi, Fidelity Hi , Fidelity is a 2011 Hong Kong dramatic film written and directed by Calvin Poon . The film stars Pat Ha , Michelle Ye , Carrie Ng and William Chan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "02e0e4b0b8a17f6b74d5219de57ad3c2", "text": "Proprietary DVR DVRs , or Digital Video Recorders , are devices which record video to a hard drive . The term Proprietary DVR refers to exclusive methodologies used to maintain commercial control over the DVR format and prevent third-party copying of a particular file . CCTV systems are used for the detection and recording of crime , but the analysts and law enforcement personnel who are required to obtain and process video recorded with proprietary DVRs may face problems using the proprietary format . Most established manufacturers will provide tools for law enforcement agencies to play and copy footage from such systems . The opposite of proprietary DVR is standard or PC-based DVR . ( Although , in fact , many proprietary DVR 's are PC-based devices . ) Currently there is no standard output for the security industry to follow . Because of this , analysts are forced to obtain a compatible `` player '' in order to view the video . Some proprietary DVRs are delivered to the end-user in an executable player which allows for navigation . Some require the installation of the player . Others simply require a codec to be available on the system that is playing , then it will become viewable in a common player such as Windows Media Player . Some proprietary DVR systems offer more than one output format , such as the native format as well as a standard format such as AVI . Some also offer a composite video output PAL or NTSC . Some security companies are reluctant to offer anything other than their proprietary format . Reasons cited for maintaining control over the file by impeding conversion vary , but most companies will make `` tamper resistance '' a sellable feature , while disregarding the work required of an analyst or court in order to present the video . Another selling point of proprietary DVR systems is compression . Video compression removes information in exchange for a smaller file size . Increasing compression leads to the ability to store longer periods on a disk , at the expense of sacrificing some of the detail in the images . This trade-off must be considered when attempting to balance image quality and recording time in a DVR . As storage drives become cheaper and larger , compression sacrifices are improving . A problem inherent in proprietary DVR output is accuracy . There is a good chance that the video image as viewed has an incorrect aspect ratio and/or color information . Color may be off simply due to the calibration of the monitor being used , but often color information is not recorded accurately . It is not very common to white balance security cameras unless it is done at set up . Aspect ratios may also be recorded improperly and could actually be quite distorted . Aspect ratios on some players are sometimes user-adjustable by dragging the viewer in one direction or the other . Contrary to attempts made by proprietary DVR developers , it is possible to change virtually any DVR image into another format , but it can not be done through digital conversion , such as changing an MPEG-2 to AVI . Instead it is done by intercepting the pixels sent by the proprietary DVR to the users monitor . There are a number of software available that will capture an area of a screen and generate an uncompressed file in a common format . Gradually technology is improving and DVR systems are capable of having features that analog video could never provide . One feature is the ability to store metadata , such as point of sale information . Another feature may be for an event ( movement , panic button , door/drawer opening ) to trigger a system to record at a higher resolution . Perhaps the greatest feature is the ability to navigate directly to an area of interest .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3b93623959d402c57ecded1a6fdce3eb", "text": "John Jay Award The John Jay Award is presented annually by Columbia College of Columbia University to its alumni for distinguished professional achievement . It is named for Founding Father of the United States John Jay , Columbia College Class of 1764 . Previous recipients include many well-known professionals in a wide variety of fields .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aa55eee44f37e9e4e34399cfa77b0e69", "text": "Whittier High School Whittier High School ( WHS ) is a high school located in Whittier , California . It belongs to the Whittier Union High School District . It is the alma mater of President Richard Nixon ( class of 1930 ) and John Lasseter ( class of 1975 ) , founder of Pixar Animation Studios .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ee170d24518eddab940514b7be879177", "text": "Subway (Homicide: Life on the Street) `` Subway '' ( sometimes referred to as `` The Accident '' ) is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the American police television drama Homicide : Life on the Street , and the 84th episode overall . It first aired on NBC in the United States on December 5 , 1997 . In the episode , John Lange ( Vincent D'Onofrio ) becomes pinned between a Baltimore Metro Subway train and the station platform . The Baltimore homicide department is informed that Lange will be dead within an hour and Pembleton tries to solve the case while comforting Lange in his final minutes . `` Subway '' featured guest star Bruce MacVittie as a man suspected of pushing Lange into the path of the train . The episode was written by James Yoshimura , who co-produced with David Simon . It was directed by Gary Fleder and was the only episode of Homicide : Life on the Street helmed by the feature film director . Yoshimura based `` Subway '' on an episode of the HBO hidden-camera documentary show Taxicab Confessions , in which a New York City detective described a real-life instance of a man trapped between a subway train and platform . `` Subway '' was filmed on location in a Baltimore Metropolitan Transit Authority ( MTA ) station . Fleder included cinematic elements that were uncommon in the traditionally naturalistic show . This led to conflicts between Fleder and director of photography Alex Zakrzewski . `` Subway '' received overwhelmingly positive reviews but ranked number three in its time-slot during its original broadcast , capturing 10.3 million viewers but falling behind ABC 's 20/20 and CBS 's Nash Bridges . The episode won a Peabody Award for excellence in television broadcasting and was nominated for two Emmy Awards , one for Yoshimura 's script and one for D'Onofrio 's guest performance . `` Subway '' was the subject of a two-hour PBS television documentary , Anatomy of a `` Homicide : Life on the Street '' , which originally aired on the network on November 4 , 1998 . Screenwriter Vince Gilligan said `` Subway '' directly influenced an episode of The X-Files that he wrote , which in turn helped inspire the casting of Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ecebee4ce2cacd8bc57321783b633eb1", "text": "St. John Vianney High School (New Jersey) St. John Vianney High School is a private coeducational Roman Catholic four-year high school , serving students in grades nine through twelve . The school is located on a 38 acre campus in Holmdel Township , in Monmouth County , New Jersey , and is operated under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton . The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1983 . As of the 2013-14 school year , the school had an enrollment of 1,011 students and 61.6 faculty members ( on an FTE basis ) , resulting in a student -- teacher ratio of 16.4:1 . The school motto is `` Knowledge -- Commitment -- Involvement '' . The St. John Vianney High School Lancers wear the school colors of Gold , White and Black .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b17552feb51e21ea8a06d8c1de55a2e0", "text": "Duet Acting Duet Acting ( often shortened to `` Duet '' or abbreviated as `` DA '' in tournament schedules and results ) is an event in competitive high school forensics . Similar to Duo Interpretation , Duet Acting varies in two major respects : first , Duet is not an official National Forensic League event although some state organizations , such as the Texas Forensic Association , the Louisiana High School Speech League , and ( formerly ) the Ohio High School Speech League practice the event . Secondly , unlike Duo , in which the actors are not permitted to make eye contact with each other or touch each other , Duet incorporates an element of acting . Cuttings must be made from scripts . Duet Acting involves two people , two chairs , and ( in some jurisdictions ) a table ; the furniture is supplied in each room of competition . Time limits vary , but generally each acting pair performs an eight - to twelve-minute scene , typically using only two characters . Occasionally the performers change roles , but can only play one character per scene in the manner of dramatic or humorous interpretation . The pieces may be either serious or funny , and the extensive use of movement is permitted ( i.e. , interaction between both characters , as well as with the table and chairs ) . Duet Acting has been removed from the Ohio High School Speech League . Category : Debating", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc4f19f62e1649e6dd930e9ff1c141b1", "text": "Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant ( born 9 September 1960 ) is an English actor and film producer . Grant has received a Golden Globe , a BAFTA , and an Honorary César for his work . His films have earned more than US$ 2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide . Grant first received attention after earning the Volpi Cup for his performance in James Ivory 's Maurice ( 1987 ) but achieved international success after appearing in the Richard Curtis-scripted Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . Grant used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s , delivering comic performances in films such as Mickey Blue Eyes ( 1999 ) and Notting Hill ( 1999 ) . One of the best known figures in 1990s British popular culture , Grant was in a high-profile relationship with Elizabeth Hurley , which was the focus of much attention in the British and international media . By the turn of the 21st century , Grant had established himself as a leading man , skilled with a satirical comic talent . Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) , About a Boy ( 2002 ) , and American Dreamz ( 2006 ) . Grant later played against type with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film , Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . He 's also known for appearing in period pieces such as The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) , Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) and Florence Foster Jenkins ( 2016 ) . Within the film industry , Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a character actor , and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous . Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms , as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions . The entertainment media 's coverage of Grant 's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor . Grant has been outspoken about his antipathy towards the profession of acting , and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media . In a career spanning 30 years , Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting was not his true calling , but rather a career that unintentionally developed by happenstance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "59f48548c6cf61fb375d046feb9df024", "text": "Thomas Cusack (bishop) Thomas Francis Cusack ( February 22 , 1862 -- July 12 , 1918 ) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church . He served as Bishop of Albany from 1915 until his death in 1918 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aafc478a7fe2bbf7105a93ab613bf0c3", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "326e50d7c8282afa8b8b8be470c305d2", "text": "Class Cruise Class Cruise is an American teen comedy television film that premiered on NBC on October 22 , 1989 . The film was directed by Oz Scott and written by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a1bc70aad417cdb4d04c839681a1c88", "text": "Gideon's Day (film) Gideon 's Day ( originally released in the United States as Gideon of Scotland Yard ) is a 1958 police procedural crime film starring Jack Hawkins , Dianne Foster and Cyril Cusack . The film , which was directed by John Ford , was adapted from John Creasey 's novel of the same name . It was released in the United States as Gideon of Scotland Yard . Although this is the first film to feature the named character of George Gideon , Jack Hawkins had already played a very similar role in the British film The Long Arm two years earlier .", "title": "" } ]
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Andrew Jackson was a Scientologist.
[ { "docid": "90ad4c5442ed7d9750f284398329163b", "text": "Scientology Scientology is a body of religious beliefs and practices created in 1954 by American author L. Ron Hubbard ( 1911 -- 86 ) . Hubbard initially developed a program of ideas called Dianetics , which was distributed through the Dianetics Foundation . The foundation soon entered bankruptcy and Hubbard lost the rights to his seminal publication Dianetics : The Modern Science of Mental Health in 1952 . He then recharacterized the subject as a religion and renamed it Scientology , retaining the terminology , doctrines , the E-meter , and the practice of auditing . Within a year , he regained the rights to Dianetics and retained both subjects under the umbrella of the Church of Scientology . Hubbard describes the etymology of the word Scientology as coming from the Latin word , `` scio , '' meaning know or distinguish , and the Greek word `` logos , '' meaning `` the word or outward form by which the inward thought is expressed and made known . '' Hubbard writes , `` thus , Scientology means knowing about knowing , or science of knowledge . '' Hubbard 's groups have encountered considerable opposition and controversy . In January 1951 , the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners brought proceedings against Hubbard 's Dianetics Foundation on the charge of teaching medicine without a license . Hubbard 's followers engaged in a program of covert and illegal infiltration of the U.S. government . Hubbard-inspired organizations and their classification are often a point of contention . Germany classifies Scientology groups as an `` anti-constitutional sect '' ( verfassungsfeindliche Sekte ) . In France , Scientology groups have been classified as a dangerous cult by some parliamentary reports .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fb04257cad23c0bdf1fe8f645a463e71", "text": "Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson ( March 15 , 1767 -- June 8 , 1845 ) was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837 and was the founder of the Democratic Party . Before being elected to the presidency , Jackson served in Congress and gained fame as a general in the United States Army . As president , Jackson sought to advance the rights of the `` common man '' against a `` corrupt aristocracy '' and to preserve the Union . He became a practicing lawyer in Tennessee and in 1791 he married Rachel Donelson Robards . Jackson served briefly in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate . Upon returning to Tennessee , he was appointed a justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court , serving from 1798 until 1804 . In 1801 , Jackson was appointed colonel in the Tennessee militia , and was elected its commander the following year . He led Tennessee militia and U.S. Army regulars during the Creek War of 1813 -- 1814 , winning a major victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend . The subsequent Treaty of Fort Jackson required the Creek surrender of vast lands in present-day Alabama and Georgia . Jackson won a decisive victory in the War of 1812 over the British army at the Battle of New Orleans , making him a national hero . Following the conclusion of the War of 1812 , Jackson led U.S. forces in the First Seminole War , which helped produce the Adams -- Onís Treaty of 1819 and the transfer of Florida from Spain to the United States . Following the ratification of the treaty , Jackson briefly served as Florida 's first territorial governor before winning election as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee . Jackson was a candidate for president in 1824 but , lacking a majority of electoral votes , lost the election in the House of Representatives to John Quincy Adams . In reaction to a `` corrupt bargain '' between opponents Adams and Henry Clay , Jackson 's supporters founded the Democratic Party . He ran again for president in 1828 against Adams and won in a landslide . As president , Jackson faced a threat of secession by South Carolina over the `` Tariff of Abominations '' enacted under Adams . The Nullification Crisis was defused when the tariff was amended and Jackson threatened the use of military force if South Carolina attempted to secede . Congress , led by Clay , attempted to reauthorize the Second Bank of the United States ; Jackson regarded the Bank as a corrupt institution and vetoed the renewal of its charter . After a lengthy struggle , Jackson and the congressional Democrats thoroughly dismantled the Bank . In 1835 , Jackson became the only president to completely pay off the national debt , fulfilling a longtime goal . In foreign affairs , Jackson 's administration concluded a `` most favored nation '' treaty with Great Britain , settled U.S. claims of damages by France from the Napoleonic Wars , and recognized the Republic of Texas . His presidency marked the beginning of the ascendancy of the `` spoils system '' in American politics . In 1830 , Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act , which relocated most members of the Native American tribes in the South to Indian Territory ( now Oklahoma ) . The relocation process dispossessed the Indians and resulted in widespread death and sickness . In his retirement , Jackson remained active in Democratic Party politics , supporting the presidencies of Martin Van Buren and James K. Polk . Jackson was widely revered in the United States , but his reputation has declined since the mid-20th century , largely due to his role in Indian removal and support for slavery . Surveys of historians and scholars have ranked Jackson between 6th and 18th most successful among United States presidents .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "e693f1c075f1b4a309cbc0fd6cb796ff", "text": "Watson v. Jones Watson v. Jones , 80 U.S. 679 ( 1871 ) , is a United States Supreme Court case . The case was based upon a dispute regarding the Third or Walnut Street Presbyterian Church in Louisville , Kentucky . The Court held that in adjudications of church property disputes , 1 ) courts can not rule on the truth or falsity of a religious teaching , 2 ) where a previous authority structure existed before the dispute , courts should defer to the decision of that structure , and 3 ) in the absence of such an internal authority structure , courts should defer to the wishes of a majority of the congregation . Because the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church had a clear internal authority structure , the court granted control of the property to that group , even though it was only supported by a minority of the congregation . The first such case was Watson v. Jones , which was decided on common -- law grounds in a diversity action without explicit reliance on the First Amendment . A constitutionalization of the rule was made in Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral , in which the Court held unconstitutional a state statute that recognized the autonomy and authority of those North American branches of the Russian Orthodox Church which had declared their independence from the general church . Recognizing that Watson v. Jones had been decided on nonconstitutional grounds , the Court thought nonetheless that the opinion `` radiates ... a spirit of freedom for religious organizations , and independence from secular control or manipulation -- in short , power to decide for themselves , free from state interference , matters of church government as well as those of faith and doctrine . '' The power of civil courts to resolve church property disputes was severely circumscribed , the Court held , because to permit resolution of doctrinal disputes in court was to jeopardize First Amendment values . What a court must do , it was held , is to look at the church rules : if the church is a hierarchical one which reposes determination of ecclesiastical issues in a certain body , the resolution by that body is determinative , while if the church is a congregational one prescribing action by a majority vote , that determination will prevail . On the other hand , a court confronted with a church property dispute could apply `` neutral principles of law , developed for use in all property disputes , '' when to do so would not require resolution of doctrinal issues . In a later case the Court elaborated on the limits of proper inquiry , holding that an argument over a matter of internal church government , the power to reorganize the dioceses of a hierarchical church in this country , was `` at the core of ecclesiastical affairs '' and a court could not interpret the church constitution to make an independent determination of the power but must defer to the interpretation of the body authorized to decide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f576b2da8d5775a45cde0ef255fae047", "text": "Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever ( 1780 ) is a multi-volume series of books on metaphysics by eighteenth-century British polymath Joseph Priestley . Priestley wrote a series of important metaphysics works during the years he spent serving as Lord Shelburne 's assistant and companion . In a set of five works written during this time he argued for a materialist philosophy , even though such a position `` entailed denial of free will and the soul . '' As Shelburne 's companion , Priestley had accompanied him on a tour of Europe in 1774 ; they spent quite a bit of time in Paris and the unsettling conversations Priestley had with the French philosophes there prompted him to write Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever , the last of his series of major metaphysical works . Priestley recalled the trip in his Memoirs : As I chose on all occasions to appear as a Christian , I was told by some of them -LSB- philosophes -RSB- , that I was the only person they had ever met with , of whose understanding they had any opinion , who professed to believe Christianity . But on interrogating them on the subject , I soon found that they had given no proper attention to it , and did not really know what Christianity was ... Having conversed so much with unbelievers at home and abroad , I thought I should be able to combat their prejudices with some advantage , and with this view I wrote ... the first part of my ` Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever ' , in proof of the doctrines of a God and a providence , and ... a second part , in defence of the evidences -LSB- sic -RSB- of Christianity . In Letters , he continued to defend his thesis , begun in Disquisitions relating to Matter and Spirit and The Doctrine of Philosophical Necessity Illustrated , that materialism and determinism can be reconciled with a belief in God . The text addresses those whose faith is shaped by books and fashion ; Priestley draws an analogy between the skepticism of educated men and the credulity of the masses . He again argues for the existence of God using what Schofield calls `` the classic argument from design ... leading from the necessary existence of a creator-designer to his self-comprehension , eternal existence , infinite power , omnipresence , and boundless benevolence . '' In the three volumes , Priestley discusses , among many other works , Baron d'Holbach 's Systeme de la Nature . He claimed that d'Holbach 's `` energy of nature , '' though it lacked intelligence or purpose , was really a description of God . Priestley believed that David Hume 's style in the Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion ( 1779 ) was just as dangerous as its ideas ; he feared the open-endedness of the Humean dialogue", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8d4dd3102fd5f9365736ea3a89f16e27", "text": "Conscience Whigs The `` Conscience '' Whigs were a faction of the Whig Party in the state of Massachusetts noted for their moral opposition to slavery . They were noted as opponents of the more conservative `` Cotton '' Whigs who dominated the state party , led by such figures as Edward Everett , Robert C. Winthrop , and Abbott Lawrence , whose close association with the New England textile industry led them to de-emphasize the slavery issue . Leaders of the `` Conscience Whigs '' included Charles Sumner , Henry Wilson , and Charles Francis Adams . The group split from the Whig party in 1848 , when the national party nominated the slave-owning General Zachary Taylor for President , and played a role in the creation of the new Free Soil Party , which nominated Adams for Vice President on a ticket with anti-slavery former Democratic President Martin Van Buren . Following the failure of the Free Soil Party in the election that year , most Conscience Whigs would return to the Whig fold . More followed after the Compromise of 1850 temporarily neutralized the issue of slavery . During the mid 1850s , several Conscience leaders played an important role later in the foundation of the Republican Party . The term `` Conscience Whig '' is sometimes used more broadly to refer to Whigs in other states noted for their opposition to slavery .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b4198b7f0f329bf0c9e05b09482cf497", "text": "Jonathan Edwards (theologian) Jonathan Edwards ( October 5 , 1703 -- March 22 , 1758 ) was an American revivalist preacher , philosopher , and Congregationalist Protestant theologian . Like most of the Puritans , he held to the Reformed theology . His colonial followers later distinguished themselves from other Congregationalists as `` New Lights '' ( endorsing the Great Awakening ) , as opposed to `` Old Lights '' ( non-revivalists ) . Edwards is widely regarded as `` one of America 's most important and original philosophical theologians '' . Edwards ' theological work is broad in scope , but he was rooted in Reformed theology , the metaphysics of theological determinism , and the Puritan heritage . Recent studies have emphasized how thoroughly Edwards grounded his life 's work on conceptions of beauty , harmony , and ethical fittingness , and how central The Enlightenment was to his mindset . Edwards played a critical role in shaping the First Great Awakening , and oversaw some of the first revivals in 1733 -- 35 at his church in Northampton , Massachusetts . Edwards delivered the sermon `` Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God '' , a classic of early American literature , during another revival in 1741 , following George Whitefield 's tour of the Thirteen Colonies . Edwards is well known for his many books , The End For Which God Created the World , The Life of David Brainerd , which inspired thousands of missionaries throughout the 19th century , and Religious Affections , which many Reformed Evangelicals still read today . Edwards died from a smallpox inoculation shortly after beginning the presidency at the College of New Jersey ( Princeton ) . He was the grandfather of Aaron Burr , third Vice President of the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2cbddd87c2ffff560512bc96cd617b4c", "text": "Kansas evolution hearings The Kansas evolution hearings were a series of hearings held in Topeka , Kansas , United States from May 5 to May 12 , 2005 by the Kansas State Board of Education and its State Board Science Hearing Committee to change how evolution and the origin of life would be taught in the state 's public high school science classes . The hearings were arranged by the Board of Education with the intent of introducing intelligent design into science classes via the Teach the Controversy method . The hearings raised the issues of creation and evolution in public education and were attended by all the major participants in the intelligent design movement but were ultimately boycotted by the scientific community over concern of lending credibility to the claim , made by proponents of intelligent design , that evolution is purportedly the subject of wide dispute within the scientific and science education communities . The Discovery Institute , hub of the intelligent design movement , played a central role in starting the hearings by promoting its Critical Analysis of Evolution lesson plan which the Kansas State Board of Education eventually adopted over objections of the State Board Science Hearing Committee , and campaigning on behalf of conservative Republican candidates for the Board . Local science advocacy group Kansas Citizens for Science organized a boycott of the hearings by mainstream scientists , who accused it of being a kangaroo court and argued that their participation would lend an undeserved air of legitimacy to the hearings . Kansas Board of Education member Kathy Martin declared at the beginning of the hearings , `` Evolution has been proven false . ID ( Intelligent Design ) is science-based and strong in facts . '' At their conclusion she proclaimed that evolution is `` an unproven , often disproven '' theory . `` ID has theological implications . ID is not strictly Christian , but it is theistic , '' asserted Martin . The scientific community rejects teaching intelligent design as science ; a leading example being the United States National Academy of Sciences , which issued a policy statement saying `` Creationism , intelligent design , and other claims of supernatural intervention in the origin of life or of species are not science because they are not testable by the methods of science . '' ( See also List of scientific societies explicitly rejecting intelligent design ) On February 13 , 2007 , the Board voted 6 to 4 to reject the amended science standards enacted in 2005 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a3b123e636bf57652b14fbddf46d28c", "text": "The Mysterious Origins of Man The Mysterious Origins of Man is a television special that originally aired on NBC on February 25 , 1996 . Hosted by Charlton Heston , the program argued that mankind has lived on the Earth for tens of millions of years , and that mainstream scientists have suppressed the fossil evidence for this . Some material included was based on the controversial Forbidden Archeology , a book written by Hindu creationists Michael Cremo and Richard L. Thompson about anomalous archeological finds reported mainly in early scientific journals . It also included interviews with the following people : creationist Carl Baugh on the Paluxy tracks ; Richard Milton , author of Shattering the Myths of Darwinism , on Lucy ; Neil Steede on Incan ruins ; and Graham Hancock , author of Fingerprints of the Gods , on Atlantis . It was produced by B. C. Video Inc. . The program was widely criticized by the scientific community . Donald Johanson said it was `` absolutely shameful , and it sort of sets us back 100 years '' . Jim Foley of TalkOrigins called it a `` pseudo-scientific mishmash of discredited claims and crackpot ideas '' . However , the criticism did not prevent NBC from re-broadcasting the special on June 8 , 1996 . In response , John Carman wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle , `` You 'd think the NBC brass would be a touch embarrassed by the program , and eager to let the little furor fritter away into oblivion . But then you really would be a simpleton . NBC , a subsidiary of the science giant General Electric , does not exist to sharpen minds . Science , schmience . If there was money to be made from it , NBC would tell you the Earth is flat because of repeated indentations from space aliens on pogo sticks . '' Dave Thomas wrote in Skeptical Briefs that `` quality science was nowhere to be found '' in the program , as it had people of questionable credentials interviewed and failed to interview the leading researchers in their respective fields . Thomas further explained the show failed to challenge the extraordinary claims . Creationist Ken Ham criticized the production in the February 1996 Answers in Genesis newsletter in a review titled `` Hollywood 's ` Moses ' Undermines Genesis . '' Ham attacked fellow creationist Baugh 's claims , saying , `` According to leading creationist researchers , this evidence is open to much debate and needs much more intensive research . One wonders how much of the information in the program can really be trusted ! ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a4a9713f8accea8ad72822e8c2fb284b", "text": "Glenn L. Archer Glenn L. Archer ( 1906 -- 2002 ) was one of the founders and the first Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State , formerly known as Protestants and Other Americans United for Separation of Church and State . In its first years , a main focus of AU 's activity was opposition to the political agenda of the Roman Catholic Church and it was seen by critics as an anti-Catholic organization . It was under Archer 's tutelage that the Roman Catholic hierarchy was dubbed in 1949 as being more dangerous and clever than communism . He petitioned the FCC to deny TV licenses to Jesuits because they were an alien organization . He also demanded that Cardinals in the Catholic Church have their citizenship revoked . Furthermore , he asked the House Un-American Activities Committee to investigate the intentions , scope and achievements of Vatican espionage in the United States , charging that the Catholic clergy had learned American secrets hardly anyone except the president knows . In 1960 , Archer entered into a dialog with presidential candidate John F. Kennedy to assess his views on church-state relations . In a letter to Archer , Kennedy assured him of his support for the First Amendment . Kennedy later responded to concerns about his faith in his famous speech before the Greater Houston Ministerial Association , delivered September 12 , 1960 at the Rice Hotel in Houston Texas . In his memoir The Dream Lives On , Archer praised Kennedy 's views on Church-State separation , saying they were the best of any president since Thomas Jefferson .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab653457b10fc687dc1925c8ccad3424", "text": "Copperhead (politics) In the 1860s , the Copperheads comprised a vocal faction of Democrats in the Northern United States of the Union who opposed the American Civil War , wanting an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates . Republicans started calling anti-war Democrats `` Copperheads '' , likening them to the venomous snake . Those Democrats accepted the label , reinterpreting the copper `` head '' as the likeness of Liberty , which they cut from Liberty Head large cent coins and proudly wore as badges . Democratic supporters of the war , by contrast , were called War Democrats . The Copperheads represented the more extreme wing of the `` Northern Democrats '' . Notable Copperheads included two Democratic congressmen from Ohio : Clement L. Vallandigham and Alexander Long . Republican prosecutors accused some prominent Copperheads of treason in a series of trials in 1864 . Copperheadism , a highly contentious , grass-roots movement , had its strongest base in the area just north of the Ohio River , as well as in some urban ethnic wards . Some historians have argued that it represented a traditionalistic element alarmed at the rapid modernization of society sponsored by the Republican Party , and that it looked back to Jacksonian Democracy for inspiration . Weber ( 2006 ) argues that the Copperheads damaged the Union war effort by opposing conscription ( the `` draft '' ) , encouraging desertion , and forming conspiracies , but other historians say that the draft was already in disrepute and that the Republicans greatly exaggerated the conspiracies for partisan reasons . Historians agree that the Copperheads ' goal of restoring the Union with slavery was naive and impractical , for the Confederates refused to consider giving up their independence . The Copperheads became a major target of the Union ( Republican ) party in the 1864 presidential election . Copperhead support increased when Union armies did poorly , and decreased when they won great victories . After the fall of Atlanta in September 1864 , Union military success seemed assured , and Copperheadism collapsed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "06a9a80ca6a559a03d3e0670906de285", "text": "The Complex: An Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology The Complex : An Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology is a non-fiction book about the organization and practices of the Church of Scientology , written by former Scientologist John Duignan with Nicola Tallant . The book was published in Ireland on October 7 , 2008 by Merlin Publishing . Both of Duignan 's parents died when he was very young and as a result he had difficult experiences as a teenager . He met an attractive female Scientologist on the streets of Germany , who convinced him to take a free personality test from Scientology . After the test , he was told he had a result of `` Urgent Action Required '' , and he began to take Scientology courses . Duignan was recruited into Scientology 's elite paramilitary organization called the `` Sea Org '' , and spent a total of 22 years in the organization . After attending an event where actor and Scientologist Tom Cruise was given the award of `` Most Dedicated Follower '' , Duignan began to examine the organization more closely and had doubts about remaining . He left the organization in 2006 , after taking measures to avoid investigation by Scientology 's intelligence agency the Office of Special Affairs . The Church of Scientology has responded to the publication of The Complex by sending legal letters to several bookstore retailers that were selling the book , claiming the book contains libelous statements about a member of the organization . Merlin Publishing `` emphatically denied '' these allegations , and an editorial director at the publishing company called Scientology 's claim `` vexatious '' . The United Kingdom branch of Amazon.com , Amazon.co.uk , stopped selling copies of the book after receiving legal letters from the Church of Scientology ; booksellers Waterstone 's and W H Smith also received the legal letter , and Borders Books may have also been `` warned off '' selling the book . A representative for Amazon.com in the United States said that the U.S. branch of the company will be selling copies of the book , but is `` awaiting arrival of the inventory '' to their networks .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b922aec158f81fced29dd62ac3796dd1", "text": "Swing Around the Circle Swing Around the Circle refers to a disastrous speaking campaign undertaken by U.S. President Andrew Johnson between August 27 and September 15 , 1866 , in which he tried to gain support for his mild Reconstruction policies and for his preferred candidates ( mostly Democrats ) in the forthcoming midterm Congressional elections . The tour received its nickname due to the route that the campaign took : `` Washington , D.C. , to New York , west to Chicago , south to St. Louis , and east through the Ohio River valley back to the nation 's capital '' . Johnson undertook the speaking tour in the face of increasing opposition in the northern states and in Washington to his lenient form of reconstruction in the south , which had led the southern states largely to revert to the social system that had predominated before the Civil War . Although he believed he could regain the trust of moderate northern Republicans by exploiting tensions between them and their Radical counterparts on the tour , Johnson only alienated them more . This caused a supporter of Johnson to say of the tour that it would have been better `` had it never been made . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c1fa0a4ad6ab3c65a69b3302475118d8", "text": "The Hermitage (Nashville, Tennessee) The Hermitage is a historical plantation and museum located in Davidson County , Tennessee , United States , 10 mi east of downtown Nashville . The plantation was owned by Andrew Jackson , the seventh President of the United States , from 1804 until his death at the Hermitage in 1845 . Jackson only lived at the property occasionally until he retired from public life in 1837 . Enslaved men and women , numbering nine at the plantation 's purchase in 1804 and 110 at Jackson 's death , worked at the Hermitage , principally involved in growing cotton , its major cash crop . It is a National Historic Landmark .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f3410eb305efc711d047de6df9741772", "text": "John Breckinridge (U.S. Attorney General) John Breckinridge ( December 2 , 1760 -- December 14 , 1806 ) was a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Virginia . He served in the state legislatures of Virginia and Kentucky before being elected to the U.S. Senate and appointed United States Attorney General during the second term of President Thomas Jefferson . He is the progenitor of Kentucky 's Breckinridge political family and the namesake of Breckinridge County , Kentucky . Breckinridge 's father was a local politician , and his mother was a member of the Preston political family . Breckinridge attended the William and Mary College intermittently between 1780 and 1784 ; his attendance was interrupted by the Revolutionary War and his election to the Virginia House of Delegates . One of the youngest members of that body , his political activities acquainted him with many prominent politicians . In 1785 , he married `` Polly '' Cabell , a member of the Cabell political family . Despite making a comfortable living through a combination of legal and agricultural endeavors , letters from relatives in Kentucky convinced him to move to the western frontier . He established `` Cabell 's Dale '' , his plantation , near Lexington , Kentucky , in 1793 . Breckinridge was appointed as the state 's attorney general soon after arriving . In November 1797 , he resigned and was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives the next month . As a legislator , he secured passage of a more humane criminal code that abolished the death penalty for all offenses except first-degree murder . On a 1798 trip to Virginia , an intermediary gave him Thomas Jefferson 's Kentucky Resolutions , which denounced the Alien and Sedition Acts . At Jefferson 's request , Breckinridge assumed credit for the modified resolutions he shepherded through the Kentucky General Assembly ; Jefferson 's authorship was not discovered until after Breckinridge 's death . He opposed calling a state constitutional convention in 1799 but was elected as a delegate . Due to his influence , the state 's government remained comparatively aristocratic , maintaining protections for slavery and limiting the power of the electorate . Called the father of the resultant constitution , he emerged from the convention as the acknowledged leader of the state 's Democratic-Republican Party and was selected Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1799 and 1800 . Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1800 , Breckinridge functioned as Jefferson 's floor leader , guiding administration bills through the chamber that was narrowly controlled by his party . Residents of the western frontier called for his nomination as vice president in 1804 , but Jefferson appointed him as U.S. Attorney General in 1805 instead . He was the first cabinet-level official from the West but had little impact before his death from tuberculosis on December 14 , 1806 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "674bc1dcb0bd2b0ac3b9058c2c593790", "text": "Essays on Philosophical Subjects Essays on Philosophical Subjects , by the Scottish economist Adam Smith , is a history of astronomy down to Smith 's own era , plus some thoughts on ancient physics and metaphysics . This work was published posthumously , in 1795 , using material which Adam Smith had intended to publish eventually but had not prepared at the time of his death in 1790 . This was done by his literary executors , two old friends from the Scottish academic world ; physicist/chemist Joseph Black and pioneering geologist James Hutton . A brief account of their work appears in a section entitled ` Advertisement by the Editors ' . The book consists of three distinct works : The History of Astronomy The History of the Ancient Physics The History of the Ancient Logics and Metaphysics The History of Astronomy is the largest of these and is thought to have been written in the 1750s , before Smith 's major works . The overall understanding is excellent , though the Glasgow Edition of 1976 includes some detailed criticism of his use of sources . But it also defends him for calling Newton a philosopher rather than a scientist ; the word ` scientist ' did not exist before 1839 . It is also interesting for containing Smith 's first mention of the invisible hand : For it may be observed , that in all Polytheistic religions , among savages , as well as in the early ages of antiquity , it is the irregular events of nature only that are ascribed to the agency and power of the gods . Fire burns , and water refreshes ; heavy bodies descend , and lighter substances fly upwards , by the necessity of their own nature ; nor was the invisible hand of Jupiter every apprehended to be employed in those matters . ( III .2 , page 49 of the Glasgow Edition . )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4943672a5e94f6cfdf2e9ad52285df19", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d802c5129f6bc2038dc3024b6458395", "text": "Mormons Mormons ( -LSB- ˈmɔrmənz -RSB- ) are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism , the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity , initiated by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s . After Smith 's death in 1844 , the Mormons followed Brigham Young to what would become the Utah Territory . Today , most Mormons are understood to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) . Some Mormons are also either independent or non-practicing . The center of Mormon cultural influence is in Utah , and North America has more Mormons than any other continent , though the majority of Mormons live outside the United States . Mormons have developed a strong sense of communality that stems from their doctrine and history . During the 19th century , Mormon converts tended to gather to a central geographic location , and between 1852 and 1890 a minority of Mormons openly practiced plural marriage , a form of religious polygamy . Mormons dedicate large amounts of time and resources to serving in their church , and many young Mormons choose to serve a full-time proselytizing mission . Mormons have a health code which eschews alcoholic beverages , tobacco , coffee , tea , and other addictive substances . They tend to be very family-oriented , and have strong connections across generations and with extended family , reflective of their belief that families can be sealed together beyond death . Mormons also have a strict law of chastity , requiring abstention from sexual relations outside of heterosexual marriage and fidelity within marriage . Mormons self-identify as Christian , although some non-Mormons consider Mormons non-Christian and some of their beliefs differ from mainstream Christianity . Mormons believe in the Bible , as well as other books of scripture , such as the Book of Mormon . They have a unique view of cosmology , and believe that all people are spirit-children of God . Mormons believe that returning to God requires following the example of Jesus Christ , and accepting his atonement through ordinances such as baptism . They believe that Christ 's church was restored through Joseph Smith and is guided by living prophets and apostles . Central to Mormon faith is the belief that God speaks to his children and answers their prayers . Due to their high birth and conversion rates , the Mormon population has grown significantly in recent decades . The number of members in 1971 was 3,090,953 and now in 2017 based on the Annual Report , there are 15,882,417 worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c2ed6bc59ad9c7f7412bd3c5bba146cc", "text": "Sally Jackson Sally Jackson is an American scholar of argumentation , communication , and rhetoric . She is a professor of communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . Jackson earned all three of her degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has held faculty positions at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln ( 1979-1982 ) , Michigan State University ( 1982-1985 ) , University of Oklahoma ( 1985-1990 ) , and the University of Arizona ( 1991-2007 ) . At Arizona she also served in a series of administrative positions , including Vice Provost/Vice President for Learning and Information Technologies and Chief Information Officer . In 2007 she returned to the University of Illinois as a faculty member and Chief Information Officer of the campus . She resigned from the position of CIO in 2011 to protest administrative changes that she feared would harm the Urbana campus ' status as a world leader in information technology but remains a faculty member . The central theme in Professor Jackson 's work has been communication design , with specific interests ranging from the natural design of argumentation to highly engineered systems for managing complex human activities . Her work has appeared in Communication Monographs , Communication Theory , Journal of the American Forensic Association , Quarterly Journal of Speech , and Argumentation , among other journals . She has written or co-authored three books . Selected Works : Aakhus , M. , & Jackson , S. ( 2005 ) . Technology , design , and interaction . In K. Fitch & R. E. Sanders ( Eds ) . , Handbook of Language and Social Interaction '' , ( pp. 411-436 ) . Malwah , NJ : Erlbaum . Jackson , S. , & Brashers , D. E. ( 1994 ) . Random Factors in ANOVA , Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences . Newbury Park , CA : Sage . Jackson , S. , & Wolski , S. ( 2001 ) . Identification of and adaptation to students ' preinstructional beliefs in introductory communication research methods : Contributions of interactive web technology . Communication Education , 50 , 189-205 . Eemeren , F. H. van , Grootendorst , R. , Jackson , S. , & Jacobs , S. ( 1993 ) . Reconstructing argumentative discourse . Tuscaloosa , AL : University of Alabama . Jackson , S. ( 1992 ) . Message effects research : Principles of design and analysis '' . New York : Guilford . Selected Awards Include : from the National Communication Association : Charles Woolbert Research Award , 1995 Golden Anniversary Monograph Award , 1981 Outstanding Scholarship Award , Language and Social Interaction Division , 2005 from the American Forensic Association : Daniel Rohrer Memorial Research Award , 1993 from the International Society for the Study of Argumentation : Distinguished Scholar Award , 1997", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1580fad2f4cfb9aab9ac957ba519b5a3", "text": "Slave Power The Slave Power or Slaveocracy was the perceived political power in the U.S. federal government held by slave owners during the 1840s and 1850s , prior to the Civil War . Antislavery campaigners during this period bitterly complained about what they saw as disproportionate and corrupt influence wielded by wealthy Southerners . The argument was that this small group of rich slave owners had seized political control of their own states and were trying to take over the federal government in an illegitimate fashion in order to expand and protect slavery . The argument was widely used by the Republican Party that formed in 1854 -- 55 to oppose the expansion of slavery . The main issue expressed by the term slave power was distrust of the political power of the slave-owning class . Such distrust was shared by many who were not abolitionists ; those who were motivated more by a possible threat to the political balance or the impossibility of competing with unwaged slave labor , than by concern over the treatment of slaves . Those who differed on many other issues ( such as hating blacks or liking them , denouncing slavery as a sin or promising to guarantee its protection in the Deep South ) could unite to attack the slaveocracy . The `` Free Soil '' element emphasized that rich slave owners would move into new territory , use their cash to buy up all the good lands , then use their slaves to work the lands , leaving little opportunity room for free farmers . By 1854 the Free Soil Party had largely merged into the new Republican party . The term was popularized by antislavery writers such as John Gorham Palfrey , Josiah Quincy III , Horace Bushnell , James Shepherd Pike , and Horace Greeley . Politicians who emphasized the theme included John Quincy Adams , Henry Wilson and William Pitt Fessenden . Abraham Lincoln used the concept after 1854 but not the term . They showed through a combination of emotive argument and hard statistical data that the South had long held a disproportionate level of power in the United States . Historian Allan Nevins contends that `` nearly all groups ... steadily substituted emotion for reason . ... Fear fed hatred , and hatred fed fear . '' The existence of a Slave Power was dismissed by Southerners at the time , and rejected as false by many historians of the 1920s and 1930s , who stressed the internal divisions in the South before 1850 . The idea that the Slave Power existed has partly come back at the hands of neoabolitionist historians since 1970 , and there is no doubt that it was a powerful factor in the Northern anti-slavery belief system . It was standard rhetoric for all factions of the Republican party .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cf7176bedfeb6e27c60bace6e74919db", "text": "Roger B. Taney Roger Brooke Taney ( -LSB- ˈtɔːni -RSB- March 17 , 1777 -- October 12 , 1864 ) was the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court , holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864 . He delivered the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford ( 1857 ) , that ruled , among other things , that African-Americans , having been considered inferior at the time the United States Constitution was drafted , were not part of the original community of citizens and , whether free or slave , could not be considered citizens of the United States , which created an uproar among abolitionists and the free states of the northern U.S. . He was the first Roman Catholic ( and first non-Protestant ) appointed both to a presidential cabinet , as Attorney General under President Andrew Jackson , as well as to the Court . Taney , a Jacksonian Democrat , was made Chief Justice by Jackson . Taney was a believer in states ' rights . He inherited slaves from his father but manumitted them and gave pensions to the older ones . He believed that power and liberty were extremely important and if power became too concentrated , then it posed a grave threat to individual liberty . He opposed attempts by the national government to regulate or control matters that would restrict the rights of individuals . From Prince Frederick , Maryland , he had practiced law and politics simultaneously and succeeded in both . After abandoning the Federalist Party as a losing cause , he rose to the top of the state 's Jacksonian machine . As Attorney General ( 1831 -- 1833 ) and then Secretary of the Treasury ( 1833 -- 1834 ) , and as a prominent member of the Kitchen Cabinet , Taney became one of Jackson 's closest advisers , assisting Jackson in his populist crusade against the powerful Bank of the United States . In Dred Scott v. Sandford , an African-American slave named Dred Scott had appealed to the Supreme Court in hopes of being granted his freedom based on his having been brought by his masters to live in free territories . The Taney Court ruled that persons of African descent could not be , nor were ever intended to be , citizens under the U.S. Constitution , and thus the plaintiff ( Scott ) was without legal standing to file a suit . The framers of the Constitution , Taney wrote , believed that blacks `` had no rights which the white man was bound to respect ; and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit . He was bought and sold and treated as an ordinary article of merchandise and traffic , whenever profit could be made by it . '' The court also declared the Missouri Compromise ( 1820 ) unconstitutional , thus permitting slavery in all of the country 's territories . Taney died during the final months of the American Civil War on the same day that his home state of Maryland abolished slavery .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9232f5f04722288d3fc04828058e7550", "text": "Richard Jackson (colonial agent) Richard Jackson , K.C. ( c. 1721 -- 6 May 1787 ) , nicknamed `` Omniscient Jackson '' , was a British lawyer and politician . A King 's Counsel , he acted as official solicitor or counsel of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations , owner of lands in New England , and colonial agent of Connecticut . Jackson was called to the bar in 1744 ; he became a bencher of Lincoln 's Inn in 1770 and its Treasurer in 1780 . He was also Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis from 1762 to 1768 and for New Romney from 1768 until 1784 , and was one of the Lords of the Treasury from 1782 to 1783 . In 1781 he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0eec7aacdfa1e271c64b1a826964436f", "text": "Jackson State University Jackson State University ( Jackson State or JSU ) is a historically Black college and university ( `` HBCU '' ) in Jackson , Mississippi , United States . It was founded during the Reconstruction era in 1877 in Natchez , Mississippi , as Natchez Seminary by the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York City . The Society moved the school to the capital , Jackson , in 1882 , renaming it Jackson College . It developed its present campus in 1902 . It became a state-supported public institution in 1940 . The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund . Under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education , Jackson State University is classified as a research university with high research activity . In the fall of 2015 , Jackson State University reached a student population of nearly 10,000 students , an increase of 11 % since Fall 2012 . The university ranked as the fourth-largest HBCU in the nation .", "title": "" } ]
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Afghanistan has not been inhabited by humans since the Middle Paleolithic Era.
[ { "docid": "e3e3d9ef8575f452e06dc87b67d08c57", "text": "Afghanistan Afghanistan ( -LSB- æfˈɡænᵻstæn -RSB- Pashto/Dari : , Afġānistān ) , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . It has a population of 33 million , making it the 42nd most populous country in the world . It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and Tajikistan in the north ; and China in the far northeast . Its territory covers 652,000 km2 , making it the 41st largest country in the world . Human habitation in Afghanistan dates back to the Middle Paleolithic Era , and the country 's strategic location along the Silk Road connected it to the cultures of the Middle East and other parts of Asia . Through the ages the land has been home to various peoples and witnessed numerous military campaigns , notably by Alexander the Great , Mauryas , Muslim Arabs , Mongols , British , Soviet , and in the modern era by Western powers . The land also served as the source from which the Kushans , Hephthalites , Samanids , Saffarids , Ghaznavids , Ghorids , Khiljis , Mughals , Hotaks , Durranis , and others have risen to form major empires . The political history of the modern state of Afghanistan began with the Hotak and Durrani dynasties in the 18th century . In the late 19th century , Afghanistan became a buffer state in the `` Great Game '' between British India and the Russian Empire . Following the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919 , King Amanullah unsuccessfully attempted to modernize the country . It remained peaceful during Zahir Shah 's forty years of monarchy . A series of coups in the 1970s was followed by a series of civil wars that devastated much of Afghanistan and continues to this day . Afghanistan is a unitary presidential Islamic republic with Islam as an official state religion . It is a member of the United Nations , the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , the Group of 77 , the Economic Cooperation Organization , and the Non-Aligned Movement . The country 's economy is ranked 108th in the world with the GDP of $ 64.08 billion .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "974201cc05bb4af50c7d61dedc157f91", "text": "Copper, Bronze and Iron Age sites in Kosovo Part of series of articles upon Archaeology of Kosovo The metal period incorporates a long stretched timeline of over three millenniums , commencing from approximately 3500 BC up to middle of the 4th century BC . During this time , which includes the Copper , Bronze , and Iron Age period we see the sophistication of life among the inhabitants of ancient Kosovo . Also during this time we see the development of a unique culture , which today is identified as Dardanian . This period is well substantiated with archaeological finds , ranging from settlements to necropolises of different types , predominately tumuli . There is a vast amount of artifacts that have been collected and uncovered during the last century from these settlements and tombs , which prove the existence of civilization , and its continuation from prehistoric periods . Below is a list of different settlements and tumuli , that have been excavated and studied , including some of the finds featured as pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2635d6e5e9835c51d5cf31d4639872ff", "text": "North Africa North Africa is the term given to a group of Mediterranean countries situated in the northern-most region of the African continent . The term `` North Africa '' has no single accepted definition . It is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west , to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east . Others have limited it to the countries of Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , a region known by the French during colonial times as `` Afrique du Nord '' and by the Arabs as the Maghreb ( `` West '' ) . The most commonly accepted definition includes Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , as well as Libya and Egypt , It should be noted however that the term `` North Africa '' , when commonly used in North Africa and the Middle East , often refers only to the countries of the Maghreb and Libya . Egypt , due to its greater Middle Eastern associations , is typically viewed separately . The countries of North Africa share a common ethnic , cultural and linguistic identity that is unique to this region . North west Africa has been inhabited by Berbers since the beginning of recorded history , while the eastern part of North Africa has been home to the Egyptians . Following the Muslim conquest in the seventh century C.E. , the region underwent a process of Arabization and Islamization that has defined its cultural landscape ever since . The distinction between North Africa and much of Sub-Saharan Africa is historically and ecologically significant because of the effective barrier created by the Sahara Desert for much of modern history . From 3500 BC , following the abrupt desertification of the Sahara due to gradual changes in the Earth 's orbit , this barrier has culturally separated the North from the rest of the continent . As the seafaring civilizations of the Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Muslims and others facilitated communication and migration across the Mediterranean Sea , the cultures of North Africa became much more closely tied to Southwestern Asia and Europe than Sub-Saharan Africa . The Islamic influence in the area is also significant , and North Africa is a major part of the Muslim world . Some researchers have postulated that North Africa rather than East Africa served as the exit point for the modern humans who first trekked out of the continent in the Out of Africa migration .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8c016e21ebfc973df55fb52429f96ae5", "text": "Khorugh The town of Khorugh , also transliterated as Horog , Khoroq , Khorogh , Khorog , or Xoroq is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan ( Tajik : Kuhistoni Badakhshon , `` Badakhshan Mountainous Region '' ) Autonomous Region ( GBAO ) in Tajikistan . It is also the capital of the Shughnon District of Gorno-Badakhshan . It has a population of 28,000 ( 2000 census ) . Khorugh is 2200 m above sea level in the Pamir Mountains ( ancient Mount Imeon ) at the confluence of the Ghund and Panj rivers . The city is bounded to the south ( Nivodak ) and to the north ( Tem ) by the deltas of the Shakhdara and Gunt , respectively . The two rivers merge in the eastern part of the city flow through the city , dividing it almost evenly until its delta in the Panj River , also being known as Amu Darya , or in antiquity the Oxus ) on the border with Afghanistan . Khorugh is known for its beautiful poplar trees that dominate the flora of the city .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51fd3513da3fcbef067512cd74d4ac09", "text": "Altyndepe Altyndepe ( Алтын-Депе , the Turkmen for `` Golden Hill '' ) is a Bronze Age ( BMAC ) site in Turkmenistan , near Aşgabat , inhabited in the 3rd to 2nd millennia BC , abandoned around 1600 BC . Namazga V and Altyndepe were in contact with the Late Harappan culture ( ca. 2000-1600 BC ) , and Sarianidi affiliates the site with Indo Iranians . Masson ( 1988 ) views the culture as having a Proto-Dravidian affiliation . The site is notable for the remains of its `` proto-Zoroastrian '' ziggurat . Models of two-wheeled carts from c. 3000 BC found at Altyn-Depe are the earliest complete evidence of wheeled transport in Central Asia , though model wheels have come from contexts possibly somewhat earlier . Judging by the type of harness , carts were initially pulled by oxen , or a bull . However camels were domesticated within the BMAC . A model of a cart drawn by a camel of c. 2200 BC was found at Altyn-Depe .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ed3b55c705941a6f9a7f8e0f4da05b71", "text": "Balkh Province Balkh ( Persian and Pashto : بلخ , Balx ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan , located in the north of the country . It is divided into 15 districts and has a population of about 1,245,100 , which is multi-ethnic and mostly a Persian-speaking society . The city of Mazar-i-Sharif serves as the capital of the province . The Mazar-e Sharif International Airport and Camp Marmal sit on the eastern edge of Mazar-i-Sharif . The name of the province is derived from the ancient city of Balkh , near the modern town . Home to the famous blue mosque , it was once destroyed by Genghis Khan but later rebuilt by Timur . The city of Mazar-e-Sharif has been an important stop on the trade routes from the Far East to the Middle East , the Mediterranean and Europe . The city of Balkh and the area of Balkh Province was considered a part of various historical regions in history including Ariana and Greater Khorasan . It serves today as Afghanistan 's second but main gateway to Central Asia , the other being Shir Khan Bandar in neighboring Kunduz Province .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "81839a67fc529411253b331e9d788df4", "text": "Tillodontia Tillodontia is an extinct suborder of eutherian mammals known from the Early Paleocene to Late Eocene of China , the Late Paleocene to Middle Eocene of North America where they display their maximum species diversity , the Middle Eocene of Pakistan , and the Early Eocene of Europe . Leaving no descendants , they are most closely related to the pantodonts , another extinct group . The tillodonts were medium - to large-sized animals that probably feed on roots and tubers in temperate to subtropical habitats .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3614b60113039d890493c800b9f982aa", "text": "Punjabis The Punjabis ( Punjabi : , ਪ ਜਾਬੀ ) , or Punjabi people , are an ethno-linguistic group associated with the Punjab , who speak Punjabi , an Indo-Aryan language . Punjab literally means the land of five waters ( Persian : panj ( `` five '' ) āb ( `` waters '' ) . The name of the region was introduced by the Greeksas Pentapotamia , which was later translated into Persian by the Turko-Persian conquerors of South Asia and more formally popularised during the Mughal Empire . Punjab is often referred to as the breadbasket in both Pakistan and India . The coalescence of the various tribes , castes and the inhabitants of the Punjab into a broader common `` Punjabi '' identity initiated from the onset of the 18th century CE . Prior to that the sense and perception of a common `` Punjabi '' ethno-cultural identity and community did not exist , even though the majority of the various communities of the Punjab had long shared linguistic , cultural and racial commonalities . Traditionally , Punjabi identity is primarily linguistic , geographical and cultural . Its identity is independent of historical origin or religion , and refers to those who reside in the Punjab region , or associate with its population , and those who consider the Punjabi language their mother tongue . Integration and assimilation are important parts of Punjabi culture , since Punjabi identity is not based solely on tribal connections . More or less all Punjabis share the same cultural background . Historically , the Punjabi people were a heterogeneous group and were subdivided into a number of clans called biradari ( literally meaning `` brotherhood '' ) or tribes , with each person bound to a clan . However , Punjabi identity also included those who did not belong to any of the historical tribes . With the passage of time , tribal structures are coming to an end and are being replaced with a more cohesive and holistic society , as community building and group cohesiveness form the new pillars of Punjabi society .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6976e87f2896b3287c98ff5be0cc6727", "text": "Khost Province Khost is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan , located in the eastern part of the country next to Pakistan 's Federally Administered Tribal Areas ( FATA ) . Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past . The city of Khost serves as the capital of Khost province . The population of the province is around 546,800 , which is mostly a tribal society . Khost Airport serves the province for domestic flights to Afghanistan 's capital , Kabul .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fc82aebf0be8086a879c8cf6ed13ca6d", "text": "South Asia South Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent , which comprises the sub-Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east . Topographically , it is dominated by the Indian Plate , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . South Asia is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by West Asia , Central Asia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia . The current territories of Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , Maldives , Nepal , India , Pakistan , and Sri Lanka form the countries of South Asia . The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC ) is an economic cooperation organisation in the region which was established in 1985 and includes all eight nations comprising South Asia . South Asia covers about 5.1 million km2 ( 1.9 million mi2 ) , which is 11.51 % of the Asian continent or 3.4 % of the world 's land surface area . The population of South Asia is about 1.749 billion or about one fourth of the world 's population , making it both the most populous and the most densely populated geographical region in the world . Overall , it accounts for about 39.49 % of Asia 's population ( or over 24 % of the world 's population ) and is home to a vast array of peoples . In 2010 , South Asia had the world 's largest population of Hindus , Jains and Sikhs . There are 507 million Muslims as well as over 35 million Christians and 25 million Buddhists in South Asia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ecd2c85b3bf566667ef4e9e20148eec0", "text": "List of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia The UNESCO ( United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization ) has designated 19 World Heritage Sites in six countries ( also called `` state parties '' ) of Central and North Asia : Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan and the Asian part of Russia . The European part of Russia is included in Eastern Europe . Russia is home to the most inscribed sites with 7 sites , one of which is a transborder property shared with Mongolia in Eastern Asia . The first site from the region was the Itchan Kala in Uzbekistan inscribed in 1990 . Each year , UNESCO 's World Heritage Committee may inscribe new sites on the list , or delist sites that no longer meet the criteria . Selection is based on ten criteria : six for cultural heritage ( i -- vi ) and four for natural heritage ( vii -- x ) . Some sites , designated `` mixed sites , '' represent both cultural and natural heritage . In Northern and Central Asia , there are 11 cultural , 8 natural , and no mixed sites . All of the Russian sites ( 7 ) are natural and with the exception of Sayarka , all of the sites in Central Asia are cultural . The World Heritage Committee may also specify that a site is endangered , citing `` conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage List . '' None of the sites in this region has ever been listed as endangered , but possible danger listing has been considered by UNESCO in a number of cases .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "04c831b701c39230a02d829310bf28ba", "text": "Daykundi Province Daykundi ( Persian : دایکندی ; Pashto : دایکنډي -LSB- d̪ɑikʊnɖi -RSB- ) , sometimes spelled as Daikundi , Dāykondī , Daikondi or Daykundi , is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan , located in the central part of the country . It has a population of about 723,980 , which is a Hazara Province . Daykundi Province falls into the traditionally ethnic Hazara region known as the Hazarajat and the provincial capital is Nili . It is surrounded by Ghor in the northwest , Bamyan in the northeast , Ghazni in the southeast , Urozgan in the south , and Helmand Province in west .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "165b0c1aa0200f1b3e1ef1dc0590111c", "text": "Great Pamir The Great Pamir or Big Pamir ( Wakhi : Past Pamir ; Kyrgyz : Chang Pamir ; Pāmīr-e Bozorg or Pāmīr-e Kalan ) is a broad U-shaped grassy valley or pamir in the eastern part of the Wakhan in north-eastern Afghanistan and the adjacent part of Tajikistan , in the Pamir Mountains . The valley is 60 km long , and is bounded to the north by the Southern Alichur Range and to the south by the Nicholas Range and the Wakhan Range . Zorkol lake lies at the northern edge of the Great Pamir . The Great Pamir is used by Wakhi and Kyrgyz herders for summer pasture . Side valleys support populations of Marco Polo sheep , snow leopard , ibex , and brown bear .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d4bad6bc8e076e21be6ee95cb8ab4840", "text": "Igam Igam is a small area in what is now Afghanistan just west of Sanginah . Named by the Persian Empire during the reign of Deioces ( 728BC-675BC ) . Considered to be a Holy site for prophetic theories , Deioces built a shrine in 719BC to the honor of `` Igam '' . Igam was prophesied by Zoroaster ( Around 1200BC ) . Zoroaster believed these stars would descend unto Earth and sleep in the womb of a woman . He went even as far as to describe the Earthly parents of the prophetic stars . That they would descend into woman and be born as children . Unto Leviathan and a Scion . The accounts were later written about by the Father Sebastien Michaelis . During the rule of Astyages ( 585BC - 550BC ) the shrines and the temples were destroyed . Category : Historical regions of Afghanistan", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5a425da89c8216f10e692974ee7fc73d", "text": "Alishang Alishang is a village , river and a fertile valley of Laghman Province , and also the district headquarters of Mihtarlam District , in eastern Afghanistan . It lies about 40 km northwest of Jalalabad . The fertile Alishang valley drained by the Alishang River , which is described as `` contracted '' , has an abundance of mounds and caves . Is surrounded by Badrow hills . Alladad Khan castle is located close to the village . The Alishang River valley has a number of villages on the way from Jalalabad , such as Kargai , Tajak , Tigadee and Safees along its river course , which in some reaches is very narrow and can be forded by dismounting from the horse 's back .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d3f7a5ff6816551e4c55e72969a5e9f5", "text": "Punjab, Pakistan Punjab ( Urdu , Punjabi : , panj-āb , `` five waters '' : ) , is Pakistan 's second largest province by area after Balochistan , and its most populous province with an estimated population of 101,391,000 as of 2015 . It is bordered by Sindh , Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , as well as the regions of Islamabad Capital Territory and the Azad Kashmir . It also shares borders with the Indian states of Punjab , Rajasthan , and Jammu and Kashmir . The provincial capital of Punjab is the city Lahore , a cultural centre of Pakistan where the country 's cinema industry , and much of its fashion industry , are based . Punjab has been inhabited since ancient times . The Indus Valley Civilization , dating to 2600 BCE , was first discovered at Harappa . Punjab features heavily in the Hindu epic poem , the Mahabharata , and is home to Taxila , site of what is considered by many to be the oldest university in the world . In 326 BCE , Alexander the Great defeated King Porus at the Battle of the Hydaspes near Mong , Punjab . The Umayyad empire conquered Punjab in the 8th century CE . Punjab was later invaded by Tamerlane , Babur , and Nader Shah . Punjab reached the height of its splendour during the reign of the Mughal Empire , which for a time ruled from Lahore . Following a successful rebellion , Sikh-led armies claimed Lahore in 1759 . The administration of the Sikh Empire was based out of Lahore , until its defeat by the British . Punjab was central to the independence movements of both India and Pakistan , with Lahore being site of both the Declaration of Indian Independence , and the resolution calling for the establishment of Pakistan . The province was formed when the Punjab province of British India was divided along religious boundaries in 1947 by the Radcliffe Line after Partition . Punjab is Pakistan 's most industrialised province with the industrial sector making up 24 % of the province 's gross domestic product . Punjab is known in Pakistan for its relative prosperity , and has the lowest rate of poverty amongst all Pakistani provinces . A clear divide is present between the northern and southern portions of the province ; with poverty rates in prosperous northern Punjab amongst the lowest in Pakistan , while some in south Punjab are amongst the most impoverished . Punjab is also one of South Asia 's most urbanized regions with approximately 40 % of people living in urban areas . Its human development index rankings are high relative to the rest of Pakistan . Punjab is known in Pakistan for its relatively liberal social attitudes . The province has been strongly influenced by Sufism , with numerous Sufi shrines spread across Punjab which attract millions of devotees annually . The founder of the Sikh faith , Guru Nanak , was born in the Punjab town of Nankana Sahib near Lahore . Punjab is also the site of the Katasraj Temple , which features prominently in Hindu mythology . Several UNESCO World Heritage Sites are located in Punjab , including the Shalimar Gardens , the Lahore Fort , the archeological excavations at Taxila , and the Rohtas Fort .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "20d5204f54f06d4664ddc1b12ec9c1e2", "text": "1949 in Afghanistan __ NOTOC __ See also : 1948 in Afghanistan , other events of 1949 , and 1950 in Afghanistan . The cold war between Afghanistan and Pakistan continues . Political circles in Kabul and the Afghan government insist that Pakistan should constitute the North-West Frontier Province as an independent Pashtun republic , or at least allow the Pashtuns of the tribal areas on the Pakistan side of the Durand Line to opt for Kabul . The British government categorically refuses the Afghan request that it should intervene . The press and wireless of Kabul continue to pour out propaganda against Pakistan . The Pakistan government refrains from reprisals and trade between the two countries goes on as before ; in fact economic cooperation is offered . Afghanistan is in the grip of an economic crisis . The Persian lamb trade , a vital element in Afghan finance , is languishing ; Indian import duties paralyze the export of fruit .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f26bedcc6157a605ae0a82cbe6b41d38", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d96bb20c025693d1b1adea44f16579a1", "text": "Indo-Greek Kingdom The Indo-Greek Kingdom or Graeco-Indian Kingdom was a Hellenistic kingdom covering various parts of the northwest regions of South Asia ( mainly modern Afghanistan and Pakistan ) during the last two centuries BC and was ruled by more than thirty kings , often in conflict with each other . The kingdom was founded when the Graeco-Bactrian king Demetrius invaded the subcontinent early in the 2nd century BC . The Greeks in South Asia were eventually divided from the Graeco-Bactrians centered in Bactria ( now the border between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan ) . But the Greeks failed to establish united rule in present-day north-western South Asia . The most famous Indo-Greek ruler was Menander ( Milinda ) . He had his capital at Sakala in the Punjab ( present-day Sialkot , Punjab , Pakistan ) . The expression `` Indo-Greek Kingdom '' loosely describes a number of various dynastic polities , traditionally associated with a number of regional capitals like Taxila , ( modern Punjab ( Pakistan ) ) , Pushkalavati and Sagala . Other potential centers are only hinted at ; for instance , Ptolemy 's Geographia and the nomenclature of later kings suggest that a certain Theophila in the south of the Indo-Greek sphere of influence may also have been a satrapal or royal seat at one time . Euthydemus I was , according to Polybius a Magnesian Greek . His son , Demetrius , founder of the Indo-Greek kingdom , was therefore of Greek descent from his father at minimum . A marriage treaty was arranged for Demetrius with a daughter of Antiochus III the Great , who had partial Persian descent . The ethnicity of later Indo-Greek rulers is less clear . During the two centuries of their rule , the Indo-Greek kings combined the Greek and Indo-Iranian languages and symbols , as seen on their coins , and blended Hindu , Buddhist and ancient Greek religious practices , as seen in the archaeological remains of their cities and in the indications of their support of Buddhism , pointing to a rich fusion of Indian and Hellenistic influences . The diffusion of Indo-Greek culture had consequences which are still felt today , particularly through the influence of Greco-Buddhist art . The Indo-Greeks ultimately disappeared as a political entity around 10 AD following the invasions of the Indo-Scythians , although pockets of Greek populations probably remained for several centuries longer under the subsequent rule of the Indo-Parthians and Kushans .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b77e17c24dea510e2da4217a9f7e0be7", "text": "Little Pamir The Little Pamir ( Wakhi : Wuch Pamir ; Kyrgyz : Kichik Pamir ; Pāmīr-e Kochak or Pāmīr-e Khord ) is a broad U-shaped grassy valley or pamir in the eastern part of the Wakhan in north-eastern Afghanistan . The valley is 100 km long and 10 km wide , and is bounded to the north by the Nicholas Range , a subrange of the Pamir Mountains . Chaqmaqtin Lake ( 9 km by 2 km ) lies towards the western end of the valley while the Tegerman Su valley lies at its easternmost end . The Aksu or Murghab River flows east from the lake through the Little Pamir to enter Tajikistan at the eastern end of the valley . The Bozai Darya ( also known as the Little Pamir River ) rises a short distance west of the lake , and flows 15 km west to join the Wakhjir River and form the Wakhan River near the settlement of Bozai Gumbaz . The Little Pamir is used by semi-nomadic Kyrgyz herders for summer pasture . In 1978 almost all the inhabitants fled to Pakistan in the aftermath of the Saur Revolution . Many of the Kyrgyz subsequently migrated to Turkey , but in October 1979 , following the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan , a group of about 200 Kyrgyz returned to the Little Pamir . In 2003 there were 140 yurt households . The valley supports populations of Marco Polo sheep , ibex , and other wild animals . The naturalist George Schaller has advocated the creation of an international peace park to protect the wildlife in the area . The Little Pamir is accessed by trails from the roadhead at Sarhad-e Broghil , about 5 days walk away . A rough road also leads to the Little Pamir from Murghab in Tajikistan , and was the route by which the Soviets occupied the eastern part of Wakhan . The border is now closed . In 2000 the road was used to deliver humanitarian aid to the Kyrgyz of the Little Pamir , and in 2003 a trade fair was held at the border for a few hours .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "28e8448401462b57821983d8073df218", "text": "Civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2014) During the war in Afghanistan ( 2001 -- 14 ) , over 26,000 civilian deaths due to war-related violence have been documented ; 29,900 civilians have been wounded . Over 91,000 Afghans , including civilians , soldiers and militants , are recorded to have been killed in the conflict , and the number who have died through indirect causes related to the war may include an additional 360,000 people . These numbers do not include those who have died in Pakistan . The war , launched by the United States as `` Operation Enduring Freedom '' in 2001 , began with an initial air campaign that almost immediately prompted concerns over the number of Afghan civilians being killed as well as international protests . With civilian deaths from airstrikes rising again in recent years , the number of Afghan civilians being killed by foreign military operations has led to mounting tension between the foreign countries and the government of Afghanistan . In May 2007 , President Hamid Karzai summoned foreign military commanders to warn them of the consequences of further Afghan civilian deaths . The civilian losses are a continuation of the extremely high civilian losses experienced during the Soviet War in Afghanistan in the 1980s , and the three periods of civil war following it : 1989 -- 1992 , 1992 -- 1996 , and 1996 -- 2001 .", "title": "" } ]
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Large numbers of civilians were not executed during the French Revolution.
[ { "docid": "5d5448d6821dfde69d284a1e6a5e8f98", "text": "French Revolution The French Revolution ( Révolution française -LSB- ʁevɔlysjɔ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛːz -RSB- ) was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799 , and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire . The Revolution overthrew the monarchy , established a republic , experienced violent periods of political turmoil , and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon that rapidly brought many of its principles to Western Europe and beyond . Inspired by liberal and radical ideas , the Revolution profoundly altered the course of modern history , triggering the global decline of absolute monarchies while replacing them with republics and liberal democracies . Through the Revolutionary Wars , it unleashed a wave of global conflicts that extended from the Caribbean to the Middle East . Historians widely regard the Revolution as one of the most important events in human history . The causes of the French Revolution are complex and are still debated among historians . Following the Seven Years ' War and the American Revolutionary War , the French government was deeply in debt and attempted to restore its financial status through unpopular taxation schemes . Years of bad harvests leading up to the Revolution also inflamed popular resentment of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and the aristocracy . Demands for change were formulated in terms of Enlightenment ideals and contributed to the convocation of the Estates-General in May 1789 . The first year of the Revolution saw members of the Third Estate taking control , the assault on the Bastille in July , the passage of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in August , and a women 's march on Versailles that forced the royal court back to Paris in October . A central event of the first stage , in August 1789 , was the abolition of feudalism and the old rules and privileges left over from the Ancien Régime . The next few years featured political struggles between various liberal assemblies and right-wing supporters of the monarchy intent on thwarting major reforms . The Republic was proclaimed in September 1792 after the French victory at Valmy . In a momentous event that led to international condemnation , Louis XVI was executed in January 1793 . External threats closely shaped the course of the Revolution . The Revolutionary Wars beginning in 1792 ultimately featured French victories that facilitated the conquest of the Italian Peninsula , the Low Countries and most territories west of the Rhine -- achievements that had eluded previous French governments for centuries . Internally , popular agitation radicalised the Revolution significantly , culminating in the rise of Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins . The dictatorship imposed by the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror , from 1793 until 1794 , established price controls on food and other items , abolished slavery in French colonies abroad , dechristianised society through the creation of a new calendar and the expulsion of religious figures , and secured the borders of the new republic from its enemies . Large numbers of civilians were executed by revolutionary tribunals during the Terror , with estimates ranging from 16,000 to 40,000 . After the Thermidorian Reaction , an executive council known as the Directory assumed control of the French state in 1795 . The rule of the Directory was characterised by suspended elections , debt repudiations , financial instability , persecutions against the Catholic clergy , and significant military conquests abroad . Dogged by charges of corruption , the Directory collapsed in a coup led by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799 . Napoleon , who became the hero of the Revolution through his popular military campaigns , went on to establish the Consulate and later the First Empire , setting the stage for a wider array of global conflicts in the Napoleonic Wars . The modern era has unfolded in the shadow of the French Revolution . Almost all future revolutionary movements looked back to the Revolution as their predecessor . Its central phrases and cultural symbols , such as La Marseillaise and Liberté , égalité , fraternité , became the clarion call for other major upheavals in modern history , including the Russian Revolution over a century later . The values and institutions of the Revolution dominate French politics to this day . The Revolution resulted in the suppression of the feudal system , the emancipation of the individual , the greater division of landed property , the abolition of the privileges of noble birth and the establishment of equality . The French Revolution differed from other revolutions in being not merely national , for it aimed at benefiting all humanity . Globally , the Revolution accelerated the rise of republics and democracies . It became the focal point for the development of all modern political ideologies , leading to the spread of liberalism , radicalism , nationalism , socialism , feminism , and secularism , among many others . The Revolution also witnessed the birth of total war by organising the resources of France and the lives of its citizens towards the objective of military conquest . Some of its central documents , like the Declaration of the Rights of Man , expanded the arena of human rights to include women and slaves , leading to movements for abolitionism and universal suffrage in the next century .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "b9107b75f066f3ea2257b6edf7aa548e", "text": "Judicial system of post-Napoleonic France The judicial system of post-Napoleonic France was an intricate system of relations between the government and the police/judicial force . Together they helped to minimize crime while successfully fulfilling the guarantees made in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen written in 1789 . The basis for the declaration comes from Nicolas Bergasse in the `` Report on the Organization of Judicial Power '' proposed on 17 August 1789 , Adrien Duport in the `` Fundamental Principles of Policing and Justice , Submitted on Behalf of the Committee on the Constitution '' written 22 December 1789 , and Jacques Guillaume Thouret in the `` Address on the Reorganization of the Judicial Power '' written 24 March 1790 . Many others have speculated that ideals such as innocence until proven guilty , equality between all classes and genders when dealing with law , punishment for opposition to the government , and religious freedom come from the Bill of Rights written in 1789 . Also , similar to the Magna Carta , the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen restrict the power of the government when dealing with taxes but also require higher taxes from poorer subjects . This attributed to the growing proletariat class that would eventually rise up and revolt again leading into the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a0582437ed458a4a7b8b06c660cbde93", "text": "French colonial empire The French colonial empire constituted the overseas colonies , protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward . A distinction is generally made between the `` first colonial empire '' , that existed until 1814 , by which time most of it had been lost , and the `` second colonial empire '' , which began with the conquest of Algiers in 1830 . The second empire came to an end after the loss of bitter wars in Vietnam ( 1955 ) and Algeria ( 1962 ) , and peaceful decolonization elsewhere after 1960 . Competing with Spain , Portugal , the United Provinces , and later Britain , France began to establish colonies in North America , the Caribbean , and India in the 17th century . A series of wars with Great Britain and other European major powers during the 18th century and early 19th century resulted in France losing nearly all of its conquests . France rebuilt a new empire mostly after 1850 , concentrating chiefly in Africa , as well as Indochina and the South Pacific . Republicans , at first hostile to empire , only became supportive when Germany started to build her own colonial empire . As it developed the new empire took on roles of trade with France , especially supplying raw materials and purchasing manufactured items , as well as lending prestige to the motherland and spreading French civilization and language , and the Catholic religion . It also provided manpower in the World Wars . It became a moral mission to lift the world up to French standards by bringing Christianity and French culture . In 1884 the leading proponent of colonialism , Jules Ferry declared ; `` The higher races have a right over the lower races , they have a duty to civilize the inferior races . '' Full citizenship rights -- assimilation -- were offered , although in reality `` assimilation was always receding -LSB- and -RSB- the colonial populations treated like subjects not citizens . '' France sent small numbers of settlers to its empire , contrary to Great Britain , and previously Spain and Portugal , with the only notable exception of Algeria , where the French settlers nonetheless always remained a small minority . At its apex , it was one of the largest empires in history . Including metropolitan France , the total amount of land under French sovereignty reached 11500000 km2 in 1920 , with a population of 110 million people in 1939 . In World War II , Charles de Gaulle and the Free French used the overseas colonies as bases from which they fought to liberate France . Historian Tony Chafer argues : `` In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation , France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War . '' However , after 1945 anti-colonial movements began to challenge European authority . The French constitution of October 27 , 1946 ( Fourth Republic ) , established the French Union which endured until 1958 . Newer remnants of the colonial empire were integrated into France as overseas departments and territories within the French Republic . These now total altogether 119,394 km ² ( 46,098 sq. miles ) , which amounts to only 1 % of the pre-1939 French colonial empire 's area , with 2.7 million people living in them in 2013 . By the 1970s , says Robert Aldrich , the last `` vestiges of empire held little interest for the French . '' He argues , `` Except for the traumatic decolonization of Algeria , however , what is remarkable is how few long-lasting effects on France the giving up of empire entailed . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c06600d3db3c68add468ec91241f5183", "text": "Echoes of the Marseillaise Echoes of the Marseillaise : Two Centuries Look Back on the French Revolution is a book by Eric Hobsbawm , first published in 1990 by Verso Books . It was written just after the bicentenary of the French Revolution which was accompanied by a large outpouring of work and theories on it ( a fact that was accentuated by the spread of anti-Communist revolutions across Eastern Europe in 1989 , which polarised commentators between those who saw it as a culmination or embodiment of French Revolutionary ideas and those who saw it as their emphatic repudiation ) . Hobsbawm analyses the Revolution , primarily from the perspective of how it has been subsequently interpreted over the course of the two centuries since it occurred , and examines the way that it has been re-written based on contemporary ideologies . In particular , Hobsbawm writes polemically in opposition to what he sees as the dominant trajectory in writing about the Revolution during his era : that of a revisionism which downplayed the successes of the Revolution and stressed instead its violence , rapacity and destructiveness . He argues , for instance , that the bicentenary was `` largely dominated by those who , to put it simply , do not like the French Revolution and its heritage '' . Hobsbawm 's view is that for many in the nineteenth century , the Revolution was seen as a bourgeois precursor of potential future proletarian revolutions . He argues further that many Marxists , chiefly from 1917 to the 1960s used it as an example of a much longer-term reading of political change but that in the 1970s and 1980s ( after the first major work of revisionism by Alfred Cobban written in the Cold War milieu of the 1950s ) many historians began to argue that the Revolution achieved only limited results which were outweighed by extravagant costs . In his eyes , this shift of interpretation was a false one , and his work concludes that the Revolution was a crucial event not only for what it achieved in itself , but in terms of its longer-term patrimony to history . He concludes that `` Liberty , equality and fraternity , and the values of Reason and the Enlightenment - the values on which modern civilisation has been built , since the American Revolution - are more needed than ever '' and , finally , that the Revolution improved the world , and did so on a permanent basis .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e3a0132c80841796f26f0c293293b080", "text": "18th century The 18th century lasted from January 1 , 1701 to December 31 , 1800 in the Gregorian calendar . During the 18th century , the Enlightenment culminated in the French and American revolutions . Philosophy and science increased in prominence . Philosophers dreamed of a brighter age . This dream turned into a reality with the French Revolution of 1789 - , though later compromised by the excesses of the Reign of Terror ( 1793-1794 ) under Maximilien Robespierre . At first , many monarchies of Europe embraced Enlightenment ideals , but with the French Revolution they feared losing their power and formed broad coalitions for the counter-revolution . The Ottoman Empire experienced an unprecedented period of peace and economic expansion , taking part in no European wars from 1740 to 1768 . As a consequence the empire did not share in Europe 's military improvements during the Seven Years ' War ( 1756-1763 ) , causing its military to fall behind and suffer defeats against Russia in the second half of the century . The 18th century also marked the end of the Polish -- Lithuanian Commonwealth as an independent state . The once-powerful and vast kingdom , which had once conquered Moscow and defeated great Ottoman armies , collapsed under numerous invasions . Its semi-democratic government system was not robust enough to rival the neighboring monarchies of the Kingdom of Prussia , the Russian Empire and the Archduchy of Austria which divided the Commonwealth territories between themselves , changing the landscape of Central European politics for the next hundred years . European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as the Age of Sail continued . Great Britain became a major power worldwide with the defeat of France in North America in the 1760s and the conquest of large parts of India . However , Britain lost many of its North American colonies after the American Revolution , which resulted in the formation of the newly independent United States of America . The Industrial Revolution started in Britain in the 1770s with the production of the improved steam engine . Despite its modest beginnings in the 18th century , steam-powered machinery would radically change human society and the environment . Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work . For example , the `` short '' 18th century may be defined as 1715 -- 1789 , denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution , with an emphasis on directly interconnected events . To historians who expand the century to include larger historical movements , the `` long '' 18th century may run from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 or even later .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5edf052b37f0e0281290e11b5c1917e6", "text": "Politics of France The politics of France take place with the framework of a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the French Fifth Republic . The nation declares itself to be an `` indivisible , secular , democratic , and social Republic '' . The constitution provides for a separation of powers and proclaims France 's `` attachment to the Rights of Man and the principles of national sovereignty as defined by the Declaration of 1789 . '' The political system of France consists of an executive branch , a legislative branch , and a judicial branch . Executive power is exercised by the President of the Republic and the Government . The Government consists of the Prime Minister and ministers . The Prime Minister is appointed by the President , and is responsible to Parliament . The government , including the Prime Minister , can be revoked by the National Assembly , the lower house of Parliament , through a `` censure motion '' ; this ensures that the Prime Minister is always supported by a majority of the lower house ( which , on most topics , has prominence over the upper house ) . Parliament comprises the National Assembly and the Senate . It passes statutes and votes on the budget ; it controls the action of the executive through formal questioning on the floor of the houses of Parliament and by establishing commissions of inquiry . The constitutionality of the statutes is checked by the Constitutional Council , members of which are appointed by the President of the Republic , the President of the National Assembly , and the President of the Senate . Former presidents of the Republic also are members of the Council . The independent judiciary is based upon civil law system which evolved from the Napoleonic codes . It is divided into the judicial branch ( dealing with civil law and criminal law ) and the administrative branch ( dealing with appeals against executive decisions ) , each with their own independent supreme court of appeal : the Court of Cassation for the judicial courts and the Conseil d'Etat for the administrative courts . The French government includes various bodies that check abuses of power and independent agencies . France is a unitary state . However , its administrative subdivisions -- regions , departments and communes -- have various legal functions , and the national government is prohibited from intruding into their normal operations . France was a founding member of the European Coal and Steel Community , later the European Union . As such , France has transferred part of its sovereignty to European institutions , as provided by its constitution . The French government therefore has to abide by European treaties , directives and regulations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d8992ff9b2c9cc1c628a6b1447404e41", "text": "German resistance to Nazism German resistance to Nazism ( German : Widerstand ) was the opposition by individuals and groups in Germany to the National Socialist regime between 1933 and 1945 . Some of these engaged in active plans to remove Adolf Hitler from power and overthrow his regime . The term German resistance should not be understood as meaning that there was a united resistance movement in Germany at any time during the Nazi period , analogous to the more coordinated Polish Underground State , Greek Resistance , Yugoslav Partisans , French Resistance , Dutch Resistance , Norwegian resistance movement and Italian Resistance . The German resistance consisted of small and usually isolated groups . They were unable to mobilize political opposition . Save for individual attacks on Nazis ( including Hitler ) or sabotage acts , the only real strategy was to persuade leaders of the Wehrmacht to stage a coup against the regime : the 1944 assassination attempt against Hitler was intended to trigger such a coup . Approximately 77,000 German citizens were killed for one or another form of resistance by Special Courts , courts-martial , People 's Court and the civil justice system . Many of these Germans had served in government , the military , or in civil positions , which enabled them to engage in subversion and conspiracy ; in addition the Canadian historian Peter Hoffman counts unspecified `` tens of thousands '' in concentration camps who were either suspected or actually engaged in opposition . By contrast , the German historian Hans Mommsen wrote that resistance in Germany was `` resistance without the people '' and that the number of those Germans engaged in resistance to the Nazi regime was very small . The resistance in Germany included German citizens of non-German ethnicity , such as members of the Polish minority who formed resistance groups like Olimp .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c0ff4a251b587ab5e238412fe419e46e", "text": "Acadians The Acadians ( Acadiens , -LSB- akadjɛ̃ -RSB- ) are the descendants of French colonists who settled in Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries , some of whom are also Métis . The colony was located in what is now Eastern Canada 's Maritime provinces ( Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , and Prince Edward Island ) , as well as part of Quebec , and present-day Maine to the Kennebec River . Although today most of the Acadians and Québécois are French-speaking ( francophone ) Canadians , Acadia was a distinctly separate colony of New France . It was geographically and administratively separate from the French colony of Canada ( modern-day Quebec ) . As a result , the Acadians and Québécois developed two distinct histories and cultures . They also developed a slightly different French language . France has one official language and to accomplish this they have an administration in charge of the language . Since the Acadians were separated from this council , their French language evolved independently , and Acadians retain several elements of 17th-century French that have been lost in France . The settlers whose descendants became Acadians came from many areas in France , but especially regions such as Île-de-France , Normandy , Brittany , Poitou and Aquitaine . Acadian family names have come from many areas in France . For example , the Maillets are from Paris ; the LeBlancs of Normandy ; the surname Melanson is from Brittany , and those with the surnames Bastarache and Basque came from Aquitaine . The Acadians lived for almost 80 years in Acadia , prior to the British Conquest of Acadia in 1710 . After the conquest , they refused to sign an unconditional oath for the next forty-five years . During the French and Indian War ( the North American theatre of the Seven Years ' War ) , British colonial officers suspected and later confirmed their allegiance after finding Acadians fighting alongside French troops after conquering Fort Beausejour . The British , together with New England legislators and militia , carried out the Great Expulsion of 1755 -- 1764 during and after the war years . They deported approximately 11,500 Acadians from the maritime region . Approximately one-third perished from disease and drowning . Although one historian compared this event to contemporary ethnic cleansing , other historians suggested that the event is comparable with other deportations in history . Many Acadians migrated to present day Louisiana state ( known then as Spanish colonial Luisiana ) , where they developed what became known as Cajun culture . Others were transported to France . Some of those were settled secondarily to Louisiana by Henri Peyroux de la Coudreniere . Later on , many Acadians returned to the Maritime provinces of Canada , most specifically New Brunswick . Most who returned ended up in New Brunswick because they were barred by the British from resettling their lands and villages in the land that became Nova Scotia . Before the US Revolutionary War , the Crown settled New England Planters in former Acadian communities and farmland as well as , after the war , Loyalists ( including nearly 3,000 Black Loyalists , who were freed slaves ) . British policy was to assimilate Acadians with the local populations where they resettled . Acadians speak a dialect of French called Acadian French . Many of those in the Moncton area speak Chiac and English . The Louisiana Cajun descendants speak a dialect of American English called Cajun English , with several also speaking Cajun French , a close relative of the original dialect from Canada influenced by Spanish and West African languages .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f84b311f2c643bc3da87f52ab045f0ac", "text": "Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau Sibylle Aimée Marie-Antoinette Gabrielle de Riquetti de Mirabeau , Comtesse de Martel de Janville ( 16 August 1849 -- 28 June 1932 ) was a French writer who wrote under the pseudonym Gyp . She was born at the château de Coëtsal near Plumergat , in the département of the Morbihan , in Brittany , her father , Joseph-Arundel de Riquetti , comte de Mirabeau , 1820 -- 1860 , being the great-grandson of Victor de Riquetti , marquis de Mirabeau ( Mirabeau Père ) , noted 18th-century economist , and grandnephew of Honoré Mirabeau the celebrated revolutionary orator . In view of her later opinions , it is interesting to remember that Sibylle was actually descended from Octave Mirabeau 's royalist younger brother , André-Boniface-Louis de Riquetti , vicomte de Mirabeau , ( 1754 -- 1792 ) known as Mirabeau-Tonneau because of his notorious embonpoint , who famously broke his sword in front of France 's Revolutionary Assembly ( where he represented the nobility of the Limousin ) while bitterly crying out : `` now that The King is giving up his kingdom , a nobleman no longer needs a sword to fight for him ! '' Although , in her memoires , `` Gyp '' stated that she had been born on August 15 , which happens to have been Napoleon Bonaparte 's birthday , her birth certificate reads `` morning of August 16 , 1849 '' , according to her biographer , W. Z. Silvermann . At her father 's request , the name on her birth certificate was revised to read `` Sibylle Aimée Marie Antoinette Gabrielle '' . Sibylle 's mother , the comtesse de Mirabeau , née de Gonneville ( 1827 -- 1903 ) was also a writer , who contributed to Le Figaro . In 1869 , Sibylle married count Roger de Martel de Janville , by whom she had three children . Gyp wrote humorous sketches and novels which brazenly denounced her own fashionable society as well as the French republic 's political class . She hated republicanism , populist democracy , and party shenanigans ; supported Boulanger ; and was a fanatical anti-Semite & anti-Dreyfusard ; in fact , while testifying at a court case in 1899 she gave her profession as `` anti-Semite '' rather than `` writer '' . She began with some articles in La Vie parisienne in February 1877 , then in La Revue des Deux Mondes . Starting in 1880 , she began to publish in book form , under the pseudonym of Gyp , a total of more than 120 works , many highly successful : Petit Bob , ( 1882 ) , Les Chasseurs , Un trio turbulent , Autour du mariage ( 1883 ) , Ce que femme veut ( 1883 ) , Sans voiles ( 1885 ) , Autour du divorce ( 1886 ) , Dans le train ( 1886 ) , Mademoiselle Loulou ( 1888 ) , Bob au salon ( 1889 ) , L'éducation d'un prince ( 1890 ) , Passionette ( 1891 ) , Oh ! la grande vie ( 1891 ) , Une Election à Tigre-sur-mer ( 1890 ) , based on Gyp 's experience supporting a boulangiste candidate , Marriage civil ( 1892 ) , Ces bons docteurs ( 1892 ) De haut en bas ( 1893 ) , Le Mariage de Chiffon ( 1894 ) , Leurs âmes ( 1895 ) , Le Cœur d'Ariane ( 1895 ) , Le Bonheur de Ginette ( 1896 ) , Totote ( 1897 ) , Lune de miel ( 1898 ) , Israel ( 1898 ) , L'Entrevue ( 1899 ) , Le Pays des champs ( 1900 ) , Trop de chic ( 1900 ) , Le Friquet ( 1901 ) , La Fée ( 1902 ) , Un Mariage chic ( 1903 ) , Un Ménage dernier cri ( 1903 ) , Maman ( 1904 ) , Le Cœur de Pierrette ( 1905 ) , Les Flanchards ( 1917 ) , Souvenirs d'une petite fille ( 1927 -- 1928 ) , etc. . Her best-known work is probably Le Mariage de Chiffon , filmed in 1942 by Claude Autant-Lara . Because of her unpopular opinions , the comtesse was the victim of several attempts on her life as well as of a sensational kidnapping . Gyp , self-styled `` last of the Mirabeaus '' , died at Neuilly-sur-Seine on 28 June 1932 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b8b6bf52b9fbfb07f3f4c7636bcea669", "text": "French Civil Service The French Civil Service ( fonction publique française ) is the set of civil servants ( fonctionnaires ) working for the French government . Not all employees of the state and public institutions or corporations are civil servants ; however , the media often incorrectly equate `` government employee '' or `` employee of a public corporation '' with fonctionnaire . For instance , most employees of RATP and SNCF ( road and rail transport authorities ) are not civil servants . The Civil Service is also sometimes incorrectly referred to as the administration , but , properly speaking , the administration is the compound of public administrations and public administrative establishments , not their employees . About half of the civil servants are employed in the French public education system . Most employment positions in the French civil service are open to citizens of the European Union . Others , especially in police and justice , are specifically reserved for nationals , while a minority are open regardless of citizenship .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "114cb13af89b344c7f7dca15ec9a0037", "text": "Council of Notables A Council of Notables is a political body comprising persons of note in a community who are chosen by the governing authority in the region for their special knowledge , experience , skills , status or accomplishments . Such councils have existed in many regions and countries throughout the world . `` Whether in village , province , or capital , there is , a conclave of local authorities of whose opinion the ruler -- be it conqueror , governor , or sovereign -- is bound to take account , though he is not bound to obey their decisions . '' A Council of Notables was one of many political bodies established by the French in colonial Cameroun between the First and Second World Wars . Each of the colony 's nine administrative areas had its own Council . These local government institutions comprised the people whom the French deemed to be the elite of the region . The colonial commissioner chose the members of each council from lists supplied by local officials . By establishing these bodies , the colonial regime hoped to reign in some of Cameroun 's nationalist and pro-independence sentiment . The Councils were expected to uphold and support French policies . Other duties included acting as liaisons between the administration and local populations and alerting the regime as to the status of local projects such as tax collection and the construction of road and rail . In return , the Council members received a cut of taxes collected , exemption from some obligations , and a stipend for supervising road construction .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e3be893ce156dd40d2dbce75a3d296f", "text": "Conseil du Roi The Conseil du Roi ( -LSB- kɔ̃sɛj dy ʁwa -RSB- ; French for `` The King 's Council '' ) , also known as the is a general term for the administrative and governmental apparatus around the king of France during the Ancien Régime designed to prepare his decisions and give him advice . It should not be confused with the role and title of a `` Conseil du Roi '' , a type of public prosecutor in the French legal system at the same period . One of the established principles of the French monarchy was that the king could not act without the advice of his council . Under Charles V , it was put forward that the king made decisions only after `` good and careful deliberation '' ( bonne et mûre délibération ) , and this principle was maintained by his successors ; the closing formula of royal acts `` le roi en son conseil '' expressed this deliberative aspect . Even during the period of French absolutism , the expression `` car tel est notre bon plaisir '' ( `` because such is our pleasure '' ) applied to royal decisions made with consultation . The administration of the French state in the early modern period went through a long evolution , as a truly administrative apparatus -- relying on old nobility , newer chancellor nobility ( `` noblesse de robe '' ) and administrative professionals -- substituted the feudal clientel system . The exact divisions and names of these councils varied over time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "337042ae68a485b3bd4948bc9bae7f90", "text": "Schrecklichkeit Schrecklichkeit ( German `` terror '' or `` frightfulness '' ) is a word used by English speakers to describe an assumed military policy of the German Army towards civilians in World War I. It was the basis of German actions during their march through Belgium in 1914 . Similar policies were followed later in France , the Russian-held area of Poland , and in Russia . Under the traditional `` laws of war '' in Europe , military activity was to be confined to the regular , uniformed armies of each side . Civilians were to take no part in fighting , neither attacking or being attacked . Thus , when the uniformed army troops in a nation or region were all defeated , resistance was supposed to end . In practice , informal resistance by `` partisans '' , `` guerrillas '' , or `` francs-tireurs '' often continued after the `` regular '' troops had given up or withdrawn . These fighters , never officially enrolled in an army , and not wearing uniforms to identify them as combatants , attacked occupying troops by ambushes , surprises , and sniping . Conducting such operations out of uniform was considered perfidy , and those involved could be executed . Occupying armies sometimes responded to such attacks by reprisals against the local population : execution of local inhabitants , whether known to be guerrillas or not , or destruction ( usually by burning ) of homes and other structures . German army doctrine in force at the time called for such reprisals to be performed immediately and severely in any case of civilian resistance . It was argued that such schrecklichkeit would end resistance quickly with relatively little bloodshed , whereas restraint would encourage resistance , leading to greater destruction and death . When Germany invaded Belgium in 1914 , the German high command expected to sweep through the country with negligible opposition . The German army was many times larger and stronger than the Belgian army , and the Germans therefore thought that any resistance by Belgium would be futile . German leaders had even suggested to the Belgian government that in the event of war , the Belgians should just line up along the roads and watch the Germans march through . Belgium 's refusal to accept these German presumptions and its resistance to the German advance came as a surprise , and disrupted the German timetable for advancing into France . This frustration was communicated to the German troops in Belgium . Anything which delayed the German advance was to be crushed mercilessly . The Belgians were viewed as irrational and even treacherous for their opposition . This led to exaggerated suspicions among German commanders of Belgian civilian resistance . It is possible that some Belgian civilians engaged in resistance , though none is documented . It is certain that on several occasions , German commanders declared ( probably in unconscious error ) that such acts had occurred when they had not . The Germans responded to these perceived acts of resistance with harsh measures . In several villages and towns , hundreds of civilians were executed . Many buildings were put to the torch . Priests thought guilty of encouraging the resistance were killed . Violence by German soldiers against Belgians , such as rape , was ignored or not seriously punished . The Belgian city of Leuven was largely destroyed . One German officer later wrote about the town , `` We shall wipe it out ... Not one stone will stand upon another . We will teach them to respect Germany . For generations people will come here and see what we have done '' . These actions , taken in a period of near-panic as the German forces desperately tried to carry out their flanking march before Allied forces could respond , proved to be a propaganda disaster for Germany . The reports of them caused a wave of indignation which aided the Allied cause .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "018dbcfea7e664482df3b8e7c00f2f93", "text": "Right-wing politics Right-wing politics hold that certain social orders and hierarchies are inevitable , natural , normal , or desirable , typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law , economics or tradition . Hierarchy and inequality may be viewed as natural results of traditional social differences or the competition in market economies . The term right-wing can generally refer to `` the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system . '' The political terms Right and Left were first used during the French Revolution ( 1789 -- 99 ) , and referred to seating arrangements in the French parliament ; those who sat to the right of the chair of the parliamentary president were broadly supportive of the institutions of the monarchist Ancien Régime . The original Right in France was formed as a reaction against the Left , and comprised those politicians supporting hierarchy , tradition , and clericalism . The use of the expression la droite ( the right ) became prominent in France after the restoration of the monarchy in 1815 , when it was applied to the Ultra-royalists . The people of English-speaking countries did not apply the terms `` right '' and `` left '' to their own politics until the 20th century . Although the right-wing originated with traditional conservatives , monarchists and reactionaries , the term extreme right-wing has also been applied to movements including fascists , Nazis , and racial supremacists . From the 1830s to the 1880s , there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy , moving away from nobility and aristocracy towards capitalism . This general economic shift toward capitalism affected centre right movements such as the British Conservative Party , which responded by becoming supportive of capitalism . In the United States , the Right includes both economic and social conservatives . In Europe , economic conservatives are usually considered liberal , and the Right includes nationalists , nativist opposition to immigration , religious conservatives , and historically a significant presence of right-wing movements with anti-capitalist sentiments including conservatives and fascists who opposed what they saw as the selfishness and excessive materialism inherent in contemporary capitalism .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "efa35d3958e26eb69d55c1aba95b223f", "text": "Demographics of France The demography of France is monitored by the Institut national d'études démographiques ( INED ) and the Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques ( INSEE ) . As of the 1 January 2017 , almost 67 million people lived in the French Republic ( 66,991,000 ) , including all the five overseas departments ( 2,132,000 ) , but excluding the overseas collectivities and territories ( 604,000 ) . 64,859,000 of these lived in Metropolitan France , the part of France located in Europe . In March 2017 the population of France officially reached the 67 million mark . The 66 million mark was reached in the beginning of 2014 . Between the years 2010 and 2017 the population of France grew from 64,613 million to 66,991 million or with about 2,4 million people for a span of 7 years , making France one of the fastest growing countries in Europe . The population of France is growing with 1 million people every 3 years . For an average annual growth of 340,000 people , or a grow rate of +0,6 % . France was historically Europe 's most populous nation . During the Middle Ages , more than one quarter of Europe 's total population was French ; by the 17th century , this had decreased slightly to one fifth . By the beginning of the 20th century , other European nations , such as Germany and Russia , had caught up with and overtaken it . However , the country 's population sharply increased with the baby boom following World War II . According to INSEE , since 2004 , 200,000 immigrants entered annually into the country . One out of two was born in Europe and one in three in Africa . Between 2009 and 2012 , the number of Europeans entering France increased sharply ( + 12 % per year on average ) . The national birth rate , after dropping for a time , began to rebound in the 1990s and currently the country 's fertility rate is close to the replacement level . According to a 2006 INSEE study , `` The natural increase is close to 300,000 people , a level that has not been reached in more than thirty years . '' Among the 802,000 newborns in metropolitan France in 2010 , 80.1 % had two French parents , 13.3 % had one French parent , and 6.6 % had two non-French parents . For the same year , 27.3 % of newborns in metropolitan France had at least one foreign-born parent and 23.9 % had at least one parent born outside of Europe ( parents born in overseas territories are considered as born in France ) . Between 2006 and 2008 , about 40 % of newborns in France had one foreign-born grandparent ( 11 % born in another European country , 16 % born in the Maghreb and 12 % born in another region of the world ) . Racial and ethnic censuses have been banned by the French government since 1978 , since the term `` race '' in France invokes associations with Nazi Germany .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dce072b49dfcd970abe4558a4a1c6ca", "text": "Liberation of Strasbourg The Liberation of Strasbourg constituted the dramatically symbolic high point for the rehabilitation of the honor of French armed forces as the Allies advanced across France toward Germany in 1944 . Alsace , of which Strasbourg is the capital , had been the focus of French-German enmity since the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 , and General Charles de Gaulle insisted that only French forces should retake it . After the victory of Kufra , General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque and his troops swore an oath to fight until `` our flag flies over the Cathedral of Strasbourg '' . The oath was fulfilled on 23 November 1944 , when the 2nd French Armoured Division under Leclerc 's command liberated Strasbourg . On November 22 , 1944 , the hard-fighting French 2nd Armored Division , along with the French First Army , had been assigned the capture of Strasbourg by Allied Supreme Command . That same day , the 2nd Armored moved up to the vital pass at Saverne , which had been taken by the Americans , about 40 km northwest of Strasbourg . This Saverne `` gap '' is the historic gateway through the barrier of the Vosges Mountains , opening a line of advance on Strasbourg . On November 23 , 1944 , units of the French 2nd Armored Division entered the city and raised the Free French tricolore over Strasbourg cathedral at 2:30 pm . The German collective memory of the battle is rather more bleak . In Ardennes : 1944 , Antony Beevor states that the Battle for Strasbourg was one of the more `` inglorious episodes '' in German military history with a collapse of the Wehrmacht defense that was both premature and ignominious . It was hastened by a panic of senior Nazi leadership as many officials fled prior to the Allied push . This led to a general demoralization of Heer , Waffen-SS , and Luftwaffe ground forces as well as a breakdown in discipline . He states : ″ `` The SS had looted Strasbourg before withdrawing . According to one general defending the town , soldiers ordered to ` fight to the last round ' tended to throw away most of their ammunition before the battle , so they could claim that they ran out and then surrender . Generalmajor Vaterrodt , the ( Heer ) commander , was scornful about the behaviour of senior officers and Nazi Party officials . ` I 'm surprised that Himmler did not have anyone hanged in Strasbourg , ' he told fellow officers after he had been captured . ` Everyone ran away , Kreisleiter , Ortsgruppenleiter , the municipal authorities , the mayor and the deputy mayor , they all took to their heels , government officials - all fled ... ' '' . The Alsatian-born Chief Magistrate also fled towards Germany on foot with a backpack - as he had signed many death warrants and collaborated within the German occupation system and was a marked man . Result The rapid Liberation of Strasbourg by General LeClerc 's 2nd Armored Division produced a torrent of joy in the newly liberated French nation and was a hugely symbolic victory for the French people and the Western Allies in general . LeClerc was well respected and liked by his American contemporaries , unlike some other French commanders . The Liberation and Tricolore raised over the Cathedral was considered to be the last major objective in the Liberation of France . Unfortunately the Allies were unable to quickly seize on the German collapse . While fuel shortages and the increasing difficulty of supporting armies with lengthening supply lines played a role , General Dwight D. Eisenhower 's lack-of-interest in his southern flank largely doomed any further exploitation around Strasbourg . The commander of the American 6th Army Group , General Jacob L. Devers , believed he could cross the Rhine quickly at Rastatt thereby seizing a bridgehead . But Devers ' ambitious nature and aggressive personality somewhat alienated other commanders such as Eisenhower , and he failed to convince The Supreme Commander of his plan . A potential bridgehead at Rastatt , had it been quickly seized , would more than likely have secured the southern flank and would have severally disrupted the coming German offensive in the Ardennes . But Eisenhower never seriously considered the opportunity as he seemed fixated on a more direct route to Berlin . As a result , Strasbourg would become threatened during the German Wacht am Rhein offensive known as The Battle of the Bulge in the West . In early January 1945 , the German counteroffensive into France known as Operation Nordwind was quickly contained , but not before both Eisenhower and Devers considered a general withdrawal from Alsace , which would have left Strasbourg undefended . The French Provisional Government considered this an anathema as it was , in General de Gaulle 's words , ( potentially ) `` a national disaster '' . In addition to this , hundreds-of-thousands of Alsatians would be subjected to German reprisals . The talk of a strategic withdrawal was also a blow to morale of the American VI Corps that had fought hard and suffered many casualties securing the area . In response General Charles de Gaulle threatened to pull his forces out of the overall SHAEF Command creating a serious row with Eisenhower . With the support of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , de Gaulle won over Ike after a contentious argument . Strasbourg was not to be abandoned as the order to withdraw to the east of the Vosges Mountains was rescinded - boosting VI Corps ' morale . The German advance was halted in desperate fighting about 40 kilometers west of Strasbourg and Operation Norwind became another disaster for the German Heer and Waffen-SS with precious divisions reduced .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b3bf4222ca701311841f5fa40127b80a", "text": "Tyranny of the majority Tyranny of the majority ( or tyranny of the masses ) refers to an inherent weakness of direct democracy and majority rule in which the majority of an electorate can place its own interests above , and at the expense of , those in the minority . This results in oppression of minority groups comparable to that of a tyrant or despot . Potentially , through tyranny of the majority , a disliked or unfavored ethnic , religious , political , or racial group may be deliberately targeted for oppression by the majority element acting through the democratic process . American founding father Alexander Hamilton writing to Jefferson from the Constitutional Convention argued the same fears regarding the use of pure direct democracy by the majority to elect a demagogue who , rather than work for the benefit of all citizens , set out to either harm those in the minority or work only for those of the upper echelon . The Electoral College mechanism present in the indirect United States presidential election system , and the phenomenon of faithless electors allowed for within it , was , in part , deliberately created as a safety measure not only to prevent such a scenario , but also to prevent the use of democracy to overthrow democracy for an authoritarian , dictatorial or other system of oppressive government . As articulated by Hamilton , one reason the Electoral College was created was so `` that the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications '' . The scenarios in which tyranny perception occurs are very specific , involving a sort of distortion of democracy preconditions : Centralisation excess : when the centralised power of a federation make a decision that should be local , breaking with the commitment to the subsidiarity principle . Typical solutions , in this condition , are concurrent majority and supermajority rules . Abandonment of rationality : when , as Tocqueville remembered , a decision `` which bases its claim to rule upon numbers , not upon rightness or excellence '' . The use of public consultation , technical consulting bodies , and other similar mechanisms help to improve rationality of decisions before voting on them . Judicial review ( e.g. declaration of nullity of the decision ) is the typical way after the vote . In both cases , in a context of a nation , constitutional limits on the powers of a legislative body , and the introduction of a Bill of Rights have been used to counter the problem . A separation of powers ( for example a legislative and executive majority actions subject to review by the judiciary ) may also be implemented to prevent the problem from happening internally in a government .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "81ca2b2e1492f0b8110f12654703a993", "text": "Paris Commune (French Revolution) The Paris Commune during the French Revolution was the government of Paris from 1792 until 1795 . Established in the Hôtel de Ville just after the storming of the Bastille , it consisted of 144 delegates elected by the 48 divisions of the city . The Paris Commune became insurrectionary in the summer of 1792 , essentially refusing to take orders from the central French government . It took charge of routine civic functions but is best known for mobilizing extreme views and actions among the people and for its campaign to dechristianize the churches and the people . It lost much power in 1794 and was replaced in 1795 . The first mayor was Jean Sylvain Bailly ; he was succeeded on November 1791 by Pétion de Villeneuve after Bailly 's unpopular use of the National Guard to disperse a riotous assembly in the Champ de Mars ( 17 July 1791 ) . In 1792 , the Commune was dominated by those Jacobins who were not in the Legislative Assembly due to the Self-Denying Ordinance . On the night of 9 August 1792 a new revolutionary Commune , led by Georges Danton , Camille Desmoulins and Jacques Hébert took possession of the Hôtel de Ville ; the next day insurgents assailed the Tuileries , where the royal family resided . During the ensuing constitutional crisis , the collapsing Legislative Assembly of France was heavily dependent on the Commune for the effective power that allowed it to continue to function as a legislature . The all-powerful Commune demanded custody of the royal family , imprisoning them in the Temple fortress . A list of `` opponents of the Revolution '' was drawn up , the gates to the city were sealed , and on 28 August the citizens were subjected to domiciliary visits , ostensibly in a search for muskets . It was not until 1792 that the government had a formal cabinet in place , with the appointment of the Ministers of the French National Convention and the decision of the Commissioners of the Committee of Public Safety in 1794 to take charge of administrative departments . The government of the republic was succeeded by the French Directory in November 1795 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a9efc987f2f2d2731ef523e0cdc400b9", "text": "Salle du Manège The indoor riding academy called the Salle du Manège ( -LSB- sal dy manɛʒ -RSB- ) was the seat of deliberations during most of the French Revolution , from 1789 to 1798 . Before the revolution , the Salle du Manège ( `` Riding Hall '' ) , situated along the north end of the Tuileries Gardens to the west of the Tuileries Palace in Paris , was home to the royal equestrian academy . Built during the minority of Louis XV , when it lay conveniently close to the Regent 's Palais Royal , it was allowed to pass afterwards from hand to hand as the site of privately conducted riding schools , though it was never formally sold . On 9 November 1789 the National Constituent Assembly , formerly the Estates-General of 1789 , moved its deliberations from Versailles to the Tuileries in pursuit of Louis XVI of France and installed itself in the Salle du Manège on the palace grounds . Having nationalised the goods of the Church , the Assemblée nationale , requiring more space than the Manège alone could provide , extended its occupation to two adjacent convents , those of the Capuchins , which soon housed the Revolutionary printing presses in its former refectory , and of the Feuillants , whose handsome library received the archives of the Assemblée . The proportions of the Salle du Manège , ten times as long as it was wide , offered poor acoustics for the debates that went on continually under its high vaults . Six tiers of banquettes permitted space for the deputies , ranged on either side of the central tribune , initially planned for the orators ' podium . Seated together for solidarity , the deputies seated themselves according to their political opinions , to right and to left of the president 's desk , The Mountain and the Girondins , with The Plain seated in the lowest rank of banquettes , from which they were wont to cross to the opposite side , as their opinions dictated . The public found places to witness the spectacle at either end of the hall and in the loge seats above . In 1792 the Salle du Manège became the venue for the National Convention . In 1795 under the French Directory , the Council of 500 sat in the structure until the body moved to the Palais-Bourbon in 1798 . In 1799 , the Jacobin Club du Manège had its headquarters there . It would seem that 19th century references to the art of `` manège , '' to describe a style of equestrian riding , derive from here . A March 1847 edition of The Illustrated London News described a performance of Pablo Fanque , the 19th century equestrian and circus performer thus : `` This extraordinary feat of the manège has proved very attractive , as we anticipated in our Journal of last week ; and we have judged the success worthy of graphic commemoration ... '' Further , the paper said , `` Mr. Pablo has trained his black mare to do the most extraordinary feats of the manege , an art hitherto considered to belong only to the French and German professors of equitation , and her style certainly far exceeds anything that has ever yet been brought from the Continent . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "39ea9c7a6519e8764b8ce6f6a559f886", "text": "France France ( -LSB- fʁɑ̃s -RSB- ) , officially the French Republic ( -LSB- ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz -RSB- ) , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . France spans 643801 km2 and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . During the Iron Age , what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls , a Celtic people . The area was annexed in 51 BC by Rome , which held Gaul until 486 , when the Germanic Franks conquered the region and formed the Kingdom of France . France emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages , with its victory in the Hundred Years ' War ( 1337 to 1453 ) strengthening state-building and political centralisation . During the Renaissance , French culture flourished and a global colonial empire was established , which by the 20th century would be the second largest in the world . The 16th century was dominated by religious civil wars between Catholics and Protestants ( Huguenots ) . France became Europe 's dominant cultural , political , and military power under Louis XIV . In the late 18th century , the French Revolution overthrew the absolute monarchy , established one of modern history 's earliest republics , and saw the drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen , which expresses the nation 's ideals to this day . In the 19th century Napoleon took power and established the First French Empire , whose subsequent Napoleonic Wars shaped the course of continental Europe . Following the collapse of the Empire , France endured a tumultuous succession of governments culminating with the establishment of the French Third Republic in 1870 . France was a major participant in the First World War , from which it emerged victorious , and was one of the Allied Powers in the Second World War , but came under occupation by the Axis Powers in 1940 . Following liberation in 1944 , a Fourth Republic was established and later dissolved in the course of the Algerian War . The Fifth Republic , led by Charles de Gaulle , was formed in 1958 and remains to this day . Algeria and nearly all the other colonies became independent in the 1960s and typically retained close economic and military connections with France . France has long been a global centre of art , science , and philosophy . It hosts Europe 's fourth-largest number of cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites and receives around 83 million foreign tourists annually , the most of any country in the world . France is a developed country with the world 's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest by purchasing power parity . In terms of aggregate household wealth , it ranks fourth in the world . France performs well in international rankings of education , health care , life expectancy , and human development . France remains a great power in the world , being one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with the power to veto and an official nuclear-weapon state . It is a leading member state of the European Union and the Eurozone . It is also a member of the Group of 7 , North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) , and La Francophonie .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "76bdcd61e6e55fd8b57d589a51b198a4", "text": "Adrien Duquesnoy Adrien Dusquenoy ( 26 November 1759 -- 3 March 1808 ) was a leading figure in the French Revolution . Dusquenoy was born in Briey . He was elected as a deputy for Nancy , where he had been Mayor , for the third estate in the Estates General of 1789 . He took part in the Storming of the Bastille , where he remarked famously , `` Yes , truly we shall be free ! Our hands will never wear shackles again . '' He subsequently joined the National Convention , where he was regarded as a moderate . He came under the suspicion of the Committee of Public Safety late in the ` Reign of Terror ' , but was saved from the guillotine by the Thermidorian Reaction . Under Napoleon , he worked at the Ministry of the Interior .", "title": "" } ]
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Emma Thompson acted.
[ { "docid": "831ca77fd0720eb3e66b92f9651a69b6", "text": "Emma Thompson Emma Thompson ( born 15 April 1959 ) is a British actress , activist , author , comedienne and screenwriter . Born in London to English actor Eric Thompson and Scottish actress Phyllida Law , Thompson was educated at Newnham College , University of Cambridge , where she became a member of the Footlights troupe . After appearing in several comedy programmes , she first came to prominence in 1987 in two BBC TV series , Tutti Frutti and Fortunes of War , winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her work in both series . Her first film role was in the 1989 romantic comedy The Tall Guy , and in the early 1990s she frequently collaborated with her then husband , actor and director Kenneth Branagh . The pair became popular in the British media and co-starred in several films , including Dead Again ( 1991 ) and Much Ado About Nothing ( 1993 ) . In 1992 , Thompson won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress for the period drama Howards End . In 1993 , she garnered dual Academy Award nominations for her roles in The Remains of the Day as the housekeeper of a grand household and In the Name of the Father as a lawyer . Thompson scripted and starred in Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) , which earned her ( among other awards ) an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay , and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress . Other notable film and television credits include : the Harry Potter film series , Wit ( 2001 ) , Love Actually ( 2003 ) , Angels in America ( 2003 ) , Nanny McPhee ( 2005 ) , Stranger than Fiction ( 2006 ) , Last Chance Harvey ( 2008 ) , Men in Black 3 ( 2012 ) , Brave ( 2012 ) and Beauty and the Beast ( 2017 ) . In 2013 , she received acclaim and several award nominations for her portrayal of P. L. Travers in Saving Mr. Banks . Thompson is married to actor Greg Wise , with whom she lives in London . They have one daughter and an adopted son . She is an activist in the areas of human rights and environmentalism and has received criticism for her outspokenness . She has written two books adapted from The Tale of Peter Rabbit .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "e3ef3da66cf4cfb71a26a882a0795591", "text": "The Last Days of Emma Blank The Last Days of Emma Blank ( De laatste dagen van Emma Blank ) is a 2009 Dutch comedy film directed by Alex van Warmerdam .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a59963810f16b0d6b256355a78e1d2c", "text": "Emma Nyra Emma Chukwugoziam Obi ( born July 18 , 1988 ) , professionally known by her stage name Emma Nyra , is an American-born Nigerian singer-songerwriter , actress and model .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e8444faa40bb0e8765fa9d45259ec244", "text": "Eric Porter Eric Richard Porter ( 8 April 192815 May 1995 ) was an English actor of stage , film and television .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e7230efc2b546d501be6ed1284356709", "text": "Fortunes of War (TV series) Fortunes of War is a 1987 BBC television adaptation of Olivia Manning 's cycle of novels Fortunes of War . It stars Kenneth Branagh as Guy Pringle , lecturer in English Literature in Bucharest during the early part of the Second World War , and Emma Thompson as his wife Harriet . Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson met filming the TV series and married in real life . Other cast members included Ronald Pickup , Robert Stephens , Alan Bennett , Philip Madoc and Rupert Graves . The series stays relatively faithful to the original novels , with no notable departures from their plot .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6ab1cc6c8cd486b978defa8f8146ab71", "text": "Emma E. Hickox Emma E. Hickox A.C.E ( neè Burford ; born 11 April 1964 ) is a successful British film editor based in LA and London . A member of American Cinema Editors , Hickox has worked as a features and TV editor since the early 1990s . She has a varied and versatile resume from comedies , drama 's and musicals , including large Hollywood films such as Bad Moms featuring Mila Kunis , Rock of Ages featuring Tom Cruise , and smaller independent films such as Becoming Jane with Anne Hathaway and ` The Boat That Rocked ' from Richard Curtis with Philip Seymour Hoffman . She is a founding member of the British Independent Film Awards with the Debut Directors award given in her fathers name , ` The Douglas Hickox Award ' . Hickox is the daughter of Academy Award winning film editor Anne V. Coates , and Douglas Hickox ( died 1988 ) , a cult British film director . John Coates , her uncle , was a film and TV producer for ( Yellow Submarine & The Snowman ) . She is married with two daughter and has two brothers , and a sister . Emma is represented by Wayne Fitterman at WME in Los Angeles , and Lynda Mamy of United Agents in London", "title": "" }, { "docid": "47e6ed694b2cca5268a0ebaa7ad82520", "text": "Emma Lahana Emma Kate Lahana ( born 27 June 1984 ) is a New Zealand actress and singer . She is best known for her role as Jennifer Mason on Haven , and as Kira Ford , one of the Yellow Rangers of the Power Rangers franchise , in Power Rangers Dino Thunder .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64a19611a5ce153d31f4e3bb9ed15d72", "text": "The Secret Garden (1993 film) The Secret Garden is a 1993 British drama fantasy film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring Kate Maberly , Heydon Prowse , Andrew Knott , John Lynch and Maggie Smith . It was written by Caroline Thompson and based on the novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett . There are two previous film adaptations : a 1949 US drama film ; and the screen adaptation as a silent version filmed in 1919 , which starred Lila Lee and Spottiswoode Aitken .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "291527c3a5f1c9dbd467d67c957d0602", "text": "Theatre of Australia Theatre of Australia refers to the history of the performing arts in Australia , or produced by Australians . There are theatrical and dramatic aspects to a number of Indigenous Australian ceremonies such as the corroboree . During its colonial period , Australian theatrical arts were generally linked to the broader traditions of English literature and to British and Irish theatre . Australian literature and theatrical artists ( including Aboriginal as well as Anglo-Celtic and multicultural migrant Australians ) have over the last two centuries introduced the culture of Australia and the character of a new continent to the world stage . Individuals who have contributed to theatre in Australia and internationally include Sir Robert Helpmann , Dame Joan Sutherland , Barry Humphries , David Williamson , Cate Blanchett , Geoffrey Rush , Judy Davis , Jim Sharman , Tim Minchin and Baz Luhrmann . Notable theatrical institutions include the Sydney Opera House , and the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0ed90829e3184cc196755ba12f1f4042", "text": "Oliver Twist (1912 film) Oliver Twist is a 1912 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Ivy Millais , Alma Taylor and Harry Royston . It is an adaptation of the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens . It was the directorial debut of Bentley who went on to become a leading British director . It was the first in a series of Dickens adaptations by Bentley .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ca4c281ad624d1fe30680417356fb779", "text": "Anna Thompson Anna Thompson may refer to : Anna Thompson ( athlete ) ( born 1976 ) , Australian runner Anna Thompson ( netball player ) ( born 1986 ) , New Zealand netball player Anna Levine ( born 1953 ) , American actress , also credited as Anna Levine Thompson", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7d87ae54b0775db9c7ff4d53e956ff91", "text": "The Murder of Princess Diana The Murder of Princess Diana is a 2007 Lifetime Television movie , directed by John Strickland and starring Jennifer Morrison . The film was based on a novel by Noel Botham . Reg Gadney and Emma Reeves wrote the teleplay .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "525076dabf52ad7cfdd808bc2720b79e", "text": "Wuthering Heights (2011 film) Wuthering Heights is a 2011 British romantic gothic , period drama film directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Kaya Scodelario as Catherine and James Howson as Heathcliff . The screenplay , written by Andrea Arnold and Olivia Hetreed , is based on Emily Brontë 's 1847 Wuthering Heights .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6cddfea307dffb6fe413f9b2ce9f3901", "text": "Emma Parker Emma Parker ( fl 1809 -- 1817 ) , was a novelist residing in Wales and writing in English , of whom very little is known . Her epistolary novel Self-Deception explores the cultural and religious differences between the English and the French .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f4579b90a27326e8256b2e60b0d8dff1", "text": "Emma Barton Emma Louise Barton ( born 26 July 1977 in Portsmouth , England ) is an English actress . She played Honey Mitchell in EastEnders from November 2005 to September 2008 , and on a temporary basis during 2014 . Barton returned full-time in late 2015 . Before her role in EastEnders , Barton appeared in Spooks and on stage in plays including Grease , Loveshack and Thoroughly Modern Millie .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0cbab51c486d544e54a4248c4053885d", "text": "Imagining Argentina (film) Imagining Argentina is a 2003 drama historical film written and directed by Christopher Hampton and starring Antonio Banderas , Emma Thompson , Leticia Dolera and Rubén Blades . It is based on the award-winning homonymous novel by Lawrence Thornton . It was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2003 Venice Film Festival . The film , centered on a couple living through the ominous last military dictatorship in Argentina ( 1976-1983 ) , depicts graphic images of suffering , such as rape and torture . The closing caption states that around 30,000 Argentines disappeared during the beginning and end of the regime .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f936e670a184342846470746f09f5e87", "text": "Burke & Wills Burke & Wills is a 1985 Australian adventure film directed by Graeme Clifford , starring Jack Thompson and Nigel Havers . The film is based on the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition across Australia . The film follows Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills in their crossing of Australia 's interior in 1860-1 . The film 's account of the story changes the expedition 's ending by having the explorers actually reach the northern coast . This upbeat idea was vehemently criticised by Australian reviewers . The story was also filmed the same year as a comedy , Wills & Burke .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1576092a8605636de72c560dbdd1e0a", "text": "Murphy's Law (film) Murphy 's Law is an American 1986 thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Gail Morgan Hickman . It was released by Cannon Films to the United States on April 18 , 1986 . The film stars Charles Bronson and Kathleen Wilhoite in lead roles with a supporting cast that includes Carrie Snodgress , Robert F. Lyons , and Richard Romanus . The movie marks the sixth collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson ( following 1976 's St. Ives , 1977 's The White Buffalo , 1980 's Caboblanco , 1983 's 10 to Midnight , and 1984 's The Evil That Men Do ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e26120f93ee61329cd62fece4acc4ead", "text": "Emma Greenwell Emma Greenwell ( born January 14 , 1989 ) is an American actress who was born in the United States but was raised in London from a very young age .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c9d1ac7075b326713516a24b5e944c88", "text": "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a 2011 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Ewan McGregor , Emily Blunt , Kristin Scott Thomas and Amr Waked . Based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Paul Torday , and a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy , the film is about a fisheries expert who is recruited by a consultant to help realize a sheikh 's vision of bringing the sport of fly fishing to the Yemen desert , initiating an upstream journey of faith to make the impossible possible . The film was shot on location in London , Scotland , and Morocco from August to October 2010 . The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival . The film received generally positive reviews upon its release , and earned $ 34,564,651 in revenue worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "50a460dd4b191c74503b0eae967cc6a7", "text": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 British-American fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling . The film , which is the fifth instalment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Michael Goldenberg ( making this the only film in the series not to be scripted by Steve Kloves ) and produced by David Heyman and David Barron . The story follows Harry Potter 's fifth year at Hogwarts as the Ministry of Magic is in denial of Lord Voldemort 's return . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter , alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry 's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and is followed by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . Live-action filming took place in England and Scotland for exterior locations and Leavesden Film Studios in Watford for interior locations from February to November 2006 , with a one-month break in June . Post-production on the film continued for several months afterwards to add in visual effects . The film 's budget was reportedly between # 75 and 100 million ( $ 150 -- 200 million ) . Warner Bros. released the film in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2007 and in North America on 11 July , both in conventional and IMAX theatres ; it is the first Potter film to be released in IMAX 3D . As of April 2017 , Order of the Phoenix is the 39th-highest-grossing film of all time , and a critical and commercial success . The film opened to a worldwide 5-day opening of $ 333 million , fourteenth all-time , and grossed nearly $ 940 million total , second to Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End for the greatest total of 2007 . The film was nominated for two BAFTA Film Awards in 2008 .", "title": "" } ]
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Reuters only sends out news in English.
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[ { "docid": "4ff518eab931ec9ba7175027f05d5b90", "text": "El País El País ( ; literally The Country ) is the highest-circulation daily newspaper in Spain and one of three Madrid dailies considered to be national newspapers of record for Spain ( along with El Mundo and ABC ) . El País , based in Madrid , is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA . Its headquarters and central editorial staff are located in Madrid , although there are regional offices in the principal Spanish cities ( Barcelona , Seville , Valencia , Bilbao , Santiago de Compostela ) where regional editions are produced . El País also produces a world edition in Madrid that is available online in Brazil ( in Brazilian Portuguese ) and Hispanic America ( in European Spanish ) . An English edition began as a print edition in 2001 , available as a supplement in what was then the International Herald Tribune , later The Global New York Times . Since 2014 , it has been a 100 % digital project ,", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7bbc27ac616a6a5c872488cc6580a0cd", "text": "Metropolis Daily Metropolis Daily is the Hong Kong edition of Metro ( Metro International ) , which publishes free newspapers around the world with 25 editions in 16 countries in 14 languages . It is the first free newspaper in Hong Kong . The Hong Kong version was first launched on April 15 , 2002 ; it is distributed for free in the racks located in 49 Mass Transit Railway ( MTR ) stations except the Airport Station . According to the Hong Kong Audit Bureau of Circulations in September 2002 , the daily circulation of the newspaper was 302,197 copies , making it the third largest daily newspaper in Hong Kong . The paper is distributed from Monday to Friday ( except for public holidays ) , by hand or from the newspaper stands in 49 MTR stations and 11 other key central locations , such as big shopping malls owned by MTR Corporation Limited like Paradise Mall , Telford Plaza , and Luk Yeung Galleria ( 綠楊坊 Pinyin : lǜ yáng fāng ) . Since it is free of charge and easily accessible , many people like to get one on their way to school or work . The paper attracts a younger generation of readers with a great purchasing power likewise , therefore many advertisers are interested in promoting their products on Metropolis Daily . The operating costs of the paper are mainly covered by the classified advertisements in the newspaper . However , the influence of the paper is not yet significant . Though around one tenth size of other newspapers printing local first-hand news reported by fresh journalists , its main news sources are actually the television , radio news , press releases and wired news . As one Metropolis '' ' reporter said , `` Nobody seems to know that we made an exclusive story . '' The paper is in Chinese in most parts , together with an English international section . According to Metropolis , the paper can be read in a `` 19-minute commute '' as the articles inside are usually short and laconic ; readers can scan through the paper so quickly that they can grab a brief understanding of the news within minutes . Although the paper is a tabloid , i.e. a minute-sized newspaper giving the stories in a condensed form , it includes many sections , which make the paper very rich in contents . These sections include : local news ( including one page written in Simplified Chinese ) ; Chinese news ; international news ; finance ; sports ; entertainment ; side stories ; English news digest ; editorial column ; television program schedule ; and film section . Readers can read the on-line edition of Metropolis all over the world by simply registering as users at its official site , and it is totally free . Besides , there is also a club called `` Club Metro '' '' offering discounts in films , sports and travel to its members . Readers can enjoy these benefits once they have joined the club . There are 700,000 worldwide members in this club .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f202edc30930b23cde2331f74652170c", "text": "Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt ( DNE ) is an English-language daily Egyptian newspaper established in 2005 and relaunched in June 2012 . Under former owner Egyptian Media Services , it was distributed with the International Herald Tribune as a supplement . According to its website , the paper carries `` business , political and cultural news and analysis '' . The newspaper has claimed to be independent and not subject to government censorship .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "db533a3face8d447db0ed3599646cdec", "text": "International Editor of the Year Award International Editor of the Year Award is a prize awarded yearly to journalists and press editors outside the United states by World Press Review ( Worldpress.org ) magazine . The award has been presented by World Press Review Since 1975 to an editor or editors outside the United States whose work , according to the magazine `` best exemplifies the principles of journalism . '' According to Worldpress.org editorial , the award is granted to journalists `` in recognition of enterprise , courage and leadership in advancing the freedom and responsibility of the press , enhancing human rights and fostering excellence in journalism . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "960e6288a515270f8013d5f472d0dc80", "text": "Khabar Agency The Khabar Agency is a major media outlet in Kazakhstan . It was established in 1995 , known originally as the National Television News Agency . It is currently one of the largest networks in the country , and broadcasts daily in Russian and Kazakh . Additionally , Khabar runs the satellite channel Kazakh TV , which is potentially available across Europe and Asia . It features programming in Russian , Kazakh , and English . Khabar annually hosts the Eurasian Media Forum , which attempts to bring together journalists and political figures to `` facilitate the professional development of the Eurasian media and promote international public understanding of Eurasian issues '' . Since 1 January 2016 Khabar has been an associate member of the EBU .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7e8ed62f242f71e39c5d7fdaa93ca19d", "text": "Embassy of Ecuador, London The Embassy of Ecuador in London is the diplomatic mission of Ecuador in the United Kingdom . It is headed by the ambassador of Ecuador to the United Kingdom . It is located in the Knightsbridge district in a building it shares with the Embassy of Colombia , near Harrods , Hyde Park , and Hans Place , precisely at 3 Hans Crescent at the intersection of Basil Street , and it is served by the Knightsbridge station . The Ecuadorian embassy is the temporary home of the Australian editor , activist , publisher and journalist Julian Assange , who initially entered it on 19 June 2012 claiming diplomatic asylum , which was granted by the Ecuadorian government on 16 August 2012 . The embassy is charged with representing the interests of the president and government of Ecuador , improving diplomatic relations between Ecuador and the accredited countries , promoting and improving the image and standing of Ecuador in the accredited nations , promoting the culture of Ecuador , encouraging and facilitating tourism to and from Ecuador , and ensuring the safety of Ecuadorians abroad . The structure that houses the embassy is a white stucco-fronted red-brick building on Hans Crescent in the Knightsbridge area of London . The embassy is a suite of rooms occupying part of the ground floor of the building , which has been described as an `` apartment block '' . Ecuador also maintains a consulate at 144-146 Kings Cross Road , London WC1X 9DU and an Office of the Naval Assistant and Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization at 61 Wimbledon Hill Road , Wimbledon , London .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "69f2080bb68102cb64ed07f8ea192bec", "text": "List of BBC newsreaders and reporters BBC News employs many presenters and correspondents who appear across television , radio and contribute to BBC Online . BBC News provides television journalism to BBC One bulletins and the rolling news channels BBC World News and the BBC News Channel in the United Kingdom . In addition BBC News runs rolling news network BBC Radio 5 Live and the international BBC World Service . They also contribute to strands across BBC Radio 4 and bulletins on all radio networks . The BBC has over 200 correspondents based both in the United Kingdom and abroad .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "defdad1a6dbd43d95dc93c64774f0baa", "text": "Business Bhutan Business Bhutan is Bhutan 's only financial newspaper . A weekly paper , written mainly in English with a Dzongkha language section , focuses on business , finance , and politics in Bhutan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "217cf9030e23f3ab902741569570d4fb", "text": "Reuters Insider Reuters Insider is a website provided by Thomson Reuters that offers financial videos for viewing online , and launched on May 11 , 2010 . Visitors can view videos free-of-charge during the current promotional period , after which the website will only be accessible to Reuters subscribers , who typically pay about US$ 2,000 per month . The website has been described as `` YouTube for traders '' . Video from the website is created by Thomson Reuters ' own reporters , as well as the company 's roughly 150 partners . Thomson Reuters spent about $ 100 million to develop the website . Reuters Insider is targeted towards financial experts , while Thomson Reuter 's primary competitor , Bloomberg L.P. , has begun to focus more on targeting the average consumer by purchasing business magazine BusinessWeek . The website is part of an overall $ 1 billion plan by the company to update its technology to make financial information accessible to more users .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9a78cb9b56adcc541dd38012dde26164", "text": "Middle East Eye The Middle East Eye ( MEE ) is an online news portal covering events in the Middle East and which has been cited by major media publications . The MEE website describes the organization as an `` independently-funded online news organization '' founded in February 2014 which `` aims to be the primary portal of Middle East news . '' The MEE '' 's editor is David Hearst , the former chief foreign leader writer for the British newspaper The Guardian . The MEE is wholly owned by M.E.E. Ltd , a UK company that employs about 20 full-time staff in its London offices and also has a network of freelance journalists . The sole director of M.E.E. Ltd is Jamal Bassasso , who was a former director of planning and human resources at Al Jazeera . David Hearst has said that his staff came from varied backgrounds while noting that `` some were activists , but this does n't effect their professional journalism '' . Hearst claimed that MEE is not linked to any government or movement . The Middle East Eye has been used as a reference by several well-known Western news outlets such as the BBC News , The Huffington Post , The Guardian , and The New York Times '' . The Middle East Eye is currently blocked in the United Arab Emirates by the country 's internet censorship authorities .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "78fd80d627f8bdb167bb63d1c8b57641", "text": "Net Press Net Press is Macedonian independent internet news agency . Net Press 's primary task is providing news , information and analyses only in Macedonian language . Net Press is founded in January 2007 in Skopje , Republic of Macedonia . Net Press use only the Internet like free media .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ac97d502a9dd263b6820176f99227c30", "text": "Peter Thal Larsen Peter Thal Larsen is a Dutch journalist . Thal Larsen graduated from Bristol University before going on to the London School of Economics . He began working for the Financial Times in 1999 and moved to the paper 's New York City office the following year , first as a financial correspondent and then U.S. communications editor . He returned to London in 2004 to become banking editor , leading the paper 's coverage of the financial crisis and the 2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package . In 2009 , he departed to become Reuters ' European comment editor , reporting to Jonathan Ford . Following Reuters ' acquisition of Breakingviews later that year he became assistant editor of Reuters Breakingviews . In 2012 , he moved to Hong Kong to take up a new position within Reuters as the Asia editor for Breakingviews . Thal Larsen was one of a number of senior financial journalists who reported on the effects of the financial crisis on The Royal Bank of Scotland , and was interviewed by Ian Fraser for a 2011 BBC Two documentary on the topic .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eadb908270dfe666b54a7d7ac41c9435", "text": "Loesje Loesje -LSB- ` luʃə -RSB- is an international free speech organisation started in Arnhem ( Netherlands ) in 1983 and went international in 1989 . Its charter is to spread creativity , positive criticism , ideas , philosophical ponderings and thoughts on current events by way of short slogans on posters . The posters are signed by Loesje , which is a Dutch female name , representing `` a world wide collective of people who want to make the world a more positive creative place '' . Loesje is currently to some extent active in over 30 countries , including Argentina , Armenia , Bosnia , Belgium , Spain , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Hungary , Iceland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Macedonia , Mexico , the Netherlands , Nigeria , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Russia , Serbia , Slovenia , Sweden , Switzerland , the United States of America , and Palestine . In one country it is possible to have several more or less active writing groups . It is not clear how many active writers there are and also the number of people who decide to spread the posters that can be downloaded from the poster archive . The organisation can not hold track of who spreads posters and where , partly because it is impossible to see how often a poster is downloaded ( or printed at home ) from the website , and partly because Loesje is not responsible for any misdeeds of individuals who paste posters on places where it is illegal . Between 2005 and 2013 , Loesje 's international headquarters were located in Berlin , but since then Loesje International has moved back to Arnhem . From there Loesje implements and coordinates many diverse international projects around the world . Loesje gives creative writing workshops , for team building for example and joins conferences about issues that connect to her values , such as this environmental conference called Caretakers of the environment international in 2012 in Maastricht in the Netherlands . Loesje is especially active on World press freedom day .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0515d2a4cfba8ec7b930ac92a0700677", "text": "Tehran Bureau Tehran Bureau is an online news magazine covering politics , foreign affairs , culture and society in Iran and the Iranian Diaspora . It was founded by Iranian-born journalist Kelly Golnoush Niknejad in February 2008 , initially as a blog . In May 2009 , it was launched as a virtual news bureau , featuring a growing list of regular contributors and journalists knowledgeable about Iran and Iranian affairs . Tehran Bureau combines aspects of traditional journalism and new media , using trusted online social networks to complement conventional coverage . Starting out as an independent news organization , Tehran Bureau had no affiliation with and received no funding or support from any government , religious , or interest group . However in September 2009 it began a collaboration with the Public Broadcasting Service television series `` Frontline '' which will provide it with financing , host its Web site and provide editorial support . In return Tehran Bureau will help shape a coming `` Frontline '' program about Iran . The British news website The Guardian hosted Tehran Bureau for a while . In an article revealing the new arrangement , The Guardian assured that the magazine would `` retain its independence under Niknejad '' Its mission statement states , `` Tehran Bureau is a virtual bureau connecting journalists , Iran experts and readers all over the world . Our stories are written by Iranians in Iran and the Middle East , foreigners viewing or interacting with our culture for the first time , and hyphenated Iranians best suited to bridge the cultures . '' Among its contributing journalists Muhammad Sahimi , Jason Rezaian , Gareth Smyth and many others writing without a byline since the crackdown on journalists after the June 12 presidential election of 2009 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "046fac7428d15ff57a80b336a754ae0e", "text": "The Romanian Times The Romanian Times is an Internet-only Romanian English-language newspaper . Running since 2008 , the paper 's main target is English-speakers or learners in Romania . The most recent article was published in January 2015 . The website has been offline since September 2015 . The newspaper covers politics , business , sports , culture , travel , and general Romania-related news and weather from offices in Cluj Napoca and Bucharest . It is run by AN News and Pictures , operating out of Kent , Great Britain .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ce30bb182bbfb28ca52f16cd532739b0", "text": "Morocco World News Morocco World News is an Arabic , French and English language e-newspaper with its headquarters in New York City . It was founded in 2011 by Samir Bennis and Adnane Bennis . It operates from Rabat in Morocco . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6065b839464b33a69324ec78dd1840f2", "text": "Lion Express Lion Express ( Hindi : लायन एक्सप्रेस ) is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper . It has been declared by the India Association of Newspapers ( WAN ) as one of the most read newspapers in the India . It was named the most credible newspaper source in India in a survey commissioned by BBC-Reuters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aa84ed4bb14607b4480dd49503b90882", "text": "The Bangladesh Today The Bangladesh Today is a national daily newspaper in Bangladesh , published from Dhaka in the English language . It started on 26 January 2002 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "59479e707be329441073301ea299b277", "text": "Scot J. Paltrow Scot J. Paltrow is an American journalist . A financial journalist , Paltrow currently works for Reuters . Paltrow is from New York . He received his bachelor 's degree from the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences and a master 's degree from the London School of Economics . Paltrow 's journalism career began in 1977 when he joined the Memphis Commercial Appeal as a reporter . The following year , he joined the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner , where his investigative series on corruption in Industry , California , `` The City of Insiders , '' resulted in federal and state criminal probes and several convictions . In 1981 , Paltrow moved to the Washington Star , where he covered federal courts . After the Star shut down the same year , Paltrow moved to the Wall Street Journal , where he was a reporter in the Los Angeles bureau . In 1985 , Paltrow became a European correspondent for the Journal based in Brussels . In April 1988 , Paltrow returned to the United States as New York financial bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times . During this period he did numerous investigative stories on Wall Street investment banks , markets and the insurance industry . '' While at the Times , Paltrow won a 1993 George Polk Award for Financial Reporting . Paltrow returned to the Wall Street Journal in May 1997 and served as senior special writer based in New York and writes for the paper 's Washington bureau . In 2007 , following Rupert Murdoch 's purchase of Dow Jones & Company ( which owns the Wall Street Journal ) , Paltrow left the paper and joined Condé Nast 's Portfolio.com as a contributing editor , starting September 1 , 2007 , following another longtime Journal journalist who moved to Portfolio.com , Peter Waldman . In September 2010 , Paltrow moved to Reuters , where he and fellow financial journalist Mark Hosenball were brought on as `` key hires '' in an effort to expand Reuters ' `` coverage of business , Wall Street and Washington . '' Paltrow joined Reuters to cover `` financial crimes , specifically covering criminal and civil investigations related to the financial crisis , as well as the effort to more closely regulate and police the financial world . '' In 2012 , Paltrow won a Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business Awards in the Explanatory/News Agency category for his investigation into banks ' use of robo-signing . Paltrow has written a report , The Case for a Stronger Federal Role in Insurance Regulation : Weak State Regulation Highlights the Need for Federal Oversight of Health Premiums , for the Center for American Progress Action Fund . Paltrow has received a Gerald Loeb Award . Paltrow won 1992 and 1993 John Hancock Awards for Excellence in Business & Financial Journalism , the 1994 Los Angeles Times Editorial Award , the Unity Award in Media , and a 2001 Deadline Club Award from New York City Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ca386aed322cb37c55483f5227cd34e9", "text": "Bhutan News Service Bhutan News Service , abbreviated as BNS , is the first news agency of Bhutan . It is run as an independent news agency by Bhutanese refugee journalists since 2004 from Kathmandu , the capital city of Nepal . This is , probably , first of its kind considering a very few refugee media or journalism in exile . The agency is solely operated by refugees who are mostly born or brought up in refugee camps and without previous media experiences . When over 100,000 of Bhutanese refugees started taking shelter in UN-administered refugee camps of Jhapa and Morang districts in eastern part of Nepal , there was a need of a vocal media in the refugee community . Several attempts were made by persons of various backgrounds to keep the journalism works going . However , survival of those media was not easy due to lack of funding , and they died one after the other . The Bhutan News Service was founded in 2004 by a small group of Bhutanese refugee youths , who during the time believed that journalism was a noble means to keep community informed and continue advocating the refugee issue . Most of the exiled publications were shut down , in particular following crunch financial assistance and or due to lack of human resources to continue volunteering without anything in return . Therefore , the news service emerged in as an alternative means to replace most of those publications , if not all . Initially , the works were limited to simply blogging . From 2006 , BNS went online through its own news portal . ″ APFA initiated a joint effort for press freedom and called on two other media organizations working for press freedom in Bhutan and operating in exile . Thus a conference was held in eastern Nepal making a historic declaration vowing to expedite fight for press freedom . The first media conference adopted `` Declaration Dé Exile '' . The declaration also accepted the APFA proposal to accept Bhutan News Service as the common and first news agency of Bhutan , but operating from exile . ″ Currently , around two dozens of reporters and over half a dozen of editors from various countries contribute for the news service on voluntary basis . The news agency has not been legally registered since Nepalese laws do not entertain registration of any entity owned and run by foreign nationals in Nepalese soil . ″ Unfortunately , we are not a registered entity yet . While most of our members were based in the capital city of Nepal for years , we made several attempts to get it registered in Nepal , but to no avail . We are , however , in the course of getting it registered preferably in USA since most of our members are based there and a vast majority of the Bhutanese have gotten resettled in the same place . ″", "title": "" } ]
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Roger Penrose has yet to receive a prize for physics.
[ { "docid": "0b99a37a30a38a70f7cb9c8224468fb3", "text": "Roger Penrose Sir Roger Penrose ( born 8 August 1931 ) is an English mathematical physicist , mathematician and philosopher of science . He is the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford , as well as an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College . Penrose is known for his work in mathematical physics , in particular for his contributions to general relativity and cosmology . He has received several prizes and awards , including the 1988 Wolf Prize for physics , which he shared with Stephen Hawking for their contribution to our understanding of the universe .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "1f7a08dc749d29f6828569499a30b3a0", "text": "List of presidents of the Institute of Physics The President of the Institute of Physics is the head of the governing Council of the Institute of Physics . The history of the Institute , from its founding as the Physical Society of London in 1874 through to today 's Institute has meant that the name of the post held has varied . The current President is Frances Saunders .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "21d5d4d24541dc5d08e3079c1e500f6b", "text": "Shadows of the Mind Shadows of the Mind : A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness is a 1994 book by mathematical physicist Roger Penrose , and serves as a followup to his 1989 book The Emperor 's New Mind : Concerning Computers , Minds and The Laws of Physics . Penrose hypothesizes that : Human consciousness is non-algorithmic , and thus is not capable of being modelled by a conventional Turing machine-type of digital computer . Quantum mechanics plays an essential role in the understanding of human consciousness , specifically , he believes that microtubules within neurons support quantum superpositions . The objective collapse of the quantum wavefunction of the microtubules is critical for consciousness . The collapse in question is physical behaviour that is non-algorithmic and transcends the limits of computability . The human mind has abilities that no Turing machine could possess because of this mechanism of non-computable physics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e2b9141d4aa2450c119bc7b9a469395", "text": "Electron The electron is a subatomic particle , symbol or , with a negative elementary electric charge . Electrons belong to the first generation of the lepton particle family , and are generally thought to be elementary particles because they have no known components or substructure . The electron has a mass that is approximately 1/1836 that of the proton . Quantum mechanical properties of the electron include an intrinsic angular momentum ( spin ) of a half-integer value , expressed in units of the reduced Planck constant , ħ . As it is a fermion , no two electrons can occupy the same quantum state , in accordance with the Pauli exclusion principle . Like all elementary particles , electrons exhibit properties of both particles and waves : they can collide with other particles and can be diffracted like light . The wave properties of electrons are easier to observe with experiments than those of other particles like neutrons and protons because electrons have a lower mass and hence a longer De Broglie wavelength for a given energy . Electrons play an essential role in numerous physical phenomena , such as electricity , magnetism , and thermal conductivity , and they also participate in gravitational , electromagnetic and weak interactions . Since an electron has charge , it has a surrounding electric field , and if that electron is moving relative to an observer it will generate a magnetic field . Electromagnetic fields produced from other sources ( not those self-produced ) will affect the motion of an electron according to the Lorentz force law . Electrons radiate or absorb energy in the form of photons when they are accelerated . Laboratory instruments are capable of trapping individual electrons as well as electron plasma by the use of electromagnetic fields . Special telescopes can detect electron plasma in outer space . Electrons are involved in many applications such as electronics , welding , cathode ray tubes , electron microscopes , radiation therapy , lasers , gaseous ionization detectors and particle accelerators . Interactions involving electrons with other subatomic particles are of interest in fields such as chemistry and nuclear physics . The Coulomb force interaction between the positive protons within atomic nuclei and the negative electrons without , allows the composition of the two known as atoms . Ionization or differences in the proportions of negative electrons versus positive nuclei changes the binding energy of an atomic system . The exchange or sharing of the electrons between two or more atoms is the main cause of chemical bonding . In 1838 , British natural philosopher Richard Laming first hypothesized the concept of an indivisible quantity of electric charge to explain the chemical properties of atoms . Irish physicist George Johnstone Stoney named this charge ` electron ' in 1891 , and J. J. Thomson and his team of British physicists identified it as a particle in 1897 . Electrons can also participate in nuclear reactions , such as nucleosynthesis in stars , where they are known as beta particles . Electrons can be created through beta decay of radioactive isotopes and in high-energy collisions , for instance when cosmic rays enter the atmosphere . The antiparticle of the electron is called the positron ; it is identical to the electron except that it carries electrical and other charges of the opposite sign . When an electron collides with a positron , both particles can be totally annihilated , producing gamma ray photons .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f6eb2988197a3f4c9dfba19701776828", "text": "C. N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics __ NOTOC __ The C. N. Yang Institute of Theoretical Physics ( YITP ) is a research center at Stony Brook University . In 1965 , it was the vision of then University President J.S. Toll and Physics Department chair T.A. Pond to create an institute for theoretical physics and invite the famous physicist Chen Ning Yang from Institute for Advanced Study to serve as its director with the Albert Einstein Professorship of Physics . While the center is often referred to as `` YITP '' , this can be confusing as YITP also stands for the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics in Japan . The active research areas of the institute include : Quantum Field Theory , String Theory , Mathematical Physics and Statistical Mechanics . The YITP is situated on top of the Math Tower , home to the Department of Mathematics which is connected to the Department of Physics and the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics -- therefore the physicists enjoy intimate interactions with the mathematicians . This close relationship dates back to the friendship of C.N. Yang and the mathematician James Harris Simons . Founded in 1967 , YITP celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007 . During the time span , the YITP has produced significant results in different areas , most notably was the discovery of Supergravity in 1976 by Peter van Nieuwenhuizen , Daniel Z. Freedman , and Sergio Ferrara , who were all working there at the time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "983c94405daa8a487fce2652d1a7c0bf", "text": "Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society ( FRS , ForMemRS and HonFRS ) is an award and fellowship granted by the Royal Society of London to individuals the society judges to have made a `` substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge , including mathematics , engineering science and medical science '' . Fellowship of the Society , the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence , is a significant honour which has been awarded to many eminent scientists from history including Isaac Newton ( 1672 ) , Charles Darwin ( 1839 ) , Michael Faraday ( 1824 ) , Ernest Rutherford ( 1903 ) , Srinivasa Ramanujan ( 1919 ) , Albert Einstein ( 1921 ) , Winston Churchill ( 1941 ) , Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar ( 1944 ) , Dorothy Hodgkin ( 1947 ) , Alan Turing ( 1951 ) and Francis Crick ( 1959 ) . More recently , fellowship has been awarded to Stephen Hawking ( 1974 ) , Tim Hunt ( 1991 ) , Elizabeth Blackburn ( 1992 ) , Tim Berners-Lee ( 2001 ) , Venkatraman Ramakrishnan ( 2003 ) , Andre Geim ( 2007 ) , James Dyson ( 2015 ) , Ajay Kumar Sood ( 2015 ) and around 8000 others in total , including over 280 Nobel Laureates since 1900 . , there are around 1600 living Fellows , Foreign and Honorary Members . Fellowship of the Royal Society has been described by The Guardian newspaper as `` the equivalent of a lifetime achievement Oscar '' with several institutions celebrating their announcement each year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8f12d459854ec64fa62f0c17fedf02ab", "text": "Young Medal and Prize The Young Medal and Prize is a prize awarded on odd numbered years by the Institute of Physics in the memory of Thomas Young for distinguished research in the field of optics , including physics outside the visible region . Originally established by the Optical Society in 1907 as the Thomas Young Oration ` on an optical subject ' , the orator was later chosen by the Physical Society after the two societies had merged in 1932 and subsequently converted to a medal and prize after the Physical Society had in turn merged with the Institute of Physics in 1960 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "76781d472b0c1e0f80d5dda21fe18b28", "text": "Prix d'Astronautique The Prix d'Astronautique ( Astronautics Prize ) was an international award of the Société astronomique de France , the French astronomical society , given in recognition of the study of interplanetary travel and astronautics . Specifically , the award was given `` to recognize the best original scientific work , theoretical or experimental , that is able to advance one of the questions related to the realisation of space travel , or to increase human understanding of one of the branches related to the science of astronautics . '' Established by aviation and astronautical pioneer Robert Esnault-Pelterie and André-Louis Hirsch , a sponsor for early astronautics in France , it was the first prize for astronautics in the world . The idea for establishing the prize originated during a dinner Hirsch and Esnault-Pelterie organised in Paris on 26 December 1927 . Their guests discussed the emerging science of space travel , which they called `` astronautics '' at the suggestion of science fiction writer J.H. Rosny the elder . Hirsch and Esnault-Pelterie provided funds -- 5,000 francs annually for 1928 , 1929 , and 1930 -- to the Société astronomique de France , for an annual award in astronautics in their names : the Prix REP-Hirsch . A Comité d'Astronautique was established within the Société astronomique de France to manage the prize . In addition to Hirsch , Esnault-Pelterie and Rosny the elder , the committee was composed of : President : General Gustave-Auguste Ferrié Vice-Presidents : Jean Perrin and Eugène Fichot Members : Henri-Alexandre Deslandres , G. Urbain , Charles Fabry , Jules Baillaud , Em . Belot , Jos. Bethenod , Dr André Bing , général Charbonnier , H. Chrétien , Ernest Esclangon , Léon Gaumont , A. Lambert , Charles Maurain , Rodolphe Soreau . The prize was awarded for 10 years , from 1929 to 1939 . In 1936 , the name of the award changed from the Prix REP-Hirsch to the Prix d'Astronautique .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ead10a23c03228b5a1c176ef9ee50fa1", "text": "Raychaudhuri equation In general relativity , the Raychaudhuri equation , or Landau -- Raychaudhuri equation , is a fundamental result describing the motion of nearby bits of matter . The equation is important as a fundamental lemma for the Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems and for the study of exact solutions in general relativity , but has independent interest , since it offers a simple and general validation of our intuitive expectation that gravitation should be a universal attractive force between any two bits of mass-energy in general relativity , as it is in Newton 's theory of gravitation . The equation was discovered independently by the celebrated Indian physicist Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri and the Soviet physicist Lev Landau .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e39a95c8a908c45d99e698f0f6d8cc64", "text": "Pearl Meister Greengard Prize The Pearl Meister Greengard Prize is an award for women scientists in biology given annually by the Rockefeller University . The Prize was founded by Nobel laureate Paul Greengard and his wife Ursula von Rydingsvard in honor of Greengard 's mother , Pearl Meister Greengard , who died giving birth to him . Greengard began funding the award in 1998 . Greengard donated the full share of his 2000 Nobel Prize to the fund , and was able to use his new publicity to attract additional funding for the award , which was launched in 2004 . The award is to combat discrimination against women in science , since , as Greengard observed , '' -LSB- women -RSB- are not yet receiving awards and honors at a level commensurate with their achievements . '' Two recipients of the Prize , Carol Greider and Elizabeth Blackburn , have gone on to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f39d8aa79a7df3e8440039f92145a87c", "text": "Physical Society of London The Physical Society of London , England , existed from 1874 to 1921 . It was a scientific society and produced the Proceedings of the Physical Society of London . In 1921 the society became the Physical Society and in 1960 merged with the Institute of Physics ( IOP ) , the combined organisation eventually adopting the name of the latter society . The society was formed in 1874 due to the efforts of Professor Frederick Guthrie , Professor of Physics at the Royal College of Science , South Kensington , and his assistant , William Fletcher Barrett . They canvassed support for a ` Society for physical research ' and on 14 February 1874 , the Physical Society of London was formed with an initial membership of 29 people . The Society 's first president was John Hall Gladstone . Meetings were held every two weeks , mainly at Imperial College London . From its beginning , the society held open meetings and demonstrations and published Proceedings of the Physical Society . The first Guthrie lecture , now known as the Faraday Medal and Prize , was delivered in 1914 . In 1921 the society became the Physical Society and in 1932 absorbed the Optical Society ( of London ) . In 1960 the merger with the Institute of Physics took place , creating the Institute of Physics and the Physical Society , which combined the learned society tradition of the Physical Society with the professional body tradition of the Institute of Physics . Upon being granted a royal charter in 1970 , the organization renamed itself as the Institute of Physics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f5d94e1b73c21fa7a50c3ac7c22f3e48", "text": "John Cardy John Lawrence Cardy FRS ( born 19 March 1947 , England ) is a British theoretical physicist at the University of California , Berkeley . He is best known for his work in theoretical condensed matter physics and statistical mechanics , and in particular for research on critical phenomena and conformal field theory . He was an undergraduate and postgraduate student at Downing College , University of Cambridge , before moving to the University of California , Santa Barbara , where he joined the faculty in 1977 . In 1993 , he moved to the University of Oxford , where until 2014 he was a Fellow of All Souls College ( now Emeritus ) and a Professor of Physics in the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics . He currently holds a Visiting Professorship at the University of California , Berkeley . He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991 , received the Dirac Medal of the IoP in 2000 , was awarded the Lars Onsager Prize by the APS in 2004 , the Boltzmann Medal by IUPAP in 2010 , and the Dirac Medal of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in 2011 . He is most known for his contributions to conformal field theory . The famous Cardy formula for black hole entropy , the Cardy formula in percolation theory , and the Cardy conditions in boundary conformal field theory are named after him .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2bcc16ffc3692ce91a615eec298a9482", "text": "David E. Pritchard David E. Pritchard ( born October 15 , 1941 in New York City ) is physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) . Professor Pritchard carried out pioneering experiments on the interaction of atoms with light that led to the creation of the field of atom optics . His demonstration of the diffraction of a beam of atoms by a grating made of light waves opened the way to studies of the diffraction , reflection , and focusing of matter waves , similar to those with light waves . He has applied atom optics to basic studies of quantum theory , to new methods for studying the properties of atoms , and to the creation of devices such as the atom interferometer and atom wave gyroscope . In 1990 , he brought Wolfgang Ketterle to MIT as a postdoctoral researcher to work on atom cooling , and stepped aside from that field to allow Ketterle to be appointed to the faculty in 1992 . Ketterle pursued atom cooling to achieve Bose -- Einstein condensation in 1995 , a discovery for which Ketterle was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001 , along with Eric Cornell and Carl Wieman of JILA , Boulder , Colorado . Professor Pritchard also mentored Eric Cornell , who was his graduate student .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d40a771e1f6a120ca3e427eee6ff64d6", "text": "School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester is one of the largest and most active Physics departments in the UK , taking around 250 new undergraduates and 50 postgraduates each year , and employing more than 80 members of academic staff and over 100 research fellows and associates . The school is based on two sites : the Schuster Laboratory on Brunswick Street and the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics in Cheshire , international headquarters of the Square Kilometre Array ( SKA ) . According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities , the school is the 13th best Physics department in the world and 2nd best in Europe . It is ranked equal 7th place in the UK by GPA according to the Research Excellence Framework ( REF ) in 2014 . The University has a long history of physics dating back to 1874 , which includes 12 Nobel laureates , most recently Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 for their discovery of graphene .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8c338486b768b642ad7e3ec71064cc1d", "text": "Glazebrook Medal The Glazebrook Medal is awarded annually by the Institute of Physics to recognise leadership in the field of physics . It was established in 1966 and named in honour of Sir Richard T Glazebrook , the first president of the Institute of Physics . The award consists of the medal , a cash prize and a certificate . In 1992 the Institute decided that the medal and prize should become one of its Premier Awards and that from 2008 it should be one of its Gold medals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "15bea362884bc8a434b1812b20c1265f", "text": "Spacetime In physics , spacetime is any mathematical model that combines space and time into a single interwoven continuum . Until the turn of the 20th century , the assumption had been that the three-dimensional geometry of the universe ( its description in terms of locations , shapes , distances , and directions ) was distinct from time ( the measurement of when events occur within the universe ) . However , Albert Einstein 's 1905 special theory of relativity postulated that the speed of light through empty space has one definite value -- a constant -- that is independent of the motion of the light source . Einstein 's equations precisely described important consequences of this fact : both the shape of space and the measurement of time simultaneously change for observers who have different relative velocities , which is to say , for observers who have different inertial frames of reference . Einstein 's theory was framed in terms of kinematics ( the study of moving bodies ) , and showed how measurements of space and time varied for observers in different reference frames . His theory was a breakthrough advance over Lorentz 's 1904 theory of electromagnetic phenomena and Poincaré 's electrodynamic theory . Although these theories included equations identical to those that Einstein introduced ( i.e. the Lorentz transformation ) , they were essentially ad hoc models proposed to explain the results of various experiments -- including the famous Michelson -- Morley interferometer experiment -- that were extremely difficult to fit into existing paradigms . In 1908 , Hermann Minkowski , expanding upon Einstein 's work , presented a geometric interpretation of special relativity that fused time and the three spatial dimensions of space into a single four-dimensional continuum now known as Minkowski space -- an example of what mathematicians call a 4‑dimensional manifold . A key feature of this interpretation is the definition of a spacetime interval that combines distance and time . Although measurements of distance and time between events differ among observers , the spacetime interval is independent of the inertial frame of reference in which they are recorded .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "65ad49417436c79896f76f52d1155cc2", "text": "Wolf Prize in Medicine The Wolf Prize in Medicine is awarded once a year by the Wolf Foundation in Israel . It is one of the six Wolf Prizes established by the Foundation and awarded since 1978 ; the others are in Agriculture , Chemistry , Mathematics , Physics and Arts . The Prize has been stated to be the second most prestigious award in science , and a significant predictor of the Nobel Prize .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2956a173e5a8d005f827ed762e4f1ee9", "text": "David Lindley (physicist) David Lindley ( born 1956 ) is a theoretical physicist and author . He holds a B.A. in theoretical physics from Cambridge University ( 1975 -- 1978 ) and a PhD in astrophysics from the University of Sussex ( 1978 -- 1981 ) . Then he was a postdoctoral researcher at Cambridge University . From 1983 to 1986 , he was a Research Fellow in the Theoretical Astrophysics Group at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory . He then served as Technical Editor and Writer with the Central Design Group for the Superconducting Supercollider at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in Berkeley , California . He was an Associate Editor at Nature ( 1987 -- 1993 ) , a Senior Editor of Science ( 1994 -- 1995 ) , and an Associate Editor of Science News ( 1996 -- 2000 ) . Since 2000 , he is a freelance science writer and consultant . Lindley is known for writing entertaining scientific texts that show not only great knowledge of physics , but also a wit and understanding of what the layman can grasp . Most of his books explain the scientific theories through the use of a scientist 's biography or an historical account of disagreement amongst scientists . In The End of Physics , Lindley challenged the assumption that string theorists might achieve a unified theory . He contended that particle physics was in danger of becoming a branch of aesthetics , since these theories could be validated only by subjective criteria , such as elegance and beauty , rather than through experimentation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d8a5b1d2e85052198438a3fc0653a6ca", "text": "Nucleon In chemistry and physics , nucleons are the proton and the neutron , which are the constituents of the atomic nucleus , and are themselves composed of down and up quarks . The number of nucleons defines an isotope 's mass number ( nucleon number ) . The atom is made up of a nucleus surrounded by electrons . Until the 1960s , nucleons were thought to be elementary particles , not made up of smaller parts . Now they are known to be composite particles , made of three quarks bound together by the so-called strong interaction . The interaction between two or more nucleons is called internucleon interactions or nuclear force , which is also ultimately caused by the strong interaction . ( Before the discovery of quarks , the term `` strong interaction '' referred to just internucleon interactions . ) Nucleons sit at the boundary where particle physics and nuclear physics overlap . Particle physics , particularly quantum chromodynamics , provides the fundamental equations that explain the properties of quarks and of the strong interaction . These equations explain quantitatively how quarks can bind together into protons and neutrons ( and all the other hadrons ) . However , when multiple nucleons are assembled into an atomic nucleus ( nuclide ) , these fundamental equations become too difficult to solve directly ( see lattice QCD ) . Instead , nuclides are studied within nuclear physics , which studies nucleons and their interactions by approximations and models , such as the nuclear shell model . These models can successfully explain nuclide properties , for example , whether or not a certain nuclide undergoes radioactive decay . The proton and neutron are both baryons and both fermions . One carries a positive net charge and the other carries a zero net charge ; the proton 's mass is only 0.1 % less than the neutron 's . Thus , they can be viewed as two states of the same nucleon , and together form an isospin doublet . In isospin space , neutrons can be transformed into protons via SU ( 2 ) symmetries , and vice versa . These nucleons are acted upon equally by the strong interaction , which is invariant under rotation in isospin space . According to the Noether theorem , isospin is conserved with respect to the strong interaction .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "40e1b8a43f4498366e9f941281788461", "text": "Faraday Lectureship Prize The Faraday Lectureship Prize , previously known simply as the Faraday Lectureship is awarded once every three years ( approximately ) by the Royal Society of Chemistry for `` exceptional contributions to physical or theoretical chemistry '' . Named after Michael Faraday , the first Faraday Lecture was given in 1869 , two years after Faraday 's death , by Jean-Baptiste Dumas . As of 2009 , the prize was worth # 5000 , with the recipient also receiving a medal and a certificate . As the name suggests , the recipient also gives a public lecture describing his or her work .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "67686df38236513b9f3c78e3514cf95c", "text": "Fermat Prize The Fermat prize of mathematical research bi-annually rewards research works in fields where the contributions of Pierre de Fermat have been decisive : Statements of variational principles Foundations of probability and analytic geometry Number theory . The spirit of the prize is focused on rewarding the results of researches accessible to the greatest number of professional mathematicians within these fields . The Fermat prize was created in 1989 and is awarded once every two years in Toulouse by the Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse . The amount of the Fermat prize has been fixed at 20,000 Euros for the twelfth edition ( 2011 ) .", "title": "" } ]
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Lymelife takes place in 1990's Brooklyn.
[ { "docid": "70fb85d83189bd0724faccfc399b5a38", "text": "Lymelife Lymelife is a 2008 independent comedy-drama film written by brothers Derick Martini and Steven Martini , and directed by Derick Martini , depicting aspects of their life in 1970s Long Island from the perspective of a teenager . The film stars Alec Baldwin , Rory Culkin , and Emma Roberts . Martin Scorsese served as an executive producer . The film debuted at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival , in September 2008 and won the International Federation of Film Critics Award ( FIPRESCI ) . After its theatrical release in 2009 , writer director Derick Martini was nominated for a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Director .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "18a2a780c691d89e9ab56942a88cddda", "text": "Now and Then: From Coney Island to Here Now and Then is Joseph Heller 's 1998 memoir . The first half of the memoir focuses on Heller 's childhood in Coney Island and is , in fact , as much about the place as it is about the man . Heller describes growing up , his mother and half-siblings in a fundamentally safe and fun neighborhood of punch ball , football , amusement park , and Nathan 's Famous Hot Dog Stand .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "882a5a0fbe85b06e49e16f129271f5a3", "text": "Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsular residential neighborhood , beach , and leisure/entertainment destination on the Coney Island Channel , which is part of the Lower Bay in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City . The site was formerly an outer barrier island but became partially connected to the rest of Long Island by land fill . The residential portion of the peninsula is a community of 60,000 people in its western part , with Sea Gate to its west , Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach to its east , the Lower Bay to the south , and Gravesend to the north . Coney Island is well known as the site of amusement parks and a seaside resort . The attractions reached an historical peak during the first half of the 20th century , declining in popularity after World War II and years of neglect . In recent years , the area has seen the opening of MCU Park stadium and has become home to the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team , as well as the opening of a new amusement park among several adjacent ones . __ TOC __", "title": "" }, { "docid": "39dde710a5fe90fb6133c18eadbed305", "text": "East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . As of the 2010 United States Census , the borough 's population was 8,913 , reflecting an increase of 197 ( +2.3 % ) from the 8,716 counted in the 2000 Census , which had in turn increased by 814 ( +10.3 % ) from the 7,902 counted in the 1990 Census . It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City , located 7 mi west of Midtown Manhattan . Under the terms of an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 17 , 1889 , a portion of the old Union Township was incorporated under the name of Boiling Springs Township . The new township took its name from a spring in the community . On March 28 , 1894 , the Borough of East Rutherford was created , based on the results of a referendum held the previous day , and Boiling Springs Township was dissolved . While there was no change in its borders , the name and form of government were changed . The borough was the second formed during the `` Boroughitis '' phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County , in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone . East Rutherford is the home of the Meadowlands Sports Complex , which includes Meadowlands Arena and MetLife Stadium , and was previously the location of Giants Stadium . The arena is best known as the longtime home of the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League , and also hosted college basketball , arena football , concerts , and other events . MetLife Stadium is home of the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League ( NFL ) and hosted Super Bowl XLVIII , which made East Rutherford the smallest city ever to host a Super Bowl . Giants Stadium , which hosted the Giants and Jets until 2009 , was also the original home of the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer . East Rutherford is the only municipality with fewer than 10,000 residents to have been home to five professional sports teams simultaneously . The borough is the site of the American Dream Meadowlands project , a large shopping center and entertainment complex under construction that was originally named `` Xanadu '' . If it were to be completed , it would be the second largest mall in the state behind the Westfield Garden State Plaza . Triple Five Group took control of the project in August 2013 , but faces lawsuits from the Giants and Jets , who claim that the increased traffic on game days will cause disruptions that violate their agreements with the original developer of the complex .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "915d3db6c308a3f2a7b7c1341cd999ec", "text": "The Young Adults The Young Adults were an American rock quintet based in Providence , Rhode Island , United States . They were formed by vocalist/saxophone player Bruce McCrae ( aka Rudy Cheeks ) , vocalist/drummer David Hansen ( aka Sport Fisher ) , drummer Jimmy Whittle , piano player Jeff Shore , guitarist Ed Vallee , and bassist Roy Gilley in the early 1970s . Their songs , with such titles as `` A Power Tool Is Not A Toy '' , `` Do The Heimlich '' and `` Christmas In Japan In July '' , were often satirical . They were regular performers at Lupo 's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence and had a rather large following . In 1979 they released the single `` Complex World/Beer '' on Genius Records . `` Complex World '' became a local hit getting airplay on local radio.They broke up shortly thereafter due to conflicts over band direction . David Hansen moved to New York and formed the no wave band Cool It Reba in 1981 . In 1987 , Lupo 's Heartbreak Hotel was in danger of closing so owner Rich Lupo came up with an idea . Lupo 's bartender Jim Wolpaw was nominated for an Oscar for a short film he had done , so they threw a benefit concert and filmed it and wrote a sub-plot about a club closing . In the process they got The Young Adults to reform to play a few shows at Lupo 's in July 1987 . The results were released as the film ( It 's A ) Complex World ( named after the Young Adults song ) and The Young Adults ' Helping Others album . The former founding Young Adults band member , Thom Enright , died on February 20 , 2012 , aged 59 , from brain cancer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "71e6b3a9d8084b492d6b1f06fc68caed", "text": "Coney Island USA Coney Island USA is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) not-for-profit arts organization founded in 1980 that is dedicated to the cultural and economic revitalization of the Coney Island neighborhood of the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City . Its landmark building in the heart Coney Island 's amusement district houses a theater in which the organization presents `` Sideshows by the Seashore '' , a showcase for performers with unusual talents that runs continuously during the warmer months , as well as the Coney Island Museum . It is also notable as the organizer of the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade , the first of which took place in 1983 . The Coney Island Museum features artifacts and memorabilia about the amusement park , beach and neighborhood 's history and culture , as well as changing exhibits of art and culture . The museum is open seasonally . Coney Island USA was founded in 1980 by Costa Mantis , Jane Savitt-Tennen and Dick D. Zigun . Coney Island USA is governed by a Board of Directors currently composed of Jeff Birnbaum , Mark Alhadeff , Jane Crotty , Kate Dale , Carol Spawn Desmond , John di Domenico , Harris M. Falk , Marie Roberts , James Quigley , Anita Durst , Jon Dohlin , David Loewy , Lisa Mangels , Dick D. Zigun and James Fitzsimmons . Legal Advice is provided by Gibson , Dunn & Crutscher , LLP , Morgan , Lewis & Bockius , LLP and Frankfurt , Kurnit , Klein & Selz , PC ; financial advice is provided by Chris Yeboa , CPA , Yeboa & Lawrence , CPAs , & Business Consultants . Coney Island USA is funded , in part , by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation , the Carnegie Corporation , the Fund for the City of New York ; the Independence Community Foundation , the Lemberg Foundation , the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs , the New York Community Trust , the New York Council for the Humanities , the New York State Council on the Arts , Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams , New York City Councilman Mark Treyger and its members .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3d1e6fde15fbbafc98353b07458516a4", "text": "Van Pelt Manor Van Pelt Manor was the name given to an area of Brooklyn , New York that today is part of the section of Bensonhurst . In the early part of the 20th century , it gave its name to a railroad station , a post office , and Public School 128 was known as Van Pelt Manor grammar school . Van Pelt Manor was an area in New Utrecht one of the Dutch towns in Brooklyn . Van Pelt Manor was originally owned by the descendants of Teunis Laenen van Pelt , an early Dutch settler . Some authors have written that Teunis Van Pelt was a `` Patroon '' who was granted manorial rights . Several other tracts of land in New York were designated as `` manors ' , such as Pelham Manor and Livingston Manor . However , author Harold D. Eberlein states : `` there never was a duly and legally constituted Van Pelt Manor and this appellation has no defense whatever on any historic grounds . In 1675 , 1678 and 1680 considerable tracts of land were acquired by Teunis Van Pelt , the emigre , and added to what he already had previously . These additional holdings in New Utrecht , mentioned in Governor Dongan 's Patent of 1686 , may have created the impression that the Van Pelts , who were always a prominent family in the neighbourhood , were paving the way for the erection of their possessions to the legal and administrative status of a manor , but if they cherished any such intention it was never consummated . '' Eight generations of the Van Pelt family lived at Van Pelt Manor . Some of the more noteworthy were Captain Petrus Van Pelt , who was elected to the New York Provincial Congress in 1776 , Teunis Van Pelt Talmage , elected to the New York State Assembly , and John V.B. Van Pelt , the last elected Supervisor ( mayor ) of New Utrecht before it was annexed by the City of Brooklyn in 1894 . Townsend Cortelyou Van Pelt , brother of Supervisor Van Pelt , deeded the Van Pelt Manor House and surrounding grounds to the City of New York for one dollar in 1910 . The Manor House was torn down after a fire in 1952 , but the grounds , known as Milestone Park , are administered by the New York City Department of Parks as a small recreation area . In the early 1950s the house which was unprotected was used by neighborhood children to play in . The fire was suspected to have started by children whom often built small fires to stay warm while playing in the structure .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b8266cc0ec5dc81eb48cd00a78e32ed3", "text": "B.A.L.L. B.A.L.L. ( pronounced `` ball '' ) were an American alternative rock band from New York City , formed in 1987 . The band was formed by Don Fleming , Kramer , David Licht and Jay Spiegel . The band disintegrated in 1990 , its members pursuing separate projects .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eeef80bd0f3a78474337f5510c8a5e3d", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7d949a92ac61be81d5b280f641ee04d2", "text": "Lansing, New York Lansing ( -LSB- ˈlænsɪŋ -RSB- ) is a town in Tompkins County , New York , United States . The population was 11,033 at the 2010 census . The town is named after John Lansing . Settlers from Lansing were early residents of the then-township of Lansing , Michigan and named it after their hometown ; it would later become a city and the capital of Michigan . The Town of Lansing has within it a village named Lansing . The town is on the north border of the county , north of the City of Ithaca . In December 2014 , the Lansing Town Board unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing freedom from domestic violence as a fundamental human right .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e0f6dc16dfb8f6af3cd7888a7d4120c", "text": "Music of Life Music of Life is a British independent dance music label formed in 1986 by two influential DJ remixers , Froggy and Simon Harris , managed by Chris France . Following several successful productions , one of which reached No. 3 in the UK pop music charts ( The Real Thing 's ` You to me are Everything ' ) Harris and Froggy decided to launch their own label , they were offered a label deal by Morgan Khan ( Streetwave ) and the first release was a remix by the duo of Cerrone 's ` Supernature ' ( his ` Music of Life song was the inspiration for the label name ) . Within a few months Froggy left the label and Streetwave went out of business . Harris being active in remixing and production for many other artists and labels financed the label with his remix income . After the demise of Streetwave Harris and France decided to re-launch as a British hip-hop ( usually UK Hip Hop , ) music label . Music of Life opened an office in London 's Soho at 22 Hanway Street , Chris France and his sister Michelle spent their days in the busy Soho office whilst Simon could usually be found in his home studio ` The Bunker ' producing many of the Music of Life releases . At first the label licensed new rap music from US production company Powerplay for the first compilation album ` Def Beats 1 ' but as an addition to the US material Harris produced an extra track , under his own ` Music of Life Productions ' recorded in London by the label 's A&R man Derek Boland . ` Rock the Beat ' by Derek B created a demand for British hip-hop and the demo tapes started to arrive , Music of Life signed the best artists instead of licensing more US material and Harris would produce many new songs featuring artists including M.C Duke , The Demon Boyz ( Million Dan ) , Thrashpack , Asher D and Daddy Freddy , CJ Macintosh & Einstein , She Rockers ( Betty Boo ) , Hijack and many more . Many of these recordings broke ground and are still considered to be highly innovative , the first reggae/hip-hop combination ( Asher D & Daddy Freddy 's ` Ragamuffin Hip Hop ) and Derek B 's album would be licensed to US label ` Profile ' ( Run DMC ) , Hijack would be signed to Ice-T 's Rhyme syndicate label and many more . Music Week wrote that Music of Life was `` the most successful hip hop label in the UK right now '' , in 1988 . Record Mirror identified Music of Life as one of the few hip hop labels `` to believe in home grown talent '' . In 1989 , Studio Week magazine called Music of Life `` the foremost rap label in this country at the moment . '' So far the Music of Life catalog of recordings and copyrights under Music of Life Productions and released on many labels worldwide including Music of Life have exceeded 2000 titles and include music videos and documentary TV shows ( ` Kings of Rap ' - MTV ) . Music of Life is one of the UK 's longest running independent dance music labels ( 1986 -- present day ) and the catalog has been licensed and released in over 70 countries with many chart hits including the UK , Germany , Japan , France and the USA ( Harris 's ` Bass ' how low can you go ? was a No. 1 Billboard US chart hit ) and many Grammy award winning artists ( Luthor Vandross , REM , Beastie Boys , Beck ) have licensed from the Music of Life catalog . Sister label ` Living Beat ' was launched in 1989 and would release many dance music , house and pop recordings with chart success including ` Supermarioland ' reaching No. 6 in the UK pop charts with Harris 's AKA ` Ambassadors of Funk ' in association with Nintendo , Samantha Fox 's Song for Europe entry ` Go for the Heart ' and was instrumental in helping Prince achieve his first UK No1 pop single ` The Most Beautiful Girl in the World ' . Harris also produced the world 's best selling series of ` Breakbeat ' albums used by DJs and producers , ` Beats Breaks and Scratches ' in 12 volumes and worked with top artists Norman Cook ( Fatboy Slim ) , Paul Oakenfold , Afrika Bambaataa and George Clinton to produce and release similar albums that are part of the Music of Life catalog . Music of Life is now a registered trademark . The Music of Life catalog includes songs from : M.C. Duke & D.J. Leader 1 Thrashpack She Rockers ( featuring * Betty Boo ) Daddy Freddy Asher D Tenor Fly Nitty Gritty Derek B Hijack Hardnoise 3 Knights DJ Daddy Leslie Lyrics Norman Cook Paul Oakenfold George Clinton Simon Harris ( label founder ) Einstein Ambassadors of Funk Afrika Bambaataa Demon Boyz Professor Griff Clyde Stubblefield Killa Instinct S.L. Troopers First Frontal Assault Kobalt 60 Overlord X", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f8b79dd4463f4c16c5983ee450cd74df", "text": "The Brooklyn Rail The Brooklyn Rail is a journal of arts , culture , and politics published monthly in Brooklyn , NY . The journal features in-depth interviews with artists , critics , and curators , as well as critical essays , fiction , and poetry , and coverage of music , dance , film , and theater . The Brooklyn Rail is free and is distributed in galleries , universities , museums , bookstores , and other cultural venues throughout New York City and Brooklyn , including Anthology Film Archives , the Brooklyn Public Library , the Brooklyn Museum , MoMA PS1 , BAM , La MaMa , The Kitchen , Columbia University School of the Arts , The New School , and Yale University , among others . The Rail also operates a small press that publishes literary translations , poetry , and art criticism under Rail Editions , and organizes panel discussions , poetry and fiction readings , film screenings , music and dance performances , and curates exhibitions through its program the Rail Curatorial Projects .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "088cb32deadfe1f8dc6f2a86e30d9a2a", "text": "Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic At his death in 1927 , Payne Whitney bestowed the funds to build and endow the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic ( PWC ) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan . An eight story free-standing hospital , it was immediately affiliated with Cornell University 's medical school ( now Weill Cornell Medical College or Weill Cornell Medicine ) and with the New York Hospital ( now New York -- Presbyterian Hospital ) , both of which are adjacent to PWC . Payne Whitney was a large donor to the Hospital and Medical College , and it has been an issue of long speculation why he chose a psychiatric building to be his primary naming opportunity at New York-Cornell . The poet Robert Lowell wrote of his hospitalization at Payne Whitney , Marilyn Monroe was hospitalized there in early 1961 , and Mary McCarthy based her book , The Group , on her inpatient experience . The poet James Schuyler wrote about his experiences there in the eleven-poem series `` The Payne Whitney Poems '' which appeared in the New York Review of Books , August 17 , 1978 issue . In Woody Allen 's 1979 film , Manhattan , a character named Caroline Payne Whitney Smith is featured in a comedy sketch , where she and her husband are considered `` normal folks , '' except for the fact that she is a catatonic . The Payne Whitney building itself was torn down in the early 1990s to make way for an expansion of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital over the FDR Drive . Since that time , all clinical and research services at the two primary Cornell psychiatric campuses -- in Manhattan and in White Plains , New York -- have been named after Payne Whitney . The clinic also has an outpatient and Continuing Day Treatment Program in an off-campus building at East 61st Street and York Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan . Payne Whitney Clinic and Weill Cornell Medical College have been home to some of the most notable psychiatrists in the country . Currently-affiliated psychiatrists and psychologists include Jack Barchas , Robert Michels , Otto F. Kernberg , James Kocsis , George Makari , Michael Posner , William Breitbart , and Theodore Shapiro . Previously-affiliated psychiatrists include Arnold Cooper , Frederic Flach , Benjamin Spock , Gerald Klerman , Robert Millman , Louis Jolyon West , David Silbersweig , Harry Tiebout , Mary Jane Sherfey , Helen Singer Kaplan , Allen Frances , and Paul McHugh . Payne Whitney has also been the `` voluntary faculty '' home to Roy Schafer , Richard Isay , Gail Saltz , and Daniel Stern , and the recent home of such senior scholars as David A. Hamburg and Beatrix Hamburg .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "57f27d996c40f7b73986158ec8f8b15a", "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 __", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dff716cd6b961bbe75bb79681d259bec", "text": "City Life (magazine) City Life was a Manchester-based news , arts and listings magazine that was published between December 1983 and December 2005 . It was a distinctive blend of radical politics and coverage of the increasingly exciting Manchester youth culture scene of the early 1980s , coinciding with the rise of Factory Records and The Haçienda . The magazine was started by a small group of former Manchester University students , Ed Glinert , Chris Paul and Andy Spinoza , on a shoestring budget in a run-down building in Portland Street in the city centre . Glinert ran spiky and revelatory news stories about city politics and the great and good . Spinoza edited the arts and features and contributed a wide range of interviews and criticism . Paul was production editor and edited the sports section . When launched in 1983 , the magazine was in a strong tradition of ` alternative ' Manchester publications which included ( in reverse chronology ) , City Fun , Manchester Flash , New Manchester Review and Mole Express , all of whose approach was to publish political and cultural content not reflected in the mainstream media of the city . Despite City Life 's shoestring beginnings , it developed rapidly in professionalism and grew in prominence and influence in Manchester and beyond . Its life can be divided into two distinct periods , the first being the period 1983-89 when it was run as a workers ' co-operative which grew from the initial founding trio to 16 staff at its peak . There is a consensus that this ` independent ' period was when the title had a rawer and radical edge than under its later ownership . Its political stories caused consternation and complaints - there were numerous spats with councils , quangos and occasionally blank spaces where legal injunctions had caused stories to be pulled just prior to printing . Similarly , its arts writing can be seen as a vibrant record of a ground-level cultural renaissance taking place with the opening of new facilities as the Hacienda ( 1982 ) , the Green Room performance venue ( 1984 ) and the Cornerhouse visual arts centre ( 1985 ) ; this upsurge was typified by the imaginative re-using of old and vacant city centre buildings for arts and leisure , and can be seen as a key building block of what was later hailed as the physical regeneration of Manchester city centre through widespread commercial investment and property development . In 1989 , it was bought by the Guardian Media Group ( GMG ) , publishers of The Guardian and The Manchester Evening News . GMG changed the style of the magazine , focusing more on listings and interviews , and branching out into publishing guide books and sponsoring events such as the City Life Food and Drink Festival and the City Life Comedian of the Year competition . City Life formed a loose association in 1984/5 with some other regional listings magazines including Due South Magazine ( Southampton ) , Venue ( Bristol ) , Coaster ( Bournemouth ) , and The List ( Glasgow and Edinburgh ) . Of these only Venue and The List survive , having been continually published since 1982 and 1985 respectively . In November 2005 it was announced that City Life was to close a solus publication , with the edition published on 7 December being the final one . City Life now lives on as a 20-page supplement every Friday within the Manchester Evening News and continues to be the most read Whats On guide on the North of England ( 333k readers . Source : JICREG April 2014 ) . Its website http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/ regularly generates over a million page views every month from more than 250k unique users ( Source : Omniture September 2014 ) CityLife 's sister title ` CityLife Extra ' is a Free solus publication delivered every Thursday to 16k City Centre apartments and a further 6k copies handed out with the Manchester Evening News . Over half of its 64 pages are devoted to `` Urban Life '' , advertising property for sale in the city .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a8863f1f273d60dfdaa138852f60424", "text": "Brooklyn Museum The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . At 560000 sqft , the museum is New York City 's third largest in physical size and holds an art collection with roughly 1.5 million works . Located near the Prospect Heights , Crown Heights , Flatbush , and Park Slope neighborhoods of Brooklyn and founded in 1895 , the Beaux-Arts building , designed by McKim , Mead and White , was planned to be the largest art museum in the world . The museum initially struggled to maintain its building and collection , only to be revitalized in the late 20th century , thanks to major renovations . Significant areas of the collection include antiquities , specifically their collection of Egyptian antiquities spanning over 3,000 years . African , Oceanic , and Japanese art make for notable antiquities collections as well . American art is heavily represented , starting at the Colonial period . Artists represented in the collection include Mark Rothko , Edward Hopper , Norman Rockwell , Winslow Homer , Edgar Degas , Georgia O'Keeffe , and Max Weber . The museum also has a `` Memorial Sculpture Garden '' which features salvaged architectural elements from throughout New York City .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85b8f3553465ebb428e13db996c1d20e", "text": "BRIC (nonprofit organization) BRIC ( which stands for Brooklyn Information & Culture ) is a nonprofit arts and media organization located in Brooklyn , New York City founded in 1979 . Its original name was `` Fund for the Borough of Brooklyn '' . In the fall of 2013 , it opened a 66,000 square-foot renovated former vaudeville theater providing a gallery , an additional space for film screenings , lectures , and readings , and a flexible performance space which will showcase dance , music , and theater admission to which will be mostly under $ 20 . The organization offers classes in digital photography and video production at low cost .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "20d3734d75d9d4f52d686837e947d2e4", "text": "Tamara Awerbuch-Friedlander Tamara Eugenia Awerbuch-Friedlander , PhD , is a biomathematician and public health scientist at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston , Massachusetts . Her primary research and publications focus on biosocial interactions that cause or contribute to disease . She also is believed to be the first female Harvard Faculty member to have had a jury trial for a lawsuit filed against Harvard University for sex discrimination . Currently , she is an instructor in the Department of Global Health and Population of the Harvard School of Public Health . Since the beginning of this century , she has organized and carried out research on conditions that lead to the emergence , maintenance , and spread of epidemics . Her research encompasses sexually-transmitted diseases ( STDs ) such as HIV/AIDS , as well as vector-borne diseases , such as Lyme disease , dengue , and Zika virus and Zika fever . Dr. Awerbuch-Friedlander recently researched the spread and control of rabies based on an eco-historical analysis . Her work is interdisciplinary , and some of her publications are co-authored with international scientists and members of different departments of the HSPH and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Ecology and evolutionary biology have traditionally been the dominant fields of mathematical biology , but public health fields are effectively contextualized within them . Conditions contributing to the emergence of epidemics are complex in nature , involving biological , ecological , behavioral , environmental , and socioeconomic factors . Most of her research mathematically models these factors as systems that lend themselves to qualitative and quantitative analysis . These models can be used to explore the effect of each factor in the presence of the others as well as new interventions . Many of these models are based on data collected in the field , whether they concern zoonotic diseases such as the population dynamics of the tick that transmits Lyme disease in the Northeastern part of the United States , or sexually transmitted diseases , such as the relative probabilities of HIV1 and HIV2 infection in a cohort of prostitutes in Senegal . Some of her analytical mathematical models led to fundamental epidemiological discoveries , for example , that oscillations are an intrinsic property of tick dynamics . This means that a decrease in tick abundance in one year does not necessary imply that the same will happen in the next . She presented her work in many international conferences and at the Isaac Newton Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge , England , where she was invited to participate in the Program on Models of Epidemics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5a87fed4855f6cb5857d48711d149c84", "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 . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d61a12fdc0c599e0e0d7e9a51f8ef91b", "text": "Brooklyn (Waterbury) Brooklyn is a section/neighborhood of the city of Waterbury , Connecticut . Its name is derived from immigrants who moved up the road from Brooklyn in New York City . The area lies southwest of I-84 and west of route 8 , nestled between the sections of Town Plot and the South End . At its height , Brooklyn contained five grammar schools , three drug stores , three theaters , eight bakeries , two breweries , a library , a firehouse , a YMCA , and 22 taverns .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51e4b9905ad13458a8fb95fd6eff2970", "text": "Fiske Terrace, Brooklyn Fiske Terrace is a planned community and neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . Fiske Terrace is located in south central Brooklyn in the southern edge of the community of Flatbush and north of the community of Midwood . It is bounded by Glenwood Road on the north , Ocean Avenue on the east , the Bay Ridge Branch of the Long Island Rail Road/New York and Atlantic Railway right-of-way on the south , and the New York City Subway BMT Brighton Line subway line on the west . Fiske Terrace was developed , along with Midwood Park with individually designed housing by the T.B. Ackerson Company in 1905 ; after the T. B. Ackerson Company bought what was then a forest , it was razed within 18 months , giving way to about 150 custom-made houses as well as streets and utilities . Prominent past residents included Richard Hellmann , creator and founder of `` Hellmann 's Mayonnaise '' , and Charles Ebbets , owner of Ebbets Field Baseball Stadium and the Brooklyn Dodgers . On March 18 , 2008 , the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved designation of the Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District . 250 homes were designated . The community is served by the Avenue H ( formerly Fiske Terrace ) station of the BMT Brighton Line , whose century-old station house was declared a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on June 29 , 2004 . This allows renovations inside , but preserves the major structure and exterior . The contract to `` restore the landmark station control house '' as well as rehabilitation of the platforms and other stations structures was advertised for bids by the MTA for January 2007 . The official designation report describes the building :", "title": "" } ]
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Reds is an epic drama film.
[ { "docid": "4616dace12242646c58a9f5e57752290", "text": "Reds (film) Reds is a 1981 American epic drama film co-written , produced and directed by Warren Beatty . The picture centers on the life and career of John Reed , the journalist and writer who chronicled the Russian Revolution in his book Ten Days That Shook the World . Beatty stars in the lead role alongside Diane Keaton as Louise Bryant and Jack Nicholson as Eugene O'Neill . The supporting cast includes Edward Herrmann , Jerzy Kosinski , Paul Sorvino , Maureen Stapleton , Gene Hackman , Ramon Bieri , Nicolas Coster and M. Emmet Walsh . The film also features , as `` witnesses , '' interviews with the 98-year-old radical educator and peace activist Scott Nearing , author Dorothy Frooks , reporter and author George Seldes , civil liberties advocate Roger Baldwin , and the American writer Henry Miller , among others . Beatty was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director and the film was nominated for Best Picture , but lost to Chariots of Fire . Beatty , Keaton , Nicholson and Stapleton were nominated for Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress , respectively . Stapleton was the only one of the four to win . Beatty was also nominated , along with co-writer Trevor Griffiths , for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay , but lost to Chariots of Fire . Beatty became the third person to be nominated for Academy Awards in the categories Best Actor , Director and Original Screenplay for a film nominated for Best Picture . In June 2008 , the American Film Institute revealed its `` Ten Top Ten '' -- the best ten films in ten `` classic '' American film genres -- after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community . Reds was acknowledged as the ninth best film in the epic genre .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "1d35f3c5c48b1fbd93d483c68be2fc92", "text": "Buffalo '66 Buffalo '66 is a 1998 comedy-drama film that is writer-director Vincent Gallo 's full-length motion picture debut . Vincent Gallo and Christina Ricci star in the lead roles and the supporting cast includes Mickey Rourke , Rosanna Arquette , Ben Gazzara , and Anjelica Huston . Gallo also composed and performed much of the music for the film . The film received critical acclaim and Empire listed it as the 36th-greatest independent film ever made . It was filmed in and around Gallo 's native Buffalo , New York in winter . The film uses British progressive rock music in its soundtrack , notably King Crimson and Yes . The title refers to the Buffalo Bills football team , with the number referring to the statement , `` They have n't won a championship since 1966 . '' This is critical to the plot which focuses on the Super Bowl in which the Bills , in the early 1990s , came very close to winning , but the game was blown with a missed field goal .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "46e76a6342e84fe5da053a8ff8763059", "text": "Big Red Machine The Big Red Machine were the baseball teams of the Cincinnati Reds that dominated the National League from 1970 to 1979 . The team is widely recognized as being among the best teams in baseball history . Over that span , the team won six National League West Division titles , four National League pennants , and two World Series titles . The team 's combined record from 1970-1979 was 953 wins and 657 losses , an average of more than 95 wins per season . Additionally , the core of that Reds team actually had the best record in the Major Leagues in 1981 , but did not make the postseason that year because of Bowie Kuhn 's split-season playoff format due to the player 's strike .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "792c51d7a424802b48dea96ed3c312f2", "text": "October: Ten Days That Shook the World October : Ten Days That Shook the World translit . Oktyabr ' : Desyat ' dney kotorye potryasli mir ) is a 1928 Soviet silent historical film by Sergei Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov . It is a celebratory dramatization of the 1917 October Revolution commissioned for the tenth anniversary of the event . Originally released as October in the Soviet Union , the film was re-edited and released internationally as Ten Days That Shook The World , after John Reed 's popular book on the Revolution . In U.S. released by Amkino Corporation and First National ( later was a subsidiary of Warner Bros. ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "279b5c255281a11cf5d877cd93868749", "text": "Profondo Rosso (soundtrack) The soundtrack to the film Deep Red was mainly composed and performed by the Italian progressive rock band Goblin . Director Dario Argento had originally contacted jazz pianist and composer Giorgio Gaslini to score the film , but he was unhappy with his output , deeming it `` awful '' . After failing to get Pink Floyd to write music for the film , Argento turned back to Italy and found Goblin . In the final score , only three of Gaslini 's original themes were retained ; however , in the film 's original theatrical release , Gaslini was given full composer credit for the entire score , while Goblin were wrongly credited only as performers -LSB- i.e. `` Music by Giorgio Gaslini , performed by Goblin '' -RSB- . This was corrected in subsequent home video releases .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6a74fea574f9c13e4a5faae097cdcca7", "text": "Gorky Film Studio Gorky Film Studio is a film studio in Moscow , Russian Federation . By the end of the Soviet Union , Gorky Film Studio had produced more than 1,000 films . Many film classics were filmed at the Gorky Film Studio throughout its history and some of these were granted international awards at various film festivals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "53f6b80817da2d2b644d5391ca2f8386", "text": "Red Rock (TV series) Red Rock is an Irish Drama set in a fictional seaside town near Dublin . It was first shown on TV3 on 7 January 2015 , and is produced by Element Pictures and Company Pictures . The show is based around Red Rock 's local Garda Station . It also features two feuding families , the Kielys and the Hennessys , whose battles often involve them with the Gardaí . All episodes are filmed on location or in studios based at the old John Player Factory in Dublin . Internationally it has been shown on Amazon Prime in North America and BBC One in the UK .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab776c8e054188f0657ac63f8105ecf6", "text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "abda6b65899e7bed9da63c0eeba4e343", "text": "Dances with Wolves Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic Western film directed by , produced by , and starring Kevin Costner . It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake and tells the story of a Union Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post and his dealings with a group of Lakota Indians . Costner developed the film with an initial budget of $ 15 million . Dances with Wolves had high production values and won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Drama . Much of the dialogue is spoken in Lakota with English subtitles . It was shot in South Dakota and Wyoming , and translated by Albert White Hat , the chair of the Lakota Studies Department at Sinte Gleska University . The film is credited as a leading influence for the revitalization of the Western genre of filmmaking in Hollywood . In 2007 , Dances with Wolves was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5a7129424f8b8f86c4ce8bdf9ce10973", "text": "Red Bird (web series) Red Bird is an American Western web series . Created by Misti Boland and Jeremy Osbern , the series stars Alexandra Goodman , Ian Stark , Armin Shimerman , Kitty Swink , Mike McShane , and John Prosky . The series of eight three to five minute episodes premiered on YouTube and the show 's website in March 2016 . Tubefilter , in their Indie Spotlight , described the series as `` a female revenge tale featuring Kitty Mae , who is seeking to get even with the gunman who killed her only son in cold blood . '' The Daily Dot issued a positive review of the series , noting that from `` costumes to locations to an original soundtrack that has presence and bite , it looks and sounds just as you 'd imagine the creators -- husband and wife Jeremy Osbern and Misti Boland -- desired it . '' But the reviewer also longed for more time with each episode , stating that episodes `` are centered around single set pieces or scenes that although well-scripted and shot , are short , mostly coming in at around three minutes . '' Red Bird was shot on location and on sets in Colorado and Kansas and incorporated real horses , authentic old west set pieces , and practical gunshot and blood effects .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "15de4fea6d1defb9167a6e11108320bb", "text": "Cinema of India The cinema of India consists of films produced across India . Cinema as a medium has gained immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced annually . Indian films have also come to be followed throughout South Asia , the Greater Middle East , Southeast Asia and other countries . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` father of Indian cinema '' . The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , for lifetime contribution to cinema , was instituted in his honour , by the Government of India in 1969 , and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema . In the 20th century , Indian cinema , along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries , became a global enterprise . As of 2013 , in terms of annual film output , India ranks first , followed by Nollywood , Hollywood and China . In 2012 , India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $ 1.86 billion ( 93 billion ) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $ 3 billion ( 200 billion ) in 2016 . In 2015 , India had a total box office gross of , the fourth largest in the world outside North America . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product , altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal and CGI-laden epics like Baahubali emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $ 200 million each in early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country 's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe . The provision of 100 % foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox , Sony Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. . Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions , Prasad 's Group , Sun Pictures , PVP Cinemas , Zee , UTV , Suresh Productions , Eros Films , Ayngaran International , Pyramid Saimira , Aascar Films and Adlabs also participated in producing and distributing films . Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India . By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India , making the commercial presence of the medium felt . The South Indian film industry defines the four film cultures of South India as a single entity . They are the Telugu , the Tamil , the Malayalam and the Kannada industries . Although developed independently over a long period , gross exchange of film performers and technicians as well as globalisation helped to shape this new identity . The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through media such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible . These earnings , accounting for some 12 % of the revenue generated by a mainstream film , contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema , the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion in 2000 . Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator with the music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of the net revenues generated by a film in India .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a15fcd521628b7a8b84f015eefa53ce4", "text": "Redacted (film) Redacted is a 2007 American war film written and directed by Brian De Palma . It is a fictional dramatization , loosely based on the 2006 Mahmudiyah killings in Mahmoudiyah , Iraq , when U.S. Army soldiers raped an Iraqi girl and murdered her along with her family . This film , which is a companion to an earlier film by De Palma , 1989 's Casualties of War , was shot in Jordan . Redacted premiered at the 2007 Venice Film Festival , where it earned a Silver Lion `` best director '' award . It was also shown at the Toronto International Film Festival , the New York Film Festival and the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema . The film opened in Spain , and in fifteen theaters in limited release in the United States on November 16 , 2007 . The film received mixed reactions from critics and a poor financial response in its limited U.S. release .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0c42d5acfb664ec5c266b4e33301a1b8", "text": "Russian World Studios Russian World Studios was founded in 1984 by Yuri Sapronov and Andrei Smirnov , and is one of the largest film and television production companies in the Russian market . As of 1992 , the company has produced or serviced over 400 film and television projects . The studio has worked with Sony Pictures Television International , Hallmark Entertainment , HBO Films , and Beacon Pictures . RWS offers a range of film production services as well as their own distribution department , which sells in-house film and TV series on the international market . The company 's film studios are located in Moscow and St. Petersburg . At the end of 2007 RWS joined JSFC `` Sistema '' , the largest diversified holding company in Russia . This new partnership has allowed RWS to focus on three main areas of growth : studio facilities , including the expansion of the new St. Petersburg studio ; production , including the expansion and efficient use of the content library ; and distribution of content across current and emerging media platforms .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "03c0ee83eccda9203ac8d9a50b39a0ca", "text": "The Red Apple (film) The Red Apple ( -LSB- Красное яблоко , Krasnoe yabloko -RSB- ) is a Soviet drama film directed by Tolomush Okeyev . It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9e370e95c72d81237f64146dd84fe054", "text": "Red vs. Blue (season 11) The eleventh season of the American action comedy science fiction animated/machinima web series Red vs. Blue premiered on June 14 , 2013 , and concluded on November 11 , 2013 . The series is created and produced by Rooster Teeth Productions and is loosely based in the Halo universe . The season premiered on June 14 , 2013 , while the rest of the episodes were released on Rooster Teeth 's website on Mondays starting June 24 , 2013 . It is the first season of the Chorus Trilogy . The season returns to a similar format that was used in the Blood Gulch Chronicles , where both teams are in a boxed canyon and do nothing but talk to each other . Also like the first seven seasons of the series , Season 11 '' featured no pre-rendered character animation sequences .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "16084ad0ec848cc03fd1a6ddcce41cba", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "43d620d71d7b0e4dacb7d4d56b59dd9c", "text": "Grandads-Robbers Grandads-Robbers ( -LSB- Старики́ -- разбо́йники , Stariki-razboyniki -RSB- ) is a 1972 Soviet comedy-drama by Eldar Ryazanov , filmed on Mosfilm .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64daf635e0704799258b62ebaea7c666", "text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "382a7e3e703c118944cecd0f31d3e326", "text": "Golden Mountains (film) Golden Mountains ( -LSB- Златые горы , Zlatye gory -RSB- ) is a 1931 Soviet silent drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich . A re-edited sound version of the film as released in 1936 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ce1cca31b813e3d384d0448134693a3f", "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 '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "16cec031b282a1a07a5cb897af533715", "text": "Hustle (2004 film) Hustle is a television film about baseball player Pete Rose , created by ESPN Films . It was first broadcast on September 25 , 2004 . The movie follows Rose as he gambled on Major League Baseball while managing the Cincinnati Reds , then was caught and banned from baseball for life . The title , Hustle , is a reference to both Rose 's gambling problem and his nickname , `` Charlie Hustle . '' The movie stars Tom Sizemore as Pete Rose and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich .", "title": "" } ]
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Ted Kaczynski attempt to remove his lawyers that the court assigned him.
[ { "docid": "550f587ab604d1c62726abe56f32a66a", "text": "Ted Kaczynski Theodore John Kaczynski ( -LSB- kəˈzɪnski -RSB- born May 22 , 1942 ) , also known as the `` Unabomber '' , is an American serial killer , domestic terrorist , and self-professed anarchist . A mathematical prodigy , he abandoned a promising academic career in 1969 , then between 1978 and 1995 killed three people , and injured 23 others , in a nationwide bombing campaign targeting people involved with modern technology . In conjunction with this campaign he issued a wide-ranging social critique opposing industrialization and modern technology , and advancing a nature-centered form of anarchism . Kaczynski was born and raised in Evergreen Park , Illinois . While growing up in Evergreen Park he was a child prodigy , excelling academically from an early age . Kaczynski was accepted into Harvard University at the age of 16 , where he earned an undergraduate degree . He subsequently earned a PhD in mathematics from the University of Michigan . He became an assistant professor at the University of California , Berkeley in 1967 at age 25 . He resigned two years later . As a Harvard undergraduate , Kaczynski was among twenty-two students who were research subjects in ethically questionable experiments conducted by psychology professor Henry Murray from late 1959 to early 1962 . In 1971 , he moved to a remote cabin without electricity or running water in Lincoln , Montana , where he lived as a recluse while learning survival skills in an attempt to become self-sufficient . Seventeen years after beginning his mail bomb campaign , Kaczynski sent a letter to The New York Times on April 24 , 1995 and promised `` to desist from terrorism '' if the Times or The Washington Post published his manifesto , Industrial Society and Its Future ( the `` Unabomber Manifesto '' ) , in which he argued that his bombings were extreme but necessary to attract attention to the erosion of human freedom necessitated by modern technologies requiring large-scale organization . The Unabomber was the target of one of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 's costliest investigations . Before Kaczynski 's identity was known , the FBI used the title `` UNABOM '' ( UNiversity & Airline BOMber ) to refer to his case , which resulted in the media calling him the Unabomber . The FBI ( as well as Attorney General Janet Reno ) pushed for the publication of Kaczynski 's `` Manifesto '' , which led to his sister-in-law , and then his brother , recognizing Kaczynski 's style of writing and beliefs from the manifesto , and tipping off the FBI . Kaczynski tried unsuccessfully to dismiss his court-appointed lawyers because they wanted to plead insanity in order to avoid the death penalty , as Kaczynski did not believe he was insane . When it became clear that his pending trial would entail national television exposure for Kaczynski , the court entered a plea agreement , under which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole . He has been designated a `` domestic terrorist '' by the FBI . Some anarcho-primitivist authors , such as John Zerzan and John Moore , have come to his defense , while also holding some reservations about his actions and ideas .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "2e07ad861032ddd5fcf162017ec6ab0c", "text": "Pohl trial The Pohl trial against the Nazi German administration of the `` Final Solution '' ( also known as the WVHA Trial and officially The United States of America vs. Oswald Pohl , et al ) was the fourth of the twelve trials for war crimes that the United States authorities held in their occupation zone in Germany in Nuremberg after the end of World War II . The twelve trials were all held before U.S. military courts , not before the International Military Tribunal , although both courts presided in the same rooms at the Palace of Justice . They are known collectively as the `` Subsequent Nuremberg Trials '' or more formally , as the `` Trials of War Criminals before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals '' ( NMT ) . In the Pohl case , SS-Obergruppenführer Oswald Pohl and 17 other SS officers employed by the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office ( abbreviated in German as SS-WVHA ) , were tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the time of the Nazi regime . The main charge against them was their active involvement in and administration of the `` Final Solution '' . The WVHA was the Nazi government office that ran the concentration and extermination camps . It also handled the procurement for the Waffen SS and , as of 1942 , the administration of the SS-Totenkopfverbände . The judges in this case , heard before Military Tribunal II , were Robert M. Toms ( presiding judge ) , Fitzroy Donald Phillips , Michael A. Musmanno , and John J. Speight as an alternate judge . The Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution was Telford Taylor ; James M. McHaney and Jack W. Robbins were the principal prosecutors . The indictment was presented on January 13 , 1947 ; the trial began on April 8 , and sentences were handed down on November 3 , 1947 . Four persons , including Oswald Pohl , were sentenced to death by hanging . Three were acquitted . The others received sentences of imprisonment between 10 years and lifetime . At the request of the judges , the court reconvened on July 14 , 1948 to consider additional material presented by the defense . On August 11 , 1948 , the tribunal issued its final sentences , confirming most of its earlier sentences , but slightly reducing some of the prison sentences and changing the death sentence of Georg Lörner into a sentence of life imprisonment .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b7732ed90a639985b2d17628d0881e9", "text": "Kasey Warner Kasey Warner is a former United States Attorney in the state of West Virginia . He is one of the U.S. attorneys who were fired by the Bush administration under a clause of the PATRIOT Act ( see Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "38538178341ab8276655331ed22a6e88", "text": "Thomas Fleener Thomas Fleener is a military officer and lawyer . Fleener , a major in the United States Army Reserve , has been appointed to serve as a defense lawyer in the Guantanamo military commissions . He has been appointed to serve as the defense lawyer for Ali Hamza Ahmed Sulayman al Bahlul . In his civilian capacity , Major Fleener is an attorney in his own law firm in Wyoming . A former Federal Public Defender , MAJ Fleener continues to serve in the Reserves as a Judge Advocate with the 22d Legal Support Organization , Trial Defense Service , defending soldiers accused of misconduct . He is a member of the bars of Iowa and Wyoming . Prior to becoming a Federal Public Defender , Major Fleener served on active duty as an Army Judge Advocate for nearly eight years in both the United States and Europe . Prior to attending college and law school in Arkansas , Major Fleener also served on active duty as an enlisted soldier . Though Al Bahlul has consistently insisted that he wants to represent himself or be represented by a Yemeni attorney , the United States Defense Department 's Office of Military Commissions ruled that military defense counsel must represent defendants according to military commission rules . Fleener understands Al Bahlul 's wish to defend himself , agrees he should have that right , and said that forcing counsel upon the defendant `` may give the appearance to the outside world that I am here not to serve as Mr. al Bahlul 's attorney , rather simply to add some air of legitimacy to an otherwise wholly illegitimate process . '' In his January 12 , 2006 diary entry Human Rights First observer Avi Cover quoted Fleener : `` For four years they would n't let detainees have lawyers ; now they 're shoving one down his throat . '' Fleener and the question whether detainees should be able to represent themselves were featured in the October 2007 issue of the Yale Law Journal in an article by Matthew Bloom entitled : `` I Did Not Come Here To Defend Myself '' : Responding to War on Terror Detainees ' Attempts To Dismiss Counsel and Boycott the Trial . He was profiled in the August 2007 edition of GQ magazine in an article titled , `` The Defense Will Not Rest . '' After two years of appearances before the Guantanamo military commissions , Fleener returned to civilian practice , and in 2008 opened a private criminal defense law firm in Laramie , Wyoming . Fleener is a highly regarded and sought after guest lecturer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e8254b6eb1a83b64b6e99bb6ffabe84", "text": "California Code of Civil Procedure The California Code of Civil Procedure ( commonly abbreviated to Code Civ . Proc . in formal legal citations or just CCP in treatises and other less formal contexts ) was enacted by the California State Legislature in March 1872 as the general codification of the law of civil procedure in the U.S. state of California , along with the three other original California Codes . It contains most California statutes that govern the filing and litigation of lawsuits in the Superior Courts of California , as well as legal notices that must be given in a variety of circumstances . It also includes statutes of limitations that control the period of time during which a lawsuit must be commenced . It also contained some statutes governing the legal profession , but those were later relocated into the Business and Professions Code . Originally , the CCP was the codification of the Practice Act of 1851 , as amended and revised . In turn , the Practice Act had been modeled after the New York Code of Civil Procedure of 1850 , which was largely drafted by the law reformer David Dudley Field II . Hence , California is considered to be a `` Field Code '' state . The CCP also partially codified the law of evidence , but in 1965 , the evidentiary provisions were repealed and replaced by the new California Evidence Code , which unlike the CCP , was deliberately intended to displace and supersede the common law of evidence . Like the 28 other California Codes , the CCP is frequently amended by the Legislature . Unlike most other states , California never followed the federal trend towards transferring authority over procedural law to the courts through statutes like the federal Rules Enabling Act . Instead , the California Rules of Court ( CRC ) cover only relatively minor matters such as the formatting of court papers and case management rules implementing the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act of 1986 . Nearly all important procedural provisions ( i.e. , the ones that can make or break a case ) continue to exist in the form of CCP sections . As a result , whenever the Judicial Council of California identifies a major defect in California civil procedure , it can not fix it by promulgating a new court rule , but must instead lobby the Legislature and Governor to amend the CCP . Today , the CCP is comprehensive only with regard to trial court procedure . As a result of a bill pushed through the Legislature at the suggestion of Chief Justice Phil S. Gibson in 1941 , appellate procedure in California is governed primarily by the CRC . As a Field Code state , California continues to subscribe to the `` primary right '' or `` ultimate fact '' theory of pleading ( also known as `` fact pleading '' ) which has been traditionally followed by Field Code states . This means that California adheres to an arcane distinction between what constitutes pleading of a mere `` fact , '' versus an `` ultimate fact , '' versus a `` conclusion of law . '' Also , California is one of two states , along with Virginia , which uses the demurrer as the primary pre-answer attack on the complaint . Most states and the federal courts have switched to modern `` notice pleading '' and use the motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action instead of the demurrer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6a8dfe98d0996612a204f048cbff8873", "text": "Missouri Court of Appeals The Missouri Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court for the state of Missouri . The court handles most of the appeals from the Missouri Circuit Courts . The court is divided into three geographic districts : Eastern ( based in St. Louis ) , Western ( based in Kansas City ) , and Southern ( based in Springfield ) . For example , appeals taken from trials in St. Louis County will go to the Eastern District , and appeals taken from trials in Jackson County ( Kansas City ) will go to the Western District . After a case is decided in the Court of Appeals , the losing party may chose to accept the result , or to appeal further to the Supreme Court of Missouri . In most appeals , the Supreme Court of Missouri may , and often does , reject an appeal from the Court of Appeals ( called `` discretionary jurisdiction '' ) . Historically , less than ten percent of the appeals heard by the Missouri Court of Appeals are transferred to the Supreme Court . Thus , for the vast majority of appeals , the Court of Appeals decision is final .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "70bc76ed4714054f68c5032586608f59", "text": "United States v. Vampire Nation United States v. Vampire Nation , 451 F. 3d 189 , is a 2006 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit regarding the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and asset forfeiture . A three-judge panel unanimously affirmed the conviction and sentence of Frederick Banks , a Pittsburgh man , on numerous felony charges resulting from fraudulent schemes carried out over the Internet . The case takes its title , which has been singled out as memorable and included among lists of amusingly titled cases , from one of Banks ' aliases , an electronic music group of which he was the sole regular member . He had filed the appeal under that name while representing himself . Banks had been offering discounted versions of Microsoft software online under different names as an Amazon.com reseller . His products were either pirated or deficient , costing some customers thousands of dollars , and eventually one complained to the FBI , who arrested Banks after a short investigation . At trial a jury convicted him of mail fraud , criminal copyright infringement and several other charges . The judge sentenced Banks to five years in prison , varying the sentence upward by three months from the maximum range specified by the sentencing guidelines . An in personam criminal forfeiture judgment was also entered against him . Banks appealed to the Third Circuit , citing those among seven possible grounds for reversing the conviction . Foremost among them , he argued that notice of the possibility of variance was required prior to the sentencing and that the district court lacked the statutory authority to order the criminal forfeiture . Judge Franklin Van Antwerpen wrote for the panel , which ruled for the government on all the issues . Other circuits had ruled on the variance issue , and he joined four of them in holding that Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32 ( h ) , which required a court to notify lawyers in advance of a contemplated departure , did not impose the same requirement on a variance . The forfeiture was likewise permitted since the mail fraud statute provided for civil forfeiture and , while it explicitly provided for criminal forfeiture only in cases where a financial institution was victimized , he did not find that Congress intended to limit it only to those cases via `` a chain of cross-references . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3ddea8c6dcf91fc777665f4a247907f2", "text": "Watts v. Indiana Watts v. Indiana , , was a United States Supreme Court case in which Justice Robert Jackson famously opined , `` To bring in a lawyer means a real peril to solution of the crime because , under our adversary system , he deems that his sole duty is to protect his client -- guilty or innocent -- and that , in such a capacity , he owes no duty whatever to help society solve its crime problem . Under this conception of criminal procedure , any lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect in no uncertain terms to make no statement to police under any circumstances . '' In this case , a defendant was subjected to rigorous interrogation methods , including being forced to sleep on the floor , resulting in a confession to having committed murder . The Supreme Court ruled that the confession was involuntary and reversed his conviction . Category : United States Supreme Court cases Category :1949 in United States case law Category : United States Supreme Court cases of the Stone Court Category : United States criminal procedure case law", "title": "" }, { "docid": "835e9282e71d426bed97e593676516c6", "text": "Edward Fadeley Edward Norman Fadeley ( December 13 , 1929 -- August 30 , 2015 ) was an American attorney and politician in the state of Oregon , United States . He was the 88th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court . Previously he served in both the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate , serving one session as President of the Oregon Senate . In later years he faced allegations of sexual harassment and was reprimanded for legal ethics violations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "28d313717486d25384949f419ca8e588", "text": "Manitoba Court of Appeal The Manitoba Court of Appeal ( Cour d'appel du Manitoba ) is the highest Court of Appeal in the Canadian province of Manitoba . It was established in 1906 . It is located in the Old Law Courts building at 408 York Avenue in Winnipeg , the capital city of Manitoba . It hears criminal , civil and family law cases , as well as appeals from various administrative boards and tribunals . Pursuant to The Court of Appeal Act , the court consists of a Chief Justice and seven other judges . The Chief Justice is responsible for the judicial functions of the court , including direction over sittings of the court and the assignment of judicial duties . Most cases are heard by a panel of three justices . A single justice presides over matters heard in '' chambers '' , usually interlocutory matters or applications for leave to appeal . Proceedings before the court are governed by the Court of Appeal Rules . As a `` Superior Court '' under section 96 of the Constitution Act , 1867 , Court of Appeal judges are appointed by the Governor-General of Canada ( in practical terms , the Prime Minister of Canada ) . Appointees must be members of the Manitoba bar , but need not have had previous experience as a judge . However , appointees almost always have some experience as a judge , usually on the Manitoba Court of Queen 's Bench .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51aa34de59377bb5d9570b7c9aa19435", "text": "Removal jurisdiction In the United States , removal jurisdiction refers to the right of a defendant to move a lawsuit filed in state court to the federal district court for the federal judicial district in which the state court sits . This is a general exception to the usual American rule giving the plaintiff the right to make the decision on the proper forum . Removal occurs when a defendant files a `` notice of removal '' in the state court where the lawsuit is filed and the federal court to which the defendant would like to remove the case . Removal is governed by statute , et seq. . With rare exceptions , a case may be removed only if , at the time of the initial filing , the case could have been filed in federal court . Removal requires an independent ground for subject-matter jurisdiction such as diversity jurisdiction or federal question jurisdiction . A case must be removed to the federal district court that encompasses the state court where the action was initiated . Once removed , the case can be transferred to , or consolidated in , another federal court , despite the plaintiff 's original intended venue . Ordinarily , defendants face no difficulty removing claims based on federal law if every defendant desires removal ( the unanimity rule ) . Removal of claims under state law , even when a federal court indisputably has diversity jurisdiction , is more restricted . Except in certain class actions governed by the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 ( CAFA ) , a plaintiff can successfully object to removal in diversity actions if any defendant is a citizen of the forum state where the suit is taking place .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a1ce7709e8a8eda57159db210081c00", "text": "Harland Braun Harland W. Braun ( born September 21 , 1942 ) is a Los Angeles , California criminal defense attorney . His cases have included successfully defending John Landis and his co-defendant George Folsey , Jr. in the Twilight Zone manslaughter trial , defending Rep. Bobbi Fiedler against bribery charges , successfully defending state criminal charges against one of the officers charged in the Rodney King beating who was convicted in the subsequent federal trial , and defending several officers in the Rampart scandal . Braun withdrew himself from representing Robert Blake at his murder trial when Blake gave a television interview against his advice . Other celebrity clients have included Roseanne Barr , Gary Busey , Chris Farley , Lane Garrison , and Dennis Rodman . Braun attended UCLA and UCLA Law School , and worked in the district attorney 's office before becoming a solo practitioner in 1973 . Braun is known for outspoken and flippant remarks in defense of his clients , such as calling the heavy boot an officer wore while kicking King a `` ballet slipper . '' `` Any high-profile client is going to be tried in the press , '' Braun says . `` You can only neutralize the prosecution in the press . To say you 're not going to try it in the press is like saying you 're not going to show up the first day of trial , because the trial starts the first day the prosecution starts leaking evidence . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dc31f04aea65ea9469bc26f9d14175eb", "text": "James Yates (jurist) James A. Yates is an American lawyer and former judge from New York . He had been appointed general counsel to the Governor of New York , David Paterson , in 2008 , but Yates ultimately decided to remain a judge instead . The appointment had come as a surprise , as the two are not close associates . Yates received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1967 and a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law in 1973 . He began his career as an attorney with the Legal Aid Society in New York City in 1973 , and was one of the founders of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers , an organization whose mission is to `` ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crimes or other misconduct . '' He went on to serve as counsel to the New York State Assembly Majority Leader from 1987 to 1989 , and to the Speaker of the Assembly from 1989 to 1992 . Yates taught as an adjunct professor on the faculty of the New York Law School from 1997 to 2004 , the New York University School of Law from 1989 to 1993 , the Queens College City University of New York School of Law from 1986 to 1991 , the Cardozo School of Law from 1985 to 1986 , and the Pace University School of Law in 1984 . In 1992 , Yates was appointed to the New York State Court of Claims by Governor Mario Cuomo , and served until 1998 , when he was elected to a fourteen-year term to the state 's highest trial court , the New York State Supreme Court , in New York County . On the bench , Yates was known as a liberal , and former New York City prosecutor Daniel Alonso noted that his `` appointment may signal Governor Paterson 's intention to adopt a progressive criminal justice agenda . '' He is now Chief Counsel to the Speaker of the New York State Assembly .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5321ea714df7a6dc7ebd2643703b27b3", "text": "Seymour Karminski Sir Seymour Edward Karminski , PC ( 28 September 1902 -- 29 October 1974 ) was a British judge . The son of a German-born bank manager . Karminski was educated at Rugby School and Christ Church , Oxford , where he took a First in History in 1923 . He was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1925 , and took silk in 1945 . During World War II , he joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1940 , where he reached the rank of Lieutenant Commander . In 1951 , he was appointed to the High Court and assigned to the Probate , Divorce and Admiralty Division , and received the customary knighthood . At the time , he was one of the two Jewish judges on the High Court bench , the other being Sir Lionel Cohen . In 1967 , Karminski was sworn in the Privy Council . He was made a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1969 , and served until 1973 . Karminski was elected Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1951 , Reader in 1971 , and Treasurer in 1973 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4d60e86e0eae8d4e3f628b4a86b28b7c", "text": "Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy On December 7 , 2006 , the George W. Bush administration 's Department of Justice ordered the unprecedented midterm dismissal of seven United States Attorneys . Congressional investigations focused on whether the Department of Justice and the White House were using the U.S. Attorney positions for political advantage . Allegations were that some of the attorneys were targeted for dismissal to impede investigations of Republican politicians or that some were targeted for their failure to initiate investigations that would damage Democratic politicians or hamper Democratic-leaning voters . The U.S. attorneys were replaced with interim appointees , under provisions in the 2005 USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization . A subsequent report by the Justice Department Inspector General in October 2008 found that the process used to fire the first seven attorneys and two others dismissed around the same time was `` arbitrary '' , `` fundamentally flawed '' , and `` raised doubts about the integrity of Department prosecution decisions '' . In July 2010 , the Department of Justice prosecutors closed the two-year investigation without filing charges after determining that the firing was inappropriately political , but not criminal , saying `` Evidence did not demonstrate that any prosecutable criminal offense was committed with regard to the removal of David Iglesias . The investigative team also determined that the evidence did not warrant expanding the scope of the investigation beyond the removal of Iglesias . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3d6a6e3998e72a3dabc2f53be795e415", "text": "Theodore S. Weiss Theodore S. `` Ted '' Weiss ( September 17 , 1927 -- September 14 , 1992 ) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York serving from 1977 until his death from heart failure in New York City in 1992 . Weiss was born in Gáva , Hungary and emigrated to the United States in 1938 as his family fled the Nazi invasion of Hungary . He grew up in Perth Amboy , New Jersey . Weiss served in the United States Army from 1946 until 1947 . He graduated from Syracuse University in 1951 , earning a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1952 . In 1953 , Weiss became a naturalized citizen of the United States . Between 1955 and 1959 , he served as assistant New York County , New York ( Manhattan ) district attorney , before leaving the position to return to private practice . From 1962 until 1976 , Weiss was a member of the New York City Council . He was a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention . Weiss was elected to Congress in 1976 , representing most of Manhattan 's West Side , and served from January 3 , 1977 , until his death . Weiss was known for his avid support of liberal causes , including civil rights , open government , and the arts . He served on the House Committee on Banking , Finance , and Urban Affairs , the House Committee on Government Operations , and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs . In 1985 Weiss headed a committee that found 90 percent of the twenty to thirty thousand new drugs used on farm animals had not been approved by the FDA in violation of the Federal Food , Drug , and Cosmetic Act . They also found that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) failed to remove several drugs already known to be carcinogens . Weiss died three days before the state 's Democratic primary election . Due to the Congressman 's ailing health , five Democrats appeared on the ballot to challenge him . Nonetheless , Weiss posthumously won the primary by a huge margin . State Assemblyman Jerry Nadler was named to replace Weiss on the ballot and was handily elected in November ; Nadler still holds the seat . The Ted Weiss Federal Building in Lower Manhattan , adjacent to the African Burial Ground National Monument , has been named in Weiss ' honor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e01ddccb9c4eaf971d766c82ee1d7b6", "text": "Afroyim v. Rusk Afroyim v. Rusk , , is a major United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that citizens of the United States may not be deprived of their citizenship involuntarily . The U.S. government had attempted to revoke the citizenship of Beys Afroyim , a man born in Poland , because he had cast a vote in an Israeli election after becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen . The Supreme Court decided that Afroyim 's right to retain his citizenship was guaranteed by the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution . In so doing , the Court struck down a federal law mandating loss of U.S. citizenship for voting in a foreign election -- thereby overruling one of its own precedents , Perez v. Brownell ( 1958 ) , in which it had upheld loss of citizenship under similar circumstances less than a decade earlier . The Afroyim decision opened the way for a wider acceptance of dual ( or multiple ) citizenship in United States law . The Bancroft Treaties -- a series of agreements between the United States and other nations which had sought to limit dual citizenship following naturalization -- were eventually abandoned after the Carter administration concluded that Afroyim and other Supreme Court decisions had rendered them unenforceable . The impact of Afroyim v. Rusk was narrowed by a later case , Rogers v. Bellei ( 1971 ) , in which the Court determined that the Fourteenth Amendment safeguarded citizenship only when a person was born or naturalized in the United States , and that Congress retained authority to regulate the citizenship status of a person who was born outside the United States to an American parent . However , the specific law at issue in Rogers v. Bellei -- a requirement for a minimum period of U.S. residence that Bellei had failed to satisfy -- was repealed by Congress in 1978 . As a consequence of revised policies adopted in 1990 by the United States Department of State , it is now ( in the words of one expert ) `` virtually impossible to lose American citizenship without formally and expressly renouncing it . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5668bb9e5dbf4c3a2e1088f60b7aefaf", "text": "Judiciary Act of 1802 The United States Judiciary Act of 1802 ( 2 Stat . 156 ) was a Federal statute , enacted on April 29 , 1802 , to reorganize the federal court system . It restored some elements of the Judiciary Act of 1801 , which had been adopted by the Federalist majority in the previous Congress , but was repealed by the Democratic-Republican majority earlier in 1802 . The Act restructured the circuit courts into six circuits , and assigned one Supreme Court justice to each circuit . Unlike the 1801 Act , no new circuit judgeships were created , so the justices were faced with having to return to the practice of `` riding circuit '' to hold court in each district within their circuit , along with the local district judge , during the majority of the year . No circuit courts were created for the judicial districts of Kentucky , Tennessee , Maine , or the territories , although the 1801 Act would have done so . Since the circuit courts were now to consist of only two judges , the Act permitted them to certify to the Supreme Court any question of law on which the two could not agree . Also , the district judge was not permitted to hear appeals of his own decisions , so appeals from the district courts were decided by the circuit justice alone . But the most important part of the Act was the provision that a quorum of only one judge was needed to convene a circuit court . As a result , Supreme Court justices could often rely on district court judges to convene circuit courts . With circuit riding largely optional , Supreme Court justices were no longer saddled with what they had previously felt was a tremendous burden . The Act 's flexibility proved crucial to the demise of circuit riding , which essentially disappeared by 1840 . The Act also created additional district courts by dividing the District of North Carolina into the districts of Albemarle , Cape Fear , and Pamptico , and by dividing the District of Tennessee into the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee . No new judgeships were created for these courts ; however , the district judges in North Carolina and Tennessee had to hold court in each district within their state , and the North Carolina judge also had to sit on the circuit court ( which , however , continued to sit for the state as a whole , not in the separate district court districts ) . The Act established a United States District Court for the District of Columbia , although this court is not the direct predecessor of today 's court bearing the same name .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3bdac72b2b392390da8918329769663d", "text": "James E. Baker James E. Baker ( born March 25 , 1960 ) is the former Chief Judge to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces . He was appointed to the Court on September 19 , 2000 and became its Chief Judge upon the expiration of Andrew S. Effron 's term in September , 2011 . On June 22 , 2016 , President Barack Obama appointed Judge Baker to the Public Interest Declassification Board . Judge Baker was born in New Haven , Connecticut and grew up in Cambridge , Massachusetts . He graduated from Yale College in 1982 and Yale Law School in 1990 . Following college he served in the Marine Corps as an Infantry officer . He resigned from the Reserves as an Infantry officer upon joining the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces . Judge Baker has also served as a legislative aide and Acting Chief of Staff to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan . In the Office of the Legal Advisor , U.S. Department of State , he provided legal advice on law enforcement , intelligence , and counter-terrorism issues and served as counsel to delegations to various environmental negotiations . Judge Baker 's civil service also includes posts as Deputy Legal Advisor to the National Security Council ( 1994-1997 ) and as Counsel to the President 's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board ( 1993 ) . From 1997 to 2000 , he was Special Assistant to the President and Legal Advisor to the National Security Council ( NSC ) . At the NSC , Judge Baker advised the President , the National Security Advisor and the National Security Council staff on national security law . Judge Baker is the recipient of the 1999 Colonel Nelson Drew Award . That award , the NSC 's highest honor , recognizes `` distinguished contributions to the formation of peaceful , cooperative relationships between states , and U.S. security policy for global peace . '' He is also a recipient of the `` Director 's Award '' , given by the Director of Central Intelligence as recognition for `` superior contributions in the fields of intelligence and national security '' . In 2009 , the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College awarded Judge Baker the honorary degree of Master of Military Art and Science . In addition to numerous articles , Judge Baker is the author of In the Common Defense : National Security Law for Perilous Times and , with Michael Reisman , Regulating Covert Action . He is a member of the American Bar Association 's Standing Committee on Law and National Security , as well as the Editorial Board of the Journal of National Security Law & Policy . He regularly teaches at Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Iowa College of Law , and has also taught at Yale Law School and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5c1adcf8d65800119823f6a4369a4640", "text": "Hill and Barlow Hill & Barlow was a law firm in Boston , Massachusetts that was dissolved in 2002 . Founded in 1895 , the firm had been one of the city 's oldest and most elite firms , and was also the 12th largest in Boston at the time of its dissolution , employing 145 lawyers . The firm was founded by Arthur Hill , known for defending the anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti . Hill & Barlow was dissolved when approximately one third of the firm , mostly the real estate group , left , eventually joining Piper Rudnick ( now DLA Piper ) in 2003 . ( A group representing authors and movie producers were the first to leave for Fish & Richardson . ) Remaining attorneys reported feeling `` blindsided '' by the unexpected upheaval , but those departing felt that the planned restructuring was coming too late . Notable former employees include : Robert Mueller , director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ; Michael S. Greco , President of the American Bar Association , the Massachusetts Bar Association , the New England Bar Association , and the New England Bar Foundation ; former Massachusetts governors Endicott Peabody , Michael Dukakis and William Weld ; Deval Patrick , the first African American Governor of Massachusetts and former U.S. assistant attorney general for Civil Rights under Bill Clinton ; former Massachusetts State Senator Jarrett Barrios ; Joseph D. Steinfield , Prince Lobel Tye LLP Gael , Mahony , Holland & Knight Federal Judge Reginald C. Lindsay , U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ( 1993 ) ; Jane Schacter , currently a professor at Stanford Law School and former assistant attorney general , Massachusetts ; Paul R. McDaniel , professor of law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law ; James R. Repetti , professor of law at Boston College Law School ; John A. E. Pottow , professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School . Michael Weisman , adjunct professor of law at Yale Law School and attorney for Marie Evans in Evans v. Lorillard Tobacco which resulted in an $ 152 million jury verdict . Robert Bone , professor of law at The University of Texas School of Law . David A. Hoffman , Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and founder of Boston Law Collaborative , LLC John C. P. Goldberg , professor of law at Harvard Law School Huyen Pham , professor of law at Texas A&M Law School Thomas Main , professor of law at UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law", "title": "" }, { "docid": "142f5bba91d21e2f2537747b8ca23c92", "text": "Strike for cause Strike for cause ( also referred to as challenge for cause or removal for cause ) is a method of eliminating potential members from a jury panel in the United States . During the jury selection process , after voir dire , opposing attorneys may request removal of any juror who does not appear capable of rendering a fair and impartial verdict , in either determining guilt or innocence and/or a suitable punishment . An example would be a potential juror in a murder case , where the sentencing options include the death penalty and a lesser sentence ( such as life without parole ) , who states that s/he `` would sentence a defendant to death if found guilty '' ; such a statement may indicate the person 's unwillingness to fairly consider a life without parole sentence . Unlike a peremptory challenge ( the number of which are limited by the court during voir dire , and unless a Batson challenge is raised the challenge is automatically granted ) there is no limit to the number of strikes for cause that attorneys on either side of a case can be granted . However , also unlike a peremptory challenge , a strike for cause must state a specific reason ( in the example above , the reason would be the juror 's bias against a non-death penalty sentence ) and be granted by the trial judge ; often both attorneys and sometimes the judge will question the juror being challenged . If one attorney moves to strike a juror for cause but the judge rejects the motion , the attorney may still use a peremptory challenge ( if s/he has any remaining ) to strike the juror , and on appeal may raise a claim that the motion should have been granted but , because it was not , the attorney had to either use a peremptory challenge or seat a biased juror .", "title": "" } ]
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Shawn Mendes is a musician who records music.
[ { "docid": "b89c20f9089176c517bbe21ceb6ae7c1", "text": "Handwritten (Shawn Mendes album) Handwritten is the debut studio album by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes , and was released on April 14 , 2015 by Island . It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 119,000 album-equivalent units , of which 106,000 copies were pure album sales . The album includes `` Stitches '' , which reached top 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the UK Singles Chart , while its reissue features the US top 20 single `` I Know What You Did Last Summer '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c7ac5f2ffc884b23bd83390af890b33c", "text": "Shawn Mendes Shawn Peter Raul Mendes ( -LSB- ˈmɛndɛz -RSB- , -LSB- ˈmẽdɨʃ -RSB- ; born August 8 , 1998 ) is a Canadian singer and songwriter . He attracted a following in 2013 , when he began posting song covers on the video sharing application Vine . The following year , he caught the attention of artist managers Andrew Gertler and Island Records A&R Ziggy Chareton , which led to him signing a deal with the record label . Mendes went on to release an EP and his debut studio album Handwritten , whose single `` Stitches '' reached the top 10 in the US and Canada , and number one in the UK . His sophomore album , Illuminate ( 2016 ) , was preceded by the single `` Treat You Better '' . Both albums debuted atop the US Billboard 200 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "af90a49ea87d47c43455bcc9f7e11ba0", "text": "Illuminate (Shawn Mendes album) Illuminate is the second studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes . It was released on September 23 , 2016 , through Island Records and Universal Music Group . The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200 . It will be supported by the Illuminate World Tour , set to begin in March 2017 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "8b3907e0f439d47ffba9e9459590723d", "text": "Unsigned artist An unsigned artist , unsigned band or independent artist is a musician or musical group not under a contract with a record label . The terms are used in the music industry as a marketing technique . Bands that release their own material on self-published CDs can also be considered unsigned bands . Often unsigned bands primarily exist to perform at concerts . In more recent years , the Internet has helped promote the music of unsigned bands . Artists often post their music as MP3s on websites such as Bandcamp , SoundCloud , Myspace , PureVolume , GarageBand.com and SoundClick . In 2016 , the Unsigned Music Awards was established in the UK as the first ever televised international awards ceremony to champion artists without the backing of a record label . UK unsigned bands and musicians are able to use such services as The Unsigned Guide and to gather music industry contact names , phone numbers , websites and social media links , as well as information on how to get signed or market music independently . Song pitching websites , such as TAXI allow unsigned musicians to see which record labels ( and other music companies ) are currently seeking new music . Further , companies like Sentric Music and the royalty payment service offered by Last.fm can help in generating income streams for unsigned bands .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "330f682652917b69f333ce89f4a5ffc1", "text": "Mas que Nada `` Mas , que Nada ! '' ( -LSB- mas ki ˈnadɐ -RSB- ) is a song written and originally performed by Jorge Ben Jor on his debut album , which in a later cover version became the signature song of Sérgio Mendes . It was voted by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone as the 5th greatest Brazilian song . It was inducted to the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5fcd8adfad5b26687426a3453a6f8039", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bea0e2850cccac584981b16e7a2af189", "text": "Shawn Chrystopher Shawn Chrystopher Garrett , II ( born July 22 , 1986 ) better known by his stage name Shawn Chrystopher , is an American rapper and music producer . He first gained major attention with the release of his debut mixtape `` I.W.G. : I Wear Glasses '' in 2008 , which was sponsored by urban-clothing powerhouse LRG . Chrystopher also worked with artist Timbaland , Yelawolf , MANN , XV , Mike Posner , Big Sean , N.O.R.E. , Owl City , Dom Kennedy and many other artists spanning a handful of different genres . Shawn released three albums in 2014 ; the first one , Summerlove , was released for free on LiveMixtapes on August 12 , 2014 . For the new music , Shawn worked with GRAMMY Award winning producer Timbaland , who executive produced his debut commercial album `` The Lovestory LP '' that dropped on July 23 , 2013 via Shawn 's label Honour ROLE Music , LLC .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f360ebfb40cb4728ec84ceba1d42264b", "text": "Xscape (album) Xscape is the second posthumous album of previously unreleased tracks by American singer Michael Jackson . It is his eighth album released through Epic Records , and it was released on May 13 , 2014 by Epic Records and MJJ Music . It is the fifth album released by Sony and Motown since Jackson 's death in June 2009 . L.A. Reid , chairman of Epic Records , curated and served as executive producer for the album enlisting Timbaland to lead a team of record producers , including StarGate , Jerome `` J-Roc '' Harmon , John McClain , and Rodney Jerkins , to remix and contemporize the eight selected tracks . Jerkins produced the title song and is the only original song producer to work on the final productions . Xscape was promoted across the Sony group of companies ; Sony Mobile used a snippet of `` Slave to the Rhythm '' in their advertising campaign for the Xperia Z2 mobile phone . `` Love Never Felt So Good '' was announced as the official lead single to premiere on May 1 , 2014 . The deluxe edition of the album includes all of the songs in their original forms as well as one bonus track and two videos .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e33ff682d7ccc1a3b306fc8ca88587e8", "text": "Demo (music) A demo ( from `` demonstration '' ) is a song or group of songs recorded for limited circulation or reference use rather than for general public release . A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas in a fixed format , such as cassette tape , compact disc , or digital audio files , and to thereby pass along those ideas to record labels , record producers , or to other artists . Musicians often use demos as quick sketches to share with bandmates or arrangers or simply for personal reference during the songwriting process ; in other cases a songwriter might make a demo to send to artists in hopes of having the song professionally recorded , or a music publisher may need a simple recording for publishing or copyright purposes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "680902e19fc5e504e09a3ce42bee1195", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e34bb392f6dcc94cc5fc0838aeb9d36", "text": "Hip-O Records Hip-O Records is a record label that specializes in reissues and compilations . It is part of Universal Music Group . Established in 1996 , the label has distributed releases from ` out of style ' genres such as disco and early hip-hop music as well as publishing film soundtracks . The label 's name is a pun on the name ` hippo ' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d3228ac6ef2f2001cce57a88a5b839db", "text": "Universal Music Publishing Group Universal Music Publishing Group ( UMPG ) is a North American music publishing company and is part of the Universal Music Group , a subsidiary of Vivendi Group . It was formerly known as MCA Music Publishing until its mother company Seagram was dismantled . Universal Music Publishing is the world 's second largest music publishing company , behind Sony/ATV Music Publishing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "77af59eb9d1d72269de305c7ef6ebc69", "text": "Interscope Geffen A&M Records Interscope Geffen A&M Records ( also known as IGA Records ) is an American record company . Its parent company is the Universal Music Group , a subsidiary of Paris-based media conglomerate Vivendi S.A.", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97e56a6c4460aae0a35cccad3bddf9b1", "text": "The Roots discography The discography of The Roots , an American hip hop band , consists of fourteen solo studio albums , three collaborative studio albums , three compilation albums , two extended plays , and two live albums . The Roots began performing in 1989 as The Square Roots with rapper Black Thought and drummer Questlove . Rapper Malik B. , and bassist Leonard Hubbard joined the band in 1991 . Over its history , Questlove and Black Thought have always remained with The Roots while their lineup of backing musicians has changed . In 1993 , The Roots debuted with independently released album Organix , and signed to DGC Records ( later MCA Records ) that same year . The Roots ' debuted on Geffen with Do You Want More ?!!!??! , an album that was unique in hip hop for using no sampling , and being embraced more by fans of alternative rock than fans of hip hop . Do You Want More ?!!!??! peaked at only number 104 on the Billboard 200 chart in the US . Illadelph Halflife , the third album by the Roots , peaked at number twenty-one on the Billboard 200 . In 1999 , The Roots ' fourth album Things Fall Apart became the band 's biggest success . The album was certified gold in the US , and its single `` You Got Me '' peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 , and number nineteen on the Hot Rap Tracks chart . `` You Got Me '' won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2000 . In 2002 , The Roots released Phrenology , which contained the band 's second single to chart on the Hot 100 . `` Break You Off '' , which featured Musiq Soulchild , peaked at number ninety-nine . The Roots founded the company Okayplayer , and released The Tipping Point in 2004 . In 2006 , The Roots signed to Def Jam , and released Game Theory under Def Jam and Rising Down in 2008 ; the band 's album How I Got Over was released in 2010 . The Roots released two live concert albums , the first being The Roots Come Alive in 2000 , and the next The Roots Present in 2005 . In 2009 , The Roots became the house band for the late-night show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d4edb7b12f68b31e40c951e6d69f311b", "text": "I Know What You Did Last Summer (song) `` I Know What You Did Last Summer '' is a song by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes and Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello . It was released as the lead single from his 2015 revisited version of his debut studio album , Handwritten ( 2015 ) via Island Records on November 18 , 2015 . It reached the top 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and on the Canadian Hot 100 . Mendes and Cabello promoted the song with several televised performances , including on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and at the 2016 People 's Choice Awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18c8ed311b4e08c1dbde784be615dbee", "text": "Maroon music Maroon Music is a genre involving people of African descent that were not born on the continent creating songs in an African language ( as opposed to their first language ) . It is named after the Maroon ( people ) , African refugees who escaped from slavery in the Americas and formed independent settlements . Just as the Maroon people created their own societies in lands foreign to them in attempts to retain their freedom , Maroon music is an attempt by African American artists to reacquire their Mother tongue through writing music in an indigenous African language . Maroon Music subject matter centers around stories about Maroon leaders and other historic freedom fighters of African descent , Maroon groups , peace , unity , and righteousness . In the intro to Maroon music artist , Adetokunbo 's first album `` Maroon Music '' the history of the genre is explained : `` African refugees that escaped slavery in the Americas and formed independent settlements were called Maroons . The term can also be applied to their descendants . The same root word also gives us the English verb `` to maroon '' . When runaway slaves banded together and subsisted independently they were called Maroons . On the Caribbean islands , runaway slaves formed bands and on some islands formed armed camps . Maroon communities faced great odds to survive against oppressive attackers , obtain food for subsistence living , and to reproduce and increase their numbers . There is much variety among Maroon cultural groups because of differences in history , geography , African nationality , and the culture of indigenous people throughout the Western hemisphere . Maroon settlements sometimes developed creole languages by mixing European tongues with their original African languages . Other times the Maroons would adopt the local European language as a common tongue , for members of the community frequently spoke a variety of Mother Tongues . What you are about to hear is a family 's journey to reacquire their Mother Tongue through song . Their goal is to reacquire that which was lost in the Middle Passage . Let this music , Maroon Music , serve as their testament to freedom in a world that has nothing but contempt for the self liberated . '' Maroon music is less concerned with the perfection and fluency of speech of the African language but more with the exercise of learning and improving communication , while providing subtitles and written keys in English so that others will understand the message attempting to be conveyed by the artist . As pidgin English is noted as `` is a simplified version of a language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common Pidgin , Maroon music employs the pidginization or Creolization of African languages as a simplified means for African Americans to communicate with indigenous Africans . For this reason , key 's and subtitles in Maroon Music videos are an essential component for conveying intended meaning to both indigenous Africans and those born abroad . The Maroons are a number of diverse peoples in the Caribbean , South America , North America and Central America , the descendants of escaped slaves . The Seminole music tradition of the United States is an example , as are numerous communities in Jamaica , Suriname and French Guiana . The Surinamese , Guyanese , and French Guianan escaped slaves managed to hide in the dense jungles of the area , and formed communities like the Aluku , Saramaka and Ndjuka . Their traditional sung stories are called mato , and there is also a kind of popular Maroon music called aleke . Traditional dances include awasa , a women 's social dance . The Jamaican Maroons are known for instruments like the abeng , a kind of horn .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "581c7692c91eb53cb37905c6dee94ea5", "text": "Word Records Word Records is a Christian faith-based entertainment company based in Nashville , Tennessee . It is owned by Curb Records and is a part of Word Entertainment .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aa596398fe1b547dc14c5ee8570dffd1", "text": "Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American major record label , owned by Universal Music Group , which operates as one third of the Interscope Geffen A&M Records label . On March 23 , 2017 , Billboard.com announced the label was relaunching with longtime A&R Neil Jacobson as President , who reports to John Janick , CEO and chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2beb645f3c920513e01707fa3131e10d", "text": "Indie hip-hop Indie hip hop ( short for independent hip hop ) is hip hop that primarily exists in the independent underground music scene . The term underground hip hop may be used to describe both indie hip hop ( which is defined by its artists being unsigned or signed to independent record labels , rather than major record labels ) as well as alternative hip hop ( which is defined by music that diverges from mainstream hip hop music such as Gangsta rap . ) As the term `` indie hip hop '' is indicative of the musicians making the music rather than the music itself , it is not strictly a genre but rather covers a range of styles with clearly discernable hip hop characteristics . Like indie rock artists , many indie hip hop artists place a premium on maintaining complete control of their music and careers , releasing albums on independent record labels ( sometimes their own ) and relying on touring , word-of-mouth , and air play on independent or college radio stations for promotion . Some of its more popular artists , however , may end up moving to major labels , though often on favorable terms won by their prior independent success . Independent hip hop labels include Babygrande Records , Definitive Jux , Nature Sounds Records and Strange Famous Records . Notable indie hip hop artists include 7L & Esoteric , Bronze Nazareth , Chief Kamachi , Lord Jamar , Mr. Lif , Jedi Mind Tricks , OuterSpace , The Perceptionists , WMR Music Group and The Society of Invisibles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b7d67494d57b6c4f1b7788053d01e98b", "text": "Shawn Jones (musician) Shawn Jones ( born 1976 in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma ) , is an American singer-songwriter and the founding member of the indie rock group The Lovely Sparrows .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cf3767c42fefd9f1d1e0553648f525ca", "text": "Americana Americana are artifacts , or a collection of artifacts , related to the history , geography , folklore and cultural heritage of the United States . Many kinds of material fall within the definition of Americana : paintings , prints and drawings ; license plates or entire vehicles , household objects , tools and weapons ; flags , plaques and statues , and so on . Patriotism and nostalgia play defining roles in the subject . The things involved need not be old , but need to have the appropriate associations . The Atlantic described the term as `` slang for the comforting , middle-class ephemera at your average antique store -- things like needle-pointed pillows , Civil War daguerreotypes , and engraved silverware sets . '' The term may be used to describe the theme of a museum or collection , or of goods for sale . The term can also be used to describe studies of American culture , especially studies based in other countries . Americana music is contemporary music that incorporates elements of various American roots music styles , including country , roots-rock , folk , bluegrass and blues , resulting in a distinctive roots-oriented sound .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9f951ff0daba9f76c88cabab88484de7", "text": "Stillness Stillness '' is the final album by Sérgio Mendes and the Brasil '66 band . Following this album , Mendes renamed his group Brasil ' 77 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9290bd2c09c49fad40889922836454cf", "text": "Music store A music store or musical instrument store is a retail business that sells musical instruments and related equipment and accessories . In United States and Canada , most music stores in the 2010s sell a range of electric instruments ( e.g. , electric guitars ) , instrument amplifiers ( e.g. , guitar amplifiers ) ; electronic instruments ( e.g. , synthesizers ) ; drum kits ( including drums , cymbals and percussion instruments ) and acoustic classical , concert band and jazz musical instruments such as saxophones , trumpets and violins . In addition , stores typically sell ( and sometimes rent ) the sound reinforcement system and PA system gear used in live concert performances and the sound recording equipment used to record music , such as microphones and digital recorders . In the 2010s , music stores can be `` bricks and mortar '' stores ( either individual small businesses or chain stores , which may be a regional or national chain ) ; online musical instrument stores , which consist of a website describing the merchandise , various online payment systems , and shipping or delivery systems ; or hybrid stores that have both `` bricks and mortar '' stores and an online store . Some `` bricks and mortar '' music stores also provide services for a fee , such as music lessons , musical instrument repair and guitar amplifier repair .", "title": "" } ]
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Charlie Rubin refused a writing job on In Living Color.
[ { "docid": "259fe784b214ad90716d43363a8e444f", "text": "Charlie Rubin Charlie Rubin is an American television comedy writer , producer , and humorist . He has written for National Lampoon , The Carol Burnett Show , In Living Color , The Jon Stewart Show , Saturday Night Live , Seinfeld , and Law & Order : Criminal Intent . Charlie attended Horace Mann School in Riverdale , New York and then Williams College , from which he graduated in 1972 . While at Williams , Charlie , along with his friend , Mitchell Rapoport , founded The Williams Advocate . He also produced an original musical called `` Sizzle '' with William Finn at the Adams Memorial Theater . It was the first original musical to be mounted at Williams College since Stephen Sondheim attended over 20 years earlier . Charlie is currently working on a screen adaptation of Veeck -- As In Wreck : The Autobiography of Bill Veeck . He is also a professor at NYU 's Tisch School of the Arts in the Rita & Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing , where he teaches writing for television . He married writer Susan Shapiro on July 27 , 1996 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "2a79a39bf49b6c12b949c5d434f3f642", "text": "Alan Smithee Alan Smithee ( also Allen Smithee ) is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project . Coined in 1968 and used until it was formally discontinued in 2000 , it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the Directors Guild of America ( DGA ) when a director , dissatisfied with the final product , proved to the satisfaction of a guild panel that he or she had not been able to exercise creative control over a film . The director was also required by guild rules not to discuss the circumstances leading to the move or even to acknowledge being the project 's director .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f959f141b192326374a134f254da9b90", "text": "Jeff Ross Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz ( born September 13 , 1965 ) , known professionally as Jeff Ross , is an American stand-up comedian , writer , and actor . His skill in doing high-profile celebrity roasts and his appearances in Comedy Central 's Roasts , have led him to be dubbed `` The Roastmaster General . '' He has appeared in various film , television , and cartoon projects . He has made appearances at events for U.S. soldiers and directed a documentary film covering his experiences touring U.S. bases in Iraq .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9b41f99cde0b5e62d973e041813ea211", "text": "Rysher Entertainment Rysher Entertainment was the owner of television and film programming content , primarily distributed around the world by CBS Television Distribution and Paramount Pictures . Select rights are also distributed by Warner Bros. , Universal , Lionsgate , Fox , Columbia Pictures , MGM and other entertainment distribution companies worldwide . The company has its roots in Bing Crosby Productions ( `` BCP '' ) . Its namesake , actor-singer Bing Crosby , founded BCP in 1949 , and was best known for producing the sitcom Hogan 's Heroes and the medical drama Ben Casey -- in succeeding years , BCP was acquired by Cox Broadcasting . In 1993 , Cox acquired Rysher Entertainment . Rysher , founded in April 1991 by Keith Samples , had been established as an independently owned company whose original sole product had been the distribution of NBC 's series Saved By The Bell . In 1993 , and later distribution of another NBC series California Dreams in 1994 , Rysher merged with Al Masini 's Television Program Enterprises to form Rysher TPE , its alternate name used from 1993 to 1995 . Through Rysher TPE , they produced and distributed shows such as Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ( renamed Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte for its final season ) and Star Search . Later , they produced and distributed George & Alana , which ran for one season in 1995 . The company was shut down in 1999 and the library was acquired by Viacom who folded it into both the film and television division of Paramount . Rysher 's library , today distributed by CBS Television Distribution ( CTD ) and Paramount Pictures ( for TV series and films , respectively ) , includes television and feature film classics such as Hogan 's Heroes ( whose partial rights are held by CBS ) , Ben Casey , and Walking Tall , as well as more recent programs and films including Nash Bridges ( 1999 -- 2001 episodes are produced by Paramount Network Television ) , Highlander : The Series , The Opposite of Sex ( with Sony Pictures Classics ) , Kingpin and Big Night . Rysher also distributes internationally through CTD several of HBO 's award-winning titles including Arli $ $ , Oz and Sex and the City . Rysher also produced House Arrest and Zeus and Roxanne , both of which were released by MGM and distributed by HBO Home Video for home release .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c58a850aa4509be891a66dfb09a0a2fd", "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 '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "244b86aa2cbf671ac2ae12807f0db03a", "text": "Jon Bokenkamp Jon Bokenkamp is an American writer and producer best known for his role in writing the screenplay for Taking Lives , The Call , and creating the NBC series The Blacklist along with The Blacklist : Redemption . Bokenkamp was encouraged to enter a script writing competition by friend and fellow Nebraskan , Todd Nelson , creator of the Nebraska Coast Connection . After winning the competition , Jon landed an agent and his first paid assignment , rewriting a horror film for Exorcist director Billy Friedkin . Success allowed Bokenkamp to return to his hometown where he earned the 2013 Hub Freedom Award for his work restoring the historic World Theater in downtown Kearney , Nebraska .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f7c2b20ecc9d56c8cdb1a723cb340127", "text": "Ron Carlivati Ronald David `` Ron '' Carlivati ( born November 25 , 1968 ) is an American screenwriter . He is best known for his tenures as head writer on the ABC Daytime soap operas One Life to Live and General Hospital .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c4fd2835298e39d9e66d92d5a7f1082b", "text": "Barry Manilow Live Barry Manilow Live is the fifth album by the singer-songwriter Barry Manilow . The album was released in 1977 , and it scored quadruple platinum . Manilow also was among 1977 Special Tony Award winners Lily Tomlin , Diana Ross , National Theatre For the Deaf and Equity Library Theatre honored with the award that year . He received it for Barry Manilow on Broadway , his 12-day stay at the Uris Theatre from December 21 , 1976 to January 2 , 1977 , where this live album was recorded . The album is known for giving the first commercial release to Manilow 's VSM ( `` Very Strange Medley '' ) . Before the performance Manilow refers to this as a medley of songs that he included in his act against the values of his `` artsy fartsy friends '' . It is a medley of commercial jingles Manilow was involved with , either as a writer or performer , before he became a chart star . The products/companies these promoted include Kentucky Fried Chicken , State Farm , Stridex , Band-Aid , Bowlene , Dr. Pepper , Pepsi and McDonald 's . When first released on compact disc , dialogue and all movements to `` Beautiful Music '' were omitted for it all to fit on one disc , however the 2006 compact disc re-release restores all dialogue and songs , in addition to reordering the track listing to accommodate for the added bonus tracks .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ffc6d2515590356e8fe68edc749bef4a", "text": "Aaron Spelling Aaron Spelling ( April 22 , 1923 -- June 23 , 2006 ) was an American film and television producer . Some of his successes include the TV programs Charlie 's Angels ( 1976 -- 81 ) , The Love Boat ( 1977 -- 86 ) , Dynasty ( 1981 -- 89 ) , and Beverly Hills , 90210 ( 1990 -- 2000 ) . As of 2009 , Spelling , through his eponymous production company Spelling Television , holds the record as the most prolific television writer and producer in US television history , with 218 producer and executive producer credits . Forbes ranked him the 11th top-earning deceased celebrity in 2009 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "274b4889e761898aab6869734992bd10", "text": "Nowhere Men Nowhere Men is a comic book series written by Eric Stephenson . The first six issues were drawn by Nate Bellegarde , colored by Jordie Bellaire , lettered by Fonografix ( Steven Finch ) , and published by Image Comics . As of issue 7 , Dave Taylor has replaced Nate Bellegarde , who no longer is part of the creative team . Emi Lenox also joined up , providing short comics about Monica Strange , one of the characters of Nowhere Men . The series centers on a fictional world where a group of four scientists , long since gone their own ways , have had huge cultural influences in a way similar to that of The Beatles in our world . It 's loosely based on the story of the British Invasion , especially how The Beatles stood out . The promotional tagline , `` Science is the new Rock-N-Roll '' , exemplifies this . The name is derived primarily from the fact that things just seem to come out of nowhere for the scientists , although there are other plot points that the name is based on as well . It was also influenced by the Beatles song `` Nowhere Man '' . Nowhere Men was nominated for four Eisner Awards in 2014 , of which it won one : Jordie Bellaire won the award for Best Colorist for her work on several titles , including Nowhere Men . As of March 2016 , nine issues have been published , the first six of which form the completed first arc . The seventh , eighth and ninth issue are part of the second arc , which started in January 2016 after a two-year delay and was scheduled to be completed in June 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6779a0cd8d4b3bed5c9ea71244ccb67e", "text": "Fans4Writers Fans4Writers is a fan activist movement which supported the striking writers of the WGA during the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike . The organization was not associated with the WGA , and indeed was notable for its unprecedented show of solidarity by individuals who were neither directly involved in contract negotiations , nor had a financial stake in the outcome . While the group was first proposed by fans of Joss Whedon , it came to embrace more than 40 self-identified fandoms . They called themselves `` fans of TV shows and movies , fans of actors , fans of directors , fans of producers , crew and everyone involved in the team effort of crafting wonder . But most of all we are fans of writers , because they are where the wonder begins . They write the words we remember , they create the characters we love , they think up the lines that stay with us forever . As supporters of the people behind the scenes , who develop and write the stories that have meant so much to so many , we wanted to do something tangible to show them that we support the Writers Guild of America strike . '' Fans4Writers solicitied financial support for its activities , which included bringing food to picket lines and skywriting messages of support at the Rose Bowl . Money left over after the strike was contributed to the WGA Strike Fund . The organization stated its support for `` the writers in their fight for fair treatment and equitable pay ... with our thoughts , with food deliveries , with money , and we will pick up signs and march with them until a resolution is found . We do it in appreciation , and because it 's right . '' The Internet-based fan movement received some online press coverage ancillary to the strike itself , and Brenda Lawhorn , Fans4writers ' Campaign Coordinator , was interviewed on Public Radio International 's Fair Game . However , WGA member and Battlestar Galactica writer Jane Espenson was quoted on fan involvement : `` I 'm not sure that -LSB- fan involvement -RSB- , which is so clear on the Internet , is being made as clear as it could be in the mainstream press ... it 's the stuff with the mainstream , grassroots fans who come out in amazing numbers and send us food on the picket lines every day ... that 's a bigger part of our everyday strike experience than the involvement of the movie stars . '' The organization 's existence and activities highlighted one of the main sticking points in the contract negotiations -- the significance of the Internet and other `` new media '' distribution channels . The fan involvement in the strike could also be seen as an outgrowth of trends in which the audience had become more vocal as consumers of entertainment . Striking writers closed the circle by soliciting fan action on their behalf and specifically referring those upset at the loss of their favorite programs to the Fans4writers website , alongside the WGA 's own strike site , in order to register their sentiments and become involved . Successful use of the internet to organize `` save our show '' campaigns had garnered significant attention , as when supporters of Jericho inundated CBS with grievances in protest of the program 's cancellation . This and other similar fan-organized publicity stunts on behalf of television shows appeared to have inspired WGA strikers themselves to undertake a similar campaign of sending pencils to the CEOs of the media conglomerates in a position to influence the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers . Fans4Writers received designation as Yahoo.com 's Site of the Day on November 21 , 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "044bf08d0c5f9403482b5051b37a1884", "text": "Stanley Rubin Stanley Creamer Rubin ( October 8 , 1917 -- March 2 , 2014 ) was an American screenwriter and film and television producer born in New York City . He was the recipient of the Television Academy 's first Emmy in 1949 for writing and producing ( in collaboration ) an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant 's `` The Necklace '' for the NBC TV series Your Show Time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3ebbd9fe9cc8f76f576acdf18ec21c39", "text": "Robert Kaufman Robert Kaufman ( March 22 , 1931 -- November 21 , 1991 ) was an American screenwriter , film producer and television writer known for such films and series as Getting Straight , Love at First Bite , She 's Out of Control , Divorce American Style , The Cool Ones , Freebie and the Bean , How to Beat the High Co $ t of Living , The Monkees , and The Ugliest Girl in Town .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4616dace12242646c58a9f5e57752290", "text": "Reds (film) Reds is a 1981 American epic drama film co-written , produced and directed by Warren Beatty . The picture centers on the life and career of John Reed , the journalist and writer who chronicled the Russian Revolution in his book Ten Days That Shook the World . Beatty stars in the lead role alongside Diane Keaton as Louise Bryant and Jack Nicholson as Eugene O'Neill . The supporting cast includes Edward Herrmann , Jerzy Kosinski , Paul Sorvino , Maureen Stapleton , Gene Hackman , Ramon Bieri , Nicolas Coster and M. Emmet Walsh . The film also features , as `` witnesses , '' interviews with the 98-year-old radical educator and peace activist Scott Nearing , author Dorothy Frooks , reporter and author George Seldes , civil liberties advocate Roger Baldwin , and the American writer Henry Miller , among others . Beatty was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director and the film was nominated for Best Picture , but lost to Chariots of Fire . Beatty , Keaton , Nicholson and Stapleton were nominated for Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress , respectively . Stapleton was the only one of the four to win . Beatty was also nominated , along with co-writer Trevor Griffiths , for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay , but lost to Chariots of Fire . Beatty became the third person to be nominated for Academy Awards in the categories Best Actor , Director and Original Screenplay for a film nominated for Best Picture . In June 2008 , the American Film Institute revealed its `` Ten Top Ten '' -- the best ten films in ten `` classic '' American film genres -- after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community . Reds was acknowledged as the ninth best film in the epic genre .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "622ab401db2077024e459d6ec5c875d0", "text": "Susan Harris Susan Harris ( born October 28 , 1940 ) is an American television comedy writer and producer . Harris created numerous TV series : Fay , Soap , Loves Me , Loves Me Not , Benson , It Takes Two , The Golden Girls , Empty Nest , Nurses , Good & Evil , The Golden Palace and The Secret Lives of Men . She also wrote or co-wrote all of the episodes of Soap . Her most successful show was The Golden Girls . Harris married television producer Paul Junger Witt on September 18 , 1983 ; he co-produced all the shows she created . She was married from 1965 to 1969 to actor Berkeley Harris , and is the mother of Sam Harris . The first script Harris sold was Then Came Bronson . She then wrote for Love , American Style , All in the Family , The Partridge Family and the TV adaptation of Neil Simon 's Barefoot in the Park . Her abortion episode for the Bea Arthur-starring series Maude in the 1970s won Harris the Humanitas Prize . She would later work with Arthur again in the 1980s when Arthur took one of the lead roles in The Golden Girls . Harris had the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome , which affected her ability to participate in the production of The Golden Girls . In an episode of that show titled `` Sick and Tired '' ( 1989 ) , Harris wrote some of her struggles into the storyline where Arthur 's character Dorothy was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome . It later turned out Harris had an adrenal issue , but she wrote the episode as `` my revenge script for all the people out there who had a disease like that . '' Harris formed the production company Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions with Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas . She was honored with the Writers ' Guild 's Paddy Chayefsky Award in 2005 and inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9809aec28e62fb5fb68ccb4b2685bb52", "text": "Ross LaManna Ross LaManna is an American screenwriter and author . He is best known for creating the Rush Hour series starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker . His first novel , Acid Test , was published in the U.S. and Canada by Ballantine Books . The geopolitical thriller was chosen as an Amazon.com `` Penzler Pick '' and as The Mysterious Bookshop 's selection for `` Best First Fiction '' . It was published in several foreign territories and as an audiobook . He attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles , graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in screenwriting , and also holds a Master of Arts from Arizona State University in dramatic writing . He began in the entertainment industry working on international legal affairs at the independent studio Embassy Pictures . Columbia Pictures purchased a speculative script he had written while at Embassy , and soon thereafter he was hired by United Artists under a two-picture writing deal . Carolco Pictures later hired him under a unique , two-year `` in-house screenwriter '' arrangement , where he worked on a number of their projects . He has written original screenplays , adaptations or rewrites for Fox , Disney , Paramount , Columbia , Universal , HBO Films and many independent companies . As of June , 2013 , he is Chairman of the Undergraduate and Graduate Film Departments at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena , California , and also on the Board of Directors for the United States Air Force Entertainment Liaison Office . At Art Center , he brought in a number of notable filmmakers as part-time instructors , including the cinematographer Affonso Beato , ASC , the storyboard artist Tim Burgard , the director/producer Jeremiah Chechik , the cinematographer Allen Daviau , ASC , the screenwriter Doug Eboch , the director David Kellogg , the composer Dennis McCarthy , the title designer Dan Perri , the director/producer Richard Pearce , the entertainment attorney Lee Rosenbaum , the writer/director Bobby Roth , the director/actor Mark Rydell , the producer/director John Suits , the director Ron Underwood and the editor Billy Weber .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "af1080b43b867e805f7444b7f6f90ce7", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6e45124a139862c98d0e610aef56c801", "text": "My So-Called Career in Hollywood My So-Called Career in Hollywood is a darkly comedic `` roman à clé '' autobiography of an ill-fated TV writer named E. Klass , who tried - unsuccessfully - to sell a TV script in Hollywood for more than four decades , without every achieving success throughout his entire ` so-called ' career . The book chronicles Ellery 's relentless efforts to break into the industry , and his long-time relationship with his small-time , literary agent , as E. details his exploits working on - and being fired from - such classic TV shows as Lost in Space ( 1965 -- 68 ) , Land of the Giants ( 1968 -- 70 ) , Gilligan 's Island , The Andy Griffith Show , and The Partridge Family to name a few , and while the character of E.Klass may be fictitious , his accounts detailed in the book are all based on true fact , making this book a rare inside look at television production of that era . My So-Called Career in Hollywood , published in 2005 , was in fact written by Hollywood actor/screenwriter Timothy Williams.Published in October 2005 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97f37cb9e55cd1bd72eb03688aeccd2c", "text": "Charlie Kadau Charlie Kadau , is an American comedy writer and editor . Along with his writing partner , Joe Raiola , Kadau has been a member of the editorial staff of Mad magazine since 1985 and currently holds the title of Senior Editor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a379522265058124686960f4fbf28765", "text": "Charlie Manna Charlie Manna ( October 6 , 1920 -- November 9 , 1971 ) was an Italian American standup comedian , active in the 1960s . He was a New York resident , who stated that he came from the Bronx , and who had studied opera for five years before turning to comedy . He first appeared at the Green Mansions resort , in the Adirondacks near the Catskills resort area . He appeared on many theatrical and television variety shows of the era , including the Sunday Night At The London Palladium , The Ed Sullivan Show , The Tonight Show , The Steve Allen Show , Jackie Gleason 's Stage Show , the Jack Paar Show , Perry Como 's Kraft Music Hall and The Garry Moore Show . He performed at local venues like the Radio City Music Hall , the Bon Soir supper club , the Blue Angel , the Copacabana and Montreal 's El Morocco . He appeared in theatrical performances , including Michael Stewart 's Shoestring '57 and Hermione Gingold 's Sticks and Stones . He was well known for conceptual homor , based on incongruity , such as the routine in which an astronaut balks at being launched until someone finds his box of crayons , containing `` a green , an orange and two blacks '' ; as well using his musical training in a routine , such as `` Alcatraz - the Musical , '' and `` La Bonanza , '' a parody of an opera based on a popular TV Western , which he performed on The Johnny Cash Show . Veteran comedian Phyllis Diller credited Manna with helping improve her standup routine when she was starting in the business , `` It was at New York 's Bon Soir nightclub during the early sixties that the comic Charlie Manna gave me the greatest advice about how to get on : quickly tell five of your hottest jokes and then run with them . Get the audience laughing for real , do n't make it a phony deal . '' Manna was quoted as saying , `` There are two varieties of comedy : funny and not funny . '' He recorded two comedy albums in performance at clubs . The first was ' ` Manna Live !! ; the second was Manna Overboard !! '' , ( Decca Records , 1961 ) , produced by Michael Ross , written by Ross and Bruce Howard , recorded at the Village Vanguard , New York . He died in 1971 from cancer at age 51 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "372cfb466466010a31e9c3fac97a585a", "text": "Due to Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled Due to Lack of Interest , Tomorrow Has Been Canceled is a 1969 book by Irene Kampen , an account of her return to school at the University of Wisconsin -- Madison after 25 years , and how she learned to adapt to the student culture of the late 1960s . While it is listed as non-fiction , Kampen included fictionalized students and other characters in the book . The expression is also the title of the last track of the 1968 jazz record `` America the Beautiful '' by arranger Gary McFarland , and is a line in the Kaiser Chiefs song `` Ruby '' . It was also used as the title of a 1971 BBC Horizon documentary on predictions of ecological disaster , focusing on the work of Paul Ehrlich . The book is also referenced in the film The Last of England ( 1987 ) , directed and written by Derek Jarman .", "title": "" } ]
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The Citadelle Laferrière is also nicknamed the Citadelle.
[ { "docid": "ba11a43f28e2ffdb4982e084a37c932a", "text": "Citadelle Laferrière The Citadelle Laferrière or , Citadelle Henry Christophe , or simply the Citadelle ( Citadel ) , is a large mountaintop fortress in Nord , Haiti , located on top of the mountain Bonnet a L'Eveque , approximately 17 mi south of the city of Cap-Haïtien , 10 mi southwest of the Three Bays Protected Area , and 5 mi uphill from the town of Milot . It is one of the largest fortresses in the Americas and was designated by the United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) as a World Heritage Site in 1982 -- along with the nearby Sans-Souci Palace . The mountaintop fortress has itself become an icon of Haiti . The Citadel was built by Henri Christophe , a key leader during the Haitian slave rebellion ( 1791 -- 1804 ) , after Haiti gained independence from France at the beginning of the 19th century .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "fcd70629e049c3c52e0d1b6150fc44c7", "text": "Grand Battery Grand Battery ( Grande Batterie , meaning big or great battery ) was a French artillery tactic of the Napoleonic wars . It involved massing all available batteries into a single large , temporary one , and concentrating the firepower of their guns at a single point in the enemy 's lines . Substituting volume of fire for accuracy , rate of fire and rapid movement , it was rarely used in the wars ' early years . But as the quality of artillery crews and their horses declined , it was employed more frequently during later ( post 1808 ) campaigns . The Grand Battery was often concentrated against the enemy 's center . An early example of this is at Austerlitz in 1805 , when Napoleon ordered a `` roar of thunder '' before the main assault upon the Pratzen Heights , which split the coalition 's lines in half . Other notable uses of the tactic include : Alexandre-Antoine Hureau de Sénarmont 's aggressive use of his guns at the battle of Friedland ( 1807 ) , which was a major factor that won the battle , or the battle of Wagram in 1809 , where a grand battery successfully halted an Austrian counterattack . At Borodino in 1812 , it was again used to break a counterattack , but it failed to break the strong Russian positions and earthworks in the center along the Rayevski Redoubt . At the Battle of Lützen ( 1813 ) , it did succeed in breaking the Russo-Prussian center , ahead of the main assault by the Imperial guard . Finally , in 1815 at Waterloo , the famous opening barrage of the Grande Batterie failed to break the center of Wellington 's Anglo-allied army due to his judicious deployment of most of his forces behind the reverse slopes of the rolling hillside and the fact that the ground was still wet and muddy , preventing the usual effects of the bouncing cannonballs . Nearly half a century later , in 1863 on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg , Robert E. Lee , formed a Grand Battery of his own in a desperate attempt to weaken the Union center in advance of Pickett 's Charge . But the artillery overshot most of their targets and had to cease fire due to a lack of ammunition .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4678f573137f95077bc01f602e895d00", "text": "Cavalier (fortification) A cavalier is a fortification which is built within a larger fortification , and which is higher than the rest of the work . It usually consists of a raised platform within a fort or bastion , so as to be able to fire over the main parapet without interfering with the fire of the latter . Through the use of cavaliers , a greater volume of fire can be obtained , but its great height also makes it an easy target for a besieger 's guns . There are two types of cavaliers : Common cavalier -- a raised gun platform without any additional defensive features Defensible cavalier -- a raised gun platform surrounded by a ditch . If the ditch cuts across the bastion 's terreplein and is supported by cuts , the cavalier can also be considered as a retrenchment .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "130960f08b5e6950a8a38ab5965d796d", "text": "Rochefort, Belgium Rochefort ( -LSB- ʁɔʃ.fɔʁ -RSB- ) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur , close to the Ardennes . On January 1 , 2006 , Rochefort had a total population of 12,038 . The total area is 165.27 km ² which gives a population density of 73 inhabitants per km ² . It was a in the 19th century . The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities : Rochefort proper , Ave-et-Auffe , Buissonville , Éprave , Han-sur-Lesse , Jemelle , Lavaux-Sainte-Anne , Lessive , Mont-Gauthier , Villers-sur-Lesse , and Wavreille . Its ancient position at the crossroads where the route to Saint-Hubert crossed that from Liège to Bouillon required fortifying : the ruins of the old castle , which gave the place its name and a title to a long line of counts who had the right of coining their own money , still exist . This castle underwent many sieges and suffered at the hands of Marshal de Châtillon ( 1636 ) . Near Rochefort are the red marble quarries of St. Remy , and Rochefort Abbey , a Trappist monastery , which operates the Rochefort Brewery , known for brewing dark and sweet beers , especially the Rochefort 10 , a deep dark-brown rich and fruity beer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1389236cf3be5776fee16331ef624797", "text": "Counterguard The counterguard ( Kontergarde , contre-garde ) is an outwork in a bastioned fortification system that usually comprises only a low rampart and which is sited in front of the actual fortress moat that runs around the bastions or ravelins . The rampart way of a counterguard is , however , so constructed and at least wide enough that it enables the positioning of guns . An additional ditch in front of it guards the work from a frontal enemy assault . The function of counterguards was to protect the higher ravelin or bastion behind it from direct fire and to delay an attack on it as long as possible . So that the counterguards and the works that they were to protect , could not come under simultaneous fire along the line of the rampart they were not allowed to run parallel to one another . If such a rampart work was built for defending infantry alone , i.e. without artillery positions , it was called a couvreface .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a9efc987f2f2d2731ef523e0cdc400b9", "text": "Salle du Manège The indoor riding academy called the Salle du Manège ( -LSB- sal dy manɛʒ -RSB- ) was the seat of deliberations during most of the French Revolution , from 1789 to 1798 . Before the revolution , the Salle du Manège ( `` Riding Hall '' ) , situated along the north end of the Tuileries Gardens to the west of the Tuileries Palace in Paris , was home to the royal equestrian academy . Built during the minority of Louis XV , when it lay conveniently close to the Regent 's Palais Royal , it was allowed to pass afterwards from hand to hand as the site of privately conducted riding schools , though it was never formally sold . On 9 November 1789 the National Constituent Assembly , formerly the Estates-General of 1789 , moved its deliberations from Versailles to the Tuileries in pursuit of Louis XVI of France and installed itself in the Salle du Manège on the palace grounds . Having nationalised the goods of the Church , the Assemblée nationale , requiring more space than the Manège alone could provide , extended its occupation to two adjacent convents , those of the Capuchins , which soon housed the Revolutionary printing presses in its former refectory , and of the Feuillants , whose handsome library received the archives of the Assemblée . The proportions of the Salle du Manège , ten times as long as it was wide , offered poor acoustics for the debates that went on continually under its high vaults . Six tiers of banquettes permitted space for the deputies , ranged on either side of the central tribune , initially planned for the orators ' podium . Seated together for solidarity , the deputies seated themselves according to their political opinions , to right and to left of the president 's desk , The Mountain and the Girondins , with The Plain seated in the lowest rank of banquettes , from which they were wont to cross to the opposite side , as their opinions dictated . The public found places to witness the spectacle at either end of the hall and in the loge seats above . In 1792 the Salle du Manège became the venue for the National Convention . In 1795 under the French Directory , the Council of 500 sat in the structure until the body moved to the Palais-Bourbon in 1798 . In 1799 , the Jacobin Club du Manège had its headquarters there . It would seem that 19th century references to the art of `` manège , '' to describe a style of equestrian riding , derive from here . A March 1847 edition of The Illustrated London News described a performance of Pablo Fanque , the 19th century equestrian and circus performer thus : `` This extraordinary feat of the manège has proved very attractive , as we anticipated in our Journal of last week ; and we have judged the success worthy of graphic commemoration ... '' Further , the paper said , `` Mr. Pablo has trained his black mare to do the most extraordinary feats of the manege , an art hitherto considered to belong only to the French and German professors of equitation , and her style certainly far exceeds anything that has ever yet been brought from the Continent . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4db02ba13ac6aa1891f59f9732ee196c", "text": "Place de la Bastille The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris where the Bastille prison stood until the `` Storming of the Bastille '' and its subsequent physical destruction between 14 July 1789 and 14 July 1790 during the French Revolution . No vestige of the prison remains . The square straddles 3 arrondissements of Paris , namely the 4th , 11th and 12th . The square and its surrounding areas are normally called simply Bastille . The July Column ( Colonne de Juillet ) which commemorates the events of the July Revolution ( 1830 ) stands at the center of the square . Other notable features include the Bastille Opera , the Bastille subway station and a section of the Canal Saint Martin . Prior to 1984 , the former Bastille railway station stood where the opera house now stands . The square is home to concerts and similar events . The north-eastern area of Bastille is busy at night with its many cafés , bars , night clubs , and concert halls . As a consequence of its historical significance , the square is often the site or point of departure of political demonstrations , including the massive anti-CPE demonstration of 28 March 2006 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aa3b8e03f9e0187cbd2c38fab6da6b5a", "text": "Château de Villars The Château de Villard is a 14th-century castle in the commune of Saint-Parize-le-Châtel in the Nièvre département of France . During the Hundred Years ' War , the fortress was of great importance and was fought over by the French , English , Armagnacs and Bourbons . It is said that Joan of Arc stayed here before going to liberate Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier . The castle has a round towers in each of the four corners , with a square tower in the middle of each side . During the 19th century , the interior of the castle was converted for agricultural use and this continued until the 1970s . Since 2006 , Hubert de Vassal and his wife , Ana , have been renovating the buildings which they inherited . Parts of it have been listed since 1951 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture . In 2012 , the architectural heritage association , Vieilles Maisons Françaises , awarded its first prize to Château de Villars for the ongoing renovation work .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1c76c1e8b6e1ffc39ea2e64747922bf5", "text": "Palais de la Cité The Palais de la Cité , located on the Île de la Cité in the Seine River in the center of Paris , was the residence of the Kings of France from the sixth century until the 14th century . From the 14th century until the French Revolution , it was the headquarters of the French treasury , judicial system and the Parlement of Paris , an assembly of nobles . During the Revolution it served as a courthouse and prison , where Marie Antoinette and other prisoners were held and tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal . The palace was built and rebuilt over the course of six centuries ; the site is now largely occupied by the buildings of the 19th century Palais de Justice , but a few important vestiges remain ; the medieval lower hall of the Conciergerie , four towers along the Seine , and , mostly important , Sainte-Chapelle , the former chapel of the Palace , masterpiece of Gothic architecture . Both parts of the Conciergerie and Saint-Chapelle are classified as national historical monuments and can be visited , though most of the Palais de Justice is closed to the public .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "788811beecb6c55ae48001eee5aa2184", "text": "Garrison (architecture) A garrison is an architectural style of house , typically two stories with the second story overhanging in the front . The traditional ornamentation is four carved drops ( pineapple , strawberry or acorn shape ) below the overhang . Garrisons usually have an exterior chimney at the end . Older versions have casement windows with small panes of glass , while later versions have double-hung windows . The second-story windows often are smaller than those on the first floor . Dormers often break through the cornice line . Historically the term garrison means 1 ) a group of soldiers ; 2 ) a defensive structure ; 3 ) the location of a group of soldiers is assigned such as garrison house or garrison town . `` The term garrison refers to the military or defensive character of a house '' but not as heavily built as a blockhouse . `` Garrisons , or fortified houses , were built in almost all New England towns and they were particularly common in the frontier towns of Maine and New Hampshire ... Like an ordinary house in plan and appearance , garrisons were used in times of peace as one-family dwellings , but were strongly built and capable of protecting a number of families in times of danger . '' Construction methods typically used log walls or thick planks with a timber frame construction called plank frame construction or simply a plank house .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5d9774f7ec7f98efc4485ace5aecb558", "text": "Citadel (disambiguation) A citadel is a fortress . Citadel may also refer to :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba0401f8547013ea6b6a933b663a1be6", "text": "Antwerp Citadel Antwerp Citadel ( Castillo de Amberes , Kasteel van Antwerpen ) was a pentagonal bastion fort built to defend and dominate the city of Antwerp in the early stages of the Dutch Revolt . It has been described as `` doubtlesse the most matchlesse piece of modern Fortification in the World '' and as `` one of the most studied urban installations of the sixteenth century '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "229097447309c440626a81a44ace6335", "text": "Ajaccio Ajaccio ( ; -LSB- aʒaksjo -RSB- ; -LSB- aˈjattʃu -RSB- , -LSB- aˈjattʃo -RSB- ) is a French commune , prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud , and head office of the Collectivité territoriale de Corse ( capital city of Corsica ) . It is also the largest settlement on the island . Ajaccio is located on the west coast of the island of Corsica , 210 nmi southeast of Marseille . The original city went into decline in the Middle Ages , but began to prosper again after the Genoese built a citadel in 1492 to the south of the earlier settlement . After the Corsican Republic was declared in 1755 the Genoese continued to hold several citadels , including Ajaccio , until the French took control of the island . The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ajacciens or Ajacciennes . The most famous of these is Napoleon Bonaparte who was born in Ajaccio in 1769 , and whose ancestral home , the Maison Bonaparte , is now a museum . Other dedications to him in the city include Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9c6dd2fa97c4aad0e39fb28b28687160", "text": "Garrison Garrison ( various spellings ) ( from the French garnison , itself from the verb garnir , `` to equip '' ) is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location , originally to guard it , but now often simply using it as a home base . The garrison is usually in a city , town , fort , castle , ship or similar . `` Garrison town '' is a common expression for any town that has a military base nearby .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64841829b2bc8093902ec207356e94cb", "text": "Cavalry Cavalry ( from French cavalerie , cf. cheval ` horse ' ) or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback . Cavalry were historically the most mobile of the combat arms . An individual soldier in the cavalry is known by a number of designations such as cavalryman , horseman , dragoon or trooper . The designation of cavalry was not usually given to any military forces that used other animals , such as camels , mules or elephants . Infantry who moved on horseback , but dismounted to fight on foot , were known in the 17th and early 18th centuries as dragoons , a class of mounted infantry which later evolved into cavalry proper while retaining their historic title . Cavalry had the advantage of improved mobility , and a man fighting from horseback also had the advantages of greater height , speed , and inertial mass over an opponent on foot . Another element of horse mounted warfare is the psychological impact a mounted soldier can inflict on an opponent . The speed , mobility and shock value of the cavalry was greatly appreciated and exploited in armed forces in the Ancient and Middle Ages ; some forces were mostly cavalry , particularly in nomadic societies of Asia , notably the Mongol armies . In Europe cavalry became increasingly armoured ( heavy ) , and eventually became known for the mounted knights . During the 17th century cavalry in Europe lost most of its armor , ineffective against the muskets and cannon which were coming into use , and by the mid-19th century armor had mainly fallen into disuse , although some regiments retained a small thickened cuirass that offered protection against lances and sabres and some protection against shot . In the period between the World Wars , many cavalry units were converted into motorized infantry and mechanized infantry units , or reformed as tank troops . However , some cavalry still served during World War II , notably in the Red Army , the Mongolian People 's Army , the Royal Italian Army , the Romanian Army , the Polish Land Forces , and light reconnaissance units within the Waffen SS . Most cavalry units that are horse-mounted in modern armies serve in purely ceremonial roles , or as mounted infantry in difficult terrain such as mountains or heavily forested areas . Modern usage of the term generally refers to specialist units equipped with tanks ( `` armored cavalry '' ) or aircraft ( `` air cavalry '' ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c7261f92be66696cc94f96087ae8c18f", "text": "Place Denfert-Rochereau Place Denfert-Rochereau , previously known as Place d'Enfer , is a public square located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris , France , in the Montparnasse district , at the intersection of the boulevards Raspail , Arago , and Saint-Jacques , and the avenues René Coty , Général Leclerc , and , as well as the streets Froidevaux , Victor-Considérant and de Grancey . It is one of the largest and most important squares on the left bank of the Seine . The square is named after Pierre Denfert-Rochereau , the French commander who organized the defense at the siege of Belfort during the Franco-Prussian War ( 1870 -- 1871 ) . It is dominated by the Lion of Belfort statue ( a smaller version of the original in the town of Belfort ) by Frédéric Bartholdi . The square is the location of the Paris Catacombs museum . It is frequently the place where demonstrations and protest marches in Paris either start or end . The square is also the place depicted on the backdrop at the beginning of the third act of La Bohème by Puccini .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c0ff4a251b587ab5e238412fe419e46e", "text": "Acadians The Acadians ( Acadiens , -LSB- akadjɛ̃ -RSB- ) are the descendants of French colonists who settled in Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries , some of whom are also Métis . The colony was located in what is now Eastern Canada 's Maritime provinces ( Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , and Prince Edward Island ) , as well as part of Quebec , and present-day Maine to the Kennebec River . Although today most of the Acadians and Québécois are French-speaking ( francophone ) Canadians , Acadia was a distinctly separate colony of New France . It was geographically and administratively separate from the French colony of Canada ( modern-day Quebec ) . As a result , the Acadians and Québécois developed two distinct histories and cultures . They also developed a slightly different French language . France has one official language and to accomplish this they have an administration in charge of the language . Since the Acadians were separated from this council , their French language evolved independently , and Acadians retain several elements of 17th-century French that have been lost in France . The settlers whose descendants became Acadians came from many areas in France , but especially regions such as Île-de-France , Normandy , Brittany , Poitou and Aquitaine . Acadian family names have come from many areas in France . For example , the Maillets are from Paris ; the LeBlancs of Normandy ; the surname Melanson is from Brittany , and those with the surnames Bastarache and Basque came from Aquitaine . The Acadians lived for almost 80 years in Acadia , prior to the British Conquest of Acadia in 1710 . After the conquest , they refused to sign an unconditional oath for the next forty-five years . During the French and Indian War ( the North American theatre of the Seven Years ' War ) , British colonial officers suspected and later confirmed their allegiance after finding Acadians fighting alongside French troops after conquering Fort Beausejour . The British , together with New England legislators and militia , carried out the Great Expulsion of 1755 -- 1764 during and after the war years . They deported approximately 11,500 Acadians from the maritime region . Approximately one-third perished from disease and drowning . Although one historian compared this event to contemporary ethnic cleansing , other historians suggested that the event is comparable with other deportations in history . Many Acadians migrated to present day Louisiana state ( known then as Spanish colonial Luisiana ) , where they developed what became known as Cajun culture . Others were transported to France . Some of those were settled secondarily to Louisiana by Henri Peyroux de la Coudreniere . Later on , many Acadians returned to the Maritime provinces of Canada , most specifically New Brunswick . Most who returned ended up in New Brunswick because they were barred by the British from resettling their lands and villages in the land that became Nova Scotia . Before the US Revolutionary War , the Crown settled New England Planters in former Acadian communities and farmland as well as , after the war , Loyalists ( including nearly 3,000 Black Loyalists , who were freed slaves ) . British policy was to assimilate Acadians with the local populations where they resettled . Acadians speak a dialect of French called Acadian French . Many of those in the Moncton area speak Chiac and English . The Louisiana Cajun descendants speak a dialect of American English called Cajun English , with several also speaking Cajun French , a close relative of the original dialect from Canada influenced by Spanish and West African languages .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7594c61d99c880491c1a8a337adc9d43", "text": "Rashaya Citadel The Rashaya Citadel or Citadel of Independence is a national monument , in Lebanon . It was built as a palace by the Shihab family in the 18th century , was used by the French Mandate , and is now stationed by the Lebanese Armed Forces . It is a tourist site that can be visited while under the army 's surveillance . The castle includes vaulted rooms and overlooks the historic mountain town .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dcbae6607406c9e7a745f9f4d5fa2339", "text": "History of infantry Although the term infantry dates from the 15th century , the foot troops of the previous eras in history who fought with a variety of weapons before the introduction of the firearms are also referred to as infantry . During the Ancient and Middle Ages Infantry were categorized by the types of weapons and armour they used , such as heavy , medium , and light infantry . Since the introduction of firearms , classifications have changed initially to reflect their formations on the battlefield as line infantry , and later to reflect modes of transport and type of tactics used by specific units as Mechanized infantry or airborne infantry . The word infantry was borrowed into other Romance languages from the Latin infantem , originally `` a youth '' who as an infante , a `` foot soldier '' who served in groups composed of those soldiers who were too-inexperienced or too low in rank for membership to the cavalry . As a meaning for an organised type of combat troops , the word dates to 1579 in the French infantrie and Spanish infanteria . However , in military history it has become a common English term to apply to troops from earlier historical periods . With the notable exception of the Mongol Empire , infantry has represented the largest component in most armies of the past , and the present . While the specific weapons have varied , the common factor is that these soldiers have relied on their feet for tactical movements , but since the introduction of the rail and motor transport have been operationally transported behind the front-lines , and have made use of strategic airlift with the introduction of aircraft into warfare . During Ancient history , infantry was essentially an armed mob , fighting in loosely organized opposing lines , under the vocal direction of individual commanders in the immediate vicinity of the troops ' hearing range . However , the benefits of uniform , equipment , weaponry and , above all , training led to the development of formations able to carry out pre-arranged tactical maneuvers in the heat of battle . Since that time , infantry organization has focused on finding a balance between heavily armed formations that emphasise firepower and ability to withstand direct assaults , and more lightly armed but also more mobile units able to manoeuvre around the battlefield faster , to exploit tactical opportunities . Mobility , armament , and protection have been the three competing primary factors that complement and compete in the balanced approach to development of infantry doctrine throughout history .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0ec8d79c504461d77256e5bf6919dce8", "text": "Carcassonne Carcassonne ( -LSB- kaʁ.ka.sɔn -RSB- ; -LSB- kaɾkaˈsunɔ -RSB- Carcaso ) is a fortified French town in the Aude department , of which it is the prefecture , in the Region of Occitanie . Inhabited since the Neolithic period , Carcassonne is located in the Aude plain between historic trade routes , linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean sea and the Massif Central to the Pyrénées . Its strategic importance was quickly recognized by the Romans who occupied its hilltop until the demise of the Western Roman Empire and was later taken over in the fifth century by the Visigoths who founded the city . Its strategic location led successive rulers to expand its fortifications until the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659 . The city is famous for the Cité de Carcassonne , a medieval fortress restored by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in 1853 and added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997 . Consequently , Carcassonne relies heavily on tourism but also counts manufacture and wine-making as some of its other key economic sectors .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fb2ad1879a699c776ff95e4c7c928e42", "text": "Front (military) A military front or battlefront is a contested armed frontier between opposing forces . It can be a local or tactical front , or it can range to a theater . A typical front was the Western Front in France and Belgium in World War I. The term `` home front '' has been used to denote conditions in the civilian sector of a country at war , including those involved in the production of matériel . Both the Soviet and Polish Armies used the term `` front '' to mean an army group during the Polish-Soviet War and World War II . The equivalent of the term established in the header was the `` Theater of military operations '' . The term `` front line city '' was used by the Germans during their long retreat from Moscow/Stalingrad to refer to metropolitan centres that had become disputed by the two combatants . Designation of a city as such resulted in administrative changes ( largely the imposition of martial law ) . In the film Downfall , the term was briefly referenced . The term `` transferred to the front '' is often used by soldiers or personnel when their position has been changed from other activities .", "title": "" } ]
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Taiwan only has a neighbor to the east.
[ { "docid": "8b91d58625a3ea7ab4c74cc478d07e78", "text": "Taiwan Taiwan ( -LSB- taɪˈwɑːn -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of China ( ROC ) , is a state in East Asia . Its neighbours include China ( officially the People 's Republic of China , PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south . Taiwan is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations , and also possesses the largest economy of any state outside of the UN . The island of Taiwan , also known as Formosa , was mainly inhabited by Taiwanese aborigines before the 17th century , when Dutch and Spanish colonies opened the island to Han Chinese immigration . After a brief rule by the Kingdom of Tungning , the island was annexed by the Qing dynasty , the last dynasty of China . The Qing ceded Taiwan to Japan in 1895 after the Sino-Japanese War . While Taiwan was under Japanese rule , the Republic of China ( ROC ) was established on the mainland in 1912 after the fall of the Qing dynasty . Following the Japanese surrender to the Allies in 1945 , the ROC took control of Taiwan . However , the resumption of the Chinese Civil War led to the ROC 's loss of the mainland to the Communists , and the flight of the ROC government to Taiwan in 1949 . Although the ROC continued to claim to be the legitimate government of China , its effective jurisdiction since 1949 has been limited to Taiwan and its surrounding islands , with the main island making up 99 % of its de facto territory . As a founding member of the United Nations , the ROC continued to represent China at the United Nations until 1971 , when the PRC assumed China 's seat , causing the ROC to lose its UN membership . In the early 1960s , Taiwan entered a period of rapid economic growth and industrialization , creating a stable industrial economy . In the 1980s and early 1990s , it changed from a one-party military dictatorship dominated by the Kuomintang to a multi-party democracy with a semi-presidential system . Taiwan is the 22nd-largest economy in the world , and its high-tech industry plays a key role in the global economy . It is ranked highly in terms of freedom of the press , healthcare , public education , economic freedom , and human development . The country benefits from a highly skilled workforce and is among the most highly educated countries in the world with one of the highest percentages of its citizens holding a tertiary education degree . The PRC has consistently claimed sovereignty over Taiwan and asserted the ROC is no longer in legitimate existence . Under its One-China Policy the PRC refused diplomatic relations with any country that recognizes the ROC . Today only a few smaller nations recognize the ROC as the sole legal representative of China , but many other states maintain unofficial ties through representative offices and institutions that function as de facto embassies and consulates . Although Taiwan is fully self-governing , most international organizations in which the PRC participates either refuse to grant membership to Taiwan or allow it to participate only as a non-state actor . Internally , the major division in politics is between the aspirations of eventual Chinese unification or Taiwanese independence , though both sides have moderated their positions to broaden their appeal . The PRC has threatened the use of military force in response to any formal declaration of independence by Taiwan or if PRC leaders decide that peaceful unification is no longer possible .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "7c9b5e6922e2cbf6924efdec9946ce61", "text": "Mainland Affairs Council The Mainland Affairs Council ( MAC ) is a cabinet-level administrative agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China . The MAC is responsible for the planning , development , and implementation of policies between the Republic of China on Taiwan and the People 's Republic of China which administers mainland China , Hong Kong and Macau . The MAC counterpart body by the PRC is the Taiwan Affairs Office . Both states officially claim each other 's territory , however the Republic of China controls only Taiwan and surrounding islands , and therefore is usually known as `` Taiwan '' , sometimes referred to as the `` Free Area '' of the Republic of China by the Constitution of the Republic of China . The People 's Republic of China controls mainland China as well as Hong Kong , Macau , Hainan , and other islands and is therefore usually known simply as `` China '' . The Mainland Affairs Council is administered by a cabinet level Minister . The current Minister is Katharine Chang . The council plays an important role in setting policy and development of relations with mainland China and advising the central government . The agency funds and indirectly administers the Straits Exchange Foundation which is the official intermediary with the PRC .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "559c924bd68875cac6844d8fd6ba0b3a", "text": "Taiwanization Taiwanization , also known as the Taiwanese localization movement , is a conceptual term used in Taiwan to emphasize the importance of a ( separate ) Taiwanese culture , society , economy , nationality , and identity rather than to regard Taiwan as solely an appendage of China . This involves the teaching of the history of Taiwan , geography , and culture from a Taiwan-centric perspective , as well as promoting languages locally established in Taiwan , including Taiwanese Hokkien ( Taiwanese ) , Hakka , and aboriginal languages . Originally part of the Taiwan independence movement and related to the Taiwan Name Rectification Campaign , some of Taiwanization 's aims are now endorsed by some supporters of Chinese Unification on Taiwan . The localization movement has been expressed in forms such as the use of language or dialect in the broadcast media and entire channels devoted to aboriginal and Hakka affairs . Textbooks have been rewritten by scholars to more prominently emphasize Taiwan . The political compromise that has been reached is to teach both the history of Taiwan and the history of mainland China . Some Taiwanese-owned companies or organizations established in earlier times have names containing the words `` China '' or `` Chinese '' . They have been encouraged in recent years to change the word `` China '' in their names to `` Taiwan '' as an act of Taiwanization . This campaign for changing the names is known as the `` Name Rectification Campaign '' or `` Taiwan Name Rectification '' . Many Taiwan-based companies in international sectors already identify themselves as `` Taiwan '' - based for clarity 's sake . This keeps international customers from confusing them with an enterprise based in the People 's Republic of China . Other Taiwan-based companies decline to change to a `` Taiwanese '' name because of expense or the political views held by important clients and company leaders .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "833dd2dc00f9a6c25e0426fe51323582", "text": "Geography of Singapore Singapore is a small , heavily urbanised , island city-state in Southeast Asia , located at the end of the Malayan Peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia . Singapore has a total land area of 719.1 km2 . The Singapore area comprises mainland and other islands . The mainland of Singapore measures 50 km from east to west and 27 km from north to south with 193 km of coastline . These figures are based on 2.515 m High Water Mark cadastral survey boundaries . Singapore is separated from Indonesia by the Singapore Strait and from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a0bc89f147fec363fed4b678a046cf32", "text": "List of metropolitan areas in Taiwan Metropolitan areas were recognized by the Taiwan government until 2010 . This was the definition of metropolitan areas used by the government of Taiwan . A metropolitan area is an economically and socially integrated area with one or more core cities . The population has to be over 300,000 . Core city : A core city has to satisfy the following three conditions : Its population more than 200,000 . More than 70 % of its residents living in the urbanized area . More than 70 % of the employed residents working within the city . Satellite city : Within the same region of the core city , a city or township is defined as a satellite city if one of the following conditions is satisfied . A satellite city has to connecte to the core city either directly or through its satellite cities . More than 10 % of the employed residents commuting to the core city . More than 5 % of the employed residents commuting to the core city and more than 40 % of the residents living within the same urbanized area as the core city . surrounded by satellite cities . If a city is qualified to be a satellite city for more than one core cities , it is defined to be of the core city with more commuters . A metropolitan area is named after the most populous core city . Two metropolitan areas are combined into one if the distance between the largest core cities is less than 25 km or if they are bordered with each other for more than 1 km , and if there is close connection of their commuters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0daf0950f7d4d3fe52a8fbe936c4b18f", "text": "Taipei Family Taipei Family is a Taiwanese sitcom about antics of two families living together in the same apartment dealing with issues such as love and friendship . `` Taipei Family '' is considered to be a Taiwanese version of the hit series Family Guy . There are similarities that can be compared such as a lazy father , a loud wife , and strange daydreaming sequences that mocks Taiwan history . This is more of a `` traditional '' Taiwanese sitcom , such as a loud ( and obtrusive ) laughter track , and cartoon-like sound effects based on the character 's facial expressions . Most of the show focuses on its dialog filled with deadpan humor . Category : Taiwanese drama television series Category : Sitcoms", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18252ef81c9fc72e24b21ece4c6a411f", "text": "Yushan (mountain) Yushan , also Mount Jade or Mount Yu , is the highest mountain in Taiwan at 3952 m above sea level , giving Taiwan the fourth highest maximum elevation of any island in the world . The obsolete name of Mount Morrison is thought to have been named in honor of the 19th century missionary Robert Morrison . Today , the mountain is generally referred to as Yushan or Mt. Jade . In the winter , Yushan is often capped with thick snow which makes the entire peak shine like stainless jade , hence its name . On July 21 , 2009 , Yushan was elected one of 28 finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature voting campaign . It even had held the top position in the `` Mountains and Volcanoes '' category on the list of first round voting of the 77 nominees ended on July 7 , 2009 . Yushan and surrounding mountains belong to Yushan Range , which is part of Yushan National Park . The national park is Taiwan 's largest , highest and least accessible national park . It contains the largest tract of wilderness remaining in Taiwan and is also valued for its pristine forests and faunal diversity , including many endemic species . The highest point of Yushan Range , Yushan , is 3952 m above sea level , and is the highest point in the western Pacific region outside of the Kamchatka Peninsula . Yushan was once in the ocean and raised to the current height because the Eurasian Plate slid over the neighboring Philippine Sea Plate . The ocean waters off Taiwan 's east coast are deep ; in fact , submarine slopes plunge down to the Pacific Ocean at a grade of 1:10 and the ocean reaches a depth of more than 4000 m about 50 km from the coast .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b93dad5879ce988f398d3fec41e1919a", "text": "Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests The Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests is an ecoregion that covers most of the island of Taiwan , with the exception of the southern tip of the island , which constitutes the South Taiwan monsoon rain forests ecoregion . The island 's concentrated steep mountains host a range of forest types , from subtropical forests in the lowlands to temperate and alpine or montane forests .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e5d139de83caa18b57a00b92748fb4a5", "text": "Taitung Taitung , Tai Tung , or variants , may refer to : Taitung County ( 台東縣 or 臺東縣 ) , a county located in eastern Taiwan Taitung City ( 台東市 or 臺東市 ) , the seat of Taitung County Taitung Prefecture , former prefecture of Taiwan Province", "title": "" }, { "docid": "148e947bfa2e9e1ce6f5745dd5f285f7", "text": "National University of Tainan The National University of Tainan ( NUTN ; ) is a university in East District , Tainan , Taiwan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d6e39c91793a9b618eaee5778d58b3e4", "text": "Architecture of Taiwan The architecture of Taiwan can be traced back to stilt housing of the aborigines in prehistoric times ; to the building of fortresses and churches in the north and south used to colonize and convert the inhabitants during the Dutch and Spanish period ; the Tungning period when Taiwan was a base of anti-Qing sentiment and Minnan-style architechture was introduced ; in Qing dynasty period , a mix of Chinese and Western architecture appeared and artillery battery flourished during Qing 's Self-Strengthening Movement ; During the Japanese rule of Taiwan , the Minnan , Japanese and Western culture were main influencers in architectural designs and saw the introduction and use of reinforced concrete . Due to excessive Westernization as a colony , after the retrocession of Taiwan to the Republic of China in 1945 from Japan at the end of World War II , Chinese classical style became popular and entered into international mainstream as a postmodern design style . Today , Taiwanese architecture has undergone much diversification , every style of architecture can be seen .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d6948671978441aae4fdf5debf3ef7ea", "text": "Mainland Japan is a term to distinguish the area of Japan from its outlying territories . It was an official term in the pre-war period , distinguishing Japan and the colonies in East Asia . After the end of World War II , the term became uncommon , but still is used as an unofficial term to distinguish the area of Japan from Okinawa or Hokkaidō . The literal Japanese meaning might best be translated as inner Japan or inner lands . The term `` mainland '' is an inaccurate translation because mainland is usually the continental part of a region , as opposed to the islands . It is also somewhat confusing as Mainland Japan is defined to consist of several major islands ( Hokkaidō , Honshū , Kyūshū , Shikoku ) and many minor ones . The term mainland Japan is also sometimes used to translate Honshū , the largest island , though naichi not .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c1d5ff236e41865ac7dabec88048d499", "text": "Indonesia–Vietnam relations Indonesia -- Vietnam relations are foreign bilateral relations between Indonesia and Vietnam . Indonesia and Vietnam are neighboring nations that have a maritime border which lies on the South China Sea . Both countries are the member of ASEAN and APEC .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "27920d9cf7f74d902ede91b32f7c44e3", "text": "Near East The Near East is a geographical term that roughly encompasses Western Asia . Despite having varying definitions within different academic circles , the term was originally applied to the maximum extent of the Ottoman Empire . The term has fallen into disuse in English and has been replaced by the terms Middle East and Western Asia . According to the National Geographic Society , the terms Near East and Middle East denote the same territories and are `` generally accepted as comprising the countries of the Arabian Peninsula , Cyprus , Egypt , Iraq , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Palestinian territories , Syria , and Turkey '' . The Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) of the United Nations defines the region similarly , but also includes Afghanistan while excluding the countries of North Africa and the Palestinian territories .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2088e58e72f23bf10ba626562bc05379", "text": "Geography of Shanghai The geography of Shanghai is characterised by its location on the Yangtze River Delta on China 's east coast and its proximity to the Pacific Ocean via the East China Sea . The city is centred on the Huangpu River , a tributary of the Yangtze River , and extends outwards in all directions , with the suburbs and satellite towns reaching east to the East China Sea , north and west to Jiangsu province , and south to Zhejiang province over Hangzhou Bay . The vast majority of Shanghai 's land area is flat , apart from a few hills in the southwest corner , due to its location on the alluvial plain of the Yangtze 's river delta . The city has many rivers and lakes and is known for its rich water resources , and thanks to its coastal , riverside location and warm climate ensuring ice-free waters , provides easy access to China 's interior , resulting in Shanghai being the world 's largest port .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "66280ba9982a45dbb0691db87afc4957", "text": "Mexico–Taiwan relations Mexico -- Taiwan relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f72cf0e64fc002c820172cfcf01d95ff", "text": "Sea of Japan naming dispute A dispute exists over the international name for the body of water which is bordered by Japan , North Korea , Russia , and South Korea . In 1992 , objections to the name Sea of Japan were first raised by North Korea and South Korea at the Sixth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names . The Japanese government supports the use of the name `` Sea of Japan '' , while South Korea supports the name `` East Sea '' , and North Korea supports the name `` East Sea of Korea '' . Currently , most international maps and documents use either the name Sea of Japan ( or equivalent translation ) by itself , or include both the name Sea of Japan and East Sea , often with East Sea listed in parentheses or otherwise marked as a secondary name . The International Hydrographic Organization , the international governing body for the naming of bodies of water around the world , in 2012 decided not to change the current single name `` Sea of Japan '' rejecting South Korea 's request to use `` East Sea '' together with `` Sea of Japan '' . The involved countries ( especially Japan and South Korea ) have advanced a variety of arguments to support their preferred name ( s ) . Many of the arguments revolve around determining when the name Sea of Japan became the common name . South Korea argues that historically the more common name was East Sea , Sea of Korea , or another similar variant . South Korea further argues that the name Sea of Japan did not become common until Korea was under Japanese rule , at which time it had no ability to influence international affairs . Japan argues that the name Sea of Japan has been the most common international name since at least the beginning of the 19th century , long before its annexation of Korea . Both sides have conducted studies of antiquarian maps , but the two countries have produced divergent research results . Additional arguments have been raised regarding the underlying geography of the sea as well as potential problems regarding the ambiguity of one name or the other .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4398c44451d10fa9781cb3828794c26f", "text": "Overseas Taiwanese Overseas Taiwanese , also called `` people of Taiwanese descent '' , are people who are living outside of Republic of China on Taiwan but are of Taiwanese ancestry or descent . Overseas Taiwanese may live in other territories such as the People 's Republic of China and are not necessarily Republic of China nationals . Overseas Taiwanese may not have been born in or lived in the Republic of China . Some Overseas Taiwanese also consider themselves Overseas Chinese . In November 2014 the Taipei Times cited an estimate of 1 million Taiwanese living in mainland China . Overseas citizens must return to Taiwan to legally vote in elections , as Taiwan does not use absentee ballots . In the United States , there are 230,382 to 919,000 people of Taiwanese descent living in the country . They are mostly concentrated in California , New York , and Texas . There are over 91,000 Taiwanese people in Canada , mainly living in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4d9822f8d1ef36eb6f1bf0be9044de37", "text": "Eastern Visayas Eastern Visayas ( Sinirangan Kabisay-an Sidlakang Kabisay-an Silangang Kabisayaan ) is an administrative region in the Philippines , designated as Region VIII . It consists of three main islands , Samar , Leyte and Biliran . The region has six provinces , one independent city and one highly urbanized city namely , Biliran , Leyte , Northern Samar , Samar , Eastern Samar , Southern Leyte , Ormoc and Tacloban . The highly urbanized city of Tacloban is the Eastern Visayas Regional Center ( EVRC ) . These provinces and cities occupy the easternmost islands of the Visayas group of islands . Eastern Visayas faces the Philippine Sea to the east . The region is known for its famous landmark , the San Juanico Bridge , dubbed as the `` Most Beautifully Designed and Longest Bridge in the Philippines '' . As of , the Eastern Visayas region has a population of inhabitants , making it the third most populous region in the Visayas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e89e5f64b30095faf79c72bb71e5d817", "text": "Lantan Lake The Lantan Lake or Orchid Lake is a lake and reservoir in East District , Chiayi City , Taiwan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9c83f2bea2bd76c2fba3affcef9af2d3", "text": "Timor Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia , north of the Timor Sea . The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia , on the western part . The Indonesian part , also known as West Timor , constitutes part of the province of East Nusa Tenggara . Within West Timor lies an exclave of East Timor called Oecusse District . The island covers an area of 30,777 km2 . The name is a variant of timur , Malay for `` east '' ; it is so called because it lies at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "ec27be5e2c22609707495b79c740202f", "text": "Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney ( born Joseph Yule , Jr. ; September 23 , 1920 -- April 6 , 2014 ) was an American actor , vaudevillian , producer , and radio personality . In a career spanning nine decades and continuing until shortly before his death , he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era . At the height of a career that was marked by precipitous declines and raging comebacks , Rooney performed the role of Andy Hardy in a series of 15 films in the 1930s and 1940s that epitomized American family values . A versatile performer , he became a celebrated character actor later in his career . Laurence Olivier once said he considered Rooney `` the best there has ever been . '' Clarence Brown , who directed him in two of his earliest dramatic roles , National Velvet and The Human Comedy , said he was `` the closest thing to a genius I ever worked with . '' Rooney first performed in vaudeville as a child and made his film debut at the age of six . At 14 he played Puck in the play and later the 1935 film adaptation of A Midsummer Night 's Dream . Critic David Thomson hailed his performance as `` one of cinema 's most arresting pieces of magic '' . In 1938 , he co-starred in Boys Town . At nineteen he was the first teenager to be nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in Babes in Arms , and he was awarded a special Academy Juvenile Award in 1939 . At the peak of his career between the ages of 15 and 25 , he made forty-three films , which made him one of MGM 's most consistently successful actors and a favorite of studio head Louis B. Mayer . Rooney was the top box office attraction from 1939 to 1941 , and one of the best-paid actors of that era , but his career never rose to such heights again . Drafted into the Army during World War II , he served nearly two years entertaining over two million troops on stage and radio and was awarded a Bronze Star for performing in combat zones . Returning from the war in 1945 , he was too old for juvenile roles but too short to be an adult movie star , and was unable to get as many starring roles . Nevertheless , Rooney 's popularity was renewed with well-received supporting roles in films such as Requiem for a Heavyweight ( 1962 ) , It 's a Mad , Mad , Mad , Mad World ( 1963 ) , and The Black Stallion ( 1979 ) . In the early 1980s , he returned to Broadway in Sugar Babies and again became a celebrated star . Rooney made hundreds of appearances on TV , including dramas , variety programs , and talk shows , and won an Emmy in 1964 , with another Emmy plus a Golden Globe for his role in Bill ( 1981 ) . At his death , Vanity Fair called him `` the original Hollywood train wreck . '' He struggled with alcohol and pill addiction and married eight times , the first time to Ava Gardner . Despite earning millions during his career , he had to file for bankruptcy in 1962 due to mismanagement of his finances . Shortly before his death in 2014 at age 93 , he alleged mistreatment by some family members and testified before Congress about what he alleged was physical abuse and exploitation by family members . By the end of his life , his millions in earnings had dwindled to an estate that was valued at only $ 18,000 . He died owing medical bills and back taxes , and contributions were solicited from the public .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "da023a52f9d9eba1ec80276940a4ea56", "text": "Michael Rooney Michael Joseph Rooney ( born April 2 , 1962 ) is an American choreographer . He is the son of actor Mickey Rooney . Best known for his work on a number of music videos , Rooney has won MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography five times .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "16cec031b282a1a07a5cb897af533715", "text": "Hustle (2004 film) Hustle is a television film about baseball player Pete Rose , created by ESPN Films . It was first broadcast on September 25 , 2004 . The movie follows Rose as he gambled on Major League Baseball while managing the Cincinnati Reds , then was caught and banned from baseball for life . The title , Hustle , is a reference to both Rose 's gambling problem and his nickname , `` Charlie Hustle . '' The movie stars Tom Sizemore as Pete Rose and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a0ab95b07216f9cefd824aece117c05e", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a5ca36bde05b90b9ad943c0fcd5856c8", "text": "Mickey's Big Broadcast Mickey 's Big Broadcast is a 1933 short film in Larry Darmour 's Mickey McGuire series starring a young Mickey Rooney . Directed by Jesse Duffy , the two-reel short was released to theaters on June 6 , 1933 by RKO Radio Pictures . An edited version of this short appeared in the feature film compilation `` Mickey the Great '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "09109252fc83a6803dd86f19de21bac3", "text": "Tim Rooney Timothy Hayes Yule ( January 4 , 1947 -- September 23 , 2006 ) , better known as Tim Rooney , was an American actor and voice actor . He was the second son of actor Mickey Rooney and suffered from a muscle disease known as dermatomyositis .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f541e153fb72c381617771b6f4264e31", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6a69a9db544dfebd1ceab0575d8154cf", "text": "Film Booking Offices of America Film Booking Offices of America ( FBO ) , also known as FBO Pictures Corporation , was an American film studio of the silent era , a producer and distributor of mostly low-budget films . The business began in 1918 as Robertson-Cole ( U.S. ) , the American division of a British import -- export company and Robertson-Cole was formed by the English-born Harry F. Robertson and the American Rufus Sidman Cole . Robertson-Cole bought the Hallmark Exchanges ( formerly the Mutual Exchanges that became known as Exhibitors-Mutual Exchanges ) from Frank J. Hall in 1920 . Exhibitors-Mutual/Hallmark had distributed Robertson-Cole product , and acquiring the exchanges gave them the right to distribute their own films plus Hall 's product , with the exception of Charlie Chaplin reissues he had the rights to . Robertson-Cole initiated movie production in the United States in 1920 . That year , it incorporated Robertson-Cole Studios , Inc. and bought 460 acres in Santa Monica , California to establish a studio . The property , which became known as the `` R.C. Ranch '' , enabled Robertson-Cole to centralize movie production , which previously had been scattered . The movie company had relied on equipment rentals to produce motion pictures . Two years later , a corporate reorganization led to the company 's new name , with FBO becoming the official name of the distributing operation and Robertson-Cole Pictures Corp. the name of the production operation . In 1923 , the studio contracted with Western actor Fred Thomson , who would soon emerge as one of Hollywood 's most popular stars . Thomson was just one of numerous screen cowboys with whom FBO became identified . The studio , whose core market was America 's small towns , also put out many romantic melodramas , non-Western action pictures , and comedic shorts . In 1926 , financier Joseph P. Kennedy led a group that acquired the company . In June 1928 , using RCA Photophone technology , FBO became only the second Hollywood studio to release a feature-length `` talkie . '' A few months later , Kennedy and RCA chief David Sarnoff arranged the merger that created RKO , one of the major studios of Hollywood 's Golden Age .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e2beeded1134cddbb80f02590bb449f", "text": "Baby Face Nelson (film) Baby Face Nelson is a 1957 film noir crime film based on the real-life 1930s gangster , directed by Don Siegel , co-written by Daniel Mainwaring -- who also wrote the screenplay for Siegel 's 1956 sci-fi thriller Invasion of the Body Snatchers -- and starring Mickey Rooney , Carolyn Jones , Cedric Hardwicke , Leo Gordon , Anthony Caruso , Jack Elam and John Hoyt .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2ea203ee49603537eda00c8ef1f85ba3", "text": "Child actor The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in motion pictures or television , but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child ; to avoid confusion , the latter is also called a former child actor . Closely associated is teenage actor or teen actor , an actor who reached popularity as a teenager . Many child actors find themselves struggling to adapt as they become adults . Lindsay Lohan and Macaulay Culkin are two particular famous child actors who eventually experienced much difficulty with the fame they acquired at a young age ; Lohan 's career resumed after an interruption of several years . Many child actors also become successful adult actors as well , an example being Mickey Rooney 's career that included both the popular 1935 film A Midsummer Night 's Dream and the popular 2011 film The Muppets .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "265457bbd71c6794b018f6d68b1e85e8", "text": "25th Academy Awards The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19 , 1953 . It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood , California , and the NBC International Theatre in New York City . It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised , and the first ceremony to be held in Hollywood and New York City simultaneously . It was also the only year that the New York ceremonies were to be held in the NBC International Theatre on Columbus Circle , which was shortly thereafter demolished and replaced by the New York Coliseum convention center . A major upset occurred in the category of Best Picture . The heavily favored High Noon lost to Cecil B. DeMille 's The Greatest Show on Earth , eventually considered among the worst films to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture . The American film magazine Premiere placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine Empire rated it # 3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners . It has the lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes ' list of the 81 films to win Best Picture . Of all the films nominated for the Oscar this year , only High Noon and Singin ' in the Rain would show up 46 years later on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the 20th Century . For a film that only received two nominations , Singin ' in the Rain went on to be named as the greatest American musical film of all time and in the 2007 American Film Institute updated list as the fifth greatest American film of all time , while High Noon was ranked twenty-seventh on the same 2007 list , as well . The Bad and the Beautiful won five awards , the most wins ever for a film not nominated for Best Picture . It was also the second Academy Awards in which a film not nominated for Best Picture received the most awards of the evening , excluding years where there were ties for the most wins . The only other film to do this was The Thief of Bagdad at the 13th Academy Awards ; as of the 87th Academy Awards , it has not happened since . Until Spotlight won only Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards , this was the last year in which the Best Picture winner won just two Oscars . It was also the second of three years to date in which two films not nominated for Best Picture received more nominations than the winner ( The Bad and the Beautiful and Hans Christian Andersen , both with six ) . This occurred again at the 79th Academy Awards . Shirley Booth also became the last person to win an Oscar in a Leading Role to be born in the 19th century . She also holds the distinction of being the first woman in her 50s to win the award , at the age of 54 ( the second woman in her 50s to win , Julianne Moore , was 54 when awarded at the 87th Academy Awards ) . John Ford 's fourth win for Best Director set a record for the most wins in this category that remains unmatched to this day . For the first time since the introduction of Supporting Actor and Actress awards in 1936 , Best Picture , Best Director , and all four acting Oscars went to six different films . This has happened only three times since , at the 29th Academy Awards for 1956 , the 78th for 2005 , and the 85th for 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ae5aae41bcc4b45c1f29a548f16fc201", "text": "Art Rooney II Arthur Joseph `` Art '' Rooney II ( born September 14 , 1952 ) is the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c599d3dd4bf519e0b8d987e1a5293a7a", "text": "Mickey's Mickey 's is a malt liquor made by the Miller Brewing Company . It has an ABV % content of 5.6 . Mickey 's was originally brewed by Sterling Brewery in Evansville , Indiana from 1962 through 1972 . Mickey 's is known for its beehive-shaped , wide-mouthed 12-ounce bottle , often called a grenade due to its circular waffle design . The packaging is green in color with an image of a hornet on the label and the cap , and features rebus puzzles under the cap . Recently , Mickey 's has sponsored the Ultimate Fighting Championship , using the phrase , `` Get Stung '' and has featured several UFC fighters on 24 ounce cans . Mickey 's is also available in 16 , 22 , 24 , 32 , and 40 ounce sizes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "697580c81479770dc6c70a31e36dd7f8", "text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c11759e0c6e55739984a2a3bb94cea9c", "text": "Art Rooney Award The Art Rooney Award is given annually by the National Football League recognizing outstanding sportsmanship on the playing field . Established in 2015 , the award is named in honor of Art Rooney , Sr. , the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and a member of the National Football League Hall of Fame . The award is determined by a vote of the NFL players . The award is presented each year to an NFL player who demonstrates on the field the qualities of great sportsmanship , including fair play , respect for opponents , and integrity in competition . Each NFL team nominates one player during the season . A panel of former players from the NFL Legends Community selected from the 32 nominees eight finalists ( four in the American Football Conference ; four in the National Football Conference ) . The panel of Legends Coordinators in the inaugural year was composed of Warrick Dunn , Curtis Martin , Karl Mecklenburg and Leonard Wheeler . Along with the award , the winner receives a $ 25,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to a charity of his choice .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2a23f8fef87bcea66580b8c8272972e", "text": "Little Annie Rooney (1925 film) Little Annie Rooney is a 1925 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mary Pickford and directed by William Beaudine . Pickford , one of the most successful actresses of the silent era , was best known throughout her career for her iconic portrayals of penniless young girls . After generating only modest box office revenue playing adults in her previous two films , Pickford wrote and produced Little Annie Rooney to cater to silent film audiences . Though she was 33 years old , Pickford played the title role , an Irish girl living in the slums of New York City . The film was a critical and commercial success , becoming one of the highest grossing films of 1925 . Restored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2014 , Little Annie Rooney is remembered today for Pickford 's performance and the high quality associated with its production .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e505ce08107a4dd04fb27d9bc65582d", "text": "Twentieth Century (film) Twentieth Century is a 1934 American pre-Code screwball comedy film . Much of the film is set on the 20th Century Limited train as it travels from Chicago to New York City . The film was directed by Howard Hawks , stars John Barrymore and Carole Lombard , and features Walter Connolly , Roscoe Karns and Edgar Kennedy . Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur adapted their Broadway play of the same name -- itself based on the unproduced play Napoleon of Broadway by Charles Bruce Millholland -- with uncredited contributions from Gene Fowler and Preston Sturges . Along with Frank Capra 's It Happened One Night , also released in 1934 ( which amazingly has exactly the same music over the opening titles ) , Twentieth Century is considered to be a prototype for the screwball comedy . `` Howard Hawks ' rapid-fire romantic comedy established the essential ingredients of the screwball -- a dizzy dame , a charming but befuddled hero , dazzling dialogue and a dash of slapstick . '' Its success propelled Lombard into the front ranks of film comediennes . The film was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "988cfc0770d4791b0d1b005ca675c371", "text": "Louis Elliman Louis Elliman ( 1906 -- 1965 ) , was an Irish impresario and theatre manager . Elliman was born in Dublin , a son of Maurice Elliman , who had fled from Tsarist persecution in Russia . He was educated at Synge Street CBS . His father became involved in cinema by establishing the Theatre De Luxe in Camden St. in 1912 . After university Louis started work at a pharmacy but after a few years gave that up to become a film agent in London . In the meantime Maurice acquired Dublin 's Gaiety Theatre , which was passed on to Louis . In the early 1930s , Louis Elliman sold a 50 % share in the Gaiety to entrepreneur Patrick Wall , a Clare man . The pair also owned the Metropole and the Savoy cinemas . Along with Patrick Wall , Elliman acquired the Theatre Royal , Dublin in 1936 . With the outbreak of the Second World War , Wall and Elliman were forced to keep the two theatres going with native talent only . This led to the emergence of a raft of Irish acts who were to provide the mainstay of the Royal 's output for the remainder of its existence . These included such Irish household names as Jimmy O'Dea , Harry O'Donovan , Maureen Potter , Danny Cummins , Mike Nolan , Alice Dalgarno , Noel Purcell , Micheál MacLiammoir , Cecil Sheridan , Jack Cruise , Paddy Crosbie and Patricia Cahill . In July 1951 Judy Garland appeared for a series of sold out performances at the Royal and was received with tremendous ovations . The legendary singer sang from her dressing room window to hundreds of people who were unable to get tickets and critics dubbed her `` America 's Colleen '' Popular Irish American entertainer Carmel Quinn also made her singing debut in the Theatre Royal during the early 1950s . After a spell acquiring cinemas around the country , which were taken over by the Rank Organization , Louis went into film production . In 1957 he opened Ardmore Studios . With managing director Emmet Dalton he travelled to the US to promote the studios and to acquire foreign investment . The studios accordingly landed its first major foreign booking with 1959 's Shake Hands with the Devil , starring Oscar winner James Cagney and Dana Wynter . A year later progress was consolidated when Robert Mitchum appeared in Tay Garnett 's `` A Terrible Beauty '' . In 1961 , Ardmore Studios hosted the controversial `` The Mark '' , directed by Guy Green , which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and earned its star , Stuart Whitman , an Oscar nomination . Other films produced at this time include Don Chaffey 's The Webster Boys and `` Johnny Nobody '' with Cyril Cusack . Hammer Films also utilised the studios as a base for their production , The Viking Queen . The studios went into receivership in 1963 but re-opened later . Under pressure from rising overheads and the increasing popularity of the cinema and the introduction of television , the Theatre Royal closed its doors on 30 June 1962 . By this time Louis was dogged by bad health and died in 1965 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aee940dcae210c43c4516a547c89ae5e", "text": "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939 film) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a 1939 film adaptation of Mark Twain 's classic novel of the same name , starring Mickey Rooney in the title role . The supporting cast features Walter Connolly , William Frawley and Rex Ingram . It was remade in 1974 as a musical .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a913a508bcb016d99cd6c7e4975a6a1", "text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "15de4fea6d1defb9167a6e11108320bb", "text": "Cinema of India The cinema of India consists of films produced across India . Cinema as a medium has gained immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced annually . Indian films have also come to be followed throughout South Asia , the Greater Middle East , Southeast Asia and other countries . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` father of Indian cinema '' . The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , for lifetime contribution to cinema , was instituted in his honour , by the Government of India in 1969 , and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema . In the 20th century , Indian cinema , along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries , became a global enterprise . As of 2013 , in terms of annual film output , India ranks first , followed by Nollywood , Hollywood and China . In 2012 , India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $ 1.86 billion ( 93 billion ) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $ 3 billion ( 200 billion ) in 2016 . In 2015 , India had a total box office gross of , the fourth largest in the world outside North America . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product , altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal and CGI-laden epics like Baahubali emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $ 200 million each in early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country 's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe . The provision of 100 % foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox , Sony Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. . Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions , Prasad 's Group , Sun Pictures , PVP Cinemas , Zee , UTV , Suresh Productions , Eros Films , Ayngaran International , Pyramid Saimira , Aascar Films and Adlabs also participated in producing and distributing films . Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India . By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India , making the commercial presence of the medium felt . The South Indian film industry defines the four film cultures of South India as a single entity . They are the Telugu , the Tamil , the Malayalam and the Kannada industries . Although developed independently over a long period , gross exchange of film performers and technicians as well as globalisation helped to shape this new identity . The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through media such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible . These earnings , accounting for some 12 % of the revenue generated by a mainstream film , contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema , the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion in 2000 . Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator with the music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of the net revenues generated by a film in India .", "title": "" } ]
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Maynard James Keenan had nothing to do with A Perfect Circle.
[ { "docid": "f15623e720cd5d738c7481840eae3cd3", "text": "Maynard James Keenan Maynard James Keenan ( born James Herbert Keenan ; April 17 , 1964 ) , often referred to by his initials MJK , is an American musician , record producer , winemaker , and actor , best known as the vocalist for Grammy Award-winning progressive metal band Tool . He is originally from Ohio , but spent his high school and college years in Michigan . After serving in the United States Army in the early 1980s , he attended Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids . He moved to Los Angeles , California in 1988 to pursue a career in interior design and set construction . Shortly thereafter , he formed the band Tool with Adam Jones . Keenan is also the lead singer of A Perfect Circle . In 2003 , he created Puscifer as a side project and has subsequently released three studio albums . Since rising to fame , Keenan has been noted as being a recluse ; however , he does emerge to support charitable causes . In addition to his music career , he has performed improvisational sketch comedy and ventured into acting . He currently owns Merkin Vineyards and the associated winery , Caduceus Cellars , which are located in Arizona , where he lives . Among other business ventures , he is a partner in the Los Angeles restaurant Cobras & Matadors , and also owns an organic produce market in Cornville , Arizona , which features a food court and a tasting room for his wines .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "09e4231ef6f0f667b9c02a0c582b00e6", "text": "Don Maynard Donald Rogers Maynard ( born January 25 , 1935 ) is a former American football player who played professionally in the National Football League ( NFL ) with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals ; the American Football League ( AFL ) with the New York Jets ; and the World Football League ( WFL ) with the Shreveport Steamer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f76f4906dda1db8ce68965a412b9f729", "text": "Lazy (Deep Purple song) `` Lazy '' is a song by Deep Purple from their 1972 album Machine Head . A live performance of the song can be found on the album Made in Japan , released later the same year . The song starts out as an instrumental , keyboardist Jon Lord plays an overdriven Hammond organ intro , followed by the main riff and with the solo swapping between him and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore . Vocalist Ian Gillan comes in with the vocals later in the song . He also uses harmonica both on the studio version and live . At over 7 minutes long , it is the longest track on the album , and live versions were often extended past 10 minutes . The live version on Made in Japan features a theme from Hugo Alfvén 's `` Swedish Rhapsody # 1 '' , played by Ritchie Blackmore as a part of his solo . Additionally , Jon Lord includes the riff from the C Jam Blues in the intro . Ritchie Blackmore would sometimes include the main riff from `` Lazy '' in live performances of the song `` Man on the Silver Mountain '' by Rainbow . Gillan defined the song as rhythm and blues . Later live performances after the band 's reunion in 1984 tended to be much shorter , cutting out the intro and one of the verses . However , more recent performances with Steve Morse have gone back to the original arrangement . Readers of Guitar World voted `` Lazy '' the 74th greatest guitar solo of all time . Sections of this song were often used in Australia on the Channel 9 Wide World of Sports program when cutting to an ad . Jesse Gress , writing for Guitar Player magazine , noted that Ritchie Blackmore 's `` bluesy head to ` Lazy ' ( from Deep Purple 's Machine Head ) fondly paraphrases Slowhand 's -LSB- Clapton 's -RSB- Bluesbreaker-era showcase ` Steppin ' Out ' right down to the same style of third-position swing-sixteenth G blues riffing '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "979551e25660bcb28690950f7939e82a", "text": "Guitar battle A guitar battle ( or guitar duel ) is where two or more guitar players take turns soloing , either with or without a rhythm section . The purpose of the guitar battle is to determine who among each of the guitar players present is the most proficient on the instrument . Often , it begins with the guitarists trading licks and phrases , while gradually increasing the complexity of the technique used . A guitar battle can be said to be over when one guitarist outplays ( either through skill , endurance or the other guitarist ( s ) acknowledging that they can not win ) all the other guitar players present . This is also known among guitarists as a head-cutting duel or simply as cutting heads .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8b3907e0f439d47ffba9e9459590723d", "text": "Unsigned artist An unsigned artist , unsigned band or independent artist is a musician or musical group not under a contract with a record label . The terms are used in the music industry as a marketing technique . Bands that release their own material on self-published CDs can also be considered unsigned bands . Often unsigned bands primarily exist to perform at concerts . In more recent years , the Internet has helped promote the music of unsigned bands . Artists often post their music as MP3s on websites such as Bandcamp , SoundCloud , Myspace , PureVolume , GarageBand.com and SoundClick . In 2016 , the Unsigned Music Awards was established in the UK as the first ever televised international awards ceremony to champion artists without the backing of a record label . UK unsigned bands and musicians are able to use such services as The Unsigned Guide and to gather music industry contact names , phone numbers , websites and social media links , as well as information on how to get signed or market music independently . Song pitching websites , such as TAXI allow unsigned musicians to see which record labels ( and other music companies ) are currently seeking new music . Further , companies like Sentric Music and the royalty payment service offered by Last.fm can help in generating income streams for unsigned bands .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0ff2c06c1fbaca87ec9030db05816188", "text": "By and Down `` By and Down '' is a single by alternative rock band A Perfect Circle in 2013 . The track represented the first studio material from the band in almost a decade 's time . The studio version appears on the band 's greatest hits album , Three Sixty , while a live version appears on their live box-set A Perfect Circle Live : Featuring Stone and Echo , both released in 2013 . The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "226d109cbb076be2d82b7fec858f26dd", "text": "Circle of Life `` Circle of Life '' is a song from Disney 's 1994 animated film The Lion King . Composed by Elton John , with lyrics by Tim Rice , the song was performed by Carmen Twillie ( the deep female lead vocals ) and Lebo M. ( opening Zulu vocals ) as the film 's opening song . In an interview , Rice said he was amazed at the speed with which John composed : `` I gave him the lyrics at the beginning of the session at about two in the afternoon . By half-past three , he 'd finished writing and recording a stunning demo . '' Elton John sang a pop version of the song with the London Community Gospel Choir , which was included in the film 's soundtrack and made into a music video . `` Circle of Life '' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song in 1994 , along with two other songs from The Lion King : `` Hakuna Matata '' and `` Can You Feel the Love Tonight '' which won the award . The song reached # 11 in the UK and # 18 in the United States and is featured frequently in attractions based on The Lion King , such as Disney theme parks and parades . Michael Crawford sang it as part of a medley for The Disney Album in 2001 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d4cbaedbdd8e06dea425a9f054304ad2", "text": "Constantinople Records Constantinople Records is an upstart record label created by Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins . Little is known about the label and no official website or company exists . The US Patent Office 's website listed the label as being trademarked by Corgan . When word of the label was made public , a domain name was registered but no website ever appeared . After one year the URL had expired . The label was ultimately created to only release the album by The Smashing Pumpkins : `` Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music '' and the EPs that were associated with it , because Corgan 's relationship with Virgin Records had deteriorated . Virgin had refused to release Machina and Machina II as a double album , and when Machina sold poorly , refused entirely to release the sequel . Since the band was breaking up at the time , Corgan decided to release Machina II for free download on the internet . Only twenty-five vinyl copies were pressed , and were shipped via FedEx to several prominent fans in the online community , with instructions to immediately redistribute it on the Internet free of charge .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "04f103895663ef63c5608d8b8da22d22", "text": "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums `` Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums '' is a promotional single by the American rock band A Perfect Circle , off of their third studio album Emotive . While the album primarily consists of cover songs , the track , along with the song lead single `` Passive '' , were the only two original recordings . Containing many lyrical similarities with the track `` Pet '' , from the previous album , Thirteenth Step , lead singer and lyricist Maynard James Keenan described the track as a continuation of the song . While the former refers to addiction , `` Counting Bodies '' focuses on political agendas . Mixed by Danny Lohner , the music is completely electronic and without any guitars . The song was used in numerous trailers and TV spots for movies , TV shows and video games including Fantastic Four , The Taking of Pelham 123 , Rage , Missing , Gotham and House of Cards ( U.S. TV series ) in addition to the promo for UFC 167 : St-Pierre vs Hendricks PPV .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "afc418c215cdd3149dcfa0b0f94c06d3", "text": "Joe's Garage Joe 's Garage is a three-part rock opera recorded by American musician Frank Zappa in 1979 . Originally released as two separate studio albums on Zappa Records , the project was later remastered and reissued as a triple album box set , Joe 's Garage , Acts I , II & III , in 1987 . The LPs initially received mixed to positive reviews , with critics praising its innovative and original music , but criticizing the scatological , sexual and profane nature of the lyrics . Since its original release , Joe 's Garage has been reappraised in a better light by some critics . Zappa self-deprecatingly described the album as a `` stupid little story about how the government is going to do away with music . '' The story is told by a character identified as the `` Central Scrutinizer '' narrating the story of Joe , an average adolescent male who forms a garage rock band , has unsatisfying relationships with women , gives all of his money to a government assisted and insincere religion , explores sexual activities with appliances , and is imprisoned . After being released from prison into a dystopian society in which music itself has been criminalized , he lapses into insanity . The album encompasses a large spectrum of musical styles , while its lyrics often feature satirical or humorous commentary on American society and politics . It addresses themes of individualism , free will , censorship , the music industry and human sexuality , while criticizing government and religion , and satirizing Catholicism and Scientology . Joe 's Garage is noted for its use of xenochrony , a recording technique that takes guitar solos from older live recordings and overdubs them onto new studio recordings . All of the guitar solos on the album are xenochronous except for `` Crew Slut '' and `` Watermelon in Easter Hay '' , a signature song that Zappa has described as the best song on the album , and according to his son Dweezil , the best guitar solo his father ever played .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "550b79277e06c203b736d1344bf1b87e", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5260cc88d83671312988ce2b296359f2", "text": "Sonny Dae and His Knights Sonny Dae and His Knights was an American vocal and instrumental group in the early 1950s . The group was the first to record the hit song `` Rock Around the Clock '' . The group comprised Italian-American singer Sonny Dae ( real name Paschall Salvatore Vennitti , May 24 , 1928 -- February 1987 ) , pianist Hal Hogan , guitarist Art Buono , and Mark Bennett . It was a novelty group that billed itself as `` instrumental , vocal and fun makers '' , and had a regular slot on the Old Dominion Barn Dance radio show in Richmond , Virginia . `` Rock Around the Clock '' was apparently co-authored by James E. Myers ( using the pseudonym Jimmy DeKnight ) , and was performed in stage shows in 1953 by his client Bill Haley . However , Haley 's record company , Essex Records , initially refused to allow him to record it , because the company owner , Dave Miller , detested Myers and refused to allow his songs to be released on the label . Instead , Myers ' business partner Jack Howard offered the song to Sonny Dae and His Knights , who released it in Philadelphia on 20 March 1954 ( recorded , according to some other sources , late in 1953 ) . '' ( We 're Gon na ) Rock Around The Clock To-night ! '' was copyrighted on 31 March 1953 in the U.S.Library Of Congress . The recording was released on Howard 's Arcade label , and reviewed by Billboard in the R&B section . But the record achieved only modest local success . The B-side was an instrumental with accompanying vocals , `` Moving Guitar '' , written by S. Dae , A. Buono and M. Bennett . Haley then recorded his version of ` Rock Around the Clock ' on 12 April 1954 , following which it eventually became a massive worldwide hit . Sonny Dae & His Knights is not known to have made any other recordings .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d27d966464f50090b1f1b81ca343809a", "text": "Kaleidoscope (newspaper) Kaleidoscope was an underground newspaper that was published in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . Founded by John Kois , radio disk jockey Bob Reitman , and John Sahli ( a member of The Shags ) , it was published from October 6 , 1967 to November 11 , 1971 , printing 105 biweekly issues in all . The paper 's first issue was printed with a borrowed $ 250 in an edition of 3500 copies , which sold out in two days . In the first anniversary issue of Kaleidoscope a brief history of the paper 's origins appeared : ' `` The need for a Milwaukee-based underground newspaper was apparent early in 1967 . It was talked about , tentative plans made and loose alliances formed , throughout the spring and summer , but nothing definite was done until July , when George Richard , a happy man of business , offered to underwrite the first issue . The first `` staff '' meeting was held in the Knickerbocker Coffee Shop . It was quite a crew : Bob Reitman , cemetery managing rock freak poet ; John Sahli , industrial designing former gentle Shag ; and John Kois , drifter free lance writer recently escaped from the coast . '' ' From its first issue , Kaleidoscope was subject to censorship attempts , including arrest of vendors in some suburbs and a drive to put its printer out of business ; one case went to the U.S. Supreme Court ( after the newspaper had folded ) , which ruled in Kois v. Wisconsin that the newspaper 's publication of two photos and a poem entitled `` Sex Poem '' in an article about censorship did not constitute obscenity . `` One of the requirements to get on this paper , '' John Kois told a reporter for Rolling Stone , `` is that you have to dig fucking and doping . '' Kaleidoscope was an affiliate of the Liberation News Service ( LNS ) and Underground Press Syndicate ( UPS ) . It finally succumbed after four years to a combination of financial pressures , internal factionalism and burn-out . The 1971 death of printer Bill Schanen , who withstood a boycott of his printing business after he started printing the undergrounds on his presses , may also have been a factor in the paper 's demise . Schanen 's son continued to print the paper but refused to extend any more credit . With the paper $ 15,000 in debt to 42 creditors , and revenues sinking fast , it soon folded . At various times , Kaleidoscope also published several sister papers around the upper Midwest : the Chicago Kaleidoscope ( first issue dated Nov. 22-Dec . 5 1968 , later merged with the Chicago Seed ) ; Omaha Kaleidoscope ; Fox Valley Kaleidoscope ( based in Oshkosh , Wisconsin ) , and the Madison Kaleidoscope . There was also a short-lived affiliate in Indianapolis . These papers shared a common printer ( Bill Schanen in Port Washington , Wisconsin ) , and sold advertising space to national advertisers that ran in all the active papers of the chain . Each ran local and hard news in a front section which was combined with a shared second section edited in Milwaukee , containing less parochial material ( mostly arts and culture ) derived or reprinted from national and syndicated sources . This latter `` Part II '' was also sold to other underground newspapers to be used as a supplement to their local content . Advertising revenue from this source was greatly diminished starting in 1969 after the FBI allegedly pressured advertisers such as Columbia Records to quit running advertisements in the underground press ; although some observers have also attributed the sharp falloff in record company advertising which was experienced by all of the underground press to the rise of specialized rock music papers like Rolling Stone.Kaleidoscope also operated two peripheral businesses in Milwaukee : the Granfalloon coffeehouse , and the Interabang bookstore at 1668 N. Warren Ave. After Kaleidoscope ceased publication in late 1971 a number of staffers joined the Bugle-American '' . Kois ended up working for Al Goldstein 's Screw magazine . Reitman continued to work as a radio personality in Milwaukee , where he is still on the radio one night a week as of June 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "16fe031fae9be46bc6faca836477e648", "text": "Hollywood (Circle album) Hollywood is the thirty-second album by Finnish experimental rock band Circle . Arguably their most overtly heavy metal album , it features vocals and guitar from Bruce Duff from the band Jesters of Destiny . The band 's relationship with Duff began when Jussi Lehtisalo re-released Jesters ' album Fun at the Funeral on his Ektro Records label . Following on from Duff 's first collaboration with the band , Earthworm in 2006 ( two tracks from that release , Connection and Earthworm , re-appear here ) , the American performer takes centre stage on Hollywood , which is named after his hometown . Final track Suddenly , part of a three-song suite called Requiem in D Minor , re-uses the music from the track Murheenkryyni which appears on the band 's last two albums , Rakennus and Triumph .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e9595604fceb6aaee8588202a737936", "text": "Not in This Lifetime... Tour The Not in This Lifetime ... tour is an ongoing series of concerts by hard rock band Guns N ' Roses , featuring classic lineup members Axl Rose , Slash and Duff McKagan , marking the first time since the Use Your Illusion Tour in 1993 that the three performed together . After the previous tour in 2014 , guitarists DJ Ashba & Ron `` Bumblefoot '' Thal , bassist Tommy Stinson and keyboardist Chris Pitman left Guns N ' Roses , leaving the band with several open spots . Former members Slash and McKagan rejoined the band and Melissa Reese joined as keyboardist . The group embarked on the world tour that spanned several continents , with 118 shows performed or scheduled so far . The group welcomed former drummer Steven Adler to the stage for several shows as a guest spot , the first time he had played with the group since 1990 . The tour was a financial success and has grossed over $ 230 million to date , and was the highest earning per-show concert tour of 2016 , and the fourth highest grossing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ecf9103dcbb2ff1844233a9846c38f7a", "text": "Nothing More Nothing More is an American rock/metal band formed in 2003 from San Antonio , Texas , United States . The current members are vocalist/additional drummer Jonny Hawkins , lead guitarist Mark Vollelunga , bassist Daniel Oliver and their newest drummer , Ben Anderson . The ensemble has released six studio albums to date , including their self-titled album released in 2014 . The lead single off their self-titled debut , entitled `` This is the Time ( Ballast ) '' , hit number 1 on the Mediabase Active Rock chart and number 2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "764e29cb9e5d2e3903d685d97daff5af", "text": "Don Keenan Don C. Keenan ( born 1951 ) is an Atlanta , Georgia-based trial lawyer and author . He is the head partner in the Keenan Law Firm , which specializes in cases involving children , including injury , medical malpractice , and wrongful death . He is most noted for his lawsuits regarding the conditions of foster care in the state of Georgia , which have led to changes in state law regarding abuse in foster families . Keenan served as the national president of the American Board of Trial Advocates and from 1997-1998 as president of the Inner Circle of Advocates . Keenan has won 115 settlements of over $ 1 million . Keenan was featured in Time magazine on November 5 , 2000 , in ABA Journal in April 2007 , on The O'Reilly Factor on March 15 , 2005 , and on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2000 , where he was named among Winfrey 's `` People Who Have the Courage . '' In 2003 , Emory University granted him a Career Achievement Award in the field of public policy and child advocacy . In 2006 , he published 365 Ways To Keep Kids Safe , a book of his advice for child safety .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7c994712a70e34f681afdc167616eb12", "text": "The Battle Rages On... The Battle Rages On ... is the fourteenth studio album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple , released in 1993 . It is the last album recorded with the band 's classic Mk II line-up , which reunited for a second time ( the first reunion being for 1984 's Perfect Strangers ) . Ian Gillan returned to the band in late 1992 and had to rework much of the material already existing for the album , which had been intended for Joe Lynn Turner . After being fired from the band , Turner would admit Ritchie Blackmore referred to it as `` The cattle grazes on '' . Blackmore became infuriated at the non-melodic elements and quit mid tour after the show of 17 November in Helsinki , Finland . American guitarist Joe Satriani joined Deep Purple as a temporary replacement for the duration of the tour . A handful of working tracks written during The Battle Rages On ... sessions would turn up on subsequent solo releases by Turner , under different titles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5fcd8adfad5b26687426a3453a6f8039", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a05aac68298a72c3c382dea5f29b0f39", "text": "No Doubt No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim , California , that formed in 1986 . Since 1994 , the group has consisted of vocalist Gwen Stefani , bassist and keyboardist Tony Kanal , guitarist and keyboardist Tom Dumont , and drummer Adrian Young . Since the mid-1990s in live performances and the studio , they have been supported by keyboardist and trombonist Gabrial McNair and keyboardist and trumpeter Stephen Bradley . The ska sound of their song `` Trapped in a Box '' ( 1992 ) that was featured on their first album No Doubt ( 1992 ) failed to make an impact . The Beacon Street Collection ( 1993 ) is a raw expression of their sound , inspired by ska punk and released independently by the band under their own record label . The album sold over 100,000 copies in 1995 , over three times as many as their first album . The band 's diamond-certified album Tragic Kingdom ( 1995 ) helped launch the third-wave ska revival of the 1990s , and `` Do n't Speak '' , the third single from the album , set a record when it spent 16 weeks at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart . The group 's next album , Return of Saturn ( 2000 ) , despite its Top 40 hit single `` Simple Kind of Life '' , did not match the success of their previous album but received critical praise and was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 43rd Grammy Awards . Fifteen months later , the band reappeared with Rock Steady ( 2001 ) , which incorporated reggae and dancehall music into their work . The album was primarily recorded in Jamaica and featured collaborations with Jamaican artists Bounty Killer , Sly and Robbie , and Lady Saw . The album produced two Grammy-winning singles , `` Hey Baby '' and `` Underneath It All '' . Hella Good was also nominated for a Grammy award . On 22 November 2002 , No Doubt received the Key to the City of Anaheim , given by the Mayor of Anaheim , Tom Daly , in Disneyland during the band 's appearance on ` Breakfast with Kevin and Bean ' ( KROQ-FM ) where they performed five songs . After a 2004 tour the band embarked on solo projects , with Stefani releasing two successful solo albums Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) and The Sweet Escape ( 2006 ) while Tom Dumont released his own solo music project , Invincible Overlord . In 2008 , the band resumed working slowly on their sixth effort , titled Push and Shove ( 2012 ) , and released their single `` Settle Down '' . They have sold over 33 million records worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3722301fe86dd9b5044bfd55b93192ac", "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 .", "title": "" } ]
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Ethiopia has a settlement that is the hottest in the world.
[ { "docid": "ad554c24cfffe960451bcc5954c5076f", "text": "Ethiopia Ethiopia ( -LSB- ˌiːθiˈoʊpiə -RSB- ኢትዮጵያ , , ) , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ( የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ , yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk ) , is a country located in the Horn of Africa . It shares borders with Eritrea to the north and northeast , Djibouti and Somalia to the east , Sudan and South Sudan to the west , and Kenya to the south . With over 100 million inhabitants , Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world , as well as the second-most populous nation on the African continent after Nigeria . It occupies a total area of 1,100,000 km2 , and its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa . Some of the oldest evidence for anatomically modern humans has been found in Ethiopia . It is widely considered as the region from which modern humans first set out for the Middle East and places beyond . According to linguists , the first Afroasiatic-speaking populations settled in the Horn region during the ensuing Neolithic era . Tracing its roots to the 2nd millennium BC , Ethiopia was a monarchy for most of its history . During the first centuries AD , the Kingdom of Aksum maintained a unified civilization in the region , followed by the Ethiopian Empire circa 1137 . Ethiopia derived prestige with its uniquely successful military resistance during the late 19th-century Scramble for Africa , becoming the only African country to defeat a European colonial power and retain its sovereignty . Subsequently , many African nations adopted the colors of Ethiopia 's flag following their independence . It was the first independent African member of the 20th-century League of Nations and the United Nations . In 1974 , at the end of Haile Selassie 's reign , power fell to a communist military dictatorship known as the Derg , backed by the Soviet Union , until it was defeated by the Ethiopian People 's Revolutionary Democratic Front , which has ruled since about the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 . Ethiopia 's ancient Ge'ez script , also known as Ethiopic , is one of the oldest alphabets still in use in the world . The Ethiopian calendar , which is approximately seven years and three months behind the Gregorian calendar , co-exists alongside the Borana calendar . A majority of the population adheres to Christianity ( mainly the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and P'ent ` ay ) , while around a third follows Islam ( primarily Sunni Islam ) . The country is the site of the Migration to Abyssinia and the oldest Muslim settlement in Africa at Negash . A substantial population of Ethiopian Jews , known as Bete Israel , resided in Ethiopia until the 1980s , but most of them have since emigrated to Israel . Ethiopia is a multilingual nation with around 80 ethnolinguistic groups , the four largest of which are the Oromiffa , Amhara , Somali , and Tigrayans . Most people in the country speak Afroasiatic languages of the Cushitic or Semitic branches . Additionally , Omotic languages are spoken by ethnic minority groups inhabiting the southern regions . Nilo-Saharan languages are also spoken by the nation 's Nilotic ethnic minorities . Ethiopia is the place of origin for the coffee bean which originated from the place called Kefa ( which was one of the 14 provinces in the old Ethiopian administration ) . It is a land of natural contrasts , with its vast fertile West , jungles , and numerous rivers , and the world 's hottest settlement of Dallol in its north . The Ethiopian Highlands are Africa 's largest continuous mountain ranges , and Sof Omar Caves contain Africa 's largest cave . Ethiopia has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Africa . Ethiopia is one of the founding members of the UN , the Group of 24 ( G-24 ) , the Non-Aligned Movement , G-77 and the Organisation of African Unity . Ethiopia 's capital city Addis Ababa serves as the headquarters of the African Union , the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry , the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa , African Aviation Training HQ , the African Standby Force , and many of the global NGOs focused on Africa . In the 1970s and 1980s , Ethiopia suffered from civil wars and communist purges which devastated its economy . The country has begun to recover recently however , and now has the largest economy ( by GDP ) in East Africa and Central Africa . According to Global Fire Power , Ethiopia has the 42nd most powerful military in the world , and the third most powerful in Africa .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "9084ca92c1781165e765d3c7aab4571f", "text": "Reb River Reb River ( also transliterated as Rib ; Amharic `` bottom , buttocks '' ) is a river of north-central Ethiopia which empties into Lake Tana at . The river originates on the slopes of Mount Guna , and flows west through Kemekem woreda . It has no significant tributaries . R.E. Cheesman described the Reb in 1936 as bringing `` down quantities of dark sand , and we passed banks of it deposited on the lake shore . The river bar , 600 yards out in the lake , is a semicircle , and parties of travellers with loaded donkeys were passing round it instead of crossing the river . '' Merchants based in Yifag would transport bars of salt or amoleh in small boats or tankwas down the Reb to Zege on the lake to trade for coffee . The Reb was also the site of one of several stone bridges built during the time of the Jesuit missionaries or the reign of Fasilides . Consisting of five arches , it was located 24 km from the estuary and enabled travel between Gondar and Debre Tabor . During the Italian occupation , the Italians built a bridge over the river with wooden supports , but it was damaged during the British campaign . On 21 June 2007 , the World Bank announced that it had approved an International Development Association credit of US$ 100 million for an Irrigation and Drainage project covering the Magech and Reb rivers , as part of the Nile Basin Initiative . With the goal of increasing irrigated agricultural output , this proposed project will develop incrementally a total area of 20,000 hectares .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5f2d5d4717b1c622bd457663eb089c1d", "text": "Yechila Yechila ( also Yechilay or Chilay ) is a town in northern Ethiopia . Located in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region , this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1571 meters above sea level . It is located in the Mearey-tabia and is the administrative center of Abergele woreda . Records provided at the Nordic Africa Institute website mention a rock-hewn church dedicated to Abuna Aregawi in the town . The British explorer Henry Salt camped overnight outside this town during his second journey through Ethiopia in 1809 . Salt ( who calls the settlement `` Shela '' ) records entering the province of Abergele the next day -- apparently the town was not part of the province at the time -- as well as finding a species of water cress growing in the area . Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005 , Yechila has an estimated total population of 2,833 of whom 1,371 are men and 1,462 are women . The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 1,556 of whom 697 were men and 859 were women .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8142d8a17c8dc296968c258eae2693d2", "text": "Shabo people The Shabo are an ethnic group of southwestern Ethiopia . They call themselves `` Sabu '' and are sometimes called `` Mikeyir '' by their neighbors . Their language is of uncertain classification and shows some similarities with the Nilo-Saharan , particularly Koman , languages . The Shabo live in several dispersed settlements in the regional states of the Gambela Region and the Southern Nations , Nationalities , and People 's Region , surrounded by Majangir and Shekkacho peoples , with whom they intermarry . The former have heavily influenced Shabo culture . The Shabo have adopted several customs and elements of material culture ( including pottery ) from the Majangir . Their livelihood is based on slash-and-burn agriculture , although hunting with spears and dogs , fishing , and gathering wild roots and berries plays an important role in their economy . Bush meat is transported in a net , called kenken , from the forest to the house and markets . The Shabo live in small cleared plots in the middle of dense forests , which are being gradually deforested by the coffee agribusiness . Their small huts , made with pieces of wood and palm-leaves , stand in the middle of the cleared area , surrounded by haphazard cultivations of sorghum and corn . After six or seven years , the plot is left to fallow and a new plot is opened nearby . As among the Majangir , Shabo family units are well spaced out . There are no villages in the usual sense of the term . The Shabo have traditionally exchanged game , fish , skins and honey with the people of the Ethiopian Highlands . The Shabo claim that Juku ( God ) created them in the same area that they occupy today and that other groups ( like the Majangir and Shekkacho ) arrived later to the region . The Shabo have different clans and exogamy is mandatory ( either with people from other clans or from other ethnic groups ) . Traditionally , grooms had to give the bride 's father an axe and a spear ( for hunting in the forest and gathering honey ) in order to get married . The bride 's mother received bracelets .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4cb0a54b67b8dfb59d6c2f8c358ad612", "text": "Sumbawanga Sumbawanga is a city located in western Tanzania . It is the capital of Rukwa Region . The regional population is approximately 150,000 based on a 2002 census . Sumbawanga lies in the territory of the Wafipa Fipa tribe and so many people speak Kifipa , as well as Kiswahili , the most widely used language of Tanzania . The name of the town literally translates as `` throw away your witchcraft '' , thought to be a warning from local spiritual `` healers '' to any bringing in superstitions and practices relating to spiritual healers from other areas ; there are still some healers who practice both in town and in the surrounding smaller villages on the plateau . The town has the largest hospital in the region , Rukwa General Hospital , which is government funded , as well as the smaller Dr. Atiman Hospital administrated and run by the Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga . The town acts as a supply and commercial center for the Rukwa Region and some governmental agencies are to be found there , notably the transport department for the region . Sumbawanga has both Libori and Moravian conference centres . A modest-size market is in the town centre where local produce may be found . This includes maize , rice , fruit , poultry and fish ( from Lake Tanganyika and Lake Rukwa ) . Many imported plastic goods and electronics are available as well as bicycles and spares . Although there are several fuel outlets , supply can be quite erratic because of the difficulties of transport from the coast . The local economy is largely dependent on agriculture and small locally owned businesses . There is very limited industry or production in the town . Significant improvement could be expected if the road to Mbeya was sealed to enable reliable all-weather access year round . This road , and its continuation north to Mpanda and Tabora or Kigoma , can become impassable at the height of the wet season ( Feb-Mar ) . The Tanzanian government does have contracts in place for upgrading large sections of these roads . The town can be reached by flights operated by Auric Air or by bus from Mbeya which lies to the south with train links to the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia , to Dar es Salaam . Rail is also available through Tabora from Mpanda in the north . Mpanda also has an airport with a 2km sealed runway . Sumbawanga has many schools and colleges , including Chem Chem Secondary School , Sumbawanga Secondary School , St. Aggrey Chanji High School , Mazwi Secondary School , St. Aggrey Teaching College , Musoma Utalii College , and Chem Chem Teaching College .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a4a064cc3de9a61e0c7d79b59f800c80", "text": "Mount Tambora Mount Tambora is an active stratovolcano which is a peninsula of and the highest peak on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia . Sumbawa is flanked both to the north and south by oceanic crust , and Tambora was formed by the active subduction zone beneath it . This raised Mount Tambora as high as 4300 m , making it one of the tallest peaks in the Indonesian archipelago in the 18th century . After a large magma chamber inside the mountain filled over the course of several decades , volcanic activity reached a historic climax in the eruption of 10 April 1815 . This eruption had a volcanic explosivity index ( VEI ) of 7 , the only unambiguously confirmed VEI-7 eruption since the Lake Taupo eruption in about AD 180 . ( The 946 eruption of Paektu Mountain might also have been VEI-7 . ) Tambora 's last eruption was in 1967 . It was rated VEI-0 . With an estimated ejecta volume of 160 km3 , Tambora 's 1815 outburst is the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history . The explosion was heard on Sumatra , more than 2000 km away . Heavy volcanic ash falls were observed as far away as Borneo , Sulawesi , Java , and the Maluku Islands . Most of the deaths from the eruption were from starvation and disease , as the eruptive fallout ruined agricultural productivity in the local region . The death toll was at least 71,000 people , of whom 11,000 -- 12,000 were killed directly by the eruption ; the oft-cited figure of 92,000 people killed is believed to be an overestimate . The eruption caused global climate anomalies that included the phenomenon known as `` volcanic winter '' : 1816 became known as the `` Year Without a Summer '' because of the effect on North American and European weather . Crops failed and livestock died in much of the Northern Hemisphere , resulting in the worst famine of the 19th century . During an excavation in 2004 , a team of archaeologists discovered cultural remains buried by the 1815 eruption . They were kept intact beneath the 3-metre-deep pyroclastic deposits . At the site , dubbed the `` Pompeii of the East '' , the artifacts were preserved in the positions they had occupied in 1815 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab4f6b37c258432ad15d3dc49d1ee6eb", "text": "Metemma Metemma ( also known as Metemma Yohannes ) is a town in northwestern Ethiopia , on the border with Sudan . Located in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region , Metemma has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 685 meters above sea level . Across the border is the corresponding Sudanese village of Gallabat . According to the British diplomat Hormuzd Rassam , who travelled through Metemma in November 1865 on his diplomatic mission to Emperor Tewodros II , `` Metemma '' comes from the Arabic for `` the place of cutting , or termination -- indicating the end of the Muslim provinces '' , although at the time the settlement was better known as Suk ul-Gallabat ( `` The market of Gallabat '' ) . Metemma hosts an airport , ( ICAO code HAMM , IATA ETE ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "08aa9bc243e489bd18a8402e1cb7b3a3", "text": "Bure Mudaytu (woreda) Bure Mudaytu is one of the woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia . Part of the Administrative Zone 3 , Bure Mudaytu stretches along a narrow band covering the marshy lowlands along the Awash River , with the Administrative Zone 5 to the west and Gewane to the east . The administrative center of this woreda is Debel . The altitude of this woreda is between 300 and 700 meters above sea level . The largest body of water in Bure Mudaytu is Lake Yardi , which is fed by the winter floods of the Awash ; other rivers include the Hawadi . This woreda was affected by the March 1996 Awash floods , which were caused by unmaintained dikes breaking . However , the flooding only affected abandoned cotton fields , although local media erroneously stated that the Awash had flooded in June of that year and caused much hardship and destruction ; these reports were disproved upon investigation . Another local landmark is the Bouri Formation an archeological site which has yielded numerous Australopithecines and Homo fossils , artifacts , and bones of large mammals with cut marks .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e4118e5e9a30d1b8d2c5155a7154f21a", "text": "Saharan Air Layer The Saharan Air Layer ( SAL ) is an extremely hot , dry and sometimes dust-laden layer of the atmosphere that often overlies the cooler , more-humid surface air of the Atlantic Ocean . In the Sahara Desert region of North Africa , where it originates , it is the prevalent atmosphere , extending from the surface upwards several kilometers . As it drives , or is driven , out over the ocean , it is lifted above the denser marine air . This arrangement is an inversion where the temperature increases with height . The boundary between the SAL and the marine layer suppresses or `` caps '' any convection originating in the marine layer . Since it is dry air , the lapse rate within the SAL itself is steep , that is , the temperature falls rapidly with height . Disturbances such as large thunderstorm complexes over North Africa periodically result in vast dust and sand storms , some of which extend as high as 6,000 meters . These can be driven out to sea within the SAL as far west as North America . In the case of Africa , winds blow twenty percent of dust from a Saharan storm out over the Atlantic Ocean , and twenty percent of that , or four percent of a single storm 's dust , reaches all the way to the western Atlantic . The remainder settles out into the ocean or washes out of the air with rainfall . Scientists think that the July 2000 measurements made in Puerto Rico , nearly 8 million tonnes , equaled about one-fifth of the total year 's dust deposits . The SAL passes over the Canary Islands where the phenomenon is named `` Calima '' and manifests as a fog that reduces visibility and deposits a layer of dust over everything . These clouds of dust are visible in satellite photos as a milky white to gray shade , similar to haze . Findings to date indicate that the iron-rich dust particles that often occur within the SAL reflect solar radiation , thus cooling the atmosphere . The particles also reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the ocean , thus reducing the amount of heating of the ocean . They also tend to increase condensation as they drift into the marine layer below , but not precipitation as the drops formed are too small to fall and tend not to readily coelesce . These tiny drops are subsequently more easily evaporated as they move into drier air laterally or dry air mixes down from the SAL aloft . Research on aerosols also shows that the presence of small particles in air tends to suppress winds . The SAL has also been observed to suppress the development and intensifying of tropical cyclones , which may be related directly to these factors . The SAL is a subject of ongoing study and research .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f1a8e632460caa125ea39e8a7a65a3b6", "text": "Tamanrasset Tamanrasset -LSB- tæmᵻnræsᵻt -RSB- ( Arabic : تمنراست , also known as Tamenɣest , Tamanghasset or Tamenghest , Tuareg : ⵜⵎⵏⵘⵙⵜ ) is an oasis city and capital of Tamanrasset Province in southern Algeria , in the Ahaggar Mountains . It is the chief city of the Algerian Tuareg . It is located an altitude of 1320 m . As of the 2008 census , it has a population of 92,635 , up from 72,741 in 1998 , with an annual growth rate of 2.5 % . Tamanrasset was originally established as a military outpost to guard the trans-Saharan trade routes . Surrounded by the barren Sahara Desert , very high temperatures of over 47 ° C have been recorded here . Tamanrasset is located at an oasis where , despite the difficult climate , citrus fruits , apricots , dates , almonds , cereals , corn , and figs are grown . The Tuareg people are the town 's main inhabitants . Tamanrasset is a tourist attraction during the cooler months . Visitors are also drawn to the Museum of the Hoggar , which offers many exhibits depicting Tuareg life and culture . The city is served by Tamanrasset Airport and the Trans-Sahara Highway .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64e3fcfeb7c891c4904cb607d8a58f0f", "text": "Mount Afadja Mount Afadja is one of the highest mountain in Ghana , at an elevation of 885 m . The mountain is located in the Agumatsa Range near the villages of Liati Wote and Gbledi , in the Volta Region of Ghana at the border with Togo . ` Afadja ' is the name of the mountain whereas ` to ' in the Ewe dialect means mountain therefore it is called ` Afadjato ' by the indigenes . The correct name would be ` Mount Afadja ' as ` Mount Afadjato ' will be a repetition of the ` Mountain . ' The nearby peak of Aduadu , which is higher than Afadjato at over 900m , is about a kilometre to the east . The name of the mountain was derived from the Ewe word Avadzeto , meaning `` at war with the bush . '' The name derives from the presence on the mountainside of a plant causing severe skin irritation . The nearby Tagbo Falls and Wli Falls ( the highest in West Africa ) are also considered tourist attractions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cc63764d1dd4e526804a208d23ef4486", "text": "List of conflicts in Ethiopia This is a list of conflicts in Ethiopia arranged chronologically from medieval to modern times . This list includes both nation-wide and international types of war , including ( but not limited to ) the following : wars of independence , liberation wars , colonial wars , undeclared wars , proxy wars , territorial disputes , and world wars . Also listed might be any battle that occurred within the territory of what is today known as the , `` Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia '' but was itself only part of a operation of a campaign of a theater of a war . There may also be periods of violent civil unrest listed , such as : riots , shootouts , spree killings , massacres , terrorist attacks , and civil wars . The list might also contain episodes of : human sacrifice , mass suicide , massacres , and genocides .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4232d5f432bd8e38807124a83af8cd47", "text": "Bale Robe bale robe univarcity is hakd fils Robe , more commonly known as Bale Robe ( in order to differentiate it from other towns in Ethiopia which are also called Robe ) , is a town and separate woreda in south-central Ethiopia . Located in the Bale Zone of the Oromia Region , this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2492 m above sea level . It is located about 430 kilometres by road from Ethiopia 's capital Addis Ababa . Robe shares Robe Airport ( ICAO code HAGB , IATA GOB ) with neighboring Goba . Ethiopian Airlines has a scheduled flight four times a week connecting it to the capital Addis Ababa and to the southern city Arba Minch . The main market day is Thursday , with a smaller market working on Tuesdays and Sundays at another place in the town . Notable tourist attractions include the Sof Omar Caves , which lie to the east .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "113b3aac6c1602075b8a51534c77c683", "text": "2013 in Ethiopia", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a13defd949ee7d6f729fd15723c2546b", "text": "People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia The People 's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ( PDRE ) was the official name of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1991 , as established by the Communist government of Mengistu Haile Mariam and the Workers ' Party of Ethiopia ( WPE ) . Its creation led to the dissolution of the Derg , the military junta formerly in charge of the country . A Marxist-Leninist one-party state with the WPE as supreme authority took its place , though the WPE 's leadership was dominated by the surviving members of the Derg . After five years of preparation , a socialist state was officially proclaimed in 1984 , and the WPE was formed as the country 's only legal party . It was a Marxist-Leninist vanguard party modeled on its counterparts in Europe . The PDRE officially came into existence on 22 February 1987 , three weeks after the national referendum that approved the 1987 constitution , although the Derg remained in power as late as September , long after the 14 June general election that elected the members of the National Shengo ( the legislature ) . The WPE was officially granted a monopoly of power as the `` leading force in the state and society . '' The government was highly centralized and for all intents and purposes acted as merely a transmission belt for the party . Throughout the PDRE 's brief life , its authority was challenged not only by armed militants in Eritrea , which had been annexed to Ethiopia several decades earlier , but also by internal resistance groups , foremost of which was the Tigrayan Peoples ' Liberation Front . The PDRE came to an end in May 1991 , when Mengistu fled Ethiopia and military units of the Ethiopian People 's Revolutionary Democratic Front entered Addis Ababa .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6311228a09a6477cd6b0a54f22922d32", "text": "Negash Negash is a village in the Tigray Region ( or kilil ) of Ethiopia , which straddles the Adigrat-Mekele road ( Ethiopian Highway 2 ) 10 kilometers north of Wukro . Located in Wukro woreda , this settlement has a longitude and latitude of . Negash is known as the earliest Muslim settlement in Africa ; a seventh-century cemetery has been excavated inside the village boundaries . The Futuh al-Habasha records Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi visited the tomb of Ashama ibn Abjar in Negash during his invasion of the province of Tigray ( around 1537 ) . Negash is also known for the Negash Amedin Mesgid mosque . In the statistical tables of the 2007 census published by the Central Statistical Agency , the kebele Negash is located in is reported to have a total population of 7,753 of whom 3,607 are men and 4,146 women ; they are distributed amongst 1,689 households in 1,626 housing units . Although it 's known for its particular relationship with Islam , 98.2 % of the population follows the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church , the 1.1 % of the population is Protestant , and the remaining 0.7 % is Muslim .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "144cd48f8eeff79b9d3f43e0d457c2d2", "text": "History of Nairobi The earliest account of Nairobi 's -LSB- naɪˈroʊbɪ -RSB- history dates back to 1899 when a railway depot was built in a brackish African swamp occupied only by a pastoralist people , the Maasai , as well as the agriculturalist Kikuyu people who were displaced . The railway complex and the building around it rapidly expanded and urbanized until it became the largest city of Kenya and the country 's capital . The name `` Nairobi '' comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyorobi , which translates to `` the place of cool waters '' . However , Nairobi is popularly known as the `` Green City in the Sun . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a289570ceff71ca68ba6fb997277c99e", "text": "Darimu Darimu is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia . This woreda takes its name from the name of the region it lies in , `` Darimu '' , which is mentioned in Alexander Bulatovich 's book , From Entotto to the River Baro , published in 1897 . Part of the Illubabor Zone , Darimu is bordered on the south by Metu , on the west and north by the Kelem Welega Zone , and on the east by Supena Sodo . The major town in Darimu is Dipa . Coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda . Over 5,000 hectares is planted with this crop .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c1230d656bfd126f1f7bc5340a98ed6b", "text": "Mount Chilalo Mount Chilalo is an isolated , extinct silicic volcanic mountain in southeastern Ethiopia . The highest point in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region , and located on the border between the Hitosa and Tiyo woreda , this mountain has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 4036 m above sea level . The mountain has an elliptical base ( about 30 by 20 kilometers ) , whose major axis lies NNE-SSW or parallel to the predominant tectonic trend . Chilalo rises with gentle slopes for more than 1500 meters from the top of the plateau . At the summit , there is a large , almost circular caldera about 6 kilometers in diameter , whose southern rim is considered to be the mountain 's summit . Mount Chilalo last erupted in the Pleistocene . One authority identifies Mount Chilalo as a late Trap Series volcano . The geologist Erik Nilsson claimed to have identified traces of glaciation on Chilalo , as well as on its neighbor Mount Kaka down to about 3400 meters , which he dated to the `` Last Pluvial Period '' . Although this mountain is located south of the East African Rift , along with Mount Gugu to the north and Mount Kaka to the south , it is considered , geologically speaking , part of the Ethiopian Highlands .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4ee612372966f90eec3384b970bbfd75", "text": "Ethiopian movement The Ethiopian Movement is a religious movement that began in southern Africa towards the end of the 19th century , when two groups broke away from the Anglican and Methodist churches . One of the main reasons for breaking away was that the parent denominations were perceived to be too much under white control , with not enough scope being given to African leadership . The Ethiopian movement was based on their interpretation of a Biblical passage ( Psalm 68:31 ) : `` Ethiopia shall soon stretch forth its hands unto God '' ( in the original Hebrew , actually כוש Cush ) . The term was later given a much wider interpretation by Bengt Sundkler , whose book Bantu prophets in South Africa was the first comprehensive study of African Independent Churches ( AICs ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c1ee813e944e68d54c41637c7d6be8fd", "text": "Mesfin Negash Mesfin Negash ( Amharic : መስፍን ነጋሽ ) is an Ethiopian journalist , political commentator for Addis Neger and columnist for Sampsonia Way Magazine . He is a graduate of Addis Ababa University where he studied political science . Negash is a graduate of Addis Ababa University where he studied Political Science . His career as a journalist started at the Ethiopian Reporter in 2001 . He wrote on issues of politics and international relations . Before the controversial May 2005 elections , Negash left the newspaper to join Meznagna newspaper as a columnist while working for local and international NGO as a communication specialist and program officer . His political articles in Meznagna were most supportive of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy ( CUD ) . In one of his articles , he opposed the early position of his former paper which called for the establishment of unity government in Ethiopia . Mesfin 's contention was that the ruling party 's democratic centralism is too much of an impediment for the formation of any governing coalition with it . Meznagna was shut down in December 2005 by the government because it was first to publish the CUD 's unconstitutional and illegal call for the removal of the government even though the paper itself did n't advocate for the forceful removal of the government . In 2007 five former Meznagna journalists , including Mesfin Negash , established Addis Neger . He was the Editor-in-Chief of the paper for a year before he moved to a managerial position . Under Negash 's watch Addis Neger grew to be one of Ethiopia 's leading newspapers . The articles Negash wrote for the paper were milder in their tone and criticism of the government than his articles in Meznagna . The paper faced intimidation and harassment under Ethiopia 's anti-terrorism law , which criminalizes any reporting that directly or indirectly `` encourages '' or provides `` moral support '' to `` terrorist groups . '' In August 2008 an Ethiopian judge sentenced Mesfin Negash to a suspended one month imprisonment for a news report that appeared in the July 26 issue on the trial of iconic musician Teddy Afro . The ruling judge stated that they were compelled by law not to run the story because `` it infringes on the reputation of the court . In 2010 the staffers at Addis Neger shut down the newspaper and Negash fled Ethiopia , leaving his mother and wife behind . In February 2012 he was granted asylum in Sweden . He noted , `` It was n't a single incident that pushed me to leave Ethiopia -- it was numerous incidents over the course of several months . '' In May he was elected the Human Rights Defender of the Month by the Civil Rights Defenders campaign to protect human rights defenders at risk around the world . In June 2012 , Negash was found guilty of supporting terrorism along with 23 other defendants by an Ethiopian court and sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison . In a column for Sampsonia Way Magazine Negash commented on the conviction that `` the sentences carry no practical consequences for the professional freedom of those ` convicted ' living in exile '' and that `` anyone , Ethiopian or not , who supports the democratic hope of the nation in any manner is considered an enemy of the state , or a ` terrorist . ''' Since May 2012 Negash has served as a columnist for the City of Asylum/Pittsburgh 's Sampsonia Way Magazine where he `` shares Ethiopian views on pertinent issues related to journalism , culture , and , of course , the overarching subject of politics . '' He is also the Managing Editor of Addisnegeronline.com .", "title": "" } ]
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Matt Kuchar has over 80 top-10 finishes.
[ { "docid": "7fbbfdff2881869ddd1960d4fea88d75", "text": "Matt Kuchar Matthew Gregory Kuchar ( born June 21 , 1978 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly the Nationwide Tour . He has won seven times on the PGA Tour , with these wins spanning over 12 years . He is renowned as one of the most consistent players on the tour , having earned over $ 30 million in prize money and recorded over 80 top-10 finishes . Kuchar briefly enjoyed success in the early 2000s before suffering a slump where he struggled to maintain his playing status on the PGA Tour . He rejuvenated himself and built a new , one-plane swing from 2008 onward leading to improved results . Kuchar was the PGA Tour 's leading money winner in 2010 . Kuchar won The Players Championship in 2012 , the flagship event of the PGA Tour , his biggest tournament victory to date . As a result , he moved to a career high number five in the world rankings and has spent over 40 weeks ranked inside its top-10 . In February 2013 , Kuchar won his first World Golf Championship event , defeating Hunter Mahan in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship . At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , Kuchar won the first Olympic bronze medal awarded for golf since the 1904 Summer Olympics . With Sergio García winning the 2017 Masters Tournament and Steve Stricker playing part-time on the PGA Tour Champions , Kuchar is the highest-earning active full-time PGA Tour player without a major championship win , with career earnings of over $ 38 million .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "f51595870d6c8ceb747618d053fc12cc", "text": "List of World Rally Championship Drivers' champions The World Rally Championship ( WRC ) is a rallying series administrated by Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) , motorsport 's world governing body . The series currently consists of 13 three-day events driven on surfaces that range from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice . Each rally is split into 15 -- 25 special stages , which are run against the clock on closed roads . The WRC was formed from well-known and popular international rallies , most of which had previously been part of the European Rally Championship and/or the International Championship for Manufacturers ; the series was first contested in 1973 . The drivers ' championship was first awarded in 1977 and 1978 as an FIA Cup for Drivers title , to Sandro Munari and Markku Alén , respectively . The first official world champion in rallying was Björn Waldegård in 1979 . Each season normally consists of 12 to 16 rallies driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice . Points from these events are calculated towards the drivers ' and manufacturers ' world championships . The driver 's championship and manufacturer 's championship are separate championships , but are based on the same point system . In the current points system , points are awarded at the end of each rally to the top ten WRC ( overall ) , junior and production car drivers that qualify as follows : 25 , 18 , 15 , 12 , 10 , 8 , 6 , 4 , 2 , 1 . Despite how many drivers are in one team , constructors can only nominate two drivers to score points for the team as well as scoring for themselves . Sébastien Loeb holds the record for the most drivers ' championships , winning nine during his career . He also holds the record for the most championships won in a row ; he won nine consecutive titles from 2004 to 2012 . Juha Kankkunen , Tommi Mäkinen and Sébastien Ogier are second with four championships each ; Mäkinen won four championships in a row from 1996 to 1999 and Ogier from 2013 to 2016 . Finland and France have won the most titles with 14 championships each ; Finland between 7 drivers and France between 3 drivers . Citroën cars have won the most drivers ' championships with nine titles , all of them with Loeb .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0d8c4f64adce469a5c1179ed6637e6fb", "text": "Kuskokwim 300 The Kuskokwim 300 is among the more highly regarded mid-distance dogsled races in Alaska , annually attracting some of the top mushers in the sport . The race starts and ends on the Kuskokwim River in Bethel , Alaska , and is run on and adjacent to its namesake river . Often referred to as the `` Kusko 300 '' , or `` K-300 '' , the race has been held every January since 1980 , and commemorates an early mail route that once tied the settlements along the river to the outside world . Top mushers and hundreds of sled dogs participate in the race for a purse of $ 100,000 , the largest offered by any 300-mile ( 480 km ) sled dog race . The race is renowned for its often difficult weather and trail conditions . The inaugural race saw a fierce blizzard with dangerously low windchills for the first half of the race , followed by a freak thaw and rain for the latter half . Three separate K-300s ( 1991 , 1999 , 2008 ) earned the nickname `` Kusko-Swim '' , due to strong winds , rain , and deep overflow on top of the river ice . Staged from January 15 through 17th , the 2010 Kuskokwim 300 was won by musher John Baker of Kotzebue , AK in 47 hours , 56 minutes , and 22 seconds , nearly an hour-and-a-half ahead of second-place finisher and two-time Kusko 300 champion Martin Buser , also a four-time Iditarod champion . It was Baker 's first K-300 victory . The 2013 Kuskokwim 300 is scheduled to start on January 18 , 2013 and includes an overall race purse of $ 110,000 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ee52e74dfad1b32399e188e6643b6ba8", "text": "Matt Simpson (racing driver) Matt Simpson ( born 29 August 1981 ) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship . He debuted in 2016 , after being double champion in the Quaife Intermarque Championship in 2013 and 2014 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ed5d3aa0fdbdf6526fc0f00a20ab464b", "text": "1980 World Rally Championship The 1980 World Rally Championship was the eighth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) World Rally Championship ( WRC ) . The season consisted of 12 rallies . While this number was the same as the previous year , one change was made to the schedule , replacing Quebec with the Rally Codasur , marking the first WRC event to be held in South America while simultaneously ending WRC presence in North America for 25 years . A new driver 's champion was crowned , with Fiat backed German driver Walter Röhrl taking the championship convincingly while simultaneously earning for Fiat its third and final manufacturer 's title . Finn Hannu Mikkola and Swede Björn Waldegård again battled to a one-point difference in the standings , though this time for second place overall , and this time with Mikkola coming out on top . Fiat 's position in the standings was challenged by both Datsun and Ford , but neither could overcome the Italian company 's initial lead , settling instead for second and third resepectively . 1980 also saw Mercedes-Benz 's best and final effort to compete for a WRC title , placing fourth overall . For purposes of the championship , neither the Swedish or Finnish rallies were applied to the WRC for Manufacturers . __ TOC __", "title": "" }, { "docid": "621a127b3a3ea6de009d208c9a5405c0", "text": "Damien Faulkner Damien Faulkner ( born 15 February 1977 ) is an Irish race car driver from Moville County Donegal . Beginning his professional career in Formula Vauxhall Junior in 1995 , he competed in the Formula Ford Festival in 1996 and finished 11th . He finished in 3rd place in Vauxhall Junior in 1997 and moved to Formula Palmer Audi in 1998 where he finished sixth and third in series points in his first two seasons . At the end of 1999 he had his first taste of F3000 when he tested for Arden as part of his prize for finishing third in Palmer Audi . In 2000 Faulkner dominated the new European Formula Palmer Audi series taking 6 wins on his way to the title . His prize for winning the series assisted him in finding a seat in the American Champ Car feeder series Indy Lights for 2001 . In the series ' final season he drove for Dorricott Racing , capturing 2 wins on his way to third place in series points . A return home to Mondello Park during the season also saw him win his class in a one-off FIA Sportscar Championship race . Faulkner returned to Europe in 2002 and competed in a partial season in the Formula Nissan World Series . With nothing on the horizon for 2003 Faulkner 's career was rescued by a dominant performance as a guest driver in the BTCC supporting Porsche Carrera Cup GB , again at his home circuit , Mondello Park . This drive led to a Porsche Supercup guest appearance and an invite to again compete at Mondello in 2004 . A further strong drive secured a seat for the remainder of the season with Team SAS and Faulkner went on to take the team 's first race win before the season 's end . Two more years with the team brought two championship victories and a graduation in 2007 to the Porsche Supercup . A successful debut Supercup season yielded two wins and second in the championship with the title fight going right down to the final race of the season . 2007 's performances have put Faulkner firmly back on the map as he heads into a second season in the Supercup with Walter Lechner Racing and has also received invites to two of the biggest pre-season events on the calendar , the Dubai 24hrs and 24 Hours of Daytona .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ddcd36280dc7ef2cb39a5cb402e6a480", "text": "1982 PGA Tour The 1982 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to October 31 , and consisted of 44 official money events . Calvin Peete , Craig Stadler , and Tom Watson won the most tournaments , four , and there were five first-time winners . The tournament results , leaders , and award winners are listed below . The season began as the `` TPA Tour , '' then reverted to the `` PGA Tour '' in mid-March . The `` Tournament Players Association '' name had been adopted less than seven months earlier , in late August 1981 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d75445c5c8fe9a437dbb4a30d2ff3206", "text": "Greg LeMond Gregory James `` Greg '' LeMond ( born June 26 , 1961 ) is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Road Race World Championship twice ( 1983 and 1989 ) and the Tour de France three times ( 1986 , 1989 and 1990 ) . He is also an entrepreneur and anti-doping advocate . LeMond was born in Lakewood , California , and raised in ranch country on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range , near Reno . He is married and has three children with his wife Kathy , with whom he supports a variety of charitable causes and organizations . In 1986 , LeMond became the first non-European professional cyclist to win the Tour de France , and he remains the only American cyclist to have won the Tour . LeMond was accidentally shot with multiple pellets while hunting in 1987 and missed the next two Tours . He returned to the 1989 Tour , completing an improbable comeback by winning in dramatic fashion on the race 's final stage . He successfully defended his title the following year , claiming his third and final Tour victory in 1990 , which made LeMond one of only seven riders who have won three or more Tours . He retired from competition in December 1994 . He was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1996 . LeMond was the first American to win the elite Road World Championship , the first professional cyclist to sign a million-dollar contract , and the first cyclist to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated when the magazine named him as its Sportsman of the Year in 1989 . During his career , LeMond championed several technological advancements in pro cycling , including the introduction of aerodynamic `` triathlon '' handlebars and carbon fiber bicycle frames , which he later marketed through his company LeMond Bicycles . His other business interests have included restaurants , real estate , and consumer fitness equipment . LeMond is a vocal opponent of performance-enhancing drug use , and at times his commercial ventures have suffered for his anti-doping stance -- as in 2001 , when he first accused Lance Armstrong of doping and sparked a conflict that led eventually to the dissolution of his Lemond Bikes brand in 2008 , which was licensed by Armstrong 's primary sponsor Trek Bicycles . As the lone American winner of cycling 's most prestigious race , LeMond has not enjoyed the public stature that might be expected of such a figure , but he continues to campaign publicly against doping and ineffective leadership by the UCI , the International Federation for Cycling . In December 2012 , LeMond even articulated a willingness to replace the UCI president on an interim basis if called to do so . In December 2013 , the LeMond brand was revived , manufactured in partnership with TIME Sport International .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "33fc03a177844a44e1b877651a054223", "text": "K&N Pro Series West The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West , formerly the Winston West Series and Camping World West Series , is a regional stock car racing division of NASCAR . The series was first formed in 1954 as a proving ground for drivers from the western United States who could not travel to race in the more traditional stock car racing regions like North Carolina and the rest of the southern United States . In 1954 , the series was formed under the name Pacific Coast Late Model circuit , with nine races on the schedule . At first the series sanctioned races on dirt tracks and paved tracks , but as the series developed , more races were held on paved tracks , with the final race on a dirt track being held in 1979 . In 1988 , the series traveled out of the United States for the first time , sanctioning a race in Australia . Eight years later , the series once again traveled outside of the United States to Japan . In 1999 , the season finale was held at Twin Ring Motegi , making it the first NASCAR championship race held in a different country . Four years later , NASCAR consolidated the Busch North Series into the series . Jack McCoy has the most career wins in the series with 54 , followed by Ray Elder with 47 . Elder , however , has recorded six championships , the most out of any driver in the series . Other notable drivers who participated in the series include Kevin Harvick , Brendan Gaughan , Derrike Cope , Chad Little and David Gilliland . The other regional division at the Grand National level of NASCAR is the K&N Pro Series East .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "04d78064db1cda24baeb2b212ecd28dc", "text": "1980 Masters Tournament The 1980 Masters Tournament was the 44th Masters Tournament , held April 10 -- 13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . Seve Ballesteros , age 23 , won his first Masters and second major championship title , four strokes ahead of runners-up Jack Newton and Gibby Gilbert . Ballesteros had a seven stroke lead after 54 holes and extended it to ten strokes after the front nine of the final round at 16-under-par , eyeing the Masters record of 271 ( − 17 ) set by Jack Nicklaus in 1965 ( and equaled by Raymond Floyd in 1976 ) . A new record ( of 270 or lower ) was to be rewarded with a $ 50,000 bonus from Golf magazine . An hour later , after he found the water at 12 and 13 at Amen Corner , the lead had been reduced to three . Ballesteros regrouped with a birdie at 15 and parred the rest to shoot even-par 72 for the round and held on for the victory . Well back in the field on Sunday , Nicklaus , age 40 , was paired with Arnold Palmer , age 50 , which drew large galleries . Palmer shot 69 to finish at even par and T24 , Nicklaus had 73 to finish at 291 ( +3 ) and T33 . It was their first pairing at Augusta in five years and the first time Palmer had finished higher than Nicklaus there since 1967 . Nicklaus regrouped and won two majors in 1980 , the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship and was the runner-up the following April . Ballesteros , of Spain , was the first winner of the Masters from Europe , and won a second green jacket in 1983 . This was the final Masters with Bermuda and ryegrass greens , which were replaced with bentgrass following this tournament .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d59c1a19451448ec882f3e1827d11ce8", "text": "Len Mattiace Leonard Earl `` Len '' Mattiace ( born October 15 , 1967 ) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour . Mattiace was born in Mineola , New York . He attended Nease High School in Ponte Vedra , Florida . He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1990 with a degree in Sociology . While at Wake Forest , he played on the team that won the NCAA Division I Golf Championship in 1986 . He turned pro later in 1990 . Mattiace first gained notoriety when he surged into contention in the final round of the 1998 Players Championship . Trailing by one shot going into the par-3 17th hole , he hit his tee shot into the water , his third shot into a bunker , and his fourth shot into the water . He ended up with a quintuple-bogey 8 on the hole and finished in a tie for fifth , four strokes behind the eventual winner Justin Leonard . Mattiace 's career year was 2002 , when he earned wins at the Nissan Open and the FedEx St. Jude Classic . In 2003 , he contended for the The Masters Trophy by shooting a 65 in the final round which put him into a playoff with Mike Weir . On that first playoff hole , Mattiace found himself stymied by trees when his approach drifted offline . Weir needed only a bogey to secure the victory and Mattiace finished second , earning $ 648,000 in prize money . Shortly after the 2003 season , Mattiace 's career was threatened by a skiing accident and torn ACLs in both knees . Mattiace has been ranked in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings , but has not been fully exempt on the PGA Tour since 2005 . Mattiace splits his time between the PGA Tour ( where he relies on past champion status for entries ) and Web.com Tour . He currently resides in Jacksonville , Florida . Mattiace is naturally left-handed but plays right-handed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d5487a961792a45b8a234080e1cd49f7", "text": "Stephen Gallacher Stephen James Gallacher ( born 1 November 1974 ) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour . Gallacher was born in Dechmont , West Lothian and is the nephew of former European Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher and cousin of Sky Sports news presenter Kirsty Gallacher . He played in a victorious Walker Cup side in 1995 and turned professional later that year . Gallacher first played on the European Tour in 1996 , but struggled to begin with . In 2000 , however , he reached the top hundred on the Order of Merit for the first time , placing 56th . In 2004 he recorded his first win on the tour at the Dunhill Links Championship , which is one of the richest golf tournaments in Europe , and finished the year ranked 15th on the Order of Merit . In February 2013 , Gallacher ended a 201-tournament wait for his second victory on the European Tour , when he won the Omega Dubai Desert Classic by three strokes . He held the lead going into the final round after he shot his best career round of 62 on the European Tour in the third round . Despite two bogeys in his first two holes , Gallacher clinched victory with an eagle on the 16th hole . The win moved Gallacher back into the world 's top 100 . The following year , Gallacher defended his title with a one stroke victory at the 2014 Omega Dubai Desert Classic for his third European Tour victory . He is the first golfer to ever successfully defend the title . Gallacher was picked as one of the three wild-cards by Paul McGinley for the 2014 Ryder Cup .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ea6e4f9b644dd8cf2f123146182fe67c", "text": "Scott McCarron Scott Michael McCarron ( born July 10 , 1965 ) is an American professional golfer . McCarron was born in Sacramento , California and graduated from Vintage High School in Napa , California . He was a member of the golf team at UCLA , graduating in 1988 with a major in History . Unlike most golfers , McCarron did not transition right away from the college to the professional ranks -- he gave up golf for four years ( 1988 -- 1992 ) to work with his father in the family clothing business . He turned professional in 1992 , and joined the PGA Tour in 1994 . McCarron has had PGA Tour victories in 1996 , 1997 and 2001 . McCarron has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking . McCarron was injured in the summer of 2006 and missed the entire 2007 season . He served as an analyst for The Golf Channel for its 2007 Masters coverage . He returned to the PGA Tour in 2008 and finished 108th on the money list to retain his card for 2009 . In 2010 , McCarron became embroiled in controversy when he accused fellow PGA Tour player Phil Mickelson of `` cheating '' for using a Ping-Eye 2 wedge made before April 1 , 1990 that is allowed under a legal technicality . McCarron publicly apologized to Mickelson a few days later . Thirty days later , the PGA Tour and USGA banned the use of the Ping-Eye 2 wedges . McCarron has won three times on PGA Tour Champions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5e27b287156f1110b33f101bf50c5cf7", "text": "Junior Ryder Cup The Junior Ryder Cup is a team golf competition between Europe and the United States . It is based on the men 's Ryder Cup and is run by the same organisations , the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe ( a subsidiary of the PGA European Tour , with minority stakes held by the PGA of Great Britain & Ireland and the PGA of Europe ) . The 2016 event took place at the Interlachen Country Club , Edina , Minnesota on September 26 and 27 . The United States won 15 1/2 -- 8 1/2 , their fifth successive victory in the event . On recent occasions there has been an informal `` friendship match '' played on the Ryder Cup course after the Junior Ryder Cup but before the Ryder Cup . The teams consist of six boys and six girls . The tournament is played over two days of foursomes , fourball and singles matches . There are three boys ' matches and three girls ' foursomes matches and six mixed fourball matches on the first day . There are 12 singles matches on the second day , added in 2008 . In 1995 an informal match was played between European junior golfers and Central New York PGA Section and area juniors . The European team included 15-year-old Sergio García . The official event began as part of the lead up to the 1997 Ryder Cup in Spain . In 2002 , the event gained marketing support from the Ryder Cup itself . Several of the juniors who played in the competition have gone on to professional careers . Hunter Mahan and Suzann Pettersen played for the United States and European teams in 1999 . Rory McIlroy was part of the 2004 European team , along with Oliver Fisher . Matteo Manassero played on the 2008 European team . Isabelle Lendl played for the United States in 2006 , and Emma Talley played for the United States in 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6a17aed60a0fe0a473df12d4cbc9489d", "text": "Mike Cunning Michael Cunning ( born July 30 , 1958 ) is an American professional golfer . Cunning was born in Phoenix , Arizona . He played collegiately at the University of Arizona . He turned professional in 1980 . Cunning played on the PGA Tour in 1984 , making only one cut in 16 events . He played again on the Tour in 1992 after finishing T13 at the 1991 Q-school . In 1992 , he made 11 cuts in 30 events with one top 10 finish and lost his tour card by finishing 165th on the money list . He played on the Nike Tour in 1993 , makin 14 cuts in 23 events with two top 10 finishes . He has played only sparingly in the U.S. since then . Cunning has played in Asia since 1981 , and has been a regular on the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995 . In 1997 he topped the Order of Merit with earnings of US$ 170,619 , despite a best tournament finish of second place . In 2003 he won his only Asian Tour title to date at the Royal Challenge Indian Open . He has also made appearances on the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour . In 2009 he won the Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters on the European Senior Tour .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d42b1fcb571e76688356fe837e5e81a4", "text": "Official World Golf Ranking The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers ( although there is no rule prohibiting women from being ranked ) . It was introduced in 1986 and is endorsed by the four major championships and six major professional tours , five of which are charter members of the International Federation of PGA Tours : PGA Tour European Tour Asian Tour ( not a charter member of the Federation ) PGA Tour of Australasia Japan Golf Tour Sunshine Tour Points are also awarded for high finishes on other tours : Web.com Tour , the official developmental tour for the PGA Tour Challenge Tour , the official developmental tour for the European Tour PGA Tour Canada , which became a full member of the Federation in 2009 under its former name of the Canadian Professional Golf Tour OneAsia Tour , not a member of the Federation , but a joint venture between two charter members and two other tours that became full members in 2009 Korean Tour , from 2011 PGA Tour Latinoamérica , from 2012 Asian Development Tour , the official developmental tour for the Asian Tour , from 2013 PGA Tour China , from 2014 Alps Tour , from July 2015 Nordic Golf League , from July 2015 PGA EuroPro Tour , from July 2015 ProGolf Tour , from July 2015 MENA Golf Tour , from April 2016", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c20b6571f34c1966761a27d9d04b832b", "text": "Drag boat racing Drag boat racing is a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land . As with land-based drag racing , competitors race their vehicles for the lowest elapsed time ( low ET ) over a straight race course of a defined length . There are three standard drag race course lengths , 660 feet ( 1/8 mile ) , 1,320 foot ( 1/4 mile ) , and the most common length , used in professional drag boat racing , 1,000 feet ( 3/16 mile plus 10 feet ) . Unlike drag racing on land , which begins from a standing start , drag boat racing begins from a short rolling start to a point that can not be passed until the green `` start '' light illuminates . There are numerous categories of professional and sportsmen classes based on various engine configuration , fuel type , hull design and propulsion types . The premier category of drag boat racing being the Top Fuel Hydroplane class which is the water based equivalent to Top Fuel Dragsters capable of covering the liquid quarter mile in less than four seconds with a top speed of around 260 mph ( 400 km/h ) . The biggest event on the drag boat calendar is the LODBRS World Finals which takes place at Firebird Raceway Phoenix , Arizona .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8ca43bc4366e790768e296584b0ce06d", "text": "BMW PGA Championship The BMW PGA Championship , as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons , is an annual men 's professional golf tournament on the European Tour . It was founded in 1955 by the Professional Golfers ' Association , and as such was originally called the British PGA Championship . Since then it has had several sponsored names , but the phrase `` PGA Championship '' has usually been included in the name . The BMW PGA Championship is played each May over the West Course at the Wentworth Club in Surrey , England . The PGA European Tour has its headquarters at the club and as the tour 's home tournament , the BMW PGA Championship is often regarded as the flagship event on the European Tour . It has usually had the highest prize money of any event which the tour organises , but this changed in 2009 with the introduction of the Race to Dubai , and the $ 10 million Dubai World Championship at the end of the season . There are other more lucrative events than the BMW PGA Championship which are part of the European Tour schedule , such as the majors and the World Golf Championship events , but these are organised by other bodies . It is also the European Tour 's designated `` Premier event '' for the purposes of the Official World Golf Rankings , with a minimum of 64 ranking points available to the winner . The winner of the tournament is given an exemption into that season 's U.S. Open and the next three Open Championships . In 2000 , Colin Montgomerie became the only player to win three years in a row .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "02e8b5b247e77d1092f254fa65780408", "text": "1983 Masters Tournament The 1983 Masters Tournament was the 47th Masters Tournament , held April 7 -- 11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . Seve Ballesteros won his second Masters and third major title , four strokes ahead of runners-up Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite . Play on Friday was postponed due to heavy rain , and the final round was completed on Monday for the first time since 1973 . Defending champion Craig Stadler was tied for the 54-hole lead with 1976 champion Raymond Floyd , with Ballesteros one stroke back , and two-time champion Tom Watson an additional stroke behind . Ballesteros got off to a fast start in the final round on Monday with a birdie-eagle start . With another birdie at the difficult par-3 fourth , he added four pars and another birdie at the ninth for a five-under 31 on the front nine . Ballesteros cruised to a 69 ( − 3 ) and a comfortable win as neither Stadler , Floyd , nor Watson broke par . During the postponement of Friday 's round , the possibility was raised that the tournament would not complete the entire 72 holes , as the southeastern U.S. was experiencing heavy rains and flooding and forecasts were not favorable . Saturday 's second round went off from split tees ( 1st and 10th ) and six players did not complete their rounds until early Sunday morning . With this extension , the tournament committee did not attempt to complete the final two rounds on Sunday , opting for the third round only on Sunday and the fourth on Monday . Four-time champion Arnold Palmer , 53 , opened with a 68 on Thursday and made the cut at the Masters for the final time . In his 29th Masters , he stated that the conditions on Saturday were the worst he had ever seen at Augusta . Five-time winner Jack Nicklaus , 43 , withdrew before his second round start time due to back spasms experienced while warming up Saturday morning . It was only his second withdrawal as a pro , the first was three years earlier at the 1980 World Series of Golf . Nicklaus had missed only one cut in the previous 23 Masters and made ten consecutive after this year , including his record sixth green jacket in 1986 . It was the final major championship for Sam Snead , 70 , a three-time Masters champion . He withdrew after a first round 79 as he assessed he could not make the cut .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5d3dbd7cb4fa1325c1914dc6c73bf4ba", "text": "Martin Buser Martin Buser ( born March 29 , 1958 in Winterthur , Switzerland ) is a champion of sled dog racing . Martin Buser began mushing at age seventeen in Switzerland . In 1979 , Buser moved to Alaska to train and raise sled dogs full-time . His training operation , Happy Trails Kennels , is located in Big Lake , Alaska . He entered his first Iditarod in 1980 , and has run every race since 1986 , his third Iditarod . Buser has won the event four times , in 1992 , 1994 , 1997 , and 2002 . On sixteen occasions , he has finished among the top ten finishers . He ran the fastest finish time on the previous route which was a longer race than it is now . In 2002 , the race started in Wasilla . Now it starts in Willow , making the race about 80 miles shorter . In 2002 , his team completed the 80 mile longer race in 8 days , 22 hours , 46 minutes , and 2 seconds . He entered his first Yukon Quest in 2009 and finished in fourth place , earning him `` Rookie of the Year . '' As of 2017 , he has the most consecutive race finishes , 31 . His sense of humor and positive outlook have made him a fan favorite . In 2008 , he comically caused quite a stir among fans worldwide when he accidentally gave his GPS unit to a pilot who was transporting dogs and equipment to and from a checkpoint , when the race was first introducing GPS tracking on the racers so fans could follow their paths live . Martin also has a happy-go-lucky way about him . It shows most clearly when he talks in highly annoying/exaggerated tone of voice to his dogs . Other top competiters in the Iditarod , like DeeDee Jonrowe and Aliy Zirkle have found this method to work well in communicating with their dogs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2fe2f62551faa547499044f74efc3e0", "text": "Udorn Duangdecha Udorn Duangdecha ( born 18 October 1970 ) is a Thai professional golfer . Udorn plays on the Asian Tour where he has won once - the 2010 King 's Cup .", "title": "" } ]
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Sue Vertue is exclusively from America.
[ { "docid": "bd7aa625c16c97aaef403f3d5f27a7aa", "text": "Sue Vertue Susan `` Sue '' Nicola Vertue ( born 21 September 1960 in Surrey ) is an English television producer , mainly of comedy shows , including Mr. Bean and Coupling . She is the daughter of producer Beryl Vertue . Vertue worked for Tiger Aspect , a production company run by Peter Bennett-Jones , where Jones produced episodes of Mr. Bean , The Vicar of Dibley and Gim me Gim me Gim me . Vertue met writer Steven Moffat at the Edinburgh Television Festival in 1996 . A relationship blossomed and they left their respective production companies to join Hartswood Films , run by Beryl Vertue , Sue 's mother . When Vertue asked Moffat to write a sitcom for Hartswood , he decided to base it around the evolution of their own relationship . The series became Coupling , which was first broadcast on BBC2 in 2000 . The main two characters in the show were even named Steve and Susan , played by Jack Davenport and Sarah Alexander . In 1999 Vertue produced Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death , a two-episode special of Doctor Who , written by Steven Moffat , for the Red Nose Day charity telethon . Her other work includes Carrie and Barry , Supernova , Fear , Stress & Anger , The Cup and Sherlock .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "202d0718b9030627484e7c2ac83352db", "text": "Mary Sue Terry Mary Sue Terry ( born September 28 , 1947 ) is a Democratic politician from Virginia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "17fcb86170c46fff5ac5576e53548027", "text": "America (Deuce song) `` America '' is the second studio-release single from American artist Deuce and is a politically themed song with a stronger metal influence than some of Deuce 's other music . It was released on January 10 , 2012 , a week earlier than originally planned due to a leak of the full music video in late December 2011 . The song is the third track on Deuce 's debut album titled Nine Lives . As of April 2012 , `` America '' had sold 36,000 copies , making it the most commercially successful single of the album . This single , along with `` Let 's Get It Crackin ' '' , was featured as part of a fan-based remix contest held by Deuce and Five Seven Music titled `` Deuce REMIXXXED '' On July 3 , 2012 a single was released for Independence Day which was called the `` America ( n ) Pride '' , which contained `` America '' , two remixes , and the music video on iTunes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "82f98c8f1e20f64c7d7a33a12764224b", "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 . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a38935090888514a29a5259380608d99", "text": "American Viscose Corporation American Viscose Corporation was an American division of the British firm Courtaulds , which manufactured rayon and other synthetic fibres . Established in 1909 , it became the largest supplier of rayon and the first company to make artificial silk in the United States . American Viscose had plants at Marcus Hook , Pennsylvania ( established 1910 ) , Roanoke , Virginia ( 1916 ) , Lewistown , Pennsylvania ( 1920 ) , Parkersburg , West Virginia ( 1927 ) , Meadville , Pennsylvania ( 1929 ) , Nitro , West Virginia , and Front Royal , Virginia ( 1940 ) . After a 1946 merger with Sylvania Industrial Corporation ( not to be confused with lighting and electronics manufacturer Sylvania ) , it gained a plant at Fredericksburg , Virginia . The company changed names and ownership several times . It was founded as a division of Courtaulds and began production as `` The Viscose Company '' in 1910 . In 1937 it changed to `` American Viscose Corporation '' . In 1941 the company was sold off by order of the British government in order to raise money for purchase of munitions and other supplies from the Americans . The company passed into the control of the Monsanto Corporation after the war . ( Courtaulds resumed manufacture of rayon in the United States in 1952 ) . In 1963 it was purchased by FMC Corporation , which sold off the division in 1976 to its employees . It was then renamed Avtex Fibers . In 1974 , two years before FMC Corporation sold off the division to its employees , the plant in Parkersburg , WV was closed . In 1980 Avtex Fibers closed their plant in Nitro , West Virginia that manufactured rayon staple . In 1983 , Avtex Fibers was the largest US manufacturer of rayon fiber , as well as operating plants that made polyester and acetate yarn . Certain of its closed plants have become Superfund pollution cleanup sites . The former plant site at Front Royal , Virginia was used for manufacturing from 1940 until 1989 , when the plant was closed after being cited for more than 2,000 environmental violations over five years , including emissions of polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ) into the nearby Shenandoah River . The plant was demolished in 1997 , and is currently being restored by FMC in conjunction with the United States Environmental Protection Agency . The company made rayon fiber for fabric and also rayon cord for reinforcement of pneumatic automobile tires . Declining sales and high internal costs caused Avtex to close its rayon operations in 1988 , briefly restarting to produce fiber for the aerospace industry , and then permanently closing in 1990 for economic and environmental reasons .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "70bc76ed4714054f68c5032586608f59", "text": "United States v. Vampire Nation United States v. Vampire Nation , 451 F. 3d 189 , is a 2006 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit regarding the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and asset forfeiture . A three-judge panel unanimously affirmed the conviction and sentence of Frederick Banks , a Pittsburgh man , on numerous felony charges resulting from fraudulent schemes carried out over the Internet . The case takes its title , which has been singled out as memorable and included among lists of amusingly titled cases , from one of Banks ' aliases , an electronic music group of which he was the sole regular member . He had filed the appeal under that name while representing himself . Banks had been offering discounted versions of Microsoft software online under different names as an Amazon.com reseller . His products were either pirated or deficient , costing some customers thousands of dollars , and eventually one complained to the FBI , who arrested Banks after a short investigation . At trial a jury convicted him of mail fraud , criminal copyright infringement and several other charges . The judge sentenced Banks to five years in prison , varying the sentence upward by three months from the maximum range specified by the sentencing guidelines . An in personam criminal forfeiture judgment was also entered against him . Banks appealed to the Third Circuit , citing those among seven possible grounds for reversing the conviction . Foremost among them , he argued that notice of the possibility of variance was required prior to the sentencing and that the district court lacked the statutory authority to order the criminal forfeiture . Judge Franklin Van Antwerpen wrote for the panel , which ruled for the government on all the issues . Other circuits had ruled on the variance issue , and he joined four of them in holding that Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32 ( h ) , which required a court to notify lawyers in advance of a contemplated departure , did not impose the same requirement on a variance . The forfeiture was likewise permitted since the mail fraud statute provided for civil forfeiture and , while it explicitly provided for criminal forfeiture only in cases where a financial institution was victimized , he did not find that Congress intended to limit it only to those cases via `` a chain of cross-references . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "59cb0e7da0cce7295785ae13be030ca5", "text": "AmeriCares Americares is a non-profit disaster relief and global health organization providing immediate response to emergency medical needs and supporting long-term health care initiatives for people in the United States and around the world . Since its founding in 1979 , Americares has delivered more than $ 12 billion in medicines , medical supplies and humanitarian aid to 164 countries in response to natural disasters , civil conflicts and ongoing health crises in impoverished areas . Americares is headquartered in Stamford , Connecticut . The organization has offices in Colombo , Sri Lanka , Port-au-Prince , Haiti Sendai , Japan and Mumbai , India . Americares operates three warehouses , one each in the U.S. , Europe and India .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "71b3df29a765ce423faf1b795a285fa7", "text": "It's America It 's America is the third studio album by American country music singer Rodney Atkins . It was released on March 31 , 2009 ( see 2009 in country music ) on Curb Records . The album 's first single , its title track , was released on November 24 , 2008 and has become Atkins ' fifth Number One hit on the Billboard country singles charts . It was followed by `` 15 Minutes '' ( a Top 20 hit ) and `` Chasin ' Girls . '' The album was re-issued in mid-2010 with a new single , `` Farmer 's Daughter . '' The album debuted at No. 15 on Billboard 's album chart selling 34,877 copies . As of August 2010 , the album has sold 129,820 copies in the US .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8275e1292529d09f440855d3da7a8a17", "text": "Chinese Americans Chinese Americans , which includes American-born Chinese , are Americans who have full or partial Chinese ancestry . Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans , which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans . Many Chinese Americans are immigrants along with their descendants from mainland China , Hong Kong , Macau , Taiwan , as well as from other regions that include large populations of the Chinese diaspora , especially Southeast Asia and some Western countries like Canada , United Kingdom , Australia , New Zealand , and Brazil . The Chinese American community is the largest overseas Chinese community outside of Asia . It is also the third largest in the Chinese diaspora , behind the Chinese communities in Thailand and Malaysia . The Chinese American community comprises the largest ethnic group of Asian Americans , comprising 25.9 % of the Asian American population as of 2010 . Americans of Chinese descent , including those with partial Chinese ancestry constitute 1.2 % of the total U.S. population as of 2010 . According to the 2010 census , the Chinese American population numbered approximately 3.8 million . In 2010 , half of Chinese-born people living in the United States resided in the states of California and New York .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5ad465a94b15f3b24572c674db0e409f", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4091f49b46e3fdf12d307741e295a856", "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", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5668bb9e5dbf4c3a2e1088f60b7aefaf", "text": "Judiciary Act of 1802 The United States Judiciary Act of 1802 ( 2 Stat . 156 ) was a Federal statute , enacted on April 29 , 1802 , to reorganize the federal court system . It restored some elements of the Judiciary Act of 1801 , which had been adopted by the Federalist majority in the previous Congress , but was repealed by the Democratic-Republican majority earlier in 1802 . The Act restructured the circuit courts into six circuits , and assigned one Supreme Court justice to each circuit . Unlike the 1801 Act , no new circuit judgeships were created , so the justices were faced with having to return to the practice of `` riding circuit '' to hold court in each district within their circuit , along with the local district judge , during the majority of the year . No circuit courts were created for the judicial districts of Kentucky , Tennessee , Maine , or the territories , although the 1801 Act would have done so . Since the circuit courts were now to consist of only two judges , the Act permitted them to certify to the Supreme Court any question of law on which the two could not agree . Also , the district judge was not permitted to hear appeals of his own decisions , so appeals from the district courts were decided by the circuit justice alone . But the most important part of the Act was the provision that a quorum of only one judge was needed to convene a circuit court . As a result , Supreme Court justices could often rely on district court judges to convene circuit courts . With circuit riding largely optional , Supreme Court justices were no longer saddled with what they had previously felt was a tremendous burden . The Act 's flexibility proved crucial to the demise of circuit riding , which essentially disappeared by 1840 . The Act also created additional district courts by dividing the District of North Carolina into the districts of Albemarle , Cape Fear , and Pamptico , and by dividing the District of Tennessee into the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee . No new judgeships were created for these courts ; however , the district judges in North Carolina and Tennessee had to hold court in each district within their state , and the North Carolina judge also had to sit on the circuit court ( which , however , continued to sit for the state as a whole , not in the separate district court districts ) . The Act established a United States District Court for the District of Columbia , although this court is not the direct predecessor of today 's court bearing the same name .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ee2491c74b28e119fd7e7657bad95c1b", "text": "Pete Seibert Peter W. Seibert ( August 7 , 1924 -- July 15 , 2002 ) was an American skier and the founder of Vail Ski Resort in Colorado . In 1980 he was inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame . Seibert , a Massachusetts native , graduated from the New Hampton School in New Hampshire and served in the 10th Mountain Division during World War II , training as an elite ski trooper at Camp Hale in Colorado . Wounded in the leg by a mortar shell blast in the Battle of Riva Ridge in Italy , he returned to the United States to begin recuperation . Like other ski soldiers who had trained at Camp Hale , Seibert returned to Colorado , where he became a ski patrolman at the Aspen Mountain Ski Resort . In 1950 he qualified for the 1950 U.S. Ski Team , which hosted the 1950 World Championships at Aspen , although his injury prevented him from competing . In 1957 , Seibert and rancher Earl Eaton climbed Vail Mountain where , as trainees from Camp Hale ( Earl did not train at Camp Hale but he did help build it ) , they had learned winter bivouacking , and decided to build `` the most beautiful ski resort in the world '' . They raised funds from a group of Denver investors , bought a ranch at the base of Vail mountain and , to distract competitors , called it the `` Trans Montane Rod and Gun Club '' . The resort was built in 1962 at the base of Vail mountain , opening on December 15 , 1962 with two chairlifts , one gondola . A lift ticket cost $ 5 . In seven years , Vail grew to become the most popular ski resort in Colorado . Seibert hoped that Vail and ( the future ) Beaver Creek would host the skiing portions of the 1976 Winter Olympics , which had been awarded to Denver in 1970 . However the proposition was voted down , funding rejected in November 1972 , and the games returned to Innsbruck , Austria , which had hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics . Seibert led a partnership which bought `` Snow Basin '' near Ogden , Utah , in 1978 , but ran into financial difficulty in 1984 . The area was sold that October to Earl Holding , owner of Sun Valley in Idaho . Snowbasin was the venue for the alpine speed events of the 2002 Winter Olympics . Pete 's Bowl in Vail 's Blue Sky Basin , and the Pete 's Express lift , was named for Seibert when the second phase of the expansion area opened in December 2000 . Seibert died at age 77 on July 15 , 2002 , following a nine-month battle with esophageal cancer . A small plaza , built in the 1970s , at the top of Bridge Street in Vail is named Seibert Circle in his honor . While Pete was best known for founding Vail , Pete 's life was dedicated to the passion that skiing should be accessible to everyone .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2a2223bd0a50cbd35e26faebc5fc46cf", "text": "Paul R. Verkuil Paul Robert Verkuil ( born December 4 , 1939 ) is an attorney , former dean of the Tulane University Law School , former president of the College of William and Mary , and former dean of Cardozo School of Law . He has also served as the CEO of the American Automobile Association from 1992 to 1995 . He is currently on the faculty of the Cardozo School of Law . Verkuil received his A.B. at the College of William and Mary and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law . He also earned an M.A. from the New School for Social Research , and an LL.M . and J.S.D. from New York University School of Law . Verkuil served as William and Mary President from July 1 , 1985 until his resignation , effective January 7 , 1992 . Professor Verkuil is coauthor of Administrative Law and Process ( 5th ed . 2009 ) and Regulation and Deregulation ( 2nd ed . 2004 ) and Outsourcing Sovereignty : How Privatization of Government Functions Threatens Democracy And What We Can Do About It ( Cambridge University Press , 2007 ) . He has been the editor of the Virginia Law Review , and the recipient of the NYU Founders Day Award for `` Consistent evidence of outstanding scholarship . '' From August 2008 to August 2009 , Verkuil was acting dean of the University of Miami School of Law . In 2009 , Verkuil was nominated by President Barack Obama to be head of the Administrative Conference of the United States . The Senate confirmed his nomination on March 3 , 2010 . From 1994-97 he served as special master for the U.S. Supreme Court in the original jurisdiction case of New Jersey v. New York , 523 U.S. 767 ( 1998 ) , and as a member of the White House Council on Small Business . He is married to Judith Rodin , President of the Rockefeller Foundation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e1e1246626869d43d25992b6adbacfb7", "text": "Freedom suit Freedom suits were lawsuits in the Thirteen Colonies and the United States filed by enslaved people against slaveholders to assert claims to freedom , often based on descent from a free maternal ancestor , or time held as a resident in a free state or territory . The right to petition for freedom descended from English common law and allowed people to challenge their enslavement or indenture . Petitioners challenged slavery both directly and indirectly , even if slaveholders generally viewed such petitions as a means to uphold rather than undermine slavery . Beginning with the colonies in North America , legislatures enacted slave laws that created a legal basis for `` just subjection ; '' these were adopted or updated by the state and territorial legislatures that superseded them after the United States gained independence . These codes also enabled enslaved persons to sue for freedom based on wrongful enslavement . While some cases were tried during the colonial period , the majority of petitions for freedom were heard during the antebellum period in the border or the Southern United States . After the American Revolution , most northern states abolished slavery and were considered `` free . '' The United States Congress prohibited slavery in some newly established territories , and some new states were admitted to the union as free states . The rise in travel and migration of masters with slaves between free and slave states resulted in conditions that gave rise to slaves suing for freedom . Many free states had residency limits for masters who brought slaves into their territory ; after that time , the slave would be considered free . Some slaves sued for wrongful enslavement after being held in a free state . Other grounds for suit were that the person was freeborn and illegally held in slavery , or that the person was illegally held because of being descended from a freeborn woman in the maternal line . The principle of partus sequitur ventrem , first incorporated into English colonial slavery law by a 1662 statute in Virginia , established that children 's status was that of the mother . It was adopted into law by other English colonies , and the states of the United States . In Saint Louis , Missouri records of nearly 300 petition cases have been found that were filed between 1807 and 1860 , and in Washington , D.C. nearly 500 petition cases were filed in the same period . A large portion of cases , as much as one-third , either never went to trial or were settled out of court . In the early nineteenth century in St. Louis and in Washington , D.C. , nearly half of the attorneys at the bar may have acted as counsel for slave petitions . In Missouri , the courts assigned an attorney to the petitioner if it accepted a freedom suit for hearing ; some of the top attorneys in St. Louis defended slaves . After the 1830s , the number of petition cases gradually declined . But from 1800 to 1830 , most of the bar in these cities tried a petition case . Before the end of the eighteenth century , some southern states began to make petitioning for freedom more difficult . Maryland , for example , in 1796 required that county courts serve as the court of original jurisdiction , rather than the General Court of the Western Shore , an appellate court . The county courts clearly would be more favorable to the interests and views of the local planters against whom these suits were often filed . The legislature also banned those with antislavery sympathies from serving on juries in freedom suits . Virginia passed a similar law on jury composition in 1798 . But , for a few decades , courts in slave states such as Louisiana , Mississippi , and Missouri often respected the precedent of `` once free , always free '' established by free states . Until the late 1850s , they ruled that slaves who had been held in free states maintained their freedom even if brought back into slave states . Until the Civil War brought an end to slavery , thousands of freedom suits were tried in state courts across the country , with some slaves petitioning as high as the Supreme Court .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f339d6a5a1ab061f4f1d345bd8711621", "text": "TruTV truTV ( formerly Court TV ) is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner . The network was originally launched in 1991 as Court TV , a network that focused on crime-themed programs such as documentary series , legal dramas , and coverage of prominent criminal cases . With its relaunch as truTV in 2008 , the network revamped its lineup with a focus on reality shows and `` caught on camera '' programs , which the network marketed as `` actuality '' television . In October 2014 , TruTV 's lineup was reoriented with a focus on comedy programming and comedy-based reality series . As of February 2015 , approximately 89.7 million US households ( 77 % of households with television ) receive truTV .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dd2c1ea1d12bd310611fc8e5a0ef4463", "text": "Canal Sony (Latin America) Canal Sony ( `` Sony Channel '' , in both Spanish and Portuguese ; formerly called Sony Entertainment Television ) , is a general entertainment channel co-based in Perú , Chile , Venezuela , Brazil and Miami , Florida , United States . It airs in 26 countries in Latin America , and is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment . In the region , it is distributed by HBO Latin America Group . It was the first pan-regional basic channel that offered programming in its original English language with subtitles and became an award-winning trend setting network . Canal Sony began transmission in August 1995 , as a basic cable television channel . Its first launch in Mexico was on Televisa 's Cablevision cable TV system in March 1996 followed by its launch in Brazil that same Spring . Unlike most national television networks in Latin America , which air all imported shows dubbed in Spanish or Portuguese , Sony started airing its programming with subtitles which led to its role as a regional leader . Canal Sony shows new or recent American comedy , drama and reality series such as Will & Grace , American Idol , 'Til Death , 30 Rock , Queer Eye for the Straight Guy , Falcon Beach , America 's Next Top Model , Scrubs , My Wife and Kids , Everybody Hates Chris , Medium , Ghost Whisperer , Saturday Night Live , Charmed , Whose Line Is It Anyway ? , Grey 's Anatomy , According to Jim , Desperate Housewives , That '70s Show , Ugly Betty , Big Day , Samantha Who ? and reruns or previous seasons of shows such as Seinfeld , Mad About You , Dawson 's Creek , Melrose Place , Beverly Hills , 90210 , Married ... with Children , The Nanny , My Wife and Kids and Frasier . Recently it has been broadcasting several hard comedy series , particularly from the UK such as Balls of Steel and Da Ali G Show . The channel 's biggest production so far is : Latin American Idol . The first season included 20 countries , with auditions in Caracas , Venezuela , Bogotá , Colombia , Mexico City and finishing in Buenos Aires , Argentina , the host country . The show did not include Brazil , because the country already has their own version on terrestrial television . The winner of the first season was Mayre Martinez from Venezuela , winning , amongst other prizes , a record deal , a car and a record contract . On June 12 , a redesign of the channel welcomed three new original productions by SET . Nada Que Ver was the first one , but it aired for a very short period of time , and was replaced with The IT Crowd due to unpopularity and criticism . Recently the first season of The IT Crowd finished and Nada Que Ver , returned to the programation of P.I ( Politically Incorrect , also named after the sound of a bleep in Spanish diction ) . FusionA2 ( Fused ) is a reality show in which two bands are brought together for two days to prepare and play a song together . And Ya es 1/2 Día en China ( It 's Noon in China ) A late night show in the format of NBC 's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . The show is currently hosted by Luis Chataing . Canal Sony regularly cooperates with popular brands , like Sony Ericsson , or Sony 's competitors , like Philips , to present new products in their mini-show `` Los Huevos de Oro '' ( The Golden Eggs ) , which is shown during commercial breaks . SET also shows music videos , as occasional time-fillers . Another popular feature the channel has been known for is Si Se Lo Perdió ( in Portuguese , Vale o Bis ) , which means `` In Case You Missed It '' , a block that would re-air any new episodes of prime time shows that aired during the week on Sundays , convenient for those that missed the original airings during the week . Nada que Ver is not aired in Brazil and is not on air currently . Ugly Betty was aired in Mexico , starting April 2008 . Sony started airing movies in Tuesday 's prime time . Although the name of the slot refers to Hollywood-produced humor , the movies aired are all romantic comedies , such as Little Black Book , America 's Sweethearts , and My Best Friend 's Wedding . In December 2009 , this space was moved to Saturdays , until it was eventually dropped in 2010 , though a movie block will return to the Brazilian feed on Thursdays , starting in April 2011 , as Cine Sony . At the same time , this block returned to the other regional feeds in Spanish , but on Fridays , as EPH : Espacio Producido Hollywood ( `` Hollywood-Produced Space '' ) . The channel has aired original shows , such as Mexico 's Next Top Model and Brazil 's Next Top Model ( Both based in America 's Next Top Model , which airs on the channel ) . Other original Latin-American series that premiered on the channel are Los Simuladores and Los Caballeros las prefieren Brutas . In 2011 , the Sony Pictures channels in Brazil gained greater independence from the Spanish-language feeds , and as part of that , it was announced that CSI : Crime Scene Investigation would return to Canal Sony in Brazil , while in the rest of the region , that show remains on sister channel AXN . In October 2011 , CSI : Miami would make such channel switch in Brazil . CSI : NY remains seen on AXN in the entire region .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "70bae3cc696e13bbf26e7ed122da9606", "text": "Virgin Islands Americans Virgin Islands Americans are Americans from the U.S. Virgin Islands or British Virgin Islands who reside in the continental United States , or continental Americans of Virgin Islands heritage . Persons born in the U.S. Virgin Islands are United States citizens , and as a result do not go through the legal immigration procedures a typical West Indies immigrant would . They are also , due to cultural affinities with the Anglophone Caribbean , U.S. Virgin Islanders in the U.S. are considered part of the Caribbean American immigrant community . It is difficult to determine how many Virgin Islanders reside in the United States . According to the 2000 U.S. Census , there are 15,014 of U.S. Virgin Islands ancestry residing in the continental United States . However , a count of American residents with `` U.S. Virgin Islands ancestry '' excludes most U.S. Virgin Islands-born immigrants in the United States . Because of a high incidence of inter-Caribbean migration throughout the 1960s and 1970s , most native-born U.S. Virgin Islanders today are one or two generations removed from other Caribbean islands and would not necessarily define themselves as having `` U.S. Virgin Islands ancestry . '' For example , Tim Duncan is a St. Croix native with Anguillian ancestry . The population of immigrants of British Virgin Islands origin in the United States is also difficult to determine , as they are not specifically counted in the U.S. Census , but grouped with other Caribbean British Overseas Territories as `` British West Indies . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7319044f715d7a7258f5a1c6a08cb8d5", "text": "Irish Americans Irish Americans ( Gael-Mheiriceánaigh ) are an ethnic group comprising Americans who have full or partial ancestry from Ireland , especially those who identify with that ancestry , along with their cultural characteristics . About 33.3 million Americans -- 10.5 % of the total population -- reported Irish ancestry in the 2013 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau . This compares with a population of 6.4 million on the island of Ireland . Three million people separately identified as Scots-Irish , whose ancestors were Ulster Scots who emigrated from Ireland to the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e427c74ac36d9f7ef46eaf235502571a", "text": "American Heiress American Heiress is a telenovela which debuted on March 13 , 2007 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on the American television network MyNetworkTV . This romantic melodrama tells the story of a roughneck pilot and a pampered heiress who survive a plane crash . The show was produced by Twentieth Television , based on the 2004 TV Azteca series La Heredera ( `` The Heiress '' ) . Heiress was the last series produced for MyNetworkTV 's original all-telenovela format . When the network dropped the serial after the July 18 , 2007 broadcast , most episodes were left unaired . 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has not announced plans to release this series on DVD and/or Blu-ray . All 65 episodes aired overseas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f1c1ce61f9af74fb60aa777e801a49bc", "text": "Value America Value America or VA was a dot-com company founded in Nevada in 1996 by Craig Winn and Rex Scatena , and relocated to Charlottesville , Virginia in February 1998 . Its business model involved connecting customers on the Web directly to manufacturers , with the intent of providing better pricing and faster shipping ( a just-in-time model similar to those used by Wal-Mart and Dell ) . Customers could order a wide range of products from VA 's website , then VA would transmit the orders directly to the manufacturers , and the manufacturers would then package the products and ship them directly to the customer . Winn referred to this concept as `` convergence commerce '' . Value America was backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen 's Vulcan Ventures and FedEx co-founder Frederick W. Smith .", "title": "" } ]
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George Clooney is an activist and philanthropist.
[ { "docid": "ac14fdf2217617fad38db0f02da0e0fe", "text": "George Clooney George Timothy Clooney ( born May 6 , 1961 ) is an American actor , filmmaker , activist and philanthropist . He has received three Golden Globe Awards for his work as an actor and two Academy Awards , one for acting in Syriana ( 2006 ) and the other for co-producing Argo ( 2012 ) . Clooney made his acting debut on television in 1978 , and later gained wide recognition in his role as Dr. Doug Ross on the long-running medical drama ER from 1994 to 1999 , for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations . While working on ER , he began attracting a variety of leading roles in films , including the superhero film Batman & Robin ( 1997 ) and the crime comedy Out of Sight ( 1998 ) , in which he first worked with director Steven Soderbergh , who would become a long-time collaborator . In 1999 , he took the lead role in Three Kings , a well-received war satire set during the Gulf War . In 2001 , Clooney 's fame widened with the release of his biggest commercial success , the heist comedy remake Ocean 's Eleven , the first of what became a trilogy starring Clooney . He made his directorial debut a year later with the biographical spy comedy Confessions of a Dangerous Mind , and has since directed the historical drama Good Night , and Good Luck ( 2005 ) , the sports comedy Leatherheads ( 2008 ) , the political drama The Ides of March ( 2011 ) , and the war film The Monuments Men ( 2014 ) . Clooney won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Middle East thriller Syriana ( 2005 ) , and subsequently earned Best Actor nominations for the legal thriller Michael Clayton ( 2007 ) and the comedy-dramas Up in the Air ( 2009 ) and The Descendants ( 2011 ) . In 2013 , he received the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the political thriller Argo . He is the only person who has been nominated for Academy Awards in six different categories . In 2009 , Clooney was included in Time annual Time 100 as one of the `` Most Influential People in the World '' . He is also noted for his political and economic activism , and has served as one of the United Nations Messengers of Peace since January 31 , 2008 . His humanitarian work includes his advocacy of finding a resolution for the Darfur conflict , raising funds for the 2010 Haiti earthquake , Armenian Genocide recognition , 2004 tsunami , and 9/11 victims , and creating documentaries such as Sand and Sorrow to raise awareness about international crises . He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "6a3522cceaeff4844032520ede8feeb3", "text": "George Eastman George Eastman ( July 12 , 1854 -- March 14 , 1932 ) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and popularized the use of roll film , helping to bring photography to the mainstream . Roll film was also the basis for the invention of motion picture film in 1888 by the world 's first film-makers Eadweard Muybridge and Louis Le Prince , and a few years later by their followers Léon Bouly , William Dickson , Thomas Edison , the Lumière Brothers , and Georges Méliès . He was a major philanthropist , establishing the Eastman School of Music , and schools of dentistry and medicine at the University of Rochester and in London ; contributing to the Rochester Institute of Technology ( RIT ) and the construction of several buildings at MIT 's second campus on the Charles River . In addition he made major donations to Tuskegee and Hampton universities , historically black universities in the South . With interests in improving health , he provided funds for clinics in London and other European cities to serve low-income residents . In his final two years , Eastman was in intense pain caused by a disorder affecting his spine . On March 14 , 1932 , Eastman shot himself in the heart , leaving a note which read , `` To my friends : my work is done . Why wait ? '' The George Eastman Museum , now operated as the International Museum of Photography and Film , has been designated a National Historic Landmark . Eastman is the only person represented by two stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame recognizing the same achievement , for his invention of roll film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a4d13ebf23dc67e84a253bbf251ba734", "text": "George Robinson (hedge fund manager) George Robinson ( born c. 1957 ) is a British hedge fund manager , media proprietor and philanthropist . He is the co-founder of Sloane Robinson , a hedge fund headquartered in the City of London .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9e4e715c92357311690f1eee1c15a056", "text": "Fletcher Foundation The Fletcher Foundation is a nonprofit foundation that supports civil rights , education , and environmental education . The foundation supports efforts to develop a more just society with more equal opportunities for more of the population primarily by leveraging the financial and non-financial contributions of Fletcher Asset Management , the Fletcher Family including New York financier and philanthropist Alphonse Fletcher , Jr. , and others . Fletcher Asset Management has been accused of fraud related to its management of funds and the value of pledges Fletcher 's charitable pledges are in dispute . A 1987 graduate of Harvard University , Fletcher worked in investment banking and in 1991 founded Fletcher Asset Management . A Harvard Class Marshal , Fletcher endowed a University Professorship at his alma mater , first held by philosopher Cornel West and now held by literary critic Henry Louis Gates , Jr. . In 2004 , in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision , Brown v. Board of Education , the Fletcher Foundation announced the creation of the Alphonse Fletcher , Sr. . Fellowship program , described by foundation chair Henry Louis Gates , Jr. as `` Guggenheims for race issues . '' The inaugural class of Fletcher Fellows , each awarded $ 50,000 , was selected in 2005 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e5b2712e580a686f5f0444f91829e21", "text": "GLIFAA GLIFAA ( formerly Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies ) is the officially recognized organization representing lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender etc. ( LGBT + ) personnel and their families in the United States Department of State , U.S. Agency for International Development ( USAID ) , Foreign Commercial Service , Foreign Agricultural Service , and other agencies and entities working in foreign affairs in the U.S. Government . The acronym comes from its original name , Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies . As of 2014 , the organization goes by GLIFAA and uses the slogan `` LGBT + pride in foreign affairs agencies '' to underscore its inclusive composition . GLIFAA was founded in 1992 by fewer than a dozen employees who faced official harassment and potential loss of their jobs simply because of their sexual orientation . The organization has grown to hundreds of Foreign Service , Civil Service , and contract personnel and their families serving in Washington , throughout the U.S. , and at U.S. embassies and missions around the world . Members also include retirees and straight allies in government agencies , while other supporters are affiliate members . Among other accomplishments , GLIFAA succeeded in pressing for the issuance of a non-discrimination policy by Secretary of State Warren Christopher in 1993 , and worked with the U.S. Administration , the management of government agencies , and other employee associations to eliminate barriers for obtaining security clearances and create and implement non-discrimination policies with regard to entry and employment in the U.S. Foreign Service and Civil Service . In addition , the organization worked to improve the situation for the partners of LGBT U.S. Foreign Service personnel serving overseas . GLIFAA met with Secretaries of State Colin Powell , Condoleezza Rice , and Hillary Clinton .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "424d9f2c9b455fec662163e57666c8aa", "text": "Cary M. Maguire Cary M. Maguire is an American businessman and philanthropist .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dd4bda00d994085ef8aef568490cb577", "text": "Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change The Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change ( or CSCCC ) is an entity that maintains a website and describes itself as a global group of non-profit organizations with a mission of `` seek -LSB- ing -RSB- to educate the public about the science and economics of climate change in an impartial manner . '' The Coalition identifies its membership as including 60 independent nonprofit organisations from 40 countries `` who share a commitment to improving public understanding about a range of public policy issues . '' It calls itself `` a free-market alternative to mainstream environmentalism . '' An Indian news media report states that it was founded by the International Policy Network , a London-based organization that receives support from Exxon Mobil . The group publishes background papers and opinion editorials on the science and economics of climate change and maintains a blog . Its Civil Society Report on Climate Change was published in 2007 , shortly before the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference in Bali . CSCCC experts make media appearances , such as Julian Morris 's 2007 feature on Larry King Live and his televised debate in 2008 with IPCC head Rajendra Pachauri . This IPN in the UK has Julian Morris as Executive Director . It is actually a part of the Atlas Group/Network ( aka Atlas Economic Research Institute ) which was founded by UK factory-chicken king , Sir Antony Fisher ( one of PM Margaret Thatcher 's economic gurus ) and American Loctite millionaire Richard Krieble . They had funding support from Krieble , Richard Mellon Scaife , and Philip Morris . Fisher is reputed to have had a primary hand in establishing up to 150 libertarian think-tanks around the world . Fisher 's daughter , Linda Whetstone , now works for the ( Fisher-founded ) Adam Smith Institute . She is also the chairperson of the International Policy Network , and is on the Boards of Directors of the Mont Pelerin Society , the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Atlas Group in the USA . Coalitions and networks of this kind a common with Atlas Group think-tanks , and many of their key staff and directors serve on many different organisations . This faux-multiplicity amplifies the apparent strength of the public attacks on climate-change science . See also the Stockholm Network . and", "title": "" }, { "docid": "696e60ffb4ebe95e4daa11b06d21d85b", "text": "Gold Turkey Gold Turkey is an American album of sketch comedy that was first released as a vinyl record in 1975 . It was a spin-off from -LSB- -LSB- National Lampoon ( magazine ) | National Lampoon -RSB- -RSB- magazine . The album is a collection of `` greatest hits '' from the National Lampoon Radio Hour , a radio show that was broadcast on 600 radio stations and ran from November 17 , 1973 to December 28 , 1974 . The sketches on Gold Turkey feature numerous National Lampoon actors including Christopher Guest , Bill Murray , John Belushi , Brian Doyle-Murray , Chevy Chase , Harold Ramis , Gilda Radner , Joe Flaherty and Ed Subitzky.Gold Turkey was also subsequently issued as a CD . The title of the album `` Gold Turkey '' is a reference to the phrase `` cold turkey '' a phrase meaning to suffer sudden withdrawal from an addictive substance ; there is a John Lennon song Cold Turkey '' . `` Gold Turkey '' as shown in the cover photograph by Arky & Barrett is a visual pun on the golden statue awards for entertainment , such as the Oscars and the Emmy , and is simultaneously a verbal pun on the word `` turkey '' meaning a box office bomb or entertainment failure .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a1f42a821ad937e0b770b4187c4ac3f7", "text": "Douglas I. Foy Douglas I. Foy ( born c. 1947 ) is a founder and CEO of Serrafix , a strategic consulting firm focused on environmental , energy , transportation , and climate change issues . Among other matters , Serrafix is helping dozens of cities across America -- ranging in size from New York to Pittsfield ( MA ) -- develop and implement large-scale energy efficiency and building retrofit programs . Serrafix also works with the Secretaries of Transportation in 18 states to reform their practices relating to fiscal and environmental sustainability . Prior to launching Serrafix in 2006 , Foy served as the first Secretary of Commonwealth Development in the administration of Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney . In leading this `` super-Secretariat '' , Foy oversaw the agencies of Transportation , Housing , Environment , and Energy , with combined annual capital budgets of $ 5 billion , operating budgets of $ 500 million , and a total workforce of more than 11,000 . These four agencies are responsible for all infrastructure ( other than schools ) in the Commonwealth , including roads , bridges , transit , parks , sewers , water supply , energy , and housing . During his government service , Foy 's agencies developed Massachusetts ' first comprehensive transportation plan ( with an emphasis on transit and fix-it-first ) ; the nation 's most comprehensive climate action plan ; and numerous programs , policies , and investments to promote sustainable development and smart growth throughout Massachusetts . Before his service in the Romney administration , Foy served for 25 years as the President and CEO of the Conservation Law Foundation , New England 's premier environmental advocacy organization . Among its hundreds of prominent cases , CLF lawsuits forced the cleanup of Boston Harbor , prevented offshore oil drilling on the prime fishing grounds of Georges Bank , banned off-road vehicles from the beaches and dunes of the Cape Cod National Seashore , prevented the construction of the Seabrook 2 nuclear power plant , and dramatically reduced childhood lead poisoning throughout the region . CLF had offices in all six New England states . Foy currently serves on the corporate boards of Ameresco ( NYSE ) , Acumentrics ( fuel cells ) , GreenerU ( college and university climate programs ) , and RainBank ( rainwater harvesting ) ; the non-profit boards of the Ocean Genome Legacy Foundation , Pioneer Institute , and Conservation Law Foundation ; and the National Transportation Policy Project of the Bipartisan Policy Center . Foy also serves as a Legal Advisor to the nonprofit Fuel Freedom Foundation . In 1992 President George H.W. Bush recognized Foy 's work on energy efficiency with the President 's Environmental and Conservation Challenge Award , the country 's highest conservation award . In 2006 , Foy was named the recipient of the national Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service from the Woodrow Wilson Center , the nation 's memorial to President Wilson . Foy also received from Princeton University , his alma mater , its highest honor bestowed on a graduate , the Woodrow Wilson award , for his public interest achievements . In 2009 , the Queen of England bestowed on Foy the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) . Mr. Foy , a member of the 1968 USA Olympic Rowing Team and the 1969 USA National Rowing Team , graduated from Princeton University as a University Scholar in engineering and physics , attended Cambridge University in England as a Churchill Scholar in geophysics , and graduated from Harvard Law School .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a7857cf9768ff317f8d4c517ab2b4b13", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d7b0b7f9d8a42eabd67f0d352157e40a", "text": "FilmAid International FilmAid International is a non-profit humanitarian organization that uses film to educate and entertain displaced people around the world . FilmAid was founded during the Balkan crisis in 1999 by producer Caroline Baron ( Capote , Monsoon Wedding ) to assist with refugee communities in Macedonia suffering the effects of war , poverty , displacement and disaster . Since 1999 , FilmAid has worked in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) and other global aid organizations to help bring information and training to more than two million people worldwide . FilmAid produces and distributes community-based films on public health and safety issues such as maternal health , HIV , cholera , gender-based violence and conflict resolution . Using inflatable screens and other ` Mobile Cinema ' units , FilmAid screenings aims to overcome language and literacy boundaries . FilmAid currently works in Kenya , in the large refugee camps of Dadaab and Kakuma as well as informal settlements in Nairobi and Mombassa , with Burmese refugees in Thailand and also in Haiti . FilmAid is a global federation of nonprofit , charitable organizations . Members include FilmAid International ( the founding organization ) , FilmAid Asia , FilmAid Kenya , and FilmAid U.K.", "title": "" }, { "docid": "21d220879c5544496a6ff19f43e79b46", "text": "The National Fund The National Fund is a British charity whose purpose is to pay off the final amount of the United Kingdom national debt . The fund was set up in 1928 with a # 500,000 anonymous donation . It has been suggested that the donor pledged the money as a response to a 1919 Financial Times editorial by then-Financial Secretary to the Treasury Stanley Baldwin , which suggested patriotic rich citizens to voluntarily contribute towards paying the national debt accumulated from World War I. The fund , which is managed by Barclays , is worth # 351.4 m as of February 2013 . As of February 2012 , it was the United Kingdom 's 29th richest charity . Since 2009 , Barclays has been trying to release the funds . The donor stipulated that part of the funds to be released if `` in -LSB- the trustees -RSB- opinion at any time or times national exigencies -LSB- should -RSB- require '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "52c040096b9091c1d67b37fb39b58d30", "text": "New World Foundation The New World Foundation is a liberal foundation , based in New York . It supports organizations that work on behalf of civil rights and that seek to encourage participation of citizens in American democracy . It was founded in 1954 by Anita McCormick Blaine , a prominent member of the McCormick family and an heiress to industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick and a supporter of Henry Wallace 's 1948 presidential campaign . Its initial funding of about $ 20 million was noted for progress towards education , ethics , peace , and public health . In its mission statement , the New World Foundation stated as of 2009 : We see the strengths of progressive ideals and committed activists , who every day are inventing democracy and extending its boundaries . But we also know the strength of reaction , inaction , and injustice in blocking democracy 's advance . Our work and our tradition is to tip the balance , to add resources to the side of justice , to widen the channels for participation , and to ensure that another generation will see by example how they can make a difference . During the early 1960s , the New World Foundation 's goal was to aid education and promote better intergroup and international relations . During the early 1970s , the Foundation supported various civil rights and community projects . Hillary Clinton , whom Marian Wright Edelman had mentored , was on the board from 1982 to 1988 , and was its chair for some of that time , including 1987 . During that time , the Foundation gave money to a variety of organizations active in civil rights and other New Left causes , including the Christic Institute , Grassroots International , Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador ( CISPES ) , FAIR , and the National Lawyers Guild . By the early 1990s , the foundation was giving money to a Silicon Valley group fighting consequences of computer industry toxins , all the while undergoing criticism for being invested in the likes of Louisiana Pacific , Nike , and Philip Morris .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "13391941c2be9faec97eedc0cc0ce7ca", "text": "George Washington (film) George Washington is a 2000 American drama film written and directed by David Gordon Green . Its story centers on a group of children in a depressed small town in North Carolina who band together to cover up a tragic mistake . Although it was not widely seen due to having had a very limited release , the film received wide praise from critics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c4560eb3bc497b271b96273053107e0c", "text": "Norman Lear Center The Norman Lear Center is a multi-disciplinary research and public policy center exploring implications of the convergence of entertainment , commerce , and society . It is based at the USC Annenberg School for Communication . Through scholarship and research , and its programs of visiting fellows , conferences , public events and publications , the Lear Center works to be at the forefront of discussion and practice in the field . The Center is named for benefactor Norman Lear , the social activist and philanthropist , and television producer , and was founded and is directed by Marty Kaplan , associate dean of the USC Annenberg School , who has been a political speechwriter , Hollywood studio executive , and screenwriter-producer . The Lear Center officially launched on January 24 , 2000 . Some of the programs it houses include Entertainment Goes Global , which explores the political , cultural , economic and technological implications of the globalization of entertainment ; Celebrity , Politics & Public Life , wherein faculty and deans from over 20 USC departments convene to develop an inter-disciplinary analysis of American political life , as it is shaped by popular culture ; and Hollywood , Health & Society , which provides entertainment industry professionals with accurate and timely information for health storylines . Hollywood , Health & Society is funded by , and works closely with such governmental agencies as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the National Institutes of Health , and the National Cancer Institute . That program hosts its annual Sentinel for Health Awards to recognize exemplary television storylines that best inform , educate and motivate viewers to make choices for healthier and safer lives . Since 2005 , the Lear Center 's Grand Avenue Intervention Project has been a driving force behind the civic outreach for the planning of a new 16 acre park in the heart of downtown Los Angeles . In partnership with the Los Angeles Times , the Lear Center solicited design proposals from the public and published a selection of them in a special section of the Times . The Lear Center 's publishing imprint has published several works of scholarship such as Artists , Technology & The Ownership of Creative Content , Warners ' War : Politics , Pop Culture & Propaganda in Wartime Hollywood , Frank Capra and the Image of the Journalist in American Film , and Ready to Share : Creativity & Fashion in Digital Culture .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a20ad3a4efe40ae59288bcf43a04662", "text": "The DVF Awards The DVF Awards , supported by The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation , are given annually to provide recipients with the exposure and resources necessary to extend their efforts on behalf of women all over the world . The DVF Awards were conceived by Diane von Furstenberg in 2010 with the goal of honoring women who have displayed leadership , strength , and courage in their commitment to their causes . Every year , each Honoree receives a $ 50,000 grant from the Foundation to further their work . The inaugural DVF Awards were presented on March 13 , 2010 at a ceremony hosted by Diane von Fürstenberg and Tina Brown at the United Nations on the closing night of The Women in the World Summit . Each year , two DVF Awards are given to women within The Vital Voices Global Partnership . In addition , the Inspiration Award is given to a woman who has demonstrated strength and courage in the face of adversity , and is using her experience and influence to effect positive change . The People 's Voice Award is also given annually to a woman chosen from a field of nominees selected by The DVF Awards Board of Advisors and voted on by the public at DVFAwards.com . The Lifetime Leadership Award honors an individual who has dedicated her life and body of work to instilling in other women the courage to fight , the power to survive and the leadership to inspire . Past recipients include Gloria Steinem , Ingrid Betancourt , Hillary Clinton , Oprah Winfrey and Robin Roberts . Presenters at The DVF Awards have included Meryl Streep , Iman , Olivia Wilde , Jessica Alba , Deborah Winger , Gabby Douglas , and Chelsea Clinton . 2017 Honorees The International Award : Yoani Sánchez , 14ymedio The International Award : Baljeet Sandhu , Migrant & Refugee Children 's Legal Unit ( MiCLU ) The People 's Voice Award : Louise Dubé , iCivics The Inspiration Award : Karlie Kloss , Kode With Klossy The Lifetime Leadership Award : Dr. Jane Goodall , The Jane Goodall Institute ( JGI ) 2016 Honorees The International Award : Maria Pacheco , Wakami The International Award : Agnes Igoye , Huts for Peace The People 's Voice Award : Emily Greener , I AM THAT GIRL The Inspiration Award : Sarah Jones , Girls Educational and Mentoring Services ' , The Legal Aid Society and Sanctuary for Families The Lifetime Leadership Award : Dr. Martine Rothblatt , Los Angeles LGBT Center and The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice 2015 Honorees The International Award : Adimaimalaga Tafuna'I , Women In Business The International Award : Samar Minallah Khan , Ethnomedia The People 's Voice Award : Becky Straw and Jody Landers , The Adventure Project The Inspiration Award : Gabrielle Giffords , Americans for Responsible Solutions The Lifetime Leadership Award : Melanne Verveer , The Georgetown Institute for Women , Peace and Security at Georgetown University 2014 Honorees The DVF Award : Kah Walla , STRATEGIES ! The DVF Award : Liron Peleg-Hadomi & Noha Khatieb The People 's Voice Award : Veronika Scott , The Empowerment Plan The Inspiration Award : Alicia Keys , Keep a Child Alive The Lifetime Leadership Award : Gloria Steinem , Equality Now and Donor Direct Action 2013 Honorees The DVF Award : Sunitha Krishnan , Prajwala The DVF Award : Andeisha Farid , Afghan Child Education and Caring Organization ( AFCECO ) . The People 's Voice Award : Tammy Tibbetts , She 's the First The Inspiration Award : Natalia Vodianova , Naked Heart Foundation The Lifetime Leadership Award : Robin Roberts , Be the Match 2012 Honorees The DVF Award : Panmela Castro , Rede Nami The DVF Award : Chouchou Namegabe , South Kivu 's Association of Women Journalists The People 's Voice Award : Layli Miller-Muro , Tahirih Justice Center The Inspiration Award : Jaycee Dugard , The JAYC Foundation The Lifetime Leadership Award : Oprah Winfrey , The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation 2011 Honorees The DVF Award : Sohini Chakraborty , Kolkata Sanved The DVF Award : Kakenya Ntaiya , Kakenya Center for Excellence The People 's Voice Award : Taryn Davis , The American Widow Project The Inspiration Award : Elizabeth Smart , Elizabeth Smart Foundation The Lifetime Leadership Award : Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 2010 Honorees The DVF Award : Danielle Saint-Lot , Femmes en Démocratie The DVF Award : Sadiqa Basiri Saleem , The Oruj Learning Center The People 's Voice Award : Katherine Chon , The Polaris Project The Lifetime Leadership Award : Ingrid Betancourt , The Ingrid Betancourt Foundation", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a85a2d1362012e9a58f2efe26eee3731", "text": "Operation Blessing International Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation ( OBI ) is a non-profit 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) humanitarian organization founded in the United States . Beginning in 1978 , OBI has operations in 105 countries and all 50 US states , providing goods and services valued at more than $ 3.1 billion . Implementing programs that provide disaster relief , medical aid , clean water , hunger relief , community development and orphan care , Operation Blessing is governed by a national board of directors that includes founder M. G. `` Pat '' Robertson .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a174b915377af211d2628c90337d7f7", "text": "Pill Awards The Pill Awards are an annual awards ceremony held in New York City . Organized by Public-access television cable TV television show ADD-TV , the awards honor artists in the LGBT community and are the brain child of cinematographer and editor George Lyter .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d5ab3cd1b224c0eb4a73e1024bda5577", "text": "Philanthropist (disambiguation) A philanthropist is a person who makes an active effort to promote human welfare ; a person who practices philanthropy . Philanthropist may also refer to : The Philanthropist , academic journal The Philanthropist ( play ) by Christopher Hampton ( 1971 ) The Philanthropist ( Cincinnati , Ohio ) abolitionist newspaper The Philanthropist ( TV series ) , television series", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3fec39132fa48cd35c75e1fe7cc4162a", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3d79ffb93a15bf72898c625849ac794f", "text": "The George Foundation The George Foundation ( TGF ) is a non-governmental organization ( NGO ) established in 1995 with head office in Bangalore , India . Its founder is Dr. Abraham M. George , a successful business entrepreneur in the United States who returned to India and embarked on a number of humanitarian projects . TGF aims to alleviate poverty , promote health and a clean environment , and strengthen democratic institutions and values in India . The principal geographic area covered is rural Tamil Nadu ( mainly in Krishnagiri district ) and Karnataka states , serving over 16,000 people in 17 villages .", "title": "" } ]
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Sarah Paulson acted in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
[ { "docid": "6a11d3772afd91c9b0aaa2abf53ff416", "text": "Sarah Paulson Sarah Catharine Paulson ( born December 17 , 1974 ) is an American actress . After beginning her acting career on stage , she starred in the 1990s television series American Gothic ( 1995 -- 96 ) and Jack & Jill ( 1999 -- 2001 ) . Paulson later appeared in comedy films such as What Women Want ( 2000 ) and Down with Love ( 2003 ) , and had dramatic roles in films such as Path to War ( 2002 ) and The Notorious Bettie Page ( 2005 ) . From 2006 to 2007 , Paulson played the role of Harriet Hayes in the NBC comedy-drama series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , for which she received her first Golden Globe Award nomination . In 2008 , she starred as Ellen Dolan in the superhero noir film The Spirit . Paulson has appeared on Broadway in the plays The Glass Menagerie ( 2005 ) and Collected Stories ( 2010 ) . She also starred in a number of independent films , and had a leading role on the ABC comedy series Cupid in 2009 . She later starred in the independent drama Martha Marcy May Marlene ( 2011 ) , and received Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her performance as Nicolle Wallace in the HBO film Game Change ( 2012 ) . Paulson starred as Mary Epps in the 2013 historical drama film 12 Years a Slave and as Abby Gerhard in the 2015 drama film Carol . Both films received widespread critical acclaim and were nominated for multiple Academy Awards . In 2011 , Paulson began starring in the FX anthology series American Horror Story , playing different characters in each of the show 's six seasons . For her work throughout the series , she has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards ( 2013 -- 16 ) and won two Critics ' Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries ( 2013 and 2015 ) . In 2016 , Paulson portrayed real life prosecutor Marcia Clark in the first season of the anthology series American Crime Story , subtitled The People v. O. J. Simpson . For her work in the series , she has been awarded the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries , Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie , TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama , and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Miniseries or Television Film as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie . According to Time magazine , she is one of the 100 most influential people of the year 2017 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "306abee22f68dcc76647958f95eaa7f9", "text": "But Not for Me (film) But Not for Me is a 1959 Paramount Pictures comedy film starring Clark Gable and Carroll Baker . It is based on the play Accent on Youth written by Samson Raphaelson .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9d4e3f192a6be0d1eda723d959d384dd", "text": "Sunset Limousine Sunset Limousine is a 1983 American made-for-television comedy film written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais . Directed by Terry Hughes and shot on locations in San Diego , the film stars John Ritter , Susan Dey , Paul Reiser , Audrie Neenan , Martin Short , and George Kirby in a story about a limo driver who aspires to be a stand-up comic . Pre-production began in 1979 after British company Witzend Productions signed to produce the project for CBS . Filming took place during May 1983 with Lainie Kazan , Martin Short , and Audie Neenan joining the cast that month . The film debuted October 12 , 1983 on CBS .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4abac6d0265a4a876535474eea74fd05", "text": "Keystone Studios Keystone Studios was an early movie studio founded in Edendale , California ( which is now a part of Echo Park ) on July 4 , 1912 as the Keystone Pictures Studio by Mack Sennett ( 1880-1960 ) with backing from actor-writer Adam Kessel ( 1866-1946 ) and Charles O. Baumann ( 1874-1931 ) , owners of the New York Motion Picture Company ( founded 1909 ) . The company filmed in and around Glendale and Silver Lake , Los Angeles , California for several years , and its films were distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation between 1912 and 1915 . The original main building , the first totally enclosed film stage and studio in history , is still standing . It is located at 1712 Glendale Blvd in Echo Park , Los Angeles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3099df11313ca71f500f06f43ab668e6", "text": "Paul Soter Paul Soter ( born August 16 , 1969 ) is an American actor , writer , and director , and one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group . As a child , he lived in Sacramento , Anchorage , Phoenix , and Denver . He graduated from Colgate University and was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity . During his time there , he was a member of the Charred Goosebeak troupe along with the members of Broken Lizard .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab3a2030fc240b7a83ecf0d44d862987", "text": "Black Nexxus Black Nexxus is an acting studio run by Susan Batson . It has campuses in Los Angeles , California and New York City , New York .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8f59e287cdd2e94aa8effcd67809e444", "text": "On the Sunny Side of the Strip On the Sunny Side of the Strip is a 1960 live album by the George Shearing quintet , one of five live albums recorded by the quintet .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c6cd9fdbaf22cd7ac81e51f1ce1290e5", "text": "Count Your Blessings (1959 film) Count Your Blessings is a 1959 drama film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . It was directed by Jean Negulesco , written and produced by Karl Tunberg , based on the 1951 novel The Blessing by Nancy Mitford . The music score was by Franz Waxman and the cinematography by George J. Folsey and Milton R. Krasner . The costume design was by Helen Rose . The film stars Deborah Kerr , Rossano Brazzi and Maurice Chevalier with Martin Stephens , Ronald Squire , Patricia Medina and Mona Washbourne . The film was shot in London and Paris .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "753a0002282a8dc95c27e76e5e11b2a8", "text": "Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre is a series of four 12 '' long playing vinyl albums recorded in Los Angeles in 1963 . The four albums were sold through mail order as a box set in 1963 , then released separately to retail in 1964 . They were conceived and produced by Frank Sinatra . Morris Stoloff was the musical director and the A&R Director was Sonny Burke . The four discs feature the scores of four popular Broadway musicals of the time , namely Finian 's Rainbow ( 1947 ) , Kiss Me , Kate ( 1948 ) , South Pacific ( 1949 ) and Guys and Dolls ( 1950 ) . The `` Guys and Dolls '' album was issued on CD in 1992 when the musical itself was enjoying a revival . All the albums were re-released in a box set on September 26 , 2000 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "05058796875087309791662293166579", "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 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e17124d2b86b8672f4a58461e6fdb92b", "text": "Old Warner Brothers Studio The Old Warner Brothers Studio , officially called today Sunset Bronson Studios ( formerly known as KTLA Studios and Tribune Studios ) , is a motion picture , radio and television production facility located on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood , California . The studio was the site where the first talking feature film , The Jazz Singer was filmed in 1927 . Originally built in 1919 , the main building fronting Sunset Boulevard was the site of a bowling alley during the 1940s and 50s . In the mid 1950s , the studio lot was divided in two , between KTLA television and Paramount Pictures . In 1963 , the entire lot was taken over by new owner Gene Autry ( as KTLA Studios ) and became the home of KTLA Television : Golden West Broadcasters . In 1984 , the lot was purchased by Tribune Company ( as Tribune Studios ) , before finally coming under the ownership of Hudson Capital as Sunset Bronson Studios . Due to its role in the history of the motion picture business , the site was designated as a Historic Cultural Landmark in LAHCM 1977 . The distinctive Executive Office Building , part of Warner Brothers original studio lot , was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c3a0cfcdebbe9867ae9709335550a9df", "text": "Mutato Muzika Mutato Muzika is an American music production company established and owned by Devo co-founder and lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh in 1989 . The name is a portmanteau of the words mutant and potato , which is a nod to Devo 's fanbase which are called Spuds . While Devo members Mark Mothersbaugh , Gerald Casale and Bob Mothersbaugh , with drummer Josh Freese , often meet , rehearse and confer in its West Hollywood , California studio facilities , Mutato Muzika is a full-service music production company . Until his death in 2014 , Bob Casale served as a producer/engineer there . Mutato Muzika has produced music for many films , including Rushmore , The Royal Tenenbaums , The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou , Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen , 13 , Lords of Dogtown , Nick & Norah 's Infinite Playlist , Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , and Catfish . Television music includes Rugrats , Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue ! , Pee-wee 's Playhouse , Big Love , Eureka , Shameless , Enlightened and Regular Show . Mutato Muzika-produced video game scores include Crash Bandicoot and The Sims . Mutato Muzika also provides music for commercials , including spots for Apple 's PC vs. Mac , Martini & Rossi 's George Clooney/Giorgio , and Logitech . The company is housed in a round bright green building at 8760 West Sunset Boulevard . The building is rumored to have been designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer ( although no architect 's name is listed on the building permit ) , modeling the exterior after The Forum in Inglewood , California , former home of the NBA 's Los Angeles Lakers and NHL 's Los Angeles Kings . Previously known as `` The Beauty Pavillion '' , it was built in 1967 for plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Alan Franklyn , who wanted the roof to have skylights in order to illuminate the operating room in the center of the structure . The building was painted green after Mothersbaugh took ownership of it .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "da21ac655b3987384f5be09cfa6895a9", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "533e927bb058e429ab016c709b195343", "text": "Rebel in Paradise Rebel in Paradise is a 1960 American documentary film on the artist Paul Gauguin produced by Robert D. Fraser . It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "efff59fa556ac03dfc36845ad3d2f939", "text": "Sunset Beach (TV series) Sunset Beach is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from January 6 , 1997 to December 31 , 1999 . The show follows the loves and lives of the people living in the Orange County coastal area named Sunset Beach , on the coast of California . Although there is a town in California called Sunset Beach , the show 's beach scenes were shot on nearby Seal Beach . The show was co-produced by NBC and Spelling Television . Sunset Beach won two Daytime Emmy Awards and was nominated another eleven times . The show also received twenty-two nominations for various other awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2ef9f6311fd26153a9f6e084211b7fab", "text": "Nina Simone at Newport Nina Simone at Newport is an album by jazz singer and musician Nina Simone . It was her second live album for Colpix , recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival on June 30 , 1960 . All arrangements were written by Nina Simone , and it was produced by Stu Phillips .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c044da9a624e4d0674ad019efaeefd58", "text": "Tipitina's Foundation Tipitina 's Foundation is a not-for-profit charity organization that grew out of the New Orleans music venue , Tipitina 's . Based in New Orleans , Louisiana , the foundation 's mission is to protect and preserve the musical culture of New Orleans and Louisiana . Following Hurricane Katrina , Tipitina 's Foundation was particularly active . Part of the foundation 's stated purpose is to empower the youth of the city to learn music . In order to encourage this , the foundation donates quality instruments to schools in the city and surrounding areas . The foundation also runs workshops teaching music performance at the club of the same name , Tipitina 's , and operates a statewide network of technology access centers ( `` Tipitina 's Music Office Co-Ops '' ) to assist Louisiana 's adult musicians and digital media professionals . Fats Domino has dedicated proceeds from his latest musical release to the foundation . Actor Harry Shearer won $ 50,000 for the foundation on a recent edition of Celebrity Jeopardy! . Members of the foundation appeared on the Aaron Sorkin drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip in the episode `` The Christmas Show . '' The name is taken from the classic New Orleans piano tune , `` Tipitina '' , written by Professor Longhair , also the name of a popular nightspot in New Orleans .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fb2dad83246a714cdbb504dad9c595a8", "text": "Simon Fields Simon Fields is a native of London and received his education at Stowe School . After graduation , he worked his way through the television commercial production ranks in London to become production manager for the Moving Picture Company . In 1978 , Fields became a producer for Jon Roseman Productions and moved to L.A. within a year to join its U.S. division . He , producer Paul Flattery and director Bruce Gowers . soon left to form Gowers , Fields , Flattery . In 1982 , Gowers Fields Flattery started representing director Steve Barron , of the UK company Limelight in the U.S. . In 1983 Fields left Gowers , Fields , Flattery with Barron to form the US version of Limelight , a company focused on music video , commercial and feature film production , with operations in Los Angeles and London . As president and CEO , Fields oversaw a television commercial division whose accounts included Calvin Klein , Nike and Budweiser , as well as producing the feature film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . Limelight also became distinguished as a leader in music video production , working on projects with Michael Jackson , Madonna , Prince , Peter Gabriel , A-ha , David Bowie and others . Toward the end of his twelve-year tenure with Limelight , Fields teamed with director Peter Chelsom in developing and producing feature films . Together they shepherded the Ned Beatty romantic comedy Hear My Song , the Buena Vista distributed Funny Bones starring Oliver Platt and Jerry Lewis ( which earned Fields and Chelsom a London Critics Circle Film Award for British Producer of the Year ) , The Mighty starring Elden Henson , Kieran Culkin and Sharon Stone , Miramax 's romantic comedy Serendipity starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale , and the romantic comedy Shall We Dance , starring Richard Gere , Susan Sarandon and Jennifer Lopez . Through Nuyorican , Fields has produced several feature films and served as Executive Producer on many television productions : The crime drama Bordertown , starring Jennifer Lopez and Antonio Banderas , the Picture House release of El Cantante , the story of salsa pioneer Hector Lavoe , starring Lopez and Marc Anthony , and the Sony Pictures release of Feel the Noise , a drama set in New York & Puerto Rico . The company has also produced Dancelife , a dance competition reality series for MTV . Nuyorican also has non-scripted/reality division , and had its first series South Beach Tow premiere on TruTV in July 2011 . Simon Fields currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Melanie and two children .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "40473b178bb9cf4bed7e3944db256d60", "text": "Studio 7 `` Studio 7 '' was also the original developmental title for the NBC drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip . Studio 7 is an American game show that aired on The WB during the summer of 2004 . Studio 7 was hosted by Pat Kiernan . Each episode featured seven contestants , mostly college-age , who lived together in New York City for the four days prior to the taping . During this time , they were given some of the material on which the show would quiz them . The show was promoted as a hybrid of game shows and reality television such as The Real World . The WB originally ordered two seasons of Studio 7 , with the second season to air immediately after the first . However , the network cancelled plans for a second season during the initial run , due to low ratings .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "40ba4ecaac43844eff1bcd5527906104", "text": "Sunset Boulevard (film) Sunset Boulevard ( stylized onscreen as SUNSET BLVD. ) is a 1950 American film noir directed and co-written by Billy Wilder , and produced and co-written by Charles Brackett . It was named after the boulevard that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills , California . The film stars William Holden as Joe Gillis , an unsuccessful screenwriter , and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond , a faded silent film star who draws him into her fantasy world where she dreams of making a triumphant return to the screen , with Erich von Stroheim as Max Von Mayerling , her devoted servant . Nancy Olson , Fred Clark , Lloyd Gough and Jack Webb play supporting roles . Director Cecil B. DeMille and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper play themselves , and the film includes cameo appearances by leading silent film actors Buster Keaton , H. B. Warner and Anna Q. Nilsson . Praised by many critics when first released , Sunset Boulevard was nominated for eleven Academy Awards ( including nominations in all four acting categories ) and won three . Deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' by the U.S. Library of Congress in 1989 , Sunset Boulevard was included in the first group of films selected for preservation in the National Film Registry . In 1998 , it was ranked number twelve on the American Film Institute 's list of the 100 best American films of the 20th century , and in 2007 , it was 16th on their 10th Anniversary list .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a84c62dc9aa6e812cca991d981499c6f", "text": "Cinerama Dome Pacific Theatres 's Cinerama Dome is a movie theater located at 6360 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood , California . Designed to present widescreen Cinerama films , it opened November 7 , 1963 . Today it continues as a leading first run theater . The original developer was Saul Pick .", "title": "" } ]
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Independence Day: Resurgence had zero writers.
[ { "docid": "4371dbb6ce8496ee35da7ec5850b33e0", "text": "Independence Day: Resurgence Independence Day : Resurgence is a 2016 American science fiction film written and directed by Roland Emmerich with co-writers Dean Devlin , Nicolas Wright , James A. Woods , and James Vanderbilt . As sequel to the 1996 film Independence Day , it stars an ensemble cast featuring Liam Hemsworth , Jeff Goldblum , Bill Pullman , Maika Monroe , Jessie Usher , Travis Tope , William Fichtner , Charlotte Gainsbourg , Judd Hirsch , Brent Spiner and Sela Ward . The film takes place twenty years after the events of the first film , during which the United Nations has collaborated to form Earth Space Defense ( ESD ) , an international military defense and research organization . Through reverse engineering , the world has harnessed the power of alien technology and laid the groundwork to resist a second invasion . Plans for a sequel to Independence Day began as early as 2001 , with 20th Century Fox eventually green-lighting the project in 2014 . Principal photography began in April 2015 at locations primarily in New Mexico but also in the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah , which were featured in the original . Independence Day : Resurgence was released in the United States on June 24 , 2016 , in 2D , 3D , and IMAX 3D , grossing $ 389.7 million worldwide at the box office . The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics , who found the plot convoluted and action sequences overblown , though some praised its overall humor .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "21e3ea1d34b486fc70b45102c3d909e8", "text": "List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is an American television series created for ABC by Joss Whedon , Jed Whedon , and Maurissa Tancharoen , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , a fictional peacekeeping and spy agency in a world of superheroes . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the feature and short films of the franchise . The series stars Clark Gregg , reprising his role of Phil Coulson from the films , as well as Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , and Elizabeth Henstridge . Nick Blood and Adrianne Palicki joined the cast for the second and third seasons , while Henry Simmons and Luke Mitchell had recurring roles in the second season before being promoted to the main cast for the third . John Hannah , who recurred in the third season , joined the main cast in the fourth . Additionally , several other characters from Marvel Cinematic Universe films and Marvel One-Shots also appear throughout the series , along with other characters based on various Marvel Comics properties . Several characters from the series also appear in the supplemental digital series Marvel 's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. : Slingshot . This list includes the series ' main cast , all guest stars deemed to have had recurring roles throughout the series , and any other guest who is otherwise notable .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "00a47f45a8903ab372e4f8938ed1c815", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d5d64887e113ccfd30337697e03a1e1e", "text": "Edward Kay (writer) Edward Kay is a Toronto-based screenwriter , story editor and novelist with a background in both live-action and animated television comedy , as well as print journalism . Kay spent four years as a writer and producer on the political satire , This Hour Has 22 Minutes , before becoming supervising producer of The Itch , a comedy series starring Jason Jones formerly of The Daily Show , and Jessica Holmes . Kay then co-created the animated children 's series , Ollie 's Under-the-Bed Adventures ( later known as Olliver 's Adventures ) and wrote the pilot episode , which won a Gemini Award for Best Animated Program . He has written numerous episodes of Atomic Betty , a television series broadcast in more than 100 countries . With Sean Scott , he is the co-creator of Jimmy Two-Shoes , an animated comedy series that in December 2007 , was put into production by broadcasters Disney XD and Teletoon . He is the co-creator of Finding Stuff Out , a comedy-inflected science show that airs on TVO and Knowledge Network . Kay 's first novel , a YA sc-fi comedy entitled STAR Academy was released September 15 , 2009 by Random House/Doubleday . The sequel , Dark Secrets , was released on September 13 , 2011 . He subsequently was commissioned by Scholastic Books to write an historical novel about the Battle of the Atlantic , entitled `` Sink and Destroy '' . His latest novel is a thriller entitled `` At Rope 's End '' , which will be released by New York City based publisher Crooked Lane in January , 2017 . Kay 's writing for This Hour Has 22 Minutes has garnered him three Gemini Awards , a Canadian Comedy Award , and a Canadian Screenwriting Award . For his work in print journalism he has received two Canadian National Magazine Award Honourable Mentions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e52a3df12404050820ac244e41347a68", "text": "Zack Hemsey Zack Hemsey ( born 1983 ) is an American recording artist , rapper and composer , whose work has been largely popularized through its use in films and film trailers . A notable example was `` Trailer 3 '' of the 2010 movie Inception which included his composed piece `` Mind Heist '' ; it is a common misconception that the piece for this trailer was composed by Hans Zimmer because Zimmer composed the official score for the movie itself . `` Mind Heist '' was also used for the introduction video for the video game Madden NFL 12 and is sometimes used by the show `` America 's Got Talent '' . Hemsey 's music has also been used in trailers for 2 Guns , The Town , and Lincoln . `` Vengeance '' was featured in the movie The Equalizer , in a trailer for the second season of the HBO program Game of Thrones , and the trailer for the 21st Century Fox miniseries `` 24 : Live Another Day '' , the latter airing during the 2014 Super Bowl . Hemsey began his career as the composer for an obscure hip-hop group called Nine Leaves , where he was also one of five lyricists / MCs . He began a solo career in 2010 with the release of `` Empty Room '' and has continued to independently release his own Epic Music studio albums and singles , all of which tend to combine elements of orchestral score , hip-hop , world instrumentation , and/or alternative/rock . Hemsey has written articles on a variety of subject matter , which he has published on his personal blog , Thoughts & Ramblings . Topics have included MMA , the birth of his child and a research paper on a rare GBS infection that can occur in newborn babies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1d8232f793b6fdb59e88584ae35dd407", "text": "Respawn Entertainment Respawn Entertainment , LLC is an American video game development studio founded by Jason West and Vince Zampella , who created and were responsible for the development of the Call of Duty franchise at Infinity Ward before 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5fc10ab9ac0131b6979dffd4e53629f0", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6779a0cd8d4b3bed5c9ea71244ccb67e", "text": "Fans4Writers Fans4Writers is a fan activist movement which supported the striking writers of the WGA during the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike . The organization was not associated with the WGA , and indeed was notable for its unprecedented show of solidarity by individuals who were neither directly involved in contract negotiations , nor had a financial stake in the outcome . While the group was first proposed by fans of Joss Whedon , it came to embrace more than 40 self-identified fandoms . They called themselves `` fans of TV shows and movies , fans of actors , fans of directors , fans of producers , crew and everyone involved in the team effort of crafting wonder . But most of all we are fans of writers , because they are where the wonder begins . They write the words we remember , they create the characters we love , they think up the lines that stay with us forever . As supporters of the people behind the scenes , who develop and write the stories that have meant so much to so many , we wanted to do something tangible to show them that we support the Writers Guild of America strike . '' Fans4Writers solicitied financial support for its activities , which included bringing food to picket lines and skywriting messages of support at the Rose Bowl . Money left over after the strike was contributed to the WGA Strike Fund . The organization stated its support for `` the writers in their fight for fair treatment and equitable pay ... with our thoughts , with food deliveries , with money , and we will pick up signs and march with them until a resolution is found . We do it in appreciation , and because it 's right . '' The Internet-based fan movement received some online press coverage ancillary to the strike itself , and Brenda Lawhorn , Fans4writers ' Campaign Coordinator , was interviewed on Public Radio International 's Fair Game . However , WGA member and Battlestar Galactica writer Jane Espenson was quoted on fan involvement : `` I 'm not sure that -LSB- fan involvement -RSB- , which is so clear on the Internet , is being made as clear as it could be in the mainstream press ... it 's the stuff with the mainstream , grassroots fans who come out in amazing numbers and send us food on the picket lines every day ... that 's a bigger part of our everyday strike experience than the involvement of the movie stars . '' The organization 's existence and activities highlighted one of the main sticking points in the contract negotiations -- the significance of the Internet and other `` new media '' distribution channels . The fan involvement in the strike could also be seen as an outgrowth of trends in which the audience had become more vocal as consumers of entertainment . Striking writers closed the circle by soliciting fan action on their behalf and specifically referring those upset at the loss of their favorite programs to the Fans4writers website , alongside the WGA 's own strike site , in order to register their sentiments and become involved . Successful use of the internet to organize `` save our show '' campaigns had garnered significant attention , as when supporters of Jericho inundated CBS with grievances in protest of the program 's cancellation . This and other similar fan-organized publicity stunts on behalf of television shows appeared to have inspired WGA strikers themselves to undertake a similar campaign of sending pencils to the CEOs of the media conglomerates in a position to influence the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers . Fans4Writers received designation as Yahoo.com 's Site of the Day on November 21 , 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b80bed546235d1cbe0c7389d469c921a", "text": "Shooter (TV series) Shooter is an American television drama series based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter and the 2007 film of the same name . The show stars Ryan Phillippe in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president . USA Network picked up the pilot in August 2015 and ordered the pilot to series in February 2016 . The series was originally set to premiere on July 19 , 2016 but was postponed a week to July 26 , due to the July 7 Dallas shootings . Following the Baton Rouge police officer shootings on July 17 , the series was pulled from USA 's summer schedule entirely . On October 3 , 2016 , USA announced a new premiere date for Shooter , which premiered on November 15 , 2016 . On December 19 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a second season and will return in summer 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "947edee68ad542be388cbe881713cd32", "text": "David L. Robbins (Oregon writer) David L. Robbins ( born July 4 , 1950 ) is an American author of English and Pennsylvania Dutch descent . He writes both fiction and non-fiction . He has written over three hundred books under his own name and many pen names , among them : David Thompson , Jake McMasters , Jon Sharpe , Don Pendleton , Franklin W. Dixon , Ralph Compton , Dean L. McElwain , J.D. Cameron and John Killdeer . He has written for the following series : The Trailsman , Mack Bolan , Endworld , Blade , Wilderness , White Apache , Davy Crockett , Omega Sub and The Hardy Boys Casefiles . Robbins is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , the Horror Writers Association , and Western Writers of America .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "209ac55ef712ec002512e310446ff498", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e072a3cf9ccdcdb3b2b09c2bfed9b75a", "text": "Motive Studios Motive Studios is a Canadian video game development studio owned and operated by Electronic Arts . Founded in July 2015 by Jade Raymond , a former Ubisoft executive and Assassin 's Creed producer , Motive Studios was created to specialize in action-adventure games as well as incubate new intellectual properties . Their first announced project is to work with Redwood Shores-based Visceral Games on an upcoming '' Star Wars video game . Motive Studios focuses in making action-adventure games and helping Electronic Arts to build up new intellectual properties . Electronic Arts announced in January 2017 that they have hired Kim Swift as design director within Motive .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "93e636b66a673b411e265d5a1f5118ee", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ff73368449b1f3bf9c6b7344d6b405be", "text": "Geoff Johns Geoff Johns ( born January 25 , 1973 ) is an American comic book and television writer , film producer , and television producer . He is the president and Chief Creative Officer at DC Comics ; he has served in the latter position since 2010 . His most notable work in different media has used the DC Comics characters Green Lantern , Aquaman , Flash , and Superman . He is well known for his work on The WB/The CW 's Smallville , Arrow and The Flash . He is also a comic book retailer who co-owns Earth-2 Comics in Northridge , California with Carr D'Angelo and Jud Meyers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "87cdabe42dbe2feab50dd7e03e2b9bf7", "text": "Payday 2 Payday 2 '' ' is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by 505 Games has former published by Sony . The game is a sequel to 2011 's Payday : The Heist . It was released on 13 August 2013 for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . An improved version of the game , subtitled Crimewave Edition , was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2015 ( on 12 June in the UK and Europe and on 16 June in North America ) . The game has been announced for the Nintendo Switch and will come out in the fall of 2017 . Two years after the events of the previous game , a new gang comes to the Washington , D.C. area to perform another heisting spree . The player takes control of one of the gang 's seventeen members and can perform heists alone , with up to two AI players , or with ( up to ) 3 other players . The player can participate in a variety of heists , including but not limited to robberies of banks , shops and armored cars , and producing and distributing narcotics . The game differs on the previous by allowing much more customization of the player ( aesthetically and gameplay-wise ) , more variety in levels , and has reworked stealth mechanics . An accompanying web series was produced to promote the game . The game was profitable from pre-orders alone and received positive reviews . Payday 2 : Crimewave Edition '' which offers improved graphics , new content and all previous DLCs , was released on 12 June 2015 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "38e3dde3f88f9b18b6f15f2f4c347e88", "text": "Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are a duo of American screenwriters and producers . They are known for their work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , having written the three Captain America films ( The First Avenger , The Winter Soldier , and Civil War ) , Thor : The Dark World , and will be writing Avengers : Infinity War and its untitled sequel ; and having created the Agent Carter TV series . They are also the screenwriters of The Chronicles of Narnia film franchise . They made their screenwriting debut in 2004 with The Life and Death of Peter Sellers , for which they won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries , Movie or a Dramatic Special . They also wrote the films You Kill Me and Pain & Gain .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3ac5a9ea27438e5dd3da98454fbef45c", "text": "David Slack David Slack is an American animation and television writer and producer . He has written and/or produced on such shows as Law & Order , Lie to Me , In Plain Sight , Teen Titans , Jackie Chan Adventures , Generator Rex , Transformers : Prime , and more recently , Person of Interest , A.P.B. , and MacGyver ( 2016 TV series ) . As of 2011 , he is currently involved in producing and writing a new science fiction TV series for Syfy called Seeing Things . In a 2012 interview with the Penmen Review , a Southern New Hampshire University newspaper , he explained that , when writing , he begins with the story , not the characters , and builds it along the way . Later that month , in another interview with givememyremote.com , he revealed how Person of Interest producers Greg Plageman and Jonathan Nolan `` like to keep the audience guessing '' and that the writers also `` like to take the show in surprising places '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6e24faf8a9c7e70dd05cb3927a7fccb3", "text": "Morgan Creek Productions Morgan Creek Productions is an American film studio that has released box-office hits including Young Guns , Dead Ringers , Major League , True Romance , Ace Ventura : Pet Detective , The Crush , Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves and The Last of the Mochicans . The studio was co-founded in 1988 by James Robinson and Joe Roth . Robinson leads the company as chairman and CEO . He has two sons Brian Robinson and David C. Robinson who run the day to day operations . In October 2014 , Morgan Creek sold the international distribution rights and copyrights to their films to Revolution Studios . In September 2015 , Morgan Creek began negotiating the sale of rights for the remaining territories , though they will retain remake and TV rights to the Ace Ventura , Major League , Young Guns , and Exorcist franchises . Miramax is currently the digital and television distributor for the pre-2012 Morgan Creek library , via Revolution Studios . The domestic rights to the Morgan Creek library ( with the exception of Young Guns , which still stand with Lionsgate/Vestron Video ) , have since been purchased by Westchester Films/Shout ! Factory .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aee3a51f9ddc289a09b20df212695e0e", "text": "Zero Hour: America's Medic Zero Hour : America 's Medic is a first person video game that is designed to train and exercise first responders to respond to mass casualty incidents such as earthquakes and terrorist attacks . Zero Hour was designed by George Washington University 's Office of Homeland Security and Virtual Heroes , Inc. on a 4.8 million dollar grant from the Department of Homeland Security . Zero Hour is developed using Unreal Engine 3 . It was released in May 2009 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b3c95d6b6f0e5fc404bce953042aa238", "text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "825f10cd66a1d507c801b6f952b1b08f", "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 .", "title": "" } ]
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Stranger Things is set in Oklahoma.
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[ { "docid": "7111dd79a89148f9b27363d6c286684b", "text": "Mountain View, Oklahoma Mountain View is a town in Kiowa County , Oklahoma , United States . The population was 795 at the 2010 census , a decline of 9.7 percent from 880 at the 2000 census .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a380000e25c40981a383abcdac29cf6", "text": "Corinne, Oklahoma Corinne is an unincorporated community in southern Pushmataha County , Oklahoma , 19 miles east of Antlers . Using the Public Land Survey System commonly in use in Oklahoma the community is located in T22-4S-R19E . A United States Post Office opened in Corinne , Indian Territory on August 24 , 1904 , and operated until September 30 , 1958 . It was named for Corinne Estill Lesueur , local resident . Corinne , the daughter of Captain Alexander A. Lesueur -- early promoter of Antlers -- later moved to Antlers and served as an officer of its Citizens National Bank . The bank later became First National Bank , and , decades later , FirstBank . It continues to operate in the building in which Corinne Lesueur worked . Captain Lesueur , Corinne 's father , was a noted military officer during the American Civil War , serving in the Confederate Army from Missouri . During post-war years he served as secretary of state of Missouri , later moving to Antlers . Corinne , founded during the latter days of the Indian Territory , was located in Cedar County , Choctaw Nation . Its county seat , Sulphur Springs , Choctaw Nation , was near the present-day community of Rattan . After Oklahoma 's statehood and Pushmataha County 's establishment on November 16 , 1907 , Corinne was site of the new county 's first murder . Alfred Holman was killed after a relative argued with brothers Solomon Nihka and Bob Nihka , both Choctaw Indians who were also Snake Indians . Snake Indians were opposed , sometimes violently , to statehood . The Nihka brothers , as was Choctaw custom , turned themselves in to law authorities after being charged . Prior to Oklahoma 's statehood Corinne was located in Cedar County , Choctaw Nation . More information on Corinne may be found in the Pushmataha County Historical Society .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6f4ae0e20bbf720ae696ac1d6310ad63", "text": "Mount Williams (Oklahoma) Mount Williams was a large artificial hill in Norman , Oklahoma ; it was built by the United States Navy as the backstop to a firing range , the hill became a minor landmark in the Norman area . It was named after the commander of the base at the time it was built . The hill was located near the Interstate 35/Robinson St. interchange . The hill was colloquially known as `` Mount Norman '' , to Oklahomans outside of the greater Oklahoma City area . While many in the state referred to the hill as `` Mount Norman '' , the hill was also known by locals as `` Bullet Mountain '' In 2006 , the hill was demolished in order to make room for a Super Target . One of the access roads into the Target is named `` Mount Williams Drive '' to commemorate the old hill . `` For many years people traveling along I-35 would tell their children it was King Kong 's grave ! ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3a628dbd1227a186024ad572d5ffef3a", "text": "Downtown Oklahoma City Downtown Oklahoma City is located at the geographic center of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and contains the principal , central business district of the region . The CBD has over 51,000 workers and over 12000000 sqft of leasable office space to-date . Downtown Oklahoma City is the legal , financial , economic , nightlife , and entertainment center of the region . Downtown Oklahoma City consists of several urban districts that ring the Central Business District ; including the retail oriented A-Alley , the Arts District , the Bricktown Entertainment District , the Deep Deuce residential neighborhood , and the Flatiron District . Unofficial/new areas of downtown OKC include `` Lower Bricktown '' , MidTown urban neighborhood , SOSA ( South of Saint Anthony ` hospital ' ) , WestTown , Film Row urban district , Farmer 's Market , and the new Downtown South `` Core-2-Shore '' neighborhoods .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7d1fc9f36d57a83affa8d38e7288871b", "text": "Hominy, Oklahoma Hominy ( Osage : Hą́mąðį `` night-walker '' ) is a city in Osage County , Oklahoma . The population was 3,565 at the 2010 census , a 38 percent increase from 2,584 in 2000 . The town was the home of an all-Native American football team in the 1920s . Parts of an upcoming docudrama on the Hominy Indians were shot in the area in 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "400f31937dfbeee143cff2668cdf2b54", "text": "List of tallest buildings in Oklahoma City There are more than 50 tall buildings in Oklahoma City , most of which stand in the central business district . In the city , 17 buildings stand 250 ft and taller . The tallest building in Oklahoma City , and in Oklahoma , is the 50-story Devon Tower , which rises 844 ft in the central business district . Other notable skyscrapers are Chase Tower and First National Center , which stand as the second and third-tallest buildings in Oklahoma City , respectively . Six of the 10 tallest buildings in Oklahoma are located in Oklahoma City . The history of skyscrapers in Oklahoma City began with the completion of the Colcord Hotel , Oklahoma City 's first skyscraper . After oil was discovered in the area , the population of Oklahoma City grew significantly . As a result the city 's skyline expanded , which featured a `` race to the top '' with the synchronous construction of First National Center and City Place Tower in the central business district . Contemporary skyscrapers began to be built in the north and west sides of Oklahoma City , and later in the downtown area . In 1993 , Oklahoma City voters approved the MAPS ( Metropolitan Area Projects ) program , which featured the construction of several distinct domestic facilities and restorations and expansions of other older ones . It was completed in 2004 and is deemed to be the first program of its kind for a city the size of Oklahoma City . The Devon Tower , which was completed in 2012 , has overtaken the Chase Tower as the tallest building in Oklahoma City with a height of 844 ft. It has also become the tallest building in the state of Oklahoma , surpassing the BOK Tower in Tulsa . The 50-story building occupies over 1800000 sqft and had an estimated construction cost of $ 750 million ( USD ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5187cce4c46201fe7266e5f005c9ede", "text": "Governor's Mansion (Shawnee, Oklahoma) The Governor 's Mansion in Shawnee , Oklahoma was built in 1903 , on the speculation that Shawnee would be selected as the state capital and that this structure would become the Governor 's official residence when Oklahoma became a state . However , Oklahoma did not attain statehood until 1907 , and the Legislature chose Guthrie as the first capital , before naming Oklahoma City as the permanent state capital in 1910 . The house was built in an area known as Shawnee 's first neighborhood , '' ... where the first generation of merchants , town leaders and early professionals lived . '' The house was never used as the Governor 's Mansion . Once it was clear that Shawnee would not become the state capital , the mansion became just another private residence . It is also known as the Giza House , because it was once owned by Zygmund O. Giza . It is still considered a local landmark and local residents still refer to it as the Governor 's Mansion . It was registered with the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "17a67e76dc48fc5be1d98fb422e65980", "text": "Newcastle, Oklahoma Newcastle is a city in McClain County , Oklahoma , United States , and part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area . The population was 7,685 at the 2010 census .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e5605d47423b64c246e2d0281b2262ad", "text": "America, Oklahoma America is a ghost town in southeastern McCurtain County , Oklahoma , United States . It was located 7 miles southeast of Haworth . The town was named after America Stewart , wife of Tom Stewart , a local resident .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "109d0ca720d0075fc96df2dff1411f07", "text": "Citizen Potawatomi Nation Citizen Potawatomi Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Potawatomi people located in Oklahoma . The Potawatomi are traditionally an Algonquian-speaking Eastern Woodlands tribe . They have 29,155 enrolled tribal members , of whom 10,312 live in the state of Oklahoma .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5cf142738d35f975406a8d14627990e2", "text": "Roger Miller Museum The Roger Miller Museum is a museum dedicated to the life and career of entertainer Roger Miller . It is located on historic U.S. Route 66 in downtown Erick , Oklahoma , Miller 's home town . The 3000 sqft Roger Miller Museum opened at the corner of U.S. 66 ( Roger Miller Boulevard ) and Oklahoma 30 ( Sheb Wooley Avenue ) in 2004 in a former 1929 café and drugstore building . On display are many artifacts of Miller 's career including musical instruments , rare photos , and Miller 's stage costumes . Several times a year the museum conducts fundraising events in the local area which include an annual street festival and concert in late October .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3905c83f0c427b4f698e23ecd2a48ce7", "text": "Hugo, Oklahoma Hugo is a city and county seat of Choctaw County , Oklahoma , United States . It is located in southeastern Oklahoma about 9 mi north of the Texas state line . As of the 2010 census , the city population was 5,310 . The city was founded in 1901 and named for the French novelist Victor Hugo . The city serves as winter quarters for some circus performers . It is adjacent to one of the oldest schools west of the Mississippi : Goodland Academy , begun in 1848 . The town is located in a cultural area of the state known as Little Dixie , as it was settled by Native American tribes , African Americans and European Americans from the southeastern United States . It is near the tourist area of Kiamichi Country .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "87b698869f862f1da466384807eef322", "text": "Caddo County, Oklahoma Caddo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . As of the 2010 census , the population was 29,600 . Its county seat is Anadarko . Created in 1901 as part of Oklahoma Territory , the county is named for the Caddo tribe who were settled here on a reservation in the 1870s . Caddo County is immediately west of the seven-county Greater Oklahoma City metro area , and although is not officially in the metro area , it has many economic ties in this region .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b56dcd1d29fd4d1a6952aec8adfb578d", "text": "Felt, Oklahoma Felt is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place ( CDP ) in Cimarron County , Oklahoma , United States . As of the 2010 census it had a population of 93 . It was named for C.F.W. Felt of the Santa Fe Railroad . Nearby is the Cedar Breaks Archeological District . The community is served by a post office ( established July 16 , 1926 ) and a school . Felt is located in southwestern Cimarron County , near the western end of the Oklahoma Panhandle . U.S. Routes 56 , 64 , and 412 pass through the community , leading northeast 20 mi to Boise City , the Cimarron County seat , and southwest 24 mi to Clayton , New Mexico .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e47e497859a37e94db06523d8dd0cfe", "text": "Michael Paul Mason Michael Paul Mason ( born May 29 , 1971 , in Tulsa , Oklahoma ) , sometimes credited as Michael Mason , is an American writer , author , editor , and journalist .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2dd933260bf905bae34587eb9cc2d43b", "text": "Oklahoma State Penitentiary The Oklahoma State Penitentiary , nicknamed `` Big Mac '' , is a prison of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections located in McAlester , Oklahoma , on 1556 acre . Opened in 1908 with 50 inmates in makeshift facilities , today the prison holds more than 750 male offenders , the vast majority of which are maximum-security inmates .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "afe375fd35e24f4d845a4eddfef434d4", "text": "Hooker, Oklahoma Hooker is a city in Texas County , Oklahoma , in the United States . As of the 2010 census , the city population was 1,918 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1ef81a27ef439c0b9818ee789b321c51", "text": "Chattanooga, Oklahoma Chattanooga is a town in Comanche and Tillman counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . The population was 461 at the 2010 census . The Comanche County portion of Chattanooga is included in the Lawton , Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a141a576cb77e88b7d78463af5343dbf", "text": "Slapout, Oklahoma Slapout is a small unincorporated community in Beaver County , Oklahoma , United States . The land upon which part of the town sits was homesteaded by Joseph L. Johnston . It sits on the northwest corner of the land Johnson had acquired with a government claim in 1904 , three years before Oklahoma became a state . With the construction of Highway Three across Oklahoma during the Great Depression , Tom Lemmons , who had bought the Johnson homestead , moved a chicken coop to where the highway passed his land . In the chicken coop he started a store . He told the Tulsa Tribune he had nothing else to do during the depression , so he thought he 'd start a town . He named his town Nye , after the Progressive U.S. Senator Gerald Nye ( R-ND ) . The name Slapout , according to local legend , came about because customers at the store in Nye were often told by Lemmon 's sister that the store was `` slapout '' of whatever they wanted . Tom Lemmons insisted his sister never used the phrase . However , the name stuck . When Tom continued to insist his side of the highway was called Nye , patrons responded that the south side of the highway could be `` Slapout '' and the north side with Lemmon 's store was `` Nye Out . '' Tom Lemmons finally gave in when a tornado came through town and only took out his Nye sign . After that the both sides were known as Slapout . At one time , the town had 10 inhabitants and included the Hagan Grocery on the south side of the highway . Lemmons also built a building to house his rock collection . Today the gas station in the town is a regular stop for Tulsa and Oklahoma City skiers traveling to Colorado . The town was featured in a newspaper photo essay by Robert R. Mercer in the Tulsa Tribune in the 1970s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "076363efc1a01f309d4c974473a6a11b", "text": "Kansas City (Oklahoma!) `` Kansas City '' is a song from the musical Oklahoma ! . The plot set-up for it is the return of cowboy Will Parker ( played in the film by Gene Nelson ) from an excursion to the city of the same name . He describes his experiences in song . The song describes the wonders of there and its entertainments ( from the viewpoint of a country bumpkin ) , all reprising with the concept that the conditions ( in 1906 ) represent the ultimate in progress , with little more expected . For the 1955 motion picture , a few lyrics about a burlesque stripteaser had to undergo minor changes to pass film censorship . In the original Broadway musical , Will sings : I could swear that she was padded from her shoulder to her heel . But later in the second act , when she began to peel , She proved that everything she had was absolutely real ! For the film , these were changed to : I could swear that she was padded from her shoulder to her heel . But then she started dancing and her dancing made me feel That every single thing she had was absolutely real !", "title": "" } ]
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Wyatt Earp's first wife contracted typhoid fever in 1870.
[ { "docid": "d444d079f0c65e8fd7bc5ec88b6f0ee8", "text": "Wyatt Earp Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp ( March 19 , 1848 -- January 13 , 1929 ) was an American Old West gambler , a deputy sheriff in Pima County , and deputy town marshal in Tombstone , Arizona Territory , who took part in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral , during which lawmen killed three outlaw cowboys . He is often regarded as the central figure in the shootout in Tombstone , although his brother Virgil was Tombstone city marshal and Deputy U.S. Marshal that day , and had far more experience as a sheriff , constable , marshal , and soldier in combat . Earp lived a restless life . He was at different times a constable , city policeman , county sheriff , Deputy U.S. Marshal , teamster , buffalo hunter , bouncer , saloon-keeper , gambler , brothel keeper , miner , and boxing referee . Earp spent his early life in Iowa . In 1870 , Earp married his first wife , Urilla Sutherland Earp , who contracted typhoid fever and died shortly before their first child was to be born . During the next two years Earp was arrested for stealing a horse , escaped from jail , sued twice , and was arrested and fined three times during the course of 1872 for `` keeping and being found in a house of ill-fame '' . His third arrest was subject of a lengthy account in the `` Daily Transcript '' which referred to him as an `` old offender '' and nicknamed him the `` Peoria Bummer '' . By 1874 he had arrived in the cattle boomtown of Wichita , Kansas where his brother had opened a brothel . On April 21 , 1875 he was appointed to the Wichita police force , and developed a solid reputation as a lawman . In April 1876 he was dismissed from his position as a lawman following an altercation with a political opponent of his boss which led to him being fined $ 30 . In 1876 , he followed his brother James to Dodge City , Kansas , where he became an assistant city marshal . In winter 1878 , he went to Texas to track down an outlaw and met John `` Doc '' Holliday , whom Earp later credited with saving his life . Earp moved constantly throughout his life from one boomtown to another . He left Dodge City in 1879 and moved to Tombstone with his brothers James and Virgil , where a silver boom was underway . There , the Earps clashed with a loose federation of outlaws known as the Cowboys . Wyatt , Virgil , and their younger brother Morgan held various law enforcement positions that put them in conflict with Tom and Frank McLaury , and Ike and Billy Clanton , who threatened on several occasions to kill the Earps . The conflict escalated over the next year , culminating on October 26 , 1881 in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral , in which the Earps and Holliday killed three of the Cowboys . In the next five months , Virgil was ambushed and maimed , and Morgan was assassinated . Pursuing a vendetta , Wyatt , his brother Warren , Holliday , and others formed a federal posse that killed three of the Cowboys whom they thought responsible . Wyatt was never wounded in any of the gunfights in which he took part , unlike his brothers Virgil and James , or his friend , Doc Holliday , which only added to his mystique after his death . Earp was a lifelong gambler and was always looking for a quick way to make money . After leaving Tombstone , Earp went to San Francisco where he reunited with Josephine Earp . She became his common-law wife . They joined a gold rush to Eagle City , Idaho , where they owned mining interests and a saloon . They left there to race horses and open a saloon during a real estate boom in San Diego , California . Back in San Francisco , Wyatt raced horses again , but his reputation suffered irreparably when he refereed the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey boxing match and called a foul that led many to believe that he fixed the fight . They moved briefly to Yuma , Arizona before joining the Nome Gold Rush in 1899 . In partnership with Charlie Hoxie they opened a two-story saloon called the Dexter and made an estimated $ 80,000 ( about $ 2 million in 2017 dollars ) . Returning to the lower 48 , they opened another saloon in Tonopah , Nevada , the site of a new gold find . In about 1911 , Earp began working several mining claims in Vidal , California , retiring in the hot summers with Josephine to Los Angeles . Wyatt Earp died on January 13 , 1929 . He was known as a Western lawman , gunfighter , and boxing referee . He had a notorious reputation for both his handling of the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey fight and his role in the O.K. Corral gunfight . This only began to change after his death when an extremely flattering biography was published in 1931 . It became a bestseller and created his reputation as a fearless lawman . Since then , Earp has been the subject of and model for numerous films , TV shows , biographies , and works of fiction that have increased his notoriety . He did , however , live to see himself being portrayed in the film Wild Bill Hickok , released in 1923 . Long after his death , he has many devoted detractors and admirers . Earp 's modern-day reputation is that of the Old West 's `` toughest and deadliest gunman of his day . ''", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "e16e2fa4ceeabaf7d202ed7c59a2be23", "text": "Fred J. Dodge Frederick J. Dodge ( August 29 , 1854 -- December 16 , 1938 ) was an undercover Wells Fargo detective , a constable in Tombstone , Arizona , and Texas cattleman . He was born in Spring Valley in northern Butte County , California and was raised in Sacramento . He worked as undercover agent for Wells Fargo in California , Nevada and Arizona . In December 1879 , he was working in Tombstone , Arizona and recommended that Wyatt Earp be hired as a guard and messenger for the stage line . The two quickly became good friends and Dodge supported Wyatt and his brothers in their troubles in Tombstone that led up to the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and afterward . He and Wyatt remained friends the rest of their lives .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "46a18de855d118ce1831d0fedf8a8d2d", "text": "Quanah Parker Star House The Quanah Parker Star House , with stars painted on its roof , is located in the city of Cache , county of Comanche , in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Comanche County , Oklahoma , in 1970 . Built by Comanche chief Quanah Parker circa 1890 , the structure was purchased by his daughter Laura Neda Parker Birdsong upon Parker 's 1911 death . Originally located near the Wichita Mountains north of Cache on Fort Sill 's west range , Birdsong moved the house from its original location to Cache and sold it to Herbert Woesner in 1958 . Although no one can be certain why Parker painted the stars on his roof , lore has it that he meant it as a display of rank and importance equal to a military general . The current owner , Woesner 's nephew Wayne Gipson , offered the explanation told to him by Parker 's descendants that the Chief had been to Washington D.C. to speak with Theodore Roosevelt , and while there had stayed in a `` five star hotel '' . Parker had 10 stars painted on his roof to explain to Roosevelt upon his arrival that he would have better accommodations with ten stars instead of five . The Preservation Oklahoma organization has listed the Star House as endangered . After Parker 's surrender in 1875 , he lived for many years in a reservation tipi . Parker decided that he needed living quarters more befitting his status among the Comanches , and more suitable to his position as a spokesperson for the white cattle owners . In order to accommodate his multiple wives and children , this two-story eight-bedroom clapboard house with ten-foot ceilings and a picket fence was constructed for Parker . Request for financial assistance was denied by the United States government . Parker 's friends in the cattle business , in particular 6666 Ranch owner Samuel Burk Burnett , financed the building of the house . The cost of construction was slightly over $ 2,000 ( $ 48,000 in 2010 , adjusted for inflation ) . In his formal wallpapered dining room with its wood-burning stove , Parker entertained white business associates , celebrities and tribal members alike . Among his celebrated visitors was Theodore Roosevelt . Parker was a founding supporter of the Native American Church . His home was often the scene of practitioners who sought him out for spiritual advice . Parker fed hungry tribal members in his home and was known to never turn away anyone .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "552dcd84ebe20e05e4503185ed0dbf9c", "text": "Edna Gallmon Cooke Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke ( 1918 - September 4 , 1967 ) was a renowned gospel singer and recording artist from 1949 until her death in 1967 . Personal information about Ms. Cooke is scarce and most of her biographical details have been gleaned from the liner notes of her various albums . Ms. Gallmon Cooke is best known for her recordings of `` Stop Gambler '' and `` Heavy Load '' . Born in Columbia , South Carolina in 1918 , the daughter of a Baptist preacher , Reverend Eddie J. Gallmon also a former pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church ( College place ) . Edna Gallmon Cooke was more formally educated and musically trained than most of her gospel peers . As a young adult , she lived and studied in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia , attending Temple University and briefly teaching elementary school . She had contemplated a career in semi-classics and show tunes when she underwent a musical conversion of sorts after hearing gospel singer , Willie Mae Ford Smith in the late 1930s . `` I was shocked . The woman sang with such finesse ... I knew I had to be a gospel singer . '' Shortly after , Ms. Gallmon Cooke joined the Holiness Church and became preeminently consecrated -- with the Holiness Church bestowing the honorific ` Madame ' to her name to announce her devotion . During the 1940s , Madame Gallmon Cooke toured the Southeast , billed as the `` Sweetheart of the Potomac '' . She performed hymns and gospel songs in the manner of Willie Mae Ford Smith , but her mezzo-soprano could not duplicate Smith 's contralto blasts . Elaborating on that style , Gallmon Cooke returned to familiar sources , popularizing the sermonettes and spirituals her father Eddie Gallmon had performed in the 1920s . Madame Gallmon Cooke became a `` transcendent moaner and a mistress of what note-bending musicologists call melisma and church folks call curlicues , runs and flowers and frills . '' Ms. Cooke began recording in the late 1940s for the Nashboro Recording Label in Nashville , TN usually accompanied by her father 's choir , The Young People 's Choir of the Springfield Baptist Church of Washington , DC . Her later recordings included male vocal groups . Madame Gallmon Cooke 's commanding switch in styles occurred after her marriage to Barney Parks , Jr. , a former member of The Dixie Hummingbirds and a founder of The Sensational Nightingales . They had met in 1951 when Marie Knight , Rosetta Tharpe 's old partner , organized a tour featuring herself , Cooke , and The Nightingales . Under Park 's management and direction , Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke became a household name in gospel . It is suspected that the name Cooke was from her first marriage which ended because of the death of her husband . The liner notes to `` Mother Smith and Her Children '' describes Madame Cooke as `` an exquisite stylist , with a sensuous appeal akin to Billie Holiday . She is referred to as rap music 's gospel progenitor ; a penchant for rhymed , spoken chants produced her most famous recordings . '' Ms. Cooke died in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania on September 4 , 1967 . She was 49 years old .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c1075910721298b80016220934c4a600", "text": "Sloane Hospital for Women The Sloane Hospital for Women is the obstetrics and gynecology service within New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City . Sloane Maternity Hospital was founded in 1886 based upon a donation from William D. Sloane and his wife , Emily Thorn Vanderbilt , the granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt , to Columbia P&S . It was located on the P&S campus in Midtown Manhattan at Amsterdam Avenue and 59th Street , serving as a teaching facility for P&S students , and opened its doors in early 1888 . It soon established a reputation for superior sanitary practices and low mortality rates ; it also linked obstetrics with gynecology , the first hospital in the country to do so . The facility changed its name to Sloane Hospital for Women in 1910 . In 1911 , a new surgical building was added , also funded by the Sloanes . In 1925 , it became part of Presbyterian Hospital , which was operating in affiliation with P&S . During 1928 , it moved with the Hospital to its present location on 168th Street in the Washington Heights area of northern Manhattan . There it maintained its name while occupying several floors of the Presbyterian Hospital building . The Hospital is now part of NewYork-Presbyterian / Morgan Stanley Children 's Hospital still in use today . In its role as both a research and clinical facility , the Sloane Hospital for Women has pioneered many advances in the field , including the Apgar score , the use of rhogam , and amniocentesis . In February 1915 , an outbreak of typhoid occurred among twenty-five nurses and attendants in the hospital , two of whom later died . The outbreak was later traced to Typhoid Mary , who had violated an agreement she had made with the city not to return to the cooking profession . -LSB- CITATION NEEDED -RSB- Notable people born at Sloane include National Geographic photographer Gordon Gahan and former First Lady of the United States Nancy Reagan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "10b15e981728d207fa20108a79af335d", "text": "Pertussis Pertussis ( also known as whooping cough or 100-day cough ) is a highly contagious bacterial disease . Initially , symptoms are usually similar to those of the common cold with a runny nose , fever , and mild cough . This is then followed by weeks of severe coughing fits . Following a fit of coughing , a high-pitched whoop sound or gasp may occur as the person breathes in . The coughing may last for 10 or more weeks , hence the phrase `` 100-day cough '' . A person may cough so hard that they vomit , break ribs , or become very tired from the effort . Children less than one year old may have little or no cough and instead have periods where they do not breathe . The time between infection and the onset of symptoms is usually seven to ten days . Disease may occur in those who have been vaccinated , but symptoms are typically milder . Pertussis is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis . It is an airborne disease which spreads easily through the coughs and sneezes of an infected person . People are infectious to others from the start of symptoms until about three weeks into the coughing fits . Those treated with antibiotics are no longer infectious after five days . Diagnosis is by collecting a sample from the back of the nose and throat . This sample can then be tested by either culture or by polymerase chain reaction . Prevention is mainly by vaccination with the pertussis vaccine . Initial immunization is recommended between six and eight weeks of age , with four doses to be given in the first two years of life . The vaccine becomes less effective over time , with additional doses often recommended for older children and adults . Antibiotics may be used to prevent the disease in those who have been exposed and are at risk of severe disease . In those with the disease , antibiotics are useful if started within three weeks of the initial symptoms , but otherwise have little effect in most people . In children less than one year old and among those who are pregnant , they are recommended within six weeks of symptom onset . Antibiotics used include erythromycin , azithromycin , clarithromycin , or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole . Evidence to support interventions , other than antibiotics , for the cough is poor . Many children less than a year of age require hospitalization . An estimated 16.3 million people worldwide were infected in 2015 . Most cases occur in the developing world , and people of all ages may be affected . In 2015 , it resulted in 58,700 deaths -- down from 138,000 deaths in 1990 . Nearly 0.5 % of infected children less than one year of age die . Outbreaks of the disease were first described in the 16th century . The bacterium that causes the infection was discovered in 1906 . The pertussis vaccine became available in the 1940s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "84813248219f295e276aaf4761cbdf66", "text": "Lucy McKim Garrison Lucy McKim Garrison ( October 30 , 1842 - May 11 , 1877 ) , born in Philadelphia , was an American song collector and co-editor of Slave Songs of the United States , together with William Francis Allen and Charles Pickard Ware . She traveled to the Sea Islands of South Carolina with her father in 1862 while the Civil War was still raging , serving as his secretary as he gathered information on the conditions for newly freed slaves for the Philadelphia Port Royal Relief Committee . This exposed her to the music of former slaves just after they had been freed , a time of great social change . Her work in Port Royal , South Carolina constitutes the first attempt to systematically describe the characteristics of African American spirituals . She married Wendell Phillips Garrison in Philadelphia on December 6 , 1865 , and died in West Orange , New Jersey of heart disease after a long illness culminating in paralysis . She was survived by her husband and three children . Her story is told in a biography by musicologist Samuel Charters entitled , Songs of Sorrow : Lucy McKim Garrison and ` Slave Songs of the United States ' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1c7386c6396744026f2ed5a537bf5d13", "text": "Black Shawl Black Shawl or Tasina Sapewin was the wife of Crazy Horse , whom she married in 1871 . She was a member of the Oglala Lakota and relative of Spotted Tail . Her brother was Red Feather . The elders sent her to heal Crazy Horse after his altercation with No Water . She had a daughter the same year , whose name was They Are Afraid of Her . They Are Afraid of Her died at age three , likely of cholera . Black Shawl also suffered the same disease , and was treated by Dr. Valentine McGillycuddy . Black Shawl died during a seasonal influenza outbreak in 1927 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd7f06488d2e6e0be0e5b93c9270031a", "text": "Helen Herron Taft Helen Louise Herron `` Nellie '' Taft ( June 2 , 1861 -- May 22 , 1943 ) was the wife of William Howard Taft and First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6e527676a60dcfe976aecb30dc291442", "text": "Roman Fever `` Roman Fever '' is a short story by American writer Edith Wharton . It was first published in the magazine Liberty in 1934 , and was later included in Wharton 's last short-story collection , The World Over .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cdeed849f43790c82cf0e2365ebc43ff", "text": "Yellow fever vaccine Yellow fever vaccine is a vaccine that protects against yellow fever . Yellow fever is a viral infection that occurs in Africa and South America . Most people begin to develop immunity within ten days and 99 % are protected within one month of vaccination and this appears to be lifelong . The vaccine can be used to control outbreaks of disease . It is given either by injection into a muscle or just under the skin . The World Health Organization ( WHO ) recommends routine immunization in all countries where the disease is common . This should typically occur between nine and twelve months of age . Those travelling to areas where the disease occurs should also be immunized . Additional doses after the first are generally not needed . Yellow fever vaccine is generally safe . This includes in those with HIV infection but without symptoms . Mild side effects may include headache , muscle pains , pain at the injection site , fever , and rash . Severe allergies occur in about eight per million doses , serious neurological problems occur in about four per million doses , and organ failure occurs in about three per million doses . It is likely safe in pregnancy and therefore recommended among those who will be potentially exposed . It should not be given to those with very poor immune function . Yellow fever vaccine came into use in 1938 . 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 price in the developing world is between US$ 4.30 and US$ 21.30 per dose as of 2014 . In the United States it costs between US$ 50 and US$ 100 . The vaccine is made from weakened yellow fever virus . Some countries require a yellow fever vaccination certificate before entry from a country where the disease is common .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8ed64cb739e5b643a3025a1237eb664c", "text": "Frank Loving Frank Loving , sometimes called `` Cockeyed '' Frank Loving ( 1860 -- April 21 , 1882 ) was an Old West gambler and gunman . His two known gunfights were two of the better-known and well-publicized shootouts of the day , although over time they have become obscure . Loving was born in Jackson County , Missouri , and later moved with his family to Texas , where his father died in the early 1870s . He began making his living as a professional gambler by his late teens , frequenting saloons and eventually landing in Dodge City , Kansas . Once settled in Dodge City , Loving began to frequent the Long Branch Saloon , where he became associated with other well-known gamblers , gunmen , and lawmen , to include Doc Holliday , Bat Masterson , Wyatt Earp , Charlie Bassett , and John Allen , with a friendship developing between gunman/gambler Levi Richardson and him . He also became good friends with Long Branch Saloon owner Chalkley Beeson .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cbc520a79964e56fc7f0a4423933768d", "text": "Earhart Earhart is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Amelia Earhart ( 1897 -- disappeared 1937 ) , American aviation pioneer and author Daniel S. Earhart ( 1907 -- 1976 ) , U.S. Representative from Ohio Fred A. Earhart , acting mayor of New Orleans for one day on July 15 , 1936 Harry Boyd Earhart ( 1870 -- 1954 ) , successful oil company executive Ralph Earhart , former halfback in the National Football League Will Earhart ( 1871 -- 1960 ) , pioneering American music educator", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9a28bc4b648abe94164f1267c438ac67", "text": "Joseph Pomeroy Root Joseph Pomeroy Root ( April 3 , 1826 -- July 20 , 1885 ) was an American doctor , politician , and leader of the Kansas Free Staters . A descendant of an old New England family , Root was the great-grandson of Revolutionary War general Seth Pomeroy . He graduated from the Berkshire Medical College in Pittsfield and practiced medicine in New Hartford , Connecticut for five years . In 1855 he was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives , as a Whig . After his term , he joined an armed party of abolitionist settlers who ended up settling in Waubansee , Kansas . After Root was briefly a prisoner of pro-slavery settlers , he devoted himself to the Free State cause , ultimately becoming the chairman of the free-state executive committee . After negotiating an exchange of prisoners with pro-slavery Governor Wilson Shannon , Root left Kansas to gather funds , arms , and support among Eastern abolitionists . On returning to Kansas , Root was elected to the territorial senate under the Topeka Constitution , becoming president of the Senate and a member of the Territorial Council . After the ratification of the Wyandotte Constitution in 1861 , Root was elected as the first Lieutenant Governor of the new state . At the outbreak of the Civil War , Root helped raise units and was a member of the state board for examining medical officers for the army . He soon joined himself as a surgeon for the 2nd Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry , rising to become medical director of the Army of the Frontier . After the Civil War Root returned to medical practice in Kansas until 1869 , when he became secretary of the congressional Committee on Public Lands . In 1870 he was appointed ambassador to Chile , serving in that post until 1873 . He received honors from the Chilean government for his work during a smallpox epidemic there . Root returned to Wyandotte and resumed his practice . He retained an interest in politics and issues of the day , writing the book A Catechism of Money ( 1876 ) , on the issues of gold and silver coinage and serving as a delegate to the 1884 Republican Party national convention . Root married Frances Eveline Alden ( 1827 -- ? ; survived until at least 1867 ) , a descendant of John Alden of the Mayflower , in 1851 ; they had 5 sons , of whom 4 survived to adulthood : Ernest , Frank , Joseph P. , and John W.", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bf0e4f547c08de7d5d211769f94fda79", "text": "Wild Bill Hickok (film) Wild Bill Hickok is a 1923 American Western silent film directed by Clifford Smith , and written by William S. Hart and J.G. Hawks . It stars William S. Hart , Ethel Grey Terry , Kathleen O'Connor , James Farley , Jack Gardner , Carl Gerard and William Dyer . The film was released on November 18 , 1923 , by Paramount Pictures . It was the first film to depict Wyatt Earp , although in a very brief role , and the only film made before he died in 1929 that included his character , until Law and Order was released in 1932 . A print of the film exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a5650266bab4567db9cf89b9387aad4", "text": "Eleanor Cripps Kennedy Eleanor Eliza Cripps Kennedy ( 1825 -- 1913 ) was a Canadian businesswoman , musician , artist , and author . Born in London , England , on 2 November 1825 , Kennedy emigrated to the Red River Settlement ( now Manitoba ) with her husband William Kennedy in 1861 to establish a mission school for the Church of England . Though they tried to return to England in 1862 , they were trapped by a Sioux uprising in Minnesota that prevented them from leaving the province by their intended route . After returning to Red River , the couple imported the second piano to appear in the settlement , on which Kennedy performed . They built the first frame house in Manitoba in 1866 , which they called `` Maple Grove '' . Kennedy organized a clothing club during the `` severe grasshopper plagues of the later 1860s '' . Known locally as `` The Duchess '' , she was heavily involved in efforts to open a hospital in the settlement . The Kennedys were next caught up in the Red River Rebellion in 1869 -- Eleanor was said to have personally delivered a letter to Louis Riel asking him to stop the fighting . `` Distressing '' gossip arose that she had petitioned for the life of Riel and demanded the death of Thomas Scott . She appealed to Robert Machray to address the source of the rumours , her parish priest , from whom she refused to take communion ; she threatened to leave the church if this was not done , and Machray had the priest apologize . After the entrance of the province of Manitoba into Canadian Confederation , Kennedy established a millinery business to import clothing and foodstuffs , which provided the family with financial support while William was stricken with rheumatism . While it was initially successful , `` William began stocking inferior products , accepting land deeds and scrip in payment '' , resulting in its eventual failure . William died in January 1890 . Kennedy moved to Virden , Manitoba , where she painted nature works , played organ at the local church , and wrote poetry . She died on 4 October 1913 and was buried in St. Andrews , Manitoba .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "626a61aa7e54d6962e632f702ccee820", "text": "Witton Isolation Hospital Witton Isolation Hospital was a facility for the treatment and quarantine of smallpox victims and their contacts in Birmingham , England . Built around 1900 , it was initially in a semi-rural district but by the 1930s the site was surrounded by the newly built Kingstanding and Perry Common social housing developments . It occupied the site now enclosed by College Road , Brackenbury Road and Plumstead Road . The hospital was used sporadically during the 20th century , particularly during the outbreak of smallpox that occurred in the city in 1962 . The last cases quarantined there were during January and February 1966 , following an outbreak that originated at the University of Birmingham Medical School . In May 1966 , the hospital 's resident caretaker resigned and the facility of ten buildings was left unguarded except for the ten feet high perimeter wall . In the middle of 1966 , local children broke in , causing some vandalism . Birmingham 's Chief Medical Officer , Ernest Millar , was contacted by a local resident who had regularly seen the children from the top seats of a double-decker bus . Dr Millar ordered the facility to be destroyed by fire and on 3 May 1967 -- chosen because the wind was blowing from the south , away from the city centre -- the buildings were set ablaze by firemen of the Birmingham Fire and Ambulance Service , under the supervision of William Nicholls , Deputy Chief Medical Officer , and George Merrill , Deputy Chief Fire Officer , accompanied by representatives of the news media . Four tons of flammable material , including kerosene , waste oil and aluminium powder accelerants , were needed to burn the buildings , which were empty . A virologist from UK government microbiology laboratories at Porton Down , ( then part of the Ministry of Defence ) , was asked to conduct tests to assess the efficiency of the conflagration . The affair was discussed in Parliament . Harold Gurden , Member of Parliament for the Selly Oak constituency in Birmingham asked The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health , Julian Snow how such a danger could have occurred in `` a densely populated area '' , why the local residents had not been informed , was the facility going to be replaced and what evidence there was of the destruction of any remaining sources of smallpox virus by the fire . In his reply Julian Snow said : In October 1967 an application to redevelop the site for housing was made to the Birmingham City Council , which was approved by the Council in February 1968 . The hospital was superseded by the UK 's first National Isolation Hospital , established at nearby Catherine-de-Barnes in 1966 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ecdb18149821a2ed04ed2de5cbcc980b", "text": "Frank Stilwell Frank C. Stilwell ( ca. 1856 -- March 20 , 1882 ) was an outlaw Cowboy who killed at least two men in Cochise County during 1877 -- 82 . Both killings were considered to have been self-defense . For four months he was a deputy sheriff in Tombstone , Arizona Territory for Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan . Stilwell owned interests in several mines and various businesses , including a saloon , a wholesale liquor business , a stage line , and at his death livery stables in Charleston and Bisbee . He was also a partner in a Bisbee-area saloon with ex-Texas Ranger Pete Spence . He was closely involved in the events leading up to and following the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26 , 1881 , and was suspected in the murder of Morgan Earp on March 18 , 1882 . Two days after Morgan 's death , Frank Stilwell was killed by Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp in a Tucson train yard . Arrest warrants were issued for Earp and four others in his gang suspected of murdering Stilwell . Murder indictments were issued at Pima County for Wyatt Earp , Doc Holliday , Warren Earp , Sherman McMaster and John Johnson . Earp agreed to turn himself in but instead fled the Arizona Territory for Colorado . Wyatt Earp admitted late in his life to killing Stilwell at close range with a shotgun .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "060929958f589436bc15a25baab2274c", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5675a2374062b5af083f1bcb5785bf56", "text": "Charles Linnaeus Ives Charles Linnaeus Ives ( June 22 , 1831-March 21 , 1879 ) was an American physician . Ives , the only child of Dr. N. Beers Ives and Sarah ( Badger ) Ives , was bom in New Haven , Conn. , June 22 , 1831 . He graduated from Yale College in 1852 . He attended two courses of lectures at the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia , where he received the degree of M.D. in 1854 . He then attended a supplementary course at the College of Physicians and Surgeons , N. Y. City , and remained as a resident surgeon at the Bellevue Hospital until April , 1856 , when he entered on the practice of his profession in New Haven . From 1864 to 1868 he was partially engaged in teaching medicine in connection with the Yale Medical School , and in the latter year was appointed to the chair of the Theory and Practice of Medicine in this institution . In 1873 , hoping to better his health by a change of locality , he resigned this professorship to accept the chair of Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System , in the University of the City of New York . To prepare for this he made a second visit to Europe ( having already made an extended tour in 1870 ) , but failing health compelled him to resign this professorship also , and to give up entirely his profession . The rest of his life was spent in travel and the search for health . In March , 1879 , he underwent a surgical operation , in consequence of which he died in Burlington , N. J. , on the 21st of that month . He was married , June 20 , 1860 , to Miss Bessie W. Salter , daughter of Cleveland J Salter , of Waverly , Illinois , who survived him . They had no children . Dr. Ives published in 1873 a pamphlet on the Bible Doctrine of the Soul , which in 1877 he re-published in a duodecimo of 334 pages . By his last will he left to the President and Fellows of Yale College the sum of $ 10,000 , of which the income is to devoted to the support of indigent and worthy students . He was also during his life a generous benefactor of the Yale Medical School .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "47713455b973d1520631dbdfe95fe82d", "text": "James Carroll (scientist) Major James Carroll ( June 5 , 1854 -- September 16 , 1907 ) was a US Army physician . Carroll was born in England . He moved to Canada in 1874 , and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1874 . He graduated with an M.D. from the University of Maryland in 1891 . After graduating Carroll studied bacteriology under Dr. William H. Welch at Johns Hopkins Hospital and assisted Walter Reed in pathology laboratories . Carroll and Reed later worked together at the Army Medical Museum in Washington and the Columbia University Medical School . In 1900 he served as an American physician and a member of the Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba , along with Walter Reed , Jesse William Lazear , and Aristides Agramonte . He and Lazear subjected themselves to the bite of infectious mosquitoes to test the theory that mosquitoes were carriers of yellow fever . Lazear died , but Carroll recovered and completed the last , official experiments of the Yellow Fever Commission . After a trip to Washington D.C. , Carroll returned to Cuba for additional studies in which he proved that blood from active cases of yellow fever contained sub-microscopic infective agents . In 1904 , with permission from Army Surgeon-General Robert Maitland O'Reilly , Carroll tested an oral typhoid fever vaccine on himself and 12 other volunteers from the military . Due to faulty vaccine preparation by lab personnel , seven men came down with the disease . They all survived , but the Office of the Surgeon General did not publicize the results . The yellow fever infection Carroll contracted eventually killed him . Carroll was the inaugural president of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology .", "title": "" } ]
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There is a sitcom from America starring Tim Allen.
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[ { "docid": "30bfddc8df905a4052ae484f1dc35215", "text": "The Closer (1998 TV series) The Closer is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for 10 episodes in 1998 . The show starred Tom Selleck as a successful advertising agency executive .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "98345667682f27a61c15e5f00b75ceba", "text": "Chad Allen (actor) Chad Allen ( born June 5 , 1974 ) is an American actor . Beginning his career at the age of seven , Allen is a three-time Young Artist Award winner and GLAAD Media Award honoree . He was a teen idol during the late 1980s as David Witherspoon on the NBC family drama Our House and as Zach Nichols on the NBC sitcom My Two Dads before transitioning to an adult career as Matthew Cooper on the CBS western drama Dr. Quinn : Medicine Woman . He announced his retirement from acting in April 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5ce7c838cb887e974e3cd92e9b84c640", "text": "Allen R. Morris Allen Robert Morris is an American television producer/director/writer . His professional career began when he and his twin sister , as teenagers , provided the voices and operated puppets on a local children 's television show , `` Through Magic Doorways '' . This experience led to a job at a small market station in Lufkin , Texas , KTRE-Channel 9 , owned by the Buford brothers of Tyler , Texas . His varied experiences there included sweeping the studio and running a studio camera ; shooting and editing news film ; learning production techniques on local television commercials ; obtaining a 1st Class FCC Engineering license ; and finally , directing the nightly newscast . Still in his teens , this was the first step on a professional journey across the globe .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ef858c84f79ea3af5e42739b3f1ac5c2", "text": "Me and the Chimp Me and the Chimp is an American sitcom which aired for one season during 1972 on CBS . It was created by Garry Marshall and Thomas L. Miller and produced by Alan Rafkin for Paramount Television .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "98f1e01ea636516b1e035b05016c0755", "text": "Monty (TV series) Monty is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from January 11 to February 15 , 1994 . The series starred Henry Winkler as Monty Richardson , a loud , obnoxious conservative TV commentator . Richardson had also written a best-selling book titled I 'm Right . I 'm Right . I 'm Right . Shut Up . The series also starred Tom McGowan as his executive producer and David Schwimmer as his left-leaning son . Monty hoped to capitalize on the same family dynamic that made the television show All in the Family a success in the 1970s . However , the show was canceled after six episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7e5ebda425f6b4120d3a8273c3b97a96", "text": "According to Jim According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children ( five children starting with the season-seven finale ) . It originally ran on ABC from October 3 , 2001 to June 2 , 2009 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd08c03de3c0b22deb87525fb1db317b", "text": "TV Nation TV Nation is a satirical newsmagazine television series written , directed and hosted by Michael Moore that was co-funded and originally broadcast by NBC in the United States and BBC2 in the United Kingdom . The show blended humor and journalism into provocative reports about various issues . After moving to Fox for its second ( and final ) season , the show won an Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Informational Series . TV Nation was created in the wake of the success Moore had with the documentary Roger & Me , prompting Warner Bros. . Television to ask Moore for television series ideas . In January 1993 , NBC green-lit a pilot episode which took three months to complete . Interest from the BBC prompted NBC to insert the show into its summer 1994 lineup .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "01757044222d499fd05350e44fa587f0", "text": "The Looney Tunes Show The Looney Tunes Show is an American animated sitcom that ran from May 3 , 2011 , through August 31 , 2014 , on Cartoon Network . The show consist of two series , each containing 26 episodes , and features characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons updated for the 21st century . It is produced by Warner Bros. . Animation . On July 29 , 2014 , producer Tony Cervone confirmed that the series would not be renewed for a third season in light of Wabbit . Looney Tunes : Rabbits Run is an animated direct-to-video spin-off film released on August 4 , 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a8af8e45b68f7334d67b264f03fdb2c", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d3741b65b999c16bf480750ea1b6d26b", "text": "Living Single Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 29 , 1993 , to January 1 , 1998 . The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone . Throughout its run , Living Single became one of the most popular African-American sitcoms of its era , ranking among the top five in African-American ratings in all five seasons . The series was produced by Yvette Lee Bowser 's company , Sister Lee , in association with Warner Bros. . Television . In contrast to the popularity of NBC 's `` Must See TV '' -- first on Sunday nights and then later on Thursday nights in the 1990s -- many African-American and Latino viewers flocked to Fox . For the 1993 -- 94 season , Living Single aired on Sunday nights between Martin and Married ... with Children , and then on Thursday nights from 1994 to 1998 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "34b32df42479e1bc201563b1eed96eda", "text": "That '80s Show That '80s Show is an American sitcom that aired from January through May 2002 . Despite having a similar name , show structure , and many of the same writers and production staff , it is not considered a direct-sequel of the more successful That '70s Show . The characters and story lines from both shows never crossed paths . Although the main character , Corey Howard ( Glenn Howerton ) , is designed as Eric Forman 's ( Topher Grace ) cousin , the show itself was a separate decade-based show created because of That '70s Show '' 's popularity at the time . The show was set in 1984 and revolved around the lives of a group of friends living in San Diego , California . It debuted January 23 , 2002 , and the final episode aired May 29 , 2002 . Its regular time slot was on Wednesday nights at 8:00 / 7:00 Central on the Fox Network , although a few shows were aired on different nights . Its main time slot competitors were ABC 's My Wife and Kids , CBS 's 60 Minutes II , and NBC 's Ed '' . All 13 episodes , which were filmed at CBS Studio Center , aired at least once .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "760582752c79118dea339d9724f2f634", "text": "The Great Indoors (TV series) The Great Indoors was an American sitcom television series starring Joel McHale that aired on CBS from October 27 , 2016 to May 8 , 2017 . The network placed a pilot order on January 29 and a series order on May 13 , 2016 . The series premiered in the 2016 -- 17 United States network television schedule and aired at 8:30 pm . On November 14 , 2016 , CBS picked up the series for a full season of 19 episodes . An additional three episodes were added on January 6 , 2017 , for a 22 episode season . On May 13 , 2017 , CBS canceled the series after one season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2f9ecde37f27f6d6d972187074eaa5dc", "text": "Life... and Stuff Life ... and Stuff was an American sitcom that aired on CBS in 1997 starring Rick Reynolds .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd5d7a7f213714eb0dce168dc5ceef4f", "text": "The Comedians (1971 TV series) The Comedians is a British television show of the 1970s ( later reprised in the mid-1980s and early 1990s ) produced by Johnnie Hamp of Granada Television . The show gave a stage to nightclub and working men 's club comedians of the era , including Russ Abbot , Lennie Bennett , Stan Boardman , Jim Bowen , Jimmy Bright , Duggie Brown , Mike Burton , Dave Butler , Brian Carroll , Frank Carson , Mike Coyne , Jimmy Cricket , Colin Crompton , Pauline Daniels , Charlie Daze , Vince Earl , Steve Faye , Eddie Flanagan , Stu Francis , Ken Goodwin , Jackie Hamilton , Jerry Harris , George King , Bobby Knutt , Bernard Manning , Mike McCabe , Paul Melba , Mick Miller , Hal Nolan , Tom O'Connor , Tom Pepper , Bryn Phillips , Mike Reid , George Roper , Harry Scott , Sammy Thomas , Johnny Wager , Roy Walker , Charlie Williams , Lee Wilson and Lenny Windsor . Also featured on the TV show , were Shep 's Banjo Boys , a 7-piece band comprising ( for the first 5 series ) Charlie Bentley ( tenor banjo ) , John Drury ( sousaphone ) , Andy Holdorf ( trombone ) , John Orchard ( piano ) , John Rollings ( drums ) , Graham Shepherd ( banjo ) and Howard Shepherd ( lead banjo ) . In 1973 , the line up was Mike Dexter ( banjo ) , Tony `` Tosh '' Kennedy ( sousaphone ) , Ged Martin ( drums ) , Tony Pritchard ( trombone ) , Graham Shepherd ( banjo ) and Howard `` Shep '' Shepherd ( lead banjo ) . The Comedians began as an experiment for Granada TV . Filmed before a live audience in Manchester , comics each performed 20-minute sets , which were then edited together into half-hour shows . Each edition featured up to ten stand-up comics . Working men 's clubs are numerous in Britain , especially in North East England and have been a useful training ground for artists , especially comedians . Most of these clubs are affiliated to the CIU ( Working Men 's Club and Institute Union ) founded in 1862 by the Rev. Henry Solly . There are also political clubs , as well as Servicemen 's Clubs affiliated to the Royal British Legion . It was remarkably popular during the earlier series . An LP recording of the show reached the best-seller charts , several sell-out national tours followed , including a season at the London Palladium , and the programme won the Critics ' circle Award . The comedy frequently took the form of anecdotes or jokes and often involved racist or sexist stereotypes . Like other British comedy successes of the day , notably , Love Thy Neighbour , this kind of entertainment was acceptable on British television during this period but would not be so today . Viewing the series in retrospect it stands as a major social document of the times . In recent years , the series has been repeated on the ( now defunct ) British satellite television channel Plus , and can now be bought on DVD , having been released by Network .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "46af923242529eb85c15e75453731c3e", "text": "List of The Middle characters The Middle is an American sitcom about a working-class family living in Indiana and facing the day-to-day struggles of home life , work , and raising children . The Middle premiered September 30 , 2009 , on the ABC network and is airing its eighth season as of 201617 . It features Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton and Scrubs star Neil Flynn . Below is a list of characters central to the series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ebfa15133a7a150d1e142236eb8ae0d6", "text": "What's Happening!! What 's Happening !! is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5 , 1976 , to April 28 , 1979 . The show premiered as a summer series . With good ratings and reviews , and after the failure of several other shows on the network , What 's Happening !! returned in November 1976 as a weekly series . It remained a regular show until 1979 ; ratings were modest . What 's Happening !! was loosely based on the Eric Monte-penned film Cooley High . From 1985 to 1988 , a sequel series called What 's Happening Now !! aired in first-run syndication , with most of the major cast members reprising their roles . What 's Happening !! was Bud Yorkin 's second series after he ended his partnership with Norman Lear in Tandem Productions . The show was produced by TOY Productions , which was formed by Yorkin , Saul Turtletaub , and Bernie Orenstein after the split .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7715c6d2158d1664e14b3fe0bf7fe7b7", "text": "The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life epitomized by the Simpson family , which consists of Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa , and Maggie . The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture , society , television , and the human condition . The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks . Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family , substituting Bart for his own name . The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19 , 1987 . After a three-season run , the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became an early hit for Fox , becoming the network 's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season ( 1989 -- 90 ) . Since its debut on December 17 , 1989 , episodes of The Simpsons have been broadcast . Its 28th season began on September 25 , 2016 . It is the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American animated program , and , in 2009 , it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series . The Simpsons Movie , a feature-length film , was released in theaters worldwide on July 27 , 2007 , and grossed over $ 527 million . On November 4 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a twenty-ninth and thirtieth season of 22 episodes each , extending the show to 2019 . The Simpsons received widespread critical acclaim throughout its first nine seasons , which are generally considered its `` Golden Age '' . Time named it the 20th century 's best television series , and Erik Adams of The A.V. Club named it `` television 's crowning achievement regardless of format '' . On January 14 , 2000 , the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . It has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series , including 31 Primetime Emmy Awards , 30 Annie Awards , and a Peabody Award . Homer 's exclamatory catchphrase `` D'oh ! '' has been adopted into the English language , while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms . Despite this , the show has also been criticized for what many perceive as a decline in quality over the years .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49939ce28bcae7012e98c0ae22530384", "text": "Ladies Man (1999 TV series) Ladies Man is an American television sitcom series starring Alfred Molina as husband , father , son , ex-husband and son-in-law who lives with a number of women under one roof . The show was first broadcast on September 20 , 1999 , and lasted for two seasons on CBS until June 27 , 2001 . The series co-starred Betty White and is perhaps most memorable for reuniting White and her Golden Girls co-stars Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty in one of the later episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3bf480669bdcac2ef483cd2d12ee448b", "text": "Sleeper (1973 film) Sleeper is a 1973 American futuristic science fiction comedy film , directed by Woody Allen and written by Allen and Marshall Brickman . The plot involves the adventures of the owner of a health food store who is cryogenically frozen in 1973 and defrosted 200 years later in an ineptly led police state . The film contains many elements which parody notable works of science fiction and was made as a tribute to comedians Groucho Marx and Bob Hope .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5eb002aed6b36d573b14b77e1ea6ab02", "text": "Tyrees Allen Tyrees Allen ( born July 31 , 1954 ) is an American actor on stage , television , and film . Allen was born in Salina , Kansas . In 1972 , he graduated from Salina Central High School . He later attended Marymount College in Salina , where he graduated with a degree in Theater Arts . Allen 's fifty-five television credits include these : series regular roles on Women 's Murder Club and Dark Blue ; recurring and guest roles on The Practice , Alias , Cold Case , Without A Trace , Castle , Scandal , CSI : Miami , and Brothers & Sisters . Allen appeared in New York in the 2000 Broadway production of Aida and the 2003 Broadway revival of William Shakespeare 's Henry IV . In May 2013 , Allen played the role of `` Troy Maxson '' in the August Wilson play Fences at the African-American Repertory Theater in DeSoto , Texas .", "title": "" } ]
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen grossed $434.2 million in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America.
[ { "docid": "4d677bb457ba0564c28070bb077e8537", "text": "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay and executive produced by Steven Spielberg , based on the toy line of the same name created by Hasbro . It is the sequel to 2007 's Transformers , as well as the second installment in the live-action Transformers film series . Taking place two years after its predecessor , the plot revolves around Sam Witwicky , who is caught in the war between two factions of alien robots , the Autobots , led by Optimus Prime and the Decepticons , led by Megatron . Sam is having strange visions of Cybertronian symbols , and being hunted by the Decepticons under the orders of an ancient Decepticon named The Fallen , who seeks to get revenge on Earth by finding and activating a machine that would provide the Decepticons with an energon source , destroying the sun and all life on Earth in the process . Returning Transformers include Optimus Prime , Bumblebee , Ironhide , Ratchet , Megatron , Starscream , and Scorponok . With deadlines jeopardized by possible strikes by the Directors Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild , Bay managed to finish the production on time with the help of previsualization and a scriptment by his writers Roberto Orci , Alex Kurtzman , and series newcomer Ehren Kruger . Shooting took place from May to November 2008 , with locations in Egypt , Jordan , Pennsylvania , New Jersey , and California , as well as air bases in New Mexico and Arizona . This was the last film in the series to star Megan Fox , and was also the last film in the series to be co-produced by DreamWorks Pictures , leaving Paramount Pictures to become the distributor of its future films . Revenge of the Fallen premiered on June 8 , 2009 in Tokyo and was released on June 24 , 2009 in the United States . Metacritic said the film received `` generally unfavorable reviews '' ; criticism was directed at its bland story , melodramatic acting , romantic scenes , crude humor , overall length , repetitive action sequences , abrupt ending , and Optimus Prime 's drastically decreased screen time compared to the previous film . However , critics praised the visual effects , music , and the voice performances of Hugo Weaving , Charlie Adler and Tony Todd . The film won three Golden Raspberry Awards at the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony , and became the highest-grossing film to win the Worst Picture award . The film grossed a total of $ 402.1 million in the US and Canada and $ 434.2 million in other territories , for a total of $ 836.3 million worldwide . It was the second highest-grossing film of 2009 in the US and Canada , 23rd domestically , the 44th highest-grossing film of all time and fourth highest of the year worldwide . With over 11 million home media sales in 2009 , it was also the top-selling film of the year in the United States . It was followed by Dark of the Moon in 2011 , and by Age of Extinction in 2014 . A fifth film , titled The Last Knight , is scheduled for a 2017 release .", "title": "" } ]
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The tour ended up being the most successful by Metallica , grossing roughly $ 217.2 million ( the 18th highest grossing tour of all time ) , with the top grossing location , Acer Arena in Sydney , Australia , taking more than $ 14 million over 4 shows .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5c1c7f25996774666c125766d593923e", "text": "Video gaming in France Video gaming in France is one of the largest markets in Europe . The French government give special tax breaks to video game companies . In 2014 , the French diplomatic service released a report which calculates the profit generated by the French video game industry at $ 2.7 billion . It states that there are 300 video game companies in France . It estimates the number of jobs directly related to the video game industry at 5000 . It estimates the number of indirect jobs created by the video game industry at 10,000 . The report found that in 2013 , around 8 out of 10 people had played a video game in the last 12 months . In France video games have equal status as an artform , alongside more traditional formats like painting and theatre . In 2016 , the French Minister of State for Digital Affairs , Axelle Lemaire , held talks with various French video game industry figureheads to find solutions to the problem of misogyny in video games . She mooted solutions like removing tax credits for publishers who publish games with misogynistic content , and creating a label which would identify video games with positive representations of women .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b259887db7806f3f5e307e88e4cf3659", "text": "List of accolades received by Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars : The Force Awakens is a 2015 epic space opera film directed , co-produced , and co-written by J. J. Abrams . The seventh installment in the main Star Wars film series , and first of three in Star Wars sequel trilogy , it stars Harrison Ford , Mark Hamill , Carrie Fisher , Adam Driver , Daisy Ridley , John Boyega , Oscar Isaac , Lupita Nyong ` o , Andy Serkis , Domhnall Gleeson , Anthony Daniels , and Max von Sydow . The Force Awakens is set 30 years after Return of the Jedi ; it follows Rey , Finn , and Poe Dameron 's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight alongside the Resistance , led by veterans of the Rebel Alliance , against Kylo Ren and the First Order , a successor group to the Galactic Empire . The Force Awakens was premiered by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on December 14 , and was released in United States and Canada on December 18 , 2015 . The Force Awakens opened across 14,300 theaters , breaking numerous box-office records and became the first film to earn more than $ 100 million worldwide in a single day . The film grossed a worldwide total of over $ 2 billion on a production budget of $ 306 million becoming the highest-grossing release of 2015 , and the fastest film to earn $ 1 billion worldwide , doing so in twelve-days . The Force Awakens became the third film in history to surpass $ 2 billion worldwide ( after Avatar ( 2009 ) and Titanic ( 1997 ) ) , doing so on its 53rd day of release . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 360 reviews and judged 92 percent to be positive . The Force Awakens garnered many awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Abrams ' direction , its action sequences , visual effects , editing and Ridley 's and Boyega 's performances . Several awards held their nominations before the December release of The Force Awakens , making the film ineligible for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards and some other awards ceremonies . However , the film was added to the 21st Critics ' Choice Awards 's slate of best picture nominees after a special vote by the board of directors , and the announcement of the 2015 American Film Institute Awards was delayed until after the release of film , where it was named one of Top Ten Films of the year . The Force Awakens received five nominations at the 88th Academy Awards as Best Original Score , Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing , Best Film Editing and Best Visual Effects . The film garnered four nominations at 69th British Academy Film Awards , and won for Best Special Visual Effects and a special BAFTA Rising Star Award for John Boyega . At the 21st Empire Awards , the film received nine nominations and won five including Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film , and Best Director for J.J. Abrams . The Force Awakens became the most nominated film in Saturn Awards history with total of thirteen nominations at 42nd Saturn Awards and won eight including Best Science Fiction Film , Best Director and Best Special Effects . The film received seven nominations from the Visual Effects Society , winning four including Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture . Star Wars : The Force Awakens received eleven nominations at MTV Movie Awards , the most for the ceremony and won three including Movie of the Year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f9654a789e212ec4f0b6312947421724", "text": "Transformers Decepticons Transformers Decepticons is a video game based on fictional alien robots , Transformers . This version follows an alternate plot of the 2007 live action film Transformers . Most prominently , while the Autobots version has missions in the Arctic , the Decepticons version contain desert missions taking place in a Qatar military base .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "50c4a64d5d895e42b0ef8e54e0fd9236", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c411164ee4a05e1b068ff8b769fdf3c5", "text": "List of Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom episodes This article is a list of the episodes of the Japanese anime series Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom ~ , which is animated by Bee Train and directed by Koichi Mashimo under the Project Phantom group . The series went on air on April 2 , 2009 on TV Tokyo . Subsequently the show also aired on AT-X , TV Aichi , and TV Osaka . Funimation Entertainment is streaming the series for its North American audience . The anime is based on the 2000 video game Phantom of Inferno . The series is about a Japanese national who gets kidnapped by an assassin syndicate called Inferno after he had personally witnessed an assassination while visiting the United States . Inferno is a criminal organization attempting to unite all known underworld mob gangs into one conglomerate . In order to achieve their goal , Inferno deploys its assassin operatives codenamed Phantom . Among them is an amnesiac girl named Ein and the Japanese national , who was given the name Zwei as his codename after being brainwashed of his previous memory . An announcement regarding the show was first announced in the January issue of Kadokawa Shoten 's Newtype magazine with Yoshimitsu Yamashita , Mutsumi Sasaki and Yoko Kikuchi being the main animators with Bee Train being in charge of animation . Soon afterwards , a promotional video of Phantom ~ Requiem of the Phantom ~ was broadcast on Biglobe . Music for the series is created under Masumi Itō , using the alias Hikaru Nanase . For the first 19 episodes , the opening song `` Karma '' is written and sung by Kokia and arranged by Hikaru Nanase , with the ending song is sung by Ali Project with CD singles released . From episode 20 onwards , a 2nd opening song is sung by Ali Project with a 2nd ending song `` Transparent '' written and sung by Kokia and also arranged by Nanase . In addition , the OST of the show with CD singles by Ayahi Takagaki and Miyu Irino have been released to the public on July 8 , 2009 . The Japanese DVD releases of Volume 1 came out on July 24 , 2009 with subsequent releases from Volumes 2 to 10 on August 25 , 2009 , September 25 , 2009 , October 23 , 2009 , November 25 , 2009 , December 22 , 2009 , January 22 , 2010 , February 25 , 2010 , March 25 , 2010 and April 23 , 2010 . FUNimation released the series on Blu-ray and DVD in 2011 . A manga adaptation of the show was published in tankōbon form on May 23 , 2009 by Media Factory and Nitroplus , with the manga being illustrated by Masaki Hiragi under Media Factory 's Monthly Comic Alive 's February issue .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "48929d0db43509ad9e93c04b85b6cea4", "text": "Gran Torino Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood , who also starred in the film . The film co-stars Christopher Carley , Bee Vang and Ahney Her . This was Eastwood 's first starring role since 2004 's Million Dollar Baby . The film features a large Hmong American cast , as well as one of Eastwood 's younger sons , Scott . Eastwood 's oldest son , Kyle , provided the score . Gran Torino opened via a limited theatrical release in North America on December 12 , 2008 , and later to a worldwide release on January 9 , 2009 . Set in Detroit , Michigan , it is the first mainstream American film to feature Hmong Americans . Many Lao Hmong war refugees resettled in the U.S. following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975 . The story follows Walt Kowalski , a recently widowed Korean War veteran alienated from his family and angry at the world . Walt 's young neighbor , Thao Vang Lor , is pressured by his cousin into stealing Walt 's prized 1972 Ford Gran Torino for his initiation into a gang . Walt thwarts the theft with his M1 Garand rifle and subsequently develops a relationship with the boy and his family . Gran Torino was a critical and commercial success , grossing nearly $ 270 million worldwide ( making it Eastwood 's second highest-grossing film to date ) . Within the Hmong community in the United States , the film received both praise and criticism .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "55e3d3f8aae964c2ee8c92f04da2b305", "text": "Apocalypse: The Second World War Apocalypse : The Second World War ( French : Apocalypse , la 2e Guerre mondiale ) ( 2009 ) is a six-part French documentary by Daniel Costelle and Isabelle Clarke about the Second World War . The music of the documentary was composed by Kenji Kawai . The documentary is composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondents , soldiers , resistance fighters and private citizens . The series is shown in color , with the black-and-white footage being fully colorized , save for some original color footage . The only exception to the treatment are most Holocaust scenes , which are presented in the original black and white . It was first aired from August 20 and 27 and September 3 on the French-speaking Belgian RTBF then on August 23 and 30 and September 6 on the French-speaking Swiss TSR and finally on September 8 , 2009 , to September 22 , 2009 , on France 2 channel . It was narrated in French by actor/director Mathieu Kassovitz . The documentary was shown on the Smithsonian Channel in the United States , where it was narrated by actor Martin Sheen , on the National Geographic Channel and Channel 4 in the United Kingdom , where it was narrated by actor Jonathan Booth , Canada , the Netherlands , Poland , Australia , Romania and Asia , on YLE Teema in Finland , on Rete 4 in Italy , on IBA , the national public channel in Israel , on RTP2 , the national public channel in Portugal , and on La 2 , the national public channel in Spain .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "95194b35264b13ce4c641a37cf05894f", "text": "Gladiators of Rome (2012 film) Gladiators of Rome ( Italian : Gladiatori di Roma ) , also known as Not Born to Be Gladiators and referred to in marketing as Gladiators of Rome 3D , is a 2012 Italian computer-animated comedy film produced by Rainbow CGI and released by Medusa Film . It is directed by Iginio Straffi , and was opened in Italy on October 2012 and was later released across Europe and the Americas . Produced on a budget of $ 45 million , it is one of the most expensive Italian films ever made . The film grossed between $ 10 million and $ 50 million worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "15de4fea6d1defb9167a6e11108320bb", "text": "Cinema of India The cinema of India consists of films produced across India . Cinema as a medium has gained immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced annually . Indian films have also come to be followed throughout South Asia , the Greater Middle East , Southeast Asia and other countries . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` father of Indian cinema '' . The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , for lifetime contribution to cinema , was instituted in his honour , by the Government of India in 1969 , and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema . In the 20th century , Indian cinema , along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries , became a global enterprise . As of 2013 , in terms of annual film output , India ranks first , followed by Nollywood , Hollywood and China . In 2012 , India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $ 1.86 billion ( 93 billion ) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $ 3 billion ( 200 billion ) in 2016 . In 2015 , India had a total box office gross of , the fourth largest in the world outside North America . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product , altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal and CGI-laden epics like Baahubali emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $ 200 million each in early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country 's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe . The provision of 100 % foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox , Sony Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. . Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions , Prasad 's Group , Sun Pictures , PVP Cinemas , Zee , UTV , Suresh Productions , Eros Films , Ayngaran International , Pyramid Saimira , Aascar Films and Adlabs also participated in producing and distributing films . Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India . By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India , making the commercial presence of the medium felt . The South Indian film industry defines the four film cultures of South India as a single entity . They are the Telugu , the Tamil , the Malayalam and the Kannada industries . Although developed independently over a long period , gross exchange of film performers and technicians as well as globalisation helped to shape this new identity . The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through media such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible . These earnings , accounting for some 12 % of the revenue generated by a mainstream film , contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema , the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion in 2000 . Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator with the music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of the net revenues generated by a film in India .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "88ea8c0dd7ff3e428e95c48ca9919da4", "text": "Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life Pokémon : Arceus and the Jewel of Life , originally released in Japan as , is a 2009 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama . It is the twelfth Pokémon film and the third in the Diamond & Pearl trilogy . This film so far has earned US$ 50.2 million in Japan , making it the highest grossing animated film of the year in that country , beating Evangelion : 2.0 You Can ( Not ) Advance and Detective Conan : The Raven Chaser . The English language dub was aired on November 6 , 2009 , in Australia , November 20 , 2009 , in the United States in theaters and on Cartoon Network , on May 28 , 2010 , in the United Kingdom on Disney XD UK and The Spanish language dub was aired on Spain April 4 , 2010 , on Disney XD and Latin America on November 21 , 2010 , on Cartoon Network . This marks the first time that a Pokémon feature film has made its U.S. debut in the same year as its original Japanese release before the Japanese DVD release on December 18 , 2009 . The theme song of the film is `` Kokoro no Antenna '' by Shoko Nakagawa . Cartoon Network ( Pakistan ) aired the movie in August 2011 . The movie 's fictitious setting is based on various locations in Greece , which the director and producers visited during August 2008 . Among the locations they visited and have been used as inspiration for the movie were the Acropolis , Mycenae , Delphi , Metéora . The DVD was released on Monday 28 November 2011 in the UK by Universal , as the third Pokémon DVD to come out in the UK since The Rise of Darkrai .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a4cef110ecdb679c24fdcd612673fce", "text": "Gears of War Gears of War is a video game franchise created and originally owned by Epic Games , developed and managed by The Coalition , and owned and published by Microsoft Studios . The series focuses on the conflict between humanity , the subterranean reptilian hominids known as the Locust Horde , and their mutated counterparts , the Lambent & the Swarm . The franchise consists of five third-person shooter video games , which has also been supplemented by a comic book series and five novels . The first installment , titled Gears of War , was released on November 7 , 2006 for the Xbox 360 . The game follows protagonist Marcus Fenix , a soldier in the Coalition of Ordered Governments tasked to lead a last-ditch effort to destroy the Locust Horde and save humanity . Two subsequent titles , Gears of War 2 ( 2008 ) and Gears of War 3 ( 2011 ) , continued Fenix and humanity 's ongoing conflict with the Locust Horde and Lambent forces . In 2013 , Epic Games and Microsoft released Gears of War : Judgment , a prequel to the series ' first title , which instead focuses on Damon Baird , one of Fenix 's squad-mates . Gears of War : Ultimate Edition was released for Microsoft Windows on March 1 , 2016 . The series ' third sequel , Gears of War 4 , is set 25 years after Gears of War 3 and follows Marcus Fenix 's son , JD , as he battles new foes that threaten humanity . Gears of War was developed by Epic Games . Cliff Bleszinski , who has previously worked on Epic 's Unreal Tournament games , served the series ' lead game designer for the first three installments . He was inspired by gameplay elements from Resident Evil 4 , Kill Switch , and Bionic Commando . The series was also guided by Rod Fergusson , the executive producer and director of development of Epic Games until 2012 . The first four installments of the Gears of War series used a modified version of the Unreal Engine 3 engine . On January 27 , 2014 , Microsoft acquired all rights to the franchise from Epic Games . Canadian studio The Coalition developed Gears of War 4 , which was released on October 11 , 2016 for the Xbox One and Windows 10 . Gears of War became one of the best-selling franchises for the Xbox 360 . The series is well known for its emphasis on cover-based combat , in which players can use objects to avoid gunfire or safely engage enemies . All five installments in Gears of War featured several multiplayer modes that allowed players to compete against each other or team-up to battle AI opponents on Xbox Live . The Gears of War games have been amongst the most popular and most played titles on Xbox Live .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "42ca9a037e3440c74d8c1aa800b03edb", "text": "Lorenzo di Bonaventura Lorenzo di Bonaventura ( -LSB- loˈrɛntso di bɔ nɑ vɛnˈtu rɑ -RSB- ; born November 29 , 1957 ) is an American film producer and founder of his company Di Bonaventura Pictures . He is best known for producing the Transformers film series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b246240eb97d10fe7b69cbcc8cb5d231", "text": "Transformers: Energon Transformers : Energon , known in Japan as , is the 2004 -- 2005 Transformers toyline , animated series , and comic book series , another co-production between Hasbro and Takara and a direct sequel to Transformers : Armada . It is also the first Japanese Transformers show where the Transformers are computer-generated ( CG ) , in a cel-shaded technique similar to the Zoids anime , which was a trend that would continue into the next series , Transformers : Cybertron . Needless to say , Energon had worse production mishaps than Armada . In this series , the Transformers ' primary gimmicks are the Autobots ' ability to combine with partners of the same size , the Decepticons ' ability to use powered up forms , and the addition of Energon weapons and stars that can be placed on any Transformer . Mini-Cons , from the previous line , are still present , but all Mini-Con pegs are `` dead '' , and they do not activate a function on the toy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab776c8e054188f0657ac63f8105ecf6", "text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "55e2f0da157657339f6abf18774004d7", "text": "Transformers: Scramble City , sometimes referred to as just is an episode of The Transformers released as an OVA ( Original Video Animation ) in Japan in April 1986 . It was created as a promotional video for the new line of ` Scramble City ' toys and the cassettes were paired with the toy sets . Despite strong belief ( such as that voiced on the 20th Anniversary DVD bonus commentary for the episode ) , it was not meant to introduce Japanese audiences to the new characters from The Transformers : The Movie ( considering Ultra Magnus , Ramhorn , Steeljaw , and Ratbat are the only ones from the film that appear in it ) . Chronologically , it takes place years before the movie during the early stages of construction on Autobot City . But since Trypticon appeared ( and was supposed to debut in Five Faces of Darkness ) , it can be assumed that this video takes place after Alternity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b5f4c32797741a74c1b25fa6d76b95ed", "text": "Toy Story (franchise) Toy Story is a computer animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the original 1995 film , Toy Story , produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The franchise is based on the anthropomorphic concept that all toys , unknown to humans , are secretly alive , and the films focus on a diverse group of toys that feature a classic cowboy , Sheriff Woody , and modern spaceman , Buzz Lightyear . The group unexpectedly embark on adventures that challenge and change them . The first two films of the franchise were directed by John Lasseter , and the third by Lee Unkrich , who acted as the co-director of the second film ( together with Lasseter and Ash Brannon ) . Lasseter will return to direct the upcoming fourth film . All three films , produced on a total budget of $ 320 million , have grossed more than $ 1.9 billion worldwide . Each film set box office records , with the third included in the top 15 all time worldwide films . Critics have given all three films extremely positive reviews . Special Blu-ray and DVD editions of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 were released on March 23 , 2010 . They were also re-released in theaters as a Disney Digital 3-D `` double feature '' for at least two weeks in October 2009 . The series is the 24th highest-grossing franchise worldwide , the fifth highest-grossing animated franchise ( behind Shrek , Ice Age , Despicable Me and Madagascar ) , and is among the most critically acclaimed trilogies of all time . On November 1 , 2011 , all three Toy Story films were released in Disney Blu-ray 3D as a trilogy pack and as individual films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "50a460dd4b191c74503b0eae967cc6a7", "text": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 British-American fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling . The film , which is the fifth instalment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Michael Goldenberg ( making this the only film in the series not to be scripted by Steve Kloves ) and produced by David Heyman and David Barron . The story follows Harry Potter 's fifth year at Hogwarts as the Ministry of Magic is in denial of Lord Voldemort 's return . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter , alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry 's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and is followed by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . Live-action filming took place in England and Scotland for exterior locations and Leavesden Film Studios in Watford for interior locations from February to November 2006 , with a one-month break in June . Post-production on the film continued for several months afterwards to add in visual effects . The film 's budget was reportedly between # 75 and 100 million ( $ 150 -- 200 million ) . Warner Bros. released the film in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2007 and in North America on 11 July , both in conventional and IMAX theatres ; it is the first Potter film to be released in IMAX 3D . As of April 2017 , Order of the Phoenix is the 39th-highest-grossing film of all time , and a critical and commercial success . The film opened to a worldwide 5-day opening of $ 333 million , fourteenth all-time , and grossed nearly $ 940 million total , second to Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End for the greatest total of 2007 . The film was nominated for two BAFTA Film Awards in 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e1562e3e2ba348de668f39a050d4889", "text": "Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film Every year since its inception , the Japanese Academy has recognized an outstanding foreign film . The year that any given film is nominated is not based on the film 's domestic release date but rather on the date it is released in Japan . As delays of over four months are not uncommon , many films are nominated in Japan the following year after their release to the Japanese market ( i.e. Million Dollar Baby won the American Academy Award for Best Picture for films made in 2004 , but the Japanese award , based on its localized release date , is for 2005 ) . In fact , not one of the five films nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Picture had been released in Japan by February 15 , 2008 , the date of the Japan Academy Prize Ceremony . Although the 2007 recipient of this award , Letters from Iwo Jima , a film almost entirely in Japanese , would not seem to meet the qualification of a `` Foreign Language Film '' , the actual Japanese title of the award , 最優秀外国作品賞 makes no mention of language . 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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 .", "title": "" } ]
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France has consistently refused to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
[ { "docid": "39ea9c7a6519e8764b8ce6f6a559f886", "text": "France France ( -LSB- fʁɑ̃s -RSB- ) , officially the French Republic ( -LSB- ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz -RSB- ) , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . France spans 643801 km2 and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . During the Iron Age , what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls , a Celtic people . The area was annexed in 51 BC by Rome , which held Gaul until 486 , when the Germanic Franks conquered the region and formed the Kingdom of France . France emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages , with its victory in the Hundred Years ' War ( 1337 to 1453 ) strengthening state-building and political centralisation . During the Renaissance , French culture flourished and a global colonial empire was established , which by the 20th century would be the second largest in the world . The 16th century was dominated by religious civil wars between Catholics and Protestants ( Huguenots ) . France became Europe 's dominant cultural , political , and military power under Louis XIV . In the late 18th century , the French Revolution overthrew the absolute monarchy , established one of modern history 's earliest republics , and saw the drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen , which expresses the nation 's ideals to this day . In the 19th century Napoleon took power and established the First French Empire , whose subsequent Napoleonic Wars shaped the course of continental Europe . Following the collapse of the Empire , France endured a tumultuous succession of governments culminating with the establishment of the French Third Republic in 1870 . France was a major participant in the First World War , from which it emerged victorious , and was one of the Allied Powers in the Second World War , but came under occupation by the Axis Powers in 1940 . Following liberation in 1944 , a Fourth Republic was established and later dissolved in the course of the Algerian War . The Fifth Republic , led by Charles de Gaulle , was formed in 1958 and remains to this day . Algeria and nearly all the other colonies became independent in the 1960s and typically retained close economic and military connections with France . France has long been a global centre of art , science , and philosophy . It hosts Europe 's fourth-largest number of cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites and receives around 83 million foreign tourists annually , the most of any country in the world . France is a developed country with the world 's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest by purchasing power parity . In terms of aggregate household wealth , it ranks fourth in the world . France performs well in international rankings of education , health care , life expectancy , and human development . France remains a great power in the world , being one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with the power to veto and an official nuclear-weapon state . It is a leading member state of the European Union and the Eurozone . It is also a member of the Group of 7 , North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) , and La Francophonie .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "4bf6bae114897386fcc1e0db2c7c04c5", "text": "List of country groupings This is a list of groupings of countries or of intergovernmental organisations , formal or informal , organisational or economic category . African Union ( AU ) is a continental union consisting of all fifty-five countries on the African continent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region Arab League , a regional organization of Arab countries in and around North Africa , the Horn of Africa and Arabia , Algeria , Bahrain , Comoros , Djibouti , Egypt , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Mauritania , Morocco , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , Yemen , to draw closer the relations between member States and co-ordinate collaboration between them , to safeguard their independence and sovereignty , and to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries ASEAN , The Association of Southeast Asian Nations , a regional organisation comprising ten Southeast Asian states BASIC countries , four large newly industrialized countries , Brazil , South Africa , India , China , to act jointly on climate change and emissions reduction Benelux Union is a politico-economic union of three neighbouring states in western Europe : Belgium , the Netherlands , and Luxembourg . BRIC , Brazil , Russia , India and China , which are all deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development BRICS , Brazil , Russia , India , China and South Africa , leading developing or newly industrialized countries , and are distinguished by their large , sometimes fast-growing economies and significant influence on regional affairs CIVETS , six emerging markets countries , Colombia , Indonesia , Vietnam , Egypt , Turkey and South Africa , a diverse and dynamic economy and a young , growing population Commonwealth of Nations , fifty-two member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire Development Assistance Committee ( DAC ) , to discuss issues surrounding aid , development and poverty reduction in developing countries , the world 's major donor countries , Australia , European Union , Iceland , New Zealand , South Korea , Austria , Finland , Ireland , Norway , Spain , Belgium , France , Italy , Poland , Sweden , Canada , Germany , Japan , Portugal , Switzerland , Czech Republic , Greece , Luxembourg , Slovakia , United Kingdom , Denmark , Hungary , Netherlands , Slovenia , United States Economic Cooperation Organisation ( ECO ) , Afghanistan , Azerbaijan , Iran , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyz , Pakistan , Tajikistan , Turkey , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , a political and economic organization , a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade and investment opportunities , the objective is to establish a single market for goods and services EAEU , Eurasian Economic Union , an economic union of Belarus , Kazakhstan , Russia , Armenia , Kyrgyzstan EU , The European Union , a political and economic union of twenty-eight member states that are located primarily in Europe Four Asian Tigers , economies of Hong Kong , Singapore , South Korea , Taiwan , underwent rapid industrialization and maintained exceptionally high growth rates , now developed into advanced and high-income economies G4 nations , Brazil , Germany , India , and Japan , four countries which support each other 's bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council Group of Eight ( G8 ) , Canada , France , Germany , Italy , Japan , the United Kingdom , the United States , and Russia , the world 's major highly industrialized economies in countries that view themselves as democracies G8 +5 , the G8 nations , plus the five leading emerging economies ( Brazil , China , India , Mexico , and South Africa ) G20 , or Group of Twenty , twenty major economies , Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Canada , China , European Union , France , Germany , India , Indonesia , Italy , Japan , South Korea , Mexico , Russia , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , for studying , reviewing , and promoting high-level discussion of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability Group of 7 ( G7 ) , Canada , France , Germany , Italy , Japan , the United Kingdom , and the United States , the seven major advanced economies as reported by the International Monetary Fund Group of 77 ( G77 ) , a loose coalition of developing nations , designed to promote its members ' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations Gulf Cooperation Council , Bahrain , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia and the UAE . A regional intergovernmental political and economic union consisting of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf , except for Iraq . IBSA Dialogue Forum , India , Brazil , South Africa , an international tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation among these countries Mercosur ( Southern Common Market ) , Argentina , Brazil , Paraguay , Uruguay , Venezuela , Bolivia , Chile , Peru , Colombia , Ecuador , Suriname , to promote free trade and the fluid movement of goods , people , and currency MIKTA , an informal partnership between Mexico , Indonesia , Republic of Korea , Turkey , Australia , to support effective global governance MINT , the economies of Mexico , Indonesia , Nigeria , and Turkey NACAr , Norway , Australia , Canada , Argentina , countries characterized by middle to high income per capita , a low population density and a concentration of exports in natural resources North American Free Trade Agreement , NAFTA is an agreement signed by Canada , Mexico , and the United States , creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America Next Eleven ( Nll ) , Bangladesh , Egypt , Indonesia , Iran , Mexico , Nigeria , Pakistan , the Philippines , Turkey , South Korea and Vietnam -- identified as having a high potential of becoming , along with the BRICS countries , among the world 's largest economies in the 21st century OECD , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , to stimulate economic progress and world trade , countries committed to democracy and the market economy , most OECD members are high-income economies with a very high Human Development Index ( HDI ) and are regarded as developed countries OPEC , Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries , thirteen countries accounting for an estimated 42 percent of global oil production and 73 percent of the world 's proven oil reserves P5 , permanent members of the United Nations Security Council , China , France , Russia , the United Kingdom , the United States PIGS , the economies of the countries of Portugal , Italy and or Ireland , Greece , and Spain United Nations ( UN ) , an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation , 193 member states . VISTA ( Vietnam , Indonesia , South Africa , Turkey , Argentina ) is an emerging markets grouping proposed in 2006 by BRICs Economic Research Institute of Japan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5edf052b37f0e0281290e11b5c1917e6", "text": "Politics of France The politics of France take place with the framework of a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the French Fifth Republic . The nation declares itself to be an `` indivisible , secular , democratic , and social Republic '' . The constitution provides for a separation of powers and proclaims France 's `` attachment to the Rights of Man and the principles of national sovereignty as defined by the Declaration of 1789 . '' The political system of France consists of an executive branch , a legislative branch , and a judicial branch . Executive power is exercised by the President of the Republic and the Government . The Government consists of the Prime Minister and ministers . The Prime Minister is appointed by the President , and is responsible to Parliament . The government , including the Prime Minister , can be revoked by the National Assembly , the lower house of Parliament , through a `` censure motion '' ; this ensures that the Prime Minister is always supported by a majority of the lower house ( which , on most topics , has prominence over the upper house ) . Parliament comprises the National Assembly and the Senate . It passes statutes and votes on the budget ; it controls the action of the executive through formal questioning on the floor of the houses of Parliament and by establishing commissions of inquiry . The constitutionality of the statutes is checked by the Constitutional Council , members of which are appointed by the President of the Republic , the President of the National Assembly , and the President of the Senate . Former presidents of the Republic also are members of the Council . The independent judiciary is based upon civil law system which evolved from the Napoleonic codes . It is divided into the judicial branch ( dealing with civil law and criminal law ) and the administrative branch ( dealing with appeals against executive decisions ) , each with their own independent supreme court of appeal : the Court of Cassation for the judicial courts and the Conseil d'Etat for the administrative courts . The French government includes various bodies that check abuses of power and independent agencies . France is a unitary state . However , its administrative subdivisions -- regions , departments and communes -- have various legal functions , and the national government is prohibited from intruding into their normal operations . France was a founding member of the European Coal and Steel Community , later the European Union . As such , France has transferred part of its sovereignty to European institutions , as provided by its constitution . The French government therefore has to abide by European treaties , directives and regulations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a0582437ed458a4a7b8b06c660cbde93", "text": "French colonial empire The French colonial empire constituted the overseas colonies , protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward . A distinction is generally made between the `` first colonial empire '' , that existed until 1814 , by which time most of it had been lost , and the `` second colonial empire '' , which began with the conquest of Algiers in 1830 . The second empire came to an end after the loss of bitter wars in Vietnam ( 1955 ) and Algeria ( 1962 ) , and peaceful decolonization elsewhere after 1960 . Competing with Spain , Portugal , the United Provinces , and later Britain , France began to establish colonies in North America , the Caribbean , and India in the 17th century . A series of wars with Great Britain and other European major powers during the 18th century and early 19th century resulted in France losing nearly all of its conquests . France rebuilt a new empire mostly after 1850 , concentrating chiefly in Africa , as well as Indochina and the South Pacific . Republicans , at first hostile to empire , only became supportive when Germany started to build her own colonial empire . As it developed the new empire took on roles of trade with France , especially supplying raw materials and purchasing manufactured items , as well as lending prestige to the motherland and spreading French civilization and language , and the Catholic religion . It also provided manpower in the World Wars . It became a moral mission to lift the world up to French standards by bringing Christianity and French culture . In 1884 the leading proponent of colonialism , Jules Ferry declared ; `` The higher races have a right over the lower races , they have a duty to civilize the inferior races . '' Full citizenship rights -- assimilation -- were offered , although in reality `` assimilation was always receding -LSB- and -RSB- the colonial populations treated like subjects not citizens . '' France sent small numbers of settlers to its empire , contrary to Great Britain , and previously Spain and Portugal , with the only notable exception of Algeria , where the French settlers nonetheless always remained a small minority . At its apex , it was one of the largest empires in history . Including metropolitan France , the total amount of land under French sovereignty reached 11500000 km2 in 1920 , with a population of 110 million people in 1939 . In World War II , Charles de Gaulle and the Free French used the overseas colonies as bases from which they fought to liberate France . Historian Tony Chafer argues : `` In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation , France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War . '' However , after 1945 anti-colonial movements began to challenge European authority . The French constitution of October 27 , 1946 ( Fourth Republic ) , established the French Union which endured until 1958 . Newer remnants of the colonial empire were integrated into France as overseas departments and territories within the French Republic . These now total altogether 119,394 km ² ( 46,098 sq. miles ) , which amounts to only 1 % of the pre-1939 French colonial empire 's area , with 2.7 million people living in them in 2013 . By the 1970s , says Robert Aldrich , the last `` vestiges of empire held little interest for the French . '' He argues , `` Except for the traumatic decolonization of Algeria , however , what is remarkable is how few long-lasting effects on France the giving up of empire entailed . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f472ed2eada7cf397555245feab15eb", "text": "Neuchâtel Crisis The Neuchâtel Crisis ( 1856 -- 1857 ) was the result of a diplomatic question between the Swiss Confederation and the King of Prussia regarding the rights of the Royal House of Prussia to the Principality of Neuchâtel . The Principality of Neuchâtel was granted to the Royal House of Prussia in 1707 , then was ruled by Napoléon Bonaparte after Frederick William III of Prussia was deposed as Prince of Neuchâtel . In 1814 , the Principality was again granted to Frederick William , and the following year he agreed to allow the Principality to join the Swiss Confederation ( which was an alliance of semi-independent states rather than a single country ) while remaining under his rule . The Principality successfully revolted against Prussian rule in 1848 . In 1849 , the Prussian government began to press for recognition of their right to Neuchâtel . Several states proposed that Neuchâtel be separated from but remain allied with the Swiss Confederation . The British government sought to establish a diplomatic agreement , with the support of the French . The King of Prussia continued to press for his rights on the matter . On September 2 -- 3 , 1856 , there was a revolt by the Neuchâtel royalists , loyal to the prince , which brought the situation to a crisis . The revolt failed and the royalists were made hostage . Negotiations began between France , the United Kingdom , Prussia and Russia for the future of Neuchâtel , with the United Kingdom strongly supporting the independence of the Principality . This conference took place in 1857 . Prussia finally yielded its claim to Neuchâtel at the insistence of the other powers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9d0f12356a8c5f82ac7c2d126a5fa9ef", "text": "Harmful Tax Competition: An Emerging Global Issue Harmful Tax Competition : An Emerging Global Issue is a report issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration . In the report , the OECD groups countries into three categories : member country preferential regimes , tax havens , and non-member economies , and establishes criteria for identifying each . Tax havens are characterised by having only nominal or no taxes , impeding the free exchange of information on taxpayers with other governments through administrative practices or laws , non-transparency , and a lack of substantial activities . Harmful preferential regimes , whether in member or non-member countries , are identified by four main traits . Like tax havens , their legal or administrative systems hamper the exchange of information and create an absence of transparency , and have effectively low or no taxes . Finally , the regime may partially isolate itself from the taxpayers and bear little to none of the tax burden , a practice known as `` ring-fencing . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "81e3ea31d017a658dbac90d47cb1d358", "text": "Ukraine–European Union relations Relations between Ukraine and the European Union ( EU ) are currently shaped through the European Neighbourhood Policy ( ENP ) , a foreign policy instrument of the EU designed for the countries it borders . The EU is seeking an increasingly close relationship with Ukraine , going beyond co-operation , to gradual economic integration and deepening of political co-operation . Ukraine is a priority partner within the ENP . In 2012 , the EU initialled deals on free trade and political association with Ukraine ; however , EU leaders stated that these agreements would not be ratified unless Ukraine addresses concerns over a `` stark deterioration of democracy and the rule of law '' , including the imprisonment of Yulia Tymoshenko and Yuriy Lutsenko in 2011 and 2012 . Deadlines were set for Ukraine to carry out the required changes to its justice and electoral systems in order to enable the formal signing of their agreements with the EU in Vilnius on 29 November 2013 . But although the then Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych had urged the Ukrainian parliament to adopt laws so that Ukraine could meet the EU 's criteria , the Ukrainian government suspended preparations for signing the association agreement on 21 November 2013 . Yanukovych still attended the aforementioned EU summit in Vilnius on 28 -- 29 November 2013 where the association agreement was originally planned to be signed but it was not . The decision to put off signing the association agreement led to pro-EU Euromaidan movement . These led to the removal of Yanukovych and his government by parliament after the 2014 Ukrainian revolution in February 2014 . Since then , Ukraine has been striving towards integration into the European Union whilst the eastern part of the county has been engaged in pro-Russian unrest , opposing the Euromaidan movement . The political part of the Association Agreement was signed on 21 March 2014 by the new Prime Minister , Arseniy Yatsenyuk . Meanwhile , the EU has attempted to stabilize Ukraine by freezing assets of allegedly corrupt Russians and Ukrainians and by granting financial aid to Ukraine . The economic part of the Ukraine -- European Union Association Agreement was signed on 27 June 2014 by the new President , Petro Poroshenko , who described this as Ukraine 's `` first but most decisive step '' towards EU membership . Poroshenko also set 2020 as a target for an EU membership application . On January 1 , 2016 , Ukraine joined the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area with the EU .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9993207d2383b2d5cceaad524f48298b", "text": "France–Romania relations French-Romanian relations are bilateral foreign relations between France and Romania . Diplomatic relations between the two countries date back to 1880 , when mutual legations were opened , although contacts between France and Romania 's precursor states stretch into the Middle Ages . Currently France has an embassy in Bucharest and three honorary consulates ( in Craiova , Constanța and Brașov ) . Romania has an embassy in Paris , three consulates-general ( in Lyon , Marseille and Strasbourg ) and four honorary consulates ( in Nantes , Bordeaux , Nice and Brest ) . Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union . Since 1993 , Romania is a member in the Francophonie .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "df92e035e0f203b9ce577329e4cf5adc", "text": "China–France relations China -- France relations , also known as Sino-French relations or Franco-Chinese relations , refers to the interstate relations between China and France ( Kingdom or later ) . Note that the meaning of both `` China '' and `` France '' as entities has changed throughout history ; this article will discuss what was commonly considered ` France ' and ` China ' at the time of the relationships in question . There have been many political , cultural and economic relationships between the two countries .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "09e4eaa2700aee43f7d161b05583ef74", "text": "Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement The Ukraine -- European Union Association Agreement is a European Union Association Agreement between the European Union ( EU ) , Euratom , Ukraine and the EU 's 28 member states ( which are separate parties in addition to the EU and Euratom ) . It establishes a political and economic association between the parties . The agreement has not entered into force , but parts are applied provisionally . The parties committed to co-operate and converge economic policy , legislation , and regulation across a broad range of areas , including equal rights for workers , steps towards visa-free movement of people , the exchange of information and staff in the area of justice , the modernisation of Ukraine 's energy infrastructure , and access to the European Investment Bank . The parties committed to regular summit meetings , and meetings among ministers , other officials , and experts . The agreement furthermore establishes a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area between the parties . The agreement commits Ukraine to economic , judicial , and financial reforms to converge its policies and legislation to those of the European Union . Ukraine commits to gradually conform to EU technical and consumer standards . The EU agrees to provide Ukraine with political and financial support , access to research and knowledge , and preferential access to EU markets . The agreement commits both parties to promote a gradual convergence toward the EU 's Common Security and Defence Policy and European Defence Agency policies . The agreement comes after more than two decades in which both parties sought to establish closer ties with each other . On the one hand , the European Union wants to ensure that its imports of grain and natural gas from Ukraine , as well as its exports of goods to Ukraine , are not threatened by instability in the region , believing that instability could eventually be reduced through sociopolitical and economic reforms in Ukraine . Ukraine , on the other hand , wants to increase its exports by benefiting from free trade with the European Union while attracting desirable external investments , as well as establishing closer ties with a sociopolitical entity to which many Ukrainians feel strong cultural connection . Western Ukraine is found to be generally more enthusiastic about EU membership than Eastern Ukraine . The political provisions of the treaty were signed on 21 March 2014 after a series of events that had stalled its ratification culminated in a revolution in Ukraine and overthrow of the then incumbent President of Ukraine , Viktor Yanukovych . This ousting was sparked by Yanukovych 's refusal to sign the agreement . Russia , Ukraine 's second largest trading partner , instead presented an association with the existing Customs Union of Russia , Belarus , and Kazakhstan as an alternative . After 21 March 2014 matters relating to trade integration were temporarily set aside ( awaiting the results of the 25 May 2014 Ukrainian presidential elections ) until the European Union and the new Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed the economic part of the Ukraine -- European Union Association Agreement on 27 June 2014 , and described this as Ukraine 's `` first but most decisive step '' towards EU membership . As of January 2016 the Agreement has been applied provisionally ( Titles III , V , VI and VII , and the related Annexes and Protocols have been provisionally applied since 1 November 2014 , while Title IV has been applied from 1 January 2016 ) . , as far as the provisions concern EU competences . Provisions shall formally come into force upon ratification of the Agreement by all signatories .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dce072b49dfcd970abe4558a4a1c6ca", "text": "Liberation of Strasbourg The Liberation of Strasbourg constituted the dramatically symbolic high point for the rehabilitation of the honor of French armed forces as the Allies advanced across France toward Germany in 1944 . Alsace , of which Strasbourg is the capital , had been the focus of French-German enmity since the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 , and General Charles de Gaulle insisted that only French forces should retake it . After the victory of Kufra , General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque and his troops swore an oath to fight until `` our flag flies over the Cathedral of Strasbourg '' . The oath was fulfilled on 23 November 1944 , when the 2nd French Armoured Division under Leclerc 's command liberated Strasbourg . On November 22 , 1944 , the hard-fighting French 2nd Armored Division , along with the French First Army , had been assigned the capture of Strasbourg by Allied Supreme Command . That same day , the 2nd Armored moved up to the vital pass at Saverne , which had been taken by the Americans , about 40 km northwest of Strasbourg . This Saverne `` gap '' is the historic gateway through the barrier of the Vosges Mountains , opening a line of advance on Strasbourg . On November 23 , 1944 , units of the French 2nd Armored Division entered the city and raised the Free French tricolore over Strasbourg cathedral at 2:30 pm . The German collective memory of the battle is rather more bleak . In Ardennes : 1944 , Antony Beevor states that the Battle for Strasbourg was one of the more `` inglorious episodes '' in German military history with a collapse of the Wehrmacht defense that was both premature and ignominious . It was hastened by a panic of senior Nazi leadership as many officials fled prior to the Allied push . This led to a general demoralization of Heer , Waffen-SS , and Luftwaffe ground forces as well as a breakdown in discipline . He states : ″ `` The SS had looted Strasbourg before withdrawing . According to one general defending the town , soldiers ordered to ` fight to the last round ' tended to throw away most of their ammunition before the battle , so they could claim that they ran out and then surrender . Generalmajor Vaterrodt , the ( Heer ) commander , was scornful about the behaviour of senior officers and Nazi Party officials . ` I 'm surprised that Himmler did not have anyone hanged in Strasbourg , ' he told fellow officers after he had been captured . ` Everyone ran away , Kreisleiter , Ortsgruppenleiter , the municipal authorities , the mayor and the deputy mayor , they all took to their heels , government officials - all fled ... ' '' . The Alsatian-born Chief Magistrate also fled towards Germany on foot with a backpack - as he had signed many death warrants and collaborated within the German occupation system and was a marked man . Result The rapid Liberation of Strasbourg by General LeClerc 's 2nd Armored Division produced a torrent of joy in the newly liberated French nation and was a hugely symbolic victory for the French people and the Western Allies in general . LeClerc was well respected and liked by his American contemporaries , unlike some other French commanders . The Liberation and Tricolore raised over the Cathedral was considered to be the last major objective in the Liberation of France . Unfortunately the Allies were unable to quickly seize on the German collapse . While fuel shortages and the increasing difficulty of supporting armies with lengthening supply lines played a role , General Dwight D. Eisenhower 's lack-of-interest in his southern flank largely doomed any further exploitation around Strasbourg . The commander of the American 6th Army Group , General Jacob L. Devers , believed he could cross the Rhine quickly at Rastatt thereby seizing a bridgehead . But Devers ' ambitious nature and aggressive personality somewhat alienated other commanders such as Eisenhower , and he failed to convince The Supreme Commander of his plan . A potential bridgehead at Rastatt , had it been quickly seized , would more than likely have secured the southern flank and would have severally disrupted the coming German offensive in the Ardennes . But Eisenhower never seriously considered the opportunity as he seemed fixated on a more direct route to Berlin . As a result , Strasbourg would become threatened during the German Wacht am Rhein offensive known as The Battle of the Bulge in the West . In early January 1945 , the German counteroffensive into France known as Operation Nordwind was quickly contained , but not before both Eisenhower and Devers considered a general withdrawal from Alsace , which would have left Strasbourg undefended . The French Provisional Government considered this an anathema as it was , in General de Gaulle 's words , ( potentially ) `` a national disaster '' . In addition to this , hundreds-of-thousands of Alsatians would be subjected to German reprisals . The talk of a strategic withdrawal was also a blow to morale of the American VI Corps that had fought hard and suffered many casualties securing the area . In response General Charles de Gaulle threatened to pull his forces out of the overall SHAEF Command creating a serious row with Eisenhower . With the support of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , de Gaulle won over Ike after a contentious argument . Strasbourg was not to be abandoned as the order to withdraw to the east of the Vosges Mountains was rescinded - boosting VI Corps ' morale . The German advance was halted in desperate fighting about 40 kilometers west of Strasbourg and Operation Norwind became another disaster for the German Heer and Waffen-SS with precious divisions reduced .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7e68b8678d4281f59818cb1500c200bb", "text": "North Atlantic Treaty The North Atlantic Treaty , signed in Washington , D.C. on 4 April 1949 , is the treaty establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0d2e71779f22a27260859fe41ffc8869", "text": "French legislative election, 2002 The French legislative elections took place on 9 June and 16 June 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic , in a context of political crisis . The Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin announced his political retirement after his elimination at the first round of the 2002 French presidential election . President Jacques Chirac was easily reelected , all the Republican parties having called to block far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen . Chirac 's conservative supporters created the Union for the Presidential Majority ( Union pour la majorité présidentielle or UMP ) to prepare for the legislative elections . The first round of the presidential election was a shock for the two main coalitions . The candidates of the parliamentary right obtained 32 % of votes , and the candidates of the `` Plural Left '' only 27 % . In the first polls , for the legislative elections , they were equal . The UMP campaigned against `` cohabitation '' , which is blamed for causing confusion profitable to the far-right and far-left . Jean-Pierre Raffarin , a relatively low-profile politician who said he would listen to `` France at the bottom '' , was chosen as the party 's candidate for Prime Minister . Without a real leader , and staggered by the results of 21 April , the left was in difficulty . The Socialist chairman François Hollande tried to revive the `` Plural Left '' under the name of `` United Left '' ; but the effort was undermined by the fact that it did n't have a real programme . Furthermore , the left-wing parties could not motivate their voters against an unrecognized and apparently uncontroversial politician like Jean-Pierre Raffarin . In addition part of the left-wing electorate did not want a new `` cohabitation '' . Finally , the polls indicated a growing advantage for the Presidential Majority . The right won the elections and the UMP obtained a large parliamentary majority of 394 seats . For the third time under the Fifth Republic , a party acquired an absolute majority ( the `` blue surge '' ) . Five months later , it became the Union for a Popular Movement . On the left , the Socialist Party achieved a better result than at the winning 1997 elections , but its allies were crushed . The far-left returned towards its usual level . In far-right , the National Front lost the half of its 5 May voters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2635d6e5e9835c51d5cf31d4639872ff", "text": "North Africa North Africa is the term given to a group of Mediterranean countries situated in the northern-most region of the African continent . The term `` North Africa '' has no single accepted definition . It is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west , to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east . Others have limited it to the countries of Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , a region known by the French during colonial times as `` Afrique du Nord '' and by the Arabs as the Maghreb ( `` West '' ) . The most commonly accepted definition includes Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , as well as Libya and Egypt , It should be noted however that the term `` North Africa '' , when commonly used in North Africa and the Middle East , often refers only to the countries of the Maghreb and Libya . Egypt , due to its greater Middle Eastern associations , is typically viewed separately . The countries of North Africa share a common ethnic , cultural and linguistic identity that is unique to this region . North west Africa has been inhabited by Berbers since the beginning of recorded history , while the eastern part of North Africa has been home to the Egyptians . Following the Muslim conquest in the seventh century C.E. , the region underwent a process of Arabization and Islamization that has defined its cultural landscape ever since . The distinction between North Africa and much of Sub-Saharan Africa is historically and ecologically significant because of the effective barrier created by the Sahara Desert for much of modern history . From 3500 BC , following the abrupt desertification of the Sahara due to gradual changes in the Earth 's orbit , this barrier has culturally separated the North from the rest of the continent . As the seafaring civilizations of the Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Muslims and others facilitated communication and migration across the Mediterranean Sea , the cultures of North Africa became much more closely tied to Southwestern Asia and Europe than Sub-Saharan Africa . The Islamic influence in the area is also significant , and North Africa is a major part of the Muslim world . Some researchers have postulated that North Africa rather than East Africa served as the exit point for the modern humans who first trekked out of the continent in the Out of Africa migration .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a7b38583d78504b8ae3acd330ee7dcb", "text": "Independent Radicals The Independent Radicals ( Radicaux indépendants ) were a center-right French political current during the French Third Republic , which refused the Radical-Socialist Party 's alliance to the Left . It was formed after the fall of the first Cartel des gauches , in 1926 . Starting in 1928 , the group of the Independent Radicals refused to support left-wing majorities . The majority of the Chamber of Deputies between the two Cartels ( from 1928 to 1932 ) stood on the Independent Radicals , who thus had a say in most cabinets . In 1930 , the Independent Radical Raoul Péret became Minister of Justice in André Tardieu 's cabinet . He was incidentally the cause of his fall because of his personal links with the banker Albert Oustric . In the National Assembly , the Independent Radicals sat in the Radical Left ( Gauche radicale ) parliamentary group , close to the centre-right Democratic Alliance . In 1936 , the parliamentary group composed of most AD parliamentarians took the name Alliance of Left Republicans and Independent Radicals ( ARGRI ) . However , Pierre-Étienne Flandin 's attempt to unify these forces ultimately failed , the Radical Left group being replaced by the Democratic and Independent Radical Left ( Gauche démocratique et radicale indépendante ) . In the Senate , the Independent Radicals sat in the Democratic and Radical Union ( Union démocratique et radicale ) parliamentary group . In 1938 , André Grisoni ( former vice-president of the Radical-Socialist Party and later member of Marcel Déat 's National Popular Rally , RNP ) and leader of the short-lived French Radical Party merged with the Comités radicaux unionistes in the Independent Radical Party ( PRI ) . After the Liberation of France , several deputies , including the mayor of Nice , Jean Médecin , formed an Independent Radical Party ( PRI ) , which took part in the creation to the Rally of Left Republicans coalition .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4d4f72fdc38fe467162db8c69356e2d6", "text": "Mediterranean Agreements (1887) The Mediterranean Agreements ( German Mittelmeerentente ; French Entente de la Méditerranée ) were a series of treaties signed in 1887 by the United Kingdom with the Italy on 12 February ( through the mediation of Germany ) , with Austria-Hungary on March 24 and with Spain on May 4 . Further notes were exchanged between Britain , Italy and Austria-Hungary on 12 December . On the face of it the treaties recognised the status quo in the Mediterranean Sea . In fact , one of the objectives was to halt the expansion of the Russian Empire in the Balkans and her wish to control the straits of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles . From that perspective it also assured the survival of the Ottoman Empire . It also protected Italian interests against France . Thus it united forces hostile to Russia in the Balkans and to France in North Africa . From the point of view of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck , the benefit of these agreements to which Germany was not a party , was in bringing Britain closer to the Triple Alliance of Germany , Italy and Austria-Hungary . This advantage proved short-lived since Britain achieved a rapprochement with Russia . The Alliance was dissolved in 1896 when Wilhelm II , German Emperor alienated Great Britain with his `` Kruger telegram '' . The treaty potentially conflicted with the Reinsurance Treaty of 1888 , between Germany and Russia . In the secret protocol to the Reinsurance Treaty , Bismarck lent support to Russia 's expansion efforts . Thus the Mediterranean Agreement , while not a de jure contradiction of the Reinsurance Treaty was at least contrary to its spirit .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c4bb9084a2bec78f8bad44f1f258bd17", "text": "Democratic Republican Alliance The Democratic Alliance ( Alliance démocratique , AD ) , originally called Democratic Republican Alliance ( Alliance républicaine démocratique , ARD ) , was a French political party ( 1901 -- 1978 ) created in 1901 by followers of Léon Gambetta , such as Raymond Poincaré who would be president of the Council in the 1920s . The party was at first conceived by members of the Radical-Socialist Party tied to the business world who united themselves in May 1901 , along with many moderates , as gathering center-left liberals and `` Opportunist '' Republicans ( Gambetta , etc. ) . However , after World War I and the parliamentary disappearance of monarchists and Bonapartists , it quickly became the main center-right party of the Third Republic . It was part of the National Bloc right-wing coalition which won the elections after the end of the war . The ARD successively took the name Parti Républicain Démocratique ( Democratic Republican Party , PRD ) then Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social ( `` Social and Republican Democratic Party '' ) , before becoming again the AD . The ARD was largely discredited after supporting the Vichy regime during World War II , an option strongly supported by its major leader Pierre-Étienne Flandin and other members such as Joseph Barthélémy . The center-right party tried to reform itself under the direction of Joseph Laniel , who had taken part in the Resistance . It temporarily joined the RGR ( Rassemblement des gauches républicaines ) , before merging into the Centre national des indépendants et paysans ( CNIP , National Center of Independents and Peasants ) . The AD , which in contrast to the French Section of the Workers ' International ( SFIO ) or the French Communist Party ( PCF ) never became a mass political party founded on voting discipline ( in these left-wing parties , deputies usually vote in agreement with the party 's consensus ) , turned at that time in little more than an intellectual circle , whose members met during suppers . However , it was dissolved in only 1978 , long after its effective disappearance from the political scene . Under the Third Republic , the majority of the AD 's deputies sat in the `` Left Republicans '' ( Républicain de Gauche ) group , the main center-right parliamentary formation ( due to a particularity called `` sinistrisme '' , French right-wing politicians have for a very long time refused to admit belonging to the right-wing , as the Republic was traditionally associated with the left-wing and the right-wing with monarchists such as the Legitimists or the Orleanists ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "890cc4945246304e2e955c03457bd46c", "text": "Treaty of Dunkirk The Treaty of Dunkirk was signed on 4 March 1947 , between France and the United Kingdom in Dunkirk ( France ) as a Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance against a possible German attack in the aftermath of World War II . The Dunkirk Treaty entered into force on 8 September 1947 and it preceded the Treaty of Brussels of 1948 . According to professor of Political Science Marc Trachtenberg , the German threat was a pretext for defense against USSR .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a9d2034f28e8914d612f03672435b89", "text": "Frankfurt proposals The Frankfurt proposals or Frankfurt memorandum was a Coalition peace initiative designed by Austrian minister Metternich . It was offered to French Emperor Napoleon I in November 1813 after he had suffered a decisive military defeat at the Battle of Leipzig . The goal was a peaceful end to the War of the Sixth Coalition . The Allies had reconquered most of Germany up to the Rhine , but they had not decided on the next step . Metternich took the initiative . The Allies , meeting in Frankfurt , drafted the proposals under Metternich 's close supervision . The British diplomat in attendance , Lord Aberdeen , misunderstood London 's position and accepted the moderate terms . The proposal was that Napoleon would remain as Emperor of France , but France would be reduced to its `` natural frontiers . '' The natural frontiers in this case were the Pyrenees mountains , the Alps mountains , and the Rhine River . France would retain control of Belgium , Savoy and the Rhineland ( the west bank of the Rhine River ) , while giving up control of all the rest , including all of Spain , Poland and the Netherlands , and most of Italy and Germany . Metternich and Napoleon , meeting privately at Dresden in June had already discussed the terms . The final version was relayed to Napoleon by the Baron de Saint-Aignon in November . Metternich told Napoleon these were the best terms the Allies were likely to offer ; after further victories , the terms would become harsher and harsher . Metternich 's motivation was to maintain France as a balance against Russian threats , while ending the highly destabilizing series of wars . Napoleon , expecting to win the war , delayed too long and lost this opportunity . By December Austria had signed treaties with the Allies , and London rejected the terms because they might allow Belgium to become a base for the invasion of England . The offer was withdrawn . When the Allies invaded France in late 1813 Napoleon was heavily outnumbered ; he tried to reopen peace negotiations on the basis of accepting the Frankfurt proposals . The Allies now had new , harsher terms that included the retreat of France to its 1791 boundaries , which meant the loss of Belgium . Napoleon adamantly refused . He was finally forced to abdicate and lost his throne .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e4623ea30658afa087122e581a063154", "text": "French European Economic Community enlargement referendum, 1972 A referendum on the enlargement of the EEC was held in France on 23 April 1972 . Voters were asked whether they approved of Denmark , Ireland , Norway and the United Kingdom joining the EEC . ( Norway later voted in its own referendum not to join ) . The proposals were approved by 68.3 % of voters , with a turnout of 60.2 % . The referendum asked : `` Do you agree with the new opportunities opening up in Europe , the draft law submitted to the French people by the President of the Republic , and authorising the ratification of the Treaty concerning the accession of United Kingdom , Denmark , Ireland and Norway to the European Communities ? ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3a7870dd4663c44fcb4fef6aafe5f00a", "text": "Organisation armée secrète The Organisation armée secrète or OAS ( meaning Secret Army Organisation ) was a short-lived right-wing French dissident paramilitary organization during the Algerian War ( 1954 -- 62 ) . The OAS carried out terrorist attacks , including bombings and assassinations , in an attempt to prevent Algeria 's independence from French colonial rule . Its motto was L'Algérie est française et le restera ( `` Algeria is French and will remain so '' ) . The OAS was formed out of existing networks , calling themselves `` counter-terrorists '' , `` self-defence groups '' , or `` resistance '' , which had carried out attacks on the FLN ( Algerian National Liberation Front ) and their perceived supporters since early in the war . It was officially formed in Francoist Spain , in Madrid in January 1961 , as a response by some French politicians and French military officers to the 8 January 1961 referendum on self-determination concerning Algeria , which had been organised by General de Gaulle . By acts of bombings and targeted assassinations in both metropolitan France and French Algerian territories , which are estimated to have resulted in 2,000 deaths between April 1961 and April 1962 , the OAS attempted to prevent Algerian independence . This campaign culminated in a wave of attacks that followed the March 1962 Evian agreements , which granted independence to Algeria and marked the beginning of the exodus of the pieds-noirs , and in Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry 's 1962 assassination attempt against president de Gaulle in the Paris suburb of Le Petit-Clamart . Another prominent target was the existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre , who supported the FLN . The OAS still has admirers in French nationalist movements . In July 2006 , some OAS sympathisers attempted to relight the flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to commemorate the Oran massacre on 5 July 1962 .", "title": "" } ]
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The Woman in Red is a 1984 film.
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[ { "docid": "e8ea4f684c32374ae563763df130fbba", "text": "Madame Du Barry (1934 film) Madame DuBarry is a 1934 American historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dolores del Rio , Reginald Owen , Victor Jory and Osgood Perkins . The film portrays the life of Madame Du Barry , the last mistress of King Louis XV of France . While this film does not serve accuracy to Madame Du Barry , it does feature antiques and jewelry that came from the actual days when Madame Du Barry lived . This film was released just as the Hollywood Production Code was taking full swing , and faced many problems with censors of the time . Scenes of this film had to be removed before its release or else it would have not been approved for release .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4616dace12242646c58a9f5e57752290", "text": "Reds (film) Reds is a 1981 American epic drama film co-written , produced and directed by Warren Beatty . The picture centers on the life and career of John Reed , the journalist and writer who chronicled the Russian Revolution in his book Ten Days That Shook the World . Beatty stars in the lead role alongside Diane Keaton as Louise Bryant and Jack Nicholson as Eugene O'Neill . The supporting cast includes Edward Herrmann , Jerzy Kosinski , Paul Sorvino , Maureen Stapleton , Gene Hackman , Ramon Bieri , Nicolas Coster and M. Emmet Walsh . The film also features , as `` witnesses , '' interviews with the 98-year-old radical educator and peace activist Scott Nearing , author Dorothy Frooks , reporter and author George Seldes , civil liberties advocate Roger Baldwin , and the American writer Henry Miller , among others . Beatty was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director and the film was nominated for Best Picture , but lost to Chariots of Fire . Beatty , Keaton , Nicholson and Stapleton were nominated for Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress , respectively . Stapleton was the only one of the four to win . Beatty was also nominated , along with co-writer Trevor Griffiths , for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay , but lost to Chariots of Fire . Beatty became the third person to be nominated for Academy Awards in the categories Best Actor , Director and Original Screenplay for a film nominated for Best Picture . In June 2008 , the American Film Institute revealed its `` Ten Top Ten '' -- the best ten films in ten `` classic '' American film genres -- after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community . Reds was acknowledged as the ninth best film in the epic genre .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8654d6f5e549939cc4e4f54e7c693245", "text": "Red Queen (Through the Looking-Glass) The Red Queen is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll 's fantasy novel Through the Looking-Glass . She is often confused with the Queen of Hearts from the previous book Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland , although the two are very different .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d1122044907b02f0638dcbf94e5cfd98", "text": "Noam Friedlander Noam Friedlander is an author , award-winning scriptwriter , playwright , columnist , interviewer and feature writer . She has written 14 non-fiction books on subjects ranging from sport , religion , entertainment and children 's names as well as having over 20 years of experience as a journalist for various broadsheets and magazines . She also writes scripts for TV and worked on the final UK TV series Dream Team , which was on Sky1 , as well as being the Question Writer and working on the production team for the UK version of US show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader , which was also shown on Sky1 as Are You Smarter Than a 10-Year Old . In 2015 , Noam was a finalist in The Beverly Hills Film Festival Competition for her script `` The Red '' , which was previously a play performed at the Piven Theater Workshop in Chicago in 2014 under the direction of Joyce Piven . In August 2015 , the script for `` The Red '' received an ` Honorable Mention ' at WilliFest 's Screenplay Competition . ( WilliFest is also known as Brooklyn 's Williamsburg International Film Festival ) . In October 2015 , her script ` The Red ' was the winner of the Screenplay Competition at the San Pedro International Film Festival . In June 2016 , ` The Red ' was a Quarter-Finalist at the Austin Revolution Film Festival . In August 2016 , the script for `` The Red '' was a ` Preliminary Finalist ' at the 2016 Creative World Awards . The same script was also a ` second rounder ' at the Austin Film Festival . Finally , in October 2016 , `` The Red '' was a runner-up at the Denver Film Festival . She is frequently thought to be the son of Rabbi Albert Friedlander . However , she is , in fact , his daughter . Her 2005 book What Is Opus Dei has been translated into several languages and published worldwide . In 2008 , Noam Friedlander was shot in the back by a sniper while walking down the street in Los Angeles and wrote about it for The Guardian . While in LA , Friedlander has been writing extensively for Stella , the Sunday supplement of The Sunday Telegraph interviewing celebrities such as Diane Kruger , Rose Byrne , Chelsea Handler , Kelly Reilly , Amanda Seyfried and Drew Barrymore . In 2015 , she interviewed Salma Hayek for the cover of the deluxe edition of ES magazine ( part of the Evening Standard ) . Due to her prolific writing career , Friedlander is also a member of the Authors Guild , America 's leading advocate for writers ' interests . In 2011 , Friedlander set up a film production company to champion independent films . She has taken part in a number of ` story telling ' shows while living in Los Angeles including Anna David 's show True Tales of Lust and Love and the famed Write Club event at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles . In November 2012 , Friedlander 's best-selling biography of Katy Perry was published in both Europe and the United States . Noam supports Queens Park Rangers , the finest team , the world has ever seen .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "03c0ee83eccda9203ac8d9a50b39a0ca", "text": "The Red Apple (film) The Red Apple ( -LSB- Красное яблоко , Krasnoe yabloko -RSB- ) is a Soviet drama film directed by Tolomush Okeyev . It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cb56c506f49c5cd7af04812d31ff47f1", "text": "1984 (disambiguation) 1984 is a year . It may also refer to : Nineteen Eighty-Four , a 1949 novel by George Orwell 1984 ( U.S. TV program ) , a 1953 television adaptation Nineteen Eighty-Four ( UK TV programme ) , a 1954 BBC television adaptation 1984 ( 1956 film ) , a 1956 film adaptation Nineteen Eighty-Four ( 1984 film ) , a 1984 film adaptation 1984 ( opera ) , a 2005 opera adaptation composed by Lorin Maazel 1984 ( play ) , a 2013 play adaptation by Robert Icke and Duncan MacMillan", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f76f3640d21944521b8705c47a0dd352", "text": "A Woman at Her Window A Woman at Her Window ( Une femme à sa fenêtre ) is a 1976 French drama film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre , starring Romy Schneider , Philippe Noiret , Victor Lanoux and Umberto Orsini . It tells the story of a woman who helps a union leader sought by the police in Greece in the 1930s . The film is based on the 1929 novel Hotel Acropolis by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle . The film had 1,205,887 admissions in France . At the 2nd César Awards , Schneider was nominated for Best Actress and Jean Ravel was nominated for Best Editing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "88339e4403ab44f897767999ce0c3eee", "text": "The Red Snowball Tree The Red Snowball Tree ( -LSB- Калина красная , Kalina krasnaya -RSB- ) is a 1974 Soviet drama film directed by Vasily Shukshin . It was the most successful film of that year . In total the film was watched by over 140 million people . German film director and screenwriter Rainer Werner Fassbinder included The Red Snowball Tree in the top ten of his favorite films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1001750783dc7c28854877693d0bfe8f", "text": "Viva la vie Viva la vie is a 1984 French film directed by Claude Lelouch .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b5e632219f94af2fa8c9820cb674d7f7", "text": "Watching TV with the Red Chinese Watching TV with the Red Chinese is an independent drama film about a group of Chinese exchange students who arrive in New York in 1980 , eager for what America has to offer . They make friends including a literature teacher named Dexter and his girlfriend Suzanne . As they try to adjust to the New York city atmosphere , they become disillusioned with America , eventually buying a firearm for self-defense .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aee0bc4e017f6b8d575fe9e1988be302", "text": "Irreconcilable Differences Irreconcilable Differences is a 1984 American comedy-drama film starring Ryan O'Neal , Shelley Long , and Drew Barrymore . The film was a minor box office success , making over $ 12 million . For their performances , both Long and Barrymore were nominated for Golden Globe Awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e225048399f034d939dc257ee6cd8a9", "text": "Heat and Dust (film) Heat and Dust is a 1983 romantic drama film with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based upon her novel , Heat and Dust . It was directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant . It stars Greta Scacchi , Shashi Kapoor and Julie Christie . The plot of Heat and Dust follows two intertwined stories . The first is set in the 1920s and deals with an illicit affair between Olivia , the beautiful young wife of a British colonial official , and an Indian Nawab . The second , set in 1982 , deals with Anne , Olivia 's great-niece , who travels to India hoping to find out about her great-aunt 's life , and while there also has an affair with an Indian man . Heat and Dust forms part of a cycle of film and television productions which emerged during the first half of the 1980s , reflecting Britain 's growing interest in the British Raj . In addition to Heat and Dust , this cycle included Gandhi ( 1982 ) , The Jewel in the Crown ( 1984 ) , The Far Pavilions ( 1984 ) and A Passage to India ( 1984 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ffdf92903ebe75556f131675967d522b", "text": "Red Stallion in the Rockies Red Stallion in the Rockies is a 1949 American Cinecolor film directed by Ralph Murphy . Mary Grant designed the film 's costumes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "50ccc92cde1ee4a9009b4d60dda68361", "text": "Falling in Love (1984 film) Falling in Love is a 1984 American romantic drama film starring Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep and directed by Ulu Grosbard . In the film , two married strangers meet randomly , become friends , and fall in love . They spend time together , riding the train into the city of New York , and begin meeting for coffee or lunch . They enjoy their time together and this enjoyment eventually blossoms into love .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6ba2e1b0c0300f70c13081ed492ace87", "text": "This Woman Is Dangerous This Woman Is Dangerous is a 1952 American film noir crime-drama by Warner Bros. starring Joan Crawford , David Brian , and Dennis Morgan in a story about a gun moll 's romances with two different men . The screenplay by Geoffrey Homes and George Worthing Yates was based on a story by Bernard Girard . The film was directed by Felix E. Feist and produced by Robert Sisk . Soon after the film was released , Crawford left Warner Bros. studio . In 1973 , during the `` Legendary Ladies '' show at Town Hall , when asked , `` Which one of your films do you regret making ? '' Joan Crawford told the audience that she considered This Woman Is Dangerous her worst film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b0434af03aeb72cc693286a176cf7200", "text": "Woman with Red Hair ( 1979 ) is a Japanese film in the Nikkatsu Roman Porno series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e0bebe29d7840dbbcbe9be0c7367fbe4", "text": "Splitz Splitz is a 1984 film starring Robin Johnson , Shirley Stoler and Forbes Riley . The film is about an all-girl rock band who joins up with an underdog sorority to help them win a series of athletic competitions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7154abaa8913c7105d237c9822536569", "text": "Aurora (1984 film) Aurora is a 1984 Italian drama film directed by Maurizio Ponzi and starring Sophia Loren , Edoardo Ponti and Daniel J. Travanti . In order to raise money for an operation for her son , a woman tells various former wealthy lovers that they are his father . Its Italian title is Qualcosa di biondo .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "84f6f10d2a0df2242bf669f1144f632e", "text": "Bolero (1984 film) Bolero is a 1984 American romantic drama film starring Bo Derek , and written and directed by her husband John Derek . The film centers on the protagonist 's sexual awakening and her journey around the world to pursue an ideal first lover who will take her virginity . Despite minor commercial success , the film was critically panned , earning nominations for nine Golden Raspberry Awards at the 5th Golden Raspberry Awards and `` winning '' six , including the Worst Picture .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "279b5c255281a11cf5d877cd93868749", "text": "Profondo Rosso (soundtrack) The soundtrack to the film Deep Red was mainly composed and performed by the Italian progressive rock band Goblin . Director Dario Argento had originally contacted jazz pianist and composer Giorgio Gaslini to score the film , but he was unhappy with his output , deeming it `` awful '' . After failing to get Pink Floyd to write music for the film , Argento turned back to Italy and found Goblin . In the final score , only three of Gaslini 's original themes were retained ; however , in the film 's original theatrical release , Gaslini was given full composer credit for the entire score , while Goblin were wrongly credited only as performers -LSB- i.e. `` Music by Giorgio Gaslini , performed by Goblin '' -RSB- . This was corrected in subsequent home video releases .", "title": "" } ]
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Daft Punk has had success from 1991 to the present.
[ { "docid": "e4f4578aa2d68cde665e45bb2b5607bb", "text": "Daft Punk Daft Punk are a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . The duo achieved significant popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement and had continuous success in the years following , combining elements of house music with funk , techno , disco , rock music and synthpop influences . They are also known for their visual stylization and disguises associated with their music ; the duo have worn ornate helmets and gloves to assume robot personas in most of their public appearances since 2001 and rarely grant interviews or appear on television . The duo were managed from 1996 to 2008 by Pedro Winter ( also known as Busy P ) , the head of Ed Banger Records . Bangalter and de Homem-Christo were originally briefly in an indie rock band named Darlin ' . When the group disbanded , it left the two to experiment musically with drum machines and synthesisers . The duo released their debut studio album Homework through Virgin Records in 1997 to highly positive reviews . The duo 's next album Discovery ( 2001 ) was even more successful , driven by the release of the hit singles `` One More Time '' , `` Digital Love '' and `` Harder , Better , Faster , Stronger '' . In March 2005 , the duo released their third album Human After All to mixed reviews . However , the singles `` Robot Rock '' and `` Technologic '' achieved considerable success in the United Kingdom . Daft Punk toured throughout 2006 and 2007 and released the live album Alive 2007 , which won a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album . The duo later composed the score for the Disney film Tron : Legacy in 2010 , and released its soundtrack album that same year . In January 2013 , Daft Punk left Virgin for Columbia Records , and released their next album Random Access Memories in 2013 to worldwide critical acclaim . The album 's lead single `` Get Lucky '' became an international success , peaking on top 10 charts in 32 countries . Random Access Memories won five Grammy Awards in 2014 , including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for `` Get Lucky '' . Daft Punk later gained their first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song `` Starboy '' , a collaboration with The Weeknd .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "d63f4e802dfd69de9b39107029bd7fd1", "text": "New Order discography The discography of New Order , an English rock band , consists of ten studio albums , twelve compilation albums , three live albums , five extended plays ( EPs ) , thirty-eight singles , twelve video releases , thirty-three music videos and a number of soundtrack appearances . New Order were formed in 1980 by singer and guitarist Bernard Sumner , bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris . The group began life as a continuation of their former incarnation Joy Division . Joy Division had disbanded after the death of the lead singer Ian Curtis . Gillian Gilbert , who was Morris ' girlfriend at the time , soon joined the group and played guitar and keyboards . Remarkably , New Order 's first eight singles released between 1981 and 1984 were not taken from any album . In most cases they were not even released as a 7-inch , but exclusively available in the radio-unfriendly 12-inch format , an unusual approach for a pop-act in the eighties . Despite the high anticipation that surrounded the group , their debut single `` Ceremony '' only peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart . The group 's following two singles and their debut album met with similar moderate success . It would not be until the release of their fourth single , `` Blue Monday '' , that New Order would break into the top ten , with the song peaking at number 9 . `` Blue Monday '' became a defining single for the group and caused a sensation , becoming the biggest selling 12-inch single of all time . New Order , like many other post-punk groups of the period , increasingly utilised keyboards , drum machine and sequencers in their music . As a result they became associated with the synthpop and electronic dance movements of the 1980s . Beginning with Power , Corruption & Lies from 1983 , all of the group 's studio albums reached the top ten in the United Kingdom . The group experienced a lull in popularity in the years 1985 and 1986 but the surprise international popularity of the `` Bizarre Love Triangle '' single re-launched the group across the world . The group cemented their success in 1987 with the single , `` True Faith '' , and the compilation album Substance . New Order were at the peak of their popularity in the years 1987 to 1993 , with a run of popular singles , including `` Blue Monday 1988 '' , `` Fine Time '' , `` Regret '' , `` World ( The Price of Love ) '' and in 1990 they scored their only number 1 single in the UK with the official England national football team song , `` World in Motion '' . The two albums released during these years , Technique and Republic ; each charted at number 1 in the UK . It was during this successful period that the group 's internal dynamic began to falter . Sumner was not fond of touring , and wanted to take time off from the group and produce a solo album . He formed Electronic with Johnny Marr and the pair released their first single in 1989 . Hook formed his own band , Revenge , in 1989 , while Morris and Gilbert worked together as The Other Two , primarily scoring soundtracks . Of the three side projects , Sumner 's was by far the most successful . The recording and touring of 1993 's Republic , their first for London Records , was difficult and intra-band tensions were rife . The group went on hiatus until 1998 . In the meantime two compilation albums , The Best of New Order and The Rest of New Order , and several singles were released . The group reconvened in 1998 for the Reading Festival but did not release new material until 2000 . The group released the album Get Ready in 2001 . It was met with critical warmth , but it was apparent that the group 's popularity had lessened . The lead single from the album , `` Crystal '' , reached the top ten in the UK . The film 24 Hour Party People , a humorous chronicle of their label Factory Records , was released in 2002 . New Order contributed a new song , `` Here to Stay '' , and a re-recording of the Joy Division song `` New Dawn Fades '' with Moby , for the film 's soundtrack . The compilation International and four-disc boxset Retro were released in winter 2002 . New Order followed Get Ready with Waiting for the Sirens ' Call in 2005 . During this period Gilbert stepped down from live performances due to family commitments . Phil Cunningham stepped into her role and in 2005 became an official member of the group . The group had intended to release a ninth album soon after Waiting for the Sirens ' Call , the majority of which had already been recorded . The lack of enthusiasm inside the group and relative failure of Waiting for the Sirens ' Call stalled their career momentum . In 2007 , Hook decided to leave the group , and stated that he and Sumner had no further plans to work together . Sumner formed Bad Lieutenant with Cunningham , and Hook formed Freebass . Morris continued to work with Sumner and Cunningham . In 2008 , New Order released remastered and expanded editions of their first five albums with the intention of releasing the further three albums in a similar format in future . In December 2012 it was announced that Lost Sirens would be released in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2013 . Lost Sirens is an eight-track album of tracks left out of Waiting for the Sirens ' Call . On 22 June 2015 , the band announced they are to release a new album , Music Complete , on 25 September 2015 . The album will be the first without Peter Hook , and was produced mostly by the band themselves , except `` Singularity '' and `` Unlearn This Hatred '' , both produced by Tom Rowlands , while `` Superheated '' features additional production by Stuart Price . In the US , the band has sold a certified 2 million albums , and in the UK a certified 960,000 albums .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "019c6b7c2184255413dc3c7095e912d7", "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 . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6a20f65ee3b0648c9746a0b7ca87dcb7", "text": "D.R.I. discography This is a discography of D.R.I. , an American crossover thrash band formed in 1982 by Kurt Brecht , Spike Cassidy , Dennis Johnson and Eric Brecht . D.R.I. currently consists of Kurt Brecht ( lead vocals ) , Spike Cassidy ( guitar and backing vocals ) , Harald Oimoen ( bass ) , and Walter Ryan ( drums ) . The band rose to prominence in the US during the thrash metal era with their albums 4 of a Kind and Thrash Zone . The band has released seven studio albums , two EPs ( one of which is a split with Raw Power ) , one compilation album and two live albums . Before signing a record contract with Metal Blade Records in 1984 , the band released their self-titled debut album in 1983 and the Violent Pacification EP a year later on the Dirty Rotten label . D.R.I. followed up with their second full-length album Dealing with It ! in 1985 , and Crossover two years later . In 1988 , D.R.I. released 4 of a Kind which was their first album to chart on Billboard 200 , reaching # 116 . Their follow-up album , Thrash Zone , peaked at # 140 on the American charts and was their final album to chart in the US . D.R.I. 's chart success slowly fell throughout the 1990s until they released their last studio album to date Full Speed Ahead in 1995 , which failed to chart in the US . Since 1996 , D.R.I. had continued touring and been going on hiatus sporadically . No new albums under the D.R.I. name have been released since 1995 ; however , a new demo track , `` Against Me , '' was released as a digital download on their website in 2004 , and an EP containing new music But Wait ... There 's More ! was released twelve years later . There have been discussions of a new studio album , but it has never materialized .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "05f445e6570ccd8fd37279781512f04d", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cf6e20c2b6b6f036bd2e3a13e080d9e9", "text": "Ska punk Ska punk ( also spelled ska-punk ) is a fusion genre that combines ska music and punk rock music . ( sometimes spelled skacore ) is a subgenre of ska punk that blends ska with hardcore punk . Early ska punk combined both 2 Tone and ska with hardcore punk . Ska punk often features wind instruments and especially horns such as saxophones , trombones and trumpets , making the genre distinct from other forms of punk rock . It is similar to traditional Jamaican ska , but faster and heavier .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "740e21affce44e406a35dac6eeec278c", "text": "What If Punk Never Happened `` What If Punk Never Happened '' is a song recorded by English punk rock band The King Blues , and is the eleventh and final track on their second studio album Save the World . Get the Girl . It is a 6-minute and 40-second spoken word song which tells a story of what a town would be like had they never discovered punk . The track was co-written by producer Peter Miles who recorded the backing track after Itch emailed him an mp3 of the rough draft of the original poem and Itch 's final vocal was laid down a few weeks later during the final mixing sessions of the album . Despite its length and its lyrics which contain several expletives , the track has been played on BBC Radio 1 by Rob da Bank , Mike Davies , and as part of the `` Versus '' section of Zane Lowe 's show . `` What If Punk Never Happened '' has been remixed by Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip . The King Blues have also made the original a cappella available for free download to enable anyone to remix it .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f6d525442365d01a2407619c82887534", "text": "Digital Punk René de Bruijn ( born 17 September 1985 ) , who performs as Digital Punk , is a Dutch DJ and music producer . Digital Punk has been active in producing and performing hardstyle and hard dance music since 2006 when he released his first tracks `` Push Em Up , Get Em Up '' and `` The Punk Soul Brother '' on Tremble Tracks . Digital Punk continued to release his music on Seismic Records and TiLLT Records before he officially signed with A2 Records in 2013 , a sub-label of Dutch hard dance platform Scantraxx Recordz . Digital Punk has collaborated with Ran-D , Adaro , B-Front , Crypsis , Waverider , Outbreak , and E-Force . Digital Punk has performed at large-scale events in the Netherlands , including Defqon .1 , Reverze , Q-BASE , Masters Of Hardcore , Dominator , The Qontinent , Decibel Outdoor Festival , Dreamfields Festival , and WiSH Outdoor . He has also performed in Australia , Germany , France , Spain , Poland , Belgium , Sweden and Italy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "960d3b0628e85082e8da0b657555024b", "text": "4-beat 4-beat ( also known as hardcore or happy hardcore ) is a breakbeat style of music that emerged around 1993 . It evolved from breakbeat hardcore emanating from the United Kingdom rave scene . Due to the sheer scale of the United Kingdom rave scene , the popularity of this particular music was largely limited to England where it was almost exclusively produced and played . Breakbeat hardcore was originally referred to as hardcore by ravers in England . As such , this evolved style was also alternatively known as hardcore or happy hardcore -- the latter meaning a happier variant of this breakbeat styled hardcore , thus happy hardcore ( i.e. happy breakbeat ) . Darkcore was the short lived counter-movement to happy that occurred at the same time . The name happy hardcore should not be confused with other things that are also referred to as happy hardcore , as that term is much shared across the world to describe different sounding things that have their own development . Also in this article , 4-beat is not a musical term commonly used to describe a drum beat time signature found in most types of modern music , but is rather a specific name used to describe a breakbeat music style .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f16dcfb6c9bae95dfb6a8563e6dc1b39", "text": "59 Times the Pain 59 Times the Pain was a Swedish hardcore punk band . They were active from 1992 until 2001 . The band was formed in Fagersta , Sweden in 1992 by Magnus Larnhed ( Vocals / guitar ) , Michael Conradsson ( bass ) , Toni Virtanen ( drums ) and Kai Kalliomäki ( guitar ) . The bandname is inspired by a song from Hüsker Dü with the same name . Kalliomäki soon left the band to be replaced by Niklas Lundgren , who left hardcore band `` Dislars '' later to become the more known Burst . Their first demo `` Feeling Down '' got some attention from Burning Heart Records , and in 1993 , the band signed to the label . The following year the band recorded their debut album Blind Anger & Hate . In March 1995 , 59 Times the Pain started recording their second full-length album , More Out of Today at Unisound . The underground success of More Out of Today and the debut single `` Blind Anger & Hate '' allowed 59 Times the Pain to establish themselves as a successful band . They did this through extensive touring , with their shows gaining excellent reviews . Their fourth album , End of the Millennium , was released in March 1999 with their fifth ( and final ) album , Calling The Public , released in 2001 . The band also had songs included on several compilations , including 1999 's Short Music for Short People and Punk-O-Rama Vol . 4 . The band split in 2001 . On January 30 , 2008 they announced that they were reforming to play Groezrock festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5294233095c3f71e95a3f7227c42eca", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "252204eb340b1e966e3604f3a0b81659", "text": "Vital Signs (band) Vital Signs were a Pakistan pop and rock band formed in Rawalpindi in 1986 . Since their formation , they became Pakistan 's first and most commercially successful as well as critically acclaimed act . The band 's popular lineup consisted of keyboardist Rohail Hyatt , bassist Shahzad Hasan , guitarist Nusrat Hussain and vocalist Junaid Jamshed . Rooted in Rawalpindi with some influence from Western music during the conservative regime of President Zia-ul-Haq , the Vital Signs utilizes several genres , ranging from pop music to rock , and often incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways . In the early 1990s , they came to be perceived by many Pakistani fans and country 's cultural observers as a `` promising new era of cultural revival '' . Their enormous popularity significantly opened a new wave of music and a modern chapter in the history of Pakistan . The band built its reputation playing in university campuses and underground rock music concerts held in different parts of the country , before being noticed by PTV performing art section director Shoaib Mansoor . The band initially gained national prominence and popularity from their music video of their single `` Dil Dil Pakistan '' first aired on PTV . Written by Shaoib Mansoor , the song became a big commercial hit and critically acclaimed in the public ; it was voted , in an unscientific poll as the third most popular song of all time by BBC World . By the early 1990s , the band members had become public celebrities and international stars in the midst of the 1990s . From the 1980s to the 1990s , they produced many of their highly successful and critically praised albums , what many cultural critics consider their finest material including the innovative and widely influential albums , Vital Signs 1 ( 1989 ) , Vital Signs 2 ( 1991 ) , Aitebar ( 1993 ) and Hum Tum ( 1995 ) . The success of their second album marked the international prominence of the band , first traveling to the United States to perform , becoming the first Pakistani music act to go abroad on a tour . After the disintegrating and fading of the band in 1998 , they each enjoyed successful musical careers . Leading singer Junaid Jamshed went on to pursue a career as a solo singer and as an Islamic televangelist , Shahzad Hasan concentrated on his work as a music producer and Rohail Hyatt formed a production company . The Vital Signs is considered one of the most successful bands in Pakistan , having influenced many of the pop , rock , and heavy metal musical groups originating from Pakistan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "74475b3e9cfe19db8866b34e6c566194", "text": "Pop punk Pop punk ( also known as punk-pop ) is a music genre that fuses elements of punk rock and pop music . It typically combines fast tempos , loud and distorted electric guitars , and power chord changes with pop-influenced melodies , vocal styles , and lyrical themes . Pop-influenced punk rock emerged in the mid-1970s with a music style that was stylistically similar to power pop . By the mid-1980s , several bands merged hardcore punk with pop music to create a new , faster pop punk sound such as Dag Nasty , the Nip Drivers , T.S.O.L. , Social Distortion , and the Descendents . Pop punk in the United States began to grow in popularity locally in California in the mid-to-late 1980s . Pop punk particularly thrived in California , where independent record labels adopted a do it yourself ( DIY ) approach to releasing music . By the mid-1990s , a few pop punk bands had started to sell millions of records and receive extensive radio and television airplay , such as Green Day . By 1994 , pop punk was quickly growing in mainstream popularity . The late 1990s , exemplified by the 1999 release of Blink-182 's Enema of the State , represented the genre 's mainstream peak , although some pop punk bands scored successful album chartings in the 2000s . In the mid-2000s , emo pop , a fusion genre combining emo and pop punk , became popular . By the end of the 2000s , the pop punk sound of the 1990s had largely waned in mainstream popularity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "df729edf2bd82cff639ebcc1c5a4ff18", "text": "Rock da most Rock Da Most is a German-based hip-hop group in Berlin . The group is composed of members DJ Derezone , DJ Run X Kid , MC Roskoe and MC Blacky . Credited with releasing the first record by a West German hip-hop group , Rock Da Most released Use the Posse in 1988 prior to the reunification of West and East Germany . Birthed by the hip-hop scene in Germany , Rock Da Most , like other hip-hop artists and groups , were influenced by the images of American hip-hop circulating at the time . During the late 1970s to mid 1980 's , Germany experienced its short era of an old-school hip hop scene after Charlie Ahearn 's 1982 film Wild Style and the 1984 film Beat Street produced by Harry Belafonte . Through the depiction of an African-American/Latino-American youth street culture in America , films like these influenced the hip-hop scene in Germany as well as its manifestation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4375f75aef30e67ed9274a2f03c6b74c", "text": "The KLF discography This discography lists the key British and notable international releases of The KLF and the other pseudonyms of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty . It also details the other releases on their independent record label , KLF Communications , by KLF-spinoff Disco 2000 and Space ( Cauty 's solo work ) . In the United Kingdom -- their home country -- Drummond and Cauty released six albums and a wide array of 12 '' singles on KLF Communications . In other territories their material was typically issued under licence by local labels . Although the duo 's early works as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu ( The JAMs ) aroused media interest , with many singles being awarded `` single of the week '' by various music publications , Drummond and Cauty neither sought nor found mainstream chart success until the release of The Timelords ' million-selling DIY release `` Doctorin ' the Tardis '' in May 1988 . The KLF 's single `` Kylie Said to Jason '' , from The White Room soundtrack , was designed for chart success , but failed to reach the UK Top 100 . However , The KLF achieved international chart success with the string of pop-house singles that began with `` What Time Is Love ? ( Live at Trancentral ) '' , and they became the internationally highest-selling singles band of 1991 . Note that this is a not a complete list ; compilation appearances of otherwise available tracks , bootleg recordings , and certain very limited edition remix and promotional singles have been excluded .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e98fc1008475b53f297aebecc904e1d9", "text": "Ad Noiseam Ad Noiseam is an independent record label that has recently published mostly electronic music ( breakcore , drum 'n' bass , IDM , dubstep ) as well as hip-hop and jazz based in Berlin , Germany . Ad Noiseam was founded in April of 2001 by Nicolas Chevreux , who also has done some of the design work for the label 's releases . Ad Noiseam originally started out as a webzine but quickly moved on to being a record-label establishing a name for itself with its first release `` Krach Test '' ( adn 01 ) , a true tour-de-force 3CDr set featuring anyone who was anyone in the 2001 electronic music scene . After releasing high quality , small batch ( mini ) - CDr releases , the label phased out the CDr 's in favour of factory pressed CDs with 2001 's `` Subfusc '' by Tarmvred , after which numerous releases on both vinyl and CD followed . Continuing its forward vision music - and designwise , Ad Noiseam built a huge following of music enthusiasts as well as musicians . On top of the label activities , Ad Noiseam is also a mailorder and a distribution channel for both in-house and other labels ' releases . Since 2001 , Ad Noiseam has spread CDs and records to end customers , stores and other mailorders worldwide . In 2011 , Ad Noiseam celebrated its 10th anniversary with a festival held at the Berghain club , followed by a series of birthday concerts in more than 10 European countries . As of July 2016 the label is in a state of `` deep freeze '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2beb645f3c920513e01707fa3131e10d", "text": "Indie hip-hop Indie hip hop ( short for independent hip hop ) is hip hop that primarily exists in the independent underground music scene . The term underground hip hop may be used to describe both indie hip hop ( which is defined by its artists being unsigned or signed to independent record labels , rather than major record labels ) as well as alternative hip hop ( which is defined by music that diverges from mainstream hip hop music such as Gangsta rap . ) As the term `` indie hip hop '' is indicative of the musicians making the music rather than the music itself , it is not strictly a genre but rather covers a range of styles with clearly discernable hip hop characteristics . Like indie rock artists , many indie hip hop artists place a premium on maintaining complete control of their music and careers , releasing albums on independent record labels ( sometimes their own ) and relying on touring , word-of-mouth , and air play on independent or college radio stations for promotion . Some of its more popular artists , however , may end up moving to major labels , though often on favorable terms won by their prior independent success . Independent hip hop labels include Babygrande Records , Definitive Jux , Nature Sounds Records and Strange Famous Records . Notable indie hip hop artists include 7L & Esoteric , Bronze Nazareth , Chief Kamachi , Lord Jamar , Mr. Lif , Jedi Mind Tricks , OuterSpace , The Perceptionists , WMR Music Group and The Society of Invisibles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0ec823fb633c5946ff6408a5f6abe4d9", "text": "Fresh Records (UK) Fresh Records was an independent record label , and distributor based in the United Kingdom . Most popular ( and successful ) in the early 1980s , the label once supported punk groups like The Wall , UK Decay , Play Dead , Family Fodder , Cuddly Toys , The Dark , Wilko Johnson and Big Hair competed with labels such as 4AD . The label ran out of cash and went bankrupt in 1982 . Staff at the label formed Jungle Records and bought the rights to the label recordings . A dance label of the same name began in the UK in 1992 , supporting artists such as Lovestation , Strike and Serious Danger .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f6d740ccb8bab86f54c0572c9d0239e", "text": "My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult discography The American electronic industrial rock band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult has released ten studio albums , one live album , three compilation albums , two video albums , six remix albums , three extended plays , and ten singles . In addition , their songs have been featured on three soundtrack albums and one promotional single for major Hollywood films . They began their career on the independent record label Wax Trax ! Records , which , like the band , was based in Chicago . In 1991 , their single `` Sexplosion ! '' from the album of the same name became a top 10 dance club hit in the U.S. Following this success , Thrill Kill Kult was signed by the major label Interscope Records , which re-released the Sexplosion ! album . On Interscope , the band achieved their biggest hit , `` Sex On Wheelz '' , which reached the top 20 on both the dance club and alternative U.S. charts . The band 's 1993 Interscope album 13 Above the Night was their only album to chart , reaching # 194 on the Billboard top 200 albums chart . The album provided two more dance chart hits , `` Blue Buddha '' and `` Final Blindness '' . After one more Interscope album , Thrill Kill Kult briefly moved to Red Ant Records in the late 1990s . Their releases since 2000 have been on Rykodisc and/or the band 's own label , Sleazebox Records . Thrill Kill Kult 's songs have also been featured ( along with other artists ) on three soundtrack albums for the films Cool World ( 1992 ) , The Crow ( 1994 ) , and Showgirls ( 1995 ) , as well as a promo-only single for the film The Flintstones ( 1994 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e0f6dc16dfb8f6af3cd7888a7d4120c", "text": "Music of Life Music of Life is a British independent dance music label formed in 1986 by two influential DJ remixers , Froggy and Simon Harris , managed by Chris France . Following several successful productions , one of which reached No. 3 in the UK pop music charts ( The Real Thing 's ` You to me are Everything ' ) Harris and Froggy decided to launch their own label , they were offered a label deal by Morgan Khan ( Streetwave ) and the first release was a remix by the duo of Cerrone 's ` Supernature ' ( his ` Music of Life song was the inspiration for the label name ) . Within a few months Froggy left the label and Streetwave went out of business . Harris being active in remixing and production for many other artists and labels financed the label with his remix income . After the demise of Streetwave Harris and France decided to re-launch as a British hip-hop ( usually UK Hip Hop , ) music label . Music of Life opened an office in London 's Soho at 22 Hanway Street , Chris France and his sister Michelle spent their days in the busy Soho office whilst Simon could usually be found in his home studio ` The Bunker ' producing many of the Music of Life releases . At first the label licensed new rap music from US production company Powerplay for the first compilation album ` Def Beats 1 ' but as an addition to the US material Harris produced an extra track , under his own ` Music of Life Productions ' recorded in London by the label 's A&R man Derek Boland . ` Rock the Beat ' by Derek B created a demand for British hip-hop and the demo tapes started to arrive , Music of Life signed the best artists instead of licensing more US material and Harris would produce many new songs featuring artists including M.C Duke , The Demon Boyz ( Million Dan ) , Thrashpack , Asher D and Daddy Freddy , CJ Macintosh & Einstein , She Rockers ( Betty Boo ) , Hijack and many more . Many of these recordings broke ground and are still considered to be highly innovative , the first reggae/hip-hop combination ( Asher D & Daddy Freddy 's ` Ragamuffin Hip Hop ) and Derek B 's album would be licensed to US label ` Profile ' ( Run DMC ) , Hijack would be signed to Ice-T 's Rhyme syndicate label and many more . Music Week wrote that Music of Life was `` the most successful hip hop label in the UK right now '' , in 1988 . Record Mirror identified Music of Life as one of the few hip hop labels `` to believe in home grown talent '' . In 1989 , Studio Week magazine called Music of Life `` the foremost rap label in this country at the moment . '' So far the Music of Life catalog of recordings and copyrights under Music of Life Productions and released on many labels worldwide including Music of Life have exceeded 2000 titles and include music videos and documentary TV shows ( ` Kings of Rap ' - MTV ) . Music of Life is one of the UK 's longest running independent dance music labels ( 1986 -- present day ) and the catalog has been licensed and released in over 70 countries with many chart hits including the UK , Germany , Japan , France and the USA ( Harris 's ` Bass ' how low can you go ? was a No. 1 Billboard US chart hit ) and many Grammy award winning artists ( Luthor Vandross , REM , Beastie Boys , Beck ) have licensed from the Music of Life catalog . Sister label ` Living Beat ' was launched in 1989 and would release many dance music , house and pop recordings with chart success including ` Supermarioland ' reaching No. 6 in the UK pop charts with Harris 's AKA ` Ambassadors of Funk ' in association with Nintendo , Samantha Fox 's Song for Europe entry ` Go for the Heart ' and was instrumental in helping Prince achieve his first UK No1 pop single ` The Most Beautiful Girl in the World ' . Harris also produced the world 's best selling series of ` Breakbeat ' albums used by DJs and producers , ` Beats Breaks and Scratches ' in 12 volumes and worked with top artists Norman Cook ( Fatboy Slim ) , Paul Oakenfold , Afrika Bambaataa and George Clinton to produce and release similar albums that are part of the Music of Life catalog . Music of Life is now a registered trademark . The Music of Life catalog includes songs from : M.C. Duke & D.J. Leader 1 Thrashpack She Rockers ( featuring * Betty Boo ) Daddy Freddy Asher D Tenor Fly Nitty Gritty Derek B Hijack Hardnoise 3 Knights DJ Daddy Leslie Lyrics Norman Cook Paul Oakenfold George Clinton Simon Harris ( label founder ) Einstein Ambassadors of Funk Afrika Bambaataa Demon Boyz Professor Griff Clyde Stubblefield Killa Instinct S.L. Troopers First Frontal Assault Kobalt 60 Overlord X", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f5a64878c5cb22c92c7ff01b544e018f", "text": "Sikter Sikter is a Bosnian alternative rock band from Sarajevo . The band was formed in 1990 as a punk rock project of a few students , but became one of the most successful Bosnian rock bands . The name of the band is translated as Buzz Off ! From 1990 they changed line-ups many times , as well as musical styles . Their first songs were parodies of Yugoslavian pop songs . Sikter became the first band from Bosnia and Herzegovina whose video clip Pain In Brain was broadcast on MTV for several months . They recorded four albums : Now , Always , Never in 2000 , Queen of the Disco in 2002 , My Music in 2005 and Ego Trip in 2009 . The album Now , Always , Never was produced by English musician Brian Eno .", "title": "" } ]
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Sicario (2015 film) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing.
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[ { "docid": "b3c95d6b6f0e5fc404bce953042aa238", "text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e76bc7898ae930a228f64f6d9ae4331c", "text": "Myron Nettinga Myron Nettinga ( born 1967 ) is an American sound engineer . He graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Music Engineering . He won an Academy Award for Best Sound for the film Black Hawk Down . He has worked on more than 100 films since 1992 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2c87a1ee44f9af14e0f61a014830a625", "text": "Tony Dawe Tony Dawe ( born 1940 ) is a British sound engineer . He has been nominated for four Academy Awards in the category Best Sound . Since 1958 , he has worked on 70 feature films , 18 films made for television , and 340 hours of television drama . Before joining the film industry in 1967 , he worked as an engineer at the famous EMI Abbey Road recording studios in 1958/60 . Between 1960 and 1967 he worked for ABC Television at their Teddington studios , where he was in charge of the sound dubbing suite .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eb6da3ade65f4b41ad2c6afb050947a9", "text": "15th Academy Awards The 15th Academy Awards was held in the Cocoanut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles . Best Picture honors went to the film Mrs. Miniver . The ceremony is most famous for the speech by the film 's Oscar-winning actress Greer Garson . Garson 's acceptance speech as Best Actress ran nearly 6 minutes and is generally considered to be the longest acceptance speech at an Academy Awards ceremony . Mrs. Miniver was the second film ( after My Man Godfrey in 1936 ) to receive nominations in all four acting categories , as well as the first film to garner five acting nominations . Also notable at the ceremony , Irving Berlin presented the Academy Award for Best Song , which he ended up winning for `` White Christmas '' . Best Documentary had four winners , something that has not happened before or since . A portion of the ceremony was broadcast by CBS Radio .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a71b5745f601810535e82b5b8f16fef", "text": "John W. Mitchell John William Mitchell , MBE ( 14 June 1917 -- 21 November 2005 ) was a British sound engineer . Throughout his career , he was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound , working on 170 films between 1934 and 1998 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85a3598390898602a16d88053197470a", "text": "Michael Steinore Michael Steinore ( 1901 -- February 19 , 1961 ) was an American sound engineer . He won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects and was nominated for two more in the same category . He worked on more than 60 films during his career .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5a1d800f3a58ce0e26dc0d8caddded51", "text": "Goodfellas Goodfellas ( stylized as GoodFellas ) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese . It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi , who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese . The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980 . Scorsese initially named the film Wise Guy and postponed making it ; later , he and Pileggi changed the name to Goodfellas . To prepare for their roles in the film , Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci , and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi , who shared research material left over from writing the book . According to Pesci , improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted . The director made transcripts of these sessions , took the lines he liked best , and put them into a revised script , which the cast worked from during principal photography . Made on a budget of $ 25 million , Goodfellas grossed $ 46.8 million . It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role . The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , including Best Film and Best Director . Additionally , Goodfellas was named the year 's best film by various critics ' groups . Goodfellas is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in the crime genre . In 2000 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress . Its content and style have been emulated in numerous other films and television shows .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f7a61c94dddfdcc8b12e6ac5530ae4b", "text": "Manuel De Sica Manuel De Sica ( 24 February 1949 -- 5 December 2014 ) was an Italian composer . Born in Rome , the son of Vittorio De Sica and María Mercader , De Sica enrolled at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia , in which he studied with Bruno Maderna . He debuted as a composer for his father 's film A Place for Lovers ( 1968 ) . In 1993 , De Sica won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Score for Carlo Verdone 's Al lupo , al lupo . In 1996 he won the David di Donatello for Best Score for Carlo Lizzani 's Celluloide . In 2005 he was honored with the title of Commendatore of the Italian Republic . DeSica died of a heart attack on 5 December 2014 at the age of 65 , in Rome , Italy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a5d6f0e0bf8c24e99515ce2830676f1c", "text": "Sean McCormack (sound editor) Sean McCormack is a sound editor who was nominated at the 79th Academy Awards in the category of Best Sound Editing . He was nominated for the film Apocalypto , which his nomination was shared with Kami Asgar . He also did some sound on the TV show The Simpsons .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "74c2e6c4d6075ca2f7b075390271f376", "text": "David E. Campbell (sound engineer) David E. Campbell is an American sound engineer . He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and has been nominated for five more in the same category . He has worked on over 160 films since 1977 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "46b4bfb03a462e2987506adf96f42928", "text": "Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing is one of the annual film awards given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9657cbcfb6f861e0e8077ec682f742bc", "text": "Robin Gregory Robin Gregory is an American sound engineer . He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dca17170fa4be7c6833af32ed9c363db", "text": "Herman Lewis Herman Lewis was an American sound engineer . He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Sound .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51afbd5ba321229d4bc7bb2aaf76f5c5", "text": "Ai-Ling Lee Ai-Ling Lee is a Singaporean sound editor , re-recording mixer and audio engineer working in Los Angeles , California . Her works on films , Bruce Almighty ( 2003 ) , Spider-Man 2 ( 2004 ) , Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) , The Twilight Saga : New Moon ( 2009 ) , Tangled ( 2010 ) , Transformers : Dark of the Moon ( 2011 ) , 300 : Rise of an Empire ( 2014 ) , X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 ) , Wild ( 2014 ) , The Maze Runner ( 2014 -- 15 ) , Deadpool ( 2016 ) , and critically acclaimed musical-drama La La Land for which she received two Academy Award nominations at 89th Academy Awards , including Academy Award for Best Sound Editing ( shared with Mildred Iatrou Morgan ) , and Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing ( shared with Steve A. Morrow ) . Together with Mildred Iatrou Morgan , their nomination became the first female team to be nominated in the category .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18a75c5ad0c17a861ba966e0fbe71d59", "text": "BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947 , but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source . It is possible for films from any country to be nominated , although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and ( since 1983 ) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language . As such , there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories . There has been one tie for the Best Film award when , in 1962 , Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film from any Source . Until 1981 , the award was given to the director , except in 1976 and 1977 , when it was given to the producers . From 1981 to 1985 , it was given solely to the producers , and then in 1986 , it was shared between the Director and Producer . In 1998 , it was once again given to only the producers . In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b399f5443360ecf1339498661e7f6705", "text": "Robert Thirlwell Robert Thirlwell is an American sound engineer . He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Sound .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8baa7d83671920f1ca9a7e48f04bdb95", "text": "Eugene Gearty Eugene Gearty is an American sound engineer . He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film Gangs of New York . He has worked on over 80 films since 1983 . At the 84th Academy Awards , Gearty won an Oscar for Best Sound Editing for his work on Martin Scorsese 's Hugo . He also won Emmy Award for Boardwalk Empire .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8ba9f51a656d7aa2251910e26540ee6a", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e144a84d3189608fb5196972149e932", "text": "List of Italian Academy Award winners and nominees This is a list of Italian Academy Award winners and nominees . This list details the performances of Italian filmmakers , actors , actress and films that have either been submitted , nominated or have won an Academy Award . The winners reported here are 42 , adding to them the 14 Best Foreign Language Film victories , that are reported in another list , the total sum is 56 . This means that Italy is the non English speaking country with most Academy Awards won .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "da62c6bfb1f972dc960aa2b3ae6b19cf", "text": "AACTA Award for Best Sound The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Sound is awarded yearly by the Australian Film Institute for excellence in sound editing . The award was first distributed in 1977 with the first winner being William Anderson for the film Don 's Party .", "title": "" } ]
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The Fosters first premiered on June 3, 2013.
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[ { "docid": "07cd83192e2fa12eba1d135cfbd1198e", "text": "Neighbours Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera . It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985 . It was created by TV executive Reg Watson , who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems together . Seven decided to commission the show following the success of Watson 's Sons and Daughters , which aired on the network . Although successful in Melbourne , Neighbours underperformed in the Sydney market and struggled for months before Seven cancelled it . The show was immediately bought by rival network Ten . After taking over production of the show , the new network had to build replica sets because Seven destroyed the originals to prevent its rival from obtaining them . Ten began screening Neighbours on 20 January 1986 , taking off where the previous series left off and commencing with episode 171 . Neighbours has since become the longest running drama series in Australian television and in 2005 , it was inducted collectively into the Logie Hall of Fame . On 11 January 2011 , Neighbours moved to Ten 's digital channel , Eleven . The show 's storylines concern the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough , a fictional suburb of Melbourne , Victoria . The series primarily centres on the residents of Ramsay Street , a short cul-de-sac , and its neighbouring area , the Lassiters complex , which includes a bar , hotel , cafe , police station , lawyers ' office and park . Neighbours began with three families created by Watson -- the Ramsays , the Robinsons and the Clarkes . Watson said that he wanted to show three families who are friends living in a small street . The Robinsons and the Ramsays had a long history and were involved in an ongoing rivalry . Pin Oak Court , in Vermont South , is the real cul-de-sac that has doubled for Ramsay Street since 1985 . All of the houses featured are real and the residents allow the production to shoot external scenes in their yards . The interior scenes are filmed at the Global Television studios in Forest Hill . Through its entire run in Australia , Neighbours has been screened as a twenty-two-minute episode each week night in an early-evening slot . In Australia it is currently broadcast each weeknight at 6:30 pm on Eleven . The show is produced by FremantleMedia and has been sold to over sixty countries around the world , making it one of Australia 's most successful media exports . Neighbours was first screened in the United Kingdom in October 1986 on BBC1 where it achieved huge popularity among British audiences in the late 1980s and 1990s . In 2008 , it moved to the UK 's Channel 5 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a78cd8c6ffd5e2d31fb00e85a5e0a5e", "text": "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends ( commonly abbreviated as Foster 's ) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network Studios . The series , set in a world in which imaginary friends coexist with humans , centers on an 8-year-old boy , Mac , who is pressured by his mother to abandon his imaginary friend , Bloo . After Mac discovers an orphanage dedicated to housing abandoned imaginary friends , Bloo moves into the home and is kept from adoption so long as Mac visits him daily . The episodes revolve around Mac and Bloo as they interact with other imaginary friends and house staff and live out their day-to-day adventures , often getting caught up in various predicaments . McCracken conceived the series after adopting two dogs from an animal shelter and applying the concept to imaginary friends . The show first premiered on Cartoon Network on August 13 , 2004 , as a 90-minute television film . On August 20 , it began its normal run of twenty-to-thirty-minute episodes on Fridays , at 7 pm . The series finished its run on May 3 , 2009 , with a total of six seasons and seventy-nine episodes . McCracken left Cartoon Network shortly after the series ended . Reruns have aired on Boomerang from August 11 , 2012 to November 3 , 2013 and again from June 1 , 2014 to April 3 , 2017 . Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends was praised by critics and received high ratings during its original run , becoming popular among both younger and older audiences . It received many industry accolades , including five Annie Awards and seven Emmy Awards , winning a total of sixteen awards out of thirty-five nominations . It has since been named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the best Cartoon Network shows and by IGN as the 85th best animated series of all time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "563c7308422caab2287d73d83255907b", "text": "List of Emmerdale characters (2013) Emmerdale is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972 . The following is a list of characters that first appeared or will appear during 2013 , by order of first appearance . Alex Moss ' grandmother Beattie Dixon was introduced by the soap 's series producer , Stuart Blackburn . Subsequent characters have been introduced by his successor Kate Oates . Ross Barton made his debut in July . Joanie Wright made her first appearance in August . October saw the introduction of Lindy , the mother of established character Ruby Haswell , and former Coronation Street actor Bill Ward as James Barton . Harriet Finch and Gil Keane debuted in November , while Pete , played by Hollyoaks star Anthony Quinlan , and Finn Barton arrived in December .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9ca6419bb5bcbe2e24762c0f38037cff", "text": "A Change of Heart (TV series) A Change of Heart , is a Hong Kong television modern drama serial produced by Nelson Cheung , starring Michael Miu , Bosco Wong , Niki Chow , Joey Meng and Mandy Wong . It premiered on TVB Jade in Hong Kong on June 3 , 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0321e2743b45c9dfdb908bbc7cfd994f", "text": "Reality Check (2013 TV series) Reality Check ( Chinese : 心路GPS ) is a Hong Kong television drama serial created by Lee Yim-fong and produced by TVB . It first premiered on Jade in Hong Kong on 18 February 2013 , airing to 20 episodes with two episodes back-to-back . The serial centers on the relationships between Summer ( Ruco Chan ) and his two mothers - his foster mother , Tsui ( Louise Lee ) and his estranged birth mother , Han ( Rebecca Chan ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ec0890c02243a1e93d13b5f3ebfe05a0", "text": "List of The Fosters episodes The Fosters is an American drama series on Freeform ( then known as ABC Family ) that premiered on June 3 , 2013 . The series follows the lives of Lena Adams ( Sherri Saum ) and Stef Foster ( Teri Polo ) , the Fosters , who are an interracial , lesbian couple living in the Mission Bay area of San Diego , raising Stef 's biological son , Brandon ( David Lambert ) , along with adopted twins , Jesus ( Jake T. Austin/Noah Centineo ) and Mariana ( Cierra Ramirez ) . Lena is a charter school vice principal and Stef is a police officer . Lena decides to take in `` troubled '' teenager Callie ( Maia Mitchell ) and her younger brother Jude ( Hayden Byerly ) , who have endured a series of abusive foster homes . The show resumed its second season on January 19 , 2015 . The series was renewed for a third season on January 13 . The third season began on June 8 , 2015 , with the second half premiering on January 25 , 2016 on Freeform . On November 30 , 2015 , Freeform announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season , which premiered on June 20 , 2016 . The second half of the fourth season premiered on January 31 , 2017 , replacing the timeslot for Pretty Little Liars . On January 10 , 2017 , Freeform announced that the series was renewed for a fifth season , which will start airing on July 11 , 2017 . As of April 11 , 2017 , 82 episodes of The Fosters have aired , concluding the fourth season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a4a60f449f80dade85eee7079ed9d8d7", "text": "The Goldbergs (2013 TV series) The Goldbergs is an American sitcom that premiered on Tuesday , September 24 , 2013 on ABC . The series was created by Adam F. Goldberg and stars Wendi McLendon-Covey , Jeff Garlin , Sean Giambrone , Troy Gentile , Hayley Orrantia and George Segal . The show is produced by Goldberg , Seth Gordon , and Doug Robinson . It is based on Goldberg 's childhood and family in the 1980s , complete with a childhood version of himself . The fourth season premiered on September 21 , 2016 . In May 2017 , ABC renewed the series for a fifth and sixth season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2d0dee3f473f5afa276d6724b17a71af", "text": "Degrassi: Next Class (season 3) The third season of Degrassi : Next Class premiered on January 9 , 2017 on Family Channel under the teen block F2N in Canada and began streaming internationally on January 6 , 2017 on Netflix . This season follows a group of high school juniors and seniors from Degrassi Community School , a fictional school in Toronto , Ontario , and depicts some of the typical issues and challenges common to a teenager 's life . This season will pick up a couple of months after the season two finale and begin a new school year . It will tell the stories of a new generation navigating high school drama with groundbreaking stories such as sex , abortion , depression , mental illness , dysfunctional families , sexuality , homophobia , hormones , religion , protest , disabilities , life-threatening diseases and suicide attempts . It also continued to target the new post-millennial teen cohort known as Generation Z.", "title": "" }, { "docid": "61e6a138760855736aa16654768392be", "text": "Fóstbræður Fóstbræður ( English : Fosterbrothers ) was a comedy sketch show which premiered on the Icelandic Stöð 2 in October 1997 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a28236cbd09a75733f2286ebcaeb2dbc", "text": "Teen Mom 3 Teen Mom 3 was an American reality television series that premiered on August 26 , 2013 , on MTV and concluded its run on November 18 , 2013 . It chronicles the lives of four girls from the fourth season of 16 and Pregnant as they navigate their first year of motherhood and changing social relationships . The series was announced on February 27 , 2012 , as the third installment of the Teen Mom franchise , coming one day before Teen Mom 2 concluded its second season . In December 2013 , it was revealed by the cast , via Twitter , that Teen Mom 3 had been canceled after one season . In March 2017 , it was announced that cast member Briana DeJesus would join the Teen Mom 2 cast for the eighth season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e8e165687d677b0885c465cf83e2f35", "text": "List of Wayward Pines episodes Wayward Pines is an American television series based on the Wayward Pines novels by Blake Crouch . Developed for television by Chad Hodge , the pilot was directed by M. Night Shyamalan , with both as executive producers . The series premiered on Fox on May 14 , 2015 . On December 9 , 2015 , Fox renewed the series for a second season , which premiered on May 25 , 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "be550792cc6f492a24f6d7f1d2ba498c", "text": "Friday Night Lights (season 3) The third season of the American serial drama television series Friday Night Lights began airing in the United States and Canada on October 1 , 2008 . It was the first season to be aired on DirecTV 's The 101 Network . The 13-episode season concluded on The 101 Network on January 14 , 2009 and then began its run on NBC two nights later , on January 16 , 2009 , and concluded its NBC run on April 10 , 2009 . The show was renewed for two more seasons in March 2009 , with both seasons airing in the same format as season 3 , containing 13 episodes each . The third season was released on DVD in region 1 on May 19 , 2009 . The season continues to focus around the Dillon Panthers and the pressures faced on and off the field . This season also has four main characters leave the show by season 's end .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "089a6850d5eddd0594e18911b71e5117", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4860961a3b42b40177a2658c5389e08c", "text": "The Carmichael Show The Carmichael Show is an American sitcom television series created by Nicholas Stoller , Jerrod Carmichael , Ari Katcher , and Willie Hunter that premiered on August 26 , 2015 , on NBC . Starring Carmichael , it follows a fictional version of his family . The multi-camera show is set in Charlotte , North Carolina . On May 15 , 2016 , NBC renewed the series for a 13-episode third season , which premiered with back-to-back episodes on May 31 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "12c07b57b12648d84f747e2d7ac7f150", "text": "The Secret Life of the American Teenager The Secret Life of the American Teenager ( often shortened to Secret Life ) is an American teen drama television series created by Brenda Hampton . It first season aired on ABC Family on July 1 , 2008 and ran until June 3 , 2013 . The show was renewed for four additional seasons . The series received generally mixed reviews from mainstream critics when it began broadcasting , but was well received among female and teenage viewers . The pilot episode broke the record for the highest rated debut on ABC Family with 2.82 million viewers , a record previously held by Kyle XY . The season one finale brought in 4.50 million viewers , beating that night 's episode of Gossip Girl , which had less than half its usual number of viewers . Premiering to mostly positive reviews from critics and being well received among viewers , the second season of Secret Life opened with the largest audience for the series , posting a series high in total viewers with 4.68 million viewers ; in adults 18 -- 34 it was the number one scripted original premiere of Summer 2009 . Furthermore , the mid-season premiere became ABC Family 's most watched telecast of all time with viewers ages 12 -- 34 , with more than three million viewers watching . The show earned the Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Show during its premiere season , and spawned a book entitled The Secret Diary of Ashley Juergens .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dea10774d2b029ccd7185e77152466ae", "text": "Foster (film) Foster ( also known as Angel in the House ) is a 2011 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Newman , based on his 2005 short film . Part of it was shot at Legoland Windsor in April 2010 . The film stars Golden Globe winner Toni Collette , Ioan Gruffudd , Richard E. Grant , BAFTA Award winner Hayley Mills and Maurice Cole .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "31e2009864f88dbfac890092e4543178", "text": "Cold Blooded (Grimm) `` Cold Blooded '' is the 7th episode of the supernatural drama television series Grimm of season 3 and the 51st overall , which premiered on December 13 , 2013 , on the cable network NBC . The episode was written by Thomas Ian Griffith , and was directed by Terrence O'Hara . The episode aired alongside the next episode , Twelve Days of Krampus .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "100f7c26373de008d346e27443310618", "text": "Ghost Mine (TV series) Ghost Mine is an American paranormal television series that premiered on January 16 , 2013 , in the United States on the Syfy channel . The series features a group of hard rock miners searching for gold in Oregon 's Crescent Mine . Two paranormal investigators accompany them in an attempt to determine if the location is haunted . On April 10 , 2013 , Syfy renewed the series for a 12-episode second season which premiered September 4 , 2013 . On December 19 , 2013 , Paranormal Investigator Patrick Doyle reported via his Facebook page that Syfy had decided not to renew the show for a third season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "130b8c7d67768a7a7e04ed98d6992cae", "text": "List of Jane the Virgin episodes Jane the Virgin is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on The CW on October 13 , 2014 . The series follows Jane Villanueva , a hard-working , religious young Latina woman whose family tradition and a vow to save her virginity until marriage is shattered when a doctor mistakenly artificially inseminates her during a checkup . To make matters worse , the biological donor is a married man , a former playboy and cancer survivor who is not only the new owner of the hotel where Jane works , but was also her former teenage crush . On October 21 , 2014 , the show was given a full season order . On January 11 , 2015 , the show was renewed for a second season , On March 11 , 2016 , the show was renewed for a third season . On January 8 , 2017 , the show was renewed for a fourth season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64d78af8798b23a8edd83e91db8d51d9", "text": "Girls (TV series) Girls is an American television series that premiered on HBO on April 15 , 2012 . Created by and starring Lena Dunham and executive produced by Judd Apatow , Girls is a comedy-drama following the lives of four young women living in New York City . The show 's premise and major aspects of the main character were drawn from Dunham 's own life . The series has received a positive response from critics and consistent accolades , including the 2013 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy . Girls sixth and final season concluded on April 16 , 2017 , with a total of 62 episodes .", "title": "" } ]
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Bradford is the location of Cartwright Museum.
[ { "docid": "ec122f2ba4e8745df67260fd5002047a", "text": "Bradford Bradford -LSB- ˈbrædfərd -RSB- is in the Metropolitan Borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire , England , in the foothills of the Pennines 8.6 mi west of Leeds , and 16 mi northwest of Wakefield . Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847 , and received its charter as a city in 1897 . Following local government reform in 1974 , city status was bestowed upon the wider metropolitan borough . Bradford forms part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area conurbation which in 2001 had a population of 1.5 million and it is the fourth largest urban area in the United Kingdom with the Bradford subdivision of the aforementioned urban area having a population of 528,155 . Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire , Bradford rose to prominence during the 19th century as an international centre of textile manufacture , particularly wool . It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution , and amongst the earliest industrialised settlements , rapidly becoming the `` wool capital of the world '' . The area 's access to a supply of coal , iron ore and soft water facilitated the growth of Bradford 's manufacturing base , which , as textile manufacture grew , led to an explosion in population and was a stimulus to civic investment ; Bradford has a large amount of listed Victorian architecture including the grand Italianate City Hall . The textile sector in Bradford fell into decline from the mid-20th century . Since this time , Bradford has emerged as a tourist destination , becoming the first UNESCO City of Film with attractions such as the National Science and Media Museum , Bradford City Park , the Alhambra theatre and Cartwright Hall . However , Bradford has faced similar challenges to the rest of the post-industrial area of Northern England , including deindustrialisation , social unrest and economic deprivation .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "6ab7d26be5d060571ab492de26f78830", "text": "American Museum American Museum may refer to American Museum of Radio and Electricity , ( now SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention ) , Bellingham , Washington American Museum of Natural History , Central Park West at 79th Street , New York City , established 1869 American Museum of the Moving Image , Astoria , Queens , New York City , opened 1988 American Museum of Magic , Marshall , Michigan , ( collection of Harry Blackstone , Sr. ) , opened 1978 American Museum of Science and Energy , ( previously American Museum of Atomic Energy , renamed 1978 ) , Oak Ridge , Tennessee , founded 1949 American Museum in Britain , Claverton Manor , Claverton , Bath , Somerset , England , founded 1961 Barnum 's American Museum , ( formerly Scudder 's American Museum ) , Broadway and Ann Street , New York City , 1841-1865 The American Museum ( magazine ) , an 18th-century American magazine , published by Matthew Carey , in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , January 1787 to December 1792 The American Museum , a 19th-century American magazine published by Nathan C. Brooks of Baltimore", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ed5aedae87d33d6e05869852b25d58d7", "text": "Low Moor, Bradford Low Moor is a village in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire , England .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e26f307fe51c7ce9b459a22d2defb686", "text": "Carlinghow Carlinghow is a district of Batley , West Yorkshire , England . It is west of Batley town centre , and stretches up towards White Lee and Birstall , along Carlinghow Lane and Bradford Road . The name means `` the hill or burial mound of the `` Witch '' , or `` Hag '' '' , as in an old woman , probably a soothsayer . A ` Carle ' in Scots is a commoner , a husband or in a derogatory sense , a churl or male of low birth . The name ` Carline ' , ` Cairlin ' , Carlin , ` Cyarlin ' , ` Kerlin ' or ` Kerl ' was also used in Lowland Scots as a derogatory term for an old woman , meaning an ` old hag ' . It is a corruption or equivalent of the Gaelic word `` Cailleach '' , meaning a witch or the ` old Hag ' , the Goddess of Winter . ( a `` how '' means a mound , the same as a `` low '' , often the last resting place of some ancient person of noble ranking . It has been suggested in some quarters that the rocky outcrop , which is supposedly the place from where Carlinghow derives its name , known locally as `` The Outies '' , was in ancient times a Druidic settlement , encompassing a sacred oak grove . Oak trees are still plentiful along the banks of the hillside , as are holly bushes , which were also sacred to the Drudic Bards of Iron Age Celtic Britain . It was in this area where the Druids once ruled which is why many of the field names have a reference to the sun and oaks . It is also interesting that it is this area which catches the first rays of the sun on a morning . Nearby waterway the Batley Beck , a tributary of the River Calder runs through Carlinghow , winding parallel along the course Bradford Road . In the area around Summerbridge Close was once Carlinghow Old Hall , an Elizabethan Manor House , a timber-framed building reputed to have been the home of the Eland family in the later Middle Ages . According to Sheard 's book , Records of Batley , it was built by Robert Eland , who died in 1521 . The style of the timbering also suggests a 16th-century date , and there was , in 1968 , a loose date-stone on site inscribed with the year 1505 . All that survived in the late 1960s , when the Hall was recorded in detail before its demolition , was a two-storey , two-bay timber-framed range with stone walling to the ground floor , and diagonal timber ` stud ' walling with a stone slate infill ( partly replaced by bricks ) at first-floor level . The ground floor stone walling was an original feature of the building ( there were no peg holes or mortices to show that it replaced earlier timbering ) , though the windows in it were timber-mullioned . The first-floor windows projected from the walls . A drawing of the Hall , published in Sheard 's book in 1894 , shows that the building was no more extensive at that date than it was in the 1960s , but what survived then was presumably only the ` solar ' wing of a once much bigger ` gentry house ' . Carlinghow Lane is a gradual hill . At Carlinghow is a fire station ; the Wilton council estate ; and Wilton Park , locally known as Batley Park Category : Geography of Batley", "title": "" }, { "docid": "668850d9b9fc399ef93b70ca75768fed", "text": "Peale Museum The Peale Museum , also known officially as the Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore , was a museum of paintings and natural history , located in the City of Baltimore , Maryland , United States . It occupied the first building in the Western Hemisphere to be designed and built specifically as a museum . The Peale Museum was created by Charles Willson Peale , ( 1741-1827 ) and his son Rembrandt Peale , 1778-1860 ) . After functioning separately as the Baltimore City 's historical museum since the original structure was being rebuilt , restored , and renovated in 1930-1931 , and then later merging in with other historic sites , houses and museums in the early 1980s under the expansive efforts of new executive director , with the name of the Baltimore City Life Museums and a new broader mission in conjunction with the other historical locations . After opening a new three-story exhibition gallery , uniquely using the old cast-iron façade of the razed ( but placed in storage in a city yard for 30 years ) of the old Fava Fruit Company and being re-assembled on the new structure facing North Front Street and the parallel new President Street Boulevard ( between East Lombard and East Fayette Streets ) , the new gallery and the B.C.L.M. ran into financial difficulties in the first year in 1996-1997 after the grand opening , coincidentally during the Baltimore Bicentennial Celebration ( of the City 's 200th year after incorporation as a city ) , The Peale branch of the City Life Museums closed unfortunately with the other branches - historic houses and sites later in 1997 and its large collections from over 66 years of original existence were transferred and handed over to the Maryland Historical Society , founded 1844 on West Monument Street and Park Avenue . The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e0cc4e0cb632a63309b97390d17825c", "text": "Wisconsin Historical Museum The Wisconsin Historical Museum is a museum located on the Capitol Square in Madison , Wisconsin . The museum , which features information about the history of Wisconsin , is operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society . In addition to Wisconsin history , it provides information about other American history topics through artifacts , photographs , full-scale dioramas , audio-visual presentations , and interactive multimedia programs . In late 2004 , the museum 's existence was threatened due to budget cuts , but citing its role in the state 's history , Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle restored its funding . In addition to exhibits about traditional aspect of the state 's history , the museum has also offered an exhibition on malted milk , which was first made in Wisconsin , and includes in its permanent collection a Big Boy , the mascot of a hamburger chain , rescued in 1985 when its restaurant closed . The museum also opened in 2012 an exhibit about Smart Studios , a Madison recording facility that closed in 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0b4f58e416ac374784c13d0ecef017bf", "text": "Bradford Clay Bradford Clay in geology , is a thin , rather inconstant bed of clay or marl situated in England at the base of the Forest Marble , the two together constituting the Bradfordian group in the Bathonian series of Jurassic rocks . The term `` Bradford Clay '' appears to have been first used by J. de . C. Sowerby in 1823 as an alternative for W. Smith 's , `` Clay on Upper Oolite '' . The clay came into notice late in the 18th century on account of the local abundance of the crinoid Apiocrinus Parkinsoni . It takes its name from Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire , whence it is traceable southward to the Dorset coast and northward towards Cirencester . It may be regarded as a local phase of the basement beds of the Forest Marble , from which it can not be separated upon either stratigraphical or paleontological grounds . It is seldom more than 10 feet thick , and it contains , as a rule , a few irregular layers of limestone and calcareous sandstone . The lowest layer is often highly fossiliferous ; some of the common forms being Arca minuta , Ostrea gregaria , Waldheimia digona , Terebratula coarctata and Cidaris bradfordensis .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5c5983f0f0294b93a3a21760ff4161df", "text": "Historical Society of Pennsylvania The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is a historical society founded in 1824 and based in Philadelphia . The Society 's building , designed by Addison Hutton and listed on Philadelphia 's Register of Historical Places , houses some 600,000 printed items and over 19 million manuscript and graphic items . The Society maintains printed collections on Pennsylvania and regional history and manuscript collections covering 17th - , 18th - , and 19th-century history . The holdings of the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies were added in 2002 and those of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania in 2006 . The Historical Society has recently undertaken efforts to appeal to a younger demographic , including having open bar events .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f32c08fb3033370759b7fc68bebef83", "text": "Kentucky Museum The Kentucky Museum is a history , arts and culture museum located at 1444 Kentucky Street , Bowling Green , Kentucky on the campus of Western Kentucky University . It includes 8,000 square feet of exhibit space . Archaeology , art , clothing and textiles , furniture , glassware ceramics , quilts , toys and games , and the newly opened `` Instruments of American Excellence '' collections are all permanent exhibits at the museum .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "16db3ed0463514fc76d08a7b94768caa", "text": "National Museum of Costume The National Museum of Costume was located at Shambellie House , in New Abbey , Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland and it formed part of the National Museums of Scotland . The museum allowed a look at fashion and the lifestyle of the wealthy from the 1850s to the 1950s . The clothes were presented in lifelike room settings . In January 2013 , National Museums Scotland announced that the National Museum of Costume was to close and the site would not reopen for 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2ef217497f72e2bec2215eff16d0e306", "text": "Midland Hotel, Bradford The Midland Hotel is a 90-bedroom three-star Victorian hotel in Bradford city centre , owned and managed by London-based Peel Hotels . The architect was Charles Trubshaw , who was contracted to design many railway stations for Midland Railway Company . Construction of the hotel began in 1885 and took five years to complete . It was built by the Midland Railway Company as part of the original Forster Square Railway Station , as a showpiece for the company 's northern operations . Following the `` golden age of steam '' the hotel fell into disrepair until it was bought by Bradford entrepreneur John Pennington in 1992 , who restored it and the hotel re-opened as the Pennington Midland Hotel in 1993 . It was sold to Peel Hotels in December 1998 , who returned it back to its original name . During its life , the hotel has played host to many famous guests , including Sir Henry Irving , an English stage actor , who died there in 1905 . The corner block of the hotel on Lower Kirkgate ( pictured ) was made a grade II listed building in 1983 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e8136558073ceedb78d2ee7985f94478", "text": "Imperial War Museum Imperial War Museums ( IWM ) is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England , three of which are in London . Founded as the Imperial War Museum in 1917 , the museum was intended to record the civil and military war effort and sacrifice of Britain and its Empire during the First World War . The museum 's remit has since expanded to include all conflicts in which British or Commonwealth forces have been involved since 1914 . As of 2012 , the museum aims `` to provide for , and to encourage , the study and understanding of the history of modern war and ` wartime experience ' '' . Originally housed in the Crystal Palace at Sydenham Hill , the museum opened to the public in 1920 . In 1924 , the museum moved to space in the Imperial Institute in South Kensington , and finally in 1936 , the museum acquired a permanent home that was previously the Bethlem Royal Hospital in Southwark . The outbreak of the Second World War saw the museum expand both its collections and its terms of reference , but in the post-war period , the museum entered a period of decline . The 1960s saw the museum redevelop its Southwark building , now referred to as Imperial War Museum London , which serves as the organisation 's corporate headquarters . During the 1970s , the museum began to expand onto other sites . The first , in 1976 , was a historic airfield in Cambridgeshire now referred to as IWM Duxford . In 1978 , the Royal Navy cruiser became a branch of the museum , having previously been preserved for the nation by a private trust . In 1984 , the Cabinet War Rooms , an underground wartime command centre , was opened to the public . From the 1980s onwards , the museum 's Bethlem building underwent a series of multimillion-pound redevelopments , completed in 2000 . Finally , 2002 saw the opening of IWM North in Trafford , Greater Manchester , the fifth branch of the museum and the first in the north of England . In 2011 , the museum rebranded itself as IWM , standing for `` Imperial War Museums '' . The museum 's collections include archives of personal and official documents , photographs , film and video material , and oral history recordings , an extensive library , a large art collection , and examples of military vehicles and aircraft , equipment , and other artefacts . The museum is funded by government grants , charitable donations , and revenue generation through commercial activity such as retailing , licensing , and publishing . General admission is free to IWM London ( although specific exhibitions require the purchase of a ticket ) and IWM North , but an admission fee is levied at the other branches . The museum is an exempt charity under the Charities Act 1993 and a non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture , Media and Sport . As of January 2012 , the Chairman of the Trustees is Sir Francis Richards . Since October 2008 , the museum 's Director General has been Diane Lees .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "515e768426264aedbe2870c1facb9295", "text": "Museum of Power The Museum of Power is located in the former Southend Waterworks Langford Pumping Station in Langford , Essex , England . It is located on the B1019 , on the main road from Maldon to Hatfield Peverel . The museum operates a miniature railway , which offers passenger rides around the museum , and hosts major events such as the `` Old Tyme Rally '' which sees a large array of visiting vintage cars and lorries on display .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "152e293b81be7ae1bab741c042fe7b0d", "text": "Royal Albert Memorial Museum Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery ( RAMM ) is a museum and art gallery in Exeter , Devon , the largest in the city . It holds significant and diverse collections in areas such as zoology , anthropology , fine art , local and overseas archaeology , and geology . Altogether the museum holds over one million objects , of which a small percentage is on permanent public display . It is a ` Major Partner Museum ' ( MPM ) under the Arts Council England administered programme of strategic investment , which means RAMM receives funding ( 2012 -- 15 ) to develop its services . RAMM receives this funding in partnership with Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery . Previously they were described as ` hub museums ' under the ` Renaissance ' Programme for regional museums which operated between 2002 -- 11 and funded by the now defunct Museums Libraries & Archives Council ( MLA ) . Founded in 1868 , the museum is housed in a Gothic Revival building of local New Red Sandstone that has undergone several extensions during its history ; most recently , the museum was re-opened in December 2011 after a redevelopment lasting four years and costing # 24M . Since its re-opening the museum has received several awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b7d568976b58b30684a8b6c69c3195db", "text": "Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol , England . The museum is situated in Clifton , about 0.5 mi from the city centre . As part of Bristol Culture it is run by the Bristol City Council with no entrance fee . It holds designated museum status , granted by the national government to protect outstanding museums . The designated collections include : geology , Eastern art , and Bristol 's history , including English delftware . In January 2012 it became one of sixteen Arts Council England Major Partner Museums . The museum includes sections on natural history as well as local , national and international archaeology . The art gallery contains works from all periods , including many by internationally famous artists , as well a collection of modern paintings of Bristol . In the summer of 2009 the museum hosted an exhibition by Banksy , featuring more than 70 works of art , including animatronics and installations ; it is his largest exhibition yet . It was developed in secrecy and with no advance publicity , but soon gained worldwide notoriety . The building is of Edwardian Baroque architecture and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II * listed building . The standard opening hours are : Tuesday -- Sunday , 10am -- 5pm . The museum is also open 10am-5pm on Bank Holiday Mondays and Mondays during Bristol school holidays .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a0d26367cefdfb9ee520da092e072b94", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "57b47140216c58001394861828ad2309", "text": "Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery The Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Carlisle , Cumbria , in England . Opened by the Carlisle Corporation in 1893 , the original building is a converted Jacobean mansion , with extensions added when it was converted . At first the building contained the museum and also a library , an art school and a technical school . The building , including the extensions , is a Grade I listed building , and the wall , gates and railings in front of the house are separately Grade I listed . The two schools were moved in the 1950s and the library in 1986 . The museum expanded into the city Guildhall in 1980 and with new space available from 1986 it underwent an extensive redevelopment over 1989-90 and again in 2000-01 . Since May 2011 the museum has been an independent charitable trust , the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust . It is one of the three members of the Cumbria Museum Consortium , along with Lakeland Arts and the Wordsworth Trust . In 2012-15 and 2015-18 this consortium was one of the 21 museums or consortia ( 16 in the earlier period ) to be funded by Arts Council England as `` Major Partner Museums '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad8ca61d69dc6063dbef817a1e6b6e48", "text": "Manor House Museum Manor House Museum , Ilkley , England , was a local heritage museum , art gallery and education centre , established in 1892 to preserve local archaeological artefacts after the spa town expanded and much Roman material was lost . It was re-opened in the present building in 1961 and closed in 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "180fa67965064faebbe79d303acfd44f", "text": "Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Doncaster , South Yorkshire , England . The museum won the `` Most Improved Audience Figures '' award from Audiences Yorkshire .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3078504b20e1e675c8b25594ae65ed2a", "text": "Peoria Riverfront Museum The Peoria Riverfront Museum is a public museum of art , science and culture located in downtown Peoria , Illinois . Containing a planetarium , a giant screen theater , exhibits , collections , educational classes , and public outreach , the museum opened in October 2012 . A specialty resource of the museum is the `` Illinois River Encounter , '' a family-oriented gallery that attempts to be the definitive aquarium of the Illinois River , which flows adjacent to the museum . Adjacent displays describe the ecology , social history , and engineering of the working river . The museum 's collections include fine art ( paintings , sculptures , works on paper ) , decorative art ( furniture , ceramics , metal , glass , textiles ) , folk art ( paintings , sculptures , graphics , decorative arts , etc. ) , ethnographic art ( Native American , African , Oceanic , Asian ) , natural science artifacts ( rocks and minerals , insects , shells ) , and historic artifacts including a Duryea Motor Wagon Company car , theater and opera posters , and square dancing items . The Peoria Riverfront Museum serves as a successor to Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences , which was founded by private citizens in 1965 and whose building was then given to and maintained by the Peoria Park District while its operations remained entirely private . Lakeview Museum was located in the north central suburban Lakeview Park in Peoria . It was also home to more than 50 member clubs , hobby groups , and organizations who formed an independent arts and sciences council whose members had helped start the museum . Lakeview Museum officials led the campaign for the new museum , and its collections , trustees and staff formed the foundation of the Peoria Riverfront Museum operation when it opened in September 2012 . The Peoria Riverfront Museum was funded by private contributions with support from donated land by the city of Peoria and support for the building by a tax referendum approved by voters of Peoria County . The operations are supported by donations and earned revenue while the building and grounds are owned by Peoria County and leased to the museum by public-private partnership agreement . Key to the agreement was the enactment by local voters of a supplemental sales tax . An admission fee is charged . The museum building is adjacent to the historic Rock Island Depot and Freight House .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "643e89e41a9a25afb3b938bc9f93e013", "text": "National Stone Centre The National Stone Centre is a museum , an industrial heritage discovery centre and a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Wirksworth , near Matlock Bath in Derbyshire .", "title": "" } ]
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Up All Night was released in November 2011.
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It debuted at No. 3 on the Canadian Albums Chart , selling more than 10,000 in its first week , while also peaking at No. 47 on the Billboard 200 in the United States . It received a Juno Award nomination for Pop Album of the Year on February 7 , 2012 . It was certified gold on April 27 , 2012 in Canada , denoting sales in excess of 40,000 . The album spawned the singles `` Everybody Breaks a Glass '' , `` Toes '' , and `` Where the Fence Is Low '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7d676bb3a6d9b862459ee271c41e43a7", "text": "2011 in Canadian music", "title": "" }, { "docid": "db496ef6af8d9485bf11cf5da2df92e7", "text": "2011 in Australia", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3ed32a6741daf0833517ba3ee6d91ca1", "text": "A Night Like This A Night Like This may refer to : A Night Like This ( album ) , a 1993 album by Rebecka Törnqvist `` A Night Like This '' ( song ) , a 2009 song by Caro Emerald `` A Night Like This '' , a song from the album The Head on the Door by The Cure A Night Like This ( play ) , a 1930 British farce , the seventh of the eleven Aldwych farces A Night Like This ( film ) , a 1932 British comedy film directed by Tom Walls , based on the play", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6c2db02ace6e57638fb5629e2c1375db", "text": "All Nighter All Nighter or Allnighter may refer to : All Nighter ( film ) , a 2017 comedy The Allnighter ( film ) , a 1987 comedy The Allnighter ( album ) , a 1984 album by Glenn Frey All Nighter ( night bus service ) , a network in the San Francisco , California area Allniters , an Australian ska band `` All Nighter '' , a 2014 song by Char Avell", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f5b880f856eeedc56c2e5051a8962e2", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ed671b26e2b0cb7c293cee753c337aae", "text": "Do It All Night (album) Do It All Night is an album by Curtis Mayfield . It incorporated many disco sounds used by other 1970s guitarists . `` No Goodbyes '' was released a single . `` You Are , You Are '' was written by Mayfield for Linda Clifford and available on her 1978 lp If My Friends Could See Me Now '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ec6fa53ed2e5e4fc8f238c1fd1c67cff", "text": "Friday Night Lights (mixtape) Friday Night Lights is the third official mixtape from Fayetteville , North Carolina rapper J. Cole . It was released on November 12 , 2010 . The mixtape was to originally be called Villematic and contain J. Cole 's previous leaks and freestyles , however , Cole later stated it would have original material . The mixtape became the second most searched and trending topics on Google and Twitter respectively following its release . Most songs on the mixtape were slated to be on his debut album at one point or another . The mixtape has been viewed over 4,470,000 times , streamed over 1,280,000 times , and downloaded over 1,700,000 times on mixtape site DatPiff . On June 26 , 2013 Cole announced that he would be re-releasing The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights for retail sale , in order to give them the push they deserved .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab91749c26a7e561663c9965cd2edf55", "text": "Stepped Up and Scratched Stepped Up and Scratched is a remix album by English metalcore band Asking Alexandria . After many delayed scheduled releases , it was released on 21 November 2011 through Sumerian Records . It includes remixes done by Borgore , Sol Invicto , Celldweller , Big Chocolate , KC Blitz and more . Borgore 's remix of `` Final Episode ( Let 's Change the Channel ) '' was released as a digital single on 19 April 2011 , as a promotional iTunes single back when the album was set for release in July 2011 . Since then the album was again pushed back , and at some point believed to be shelved . In October 2011 , it was announced that the album will be finally released on 21 November 2011 , with Sumerian Records revealing the track list and cover art of the album . Tomba 's remix of `` Another Bottle Down '' was released for free listening on Sumerian Records ' YouTube channel , though it was n't an official single . The first official single from the album was announced to be Celldweller 's remix of `` A Lesson Never Learned '' which was set for a 1 November 2011 , release . The Document One remix of `` Reckless & Relentless '' was premiered on Hot Topic 's website on 10 November 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "57bae99035b4f3975109088bc1d75da8", "text": "Not So Silent Night ... Christmas with REO Speedwagon Not So Silent Night ... Christmas with REO Speedwagon is the sixteenth studio album by REO Speedwagon . It was released on November 3 , 2009 by Sony Music , two years after the band 's previous studio album , Find Your Own Way Home . On July 1 , 2010 , the album was re-released with three bonus tracks , and a DVD was released in a series from Sony Music called The Yule Log DVD , in which the music from `` Not So Silent Night ... Christmas with REO Speedwagon '' is featured with three different holiday visuals ( one of them the yule log of the series ' title ) . The original CD cover is featured on the DVD menu .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ce3735295738f8c7969f95cb5d277ce4", "text": "Finding Me: Truth Finding Me : Truth is a 2011 drama film by director Roger S. Omeus Jr. and a sequel to the 2009 Finding Me .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "74637b966e9902e6fa1ae4f04cb8728a", "text": "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (film) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a 2011 American drama film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer , directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Eric Roth . It stars Thomas Horn , Tom Hanks , Sandra Bullock , Max von Sydow , Viola Davis , John Goodman , Jeffrey Wright , and Zoe Caldwell . Production took place in New York City . The film had a limited release in the United States on December 25 , 2011 by Warner Bros. . Pictures , and a wide release on January 20 , 2012 . Despite mixed reviews , the film was nominated for two Academy Awards , Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for von Sydow . The film earned $ 55.2 million . The film was released in Blu-ray , DVD , and digital download formats in Region 1 on March 27 , 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cf958e9c24b60d84c9d676646fb70101", "text": "Keep Your Head Up (Ben Howard song) `` Keep Your Head Up '' is a song by British singer-songwriter Ben Howard from his debut studio album Every Kingdom . It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2011 as a digital download . It reached a peak UK Singles Chart position of 74 . The song was written by Ben Howard . The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer . It is a re-recording of the original version found on the Games in the Dark EP . The song was voted to be 3VOOR12 song of the year on the Dutch radio station 3FM .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1fd0fc7131ad30d0a79dda6caec562dd", "text": "Night of Hunters Night of Hunters is the twelfth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos , released on September 20 , 2011 , in the United States through Deutsche Grammophon . It is a concept album that Amos has described as `` a 21st century song cycle inspired by classical music themes spanning over 400 years . '' She pays tribute to classical composers such as Alkan , Bach , Chopin , Debussy , Granados , Satie and Schubert , taking inspiration from their original compositions to create new , independent songs . Regarding the album 's concept , she has described it as the exploration of `` the hunter and the hunted and how both exist within us '' through the story of `` a woman who finds herself in the dying embers of a relationship . '' Night of Hunters is Amos 's first studio album recorded using only acoustic instruments , relying solely on her vocals and classically trained piano skills , along with a variety of accompanying string and woodwind instruments , to create its classical sound . Additionally , to record this album Amos broke a nearly 15-year-long collaboration with her studio and touring bandmates , choosing to work with a variety of new musicians , including the Berlin Philharmonic 's principal clarinetist , Andreas Ottensamer , and the award-winning string quartet , Apollon Musagète , while enlisting her daughter , Natashya Hawley , and niece , Kelsey Dobyns , as guest vocalists . Night of Hunters also marks the twentieth anniversary of her long-time collaboration with John Philip Shenale , who has contributed arrangements to most of her albums , beginning with her solo debut , Little Earthquakes ( 1992 ) . The album is Amos ' first release on a classical music label . Like her previous releases , it is available in both standard and deluxe CD formats , digital format , as well as limited edition vinyl . Amos also released an entirely instrumental version of the album entitled Night of Hunters -- Sin Palabras ( without words ) available only to download . The main promotional single released from the album is `` Carry '' , a variation on La fille aux cheveux de lin by Debussy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1652dbfece3f7320b2d41f126d63b702", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "267cba1be1b6c55dae619481d798eab2", "text": "2011 Young Critics Circle Awards 22nd YCC Awards February 28 , 2012 Best Picture : Haruo The 22nd Young Critics Circle Awards , honoring the best in Philippine cinema for 2011 , were announced on February 28 , 2012 and presented on June 27 , 2012 at the Claro M. Recto Conference Hall , Faculty Center , UP Diliman , Quezon City , Philippines .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4adaf9cdd903edf224ece7892e749ae5", "text": "All Night Long (1962 film) All Night Long is a 1962 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden , and starring Patrick McGoohan , Marti Stevens , Paul Harris , Keith Michell , Richard Attenborough and Betsy Blair . The story , written by Nel King and Paul Jarrico , writing under the name Peter Achilles , is an updated version of Shakespeare 's Othello , set in the London jazz scene of the 1960s . The black-and-white film features performances by several prominent British and American jazz musicians .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "850027b72954a4fa05cdbecdfba7db23", "text": "All Night (Icona Pop song) `` All Night '' is a song by Swedish synthpop duo Icona Pop , from their second studio and international debut album , This Is ... Icona Pop ( 2013 ) . The album was released worldwide on July 23 , 2013 as a digital download by Swedish independent record label TEN Music Group , as well as Atlantic Records subsidiary Big Beat Records . The song is the second single to be released from the album , following `` Girlfriend '' . It was featured in the film Neighbors and appears on the film 's soundtrack .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a234e8b1d2d59e3b5cbe930bce1da0f1", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7924fc2cb2fa6729f29ed783c536a446", "text": "Election Special Election Special is the 2012 fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ry Cooder . After his 2011 album Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down , Cooder continued writing topical and storyline-inspired songs . Displeased with the Republican Party and its financial supporters , he also wanted to write an album that would address listeners during the United States presidential election of 2012 , which he believed to be a critical event in the country 's history . Election Special was recorded mostly at Drive-By Studios in North Hollywood and produced by Cooder . Election Special is an American roots and blues rock album of protest songs with music characterized by upbeat melodies , simple instrumentation , and sparse arrangements . Cooder played all of the instruments , including bass , guitar , and mandolin , with the exception of drums by his son Joachim . A deeply political album , it expands on the socio-political musings and current event topics of Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down with forthright , satirical lyrics and song-form vignettes . Cooder 's songwriting exhibits liberal and populist sentiments and draws on older musical sources such as broadside ballads and country blues . Election Special was released by Perro Verde Records and Nonesuch Records on August 16 , 2012 , one week before the 2012 Republican National Convention . It received generally positive reviews from critics , who complimented its topical protest songs and Cooder 's musicianship . The album peaked at number 164 on the Billboard 200 chart in the US , but charted significantly higher in other countries . Cooder did not tour in promotion of the album , citing a lost interest in both playing large concert venues and the commercial aspect of releasing records .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "5057dd9d867c0294c6684ab72dd9dcb3", "text": "La La Anthony Alani Nicole `` La La '' Anthony ( née Vázquez ; born June 25 , 1979 ) is a television personality , New York Times best-selling author , business woman , producer and actress . In the early 2000s , La La came to prominence as an MTV VJ on Total Request Live . La La can be seen in the Starz original drama series , Power , executive produced by 50 Cent and starring Omari Hardwick and Naturi Naughton . In 2014 La La reprised her role as Sonia in the film Think Like a Man Too and in 2015 appeared in November Rule and Destined . In 2004 La La began dating NBA player Carmelo Anthony and they were married by Michael Eric Dyson on July 10 , 2010 at Cipriani 's in New York City before 320 guests . The ceremony was filmed by VH1 and aired as part of a reality series on the couple , titled La La 's Full Court Wedding . La La and Carmelo Anthony 's son , Kiyan Carmelo Anthony , was born on March 7 , 2007 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "be8c3319e5931c4505cacfa30dc2a164", "text": "Luisa Luisa ( Italian , Spanish , and Portuguese ) or Louise ( French ) is a feminine given name ; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis ( Luis ) , the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig ( German Ludwig ) , from the Germanic elements hlod `` fame '' and wig `` combat '' . Variations include Luisella , Luisetta , Luigia . Its popularity derives from the cult of Saint Louise de Marillac of Paris , and from Giuseppe Verdi 's opera Luisa Miller . The name may refer to : Luisa Miller , an opera by Giuseppe Verdi Giovanni da Verrazzano 's name for Block Island and hence , Rhode Island Luisa Piccarreta also known as `` Little Daughter of the Divine Will '' is a proposed Roman Catholic saint Luisa Warrington , fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs , played by Clare Byam-Shaw Luísa , a song composed by Tom Jobim Antônio Carlos Jobim", "title": "" }, { "docid": "601dac8e67d04bc7d02933ecc5e2bfde", "text": "Sant'Antonio Sant ` Antonio , Italian for Saint Anthony , most often refers to places named after Saint Anthony of Padua or Sant ` Antonio Abate :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "beac0d6779f00d65d36583ca2660a563", "text": "No Me Ames `` No Me Ames '' ( English : `` Do n't Love Me '' ) is a Latin pop duet recorded by American singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony for Lopez 's debut studio album , On the 6 ( 1999 ) . It is a Spanish cover version of the Italian song `` Non Amarmi '' , written by Giancarlo Bigazzi , Marco Falagiani and Aleandro Baldi and recorded by Baldi and Francesca Alotta for Baldi 's album Il Sole ( 1993 ) . The song was translated into Spanish by Ignacio Ballesteros at Anthony 's request . Two versions of the song were produced for On the 6 ; one as a ballad and the other as a salsa . The ballad version was produced by Dan Shea , while the salsa version was arranged and produced by Juan Vicente Zambrano . The music video was directed by Kevin Bray and received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Short Form Music Video . It served as the encore during the couple 's co-headlining tour in 2007 . `` No Me Ames '' speaks of a complicated relationship between two lovers . It was first released by Work Records on May 11 , 1999 , as a B-side to `` If You Had My Love '' ( 1999 ) . The work received generally positive reviews from critics . The song peaked at number one in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart . It received a Latin Grammy nomination for `` Best Pop Performance by a Duo/Group with Vocals '' . At the Billboard Latin Music Awards of 2000 , the song received an award for Hot Latin Track of the Year by a Vocal Duo and two nominations for Tropical/Salsa Track of the Year and Hot Latin Track of the Year . It also received an award for Salsa Song of the Year at the American Society of Composers , Authors and Publishers Awards of 2000 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2be5dae23998b709b0f987bf0c7b27a2", "text": "Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical New Artist of the Year The Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical/Salsa New Artist of the Year is an honor presented annually by American network Univision . It was first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music . The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts , with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte . At the present time , the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey . The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef . The award was first presented to Nicaraguan singer Luis Enrique . Puerto-Rican American performer Olga Tañón was a nominee in 1993 and eventually became the most awarded performer in Lo Nuestro Awards history , with 22 accolades . American singer Marc Anthony won the following year and also received the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance for the album Contra la Corriente in 1998 . Puerto-Rican American artist Elvis Crespo earned the award in 1999 , the same year that his songs `` Suavemente '' and `` Tu Sonrisa '' peaked at number-one at the Billboard Latin Songs chart . At the 12th Lo Nuestro Awards , Son by Four was named Tropical New Artist of the Year aided by the massive success of their single `` A Puro Dolor '' , which later ranked 1st at the Hot Latin Songs 25th Anniversary chart . Colombian singer-songwriter Fonseca won in 2007 and also earned the Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song . In 2013 , the Pop , Regional Mexican and Tropical/Salsa New Artist of the Year categories were merged on a Lo Nuestro Award for Best New Artist category in the General Field ; however , the following year , the Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical New Artist of the Year was reincorporated .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9d34a5972e1019b39ecbf51282084a35", "text": "Jose Antonio Vargas Jose Antonio Vargas ( born February 3 , 1981 ) is a journalist , filmmaker , and immigration rights activist . Born in the Philippines and raised in the United States from the age of twelve , he was part of The Washington Post team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2008 for coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting online and in print . Vargas also has worked for the San Francisco Chronicle , the Philadelphia Daily News , and The Huffington Post . He wrote , produced , and directed the autobiographical 2013 film , Documented , which CNN Films broadcast in June 2014 . In a June 2011 essay in The New York Times Magazine , Vargas revealed his status as an undocumented immigrant in an effort to promote dialogue about the immigration system in the U.S. and to advocate for the DREAM Act , which would provide children in similar circumstances with a path to citizenship . A year later , a day after the publication of his Time cover story about his continued uncertainty regarding his immigration status , the Obama administration announced it was halting the deportation of undocumented immigrants age 30 and under , who would be eligible for the DREAM Act . Vargas , who had just turned 31 , did not qualify . Vargas is the founder of Define American , a nonprofit organization intended to open up dialogue about the criteria people use to determine who is an American . He has said : `` I am an American . I just do n't have the right papers . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6ed5bafe261cf520000fe5faa82fa764", "text": "Anthony Ruiz Anthony Ruiz ( born November 3 , 1977 ) is an American professional mixed martial artist . He has competed for Strikeforce , the WEC , ShoXC , King of the Cage , Tachi Palace Fights , and the Palace Fighting Championship .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5fe957672bf29daa408d92faacea1632", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cc7ae452c762147d2a85f605c044fcf6", "text": "La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family La Toya : Growing up in the Jackson Family is an autobiography written by American singer La Toya Jackson , and co-authored by celebrity biography author Patricia Romanowski . The book was originally released on February 7 , 1991 , around the same time as Jackson 's seventh studio album No Relations . In this autobiography , Jackson accuses her father , Joseph , of child abuse , and goes into detail on the personal lives of her superstar siblings Michael and Janet as well as Jermaine , Randy , Tito , and Rebbie Jackson 's struggle under the spotlight . The Jackson family denied all of her allegations . At the time the book was written , Jackson was married to her reportedly abusive manager Jack Gordon , who she now accuses of inserting his own stories into her autobiography to embarrass her family and make her appear to be a `` drama queen '' . Jackson reunited with her family in the late 1990s after leaving Gordon . On her interview with Larry King in 2003 she said that she respectfully accepted her father 's apologies for the way he treated her and her siblings as children . The autobiography was re-issued under various titles throughout the 1990s . The original hardcover edition spent several weeks atop the New York Times Bestseller List . In the weeks leading up to the release of the book , Gordon ordered that the transcript be kept in a high-security vault out of fear that the Jackson family would attempt to sabotage the project .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2954954da2ea423a251aadee97729101", "text": "La La Means I Love You (album) La La Means I Love You is the 1968 debut album by American R&B / Soul vocal group The Delfonics , released on May 14 , 1968 on the Philly Groove label . The album was produced by Thom Bell and consists of a mixture of original songs written by Bell and lead singer William Hart , and cover versions of already well-known songs . The celebrated title track was a # 4 pop hit , and `` I 'm Sorry '' and `` Break Your Promise '' also charted . With its lush , smooth orchestral sound and production , La La Means I Love You is now considered a classic soul album and one of the most important and influential records in the development of the nascent Philadelphia soul sound which would come to dominate the commercial soul music market in the early and mid -- 1970s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "22143471af556f0bffae75835d5ef95e", "text": "Cosculluela José Fernando Cosculluela Suárez ( born October 15 , 1980 ) , also known artistically as Cosculluela , is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "be4df28b387d29de45f61c5e7cd2c1c2", "text": "Angel Cotto Javier Omar Cotto , better known by his ring name Angel Cotto , is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "98bb3c5471643a57ff4bcbec99797652", "text": "José Antonio Castro José Antonio Castro González ( born August 11 , 1980 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican football player who last played as a defender for Atlético San Luis . He gained notoriety for his performances with Club América and at the 2006 FIFA World Cup for Mexico . He is often referred to by his nickname `` El Gringo '' , given to him in his childhood because his parents are both Spanish , and his blue eyes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3f1c6a09be447d549ff88abe4573d428", "text": "Anthony Martin Sinatra Anthony Martin Sinatra ( born Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra , ; May 4 , 1892 -- January 24 , 1969 ) was an Italian-American Hoboken city fireman , professional boxer , bar owner , and father of singer and actor Frank Sinatra .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fe49aef40e3544d40fdf1c5772a90071", "text": "José Rivera (playwright) José Rivera ( born March 24 , 1955 ) is a playwright and the first Puerto Rican screenwriter to be nominated for an Oscar .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9dfd3b3092673219e69d5e19240b8c33", "text": "Tony Latone Anthony H. Latone ( April 18 , 1897 -- November 24 , 1975 ) was an American football player of Lithuanian descent who played six seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) . Although he never attended college , he is unofficially considered the leading rusher of 1920s . During the six seasons he played in the NFL , Latone out-rushed ( 2,648 -- 2,616 in yards ) and outscored ( 26 -- 21 in touchdowns ) the Pro Football Hall of Fame 's Red Grange , despite playing 30 fewer games . He was also one of the very few known persons to knock Grange out of a game . Grange later said that , `` even though ( Chicago Bears owner ) George Halas was paying me , 500 bucks to barn storm the nation , it was n't enough to be hit by the likes of Latone . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "080fa9c2ae9a35759a38f07646424b40", "text": "José Agustín Quintero José Agustín Quintero ( May 6 , 1829 -- September 7 , 1885 ) was , among other things , a journalist , diplomat , lawyer , poet , translator , and revolutionary . Born in Havana to a Cuban tobacco planter named Antonio Quintero and an English woman named Anna Woodville , he studied at Colegio de San Cristóbal and reportedly at Harvard University at age 12 , though no record of him there survives . Quintero was a friend of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and translated his work and that of other poets such as Tennyson . He graduated from law school in Havana and became a journalist writing for Cuban patriot revolution . He was arrested by the Spanish three times for his writings and escaped from Cuba after being condemned to death . In the 1850s he ran Democratic papers in the American South , and at the beginning of the American Civil War he took the side of the South . He enlisted in the Quitman Rifles guard of Austin , Texas and met Jefferson Davis in Richmond , Virginia , who sent him to Mexico as a spy for the South . Quintero had a large role in opening up trade at Matamoros and helped smuggle Southern cotton to Europe for materiel . At the end of the Civil War , Quintero established himself in New Orleans , married , started a family , practiced law , and joined the New Orleans Picayune , for which he was an editor . He became the American Consul for Belgium and Costa Rica . By the time of his death on September 7 , 1885 , `` in New Orleans no man was more widely known . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "94733ccb4b176653817c6491a8e433c8", "text": "Anthony da Costa Anthony da Costa ( born 1991 in Bronx , NY ) is an American singer-songwriter based in Nashville , TN . He has been writing and performing original material since he was 13 years old . He names Ryan Adams , Dan Bern , and Bob Dylan as some of his biggest songwriting influences . He attended Columbia University and graduated with a bachelor 's degree in ancient Greek and Roman history in 2013 . In 2016 , Anthony released his latest solo album , `` Da Costa , '' which was self-produced and features Aaron Lee Tasjan . Devon Sproule , and members of Ben Kweller , Eric Johnson and Okkervil River . Anthony is also an in-demand live and session guitarist , having toured with Aoife O'Donovan of Crooked Still , Jimmy LaFave , and now the Grammy-award-winning songwriter Sarah Jarosz .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a4c7b3f039a5186ec57c806e7d3f885", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c4f0d9502c89fb04f4ce1cb2af305ac6", "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 . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a51877809066e1f0237ec1cf85d68b06", "text": "L'estate di John Wayne `` L'estate di John Wayne '' is a song performed by Italian singer and pianist Raphael Gualazzi . The song was released in Italy as a digital download on 15 July 2016 as the lead single from his forth studio album Love Life Peace ( 2016 ) . The song peaked at number 43 on the Italian Singles Chart , and was later certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry .", "title": "" } ]
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Grunge became commercially successful due in part to at least one album by Alice in Chains.
[ { "docid": "65f6e5cf3423c21bee72ad478562f278", "text": "Dirt (Alice in Chains album) Dirt is the second studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains , released on September 29 , 1992 , through Columbia Records . Peaking at number six on the Billboard 200 , the album was also well received by music critics . It has since been certified four-times platinum by the RIAA and gone on to sell five million copies worldwide , making Dirt the band 's highest selling album to date . It was the last album to feature bassist Mike Starr before he departed the band in early 1993 . The album spawned five singles : `` Would ? '' , `` Them Bones '' , `` Angry Chair '' , `` Rooster '' , and `` Down in a Hole '' . The songs on the album focused on depression , pain , anger , anti-social behavior , drug addiction ( primarily heroin ) , war , death , and other emotionally charged topics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a43f917abb7cc4222f5f0d65197c3b56", "text": "Grunge Grunge ( sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound ) is a subgenre of alternative rock and a subculture that emerged during the in the Pacific Northwest U.S. state of Washington , particularly in Seattle and nearby towns . The early grunge movement revolved around Seattle 's independent record label Sub Pop and that region 's underground music scene . By the early 1990s its popularity had spread , with grunge acts appearing in California , then surfacing towards other parts of the United States and in Australia , building strong followings and signing major record deals . Grunge became commercially successful in the early 1990s , due to releases such as Nirvana 's Nevermind , Pearl Jam 's Ten , Soundgarden 's Superunknown , Alice in Chains ' Dirt and Stone Temple Pilots ' Core . The success of these bands boosted the popularity of alternative rock and made grunge the most popular form of rock music at the time . Although most grunge bands had disbanded or faded from view by the late 1990s , they influenced modern rock music , as their lyrics brought socially conscious issues into pop culture and added introspection and an exploration of what it means to be true to oneself . Grunge was also an influence on subsequent genres such as post-grunge and nu metal . Grunge fuses elements of punk rock and heavy metal , such as the distorted electric guitar used in both genres , although some bands performed with more emphasis on one or the other . Like these genres , grunge typically uses electric guitar , bass guitar , a drummer and a singer . Grunge also incorporates influences from indie rock bands such as Sonic Youth . Lyrics are typically angst-filled and introspective , often addressing themes such as social alienation , apathy , concerns about confinement , and a desire for freedom . A number of factors contributed to grunge 's decline in prominence . During the , many grunge bands broke up or became less visible . Nirvana 's Kurt Cobain , labeled by Time as `` the John Lennon of the swinging Northwest '' , appeared unusually tortured by success and struggled with an addiction to heroin before he committed suicide at the age of 27 in 1994 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "fc537674f91ab1f4ccea2d59ac584b65", "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", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2cee6de857fdca9be35e3819a722b310", "text": "Schoolkids Records Schoolkids Records is a retail indie record store based in the `` Triangle '' region of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill , North Carolina . Founded in 1974 , Schoolkids is one of the longest running music retail stores in the country and at one point had as many as 7 stores throughout the eastern North Carolina region ( Raleigh ( 2 ) , Durham , Chapel Hill , Cary , Greenville ) and one in Athens , Georgia . As of 2009 the main flagship store in Raleigh , NC ( Across from NC State University ) was the sole location still in business . In October 2013 , the store announced it would relocate to the Mission Valley Shopping Center to make way for a destination hotel that was causing the eviction of several local businesses along Hillsborough Street . The new location would still allow the business to operate close to the university , while expanding space for live music performances and the ability to sell craft beers . The store has often been located close to College and University campus and focuses mostly on selling Alternative , Independent and College music , selling both Vinyl and CDs , with the trend largely going back to more and more Vinyl by 2012 . Schoolkids has been widely known as the main record store for almost 40 years ( until the other locations closed ) around schools such as : North Carolina State University , The University of North Carolina , Duke University , East Carolina University and The University of Georgia . The store has often been the destination and shopping preference for many local and national bands in this area , many of whom either worked at the store or started selling their first albums or 7 '' singles at the store on consignment . Artists to get their start selling records at Schoolkids include : Ryan Adams and Whiskeytown , Superchunk , Archers of Loaf , Ben Folds , The Connells , Polvo , Athenaeum , Squirrel Nut Zippers and many others . The store was also one of the first retail outlets to sell No Depression Magazine and to work with labels such as Merge Records , Mammoth Records and Yep Roc Records . The store saw its highest level of sales in the early 90 's when the independent music sector exploded with the success of Nirvana . Schoolkids has often been confused with some of the other stores in the country with the same name , including `` School Kids Records '' and `` School Kids in Exile '' in Ann Arbor , Michigan as well as other cities like Gainesville , Florida , but the stores were not connected in ownership to the main independent chain in North Carolina . Schoolkids is a founding members of the CIMS Coalition , The first national Coalition of Independent Music Stores and has also been named by both Time Magazine and The Grammys as one of the `` top ten '' record stores in the United States . In 2014 , in their new location at the Mission Valley Shopping Center ( just on the south side of NC State 's main campus ) , Schoolkids obtained an ABC license and started serving craft beers on draft and cans to their customers . The store increased its instore performances from national and local bands and became a store by day and a lounge-style bar/venue by night . Shows end early ( generally start at 8pm ) and are over by 10pm . All shows are free and the store encourages customers to tip the band in a ` pass the Devo energy dome ' event each night . For Record Store Day 2014 , Schoolkids had its best sales day in its 40-year history . In July , they hosted a 40th Anniversary show for free at the Lincoln Theatre and the lineup was : The DeBonzo Brothers , Hank Sinatra , Six String Drag , The Baseball Project ( Featuring Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate and his wife Linda Pitmon , Scott McCaughey ( Minus 5 ) , Mike Mills & Peter Buck ( R.E.M. ) and co-headliners , drivin ' n ' cryin ' . The show was a huge success drawing close to 700 people for the 5 -- 6 hour event . The store also saw Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend , John Densmore , of the Doors visit for a book signing in September that drew over 300 rabid fans of The Doors to the store to enjoy some beers and get a book signed by a rock and roll legend . At year end , Schoolkids had seen its first growth year in almost 10 years and Vinyl sales were now 70 % of the business , with a growth of 57 % from 2013-2014 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "579f63a07bdfa1f180fc8cfec75ad601", "text": "American popular music American popular music has had a profound effect on music across the world . The country has seen the rise of popular styles that have had a significant influence on global culture , including ragtime , blues , jazz , swing , rock , bluegrass , country , R&B , doo wop , gospel , soul , funk , heavy metal , punk , disco , house , techno , salsa , grunge and hip hop . In addition , the American music industry is quite diverse , supporting a number of regional styles such as zydeco , klezmer and slack-key . Distinctive styles of American popular music emerged early in the 19th century , and in the 20th century the American music industry developed a series of new forms of music , using elements of blues and other genres of American folk music . These popular styles included country , R&B , jazz and rock . The 1960s and 1970s saw a number of important changes in American popular music , including the development of a number of new styles , such as heavy metal , punk , soul , and hip hop . Though these styles were not in the sense of mainstream , they were commercially recorded and are thus examples of popular music as opposed to folk or classical music .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "33a9611aaceab1f5fc79bb06b9e72b42", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "96a3a456e9c834c0bd1587e672a379c8", "text": "Rooster (song) `` Rooster '' is a song by the band Alice in Chains . The song was released as a single in 1993 and is featured on the band 's second studio album , Dirt ( 1992 ) . It is the fifth song on the original pressing of the album and sixth on others . The song was included on the compilation albums Unplugged ( 1996 ) , Music Bank ( 1999 ) , Greatest Hits ( 2001 ) , and The Essential Alice in Chains ( 2006 ) . A demo version of the song was also included on Music Bank .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5769efafdfdc996ffa93fcfeb059cdff", "text": "Folk rock Folk rock is a music genre combining elements of folk music and rock music . In its earliest and narrowest sense , the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the United Kingdom around the mid-1960s . The genre was pioneered by the Los Angeles band the Byrds , who began playing traditional folk music and songs by Bob Dylan with rock instrumentation . The term `` folk rock '' was coined by the U.S. music press to describe the Byrds ' music in June 1965 , the month in which the band 's debut album was issued . The release of the Byrds ' 1965 cover version of Dylan 's `` Mr. Tambourine Man '' and its subsequent commercial success , along with Dylan 's own recordings with rock instrumentation -- on the albums Bringing It All Back Home ( 1965 ) , Highway 61 Revisited ( 1965 ) , and Blonde on Blonde ( 1966 ) -- initiated an explosion of folk rock groups the mid-1960s . Dylan 's appearance at the Newport Folk Festival on 25 July 1965 , with an electric band backing him , was also a pivotal moment in the development of the genre . A distinct , eclectic style of electric folk was created in Britain and Europe in the late 1960s by Pentangle , Fairport Convention and Alan Stivell . Inspired by British psychedelic folk and the North American style of folk rock , Pentangle , Fairport , and other related bands began to incorporate elements of traditional British folk music into their repertoire . Fairport bassist Ashley Hutchings formed Steeleye Span with traditionalist folk musicians who wished to incorporate overt rock elements into their music , and this led to other variants , including the overtly English folk rock of the Albion Band ( also featuring Hutchings ) and the more prolific current of Celtic rock . In a broader sense , folk rock includes later similarly inspired musical genres and movements in the English-speaking world .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "019c6b7c2184255413dc3c7095e912d7", "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 . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1180a96d63e173bba71137487f802208", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b2b5e3ed740d68c08aa0de5fc48107ba", "text": "Alice Cooper (band) Alice Cooper was an American rock band formed in Phoenix , Arizona in 1964 . The band consisted of lead singer Vince Furnier , Glen Buxton ( lead guitar ) , Michael Bruce ( rhythm guitar , keyboards ) , Dennis Dunaway ( bass guitar ) , and Neal Smith ( drums ) . Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper and has had a solo career under that name since the band became inactive in 1975 . The band was notorious for their elaborate , theatrical shock rock stage shows . In 2011 , the original Alice Cooper band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . After several years of little success , the Alice Cooper band rose to fame in 1971 with the success of the single `` I 'm Eighteen '' and the album Love It to Death . The band peaked in popularity in 1973 with the album Billion Dollar Babies and its tour , which broke box-office records previously held by The Rolling Stones .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3722301fe86dd9b5044bfd55b93192ac", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5fcd8adfad5b26687426a3453a6f8039", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "06abd001f67147bbe0ff06a9897e34ae", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5e89abee37e782969968d94fbcc5a3b", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7b81d712fb5686e0bdb9ce4d22dcbca1", "text": "Thrift store chic Thrift store chic refers to a style of dressing where clothes are cheap and/or used . Clothes are often bought from thrift stores such as the Salvation Army , Goodwill , or Value Village . Originally popular among the hippies of the late 1960s , this fashion movement resurfaced during the mid-1980s among teenagers , and expanded into the 1990s with the growing popularity of such music and style influences including the grunge band Nirvana . Thrift store chic can be considered as an anti-fashion statement because it does not follow fashion trends and does not attempt to look expensive or new . Thrift store chic is often composed of vintage T-shirts ( striped tees and anything with vintage graphics , in particular ) , sweaters , flannel ` lumberjack ' shirts , and worn and torn jeans . This laid back , nonchalant , and aloof look became fashionable and trendy without attempting to . Originally worn for a variety of reasons , which include an homage , or attempt to resurrect earlier styles , or even in protest to the exploitation of third world child workers in sweat shops . By the late 2000s many of the younger indie kids wore thrift store clothes primarily for its ironic anti-fashion connotations , attempting to look like a homeless person who can afford expensive electronics . Thrift store chic is also popular among people who enjoy creating their own outfits from pieces of used clothing . This DIY ( do-it-yourself ) approach creates original articles of clothing that can be very personalized . For example , in the 1986 movie Pretty in Pink , Molly Ringwald 's character , Andie Walsh , is fond of taking clothing from thrift stores and creating a unique and eclectic wardrobe . One very memorable article is the prom dress she creates , made from merging two separate dresses . During the 1990s , singers such as Kurt Cobain , Courtney Love , and Eddie Vedder promoted the look . Kurt Cobain 's style included uncoordinated and non-brand-name items of clothing that created the look of a carelessly cool grunge rock star . Clothes often had holes or tears in them and were worn in many layers , which hid the body . Cobain 's modest style contrasted from the aggressive and glamorous style of bands such as Guns N ' Roses . Fans of Nirvana found it easy to emulate his style , thus identifying themselves and the grunge movement . His thrift store style also reflected an ironic stance against corporate culture . Ironic , because his band had signed with the corporate music label Geffen Records . Entering the 2000s , this look because associated with musical scenes including indie rock and emo , gradually spreading to the hipster movement . The hipster movement is popular among people in their 20s and 30s whose style attempts to reject mainstream trends . The hipster movement embraced thrift store chic because of its love for vintage items , especially clothing . Items that became popular for indie girls included flowery cotton dresses , cardigans , keffiyehs , and eyeglasses chosen deliberately for their unfashionable connotations . Hipster-thrift-store-chic embraces nostalgia and irony by combining old trucker-caps and vintage bowling t-shirts with worn luxury goods like leather jackets , old military dress uniforms as a protest against the war in Iraq , or used business wear , such as tweed cloth sportcoats . With the stock market crash of 2008 , shopping at thrift stores became more widely accepted . Bragging about how much an item of clothing cost was no longer about how expensive it was , but rather how cheap it cost . Showing off a six-hundred-dollar pair of shoes when people were losing their jobs was no longer tactful . In the United States , resale stores experienced an average of 35 % increase in sales . Purchasing used clothing has lost much of its stigma also due to the growing environmental movement towards consumption . Because textiles can be difficult to recycle ( especially mixed blends ) , reusing clothing is considered environmentally friendly because it makes use of material that would have otherwise potentially ended up in a landfill . In 2013 , the Macklemore and Lewis 's single `` Thrift Shop '' reached number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart . The song glorifies shopping at thrift shops and denounces expensive brands , such as Gucci , as `` getting tricked by a business . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49e6183083dda6dbb8552eaf7ebe65a4", "text": "24 Years of Hunger 24 Years of Hunger is a pop music album released in 1991 by & Alice , the collaboration of Eg White and Alice Temple . 24 Years of Hunger was critically acclaimed , although it failed to chart . It is the only album that the duo ever released . Allmusic describes 24 Years of Hunger as `` one of the finest , most refined and fully realized recordings of the era , employing a much more sophisticated and romantic style than anything else out of England at the time '' . Allmusic also notes the accolades that 24 Years of Hunger album received from other music critics : `` Recorded by the pair when they were mere twentysomethings , and predominantly in Eg White 's home , it is nevertheless about as grown-up and elegant as pop music gets . A decade after the recording had all but vanished from circulation , rainsound.net had taken to calling it `` one of the classic albums of the '90s , '' while Q Magazine went a step further when it placed the record on its list of best albums of the 20th century , describing it as having `` the class of Steely Dan and the intriguing detachment of the Blue Nile . '' '' Martin Rowsell , in The Rough Guide to Rock , notes that while reviewers compared the album to Prefab Sprout and Prince , and Alice cited their own musical influences as John Lennon , Traveling Wilburys , Joe Jackson , Joni Mitchell and Curtis Mayfield . Noting the huge discrepancy between the album 's critical and commercial success , Rowsell speculates that White 's songwriting may have been too personal for mainstream acceptance at the time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "48e9bab0f609e9f416ff192672b7a54b", "text": "No Excuses `` No Excuses '' is the lead single from American rock band Alice in Chains 's third EP , Jar of Flies ( 1994 ) . The song was included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe : Best of the Box ( 1999 ) , Music Bank ( 1999 ) , Greatest Hits ( 2001 ) , and The Essential Alice in Chains ( 2006 ) . The song was well received by music critics and was a charting success . It has gone on to become one of the band 's most popular and well-known songs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab958f6911619b4fe73dc0ebfc685977", "text": "Rose's Pawn Shop Rose 's Pawn Shop is an Americana , rock , folk and bluegrass band from Los Angeles , California . Their debut album The Arsonist was released in May 2006 . The band tours several times each year throughout the United States but has recently put a hold on touring to record a new album coming 2013 . On their new album Gravity Well , the fiercely independent young quintet known as Rose 's Pawn Shop deliver a rousing , honest set that demonstrates exactly why this multi-talented , multi-instrumental L.A.-based fivesome has quickly risen from humble D.I.Y. origins to national notoriety , winning a fiercely loyal fan base in the process . The 12 new tunes that comprise Gravity Well -- produced by Ted Hutt , renowned for his work with the likes of the Dropkick Murphys , Gaslight Anthem and the Old Crow Medicine Show -- make it clear why Rose 's Pawn Shop has earned such a fervent following . The band 's catchy , anthemic songcraft channels the raw emotional power of America 's folk , country and bluegrass traditions and puts them through a modern filter , creating timelessly resonant music . Frontman Paul Givant 's heartfelt , engaging songwriting surveys such time-honored subjects as heartache , loss , regret and redemption , echoing centuries of musical tradition while still sounding wholly contemporary . Despite the lyrics ' often-dark subject matter , the music is consistently uplifting , thanks to the musicians ' infectious instrumental interplay and soaring three - and four-part harmonies . The ensemble makes innovative use of banjo , fiddle , mandolin and upright bass , while maintaining an edgy swagger . `` I think that this music exists on two different levels , '' notes singer , guitarist and main songwriter Givant , adding , `` The songs are passionate and emotional , and sometimes sad and heartbreaking . But at the same time , the energy of the music makes you want to get up and dance and release all of that pent-up energy . '' Rose 's Pawn Shop 's musical and emotional depth is apparent on such lyrically and melodically compelling new tunes as `` What Were You Waiting For ? , '' `` Staring At the Door '' and `` On the Brink , '' which merge equal amounts of country twang and punk adrenaline . Meanwhile , gentler numbers like `` Go Get Gone , '' `` Stay All Night '' and the cinematic title track explore more introspective territory , and a memorable reading of the Dock Boggs standard `` Country Blues '' affirms the group 's instinctive understanding of its vintage influences . Growing up in the 1990s , Paul Givant absorbed a wide array of music , yet he was drawn most deeply to traditional folk and bluegrass , and inspired by the music 's ability to illuminate the tragedies and triumphs of everyday life . The influence of those genres loomed large when Givant began writing songs himself . Through various mutual friendships , chance meetings and some help from Craigslist , Givant eventually connected with kindred musical spirits John Kraus , Tim Weed , Stephen Andrews and Christian Hogan , whose musical expertise , instrumental versatility and organic rapport were ideally suited to Givant 's expansive musical vision . `` The original intent , '' Givant explains , `` was to be kind of a bluegrass version of the Pogues , fusing bluegrass instrumentation and energy with rock and punk . That 's what our first album was like : gritty , high-energy and passionate , with a lot of instrumental virtuosity . But over time , we 've evolved to be more song-focused . I think we 've retained that original energy , but now we 're more focused on crafting our arrangements so the song can shine though . '' The nascent combo got its name after Rose , Givant 's ex-girlfriend and former bandmate , stole the band 's equipment from their rehearsal space and scattered their gear amongst various pawn shops throughout North Hollywood . Fortunately , the musicians were able to recover their gear , and soon forged a formidable musical chemistry that manifested itself in their highly charged live shows , and on their 2010 release Dancing on the Gallows . Rose 's Pawn Shop 's lineup solidified and began touring intensively in time to support Dancing on the Gallows , accumulating such landmarks as month-long residencies at New York 's Parkside Lounge and L.A. 's Redwood Bar , busking in New Orleans ' fabled Jackson Square , live radio sessions on such prestigious stations as KEXP in Seattle and WMBR in Boston , well-received appearances at various prestigious music festivals , and a slot opening for Jack White 's Raconteurs , at White 's invitation , at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles . Dancing on the Gallows spent several weeks on CMJ 's influential album chart , while receiving extensive national and international airplay on college , AAA , country and alternative radio formats . Meanwhile , the band 's diligent roadwork -- which has taken them across North America several times , along with visits to the U.K. and Ireland -- has allowed Rose 's Pawn Shop to continue winning fans and friends across the nation and around the world . `` Our travels have had a big influence on our evolution , '' Givant states . `` Meeting other bands and meeting people from all over the world at our shows has had a big influence on our songwriting , and opened us up to new musical traditions . Seeing the world in general and being away from home for long periods of time has influenced many of our songs . It 's matured us , as people and as a band . '' Rose 's Pawn Shop 's ongoing musical journey yields considerable musical rewards on Gravity Well , making it clear that the band 's creative horizons are unlimited . `` We 've always been about the music and the songs , and the expression of the human experience through music , '' says Givant . `` But we 've matured as musicians over time , and I think that that 's been reflected in the music . We 've learned that we do n't all have to play crazy at all times , and we 've learned to pick our moments to shine and deliver the songs in the most clear , concise and passionate way possible . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4bfa8e3def19b39a48733449dc650fc4", "text": "Big Ones Big Ones is one of the many compilation albums by the American rock band Aerosmith , released on November 1 , 1994 by Geffen Records ( see 1994 in music ) . Big Ones featured twelve hits from the band 's three consecutive multi-platinum albums , Permanent Vacation ( 1987 ) , Pump ( 1989 ) , and Get a Grip ( 1993 ) , as well as the hit `` Deuces are Wild '' from The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience ( 1993 ) , and two new songs , `` Blind Man '' and `` Walk on Water '' , which were recorded during a break in the band 's Get a Grip Tour . These songs were also included on the band 's 2001 compilation album Young Lust : The Aerosmith Anthology . Big Ones is the band 's second bestselling compilation album , reaching # 6 on the Billboard charts , and selling four million copies in the United States alone . The album quickly became a worldwide hit reaching the Top 10 in nine countries before the end of the year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "efa8774aec06785711758a43c0192501", "text": "Meat Puppets (album) Meat Puppets is the first album by American band the Meat Puppets , released in 1982 . The album is unlike their later , better-known releases due to its hardcore punk sound . The album was recorded in a matter of days , there are very few overdubs and many of the tracks are first takes . Like other early SST albums the sound quality is rather spotty ; there is noticeable fuzz in the background of the music . The band opted for this because they felt more comfortable recording live with only a few microphones rather than employing conventional studio separation techniques . In 1999 , Curt Kirkwood stated , `` The first -LSB- album -RSB- was our LSD record . We were three days in the studio , and we tripped the whole time . And it was really cool , and really trying , too , because we went insane . '' The 1999 Rykodisc reissue features the entire In a Car EP as well as 13 other bonus tracks , many of them studio jams or outtakes , and a video clip of the band performing `` Walking Boss '' live . The booklet also has liner notes by Gregg Turkington and recording notes by drummer Derrick Bostrom . In the 2012 book , Too High to Die : Meet the Meat Puppets by Greg Prato , an entire chapter is dedicated to Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil explaining why Meat Puppets is one of his favorite all-time albums .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a5034a6f9e7bc9dde828eed076e222bb", "text": "Marilyn Manson discography American industrial metal band Marilyn Manson has released nine studio albums , one live album , one compilation album , two EPs , twenty-four singles , nine promo singles , five DVDs , and thirty-four music videos . After forming in 1989 and signing a contract with Nothing Records and Interscope in 1993 , the band released their first studio album , Portrait of an American Family ( 1994 ) . Although initially not a commercial success , the album would eventually be certified gold by the RIAA for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies . Spurred by their hit single -- a version of the Eurythmics 's `` Sweet Dreams ( Are Made of This ) '' -- the band 's first EP , Smells Like Children ( 1995 ) , became a commercial success , selling over a million copies in the US alone . In 1996 , the band released their second studio album , Antichrist Superstar , which reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 1.9 million copies in the US . The album went on to sell over 7 million copies worldwide , and was supported by the release of 1997 's Remix & Repent EP . Their third studio album , Mechanical Animals ( 1998 ) , was a commercial and critical success , reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 , as well topping the charts in as Australia and Canada . Mechanical Animals was later followed by their first live album , The Last Tour on Earth ( 1999 ) , which included the promotional single `` Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes '' . In 2000 , the band released Holy Wood ( In the Shadow of the Valley of Death ) , which managed to sell more than 9 million copies worldwide . Their fifth studio album , The Golden Age of Grotesque ( 2003 ) , was a modest commercial success in their native US , debuting at No. 1 with sales of 118,000 copies . As of November 2008 , the album has sold 526,000 copies in the US . In contrast , the album was , by far , Manson 's most successful internationally , peaking within the top five in most of the major European markets . Their sixth album , Eat Me , Drink Me , was released in 2007 and debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 . The High End of Low ( 2009 ) , reached No. 4 on both the US and Canadian album charts , but was their last album released by Interscope . After signing a deal with Cooking Vinyl , the band released Born Villain in 2012 . Their ninth studio album , The Pale Emperor , was released on January 20 , 2015 , debuting at No. 8 in the US with their highest first week sales since Eat Me , Drink Me in 2007 .", "title": "" } ]
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Zooey Deschanel did not perform in a jazz cabaret act.
[ { "docid": "b3d8c508d44b01062fd22cbbbf77de27", "text": "Zooey Deschanel Zooey Claire Deschanel ( -LSB- ˈzoʊi_ˌdeɪʃəˈnɛl -RSB- born January 17 , 1980 ) is an American actress and singer-songwriter . She made her film debut in Mumford ( 1999 ) , followed by her supporting role in Cameron Crowe 's semi-autobiographical picture Almost Famous ( 2000 ) . Deschanel soon became known for her deadpan comedy roles in films such as The Good Girl ( 2002 ) , The New Guy ( 2002 ) , Elf ( 2003 ) , The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy ( 2005 ) , Failure to Launch ( 2006 ) , Yes Man ( 2008 ) , and ( 500 ) Days of Summer ( 2009 ) . She also did dramatic turns in the films Manic ( 2001 ) , All the Real Girls ( 2003 ) , Winter Passing ( 2005 ) and Bridge to Terabithia ( 2007 ) . Since 2011 , she has played Jessica Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl , for which she has received an Emmy Award nomination and three Golden Globe Award nominations . For a few years starting in 2001 , Deschanel performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with fellow actress Samantha Shelton . Besides singing , she plays keyboards , percussion , banjo , and ukulele . In 2006 , Deschanel teamed up with M. Ward to release a debut album , Volume One , under the name She & Him in March 2008 . They released a follow-up album , Volume Two , in March 2010 , with their Christmas album A Very She & Him Christmas being released in 2011 , Volume 3 in 2013 , and Classics in 2014 . She also received Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media nomination for her song `` So Long '' , which featured in the Winnie the Pooh soundtrack . Deschanel is also a co-founder of the female-focused website HelloGiggles , which was acquired by Time , Inc. in 2015 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "16f5d3910d0ab0c96873accd7bd098c4", "text": "Coco's Lunch Coco 's Lunch is an a cappella musical group based in Melbourne , Australia . The group was founded in 1994 by vocalists and multi-instrumentalists Lisa Young ( voice , djembe , percussion ) , Nicola Eveleigh ( voice , percussion , bass flute , ocarina ) , Jaqueline Gawler ( voice , percussion ) , Sue Johnson ( voice , percussion ) and Gabrielle MacGregor ( voice , djembe , percussion ) . Coco 's Lunch has a unique sound influenced by jazz , blues , classical , African and Carnatic traditions , and has been compared to artists such as Sweet Honey in the Rock and Bobby McFerrin . In 2003 , Coco 's Lunch won the award for `` Best Folk/World Song '' at the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards for `` Thulele Mama Ya '' , from the album A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed , which in turn was runner-up for the `` Best Folk/World Album '' category . In the same year , their song `` All the Wild Wonders '' , written by Sue Johnson in collaboration with author Elizabeth Honey , was nominated for the category `` Most Performed Jazz Work '' in the APRA Music Awards of 2003 . Coco 's Lunch received nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007 in the category Best Children 's Album for their album Rat Trap Snap and in the category Best World Music Album for their album Blueprint . In 2015 , they won the `` Best Song Composed or Originally Performed by ( OPB ) an AUS/NZ '' category of the A Cappella Recording Awards , presented by Vocal Australia , for Lisa Young 's song `` Other Plans '' , which was also nominated for the category `` Best Jazz Song '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "76955f6506ca0c19c35d30d5a97817a1", "text": "Zoo Bar (Lincoln, Nebraska) The Zoo Bar is a blues music venue and nightclub located in downtown Lincoln , Nebraska , on 136 North 14th Street . Styled around the Chicago blues clubs , it is a long , narrow venue in a building built in 1921 . Around 1971 , Jim Ludwig , Bill Kennedy , and Don Chamberlin purchased the bar . Larry Boehmer , a Master of Fine Arts student at the University of Nebraska , Lincoln at the time , promoted the bar to his fellow artists . He booked the first band in 1973 and was sole owner by 1977 . Boehmer met Chicago musician and promoter Bob Riedy and formed a connection that brought many revered Chicago artists to the Lincoln club . Because of this connection , the Zoo Bar was the first white club that Magic Slim ever played . In 1975 he had never ventured outside the clubs in Chicago 's African-American neighborhoods . In 1977 , Boehmer was the sole owner and the Zoo was established as an important stop for bands on the touring circuit . The first band Boehmer booked to play in the club was The Cotton Blues Band in the summer of 1973 . The first national act to play at the bar was Luther Allison in September 1974 . Musical acts have included : Bernard Allison , Luther Allison , Dave Alvin , Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs , Tab Benoit , Tommy Castro , Albert Collins , Robert Cray , Deke Dickerson , Bo Diddley , Chris Duarte , Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials , Tinsley Ellis , Rick Estrin , Anson Funderburgh , Buddy Guy , the Hacienda Brothers , John Hammond , The Belairs , James Harman , Mark Hummel , Candye Kane , Jay McShann , Matt `` Guitar '' Murphy , Charlie Musselwhite , Rod Piazza , Ana Popovic , Otis Rush , Doug Sahm , Curtis Salgado , Gina Sicilia , Magic Slim , Watermelon Slim , Son Seals , Koko Taylor , Junior Wells , Kim Wilson , and Link Wray . Eddie Clearwater , Mighty Joe Young , Clarence Gatemouth Brown , Carey Bell Numerous live albums have been recorded in the club . Magic Slim and his band were regular performers at the bar , playing week-long stints . In the 1990s , Magic Slim moved his family from Chicago to Lincoln . In 1993 the Zoo Bar won the Blues Foundation 's Keeping the Blues Alive Award for Club of the Year . James Harman wrote a song on behalf of the club called `` Everybody 's Rockin ' ( At The Zoo Bar ) '' , which can be found on Harman 's 1995 Black And White CD . In 2000 Larry Boehmer retired and passed the bar on to his sons , Jeff and Tim Boehmer , and Pete Watters ; Jeff and Pete are partners in the club now . On September 4 , 2012 , Larry Boehmer died after struggling with lung cancer . Many not only remember Larry as a visual artist and blues player , but as a community builder . In July 2013 , the bar celebrated its 40th anniversary .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2c897f4ba2f87efa9322494a37090da3", "text": "Des Femmes Disparaissent (soundtrack) Des femmes disparaissent is a soundtrack album to the French film of the same name by drummer Art Blakey 's Jazz Messengers recorded in Paris in 1958 and originally released on the French Fontana label . Originally released as a 10 inch LP it has been subsequently released in LP and CD formats with additional French soundtrack material from the same period by other jazz artists . A few of the songs on the soundtrack are original songs by Benny Golson like `` Whisper Not '' , `` Just for Myself '' , `` Cry a Blue Tear '' , and `` Fair Weather '' . The film Des femmes disparaissent ( Women Disappear ) was directed by Édouard Molinaro and distributed in the US as The Road to Shame .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fd59fce8daa6e063b78cefcd3a0c48cd", "text": "Rats & Star , formerly called Chanels , was a blackface male J-pop group which specializes in doo-wop-influenced music . They performed at the reputed night club Whisky a Go Go of Los Angeles for two years in a row . The group was led by Masayuki Suzuki .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "25e43d9cad776448f730882889e34bf9", "text": "Quartier Pigalle Pigalle ( -LSB- pi.ɡal -RSB- ) is an area in Paris around the Place Pigalle , on the border between the 9th and the 18th arrondissements . It is named after the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle ( 1714 -- 1785 ) . Pigalle is famous for being a tourist district , with many sex shops , theatres and adult shows on Place Pigalle and the main boulevards . The neighbourhood 's raunchy reputation led to its Second World War nickname of `` Pig Alley '' by Allied soldiers . The Divan du Monde and the Moulin Rouge , a world-famous cabaret , are both located in Pigalle . The area to the south of Place Pigalle is devoted to the retail of musical instruments and equipment , especially for popular music . A section of the rue de Douai consists solely of stores selling guitars , drums and musical accessories . Henri Toulouse-Lautrec 's studio was here . Artists such as Pablo Picasso , Vincent van Gogh and Maurice Neumont also once lived here as did Andre Breton , and in 1928 Josephine Baker opened her first night club next door to Breton 's apartment . The works of artist Salvador Dalí can be seen at the nearby Espace Dalí . It was also the home of the Grand Guignol theatre , which closed in 1962 . However , the theatre itself still stands . The Musée de l'érotisme ( Museum of Eroticism ) can also be found here . Pigalle is well known to tourists who want to experience `` Paris by night '' . It is home to some of Paris ' most famous cabarets ( the Moulin Rouge , for instance , was immortalised by artist Toulouse-Lautrec as well as Hollywood ) , as well as topless and nude shows . Pigalle is one end-point of the Montmartrobus ( a public bus serving the area ) , or you can get to the Place Pigalle by taking the Métro to the Pigalle stop . American-born jazz singer Adelaide Hall lived in Pigalle in 1937 -- 1938 and opened her nightclub La Grosse Pomme ( `` the Big Apple '' ) at 73 Rue Pigalle . Other nightclubs in Rue Pigalle during the late 1930s included the Moon Rousse and Caravan where Django Reinhardt played .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3b987be45c7af67dcc7de0d2d5218d14", "text": "Mabel Mercer Mabel Mercer ( 3 February 1900 -- 20 April 1984 ) was an English-born cabaret singer who performed in the United States , Britain , and Europe with the greats in jazz and cabaret . She was a featured performer at Chez Bricktop in Paris , owned by the hostess Bricktop , and performed in such clubs as Le Ruban Bleu , Tony 's , the RSVP , the Carlyle , the St. Regis Hotel , and eventually her own room , the Byline Club . Among those who frequently attended Mercer 's shows was Frank Sinatra , who made no secret of his emulating her phrasing and story-telling techniques .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "84c622b5247f2c99505f1a24ba7a9f0c", "text": "Basie & Zoot Basie & Zoot is a 1975 studio album by Count Basie and Zoot Sims .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5949578c6d7073480f894d527eb9a2dc", "text": "Beaux Arts Ball The Beaux Arts Ball ( in French the Bal des Quatres Arts ) is the annual costume ball traditionally given by the students of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the spring , in the École building on the rue Bonaparte overlooking the Seine . Elaborately allegorical floats circled the room at midnight and were judged by a panel . `` It is a riot , a revival of paganism , known elsewhere only in Italy . It is also , in its way , a hymn to beauty , a living explosion of the senses and the emotions , '' wrote E. Berry Wall in Neither Pest Nor Puritan . Its reputation for fabulously designed nudity , louche antics , cross-dressing and high style encouraged imitators in American cities . In 1931 , in New York , famous architects dressed up as their buildings and today , many American architecture schools hold similar costume balls . Reference to the Beaux-Arts Ball is made in the verse of the popular Rodgers and Hart song `` The Lady Is A Tramp '' from Babes in Arms ( 1937 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f7e3f24868307c880c2f5bdbcf58e425", "text": "La Vie Bohème `` La Vie Bohème '' ( The Bohemian Life ) is a song , which is broken into two parts ( `` La Vie Bohème A '' and `` La Vie Bohème B '' ) , in the musical Rent . The song is a celebration of bohemianism , especially the type present in the 1980s Alphabet City , Manhattan , and begins with a mocking of the character Benny 's statement that `` Bohemia is dead '' . In between the two halves of the song is an interlude featuring a romantic duet with Roger and Mimi ( `` I Should Tell You '' ) , during which they each learn that the other is HIV + and tentatively decide to begin a relationship together . In the stage musical , the second part of this song opens with a brief dialogue between Maureen and Joanne in which Joanne tells of the riot in the lot . The song then continues with the celebration of bohemianism from the first part of the song . Like the first part , the second part of La Vie Bohème lists many ideas , trends , and other symbols of bohemianism . It is a song featuring the characters of Rent holding a toast to bohemianism and shouting out what/who inspires them such as jazz poet Langston Hughes and counterculture-era comedian Lenny Bruce .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8159cc7491b57f181b14c6ebbe550e44", "text": "Comic opera Comic opera denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature , usually with a happy ending . Forms of comic opera first developed in late 17th-century Italy . By the 1730s , a new operatic genre , opera buffa , emerged as an alternative to opera seria . It quickly made its way to France , where it became opéra bouffon , and eventually , in the following century , French operetta , with Jacques Offenbach as its most accomplished practitioner . The influence of the Italian and French forms spread to other parts of Europe . Many countries developed their own genres of comic opera , incorporating the Italian and French models along with their own musical traditions . Examples include Viennese operetta , German singspiel , Spanish zarzuela , Russian comic opera , English ballad opera , and Savoy Opera .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "89b569f9e5d644f7cb77b7b5f3ba69cf", "text": "Every Sunday Every Sunday ( sometimes incorrectly listed as Every Sunday Afternoon or Opera vs. Jazz ) is a 1936 American short musical film . It tells the story of two young girls and their efforts to save a public concert series , which was being threatened by poor attendance . Directed by Felix E. Feist , the film served as a screen test for , and is the first significant screen appearance of , two young actresses who later became major stars , Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin . Although only lightly reviewed at the time of its release , the film has garnered a generally positive reputation among Garland biographers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dcf1a6f13b6a73f3865e3b7e6ed4777", "text": "Metropolis Theatre (Bronx, New York) Metropolis Theatre opened as a legitimate theater venue with 1,600 seats in 1893 . It was converted to show motion pictures by 1914 as competition from the Bronx Opera House ( 1913 ) took hold . It was in the southwest of the area known as the Hub . The Metropolis closed in 1926 and Loews used it for storage of the chains scenery , curtains , and draperies used in vaudeville and stage shows ( until they were phased out ) as well as for a shop that produced the signs and posters displayed at the chain 's theaters . It was mostly demolished in the 1940s , leaving behind only facade . It was located at the corner of Third Avenue and 142nd Street . The Spirit of the Times reported on the new theater , the only one above 125th Street in an area made newly accessible by elevated , cable , and trolley cars , in its September 4 , 1897 issue noting it was managed by Mortimer Theiss with a Klaw & Erlanger company performing In Gay New York The theatre was decorated in `` very rich and very artistic '' green , gold , and pink . It had a proscenium arch adorned with a picture `` of '' Giovanni a depicting `` a group of maids and lads dancing to sylvan pipes and capturing kisses '' . The image was said to have exhibited at the Paris Salon . According to John McNamara , performers at the theater included Francis X. Bushman , Leo Dietrichstein , Clara Kimball Young and Pat Rooney . He wrote that the theatre basement was a Rathskeller while on top of the building there was a roof garden . Robert W. Snyder 's The Voice of the City : Vaudeville and Popular Culture in New York gives a brief history of the Metropolis on page 94 , stating that Loew 's never operated the Metropolis as a theater and previous owners hosted vaudeville , films , Italian stage shows , and finally burlesque ( precipitating a shut down by the police in 1926 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ccec4d1331c9dc6c80c8cabea4d4e97a", "text": "The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914 film) The Patchwork Girl of Oz ( 1914 ) is a silent film made by L. Frank Baum 's The Oz Film Manufacturing Company . It was based on the book The Patchwork Girl of Oz . The film was written and produced by L. Frank Baum and directed by J. Farrell MacDonald . It makes almost no use of the dialog from the book in the intertitles . While there are a number of modest special effects , the movie relies largely on dancing ( or rather cavorting ) , slapstick , and costuming . The Patchwork Girl uses acrobatics regularly with good effect . Dr. Pipt 's daughter is added for love interest , as well as an additional plot thread : her boyfriend is turned into a small statue which women find irresistible . The plot omits the Glass Cat , the Shaggy Man , the Yoop , and the phonograph , but also adds Mewel , a donkey , and `` The Lonesome Zoop '' , both slapstick animals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "313458f7fa5ea53ed118f29c82b7fbdb", "text": "Bassey – The EMI/UA Years 1959 – 1979 Bassey -- The EMI/UA Years 1959 -- 1979 is a 5-CD boxset compilation from Shirley Bassey issued in 1994 , this set features 94 studio recordings on four CDs , recorded for EMI/United Artists between 1959 and 1979 . Disc five features a previously unreleased live recording from Carnegie Hall . The boxset was reissued by EMI in 2010 in a standard jewel case set . All tracks appear here in stereo , the original singles released between 1959 and 1969 were released in mono . Later re-issues on compilations were stereo versions of the mono singles , these are the versions featured here . Original mono single recordings made for EMI Columbia were re-issued in 2006 on the 2-CD set The Complete EMI/Columbia Singles Collection . It was not unusual in this era to make a recording twice , as recording methods for mono and stereo were very different . This created two recordings of the same song , with differing vocals and instrumentation . Both versions were released on separate albums , making two versions of an album available . Mono albums were less expensive and it took a few years before stereo became the dominant market . Later all recordings were made in stereo but were mixed to mono for single releases . Several previously unreleased tracks were discovered in the EMI vaults and made available here for the first time . This box covers extensively Shirley Bassey 's career from the late 1950s through to the late 1970s , from traditional pop to disco . All three of her world famous James Bond themes are represented here , as are many rare single and EP only releases . Many of the tracks here had not been available in any form since the original release on vinyl . None of Bassey 's live albums recorded in this period are represented on this release . Two B-sides were omitted : The 1976 B-side of `` Natalie '' , a track titled `` Runaway '' ( Shapiro , Lovecchio ) ( an Italian original ) , and the other was a 1979 cover of Barry Manilow 's `` Copacabana ( At The Copa ) '' ( Manilow , Sussman , Feldman ) which only appeared on the 1979 single `` This Is my Life '' . These two tracks are the only ones , originally released in the UK during the EMI/UA Years , not to have had a digital re-issue , as of October 2009 . A fifth disc features a previously unreleased live recording made on 15 February 1964 at Carnegie Hall , New York . Planned for an album release , this performance was recorded live on a three track tape and was originally mixed for Mono . Due to limitations of the period the results were found unsatisfactory . In 1994 while this boxset was being planned the tapes were discovered and mixed for Stereo at Abbey Road , London . The recording represents well the experience of an early Shirley Bassey concert , highlighting some of her earliest recordings at her previous label ( Philips ) and showcasing a selection of her newest recordings taken from her first three albums at EMI/Columbia . Some of the performances found here are the only live recordings of several Bassey tracks . Her concert performances changed a great deal in the next few years . By the time she finally released Shirley Bassey at the Pigalle in 1965 her early recordings were no longer part of the set list . The song `` Typically English '' was never recorded in a studio version . Musical Direction on the original live recording was by Tony Osborne , and remixed for EMI by Tristam Penna and Ashley Alexander in September 1994 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2bbb7198fee0293dc476919162a05756", "text": "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Cirque du Soleil : Worlds Away is a 2012 American 3D family fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson . The film premiered on October 20 , 2012 at the Tokyo International Film Festival , and was released theatrically in the United States on December 21 , 2012 . Distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures on December 21 , 2012 , the film tells the story of a girl named Mia going to a traveling circus and falling in love with its main attraction , the Aerialist . After the Aerialist falls during his act , he and Mia are transported to another world where each encounter the different worlds of Cirque du Soleil through O , Mystère , Kà , Love , Zumanity , Viva Elvis and Criss Angel Believe . It stars Erica Linz and Igor Zaripov as the main characters and incorporates acts from some of the Cirque du Soleil shows that were running in Las Vegas in 2011 including O , Mystère , Kà , Love , and Viva Elvis . The 3D used in the film was highly admired by critics on its Tokyo premiere . The Eels performed a song titled `` Calling for Your Love '' for the movie . The film incorporates acts from the seven Cirque du Soleil shows running in Las Vegasin 2011 : O , Mystère , Kà , Love , Zumanity , Viva Elvis and Criss Angel Believe . Each of the acts/performances was filmed on the stage of the theater in Las Vegas where the show is/was running : the acts from `` O '' at the `` O '' Theatre at the Bellagio , those from `` Ka '' at the Ka Theater at the MGM Grand , those from `` Love '' at the Love Theater at the Mirage , the act from `` Mystere '' at the Mystere Theater at Treasure Island , the act from `` Zumanity '' at the Zumanity Theater at the New York New York and the act from `` Viva Elvis '' at the Aria Theater . It was Reel FX 's first and only live action film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "54fd7ad065bd6e45ec03859cc9257750", "text": "Buckshot LeFonque (album) Buckshot LeFonque is the eponymous debut album of Branford Marsalis 's jazz/hip-hop/rock group . Creating a new hybrid sound , It peaked at number 38 on the Heatseekers Billboard chart and number 94 on the R&B Albums chart . In his AllMusic review , Richard Ginell calls the album `` a breakthrough ... a marvelously playful and , above all , musical fusion of the old jazz verities and newer currents swirling around the 1990s . '' David Hajdu 's Entertainment Weekly review was more harsh , saying , `` The gimmick betrays a project of iffy conviction '' and calling the project `` old-fashioned , '' `` uninspired , '' and `` all too serious . '' And People Magazine wrote , `` Buckshot Lefonque goes from being a cool idea to be-coming cool music only when Branford and crew let hip hop 's noise erupt . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c3923dc87d6a499b8e2f10e3df1a5468", "text": "Michael Moon (band) The Michael Moon Band was a New York -- based alternative rock group active in the late 1990s . Michael Moon was the stage name for Michael Anthony Franano . Franano , formerly from the bands The Front and Bakers Pink and The Michael Moon Band released one pop album in 1998 titled , You . The Michael Moon Band made a cameo appearance under the name Michael Moon/El Flamingo Band in the Woody Allen / Miramax film , Celebrity , performing the single Chanel No. 5 in a club scene while Kenneth Branagh dances with Charlize Theron . Michael is also credited for writing , composing and performing the music on Lynn 's Wake , an independent film and Winner of the Best Short Screenplay in the Atlantic City Film Festival in 1999 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bdd46b945ff0223eae0ed8c391c1f6dd", "text": "Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts , INC. ( PCC ) is an American trade union . It was founded in 1966 by members of Musicians ' Protective Union Local # 274 , American Federation of Musicians ( A F of M ) . Local # 274 was chartered in 1935 as a separate Black local because Black musicians were denied membership in the racially segregated Local # 77 . Local # 274 enjoyed its autonomy for more than 36 years . It was the longest surviving independent Black Musicians ' Union in the United States , of the more than fifty chartered in major cities . Local # 274 and PCC 's social unit are integral parts of the history of JAZZ in Philadelphia . They evolved out of the struggle of Black musicians for political , economic , and cultural recognition during Philadelphia 's overt segregation period . Local # 274 's membership rolls included JAZZ greats like John Coltrane , Dizzy Gillespie , Shirley Scott , Lee Morgan , `` Philly '' Joe Jones , Grover Washington Jr. , the Heath Brothers , and Nina Simone to name a few .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7b227c9f568a0ae75500b7f6818af168", "text": "Connie Champagne Connie Champagne , née Kelly Kay Brock , born November 23 , 1959 is an American singer , song-writer and actor . She won the SF Weekly Wammie Award for Outstanding Cabaret/Lounge Performer . She is known for performing the character of actress , Judy Garland including Christmas With the Crawfords in 2001 and Imagine Judy Garland : An Evening With Connie Champagne in 2003 . She won a 2007 San Francisco Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award ( BACTC ) for her role in Goodbye Yellow Brick Road . Specializing in numerous styles of music and theater including cabaret , swing , jazz , rock and roll , and musical theater , Champagne performed in numerous venues throughout the US and Europe .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3d62b83dc5fd0744252d6286fa33f623", "text": "Chicago (2002 film) Chicago is a 2002 American musical crime comedy film based on the musical of the same name , exploring the themes of celebrity , scandal , and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age . The film stars Catherine Zeta-Jones , Renée Zellweger and Richard Gere . Chicago centers on Velma Kelly ( Zeta-Jones ) and Roxie Hart ( Zellweger ) , two murderesses who find themselves in jail together awaiting trial in 1920s Chicago . Velma , a vaudevillian , and Roxie , a housewife , fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows . Directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall , and adapted by screenwriter Bill Condon , with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb , Chicago won six Academy Awards in 2003 , including Best Picture . The film was critically lauded , and was the first musical to win Best Picture since Oliver ! in 1968 .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "4e8581742a4589f8374fc0996307f390", "text": "Gotham Independent Film Awards 2007 The 17th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were held on November 27 , 2007 . The nominees were announced on October 22 , 2007 . The ceremony was hosted by Sarah Jones .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd3c673983155274d991e48586ab93d5", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18a75c5ad0c17a861ba966e0fbe71d59", "text": "BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947 , but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source . It is possible for films from any country to be nominated , although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and ( since 1983 ) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language . As such , there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories . There has been one tie for the Best Film award when , in 1962 , Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film from any Source . Until 1981 , the award was given to the director , except in 1976 and 1977 , when it was given to the producers . From 1981 to 1985 , it was given solely to the producers , and then in 1986 , it was shared between the Director and Producer . In 1998 , it was once again given to only the producers . In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "92148a39cdb695da63a7350c7facae1e", "text": "Election (1999 film) Election is a 1999 American black comedy-drama film directed and written by Alexander Payne and adapted by him and Jim Taylor from Tom Perrotta 's 1998 novel of the same title . The plot revolves around a high school election and satirizes both suburban high school life and politics . The film stars Matthew Broderick as Jim McAllister , a popular high school social studies teacher in suburban Omaha , Nebraska , and Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick , around the time of the school 's student body election . When Tracy qualifies to run for class president , McAllister believes she does not deserve the title and tries his best to stop her from winning . Although a box office bomb , Election received critical acclaim . The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay , a Golden Globe nomination for Witherspoon in the Best Actress category , and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film in 1999 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a87b00154636d592e2888c1142d7dc20", "text": "Rebecca Simmons Honorable Rebecca Simmons is a fifth generation Texan and a third generation attorney . She has two brothers who are attorneys and one brother who is a District Judge . A respect for the law was ingrained at an early age . Rebecca Simmons currently serves as Associate General Counsel for Kinetic Concepts , Inc. and continues to serve as a visiting judge on both the trial court level and appellate level . After twenty years in private practice , Rebecca Simmons was appointed as District Judge of the 408th Judicial District Court in Bexar County and was subsequently elected . Based on Judge Simmons proven track record on the district bench , she was selected to serve on the Fourth Court in May 2005 and then elected in 2006 . Rebecca Simmons has served as an adjunct professor at St. Mary 's School of Law for over 15 years . In 2005 , Justice Simmons was specially commissioned as a Supreme Court Justice to sit on a pending case before the Texas Supreme Court . In 2012 Justice Simmons lost her re-election campaign . Before serving on the district bench , Justice Simmons practiced law at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in San Antonio where she specialized in complex commercial litigation . Justice Simmons is a graduate of Baylor University School of Law where she served as a notes and comments editor for the Baylor Law Review . Following law school Justice Simmons served as a briefing attorney for the Texas Supreme Court . A recipient of an International Rotary Fellowship , Justice Simmons continued her legal studies at Durham University in England , focusing on the emerging European Economic Community , prior to settling in San Antonio . Justice Simmons is an active member of the legal community . She is a former Chair of the Texas Bar Foundation which provides over $ 500,000 a year in grants for legal services and education . A recipient of the State Bar of Texas Presidential Citation , she is a member of the Pattern Jury Charge Committee and Rules Committee of the Texas Bar . She is a former President of the William S. Sessions American Inns of Court , and the Bexar County Women 's Bar Association . She is currently President-Elect of the San Antonio Bar Association . She is an active lecturer and speaker on a variety of legal topics . Justice Simmons is married to Dr. Richard Clemons and they have three children : Rachael , Sarah and Patrick .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ef43924391e9e579f46854234c159ee9", "text": "Rebecca Goss Rebecca Goss ( born 1974 in Suffolk ) is a British poet who was nominated for the 2013 Forward Prize for Best Collection of Poetry for `` Her Birth '' . She was one of the Poetry Book Society 's 20 poets of the next generation and in 2015 was nominated for the Warwick Prize for Writing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "16ba321a08312aeafc8a045c0888998e", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "914cd0f879473690b1fbec41d1bcaf7f", "text": "Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015 The 25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were held on November 30 , 2015 . The nominees were announced on October 22 , 2015 . The ceremony was hosted by Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1f4f9626a31063d8dc91b938a36464fd", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Viola Davis The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actress Viola Davis . For her work in television , she has won a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards . For her work in theatre , she has won two Tony Awards , and three Drama Desk Awards . For her film work , her awards include a BAFTA Award , three Screen Actors Guild , a Golden Globe , three Critics ' Choice Awards and an Academy Award . She is also a three-time Academy Award nominee , making her the most nominated black actress in history .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a20ad3a4efe40ae59288bcf43a04662", "text": "The DVF Awards The DVF Awards , supported by The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation , are given annually to provide recipients with the exposure and resources necessary to extend their efforts on behalf of women all over the world . The DVF Awards were conceived by Diane von Furstenberg in 2010 with the goal of honoring women who have displayed leadership , strength , and courage in their commitment to their causes . Every year , each Honoree receives a $ 50,000 grant from the Foundation to further their work . The inaugural DVF Awards were presented on March 13 , 2010 at a ceremony hosted by Diane von Fürstenberg and Tina Brown at the United Nations on the closing night of The Women in the World Summit . Each year , two DVF Awards are given to women within The Vital Voices Global Partnership . In addition , the Inspiration Award is given to a woman who has demonstrated strength and courage in the face of adversity , and is using her experience and influence to effect positive change . The People 's Voice Award is also given annually to a woman chosen from a field of nominees selected by The DVF Awards Board of Advisors and voted on by the public at DVFAwards.com . The Lifetime Leadership Award honors an individual who has dedicated her life and body of work to instilling in other women the courage to fight , the power to survive and the leadership to inspire . Past recipients include Gloria Steinem , Ingrid Betancourt , Hillary Clinton , Oprah Winfrey and Robin Roberts . Presenters at The DVF Awards have included Meryl Streep , Iman , Olivia Wilde , Jessica Alba , Deborah Winger , Gabby Douglas , and Chelsea Clinton . 2017 Honorees The International Award : Yoani Sánchez , 14ymedio The International Award : Baljeet Sandhu , Migrant & Refugee Children 's Legal Unit ( MiCLU ) The People 's Voice Award : Louise Dubé , iCivics The Inspiration Award : Karlie Kloss , Kode With Klossy The Lifetime Leadership Award : Dr. Jane Goodall , The Jane Goodall Institute ( JGI ) 2016 Honorees The International Award : Maria Pacheco , Wakami The International Award : Agnes Igoye , Huts for Peace The People 's Voice Award : Emily Greener , I AM THAT GIRL The Inspiration Award : Sarah Jones , Girls Educational and Mentoring Services ' , The Legal Aid Society and Sanctuary for Families The Lifetime Leadership Award : Dr. Martine Rothblatt , Los Angeles LGBT Center and The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice 2015 Honorees The International Award : Adimaimalaga Tafuna'I , Women In Business The International Award : Samar Minallah Khan , Ethnomedia The People 's Voice Award : Becky Straw and Jody Landers , The Adventure Project The Inspiration Award : Gabrielle Giffords , Americans for Responsible Solutions The Lifetime Leadership Award : Melanne Verveer , The Georgetown Institute for Women , Peace and Security at Georgetown University 2014 Honorees The DVF Award : Kah Walla , STRATEGIES ! The DVF Award : Liron Peleg-Hadomi & Noha Khatieb The People 's Voice Award : Veronika Scott , The Empowerment Plan The Inspiration Award : Alicia Keys , Keep a Child Alive The Lifetime Leadership Award : Gloria Steinem , Equality Now and Donor Direct Action 2013 Honorees The DVF Award : Sunitha Krishnan , Prajwala The DVF Award : Andeisha Farid , Afghan Child Education and Caring Organization ( AFCECO ) . The People 's Voice Award : Tammy Tibbetts , She 's the First The Inspiration Award : Natalia Vodianova , Naked Heart Foundation The Lifetime Leadership Award : Robin Roberts , Be the Match 2012 Honorees The DVF Award : Panmela Castro , Rede Nami The DVF Award : Chouchou Namegabe , South Kivu 's Association of Women Journalists The People 's Voice Award : Layli Miller-Muro , Tahirih Justice Center The Inspiration Award : Jaycee Dugard , The JAYC Foundation The Lifetime Leadership Award : Oprah Winfrey , The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation 2011 Honorees The DVF Award : Sohini Chakraborty , Kolkata Sanved The DVF Award : Kakenya Ntaiya , Kakenya Center for Excellence The People 's Voice Award : Taryn Davis , The American Widow Project The Inspiration Award : Elizabeth Smart , Elizabeth Smart Foundation The Lifetime Leadership Award : Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 2010 Honorees The DVF Award : Danielle Saint-Lot , Femmes en Démocratie The DVF Award : Sadiqa Basiri Saleem , The Oruj Learning Center The People 's Voice Award : Katherine Chon , The Polaris Project The Lifetime Leadership Award : Ingrid Betancourt , The Ingrid Betancourt Foundation", "title": "" }, { "docid": "06bee763ab88bf322c23edce2ef326cd", "text": "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2014 The 20th Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards honoring the best in film for 2014 were announced on December 15 , 2014 . These awards `` recognizing extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association ( DFWFCA ) , based in the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex region of Texas . The organization , founded in 1990 , includes 30 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications based in north Texas . The Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association began presenting its annual awards list in 1993 . Birdman was the DFWFCA 's most awarded film of 2014 , taking five top honors . Birdman won in Best Picture , Best Actor ( Michael Keaton ) , Best Director ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu ) , Best Cinematography ( Emmanuel Lubezki ) , and Best Screenplay ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Nicolás Giacobone , Alexander Dinelaris Jr. , and Armando Bo ) . Another film , Boyhood , earned multiple 2014 honors from the DFWFCA . The coming-of-age tale received top honors in the Best Supporting Actress ( Patricia Arquette ) as well as being presented the Russell Smith Award as the `` best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film '' of the year . The award is named in honor of late Dallas Morning News film critic Russell Smith . Reese Witherspoon was named Best Actress for her role as Cheryl Strayed in Wild . The other films earning honors were Sweden 's Force Majeure for Best Foreign Language Film , Citizenfour as Best Documentary Film , and The Lego Movie for Best Animated Film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "22f8400cf2b61c84e1eff0e8dad9e195", "text": "Redemptive Film Festival Redemptive Film Festival is a film festival located in Virginia Beach , Virginia . Founded in 2006 , it has been an annual event in November . It showcases films , both shorts and of feature-length , professional and students filmmakers . Entries are judged by a panel of film and television professionals . The festival awards the Redemptive Storyteller Award to all films that meet its standard of excellence . The festival aims at providing a forum for filmmakers ( professionals or students ) , to showcase and be rewarded for their work on themes that depict the redemptive purposes of God , either through human beings or supernatural occurrences ; and to participate in the process of redeeming and empowering victims of modern-day slavery . For the purposes of this competition , a redemptive film is any film whose main purpose is to depict the act of redeeming , rescuing , or delivering any person from a state of crisis or helplessness . The festival believes that most often , God uses humans to redeem other humans , though sometimes He intervenes through other methods , and therefore they look for films that portray this . Films which demean religion , include gratuitous violence , nudity or profanity are not suited for this competition . Films do not need to reflect Christian teachings but must adhere to basic Judeo-Christian Values , such as the respect for life , justice and morality . The Redemptive Film Festival is not just interested in promoting redemptive films , but they are also actively involved in the process of redemption . Proceeds from the festival are donated to helping to rescue and empower the victims of modern-day slavery . Today there are more than 27 million slaves in the world , more than the number of people extracted from Africa throughout the 400 years of the slave trade . Towards this end , the Redemptive Film Festival partners with the International Justice Mission , a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery , sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression . IJM lawyers , investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to ensure immediate victim rescue and aftercare , to prosecute perpetrators and to promote functioning public justice systems .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d5c21976e1695580435fe2888059f512", "text": "Political Film Society Award for Democracy The Political Film Society Award for democracy is given out each year to a film that promotes , educates , and raises the awareness level of the public in the specific areas of democracy and freedom . This award has been handed out by the Society since 1988 . Depending on the number of movies that qualify , sometimes only one film is nominated for this award , but as many as seven have been nominated in years past . The film that first won this award was The Milagro Beanfield War in 1988 that was directed by Robert Redford . The only other award nominated in 1988 against The Milagro Beanfield War was Stand and Deliver . The award , as with any other Political Film Society Award , can go to a mainstream film , independent film , or even an international film . The Political Film Society looks at a broad selection of movies before it nominates them for an award .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c90d8d450d48b4f16327bda8441a62a4", "text": "National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual awards given by the National Society of Film Critics . This awards was given for the first time in 1967 to Marjorie Rhodes for her role in The Family Way . Meryl Streep won this award three times ( record ) : in 1978 for The Deer Hunter , in 1979 for Kramer vs. Kramer , for Manhattan and for The Seduction of Joe Tynan and in 2006 for The Devil Wears Prada and for A Prairie Home Companion . Anjelica Huston ( 1985 and 1989 ) , Dianne Wiest ( 1986 and 1994 ) , Patricia Clarkson ( 2002 and 2003 ) and Amy Adams ( 2005 and 2012 ) each won the award two times . In 2009 , Mo'Nique became the first African-American to win in this category for her performance in Precious .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "474dbd18d0db045a3543ece32c05d0ca", "text": "Rebecca Hanover Rebecca Hanover ( born January 26 , 1979 ) is an American television soap opera writer . She was born in Memphis , Tennessee and attended Stanford University , where she graduated in 2001 with a degree in English/creative writing and drama . In 2007 , she won a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on the soap opera , Guiding Light .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "31e0c2902da52dd1f923e4530182e88b", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8bf46fc2c16260c2a2447ad6d3b25962", "text": "List of accolades received by Fences (film) Fences is a 2016 American drama film directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson . Starring Washington , Viola Davis , Jovan Adepo and Stephen McKinley Henderson , the film focuses on a man and his life , family , and job . The film began a limited release on December 16 , 2016 , before opening wide on December 25 . The film was released to universal acclaim , with Rotten Tomatoes listing an approval rating of 93 % , based on 207 reviews , with an average rating of 7.7 / 10 , and Metacritic listing a score of 79 out of 100 , based on 48 reviews . Fences won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Davis . The film won Best Supporting Actress for Davis and was nominated for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor for Washington , Best Acting Ensemble and Best Adapted Screenplay at Critics ' Choice Awards . The film won Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture for Davis and was nominated for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama for Washington at Golden Globe Awards . The film received four nominations at Satellite Awards , including Best Film , Best Director , Best Actor for Washington and Best Supporting Actress for Davis .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0b5909d535fdd2055f6cbb1d0b1ef214", "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 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ecc190d237ad5f9b186319e5d49b365c", "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", "title": "" }, { "docid": "de618f64d3c06a7157a7ddc9cf31e1b0", "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 .", "title": "" } ]
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Galaxy Quest is a horror movie.
[ { "docid": "d16ff35311d2202fa0a6a40e695c0464", "text": "Galaxy Quest Galaxy Quest is a 1999 American comedy science fiction film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon . Mark Johnson and Charles Newirth produced the film for DreamWorks Pictures . Parodying television series such as Star Trek and its fandom , the film stars Tim Allen , Sigourney Weaver , Alan Rickman , Tony Shalhoub , Sam Rockwell , and Daryl Mitchell as the cast of a defunct television series called Galaxy Quest , in which the crew of a spaceship embarked on intergalactic adventures . Enrico Colantoni stars as the leader of an alien race who ask the actors for help , believing the show 's adventures were real . The film 's supporting cast features Robin Sachs as an alien warlord and Patrick Breen as another alien . Justin Long makes his feature film debut as an obsessed fan of the television show . The film received critical praise and reached cult status through the years , becoming popular with Star Trek fans , staff , and cast members for its affectionate parody . It won the prestigious Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , the Nebula Award for Best Script , 26th Hochi Film Award for Best International Picture and was also nominated for ten Saturn Awards including Best Science Fiction Film , Best Director for Parisot , Best Actress for Weaver and Best Supporting Actor for Rickman , winning Best Actor for Allen . The film was included in Reader 's Digests list of The Top 100 + Funniest Movies of All Time .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "601c999353b05e482bdc578bda7fd3f5", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8647b2eb8a26e412ed44ffe47fcb933d", "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 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dbfde96a4e83cb698c922b3da4d1687", "text": "Adam and Evil (2004 film) Adam and Evil is a 2004 horror film directed by Andrew Van Slee about a group of teens who face a murderer while partying at a camping site . It stars Erica Cerra , James Clayton , and Jodie Graham . Filming began on April 30 , 2003 in Los Angeles and it was released on April 27 , 2004 . The film was released on DVD as Halloween Camp 2 : Scream If You Wan na Die Faster in the United Kingdom . Although there is no plot continuity , the UK name implies a sequel to the 2003 Bloody Murder 2 : Closing Camp , released as Halloween Camp in the UK . This in turn is a sequel to the 2000 slasher movie Bloody Murder .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e9101bde09b3b59e93eae8bf241f4b7b", "text": "Gamer (film) Gamer is a 2009 American science fiction action thriller film written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor . The film stars Gerard Butler as a participant in an online game in which participants can control human beings as players , and Logan Lerman as the player who controls him . Alongside Butler and Lerman , it also stars Michael C. Hall , Ludacris , Amber Valletta , Terry Crews , Alison Lohman , John Leguizamo , and Zoe Bell . Gamer was released in North America on September 4 , 2009 , receiving generally negative reviews from critics , who found the plot , direction , and script disappointing , though its performances , effects , and action sequences were praised . It received a mixed reception from audiences , and was a box office bomb , grossing $ 42 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 50 million .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f7a478a18e2740df04d5089286363317", "text": "Creature Features Creature Features was a generic title for a genre of horror TV format shows broadcast on local U.S. television stations throughout the 1960s , 1970s and 1980s . The movies broadcast on the various shows were generally classic and cult horror movies of the 1930s to 1950s , the horror and science-fiction films of the 1950s , British horror films of the 1960s , and the Japanese `` giant monster '' movies of the 1960s and 1970s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4d90468b90f1d7c991b6e75b14c9939f", "text": "Tales from the Darkside Tales from the Darkside is an American anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero ; it debuted in 1983 . Each episode was an individual short story that often ended with a plot twist . The series ' episodes spanned the genres of horror , science fiction , and fantasy , and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e9562630c3e228fc705eef5206e541c", "text": "Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors Dr. Terror 's Gallery of Horrors is a low-budget 1967 colour scope anthology film by David L. Hewitt from stories by Russ Jones . The film includes footage from Roger Corman 's Edgar Allan Poe adaptations . The similarity of its title to Amicus Productions ' hit Dr. Terror 's House of Horrors led to numerous enforced title changes , including Return from the Past , The Blood Suckers , Alien Massacre , and most commonly Gallery of Horror ( on-screen ) and Gallery of Horrors ( on packaging ) . It has also been released as The Witch 's Clock , after the first story , and the only one to feature star John Carradine , who hosts the interstitial segments . It also stars Lon Chaney Jr. , Rochelle Hudson , Roger Gentry and Vic McGee . The other stories include `` King Vampire , '' `` Monster Raid , '' `` Spark of Life , '' and `` Count Alucard , '' which is credited as `` Count Dracula . '' In the latter story , Jonathan Harker ( one of several roles played by Gentry ) is revealed , in a humorous twist , to be a werewolf .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "420198a647d98cb9416ac351cfa70aeb", "text": "Phantoms (film) Phantoms is a 1998 American science fiction horror film adapted from Dean Koontz 's 1983 novel of the same name . Directed by Joe Chappelle with a screenplay by Koontz , the film stars Peter O'Toole , Rose McGowan , Joanna Going , Liev Schreiber , Ben Affleck , Nicky Katt , and Clifton Powell . The film takes place in the peaceful town of Snowfield , Colorado , where something evil has wiped out the community . It is up to a group of people to stop it or at least get out of Snowfield alive .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f66f28332c6af504520cb478779b0bbb", "text": "Gothic film The Gothic film is a film that is based on Gothic fiction or contains Gothic elements . Since various definite film genres -- including science fiction , film noir , thriller , and comedy -- have used Gothic elements , the Gothic film is challenging to define clearly as a genre . Gothic elements have also infused the horror film genre , contributing supernatural and nightmarish elements . To create a Gothic atmosphere , filmmakers have sought to create new camera tricks that challenge audiences ' perceptions . Gothic films also reflected contemporary issues . A New Companion to The Gothics Heidi Kaye said `` strong visuals , a focus on sexuality and an emphasis on audience response '' characterize Gothic films like they did the literary works . The Encyclopedia of the Gothic said the foundation of Gothic film was the combination of Gothic literature , stage melodrama , and German expressionism . In The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction , Misha Kavka says Gothic film is not an established genre , rather contributing Gothic images , plots , characters , and styles to films . These elements are often found in `` the broader category of horror '' . Kavka quotes William Patrick Day 's definition of the Gothic , '' -LSB- it -RSB- tantalizes us with fear , both as its subject and its effect ; its does so , however , not primarily through characters or plots or even language , but through spectacle '' . Cinema suits the Gothic definition in creating images that establish the spectacle .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "56e8ace63f8d1e1bd26f0b94a1750a06", "text": "Alien Adventure Alien Adventure is a science fiction/slapstick comedy 3D film in IMAX format released in 1999 by nWave Pictures , written and directed by Ben Stassen . The movie was rated G ( or the local equivalent ) in most countries . It was the first fully digital feature-length film produced for a large-screen format .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64db1baca8cd55ea33e1dcd4c878cf30", "text": "Galaxy Invader Galaxy Invader ( aka The Galaxy Invader ) is a 1985 direct-to-video sci-fi film directed and co-written by Baltimore filmmaker Don Dohler .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "de8b6e72c0e66dd0a164016e6991a55f", "text": "Quarantine (2008 film) Quarantine is a 2008 American found-footage supernatural horror film directed and co-written by John Erick Dowdle , produced by Sergio Aguero , Doug Davison , and Roy Lee , and co-written by Drew Dowdle , being a remake of the Spanish film REC . The film stars Jennifer Carpenter , Jay Hernandez , Columbus Short , Greg Germann , Steve Harris , Dania Ramirez , Rade Šerbedžija , and Johnathon Schaech . Quarantine features no actual composition , it is `` scored '' by sound effects . In comparison to REC , it features several differences such as added and excluded scenes and characters , dialogue , and a different explanation for the virus . The film was released by Sony 's subsidiary Screen Gems on October 10 , 2008 . It received polarizingly favorable reviews from critics and was a general box office success . The film was followed by a sequel , Quarantine 2 : Terminal ( 2011 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "88a4d1b0d6217609e00605001538f725", "text": "The Haunted Palace The Haunted Palace is a 1963 horror film released by American International Pictures , starring Vincent Price , Lon Chaney Jr. , and Debra Paget ( in her final film ) , in a story about a village held in the grip of a dead necromancer . The film was directed by Roger Corman and is often regarded as one in his series of eight films largely based on the works of American author Edgar Allan Poe . Although marketed as `` Edgar Allan Poe 's The Haunted Palace '' , the film actually derives its plot from The Case of Charles Dexter Ward , a novella by H. P. Lovecraft . The title The Haunted Palace is borrowed from a poem by Poe , published in 1839 ( which was later incorporated into Poe 's horror short story `` The Fall of the House of Usher '' ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a55a33c47e715a91515253b8a1539d08", "text": "Tusk (2014 film) Tusk is a 2014 American comedy horror film written and directed by Kevin Smith , based on a story from his SModcast podcast . The film stars Michael Parks , Justin Long , Haley Joel Osment , Génesis Rodríguez , and Johnny Depp . The film is intended to be the first in Smith 's planned True North trilogy . Tusk had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival , before it was released on September 19 , 2014 , by A24 . The film was Smith 's first major wide release since Cop Out , and performed poorly at the box office after receiving mixed reviews .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8efcc855f6ee3f51dc9685ce5c2a9f97", "text": "The Lurking Horror The Lurking Horror is an interactive fiction game released by Infocom in 1987 . The game was written by Dave Lebling and inspired by the horror fiction writings of H. P. Lovecraft ( including his Cthulhu Mythos ) . Like most of Infocom 's games , it was released for several platforms simultaneously thanks to the Z-machine . The original release included versions for DOS , the Apple II , Atari ST , Atari 8-bit family and Commodore 64 . Later , it was ported to the Amiga with the addition of sound effects , making it the first title with that feature . The effects would play at appropriate times in the game in an effort to intensify the horror atmosphere . This marked one of the few major additions to the Z-machine with the exception of graphics ; traditionally , Infocom had eschewed such changes in favor of expanding the parser capacity and overall size of game files . It was Infocom 's 26th game ; Infocom rated it as `` Standard '' in terms of difficulty . Lurking Horror was the only horror game ever released by Infocom .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d69116e8387671be8449f7db0d4d8523", "text": "Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! Guardians of the Galaxy -- Mission : BREAKOUT ! is an accelerated drop tower dark ride attraction at Disney California Adventure which opened on May 27 , 2017 . The attraction is a retheme of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror , using the same infrastructure and ride system , but is instead based on Marvel 's Guardians of the Galaxy film series , and includes the characters Star-Lord , Gamora , Drax , Groot , Rocket Raccoon , and Mantis , as well as The Collector . The attraction opened 22 days after the release of the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 . It is the second Disney attraction to be based on a Marvel property , following Iron Man Experience which opened at Hong Kong Disneyland in January 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9d99ca7e631d2ccbc81efde67357bff3", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5925352a9df2b2a8c09746b720c46b89", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2763b0f5ebf62c1a8a7852f610d4ed5a", "text": "Thrill (TV channel) Thrill is a pay television horror channel in Asia owned by Celestial Tiger Entertainment and billed as Asia 's first and only movie channel dedicated to 24/7 to the horror suspense genre . It primarily broadcasts Hollywood and Asian horror films ( primarily Japanese , Taiwanese , South Korean , Hong Kong , Filipino and Indonesian ) but also airs other programs including thrillers and Western supernatural dramas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ac7d3840a89fcc919fc1c3078cb18e69", "text": "Transilvane Transilvane is a fictional small artificial planet with two horn-like protuberances in the . It was created by Jack Kirby in Superman 's Pal Jimmy Olsen # 142 and # 143 ( October -- November 1971 ) . Transilvane 's official name was E.T.A.S. ( Extraterrestrial Artificial Simulation ) . It was created at the behest of NASA to simulate and study extraterrestrial environments , with an eye towards long-term human colonization . When the project ran out of government funding , Dabney Donovan seeded the planet with miniature lifeforms and used orbiting Movie projectors to project horror films on the planet 's clouds . As a result , the Transilvanians assumed the shapes and habits of classic horror film monsters . Donovan was eventually planning to wipe Transilvane clean , using a robotic `` Demon Dog '' to spray it with a poison gas . To stop him , several Transilvanians , led by the vampire Count Dragorin and the werewolf Lupek , came to Earth in coffin-shaped , size-altering spacecraft . They failed to find Donovan , but Superman , assisted by Jimmy Olsen , destroyed the Demon Dog and saved Transilvane . The story ended with Superman having decided to reprogram the Transilvanians by replacing the horror movies with projections of Oklahoma ! .", "title": "" } ]
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Travis Barker drummed on at least one song.
[ { "docid": "8554f9efe8fca3e081eaea607fc02033", "text": "Travis Barker Travis Landon Barker ( born November 14 , 1975 ) is an American musician and producer , and the drummer for the rock band Blink-182 . Barker has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip-hop artists , and with the alternative rock band +44 , the rap rock group the Transplants , the alternative rock band Box Car Racer , and most recently with Antemasque . He was a frequent collaborator with the late DJ AM , and together they formed TRV$ DJAM . After the split of his first band , Feeble , Barker began playing for the Aquabats in 1996 as the Baron Von Tito . He recorded one album with them , The Fury of The Aquabats ! , in 1997 . His career rose when he joined Blink-182 in 1998 . Barker has since established himself as a versatile drummer , producing and making guest appearances in music projects of numerous music genres including hip hop , alternative rock , pop and country . He has gained significant acceptance within the hip-hop community in particular and often collaborates with artists to compose rock-tinged remixes to their songs . Barker collaborated with artists ( including Game , Yelawolf , Tom Morello , Corey Taylor , Slaughterhouse , Raekwon , Busta Rhymes , RZA , Slash , and other musicians ) for his solo debut album , Give the Drummer Some , which was released on March 15 , 2011 . In 2011 , he worked with Steve Aoki and Kid Cudi in Aoki 's hit single Cudi the Kid , as part of his album Wonderland , with Barker as lead drummer . Aside from drumming , he founded clothing company Famous Stars and Straps in 1999 and LaSalle Records in 2004 . Companies such as DC Shoes and Zildjian cymbals have co-designed products in his name . Rolling Stone referred to him as `` punk 's first superstar drummer . ''", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "545d63b0cf13acf6a2efe8b5c3cd00a2", "text": "Michael Barker (drummer) Michael Barker ( born 1966 ) is a New Zealand percussion musician best known for performing with many Australasian acts , including The John Butler Trio and Split Enz . In more recent years Barker formed the power blues duo Swamp Thing with Grant Haua .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7924fc2cb2fa6729f29ed783c536a446", "text": "Election Special Election Special is the 2012 fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ry Cooder . After his 2011 album Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down , Cooder continued writing topical and storyline-inspired songs . Displeased with the Republican Party and its financial supporters , he also wanted to write an album that would address listeners during the United States presidential election of 2012 , which he believed to be a critical event in the country 's history . Election Special was recorded mostly at Drive-By Studios in North Hollywood and produced by Cooder . Election Special is an American roots and blues rock album of protest songs with music characterized by upbeat melodies , simple instrumentation , and sparse arrangements . Cooder played all of the instruments , including bass , guitar , and mandolin , with the exception of drums by his son Joachim . A deeply political album , it expands on the socio-political musings and current event topics of Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down with forthright , satirical lyrics and song-form vignettes . Cooder 's songwriting exhibits liberal and populist sentiments and draws on older musical sources such as broadside ballads and country blues . Election Special was released by Perro Verde Records and Nonesuch Records on August 16 , 2012 , one week before the 2012 Republican National Convention . It received generally positive reviews from critics , who complimented its topical protest songs and Cooder 's musicianship . The album peaked at number 164 on the Billboard 200 chart in the US , but charted significantly higher in other countries . Cooder did not tour in promotion of the album , citing a lost interest in both playing large concert venues and the commercial aspect of releasing records .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "87846bb2d76610f50113db1dfc25c8ac", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "019c6b7c2184255413dc3c7095e912d7", "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 . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b59212d79b9ccc2aae946159315b68e0", "text": "Worth Every Mile `` Worth Every Mile '' is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Travis Tritt . It was released in October 1993 as the fifth single from the album T-R-O-U-B-L-E . The song reached # 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6ea916bce5a4a157d75793297b95b84e", "text": "Time Bomb (album) Time Bomb is the second studio album by American rock band Buckcherry . It was produced by John Travis -LSB- -RSB- and released on March 27 , 2001 by DreamWorks Records . It is the band 's only album to feature guitarist Yogi Lonich and is the last album with the original line-up .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1223717ae6f34662454dea59a3c87dcd", "text": "Travis Mills Travis Tatum Mills ( born April 12 , 1989 ) better known by his stage name Travis Mills ( who was previously known as T. Mills ) , is an American recording artist and actor from Riverside , California . Following his name change from T. Mills to Travis Mills , Mills hosted The Request Show on Apple Music 's Beats 1 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "765b88e60ef93e58be4b819849260ec5", "text": "Toronto 1986 Toronto 1986 is a live CD/vinyl release by the industrial metal band Ministry that was recorded live at the RPM Club In Ontario , Canada on April 10th , 1986 . It was originally released as bootleg until it made its official release in 2015 via the band 's official Bandcamp website . It was the first Ministry album in their timeline to feature bassist Paul Barker .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a986c815411187529b66d75d85f12b20", "text": "Too Gone Too Long `` Too Gone Too Long '' is a song written by Gene Pistilli , and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis . It was released in November 1987 as the third single from his album Always & Forever . It peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks , becoming his fifth number 1 hit in the United States . It also topped the Canadian RPM country Tracks chart .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "186311c2cb992eae34a4ebd2b16b0d45", "text": "Where You Stand (song) `` Where You Stand '' is a song by alternative rock band Travis , written by Dougie Payne , Holly Partridge and Fran Healy . It was released on 30 April 2013 as the lead single from the band 's seventh studio album , Where You Stand .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dc0b21e34c9e5087548659e5924ca779", "text": "Grand Hustle Records Grand Hustle Records ( formerly Grand Hustle Entertainment ) , also known as Hustle Gang Music , is an Atlanta , Georgia-based record label , founded in 2001 , by American hip hop recording artist T.I. and his business partner Jason Geter . Up until December 2012 , the label was distributed by Atlantic Records . It currently operates as an independent record label . The label is home to artists such as B.o.B , Young Dro , Trae tha Truth and Travis Scott , among others . The label also houses a roster of record producers , including DJ Toomp , Lil ' C , Mars , Nard & B , TrackSlayerz and more . The label has released 26 studio albums in total , with 13 of them being certified gold or higher , by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Additionally , the label has released five albums that reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart , namely King ( 2006 ) , T.I. vs. T.I.P. ( 2007 ) , Paper Trail ( 2008 ) , The Adventures of Bobby Ray ( 2010 ) and Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight ( 2016 ) . Furthermore , Grand Hustle has released multiple top 40 hit singles , including `` Bring 'Em Out '' , `` What You Know '' , `` Shoulder Lean '' , `` Whatever You Like '' , `` Live Your Life '' , `` Dead and Gone '' , `` Nothin ' on You '' , `` Airplanes '' , `` Magic '' , `` Strange Clouds '' , `` So Good '' , `` Both of Us '' , `` Antidote '' and more .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d1980feb320a36c1ff7025a1748e0b4", "text": "Mark Hoppus Mark Allan Hoppus ( born March 15 , 1972 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , record producer , and television personality best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist for the pop punk band Blink-182 . Born in Ridgecrest , California , Hoppus spent his childhood moving back and forth between his mother and father 's houses , as they divorced when he was in third grade . He became interested in skateboarding and punk rock in junior high , and received a bass guitar from his father at the age of fifteen . After moving to San Diego in 1992 , Hoppus ' sister introduced him to Tom DeLonge , and together with drummer Scott Raynor , they formed the band Blink-182 . Following Raynor and DeLonge 's departures from the band in 1998 and 2015 , respectively , Hoppus is now the only remaining founding member of Blink-182 . Blink-182 produced several rock recordings and toured exhaustively before signing to major label MCA to co-distribute their sophomore effort , 1997 's Dude Ranch , which featured the Hoppus-penned hit `` Dammit '' . After replacing Raynor with Travis Barker , the trio recorded Enema of the State ( 1999 ) , which launched the band into multiplatinum success , becoming the biggest pop punk act of the era . Two more records followed -- the heavier Take Off Your Pants and Jacket ( 2001 ) and the more experimental Blink-182 ( 2003 ) -- before the band split in 2005 following internal tension . Hoppus continued playing with Barker in +44 in the late 2000s . Blink-182 subsequently reunited in 2009 and continue to record and tour worldwide . Aside from his musical career , Hoppus has had multiple successes behind the recording console , producing records for groups such as Idiot Pilot , New Found Glory , The Matches , Motion City Soundtrack and PAWS . He has previously co-owned two companies , Atticus and Macbeth Footwear , and has begun a clothing line named Hi My Name is Mark . Hoppus hosted a weekly podcast in 2005 through 2006 which returned in 2015 , and he hosted his own television talk show , Hoppus on Music , from 2010 to 2012 on Fuse .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a8c0e2b5466f76c11c7c3a1b69fd75d7", "text": "TDRS Music Travis Dickerson Recording Studios Music is a label founded by musician and producer Travis Dickerson . The label is characterized by the way it sells records . Every record it sells is shipped directly to the buyer . Over the years TDRS has released many albums and in 2007 , Buckethead released several paintings through TDRS 's web page , which also sells shirts , posters and stickers related to the artist . The label mainly sells normal CDs , and has a Download Store with reduced prices and otherwise unavailable material .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "47b0d5c2418244093da853d9481bec26", "text": "Nicholas Barker Nicholas Howard Barker is a British extreme metal drummer best known as the original drummer for British metal band Cradle of Filth .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3d8568d0e993e640742805a7b036b9a3", "text": "Use Your Illusion II Use Your Illusion II is the fourth studio album by the American hard rock band Guns N ' Roses . The album was released on September 17 , 1991 , the same day as its counterpart album Use Your Illusion I. Both of the albums were released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour . Bolstered by the lead single `` You Could Be Mine , '' Use Your Illusion II was the slightly more popular of the two albums , selling 770,000 copies its first week and debuting at No. 1 on the U.S. charts , ahead of Use Your Illusion I '' 's first week sales of 685,000 . As of 2010 , Use Your Illusion II '' has sold 5,587,000 units in the U.S. , according to Nielsen SoundScan . Both albums have since been certified 7 × Platinum by the RIAA . It was also No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart for a single week . It is the last Guns N ' Roses album to feature rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin . It also included the last Guns N ' Roses song to feature drummer Steven Adler , who played on `` Civil War . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d38c13137374fa9a9ab2889b79fba731", "text": "Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked) `` Hear the Drummer ( Get Wicked ) '' is a song by English DJ Chad Jackson , released in 1990 . It consisted of samples , and peaked at # 3 on the UK Singles Chart . The song was co-produced by Steve Mac .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f84eab6a9e76ee2922b933b22a8b752a", "text": "Riser (song) `` Riser '' is a song recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley . It was released to radio on June 15 , 2015 as the fifth and final single from his seventh studio album of the same name . The song was written by Travis Meadows and Steve Moakler .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d5ee9232f9c60874b10705688197b736", "text": "Welcome to the Freakshow (Hinder album) Welcome to the Freakshow is the fourth studio album by American rock band Hinder . Released on December 4 , 2012 by Republic Records , it is the band 's successor to All American Nightmare , released in 2010 . It is the final studio album to feature founding vocalist Austin Winkler . The album debuted at No. 65 on Billboard 200 , with 12,000 copies sold . It has sold 60,000 copies in the US as of May 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "46038e8d5f801dc73ff90fede4e1286a", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2fb639320c503928d2f04287898d63ef", "text": "The End of Heartache The End of Heartache is the third studio album by American metalcore band Killswitch Engage . It was released on May 11 , 2004 through Roadrunner Records . It is the first album to feature lead vocalist Howard Jones . It is also the first album with Justin Foley also from Blood Has Been Shed joined the bands as the drummer also making his first recording on this album . The new lineup played on the 2003 Ozzfest and the MTV2 Headbangers Ball tour . The first recording was the song `` When Darkness Falls '' appearing on the soundtrack to the 2003 horror film Freddy vs. Jason . The End of Heartache was released on May 11 , 2004 . The album debuted in the top 40 of the Australian album charts on May 17 , 2004 following a successful tour of that country with Anthrax . The title track was nominated for Best Metal Performance for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards . Two music videos for `` Rose of Sharyn '' and `` The End of Heartache '' were filmed in promotion of the album . `` Rose of Sharyn '' had the group performing in a sunny desert with blood dripping from dead branches to form words . `` The End of Heartache '' featured a darkly lit performance with various computer animated imagery with scenes from Resident Evil : Apocalypse dotted throughout . Both videos saw notable airplay on Headbanger 's Ball . In 2005 , a special edition of the album was released which contained 6 additional tracks . The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 7 , 2007 .", "title": "" } ]
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Robin was a character in Batman comic books.
[ { "docid": "eb847f0f5967ffae868820c31883ec4e", "text": "Robin (comics) Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character was originally created by Bob Kane , Bill Finger , and Jerry Robinson , to serve as a junior counterpart to the superhero Batman . The team of Batman and Robin is commonly referred to as the Dynamic Duo or the Caped Crusaders . The character 's first incarnation , Dick Grayson , debuted in Detective Comics # 38 ( April 1940 ) . Conceived as a vehicle to attract young readership , Robin garnered overwhelmingly positive critical reception , doubling the sales of the Batman related comic books . The early adventures of Robin included Star Spangled Comics # 65 -- 130 ( 1947 -- 1952 ) , which was the character 's first solo feature . Robin made regular appearances in Batman related comic books and other DC Comics publications from 1940 through the early 1980s until the character set aside the Robin identity and became the independent superhero Nightwing . The character 's second incarnation Jason Todd debuted in Batman # 357 ( 1983 ) . This Robin made regular appearances in Batman related comic books until 1988 , when the character was murdered by the Joker in the storyline `` A Death in the Family '' ( 1989 ) . Jason would later find himself alive after a reality changing incident , eventually becoming the Red Hood . The premiere Robin limited series was published in 1991 which featured the character 's third incarnation Tim Drake training to earn the role of Batman 's vigilante partner . Following two successful sequels , the monthly Robin ongoing series began in 1993 and ended in early 2009 , which also helped his transition from sidekick to a superhero in his own right . In 2004 storylines , established DC Comics character Stephanie Brown became the fourth Robin for a short duration before the role reverted to Tim Drake . Damian Wayne succeeds Drake as Robin in the 2009 story arc `` Battle for the Cowl '' . Following the 2011 continuity reboot `` the New 52 '' , Tim Drake was revised as having assumed the title Red Robin , and Jason Todd , operating as the Red Hood , was slowly repairing his relationship with Batman . Dick Grayson resumed his role as Nightwing and Stephanie Brown was introduced anew as Spoiler once again in the pages of Batman Eternal ( 2014 ) . The 2016 DC Rebirth continuity relaunch starts off with Damian Wayne as Robin , Tim Drake as Red Robin , Jason Todd as Red Hood , and Dick Grayson as Nightwing . Robins have also been featured throughout stories set in parallel worlds , owing to DC Comics ' longstanding `` Multiverse '' concept . For example , in the original Earth-Two , Dick Grayson never adopted the name Nightwing , and continues operating as Robin into adulthood . In the New 52 's `` Earth-2 '' continuity , Robin is Helena Wayne , daughter of Batman and Catwoman , who was stranded on the Earth of the main continuity and takes the name Huntress .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "2c41bc359d723c3ca55f99c77ddf6631", "text": "Mister Mxyzptlk Mister Mxyzptlk ( -LSB- mɪksˈjɛzpɪtlɪk -RSB- , -LSB- ˈmɪksɪlplɪk -RSB- or -LSB- mɪksˈjɛzpɪtəlɪk -RSB- ) , sometimes called Mxy , is a fictional impish character who appears in DC Comics ' Superman comic books , sometimes as a supervillain and other times as an antihero . Mr. Mxyzptlk was created to appear in Superman # 30 ( Sept. 1944 ) , in the story `` The Mysterious Mr. Mxyzptlk '' , by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Ira Yarborough . But due to publishing lag time , the character saw print first in the Superman daily comic strip by writer Whitney Ellsworth and artist Wayne Boring . He is usually presented as a trickster , in the classical mythological sense , in that he possesses reality warping powers with which he enjoys tormenting Superman in a cartoonish way . In most of his appearances in DC Comics , he can be stopped only by tricking him into saying or spelling his own name backwards ( Kltpzyxm - `` kel-tip-zix-um '' ) , which will return him to his home in the 5th dimension and keep him there for a minimum of ninety days . However , this specific limitation of the character has been eliminated since the Crisis on Infinite Earths reboot , upon which the character leaves only when he willingly agrees to do so after meeting some conditions he sets , such as having Superman succeed in getting Mxyzptlk to paint his own face blue . In 2009 , Mister Mxyzptlk was ranked as IGN 's 76th-Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f91d18bff53df47160e347c8b890694c", "text": "Flamingo (comics) Flamingo is the name of a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , commonly as an adversary of the Batman .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5bb1e1372c552b1c2d9b5c28dac6989f", "text": "Golden Knight The Golden Knight is a fictional character , a comic book knight published by DC Comics . He first appeared in The Demon vol . 3 , # 20 ( February 1992 ) , and was created by Alan Grant and Val Semeiks . The character is based on the mythical knight Percival as defined by Chrétien de Troyes ' unfinished fifth romance , Perceval , le Conte du Graal ( Perceval , the Story of the Grail ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8796b9a6598f7472cad7121e77e8e961", "text": "Jack Drake Jack Drake is a fictional character from DC Comics books , specifically the Batman titles . Jack is the father of Tim Drake , formerly the third Robin and the current Red Robin .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "42ac586ee826cdf853d46056a85d48a2", "text": "Dick Grayson Richard John `` Dick '' Grayson is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , commonly in association with Batman . Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and illustrator Jerry Robinson , he first appeared in Detective Comics # 38 in April 1940 as the original incarnation of Robin . In Tales of the Teen Titans # 44 ( July 1984 ) the character retires his role as Robin and assumes the superhero persona of Nightwing , created by Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez . The youngest in a family of acrobats known as the `` Flying Graysons '' , Dick watches a mafia boss kill his parents in order to extort money from the circus that employed them . Batman ( Bruce Wayne ) takes him in as a legal ward ( retconned as an adopted son in some cases ) and the crime-fighting partner Robin . He is written by many authors as the first son of Batman . As well as being Batman 's crime-fighting partner , Dick establishes himself as the leader of the Teen Titans , a team of teenage superheroes . As a young man , he retires as Robin and takes on his own superhero identity to assert his independence , becoming Nightwing . As Nightwing , he continues to lead the Teen Titans and later the Outsiders . In the first volume of his eponymous series ( 1996 -- 2009 ) , he becomes the protector of Blüdhaven , Gotham 's economically troubled neighboring city , the locale the character is most closely associated with . He has also served stints protecting the streets of New York , Chicago and Gotham in other runs over the years . Dick Grayson has taken on the identity of Batman on a few occasions . Following `` Batman : Knightfall '' , Grayson declines taking up the mantle of Batman while the original was recovering from a broken back as he feels Nightwing is a hero in his own right and not Batman 's understudy , but after the events of the Zero Hour miniseries later that year , he replaces Bruce Wayne as Batman , beginning in Robin # 0 ( 1994 ) and extending throughout the Batman : Prodigal storyline in 1995 . Dick again assumes the mantle following the events of `` Batman R.I.P. '' ( 2008 ) and Final Crisis ( 2008 -- 9 ) . As Batman , Dick moves to Gotham City following his mentor 's apparent death and partners with the fifth Robin , Damian Wayne . On Bruce 's return , both men maintained the Batman identity until 2011 , when Dick returned to the Nightwing identity with DC 's The New 52 continuity reboot . In a 2014 comic story , Dick is forced to abandon the Nightwing identity after being unmasked on TV and faking his death , setting up Tim Seeley 's Grayson comic book , Dick becomes Agent 37 , Batman 's mole in the nefarious spy organization Spyral . Following the conclusion of the Grayson series , and the restoration of his secret identity in the series ' final issue , Dick returns to being Nightwing as part of the DC Rebirth relaunch in 2016 . Dick Grayson has appeared as Robin in several other media adaptations : the 1943 serial played by Douglas Croft , the 1949 serial played by Johnny Duncan , the 1966 -- 1968 live action Batman television series and its motion picture portrayed by Burt Ward , played by Chris O'Donnell in the 1995 film Batman Forever and its 1997 sequel Batman & Robin . Loren Lester voiced the character as Robin in Batman : The Animated Series and later as Nightwing 's first screen adaptation in The New Batman Adventures . In May 2011 , IGN ranked Dick Grayson # 11 on their list of the `` Top 100 Super Heroes of All Time '' . In 2013 , ComicsAlliance ranked Grayson as Nightwing as # 1 on their list of the `` 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d234d4a641c49429238cb1950043a61a", "text": "Events from the Modern Age of Comic Books One of the key aspects of the Modern Age of Comic Books was that it was the beginning of big events . In 1984 , Marvel Comics debuted the first large crossover , Secret Wars , a storyline featuring the company 's most prolific superheroes , which overlapped into a 12-issue limited series and many monthly comic books . A year later , DC Comics introduced its first large scale crossover , Crisis on Infinite Earths , which had long-term effects on the `` DC Universe '' continuity . In the early and mid-1990s , big events were regularly published by Marvel and DC , often leading to extra publicity and sales . These events helped fend-off competition from Image Comics , and such events were more likely to become `` collector 's items . '' Some events , such as DC 's `` Zero Hour '' and Marvel 's `` Onslaught saga '' spanned a publisher 's entire line while others only affected a `` family '' of interrelated titles . The X-Men and Batman franchises featured crossovers almost annually . Some of the most significant mid-1990s events , such as Spider-Man 's `` Clone Saga , '' Batman 's `` Batman : Knightfall '' and particularly , `` The Death of Superman '' caused dramatic changes to long-running characters and received coverage in the mainstream media . These events led to significant sales boosts and publicity , but many fans began to criticize them as excessive and lacking compelling storytelling . They also complained that monthly series had become inaccessible because one had to follow a number of comics to understand the full storyline . By the end of the 1990s , the number of large crossovers decreased , but they were still launched sporadically .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b80b35a47f21412aac8661be4a3654cb", "text": "Dark Knight (nickname) The Dark Knight is the nickname of the superhero Batman who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics . Batman was first referred to by the nickname in Batman # 1 ( Spring 1940 ) , in a story written by Bill Finger .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eb13d61ccad3cc667b45f8bd00b82e2d", "text": "Huntress (comics) Huntress is the name of several fictional superheros appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , commonly in association with Batman . The two most well known women to bear the Huntress name are Helena Bertinelli and Helena Wayne , the latter being from an alternate DC universe . Although Helena Wayne and Helena Bertinelli are both superheroes , the Huntress of the Golden Age was a supervillain .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0b8da7ae6398eaaceceeba1bc5d3bf6f", "text": "List of Batman Family adversaries The Batman Family adversaries or the rogues gallery are a collective of fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . These characters are depicted as adversaries of the superhero Batman and his allies . Since Batman first appeared in Detective Comics # 27 ( May 1939 ) , his supporting cast has expanded to include other superheroes , and has become what is now informally called the Batman Family . As with most superheroes , a cast of recurring enemies to the Batman Family have been introduced throughout the decades , collectively referred to as the rogues gallery . Many characters from Batman 's rogues gallery who are criminally insane become patients at Arkham Asylum after they are apprehended . The Batman Family 's rogues gallery has widely been well received , considered by many journalists to be one of the greatest superhero rogues galleries in all of comics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cf789691a82a61bbc807d937d5c5f5e1", "text": "Wayne of Gotham Wayne of Gotham is a novel by Tracy Hickman and is about the fictional superhero Batman . The book was published on December 4 , 2012 . A GraphicAudio audiobook was recorded in 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "afd983ce80863b7f14f0bfce0a9e7e68", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "81cf9b8e975febd1c4742f1e0e83d262", "text": "Robin Hood and the Beggar `` Robin Hood and the Beggar '' is a story in the Robin Hood canon which has survived as , among other forms , a late seventeenth-century English broadside ballad , and is a pair out of several ballads about the medieval folk hero that form part of the Child ballad collection , which is one of the most comprehensive collections of traditional English ballads . These two ballads share the same basic plot device in which the English folk hero Robin Hood meets a beggar .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cfae7907d472e4910c27e11f002f25b7", "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 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f362d900c09ae8dfbaf0fbe49511ac1c", "text": "Invisible Hood The Invisible Hood is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe . He was originally owned by Quality Comics , but was later acquired by DC Comics , along with other Quality characters . He first appeared in Smash Comics # 1 ( August 1939 ) , and was created by Art Pinajian , Pinajian illustrated the story under the pseudonym `` Art Gordon '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "703eb28127c3e92d714e7ff8837a5ee8", "text": "Gladiatrix (comics) Gladiatrix ( Robin Braxton ) is a fictional heroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9d7a5a2cda2ca5d3ac3663e935d4d3bf", "text": "Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? `` Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader ? '' is a 2009 story featuring the DC Comics character Batman . The story is published in two parts , in the `` final '' issues of the series Batman ( # 686 ) and Detective Comics ( # 853 ) , released February and April respectively . Written by Neil Gaiman , pencilled by Andy Kubert , and inked by Scott Williams , the story is purported to be the `` last '' Batman story in the wake of severe psychological trauma that Batman endures within the Batman R.I.P. story , and his ultimate fate in Final Crisis . The story 's title is a reference to the backup stories published in DC Comics Presents from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s ( which revisited various long-unused Golden Age and Silver Age characters ; these stories were all titled `` Whatever Happened to ( x ) ? '' ) akin to writer Alan Moore 's `` last '' Superman story Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow ? .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "25eac6cf6a251e248f8d7ab0fd85f21d", "text": "Gotham Central Gotham Central is a police procedural comic-book series that was published by DC Comics . It was written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka , with pencils initially by Michael Lark . The story focused on the Gotham City Police Department and the difficulties of its officers living and working in Gotham City , home of Batman .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "54dabc390cfa41d7ed103136c6f40468", "text": "Batman & Dracula trilogy The Batman and Dracula trilogy is a group of American comics stories which began with Batman & Dracula : Red Rain , a 1991 graphic novel by Doug Moench and Kelley Jones , in DC Comics ' Elseworlds line of alternate reality stories . It spawned two sequels by the same creative team ; Batman : Bloodstorm and Batman : Crimson Mist . DC Comics later released The Batman and Dracula trilogy in a trade paperback collection , entitled Tales of the Multiverse : Batman - Vampire .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8f9abdb0969edd655322750abc03e545", "text": "Red Claw (Batman) Red Claw is a fictional character , an enemy of Batman , making her debut in Batman : The Animated Series '' and appearing in three episodes of the show . In her appearances , she is voiced by Kate Mulgrew .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fed7168eaff38e21f21756a894e850b7", "text": "Robin: Lady of Legend Robin : Lady of Legend is a 2012 historical adventure by R.M. ArceJaeger ( alternative title : The Classic Adventures of the Girl Who Became Robin Hood ) . This Robin Hood retelling includes both new and traditional characters ( e.g. , Little John ) , but is most notable for featuring a woman as Robin Hood .", "title": "" } ]
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Gregor Clegane is the eldest brother of Sandor Clegane.
[ { "docid": "f35fa659f62f77b33d9361cb7406cfc7", "text": "Gregor Clegane Ser Gregor Clegane , nicknamed The Mountain , is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . He is a retainer to House Lannister . An enormous man , he is well known for his size , prowess in battle and cruelty . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Gregor is the older brother of Sandor Clegane , from the fictional kingdom of Westeros . He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) , A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) and in A Dance with Dragons ( 2011 ) as Ser Robert Strong . Ser Gregor Clegane is a huge knight and the elder brother of Sandor Clegane . Called `` The Mountain That Rides '' , he is known for his incredibly cruel nature and uncontrollable temper . His size and strength make him a fearsome warrior , and he has earned a reputation for cruelty and brutality . He is able to wield a two-handed sword one handed . When they were children , Gregor shoved Sandor 's face into a brazier , gruesomely scarring him . Gregor Clegane is portrayed by Conan Stevens in season one , by Ian Whyte in season two , and by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson in seasons four , five , and six in the HBO television adaptation .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "e710eacf95619fa95081e26d56a8075d", "text": "Inheritance Cycle The Inheritance Cycle is a young adult tetralogy of epic fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini . Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia ( -LSB- æləˈɡeɪziə -RSB- ) , the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon , Saphira , as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix . The series was originally intended to be a trilogy ( named the `` Inheritance Trilogy '' ) until Paolini announced on October 30 , 2007 , while working on the third novel , that he believed the story was too complex to conclude in just three books . The book series as a whole received mostly mixed to negative reviews by critics , but has gained both popularity and commercial success . The first book in the series , Eragon , was originally self-published by Paolini in 2001 , and subsequently re-published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on June 25 , 2003 . The second book in the series , Eldest , was published by Knopf on August 23 , 2005 . Both were New York Times bestsellers . The third book in the series , Brisingr , was published by Knopf on September 20 , 2008 . The fourth and final book in the series , Inheritance , was published by Knopf on November 8 , 2011 . The series has sold 33.5 million copies worldwide . In 2006 , a feature film was released based on the first book in the cycle , Eragon , starring Ed Speleers , Jeremy Irons , John Malkovich and Djimon Hounsou . The film received generally negative reviews and closed as the 13th highest grossing fantasy-live action film within the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c65fbffe9b3a710a2e563d6724a3f16d", "text": "Körmendy Körmendy in the Hungarian language , due to its form and implied meaning , is understood to be a family name . Literally it means : a person or family of or originating or associated with the place called Körmend , now one of the smaller townships in Western Hungary , near the Austrian border . It is evident in some public records that the same family name may have been spelled `` Körmendi '' as compared to `` Körmendy '' . It is generally understood in the Hungarian tradition that the use of the form `` Körmendy '' is an entitlement of some sort due to the formerly official title of nobility , received as granted in a traditional European meaning and process . The `` Körmendi '' name , form or usage , may mean in some cases , simply a spelling variation due to whatever reasons , but in some other cases `` Körmendi '' may be just an adopted name , not entitled to the `` Körmendy '' form of spelling . There seem to exist many people in the world with these family names , however to this writer at this point it may be highly speculative to guess how many of these may be related at any distance , or whether there are one or more greater families covered by all these names . On the other hand , as an example , this writer has information of a document and public record granting the nobility title to a `` Körmendy Márton '' and his descendants ( and the same to a companion by a different name ) by `` King Ferdinánd I '' of Hungary , in the year 1549 . This above cited record also refers to an official transcript of another record of the same subject , originating in `` Szentmarja '' of Bács Vármegye , formerly part of the Hungarian Kingdom , ( now called Szabadka in Hungarian , and is now part of modern Serbia ) . This later transcript was sent to the Hungarian National Museum and is deposited under `` Aldányi Antal , LXI 1549 január 5 . '' The above cited granting of nobility to said `` Körmendy Márton '' and his descendants is due to , according to the contents of the cited document ( s ) , a certain incident of his heroic behavior during the Hungarian defensive wars against the Turkish invaders . The said heroic act occurred in a battle at the Hungarian town Győr , rescuing some Christians from the Turks . Along with the title of nobility this `` Körmendy Márton '' and his descendants were granted the right to use a certain coat of arms , described in detail within the above said letter of grant of nobility ( nemeslevél in Hungarian ) . These records at least provide a glimpse into the background and history connected with the name ( s ) Körmendy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aeadb34caed70abe1c8aeb47c302270c", "text": "List of Kings of Mide In medieval Ireland , the Kings of Mide were of the Clann Cholmáin , a branch of the Uí Néill . Several were High Kings of Ireland . After the collapse of the kingdom in the 12th century its dynasty , the Ua Mael Sechlainn or Ó Melaghlins , were forced west and settled on the east bank of the Shannon . Bearers of the name were still noted as among the Gaelic nobility until as late as the 1690s , though they had lost any real power long before . The Kingdom of Mide itself seems to have existed as a kingdom ( though of varying sizes ) since at least the early historic era . Its name means `` middle '' , denoting the fact that it was situated in the very centre of Ireland in what is now County Westmeath , parts of north County Offaly , south County Longford and western County Meath . Its early kings may have been of the Dál Messin Corb - whose sept , the Uí Garrchon , were Kings of Leinster . However , from the late 400 's onwards they were driven away from their original homeland in modern County Kildare and over the Wicklow Mountains by the Ui Néill , whose sept , the Clann Cholmáin , took their place .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a1f91fce9d7235bfd239f6dd66fada8a", "text": "House of Dunkeld The House of Dunkeld , in Scottish Gaelic Dùn Chailleann ( meaning Fort of the Caledonii or of the Caledonians ) , is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the clear succession of Scottish kings from 1034 to 1040 and from 1058 to 1290 . The line is also variously referred to by historians as `` The Canmores '' , and `` MacMalcolm '' . It is dynastically sort of a continuation to Cenél nGabráin of Dál Riata , `` race of Fergus '' , as `` house '' an originally Celtic concept to express one of the two rivalling leader clans of early medieval Scotland , whose founding father is king Fergus Mor of Dalriada . This Ferguside royal clan had rivalled the crown ( of Dalriada , then that of Alba ) against the Cenél Loairn , the later House of Moray for the preceding four or more centuries . The Cenél nGabráin were represented by the so-called House of Alpin before Dunkeld . Sir Iain Moncreiffe made the case that Crínán of Dunkeld actually belonged to a Scottish sept of Irish Cenél Conaill royal dynasty , a branch of the Uí Néill . This of course would not exclude his descendants from also being a ( female line ) continuation of the Cenél nGabráin through Bethóc . Genealogically the Dunkeld dynasty is based on Duncan I of Scotland being of a different agnatic clan to his predecessor and maternal grandfather Malcolm II of Scotland . However , sociohistorically , the reign of Duncan 's son Malcolm III of Scotland , which happens to coincide with the start of the centuries-long period of strong influence from the southern neighbour , the Kingdom of England , has been seen as a more important place to start .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8d82b4c399e88bbe89f859a87fb5921f", "text": "FitzClarence Fitzclarence or FitzClarence is a pseudo-Anglo-Norman name meaning `` son of Clarence '' -- it usually refers to a bastard son of a Duke of Clarence , or a descendant thereof , and was used by them as a surname . The FitzClarence family was an illegitimate branch of the House of Hanover . Prince William , Duke of Clarence , and future king William IV of the United Kingdom , had at least ten children with his mistress Dorothea Jordan , all of whom took the surname FitzClarence . All of them were also granted by their father the rank of a marquess ' younger sons or daughters . The Duke of Clarence 's eldest surviving illegitimate child , George FitzClarence ( 1794 -- 1842 ) , was created Earl of Munster in 1831 and his male-line was continued until the death of Anthony FitzClarence , 7th Earl of Munster in 2000 . Two of Lord Munster 's brothers , Frederick and Augustus ( a priest ) , had issue that were also part of the family . Five daughters of William IV and Dorothy Jordan were married to nobles or prominent military figures , including William Hay , 18th Earl of Erroll , Lucius Cary , 10th Viscount Falkland , and Admiral Lord John Hallyburton . Only one , Mary , had no children . The 10 children of Prince William , Duke of Clarence , future King of Great Britain and his mistress , Dorothy Jordan , and their descendants : George FitzClarence ( 1794 -- 1842 ) and his grandson : Charles FitzClarence ( 1865 -- 1914 ) Henry FitzClarence ( 1795 -- 1817 ) Sophia FitzClarence ( 1796 -- 1837 ) Mary FitzClarence ( 1798 -- 1864 ) Frederick FitzClarence ( 1799 -- 1854 ) Elizabeth FitzClarence ( 1801 -- 1856 ) Adolphus FitzClarence ( rear admiral ) ( 1802 -- 1856 ) ( no issue ) Augusta FitzClarence ( 1803 -- 1865 ) Augustus FitzClarence ( 1805 -- 1854 ) Amelia FitzClarence ( 1807 -- 1858 ) William FitzClarence , 2nd Earl of Munster ( 1824 -- 1901 ) Geoffrey FitzClarence , 3rd Earl of Munster ( 1859 -- 1902 ) Aubrey FitzClarence , 4th Earl of Munster ( 1862 -- 1928 ) Geoffrey FitzClarence , 5th Earl of Munster ( 1906 -- 1975 ) Edward FitzClarence , 6th Earl of Munster ( 1899 -- 1983 ) Anthony FitzClarence , 7th Earl of Munster ( 1926 -- 2000 ) Category : House of Hanover Category : Noble families of the United Kingdom Category : William IV of the United Kingdom Category : Norman-language surnames !", "title": "" }, { "docid": "19ef529f53820f064aecf13c729e7cdb", "text": "McHenry Brothers The McHenry Brothers are Edward Alexander McHenry ( born August 25 , 1983 ) and Rory Patrick McHenry ( born 14 July 1987 ) , siblings known professionally as the McHenry Brothers , are award winning British film directors and screen writers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "26bbd79155c2d0da4ceb1b3ade0a30fa", "text": "House of Grey The House of Grey is an ancient noble English family originating from Creully in Normandy . Its name , initially having been difficult to comprehend in the English language , was variously transliterated as Grey , Grai , Greye , Gray , etc. . In the Middle Ages , the Grey family was first ennobled as Barons Grey of Codnor , of Ruthyn and of Wilton ( later being elevated as viscounts , earls , marquesses and dukes ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2ebf4b65460d312e651465b2c3af6c51", "text": "Cabra Castle Cabra Castle is the name given to two castles , one now ruined , the other now used as an impressive luxury hotel . They are near the hamlet of Cabra , which is very near Kingscourt ( Irish : Dún a ' Rí ) in south-east County Cavan , Ireland . The current Cabra Castle ( located just off the R179 , known locally as the Carrickmacross Road ) was constructed in a mixture of the `` neo-Norman-style '' and the `` Gothick-style '' in the first decade of the 19th-century . Much of the exterior is in a form of what might be described as the `` neo-Norman-style '' , while the interior is mainly `` Gothick '' ( as opposed to the later neo-Gothic styles ) . This structure was originally called Cormey ( or Cormy ) Castle , after the local townland where it was built . It was constructed for the Foster family , a local `` Ascendancy '' family . However , the cost of building the new country house effectively bankrupted the Foster family . So , in 1813 , shortly after the new Cormey Castle had been completed , the Fosters sold their new country house to their much wealthier neighbours , the Pratt dynasty , who were another local ` Ascendancy ' family . The aristocratic Pratt family lived just across the Carrickmacross Road at the original Cabra House ( also sometimes known as Cabra Castle ) on the Cabra Estate , the family 's huge country estate . The Pratt family had owned the Cabra Estate since 1699 . In 1813 , Colonel Joseph Pratt added the new Cormey Castle and much of the Fosters ' Cormey Estate to his own Cabra Estate . Cormey Castle replaced the original Cabra House as the chief `` seat '' of the Pratt dynasty in County Cavan . Around 1820 , the Pratt family renamed Cormey Castle as Cabra Castle , the name it retains to this day . The ruins of the original Cabra House , or Cabra Castle , can be seen on a slight height near the Wishing Well in what is now Dún a ' Rí Forest Park , formerly part of the Cabra Estate . The forest park is now owned by Coillte , the Irish Government 's forestry company . Major Mervyn Pratt owned Cabra Castle and the Cabra Estate from 1927 until his death in December 1950 . The Major , however , mainly lived at Enniscoe , another country estate that the Pratt family had owned since the 1860s near Crossmolina in County Mayo . He was succeeded by his nephew , Tan Sri Dr. Mervyn Sheppard , a long-serving civil servant with the British Colonial Service in Malaya , who was the last member of the Pratt dynasty to own Cabra Castle . Due to the mounting costs of running the castle and running what remained of the Cabra Estate , he sold the country house to a local Catholic family , the Brennans , in 1964 . The Brennan family turned the castle into a hotel , which it remained up until they sold it in 1986 to a Mr. Mansour , a senior politician and businessman from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the U.A.E. Mansour closed the hotel with the intention of turning Cabra Castle back into a private country house once more . However , he never actually got round to restoring the castle as a private residence or restoring it to its former glory . In 1991 , Mansour sold Cabra Castle to the Corscadden family , who run a number of hotels . They restored the castle and turned it into a luxury four-star hotel , reopening it as such in the early 1990s . It continues to be owned by the Corscadden family , and the castle remains a luxury hotel . The castle is very close to County Cavan 's border with both County Monaghan and , in particular , County Meath . About a hundred acres of land now makes up the surrounding demesne ( or park ) of Cabra Castle .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cef3a5460b96ca630cbb90ebf6338356", "text": "Stephen, son of Tekesh Stephen , son of Tekesh ( Tekes fia István died after 1280 ) was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman , who served as voivode of Transylvania in 1280 , during the reign of Ladislaus IV of Hungary . His father was Tekesh , son of Nicholas , who served as ispán ( comes ) of Sáros County for several times . Stephen had two brothers , John and Ladislaus . He had five sons and a daughter from unidentified wife . His name is mentioned by contemporary records since 1267 . He supported junior king Stephen at first , however later became a partisan of Béla IV of Hungary , as a result he lost his political influence when Stephen V ascended the throne in 1270 . Following the coronation of Ladislaus IV , Stephen was appointed ispán of Bereg County in 1273 . He also became head of the Patak ispánate , a royal estate ( 1273 -- 1282 ) and master of the chariots ( szekérnagy maior plaustrorum ) , holding the latter office until 1275 . He served as ispán of Torna County in 1277 . The Szádvár Castle , centre of the county was donated by Ladislaus IV to the sons of Tekesh and later confirmed by Andrew III of Hungary . During that time Stephen held the title of `` perpetual count '' . Stephen served as ban of Kucsó in 1279 . He functioned as voivode of Transylvania for a short time in 1280 . Perhaps he was a strong supporter of Finta Aba . Stephen built up a dominant power along with his brothers in North-East Hungary ( Torna and Sáros Counties ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "323d73698f3330f3c39aaa8b8a151062", "text": "Jocelyn Jocelyn is a surname and first name . It is a unisex ( male/female ) name . Variants include Josalyn , Jocilyn , Joscelyn , Joscelin , Josceline , Joseline , Jocelin , Jocelyne , Jocelynne , Jocelynn , Joslin , Joslyn , Joclyn , Joselyn , Joselyne , ` Jocylen and Josslyn ; people who have this name may find it is often misspelled by others . The name may derive from Josselin , a locality in Brittany , France , and was introduced to England after the Norman Conquest . It may also derive from the Germanic name Gauzlin , also spelled Gozlin or Goslin . It is Latinized as Iudocus or Judocus , from Breton Iodoc , diminutive of iudh ( `` lord '' ) . In French , the spelling `` Jocelyn '' is exclusively male . The female counterpart is spelled `` Jocelyne '' . The Irish name Oisdealbh is sometimes erroneously attributed to a translation of Jocelyn , to Gaelicize Jocelyn de Angulo 's given name . In fact , MacOisdealbhaigh is the Gaelic translation of his brother Hostilo ( or Hostilio ) de Angulo 's given name . It is Hostilo 's descendants who would bear the surname Mac Oisdealbhaigh ( son of Oisdealbh or Hostilo ) . The surname would later be anglicized to Costello , Costelloe , and Costellow .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e0e828247f42ea0b3cec13cfa7c422f1", "text": "The Sands Family This is about the family band . For coverage of solo careers of some band members , see Tommy Sands and Colum Sands The Sands Family is a Northern Irish musical family band originating from Mayobridge , County Down , Northern Ireland . Their repertoire largely consists of their own compositions as well as traditional Irish songs . The band is considered one of the most influential folk groups . It showcases the famous Northern Irish folk singer-songwriter Tommy Sands as lead singer and songwriter and his brothers Ben Sands , Colum Sands and Eugene Sands and sister Anne Sands . Eugene was killed in a car accident in 1975 and the formation became a 4-member band . Tommy , Colum and Ben Sands have also successful solo careers as singers and musicians . The Sands came from a very musical and artistic family . Their parents both came from families of singers , musicians and storytellers and encouraged a love of Irish culture and tradition in their seven children , Mary , the eldest , Hugh , Ben , Tommy , Colum , Eugene and Anne . Their father Mick Sands known to all as ` The Chief ' ) and six other uncles played the fiddle . Their mother Bridie Connolly , was an accordionist , and the daughter of the ` Burren poet ' , Owen Connolly , and her mother was related to the Brontë family . The Sands family grew up in farm on the Ryan Road , a townland of Ryan , near Mayobridge . Their Céilidh house on the Ryan Road , in the foothills of the Mourne Mountains was a focal point for Catholic and Protestant neighbours from nearby farms to enjoy music and craic . The Sands Family started public performing in local halls and pubs , then they won a ` Folk Group ' contest in `` Old Shieling Hotel '' in Raheny , Dublin . This led to booking in New York in early 1971 followed by further tours in the USA and Canada . They also performed a Saint Patrick 's Day concert appearance in Carnegie Hall . Their almost 4-decade touring career includes regular tours throughout continental Europe , especially Germany , as well as the UK and Ireland . One notable highlight was performing in Moscow 's Luzhniki ` Olympic ' Stadium . Since the early 2000s however , the Sands Family have restricted touring to an annual tour of Germany and Ireland .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b18f6e3776576b79dd3460f59a8b3567", "text": "Stephen James Joyce Stephen James Joyce ( born 15 February 1932 ) is the grandson of James Joyce and the controversial executor of Joyce 's estate . He was born in France , the son of James Joyce 's son , Giorgio , and Helen Joyce , née Kastor . Stephen attended Harvard University , graduating in 1958 . At Harvard , he once roomed with Paul Matisse , grandson of French impressionist painter Henri Matisse , and with Sadruddin Aga Khan . Thereafter , he worked for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on African development . He retired from the OECD in 1991 to focus on managing his grandfather 's estate . He and his wife , Solange Raythchine Joyce , live in the Île de Ré in France . They have no children ; Stephen is James Joyce 's sole living descendant . Stephen Joyce and Seán Sweeney are the joint trustees of the Estate of James Joyce . He has taken an active role in all legal matters relating to Joyce 's works . He has brought numerous lawsuits or threats of legal action against scholars , biographers , and artists attempting to quote from Joyce 's literary work or personal correspondence . In 2004 , Joyce threatened legal action against the Irish government when the Rejoyce Dublin 2004 festival proposed public reading of excerpts of Ulysses on Bloomsday . In 1988 Stephen Joyce destroyed a collection of letters written by Lucia Joyce , his aunt . In 1989 he forced Brenda Maddox to delete a postscript concerning Lucia from her biography Nora : The Real Life of Molly Bloom . After 1995 Stephen announced no permissions would be granted to quote from his grandfather 's work . Libraries holding letters by Joyce were unable to show them without permission . Versions of his work online were disallowed . Stephen claimed to be protecting his grandfather 's and his family 's reputation , but would sometimes grant permission to use material in exchange for fees that were often `` extortionate '' . On 13 January 2011 , on the 70th anniversary of Joyce 's death , all of his works entered the public domain in much of the world . In the US however , some of Joyce 's work remains protected by copyright . Prior to this , in 2007 , Joyce 's hold on the estate had already been delimited by a fair use suit brought by Carol Loeb Schloss and the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society 's Fair Use Project . When the Central Bank of Ireland issued a ten euro James Joyce commemorative coin on 10 April 2013 , Stephen Joyce described the coin and the circumstances of its issue as `` one of the greatest insults to the Joyce family that has ever been perpetrated in Ireland '' . He complained of a lack of consultation over the coin ; he objected to an error in a Joycean quotation inscribed on the coin ; he was upset by the design of the portrait of the writer on the coin , calling it `` the most unlikely likeness of Joyce ever produced '' ; and he described as highly insensitive and offensive the decision to issue the coin on the anniversary of the death of his grandmother , Nora Joyce , who died in 1951 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "01e0c5bf1dd90c6ba3c9ed54e44fd36e", "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 '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1d60c676bb5e3da2ea50d078061fea5e", "text": "Uí Ímair The Uí ( h ) Ímair -LSB- iː ˈiːvˠaɾʲ -RSB- , or Dynasty of Ivar , were a royal Norse dynasty members of which ruled much of the Irish Sea region , the Kingdom of Dublin , the western coast of Scotland , including the Hebrides and some part of Northern England , from the mid 9th century . The dynasty lost control of York in the mid 10th century , but reigned over the other domains at variously disputed times , depending on which rulers may be counted among their descendants . This has proved a difficult question for scholars to determine , because reliable pedigrees do not survive . Additionally , for between three and four decades , the Uí Ímair were probably overkings of the Kingdom of Scotland itself , distinct from the Kingdom of Strathclyde , of which they may also have been overkings , and later briefly the Irish province of Munster , dominated from Waterford , and later still , briefly the English kingdom of Mercia . In the west of Ireland , the Uí Ímair also supplied at least two kings of Limerick , from which they may have attempted to conquer Munster again . On the female side , two members are styled Queens of Ireland in the Irish annals ( they were also Queen of Mide and Queen of Munster , respectively ) , while another was Queen of Leinster ( and Osraige ) . In the Norse sources , another was Queen consort of Norway . Finally , another may have been Queen of Brega . The name Uí Ímair in Old Irish means `` grandchildren '' or descendants of Ivar , but the dynasty includes its progenitor and his sons . The Irish annals describe Ivar as the brother of Amlaíb Conung and of Auisle , and the Annals of Ulster record his obituary under the year 873 , reading : Imhar , rex Nordmannorum totius Hibernie & Brittanie , uitam finiuit -LSB- `` Ivar , king of all the Norse of Ireland and Britain , ended his life '' -RSB- . Probably the senior leader of the Great Heathen Army , Ivar may thus have become the inspiration for the legendary Ivar the Boneless ( fl . 865-860 ) , son of Ragnar Lodbrok . In any event , Uí Ímair dynasts may also have exercised power as overkings of East Anglia during their career in Britain . Alex Woolf points out it would be a mistake to view the lordship as a `` unitary empire '' ; it was , rather , a collection of lordships ruled by the same kindred , with only varying degrees of unity depending on the political circumstances of the moment and the charisma of individual leaders . Especially in the early period , a great portion of the dynasty 's wealth , probably the majority , came from the international slave trade , both as slavers themselves and from the taxation of it , for which they were infamous in their time . In this role they star as the principal antagonists in the early 12th-century Irish epic political tract The War of the Irish with the Foreigners , although the account is exaggerated . One of the greatest dynasties of the Viking Age , the Uí Ímair were at their height the most fearsome and wide-reaching power in the British Isles and perhaps beyond . However , unlike the contemporary Rurikids in the East they ultimately failed to make any long-lasting territorial gains of significance and are considered a strategic failure , despite their considerable economic and political influence .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "05143df09b4cd12abc413fa30b21feb1", "text": "Lough Gowna Lough Gowna is a fresh water lake which is the uppermost lake on the River Erne . It is located on the border between County Longford and County Cavan , with the largest part of the lake being in County Longford . Lough Gowna is a moraine-dammed lake formed at the end of the last glaciation , and owes its complex indented shape to the underlying drumlin landscape . This results in a large number of bays and inlets on the lake , often connected by narrow channels . The river Erne enters the system in a western direction into the easternmost part of the lake ( locally known as Derries Lough ) and exits northward through County Cavan . However , the damming caused by the moraines that gave rise to the lake result in large bodies of water to the north-west and south-west which form the bulk of the area of the lake . A number of other small rivers also flow into the lake . The county border runs through the north-western part of the lake , and then turns eastwards , with the western and southern parts of the lake being in Longford and the north-eastern parts being in Cavan . The north-western and south-western portions of the lake are connected by a narrow channel at Dernaferst ( a townland on the western ( Longford ) shore of the lake , but which is in County Cavan ) . The northern and eastern shores of the lake are surrounded by peat bog , with areas of planted woodland along the southern shores of the lake in former demesnes in the townlands of Derrycassan and Culray . The lake is considered to be an important site for wintering wildfowl . The lake contains one large island in the south-western part , Inchmore ( Inis Mór in Irish , meaning `` Big island '' ) , which was the site of a monastery founded in the sixth century by Saint Colmcille . The monastery was raided by the Vikings in 804 , being burned and looted . During the twelfth century , the abbey conformed to Augustinian rules and remained there until the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII in 1543 . The site was still used as a graveyard by the local population until the early years of the twentieth century . The remains of the abbey are still to be seen on the island . A fifteenth-century tower bell , reputedly from the monastery , was recovered in the nineteenth century and now hangs in the Roman Catholic church in the nearby village of Aughnacliffe . Lough Gowna is an important centre for coarse fishing and the shape of the lake , with wooded peninsulas interspersed with bays and inlets , make it attractive for tourism . There are picnic sites at Dernaferst and at Dring ( at the southernmost point of the lake ) . The name of the lake comes from a legend about a supernatural calf which escaped from a well in the townland of Rathcor ( south of the lake ) and raced northward with a stream of water from the well following it and flooding the area now making up the lake . The lake gives its name to the village of Loch Gowna , on the north-eastern shore of the lake in County Cavan . The original name of the village was Scrabby ( Screabach in Irish ) , and gave its name to the townland and parish in which it is located . However , in 1950 , after a plebiscite of the villagers , the name was officially changed to Loch Gowna . The village serves as a service centre for tourism , with hotel accommodation and sizeable numbers of holiday homes in the area . Other parishes adjacent to the lake are Colmcille on the western and southern shores of the lake , Mullinalaghta on the eastern shore , and Dromard in the extreme north-west , all in County Longford ; and Mullahoran in the extreme east where the Erne enters the lake , in County Cavan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "301bbce61d293fd404e2d086fcc66d64", "text": "Aidhne Aidhne , also known as Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne , Maigh Aidhne / Maigh nAidhne ( `` Plain ( of ) Aidhne '' ) , was the territory of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne , a tuath ( tribal kingdom ) located in the south of what is now County Galway in the south of Connacht , Ireland . Aidhne is coextensive with the present diocese of Kilmacduagh . The territory of Aidhne is bounded on the west by Loch Lurgain ( Galway Bay ) and the barony of Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster . County Clare also bounds Aidhne on its south and south-east side . Aidhne is bounded on the east by the low mountains of Sliabh Echtghe / Slieve Aughty , which separate Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne from the territory of Uí Mhaine in eastern County Galway . On the north-east Aidhne is bounded by the plains of Uí Mhaine and on the north by Maigh Mucruimhe ( the area around Athenry ) . On the north-west Aidhne is bounded by the parish of Meadhraighe / Maree ( Ballynacourty ) which is in the territory of Uí Bhriúin Seola . In placename lore the kingdom took its name from the mythological Aidhne , one of the ten daughters of Partholon by his first wife , Topha . Aidhne was married to Breac . In a later age , a branch of the Fir Bolg made Aidhne their home . Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh 's Book of Genealogies states that the Tuath mhac nUmhoir -LSB- settled in -RSB- in Dál gCais and in Uí Fhiachrach of Aidhne . Their leader is given as Conall Caol , son of Aonghus mac Úmhór . Connall was killed at the Battle of Maigh Mucruimhe in 195 AD , and his body brought back to Aidhne where it was interred at a leacht called Carn Connell ( itself the site of a major battle some centuries later ) . The territory of Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne is coextensive with the diocese of Cill Mhic Dhuach / Kilmacduagh , which contains the civil parishes of Kinvarradoorus , Killinny , Killeenavarra , Drumacoo , Kilcolgan , Ardrahan , Stradbally , Killeeneen , Killeely , Killora , Killogilleen , Kilchreest , Isertkelly , Killinan , Kilthomas , Kilbeacanty , Beagh , Kilmacduagh , Kiltartan . The diocese of Kilmacduagh contains the present Catholic parishes of Kinvara , Ballinderreen , Gort , Ardrahan , Craughwell , Beagh , Kilbeacanty , Kilthomas ( Peterswell ) , Clarinbridge , Kilchreest .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3fe7eafe7002118de53e42adcbdae585", "text": "Richard de Clare, Steward of Forest of Essex Richard de Clare ( after 1281 -- 10 May 1318 ) 1st Lord Clare was the son of Thomas de Clare , Lord of Thomond and Juliana FitzGerald . A descendant of Strongbow , he succeeded his older brother , Gilbert , in 1308 as Lord of Thomond . In 1309 , and then again between 1312 and 1316 , he was sheriff of Cork . Forced to put down a number of rebellions , he was eventually killed while commanding his forces at the Battle of Dysert O'Dea near what is now Ennis , County Clare . According to legend , the day before his death , Richard de Clare beheld a woman dressed in white on the river 's edge washing bloody clothing and armor . When he asked whose clothes they were , she replied , `` yours , '' and then vanished . This woman was believed to be a banshee foretelling his death the next day when he lay dead with his clothes caked in blood on the battlefield of Dysert O'Dea ( Lewis Spence , The Magical Arts in Celtic Britain 81 ( 1999 ) ) . Richard was succeeded by his son Thomas , who was born in 1318 and died three years later . A series of inquisitions post mortem that were held following a writ issued on 10 April 1321 established that Thomas ' heirs were his father 's sisters ; Margaret , the wife of Bartholomew de Badlesmere and Maud , the wife of Sir Robert de Welle . As well as stewardship of the Forest of Essex , Thomas ' estate included numerous properties in Ireland .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba3c79f31fec8432e1807f74d069426e", "text": "Tadhg Tadhg ( alternative spellings include Tadgh and Tadg ) ( -LSB- teɪɡ -RSB- , -LSB- tiːɡ -RSB- or -LSB- taɪɡ -RSB- ) , is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic masculine name that was very common when the Gaelic languages predominated , to the extent that it is a synecdoche for Irish Gaelic man . The name signifies `` poet '' or `` philosopher '' . This was also the name of many Gaelic Irish kings from the 10th to the 16th centuries , particularly in Connacht and Munster . Tadhg is most common in south-west Ireland , particularly in County Cork and County Kerry . The name has enjoyed a surge in popularity recently ; in 2005 it was the 69th most common name for baby boys and in 2010 the 40th , according to the Central Statistics Office in Ireland . In the form `` Taig '' the name is used as a term of derogatory abuse for an Irish Catholic .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a9a3059cdf84a29f06852b8524f0dd68", "text": "House of Telcontar In the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkien , the House of Telcontar , previously the House of Elendil , is the Royal House of the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor . The House was founded by Aragorn II during the War of the Ring , who was the last surviving Heir of Elendil , and took the throne under the name Elessar . The name of the House finds its origin in Quenya , one of the Elvish languages . During the War of the Ring , Peregrin Took , a companion of Aragorn 's in The Fellowship of the Ring , became a member of the elite Citadel Guard at Minas Tirith , capital of Gondor . When Lord Aragorn entered the city , Peregrin persisted in familiarly referring to Aragorn by the nickname he had garnered as a Ranger of the North : `` Strider '' , even in front of foreign dignitaries such as King Éomer of Rohan . Aragorn was amused , and decided that the name of the lineage he founded would be `` Telcontar '' , which translates as `` Strider '' in Quenya . Members of the House of Telcontar are referred to as the `` Telcóntari '' ( Striders ) , the plural of Telcontar in Quenya . Aragorn then took the royal name `` Elessar '' ( translated as Elfstone in Quenya ) . With Queen Arwen , King Elessar reigned for 120 years , before finally surrendering his life . This long reign is attributed to Elessar 's descent from the Men of Númenor , who are blessed with long life ( he was 88 when he took the throne ) . He rebuilt the old capital Annúminas in Arnor and later ruled from this northern capital , although the old capital Minas Tirith was still of great political importance . Elessar had one known son , Eldarion , and an unspecified number of daughters . King Elessar was buried with great honour in Minas Tirith . King Eldarion ( his name meaning `` from the Elves '' in reference to his mother Arwen ) was `` full ripe for kingship '' at the time , and ruled for an unspecified amount of time well into the Fourth Age of Men . Little is known of Eldarion , save that he left heirs to continue the House of Telcontar after him .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1d7068a2f6adfbfd60c70e87def6f6f", "text": "Ó Siochfhradha brothers Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha ( 1883 -- 1964 ) and Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha ( 1900 -- 1986 ) , were brothers who were writers , teachers and Irish language storytellers , from County Kerry , Ireland . 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[ { "docid": "810166a0e387a884db9188aa8d66f5b9", "text": "Hisense Hisense Co. , Ltd. . is a Chinese multinational white goods and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Qingdao , Shandong province , China . It is a state-owned enterprise with publicly traded subsidiaries . Hisense has two publicly traded companies , Hisense Electric Co Ltd , which is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Co Ltd , which is listed on the Shenzhen and Hong Kong stock exchanges and a number of other subsidiaries . Hisense has 13 manufacturing facilities in China ( located in the provinces/cities of : Guangdong , Guizhou , Huzhou , Jiangsu , Liaoning , Linyi , Shandong , Sichuan , Yangzhou , Yingkou , Xinjiang , Zibo and the municipality of Beijing ) and several outside of China , namely in Hungary , South Africa , Egypt , Algeria , France and Mexico . Hisense retails products under several brand names . These include Combine , Kelon and Ronshen , etc. . Hisense is also an OEM , so some of the products it makes are sold to other manufacturers and carry a brand name not related to Hisense . In 2015 it acquired the right to sell televisions in the Americas using the brand name of former Japanese firm Sharp . It also makes televisions under its own name as of 2013 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "3306ddc4faad1fcf36d7748d869172d6", "text": "TeleVideo TeleVideo Corporation is a U.S. company that achieved its peak of success in the early 1980s producing computer terminals . TeleVideo was founded in 1979 by K. Philip Hwang , a Utah State University graduate born in North Korea who had run a business producing CRT monitors for arcade games since 1975 . The company was headquartered in San Jose , California . TeleVideo 's terminal protocol was popular in the early days of microcomputers and was widely supported by applications as well as terminal emulators ( often referred to as `` TeleVideo 925 emulation '' ) . TeleVideo also built CP/M-compatible 8-bit desktop and portable personal computers based on the Z80 processor . Up to sixteen of these machines could be connected to proprietary multi-user systems through serial interfaces . In April , 1983 , TeleVideo introduced an MS-DOS 2.0 compatible personal computer based on the Intel 8088 . This was introduced as the Model TS-1603 and included 128 KB RAM ( expandable up to 256 KB ) , integrated monitor , modem and keyboard . The Model TS-1603 ran both TeleVideo PC DOS 2.0 and CP/M -86 1.1 . The company later turned to manufacturing Windows compatible Thin client computers , but eventually sold this business line to Neoware in October 2005 . The latter was subsequently taken over by Hewlett-Packard in 2007 . On March 14 , 2006 , TeleVideo , Inc. filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code . After more than 35 years in business and with millions of terminals sold worldwide TeleVideo discontinued the manufacturing and sales of all terminal products as of September 30 , 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0bc0e6f8cd368d719f5c6cc652f9e7a8", "text": "Mundo de juguete Mundo de Juguete ( Toy World ) is a telenovela produced in Mexico by Televisa in 1974 . It is a remake of telenovela Papá Corazón ( Argentina , 1973 ) . This telenovela holds the record for having the second longest run ever for a Latin American telenovela , with a total of 605 episodes ( 1974 -- 1977 ) . Most telenovelas run for an average of six to eight months ; the shortest ones run about four months , and the longest up to a year . Many `` Mundo de Juguete '' fans believe that either all or some of the tapes and film from the telenovela were lost when Televisa collapsed during the 1985 earthquake . Televisa has been secretive regarding which tapes were lost during that earthquake , so there is no way of confirming this . However , such claims can be disputed , considering that the Telenovela has been repeated on television several times after 1985 . During the nineties , it was repeated on Mexico City Canal 9 ( now Galavision ) . For a period of time , it was also shown on Unicable ( a Televisa Networks cable channel ) or on Telenovelas ( a channel also belonging to Televisa Networks specializing on reruns of old telenovelas ) Televisa remade the telenovela in 2000 , and called it `` Carita de Angel '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd8c373c348b60904e86665cd42de481", "text": "Internet television in Australia Internet television in Australia is the digital distribution of movies and television content via the Internet . In Australia , Internet television is provided by five major pay-per-view providers , in addition to several niche television streaming services . Australia 's five major free-to-air television networks all offer catch up TV of previously broadcast content to watch via the Internet or via podcasts - drawing on both domestic and foreign content . A feature of Internet television is that a user can view TV or video on demand . Some distributors provide content as downloads , whiles other streaming media ; the main difference being that with downloads the end-user must have storage capacity for the content on their device and must wait for the download to be completed before the content can be viewed , while streamed content can be viewed almost immediately , but is not stored for a later second viewing . Whether downloaded or streamed , video files over the Internet are usually metered in Australia , with most ISPs setting download quotas which can limit the downloads that a subscriber can make without incurring additional costs . ISPs also provide plans with unlimited downloads . Some ISPs offer downloads on a quota-free basis for partnered television services , which is also known as `` unmetered '' content .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dbf7c6fa16d2f9d9820a9a2a917a1a45", "text": "Your World Awards The Premios Tu Mundo ( Spanish for `` Your World Awards '' ) is an annual award presented by American television network Telemundo . The awards celebrates the achievements of Hispanics and Latinos in the media including TV shows , movies , music , fashion , and sports . The awards were established in 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "72dd7e6210e8514eb2e1f0b0b100f738", "text": "List of former DuMont Television Network affiliates This is a partial list of affiliate stations of the DuMont Television Network , which operated in the United States from 1946 to 1956 . At its peak in 1954 , DuMont was affiliated with around 200 TV stations . In its later years , DuMont was carried mostly on poorly watched UHF channels or had only secondary affiliations on VHF stations . The DuMont affiliation ending dates listed here are somewhat tentative in several cases ; DuMont ended most operations on April 1 , 1955 , and honored network commitments until August 1956 . Many stations in the early years of television affiliated with more than one network . There were not enough local stations in most cities for each of the four major networks to have an affiliate , leading to the four networks ( as well as a number of smaller networks ) to fight for air time . Local TV stations were free to `` cherry-pick '' which programs they would broadcast . Many of DuMont 's `` affiliates '' carried very little DuMont programming , choosing to air one or two more popular programs ( such as Life Is Worth Living , which was aired by 169 stations during the 1953 -- 1954 season ) and/or sports programming on the weekends . Few stations carried the full DuMont program line-up . DuMont 's advertising revenues depended on being able to be viewed nationwide . As a result , the company made affiliation agreements which have been described as `` a crazy patchwork of deals '' . In many cities , DuMont was affiliated with more than one TV station in order to get more of its programming cleared for broadcast . No definitive list of affiliated stations from 1946 to 1956 exists , and many sources contradict one another . DuMont 's owned-and-operated stations are highlighted in yellow . The Paramount owned-and-operated stations , which did n't carry DuMont programs but were ruled DuMont O&O s by the FCC , are shown in pink .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "be16568d638157ab91c9e30524c6d645", "text": "His TV His TV ( , aTV3 ) is a television channel produced by Asia Television which broadcast from December 31 , 2007 , till April 1 , 2009 . It was founded by American Dan Moramarco . After he sold the company to Chinese investors , the channel closed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7996e9d50e5c2d451622f3cef7b81e26", "text": "Analog television Analog television or analogue television is the original television technology that uses analog signals to transmit video and audio . In an analog television broadcast , the brightness , colors and sound are represented by rapid variations of either the amplitude , frequency or phase of the signal . Analog signals vary over a continuous range of possible values which means that electronic noise and interference becomes reproduced by the receiver . So with analog , a moderately weak signal becomes snowy and subject to interference . In contrast , a moderately weak digital signal and a very strong digital signal transmit equal picture quality . Analog television may be wireless or can be distributed over a cable network using cable converters . All broadcast television systems preceding digital transmission of digital television ( DTV ) used analog signals . Analog television around the world has been in the process of shutting down since the late 2000s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "93391e90aa60c7aa422c5559b25f83e8", "text": "Intelsat 34 INTELSAT 34 or IS-34 is communications satellite built on Space Systems/Loral 's 1300-series satellite platform . The satellite broadcasts television to homes in Brazil , distributes video programming for companies like HBO and Fox across Latin America , and beams Internet broadband services to travelers aboard airplanes and ships crossing the North Atlantic Ocean . Intelsat 34 , unlike its predecessor , does not include the UHF-band that Intelsat had been unable to sell to its intended customer , the U.S. Department of Defense .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e58638d51b47152362bc04dafc17a65", "text": "Canal+ (Spanish satellite broadcasting company) Canal + was a Spanish satellite broadcasting platform . It was previously known as Digital + since its launch in 2003 , and recently since 2011 as Canal + , being named after its main premium channel . Formed on July 23 , 2003 as a result of the equal merger of Via Digital ( owned by Telefónica ) and Canal Satélite Digital ( owned by Sociedad de Television Canal Plus , S.A. ) , it was the largest pay-TV broadcaster in Spain . The company used to be a subdivision of PRISA TV with shares held by Mediaset Espana and Telefónica . In October 2011 , Digital + changed its name to Canal + .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e966c0051535b2b986b4ba5d1bcd589", "text": "Retro (TV channel) For the US channel with a similar name , see Retro Television Network . Retro was a Latin American cable television network with classic programming that included movies and popular classic TV Series . It was owned by Turner Broadcasting System Latin America , a unit of Time Warner . Its headquarters were located in Buenos Aires , Argentina . On March 25 , 2009 Turner Broadcasting System announced the replacement of Retro by a Latin American version of the channel truTV , also owned by Turner Broadcasting System . Most of the programming from Retro is still being aired on TCM Classic Entertainment . On April 1 , 2009 at 5:30 pm Buenos Aires time , the channel aired its last show , the Robotech episode `` Symphony of Light '' . Retro was replaced by truTV at 6pm . In some countries of Latin America , some cable television companies opted to replace Retro with TCM Classic Entertainment instead of truTV .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d30f4c3e09d9491bebddef17757cb3f8", "text": "RTP Internacional RTP Internacional ( abbreviated as RTPi ) is the international television service of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal , the Portuguese public broadcaster . It shows a mix of programming from RTP 's domestic channels , together with special Contacto programmes aimed at Portuguese migrant communities in Europe , Africa , South America and North America , as well as Macao and East Timor . It first started broadcasting via satellite in Europe in 1992 . It soon expanded into Africa , where it reached audiences in Portuguese-speaking countries , as well as Canada , United States , Brazil and into Asia . It is also available on the Internet , via a subscription to the service JumpTV or with Octoshape . In 1998 , RTPi ceased terrestrial broadcasting to Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa , and was replaced by a new separate service , called RTP África , which was available as a terrestrial TV service in some countries , as well as being available via satellite , but RTPi continues to broadcast in Angola and Mozambique . RTPi is carried by satellite television services across Africa in various countries such as South Africa , Namibia or Zimbabwe . RTPi programming is also retransmitted by Teledifusão de Macau ( TdM ) in Macao , and by Televisão Timor Leste ( TVTL ) in East Timor , together with local broadcasts . In March 2005 it began ` time-shifting ' its programming , with three separate schedules for the Americas , Europe , and Asia , so that viewers in different time zones could watch programmes at more convenient times . RTP Internacional is available across all of North America for free via Galaxy 19 and Intelsat-805 . It is also available as a pay service via Dish Network in the United States and Rogers Cable and NexTV ( IPTV Platform ) in Canada . For years , the channel was carried in Australia and New Zealand via UBI World TV . In 2013 , RTP Internacional returned to these countries via Luso Vision , which focuses on Portuguese , Brazilian and Chilean programming .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "81716b913194ebdaac4a87445d118aaf", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fa553ad298f79f37d55aa1212e342306", "text": "Televen Televen is a private Venezuelan national television network headquartered on the Caracas neighborhood of Horizonte . For this reason it is also called ` Canal de Horizonte ' . Televen was inaugurated as the TELEVEN Corporation ( Corporación TELEVEN , S.A ) on July 10 , 1988 by Omar Camero and -LSB- T Radioven , S.A. . As an alternative for the two-leading-private TV Networks on Venezuela , Radio Caracas Televisión ( RCTV ) and Venevision , Televen distanced itself from this trend and made a different oriented programming in some cases the middle classes who do not usually watch TV and it was open and being composed of talk shows , sports , movies , a full range of series , mainly American , and Brazilian , Colombian , Mexican , and U.S. Hispanic telenovelas , and in the 1990s , anime .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "19560bbc249b0b5396b7b9d19c86dcf4", "text": "Zenith Electronics Zenith Electronics LLC is an American brand of consumer electronics owned by South Korean company LG Electronics . It was previously an American company , a manufacturer of radio and television receivers and other consumer electronics , and was headquartered in Glenview , Illinois . After a series of layoffs , the consolidated headquarters moved to Lincolnshire , Illinois . For many years , their famous slogan was `` The quality goes in before the name goes on . '' LG Electronics acquired a controlling share of Zenith in 1995 ; Zenith became a wholly owned subsidiary in 1999 . Zenith was the inventor of subscription television and the modern remote control , and the first to develop High-definition television ( HDTV ) in North America . Zenith-branded products are sold in North America , Germany , Thailand ( to 1983 ) , Cambodia , Laos , Vietnam , India and Myanmar .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e02a4f4d95fe2602b39a775d0f1c2bc9", "text": "A&E (Spain and Portugal) A&E is a Spanish and Portuguese basic cable and satellite television channel that features reality television programming produced by A&E USA , owned by The History Channel Iberia joint venture between A&E Networks and AMC Networks International Iberia . It has feeds in Spanish available in Spain , and feeds in Portuguese available in Portugal and Africa .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dcf23a26f15fe7f631dde23c24d9ccd8", "text": "Combo television unit A Combo television unit , or a TV/VCR combo , sometimes known as a televideo , is a television with either a VCR or a DVD player built into a single unit . These converged devices have the advantages ( compared to a separate TV and VCR ) of saving space and increasing portability . Such units entered the market during the mid-to-late 1980s when VCRs had become ubiquitous household devices . By this time , the VHS format had become standard ; thus the vast majority of TV/VCR combos are VHS-based . Most combo units have RCA connecters on the front and/or back to connect a home video game console or a camcorder . Some units also have a headphone jack to watch media without disturbing others . Though nearly all TV/VCR combination sets have monaural ( mono ) sound though with stereo soundtrack compatibility , there are a large number of TV/VCR combos with a stereo TV tuner , but a mono VCR ( some may even include a mono sound input alongside a composite video input . Some models from Panasonic also included an FM tuner . A major exception to this convention is TV/DVD combos , which can have a stereo VCR included in the unit ( i.e. a TV/VCR/DVD combo ) . One of the major drawbacks of a TV/DVD/VCR combo is that the integrated VCR can sometimes activate the CSS programming on the DVD player portion , making it impossible to watch DVDs on the unit . Modern televisions tend to be mostly solid state machines , while VCRs require mechanical manipulation of VHS tape and require occasional servicing . For this reason , it is not uncommon for the VCR component to cease functioning or to become unreliable years before a similar fate befalls the television component . This leaves users with only `` half '' of the set in operation and a more expensive repair or replacement . As late as 2006 , flat-panel TVs with integrated DVD players appeared on the market , and integrated TV/DVD sets started overtaking the TV/VCR market . This is due to both the low price and overwhelming availability of DVDs and more compact form factor , as opposed to the increasingly rare video cassettes and near-extinction of cathode ray tube displays in the consumer market .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a377eecadb18e903957a837d20e36d13", "text": "TuVisión TuVisión was an American Spanish-language broadcasting network , which is owned by Pappas Telecasting . TuVisión is a portmanteau of tu ( your ) and televisión . During the latter part of 2007 , Pappas hired Moelis & Company to develop long-term objectives to identify which television assets it should retain . In 2008 , several affiliates filed for Chapter 11 protection . and TuVisión ceased broadcasting in 2009 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ac21342197e686cc8393b9501873db47", "text": "The Baseball Network The Baseball Network was a short-lived television broadcasting joint venture between ABC , NBC and Major League Baseball . Under the arrangement , beginning in the 1994 season , the league produced its own in-house telecasts of games , which were then brokered to air on ABC and NBC . This was perhaps most evident by the copyright beds shown at the end of the telecasts , which stated `` The proceeding program has been paid for by the office of The Commissioner of Baseball '' . The Baseball Network was the first television network in the United States to be owned by a professional sports league . The package included coverage of games in primetime on selected nights throughout the regular season ( under the branding Baseball Night in America ) , along with coverage of the postseason and the World Series . Unlike previous broadcasting arrangements with the league , there was no national `` game of the week '' during the regular season ; these would be replaced by multiple weekly regional telecasts on certain nights of the week . Additionally , The Baseball Network had exclusive coverage windows ; no other broadcaster could televise MLB games during the same night that The Baseball Network was televising games . The arrangement did not last long ; due to the effects of a players ' strike on the remainder of the 1994 season , and poor reception from fans and critics over how the coverage was implemented , The Baseball Network would be disbanded after the 1995 season . While NBC would maintain rights to certain games , the growing Fox network became the league 's new national broadcast partner beginning in 1996 , with its then-parent company News Corporation eventually purchasing the Los Angeles Dodgers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e427c74ac36d9f7ef46eaf235502571a", "text": "American Heiress American Heiress is a telenovela which debuted on March 13 , 2007 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on the American television network MyNetworkTV . This romantic melodrama tells the story of a roughneck pilot and a pampered heiress who survive a plane crash . The show was produced by Twentieth Television , based on the 2004 TV Azteca series La Heredera ( `` The Heiress '' ) . Heiress was the last series produced for MyNetworkTV 's original all-telenovela format . When the network dropped the serial after the July 18 , 2007 broadcast , most episodes were left unaired . 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has not announced plans to release this series on DVD and/or Blu-ray . All 65 episodes aired overseas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6b3e69f758ed6570a6f0eba37e9e04c7", "text": "Radiotjänst i Kiruna Radiotjänst i Kiruna AB ( literally , `` Radio Service in Kiruna '' ) is Sweden 's TV licensing body . It is a private corporation , formed in 1988 and based in Kiruna , and upon its formation took over the administration and handling of TV licences from the state-owned telecommunications company Televerket . The company is a subsidiary of the three Swedish public service broadcasters Sveriges Television , Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio . Under Swedish law everyone who owns a television receiver is required to pay the license fee , currently 2076 kronor ( $ 220 ) per year ( 2014 ) . The fee is collected by Radiotjänst but administered by Swedish government office Swedish National Debt Office ( Riksgäldskontoret ) by means of a special account , the so-called `` rundradiokontot '' . This fee previously applied to any household with a TV-receiver ; even if the device was not used to view television . Even if a household had no way to receive a TV broadcast , but owned a device which could theoretically receive a signal ( if said signal was present ) it was still required to pay the fee . Radiotjänst claimed that the current regulation for TV tax included any device that could theoretically be configured to receive a streamed video signal since at least one channel of Swedish public service TV was on the net in its entirety , but this interpretation was struck down by the Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden on June 13 , 2014 . Radiotjänst employs around 120 people , most of whom are located in Kiruna . On top of this several hundred licensing inspectors stationed around the country . And additional inspectors are employed on freelance basis . The TV-license collects around 7 000 million SEK a year ( roughly 800 million EUR ) . The cost of running Radiotjänst amounts to 146 million SEK ( 2014 ) .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "0109b5c59a7441459e8ebe62725b1004", "text": "England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period , but takes its name from the Angles , one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries . England became a unified state in the 10th century , and since the Age of Discovery , which began during the 15th century , has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world . The English language , the Anglican Church , and English law -- the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world -- developed in England , and the country 's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations . The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England , transforming its society into the world 's first industrialised nation . England 's terrain mostly comprises low hills and plains , especially in central and southern England . However , there are uplands in the north ( for example , the mountainous Lake District , and the Pennines ) and in the southwest ( for example , Dartmoor and the Cotswolds ) . The capital is London , which is the largest metropolitan area in both the United Kingdom and the European Union.According to the European Statistical Agency , London is the largest Larger Urban Zone in the EU , a measure of metropolitan area which comprises a city 's urban core as well as its surrounding commuting zone . London 's municipal population is also the largest in the EU . England 's population of over 53 million comprises 84 % of the population of the United Kingdom , largely concentrated around London , the South East , and conurbations in the Midlands , the North West , the North East , and Yorkshire , which each developed as major industrial regions during the 19th century . The Kingdom of England -- which after 1535 included Wales -- ceased being a separate sovereign state on 1 May 1707 , when the Acts of Union put into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year , resulting in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain . In 1801 , Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland through another Act of Union to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . In 1922 the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom , leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "bae147e6924fd3ca9a56293b4e69c20b", "text": "Geology of South Wales South Wales is an area with many features of outstanding interest to geologists , who have for long used the area for University field trips . This varied and accessible region has provided a written record of geological interest that dates to the 12th century , when Giraldus Cambrensis noted pyritous shales near Newport . Some of the first published representations of fossils were of fossil plants from coal measures near Neath ( Gibson late 17th century ) . The British geologists Adam Sedgwick and Roderick Murchison did fundamentally important work in South Wales on Old Red Sandstone and the underlying rocks . The first volume of memoirs ( 1846 ) published by the Geological Survey contained a conspectus of the geology of South Wales that set a template for all future work . Significant discoveries continue to be made . For instance , in Carmarthenshire , in the late 70s , John Cope detected a small area of Precambrian and Cambrian rocks . Other parts of South Wales , however , have not seen a Geological Survey officer since the mid-19th century . The geology of south Wales was central to the massive contribution Wales made to the Industrial Revolution . Several successive periods are represented , including all of the Palaeozoic periods . Pembrokeshire has outcrops of both Precambrian and Cambrian ( 542-488 million years ago ) rocks . A notable feature of the Ordovician system ( 488-444 million years old ) is a major subsidence area , or basin , which later filled with substantial thicknesses of mostly sandy and muddy sediment . The line of the shallower continental shelf area , to the south-east , ran approximately from the Long Mynd ( in Shropshire ) to Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire . Some volcanic action also occurred . This thick sedimentary deposition continued into the Silurian period ( 444-416 million years old ) . Silurian volcanicity led to production of lavas at localised sites such as Skomer Island . Silurian rocks are widely distributed in south Wales and are well displayed on the Cardiganshire coast . The Silurian and earlier rocks were folded , faulted , and distorted several times , notably during the late Ordovician , and late Silurian , by which time the area had begun to rise above sea level as mountain ranges were uplifted to the north-west . This was caused by the collision of a proto-North America ( `` Laurentia '' ) and the present southern Britain ( `` Eastern Avalonia '' ) . The intervening sea , the Iapetus Ocean , closed as a result of plate tectonic movements , similar to those that now close the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Africa . The succeeding Devonian period ( 416-359 million years ago ) saw mostly alluvial deposits ( `` Old Red Sandstone '' ) , which were interrupted by major uplift . Following this , the land subsided again in the Carboniferous period ( 359-299 million years ago ) . In the early Carboniferous period , limestones were deposited on a continental shelf , which deepened towards the south where there was a major sea area . During earth movements caused by the approach of a continent from the south , sea shallowing led to thick alluvial and coastal plain sediments ( see below ) containing economic developments of coal . Carboniferous Limestone outcrops occur in south Pembrokeshire , the Gower Peninsula , the Vale of Glamorgan and around the edge of the coalfield . At the end of the Carboniferous , during Permian ( 299-251 my ago ) time , Wales is thought to have been a landmass . Only in late Triassic ( 251-200 my ago ) times did deposition return , with coarse-grained screes forming around a series of low but rugged hills . Continuing deposition led to the formation of the early Jurassic deposits of mudstones and muddy limestones ( the `` Lias '' ) . Deposits later than this are almost completely absent , although the Chalk sea probably covered most of Wales between 100 and 66 million years ago . Any such later deposits have been eroded away . One of the geological rarities of south Wales is the coastline of St Brides Major at Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown . Its cliffs are composed partly of earliest Jurassic Sutton stone , a rare freestone that is a marginal or coastal deposit derived in part from erosion of carboniferous limestone . Sutton stone has always been highly regarded : as well as being used in construction throughout the Vale of Glamorgan , it was also shipped over the Bristol Channel to North Devon and North Cornwall , which are both deficient in limestone . A major geological feature of the Upper Carboniferous rocks in south Wales is the south Wales coalfield . The rocks comprising this important area were laid down during the later Carboniferous . This sedimentary succession includes a sequence with a thickness of more than 1800 m in the west . The coal measures were laid down on a low-lying waterlogged plain with peat mires immediately south of an ancient and persistent geological feature known as the Wales-London-Brabant High . Burial converted the peat deposits to thinner coal seams . Later earth movements distorted the coal-bearing strata , and the difficulty of mining led to premature closure of many mines on economic grounds , especially in Pembrokeshire where seams were squeezed completely out of shape .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1ae2306a11e267ad2dfa4cd79f855134", "text": "Angles The Angles ( Anglii ) were one of the main Germanic peoples who settled in Great Britain in the post-Roman period . They founded several of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England , and their name is the root of the name England . The name comes from the district of Angeln , an area located on the Baltic shore of what is now Schleswig-Holstein .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "af88fde5e8b51a700701198ef5758d28", "text": "Anglo-Saxon weaponry Many different weapons were created and used in Anglo-Saxon England between the fifth and eleventh centuries . Spears were the most common weapon , and were used for piercing and throwing ( in which case the spear would be called a javelin ) . Other commonplace weapons included the sword , axe , and knife -- bows and arrows , as well as slings , were not frequently used by the Anglo-Saxons . For defensive purposes , the shield was the most common item used by warriors , although mail and helmets were sometimes used . Weapons also had symbolic value for the Anglo-Saxons , apparently having strong connections to gender and social status . Weapons were commonly included as grave goods in the early Anglo-Saxon burials . The vast majority of these weapons were buried in male graves , but there were some exceptions . In a non-funerary context , weapons were occasionally deposited in the ground or near rivers . However , the establishment of a literate Christian clergy in Anglo-Saxon England resulted in the production of several textual sources which describe weapons and their usage in battle . Some of these literary sources include the poems Beowulf and The Battle of Maldon .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "38fe1d90daf361506a260ac3ab3b0191", "text": "Church of England The Church of England ( C of E ) is the state church of England . The Archbishop of Canterbury ( currently Justin Welby ) is the most senior cleric , although the monarch is the supreme governor . The Church of England is also the mother church of the international Anglican Communion . It dates its establishment as a national church to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury . The English church renounced papal authority when Henry VIII failed to secure an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon in the 1530s . The English Reformation accelerated under Edward VI 's regents before a brief restoration of papal authority under Queen Mary I and King Philip . The Act of Supremacy 1558 renewed the breach and the Elizabethan Settlement charted a course whereby the English church was to be both Catholic and Reformed : Catholic in that it views itself as a part of the universal church of Jesus Christ in unbroken continuity with the early apostolic church . This is expressed in its emphasis on the teachings of the early Church Fathers , as formalised in the Apostles ' , Nicene , and Athanasian creeds . Reformed in that it has been shaped by some of the doctrinal principles of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation , in particular in the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion and the Book of Common Prayer . In the earlier phase of the English Reformation there were both Catholic martyrs and radical Protestant martyrs . The later phases saw the Penal Laws punish Roman Catholic and nonconforming Protestants . In the 17th century , political and religious disputes raised the Puritan and Presbyterian faction to control of the church , but this ended with the Restoration . Papal recognition of George III in 1766 led to greater religious tolerance . Since the English Reformation , the Church of England has used a liturgy in English . The church contains several doctrinal strands , the main three known as Anglo-Catholic , Evangelical and Broad Church . Tensions between theological conservatives and progressives find expression in debates over the ordination of women and homosexuality . The church includes both liberal and conservative clergy and members . The governing structure of the church is based on dioceses , each presided over by a bishop . Within each diocese are local parishes . The General Synod of the Church of England is the legislative body for the church and comprises bishops , other clergy and laity . Its measures must be approved by both Houses of Parliament .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "854d3456c113f0998d28d2f5fa59363c", "text": "First English Civil War The First English Civil War ( 1642 -- 1646 ) began the series of three wars known as the English Civil War ( or `` Wars '' ) . `` The English Civil War '' was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651 , and includes the Second English Civil War ( 1648 -- 1649 ) and the Third English Civil War ( 1649 -- 1651 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "db71500e06f203cc8fcd279a14356c83", "text": "Hundred Years' War The Hundred Years ' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet , rulers of the Kingdom of England , against the House of Valois , rulers of the Kingdom of France , over the succession of the French throne . Each side drew many allies into the war . It was one of the most notable conflicts of the Middle Ages , in which five generations of kings from two rival dynasties fought for the throne of the largest kingdom in Western Europe . The war marked both the height of chivalry and its subsequent decline , and the development of strong national identities in both countries . After the Norman Conquest , the kings of England were vassals of the kings of France for their possessions in France . The French kings had endeavored , over the centuries , to reduce these possessions , to the effect that only Gascony was left to the English . The confiscation or threat of confiscating this duchy had been part of French policy to check the growth of English power , particularly whenever the English were at war with the Kingdom of Scotland , an ally of France . Through his mother , Isabella of France , Edward III of England was the grandson of Philip IV of France and nephew of Charles IV of France , the last king of the senior line of the House of Capet . In 1316 , a principle was established denying women succession to the French throne . When Charles IV died in 1328 , Isabella , unable to claim the French throne for herself , claimed it for her son . The French rejected the claim , maintaining that Isabella could not transmit a right that she did not possess . For about nine years ( 1328 -- 1337 ) , the English had accepted the Valois succession to the French throne , but the interference of the French king , Philip VI , in Edward III 's war against Scotland permitted Edward III to reassert his claim to the French throne . Several overwhelming English victories in the war -- especially at Crecy , Poitiers , and Agincourt -- raised the prospects of an ultimate English triumph . However , the greater resources of the French monarchy precluded a complete conquest . Starting in 1429 , decisive French victories at Orléans , Patay , Formigny , and Castillon concluded the war in favour of France , with England permanently losing most of its major possessions on the continent . Historians commonly divide the war into three phases separated by truces : the Edwardian Era War ( 1337 -- 1360 ) ; the Caroline War ( 1369 -- 1389 ) ; and the Lancastrian War ( 1415 -- 1453 ) . Local conflicts in neighbouring areas , which were contemporarily related to the war , including the War of the Breton Succession ( 1341 -- 1364 ) , the Castilian Civil War ( 1366 -- 1369 ) , the War of the Two Peters ( 1356 -- 1375 ) in Aragon , and the 1383 -- 85 Crisis in Portugal , were availed by the parties to advance their agendas . Later historians adopted the term `` Hundred Years ' War '' as a historiography periodization to encompass all of these events , thus constructing the longest military conflict in European history . The war owes its historical significance to multiple factors . By its end , feudal armies had been largely replaced by professional troops , and aristocratic dominance had yielded to a democratisation of the manpower and weapons of armies . Although primarily a dynastic conflict , the war gave impetus to ideas of French and English nationalism . The wider introduction of weapons and tactics supplanted the feudal armies where heavy cavalry had dominated , and artillery became important . The war precipitated the creation of the first standing armies in Western Europe since the time of the Western Roman Empire and thus helping to change their role in warfare . With respect to the belligerents , in France , civil wars , deadly epidemics , famines , and bandit free-companies of mercenaries reduced the population drastically . English political forces over time came to oppose the costly venture . The dissatisfaction of English nobles , resulting from the loss of their continental landholdings , became a factor leading to the civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses ( 1455 -- 1487 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "70e38c247af90cc27f22849d86c77828", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "463ec25399ff8bb7ec37cfd64d51a14c", "text": "Barton Beds Barton Beds ( now the Barton Group ) is the name given to a series of grey and brown clays , with layers of sand , of Upper Eocene age ( around 40 million years old ) , which are found in the Hampshire Basin of southern England . They are particularly well exposed in the cliffs at Barton-on-Sea , which is the world type locality for the Barton Beds , and lends its name to the Bartonian age of the Eocene epoch . The clay is abundant in fossils , especially molluscs . The beds are found in the Hampshire Basin , and are well exposed in the cliffs of Barton , Hordle , and on the Isle of Wight . The cliffs at Barton are the world type locality for the Barton Beds . The beds consist of grey , greenish and brown clays with bands of sand and have long been well known for the abundance and excellent preservation of their fossils . More than 500 species have been recorded , of which , over half are molluscs , including numerous turret shells and lamellibranchs . Sharks teeth are common , and the beds have yielded remains of corals , fishes , mammals , reptiles , and birds . Plant fossils are also abundant . In the 1840s fossils were found in the `` crocodile bed '' at Hordle cliff , which belonged to an extinct species of alligator , which was subsequently named Diplocynodon hantoniensis , after the county of Hampshire ( Hantonia being a Latinization based on the Anglo-Saxon name Hantescire ) . Above the highly fossiliferous Barton Clay , there is a sandy series with few fossils ; these are the Headon Hill or Barton Sands . Today , the Barton Beds are rather poorly exposed in many sections due to coastal protection works . The Barton Beds are of Upper Eocene age , and the area was covered with an inland sea , and the temperature was higher than at the present day . The term `` Bartonian '' was introduced by Karl Mayer-Eymar in 1857 for the continental equivalents of the series .", "title": "" }, { "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "791495e8ea19ba1ab4bd63bea6f01418", "text": "Plymouth Plymouth ( -LSB- ˈplɪməθ -RSB- ) is a city on the south coast of Devon , England , about 37 mi south-west of Exeter and 190 mi west-south-west of London , between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west where they join Plymouth Sound to form the boundary with Cornwall . Plymouth 's early history extends to the Bronze Age , when a first settlement emerged at Mount Batten . This settlement continued as a trading post for the Roman Empire , until it was surpassed by the more prosperous village of Sutton founded in the ninth century , now called Plymouth . In 1620 , the Pilgrim Fathers departed Plymouth for the New World and established Plymouth Colony -- the second English settlement in what is now the United States of America . During the English Civil War the town was held by the Parliamentarians and was besieged between 1642 and 1646 . Throughout the Industrial Revolution , Plymouth grew as a commercial shipping port , handling imports and passengers from the Americas , and exporting local minerals ( tin , copper , lime , china clay and arsenic ) while the neighbouring town of Devonport became a strategic Royal Naval shipbuilding and dockyard town . In 1914 three neighbouring independent towns , viz. , the county borough of Plymouth , the county borough of Devonport , and the urban district of East Stonehouse were merged to form a single County Borough . The combined town took the name of Plymouth which , in 1928 , achieved city status . The city 's naval importance later led to its targeting and partial destruction during World War II , an act known as the Plymouth Blitz . After the war the city centre was completely rebuilt and subsequent expansion led to the incorporation of Plympton and Plymstock along with other outlying suburbs in 1967 . The city is home to people , making it the 30th most populous built-up area in the United Kingdom and the second-largest city in the South West , after Bristol . It is governed locally by Plymouth City Council and is represented nationally by three MPs . Plymouth 's economy remains strongly influenced by shipbuilding and seafaring including ferry links to Brittany ( Roscoff and St Malo ) and Spain ( Santander ) , but has tended toward a service-based economy since the 1990s . It has the largest operational naval base in Western Europe -- HMNB Devonport and is home to Plymouth University .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6b6df5f6496cab8bfbd1e1e1c05efcc9", "text": "British Overseas Territories The 14 British Overseas Territories ( BOT ) are territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom . They are the parts of the British Empire that have not been granted independence or have voted to remain British territories . These territories do not form part of the United Kingdom and , with the exception of Gibraltar , are not part of the European Union . Most of the inhabited territories are internally self-governing , with the UK retaining responsibility for defence and foreign relations . The rest are either uninhabited or have a transitory population of military or scientific personnel . They share the British monarch ( Elizabeth II ) as head of state . The term `` British Overseas Territory '' was introduced by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 , replacing the term British Dependent Territory , introduced by the British Nationality Act 1981 . Prior to 1 January 1983 , the territories were officially referred to as British Crown Colonies . With the exceptions of the British Antarctic Territory and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ( which host only officials and research station staff ) and the British Indian Ocean Territory ( used as a military base ) , the Territories retain permanent civilian populations . Permanent residency for the 7,000 or so civilians living in the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia is limited to citizens of the Republic of Cyprus . Collectively , the Territories encompass a population of about 250,000 people and a land area of about 667018 sqmi . The vast majority of this land area , 660000 sqmi , constitutes the almost uninhabited British Antarctic Territory , while the largest territory by population , Bermuda , accounts for almost a quarter of the total BOT population . At the other end of the scale , three territories have no civilian population ; the Antarctic territory , the British Indian Ocean Territory ( from which the Chagos Islanders were controversially removed ) and South Georgia . Pitcairn Islands , settled by the survivors of the Mutiny on the Bounty , is the smallest settled territory with 49 inhabitants , while the smallest by land area is Gibraltar on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula . The United Kingdom participates in the Antarctic Treaty System and , as part of a mutual agreement , the British Antarctic Territory is recognised by four of the other sovereign nations making claims to Antarctic territory . Although the Crown dependencies of Jersey , Guernsey and the Isle of Man are also under the sovereignty of the British monarch , they are in a different constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom . The British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are themselves distinct from the Commonwealth realms , a group of 15 independent countries ( and the United Kingdom ) which each also have Elizabeth II as their reigning monarch , and from the Commonwealth of Nations , a voluntary association of 52 countries mostly with historic links to the British Empire ( which also includes all Commonwealth realms ) . the Minister responsible for the Territories excluding the Falkland Islands , Gibraltar and the Sovereign Base Areas is Baroness Anelay , Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN . The other three territories are the responsibility of Sir Alan Duncan MP , Minister of State for Europe and the Americas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "da81f8aded3228eeffc029b97bab3ec4", "text": "Kingdom of Sussex Sussex ( -LSB- ˈsʌsɪks -RSB- Sūþseaxna rīce , `` kingdom of the South Saxons '' ) was a Saxon colony and later independent kingdom of the Saxons , on the south coast of England . The South Saxons were ruled by the kings of Sussex .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "704f7f071d2cf89a82b358dca0166e4d", "text": "Culture of New England The culture of New England comprises a shared heritage and culture primarily shaped by its indigenous peoples , early English colonists , and waves of immigration from Europe , Asia , Africa , and the Americas . In contrast to other American regions , many of New England 's earliest Puritan settlers came from eastern England , contributing to New England 's distinctive accents , foods , customs , and social structures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d6e8c6bbd8884f9248dbb0048235a30d", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4ab67272355d3d6c3394f50fb781c643", "text": "Puritans The Puritans were a group of English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to `` purify '' the Church of England from its `` Catholic '' practices , maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f2e461e47eacde4d44437e32a5d81a97", "text": "Bristol slave trade Bristol is a city in the South West of England , on the River Avon which flows into the Severn Estuary . Because of Bristol 's position on the River Avon , it has been an important location for marine trade for centuries . The city 's involvement with the slave trade peaked between 1730 and 1745 , when it became the leading slaving port . Bristol used its position on the Avon to trade all types of goods . Bristol 's port was the second largest in England after London . Countries that Bristol traded with included France , Spain , Ireland , Portugal , and North Africa 's Barbary Coast . Bristol 's main export was woollen cloth . Other exports included coal , lead , and animal hides . Imports into Bristol included wine , grain , slate , timber , and olive oil . Trading with the various colonies in the Caribbean and North America began to flourish during the Interregnum of Oliver Cromwell ( 1649 -- 1660 ) . The Royal African Company , a London-based trading company , had control over all trade between countries in Britain and Africa before the year 1698 At this time , only ships owned by the Royal African Company could trade for anything , including slaves . Slaves were increasingly an important commodity at the time , since the British colonization in the Caribbean and the Americas in the 17th century . The Society of Merchant Venturers , an organization of elite merchants in Bristol , wanted to commence participation in the African slave trade , and after much pressure from them and other interested parties in and around Britain , the Royal African Company 's control over the slave trade was broken in 1698 . As soon as the monopoly was broken , what is thought to have been the first `` legitimate '' Bristol slave ship , the Beginning , owned by Stephen Barker , purchased a cargo of enslaved Africans and delivered them to the Caribbean . Some average slave prices were # 20 , # 50 , or # 100 . In her will of 1693 , Jane Bridges , Widow of Leigh Upon Mendip bequeathes her interest of # 130 in this very ship to her grandson Thomas Bridges and indicates that the vessel was owned by the City of Bristol . Business boomed ; however , due to the over-crowding and harsh conditions on the ships , it is estimated that approximately half of each cargo of slaves did not survive the trip across the Atlantic . The triangular trade was a route taken by slave merchants during the years 1697 and 1807 . The areas covered by the triangular trade was England , North West Africa and finally The Caribbean . Profits of 50-100 % were made during the 18th century . Over 500,000 slaves were brought into slavery by these ships , representing one-fifth of the British slave trade during this time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "471988de30007725fde9ab307a52eab4", "text": "Culture of the United Kingdom The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by the UK 's history as a developed island country , a liberal democracy and a major power ; its predominantly Christian religious life ; and its composition of four countries -- England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland -- each of which has distinct customs , cultures and symbolism . The wider culture of Europe has also influenced British culture , and Humanism , Protestantism and representative democracy developed from broader Western culture . British literature , music , cinema , art , theatre , comedy , media , television , philosophy , architecture and education are important aspects of British culture . The United Kingdom is also prominent in science and technology , producing world-leading scientists ( e.g. Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin ) and inventions . Sport is an important part of British culture ; numerous sports originated in the country , including football . The UK has been described as a `` cultural superpower '' , and London has been described as a world cultural capital . The Industrial Revolution , which started in the UK , had a profound effect on the socio-economic and cultural conditions of the world . As a result of the British Empire , significant British influence can be observed in the language , law , culture and institutions of a geographically wide assortment of countries , including Australia , Canada , India , the Republic of Ireland , New Zealand , Nigeria , Pakistan , South Africa , the United States and English speaking Caribbean nations . These states are sometimes collectively known as the Anglosphere , and are among Britain 's closest allies . In turn the empire also influenced British culture , particularly British cuisine . The cultures of England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland are diverse and have varying degrees of overlap and distinctiveness .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fdbed1d18c2220d7097bd844e8426f5f", "text": "Kingdom of East Anglia The Kingdom of the East Angles ( Ēast Engla Rīce Regnum Orientalium Anglorum ) , today known as the Kingdom of East Anglia , was a small independent kingdom of the Angles comprising what are now the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk and perhaps the eastern part of the Fens . The kingdom formed in the 6th century in the wake of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain . It was ruled by the Wuffingas in the 7th and 8th centuries , but fell to Mercia in 794 , and was conquered by the Danes in 869 , forming part of the Danelaw . It was conquered by Edward the Elder and incorporated into the Kingdom of England in 918 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d1b1ac6a3186e7bdf4bc3b916805c6ce", "text": "History of Chester The history of Chester extends back nearly two millennia , covering all periods of British history in between then and the present day . The city of Chester was founded as a fort , known as Deva , by the Romans in AD 79 . The city was the scene of battles between warring Welsh and Saxon kingdoms throughout the post-Roman years until the Saxons strengthened the fort against raiding Danes . Following the Norman Conquest in 1066 , Chester came under the Earl of Chester . It became a centre of the defense against Welsh raiders and a launch point for raids on Ireland . The city grew as a trading port until the power of the Port of Liverpool overtook it . However the city did not decline and during the Georgian and Victorian periods was seen as a place of escape from the more industrial cities of Manchester and Liverpool .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f3cd21922b8130b04ca28289fe232c44", "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 .", "title": "" } ]
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Funny or Die produces @midnight.
[ { "docid": "b21096d80f5273fd1f18a57e5dd89a7e", "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", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "0f70a3c79971d2b4edd415a58c6c22e7", "text": "Drunk History Drunk History is an American television comedy series produced by Comedy Central , based on the Funny or Die web series created by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner in 2007 . In each episode , an inebriated narrator , who is played by a comedian joined by host Waters , struggles to recount an event from history , while actors enact the narrator 's anecdotes and also lip sync the dialogue . The series premiered on Comedy Central on July 9 , 2013 , and its second season premiered on July 1 , 2014 . Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are among the show 's executive producers . In addition to creator Derek Waters and celebrity guest stars , the show 's additional characters are played by regulars Bennie Arthur , Tim Baltz , Mort Burke , Sarah Burns , Maria Blasucci , Craig Cackowski , Michael Cassady , Michael Coleman , Tymberlee Hill , Adam Nee , and Jeremy J. Tutson . On January 13 , 2017 Comedy Central renewed the show for a fifth season , which is set to premiere later in 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "288b0217eaac6ea21dd0f119bb15a250", "text": "The Laff Stop The Laff Stop was a comedy club , with locations in Texas and California . The Laff Stop originated in Newport Beach , California and featured comics such as Steve Martin , David Letterman , and Robin Williams . There were also Laff Stop clubs in Claremont , California and Austin , Texas ( which changed its name to Cap City Comedy Club in 1996 ) . The most well known location , however , was in Houston , Texas . Open since 1977 , it was considered one of the most successful clubs through the 1990s and the heart of the Texas stand-up comedy scene . The club closed after Dec. 19 , 2009 performances were completed in a surprise announcement . The Houston Laff Stop changed locations a few times durings its existence , the last stop becoming an upstairs strip mall location at Waugh and the Allen Parkway . The previous location on West Gray Street is now a bar called Local Pour while the original Laff Stop location -- famous for being the launching pad of Bill Hicks , Sam Kinison , and others -- is now a dry cleaner at San Felipe and Shepherd . The club later served as a starting point and hometown club for such acts as Sean Rouse , Ralphie May , and Brett Butler Albums and Videos recorded at the Laff Stop include : Mitch Hedberg 's Strategic Grill Locations CD : recording of a performance at The Laff Stop comedy club in Houston , Texas from September 7 , 1999 Dane Cook 's Harmful If Swallowed CD/DVD Joe Rogan 's I 'm Gon na Be Dead Someday ... CD Doug Stanhope 's Sicko and Something to Take the Edge Off Ron White 's Drunk in Public CD Scott White 's Dirty White Boy CDs Louis CK 's `` Live in Houston '' Bill Hicks `` Sane Man '' and many others .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51c6631e25235f8ef0ffca2a1f50a6cd", "text": "Midnight Oil (album) Midnight Oil is the debut album by Australian hard rock band Midnight Oil which was recorded in 1977 and released in November 1978 on the band 's independent Powderworks label . It reached the top 50 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart . The album was later distributed by CBS Records and issued as a CD . The LP has a blue cover , however , the CD has a black cover . Because of the blue cover , the former version is often referred to , by fans , as the `` blue album '' or `` the Blue Meanie '' . The lead single , `` Run By Night '' , became the band 's first minor hit in Australia and appeared on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart Top 100 . It also had a video clip .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "36a5571d1986df5a9215e942423d6663", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "da897adc5b0a22f55827035ccca47092", "text": "Midnight Sun Brewing Company Midnight Sun Brewing Company is a brewery founded in Anchorage , Alaska , USA , in 1995 . It is one of over twenty breweries in the state , despite Alaska 's small population and preponderance of dry communities . The brewery moved to a new location in Anchorage in May 2009 ; it had previously shared a building on Arctic Boulevard with Knight 's Taxidermy , a business featured on the reality television program Mounted in Alaska . The company has won several awards for their beers , including medals from the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup . Currently , the brewery sells its beers in 12 oz cans , 5 gallon kegs , 22 oz bombers and 64 oz growlers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bacc885db95ba0e8f4308fd3776bd5f5", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4621d0953097b10281877f7a9f0d03a3", "text": "Canned Film Festival The Canned Film Festival is a comedy-based motion picture television series that was nationally syndicated during the late night hours in the United States for a single season in the summer of 1986 . With only a one-letter difference in the spelling , the name is an intentional play on the name for the Cannes Film Festival , the annual world-renowned film-screening celebration in Cannes , France . Not to be confused with the latter , the Canned Film Festival featured B movies as the centerpiece for each television episode , and was composed of short vignettes interwoven throughout the films . Boasting the tagline `` late night with the best of the worst '' , the series was promoted and sponsored by the Dr Pepper Company , whose then-tagline `` out-of-the-ordinary '' echoed the show 's collection of odd and strange movies . The series was created by Young & Rubicam , developed for television by Chelsea Communications , and distributed by LBS Communications . Although similar in style to the successful Mystery Science Theater 3000 series that aired a few years later , the Canned Film Festival differed in that its comedy scenes occurred strictly during the commercial intermissions instead of adding peanut gallery type satire during the actual run of the movies . In addition , the script , although comedic in nature , often reflected upon the serious contextual and cultural subjects contained in the featured movies , sometimes providing historical insight into their production . An example is seen during the episode featuring Project Moonbase , where female spaceship commanders were discussed as an accurate future prediction by the 1950s era movie , as were cordless telephones and big screen televisions . The featured B movies of the series were not full-length , and edited to fit the show 's approximately two-hour timeframe per episode .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b33f33a8da7eb25ad8645310159a5766", "text": "The Comedy The Comedy is a 2012 drama film directed and co-written by Rick Alverson , and starring Tim Heidecker . Supporting actors include Eric Wareheim ( Tim and Eric ) , James Murphy ( LCD Soundsystem ) , and Gregg Turkington ( better known as Neil Hamburger ) . The film was premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and screened within such festivals as Maryland Film Festival 2012 . The film was distributed by Tribeca Film and was slated for theatrical release on November 9 , 2012 and nationwide On Demand starting October 24 , 2012 . Despite the title and use of comedians as actors , Sundance festival chief programmer Trevor Groth says that the film is not a comedy , but instead `` a provocation , a critique of a culture based at its core around irony and sarcasm and about ultimately how hollow that is . '' The first ten minutes of the film was purposely leaked onto various torrent websites with an anti-piracy statement at the end of the video . The resulting publicity made the actual film the most pirated independent film of the year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dad8b4cf3f75dad046455e8c91820e55", "text": "Don Roy King Don Roy King is the director of Saturday Night Live , having assumed the role in 2006 . This work has earned him six Primetime Emmys ( in a row ) and ten nominations . He has also been nominated for eleven DGA ( Director 's Guild of America ) awards , which he won in 2014 , 2016 and 2017 . His other directing work includes Survivor ( including the live Survivor finales on CBS ) , The Early Show , and The Mike Douglas Show . He has directed morning shows at CBS and ABC . Mr. King is also the creative director of Broadway Worldwide which brings theatrical events to theaters . The company has produced Smokey Joe 's Café ; Putting It Together with Carol Burnett ; Jekyll & Hyde ; and Memphis , all directed by Mr. King . He also directed a big screen taping of Broadway 's Romeo and Juliet with Orlando Bloom in 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "12f7fc849ab92653d3ef2b883009ade0", "text": "Midnight Spank Midnight Spank ( formerly ` G4 Late Nights ' and Barbed Wire Biscuit ) was the former name of a late-night block shown on G4 . This block was originally based on G4 's recent venture to Williams Street Studios , pioneers of the Adult Swim block on Cartoon Network . G4 Late Nights was made originally to offer the similar content like that of Adult Swim . The block offered syndicated content targeted towards the 18-25 male demographic . Midnight Spank aired mostly acquired programming , with occasional original programming . Midnight Spank premiered on May 8 , 2006 at 12am on G4 . The block was discontinued by mid-2008 , and encores of G4 's primetime schedule aired in the timeslot .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "90362c137aca63526e3b19f18e0ad26c", "text": "The Comedy Festival The Comedy Festival , formerly known as the US Comedy Arts Festival , was a comedy festival that ran from 1995 to 2008 . The festival included stand-up comedy performances , appearances by the casts of television shows , and has a film component called the Film Discovery Program . The first 13 editions of the US Comedy Arts Festival were held annually at the Wheeler Opera House and other venues in Aspen , Colorado . Comedian Joe Rogan says the festival 's location at the time was for the `` Executives to ski '' . The primary sponsor of the festival was HBO , with co-sponsorship by Caesars Palace ( the primary venue ) , TBS , GEICO Insurance , Twix candy bars and Smirnoff Vodka . In-between , HBO had started a spin-off version simply named The Comedy Festival , which was held in Las Vegas , Nevada , since 2006 in collaboration with the Anschutz Entertainment Group . The Aspen event folded in 2007 once HBO exited the festival business , considering the expenditures too high . TBS picked up the Las Vegas event in 2008 , and organized a follow-up edition that year , also arranging for other comedy festivals in collaboration with Just For Laughs . In turn , Aspen replaced the festival with similar events , the Aspen RooftopComedy Festival and the Aspen Laff Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a6527a0ffbb90aa15abbf0c5f6e02f58", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e2b90a9e89695d680c09c092b3fc3918", "text": "Humour Humour ( British English ) or humor ( American English ; see spelling differences ) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement . The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks , which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body , known as humours ( Latin : humor , `` body fluid '' ) , controlled human health and emotion . People of all ages and cultures respond to humour . Most people are able to experience humour -- be amused , smile or laugh at something funny -- and thus are considered to have a sense of humour . The hypothetical person lacking a sense of humour would likely find the behaviour inducing it to be inexplicable , strange , or even irrational . Though ultimately decided by personal taste , the extent to which a person finds something humorous depends on a host of variables , including geographical location , culture , maturity , level of education , intelligence and context . For example , young children may favour slapstick such as Punch and Judy puppet shows or the Tom and Jerry cartoons , whose physical nature makes it accessible to them . By contrast , more sophisticated forms of humour such as satire require an understanding of its social meaning and context , and thus tend to appeal to a more mature audience .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "332142f4149b516e53afb0dad00e9ba8", "text": "TV Funhouse Saturday TV Funhouse was the title of a recurring skit on NBC 's Saturday Night Live featuring cartoons created by SNL writer Robert Smigel . It was also a spinoff series , TV Funhouse , that ran on Comedy Central . `` TV Funhouse '' frequently satirizes public figures and corporations , as well as featuring some cartoons exclusive to this skit . When featured in an episode of Saturday Night Live , it was listed in the theme song as `` A Cartoon by Robert Smigel . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2c10756607c76946db1be7238f7d5584", "text": "Midnight Madness and Beyond Midnight Madness and Beyond is the third album by UK82 Hardcore punk band GBH from Birmingham UK . It was released in August 1986 on the Rough Justice label ( the band 's first release for their new label , following the departure from Clay Records ) with catalogue number Just 2 . Recorded once again at Strawberry Studios in Stockport UK . It was later Re-released with additional tracks ( the `` Oh No It 's GBH Again '' EP ) in 2002 by leading Punk reissue label Captain Oi ! ( Ahoy CD 193 )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "38b58fc1fcbd1371c7f09021f901744e", "text": "Streamy Awards The Streamy Awards , often referred to as the Streamys , are presented annually by Dick Clark Productions and Tubefilter to recognize and honor excellence in online video , including directing , acting , producing , and writing . The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented takes place in Los Angeles , California . They were the first envelope-opening live-streamed award show . The Streamy Awards were created by Executive Producers Drew Baldwin , Brady Brim-DeForest and Marc Hustvedt of Tubefilter and Joshua Cohen and Jamison Tilsner of Tilzy.tv . The winners of awards in over 30 categories , including the Audience Choice and Visionary Award , were announced for the first time on March 28 , 2009 at the 1st Annual Streamy Awards . Winners of the 1st Annual Streamy Awards included individual recipients ( Best Male and Female Actor ) , and web series . Each year , certain awards are presented before the main ceremony at the Streamys Craft Awards . The 2nd Annual Streamy Awards were hosted by actor/comedian Paul Scheer and streamed live online from the Orpheum Theatre ( Los Angeles , California ) on April 11 , 2010 . The production experienced technical problems as well as interruptions due to people streaking the stage and interrupting the presenters . This show incorporated an online live internet streaming broadcast . Due to poor reception and execution of the show , the IAWTV halted its production of the award ceremony and formed their own Web TV awards presentation . Tubefilter joined Dick Clark productions to produce the 3rd Streamy Awards in 2013 . The 5th Streamy Awards were broadcast live on VH1 on September 17 , 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1f30717648416442e26c748918003fcf", "text": "You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes You Made It Weird is a semi-weekly comedy interview podcast hosted by comedian Pete Holmes on the Nerdist network since October 25 , 2011 . The show originated under the premise that Holmes would ask his guest , usually a fellow comedian , about three `` weird '' things he knew about them , but the show has since evolved into a much more loose conversation about such complex topics as comedy , religion , and sexuality . While initially focusing on interviews with comedians , an increasing number of guests from other fields have appeared on the show , including musicians , pastors , scientists , and authors . Many guests comment on Holmes ' unique laugh , which tends to be very loud and borderline obnoxious . Katie Levine is the producer of the podcast . The show is usually recorded in-studio at the Nerdist studio at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles , California . Since March 21 , 2012 , Holmes has recorded multiple live episodes of the podcast , in Austin at South by Southwest , New York , Bloomington , Chicago , Montreal , Quebec , San Francisco , Los Angeles at the LA Riot Festival , and Toronto at Just For Laughs . These have featured several guests rather than the usual one , and focus more on comedy rather than the in-depth discussion of a regular episode .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c0fef7660c4089179b63d032468a2cfb", "text": "Dobama's Night Kitchen Dobama Theatre had been presenting short plays following 8 pm `` mainstage '' productions for several seasons before artistic director Joyce Casey asked David Hansen to act as the producer of a series of late-night events geared specifically to audiences in their late-teens and twenties . Called Dobama 's Night Kitchen , the title inspired by the 1970 Maurice Sendak children 's book , began in Fall , 1995 . David Hansen 's three-year tenure as artistic director of the Night Kitchen was dedicated to three models of production ; the long-form improv , the collaboratively written script based around a single theme , and the new play written by a local ( Cleveland-based ) playwright . Dobama 's Night Kitchen was the first Cleveland area theater to present long-form improv . These included the MTV inspired The Realistic World and the X-Files inspired One Step Beyond . In 1997 Hansen produced his own play , The Vampyres . Dobama 's Night Kitchen also produced the first solo performance by Sarah Morton , The Eighth Wonder of the World . In 1998 Dan Kilbane took over as artistic director and continued the previous trend of collaboratively written scripts , singly authored scripts by local playwrights and long-form improv . Highlights included Toni K. Thayer 's Angst :84 ( which was taken to the New York Fringe Festival ) , LUV ( SIC ) , and the Soap Scum improvised soap opera series . Kilbane also began to introduce works not created by Cleveland-based playwrights , starting with Stupid Kids in 1999 and Mark Ravenhill 's Shopping and Fucking in Spring , 2002 , shortly before he concluded his four years as artistic director . The project continued through 2006 under the artistic directorship of Adrienne Moon . During these four years , when the project was called simply `` The Night Kitchen '' , emphasis shifted away from experimental , new works by local theater artists , to works new to Cleveland by up and coming young playwrights like Stephen Belber ( Tape , The Death of Frank . ) In its present incarnation , Dobama 's Night Kitchen exists in name-only , to annually present the award-winning plays written by high school students for the Marilyn Bianchi Kids ' Playwriting Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3a79af2e817162c032452e52d7d06b0b", "text": "Tomorrow (TV series) Tomorrow ( also known as The Tomorrow Show and , after 1980 , Tomorrow Coast to Coast ) was an American late-night television talk show hosted by Tom Snyder . The show aired on NBC from 1973 to 1982 and featured many prominent guests , including John Lennon ( in his last televised interview ) , Paul McCartney , `` Weird Al '' Yankovic ( in his first televised appearance ) , Ayn Rand , Jerry Garcia , the Grateful Dead , Public Image Ltd , Ken Kesey , Charles Manson , The Clash , KISS , Ramones , and U2 ( in their first American television appearance ) . Los Angeles news anchor Kelly Lange , a good friend of Snyder , was the regular substitute guest host .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2d69ff16830bc46948e00584950f287c", "text": "Late Night Late Night is shorthand for several different things : Late night television , generally United States programming airing after 11:30 pm EST Late-night talk show , the most common type of late night television in the United States Late Night ( NBC ) , a long-running American late night television franchise Late Night with David Letterman ( 1982 -- 93 ) Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1993 -- 2009 ) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ( 2009 -- 14 ) Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 2014 -- present ) Late Nite is the name of a 1989 solo album by American guitarist Neal Schon `` Late Night '' is a song by Syd Barrett , the final track on his album The Madcap Laughs The Sims 3 : Late Night is an expansion pack for The Sims 3 Late night anime", "title": "" } ]
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Portugal is a state.
[ { "docid": "8c348a59cfeeaac8f4b520d981b8b62a", "text": "Portugal Portugal ( Portuguese : -LSB- puɾtuˈɣaɫ -RSB- ) , officially the Portuguese Republic ( -LSB- República Portuguesa , links = no -RSB- ) ( Portuguese : -LSB- ʁɨ ` publikɐ puɾtu ' ɣezɐ -RSB- ) In recognized minority languages of Portugal : República Pertuesa is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe . It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe . To the west and south it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east and north by Spain . The Portugal -- Spain border is 1214 km long and considered the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union . The republic also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira , both autonomous regions with their own regional governments . The territory of modern Portugal has been continuously settled , invaded and fought over since prehistoric times . The Pre-Celts , Celts , Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples . Portugal as a country was born in the aftermath of the Christian Reconquista against the Moors who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD and occupied most of it ever since . Precipitated by the seminal event for its foundation , the Battle of São Mamede , where Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother Theresa of Portugal and her lover Fernão Peres de Trava , which established the nation 's sovereignty against rival neighbor kingdoms . Following São Mamede , the future king styled himself Prince of Portugal . He would be proclaimed King of Portugal in the Battle of Ourique in 1139 and was recognised as such by neighbouring kingdoms in 1143 . In the 15th and 16th centuries , Portugal established the first global empire , becoming one of the world 's major economic , political and military powers . During this time , Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration in the Age of Discovery , notably under royal patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator and King João II , with such notable discoveries as Bartolomeu Dias 's reach of the Cape of Good Hope ( 1488 ) , the Vasco da Gama 's sea route to India ( 1497 -- 98 ) and the discovery of Brazil ( 1500 ) . Portugal monopolized the spice trade during this time , and the Portuguese Empire expanded with military campaigns led in Asia . But the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake , the country 's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars , the independence of Brazil ( 1822 ) , and the Liberal Wars ( 1828 -- 34 ) , all left Portugal crippled from war and diminished in its world power . After the 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy , the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic was established , later being superseded by the Estado Novo right-wing authoritarian regime . Democracy was restored after the Portuguese Colonial War and the Carnation Revolution in 1974 . Shortly after , independence was granted to almost all its overseas territories . The handover of Macau to China in 1999 marked the end of the longest-lived colonial empire . Portugal has left a profound cultural and architectural influence across the globe and a legacy of over 250 million Portuguese speakers today . Portugal is a developed country with a high-income advanced economy and a high living standard . It is the 5th most peaceful country in the world , maintaining a unitary semi-presidential republican form of government . It has the 18th highest Social Progress in the world , putting it ahead of other Western European countries like France , Spain and Italy . A founding member of NATO and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries , it is also a member of numerous other international organizations , including the United Nations , the European Union , the eurozone , and the OECD . Portugal is a pioneer when it comes to drug decriminalization , as the nation decriminalized the possession of all drugs for personal use in 2001 . LGBT rights in Portugal have improved substantially in the past two decades and are now among the best in the world . Moreover , after years of investment and cooperation , Portugal marked a climax on renewable energy worldwide in 2016 , when it was powered for 107 consecutive hours exclusively by wind , sun , and water , which advocates say further shows fossil fuels are indeed replaceable .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "173a60bd3e1b5d1e69f27c39fdda10d3", "text": "Republic of Cabinda The Republic of Cabinda ( Ibinda : Kilansi kia cabinda ; República de Cabinda ) is an unrecognized state in southern Africa . The Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda-Exercito de Cabinda ( FLEC ) claims sovereignty from Angola and proclaimed the Republic of Cabinda as an independent country in 1975 . The government of this ( internationally not recognized ) entity operates in exile , with offices located in Paris , France and Pointe Noire , Congo-Brazzaville . The 1885 Treaty of Simulambuco designated Cabinda a Portuguese protectorate known as the Portuguese Congo , which was administratively separate from Portuguese West Africa ( Angola ) . In the 20th century , Portugal decided to integrate Cabinda into Angola , giving it the status of a district of that `` overseas province '' . During the Portuguese Colonial War , FLEC fought for the independence of Cabinda from the Portuguese . Independence was proclaimed on 1 August 1975 , and FLEC formed a provisional government led by Henriques Tiago . Luiz Branque Franque was elected president . In January 1975 , Angola 's three national liberation movements ( People 's Movement for the Liberation of Angola ( MPLA ) , National Liberation Front of Angola ( FNLA ) and National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ( UNITA ) ) met with the colonial power in Alvor , Portugal , to establish the modalities of the transition to independence . FLEC was not invited . The Alvor Agreement was signed , establishing Angolan independence and confirming Cabinda as part of Angola . After Angolan independence was declared in November 1975 , Cabinda was occupied by the forces of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola ( MPLA ) , which had been present in Cabinda since the mid-1960s , sustaining an anti-colonial guerrilla war that was rather more efficient than the one run by FLEC . For much of the 1970s and 1980s , FLEC fought a low-intensity guerrilla war , attacking the troops of what was by then the People 's Republic of Angola , led by the MPLA . FLEC 's tactics included attacking economic targets and kidnapping foreign employees working in the province 's oil and construction businesses . In July 2006 , after ceasefire negotiations , António Bento Bembe -- as president of the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue and Peace , vice-president and executive secretary of FLEC -- announced that the Cabindan separatist forces were ready to declare a ceasefire . A peace treaty was signed . FLEC-FAC from Paris contends Bembe had no authority or mandate to negotiate with the Angolans and that the only acceptable solution is total independence .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e0f2790e7362917b5288cd046100971b", "text": "House of Sousa The House of Sousa ( Casa de Sousa ) is a noble family of Portugal , descendants of the marriage of Martim Afonso Chichorro and Inês Lourenço de Sousa . The House of Souza is one of the eldest and nobler houses of Portugal . Its origin starts with the Visigoth Kings and the name was first used in the 11th century , by Lord Egas Gomes de Sousa , heir to the house and to several royal lineages . There are three main lineages of this noble house , but we shall only focus on the one represented to left ( Sousa of Arronches ) . The field of the shield is divided in four quarters ( quarterly or party per cross ) with the Royal Arms of Portugal in the first and fourth quarters , and the Ancient Arms of Sousa , a quartet of silver crescents ( Argent ) over a field of red ( Gules ) , in the second and third quarters . This grouping known as the Sousa of Arronches ( because of the title of Lords of Arronches ) , is still borne by many of the noble houses of Portugal , like the Dukes of Palmela . The Head of the House of Sousa today is the Duke of Lafões . Some say that there is n't a single noble man ( or woman ) in Portugal that does not have the blood of the Sousas.The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Garcia Homem de Sousa , which was dated 1420 , christened at Funchal , Portugal , during the reign of King John I of Portugal . Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation . In England this was known as Poll Tax . Throughout the centuries , surnames in every country have continued to `` develop '' often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling . The House of Sousa played a significant role in the creation of the Portuguese Empire . Martim Afonso de Sousa was the first Governor of Brazil , Pedro Lopes de Sousa was the 1st Governor of Portuguese Ceylon and Thome de Sousa Arronches was a Captain of the Portuguese Navy in the Portuguese India Armadas . The family motto ( Better to break than to bend ) . Lords of the House of Sousa D. Egas Gomes de Sousa ( 1035 - ? ) D. Mem Viegas de Sousa ( 1070 - 1130 ) D. Gonçalo Mendes de Sousa , `` the good '' ( 1120 -- 1190 ) D. Mendo de Sousa , `` the sousão '' ( 1140 - ? ) D. Constança Mendes de Sousa ( 1245 - Santarém , 1298 ) D. Martim Afonso Chichorro ( 1250-1313 ) D. Martim Afonso Chichorro II or Martin Afonso de Sousa Chichorro ( 1280 - ? ) D. Maria Pais Ribeira , 15ª Lady of House of Sousa * c. 1285 D. Vasco Martins de Sousa Chichorro ( 1320 - 1387 ) D. Lopo Dias de Sousa , Lord of Mafra , Ericeira and Enxara dos Cavaleiros * 1350 D. Afonso Vasques de Sousa ( 1370 ) Diogo Lopes de Sousa , 18º Lord of House of Sousa * c. 1380 D.Afonso Vasques de Sousa II ( 1400 ) , Álvaro de Sousa , Lord of Miranda e mayor of Arronches * c. 1410 D. Luis de Sousa Chichorro ( 1440 ) Diogo Lopes de Sousa * c. 1440 André de Sousa * c. 1465 D. Henrique de Sousa ( 1480 ) Manuel de Sousa , mayor of Arronches * c. 1495 André de Sousa , 23º Lord of House of Sousa * c. 1515 D. António de Sousa Chichorro ( 1520 ) Manuel de Sousa D. Matias de Sousa ( 1550 ) Diogo Lopes de Sousa , 2nd Count of Miranda * c. 1595 D. Pedro de Sousa Chichorro Henrique de Sousa Tavares , first Marquis of Arronches * 1626 D. Maria de Sousa e Mesquita D. António Sousa Chíchorro balio `` ad honorem '' . Mariana Luísa Francisca de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas e Silva , 2nd Marquess of Arronches * 1672 Luísa Casimira de Sousa Nassau and Ligne , duchess of Lafões * 1694", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b225db526c30ff3c8a28654ede8781c6", "text": "Póvoa de Varzim Póvoa de Varzim ( -LSB- ˈpɔvwɐ ðɨ vɐɾˈzĩ -RSB- , locally -LSB- -LSB- ˈpɔβwə ðɨ βəɾˈzĩŋ -RSB- -RSB- ) , also spelled Povoa de Varzim , is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto . It sits in a sandy coastal plain , a cuspate foreland , halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers . The population of the municipality was 63,408 at the time of the 2011 census . According to the 2001 census , there were 63,470 inhabitants , with 42,396 living in the city proper . The city expanded , southwards , to Vila do Conde , and there are about 100,000 inhabitants in the urban area alone . It is the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in Portugal and the third largest in Northern Portugal . Permanent settlement in Póvoa de Varzim dates back to around four to six thousand years ago ; around 900 BC , unrest in the region led to the establishment of Cividade de Terroso , a fortified city , which developed maritime trade routes with the civilizations of classical antiquity . Modern Póvoa de Varzim emerged after the conquest by the Roman Republic of the city by 138 BC , fishing and fish processing units soon developed , which turned out to be the foundations of the local economy . By the 11th century , the fish industry and fertile farmlands were the economic base of a feudal lordship and Varzim was fiercely disputed between the local overlords and the early Portuguese kings , which resulted in the establishment of the present day 's municipality in 1308 and being subdued to monastic power some years later . Póvoa de Varzim 's importance reemerged with the Age of Discovery due to its shipbuilders and merchants proficiency and wealth , who traded around the globe in complex trade routes . By the 17th century , the fish processing industry rebounded and , some time later , Póvoa became the dominant fishing port in northern Portugal . Póvoa de Varzim has been a well-known beach resort for over three centuries , the most popular in Northern Portugal , which unfolded an influential literary culture and historical artistic patronage in music and theater . Casino da Póvoa is one of the few and prominent gambling venues in Portugal . Leisure and health benefits provided in large sandy beaches attracts national and international visitors . Póvoa de Varzim holds other landmarks , especially the traditional Junqueira shopping street , Garrett Theatre , the Ethnography and History Museum , Cividade de Terroso , the Medieval Rates Monastery , Baroque Matriz Church , city Hall and Portuguese vernacular architecture in Praça do Almada , and numerous Portuguese cuisine restaurants that make Póvoa de Varzim popular in all Northern Portugal , which started to attract an international following . Farol da Lapa , Farol de Regufe , the main breakwater of the Port of Póvoa de Varzim , Carvalhido and São Félix Hill are preferred for sightseeing . The city has significant textile and food industries . The town has retained a distinct cultural identity and ancient customs such as the writing system of siglas poveiras , the masseira farming technique and festivals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fbc251574a4bd94756718a531f52534a", "text": "Court of Auditors (Portugal) The Portuguese Court of Audits ( Tribunal de Contas ) is the high-court in Portugal responsible for reviewing the legal issues on public expenditure and delivering judgement on those accounts relating to : General Accounts of the State accounts of the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and of Madeira liability of financial offences", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ebdf6ea1aa00ffe7253a653695e56bad", "text": "XX Constitutional Government of Portugal The XX Constitutional Government of Portugal ( XX Governo Constitucional de Portugal ) had Pedro Passos Coelho ( PSD ) as the prime minister and lasted from 30 October 2015 to 26 November 2015 . It was the shortest-lived Portuguese national government since the Carnation Revolution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "96cea9744244ee2575f2222834acb438", "text": "Foreign relations of Macau As a special administrative region ( SAR ) of the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) , Macau 's diplomatic relations and defence are the responsibility of the Central People 's Government of the PRC . Except diplomatic relations and defence , nonetheless , Macau has retained considerable autonomy in all aspects , including economic and commercial relations , customs control . According to Chapter VII of Macau 's basic law , Macau may , on its own , using the name Macau , China or Macao , China , maintain and develop relations and conclude and implement agreements with foreign states and regions and relevant international organisations in the appropriate fields , including the economic , trade , financial and monetary , shipping , communications , tourism , cultural , science and technology , and sports fields . In addition , Macau can participate in international organizations and conferences not limited to states . The Macau government has maintained Macau Economic and Trade Representative Offices in Lisbon , Portugal and Brussels , Belgium .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "574b00abbbbad72fa74f79c22fe92123", "text": "Polícia Judiciária The Polícia Judiciária ( PJ ; Judicial Police ) is the national criminal investigation police agency of Portugal , focused in fighting serious crimes , including homicides , kidnapping , organized crime , terrorism , illegal drug trade , corruption , cybercrime and financial crime . It is integrated into the Ministry of Justice , but operates under the supervision of the Public Ministry . Several countries and territories that were once overseas provinces of Portugal maintain criminal investigation polices modeled after the Portuguese one , with some of them retaining also the name Polícia Judiciária . These are the cases of Cabo Verde , Guinea-Bissau and Macau . The Polícia Judiciária Militar ( Military Judicial Police ) is a separate criminal investigation police agency that operates under the Ministry of National Defense . This agency is responsible for the investigation of military crimes and crimes committed among the Portuguese Armed Forces .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bf8b8c59aa77b8142186da1e66a041d3", "text": "The Portuguese language in Goa The Portuguese of Goa is refers to the Portuguese language spoken in Goa , India .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "76dd1019b8f65e4221aa6f97e330e77d", "text": "Portugal International The Portugal Open in badminton is an international open held annually in Portugal since 1965 . It is currently a part of the European Badminton Circuit .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "38cde950e2727e148fd1ca4fb418f996", "text": "Portuñol Portuñol ( Spanish spelling ) or Portunhol ( Portuguese spelling ) is the name often given to any unsystematic mixture of Portuguese with Spanish . The word is a portmanteau of the words Portugués / Português ( `` Portuguese '' ) and Español / Espanhol ( `` Spanish '' ) . Portuñol , or Portunhol , is a lingua franca , or simplified mixture of the two languages , that allows speakers of either Spanish or Portuguese who are not proficient in the other language to communicate with one another . When speakers of one of the languages attempt to speak the other language , there is often interference from the native language , which causes the phenomenon of code-switching to occur . It is possible to conduct a moderately fluent conversation in this way because Portuguese and Spanish are closely related Romance languages . They have almost identical syntactic structures , as well as overlapping lexicons due to cognates , which means that a single macro-grammar is produced when the two mix . The phrase en el hueco de la noite longa e langue illustrates a code-switch between the Spanish article la and the Portuguese noun noite . This example reveals the grammatical possibilities of code-switching between the two languages . Language contact between Spanish and Portuguese is the result of sustained contact between the two languages in border communities and multilingual trade environments . Such regions include the border regions between Portugal and Spain in the Iberian Peninsula , as well as the ones between Brazil , whose official language is Portuguese , and most of its neighboring countries , such as Uruguay and Paraguay , whose official languages are Spanish . Because Portuñol is a spontaneous register resulting from the occasional mixing of Spanish and Portuguese , it is highly diverse ; there is no one dialect or standard of Portuñol . There does , however , tend to be a stronger presence of Spanish in Portuñol . In recent years , Portuñol has begun to appear in realms other than everyday speech . It has become a literary medium , especially in Uruguay and Brazil . María Jesus Fernández García describes it as a linguistic recreation of the actual language . However , she goes on to say that the literature only occasionally provides a true representation of Portuñol , and that authors often choose to select only some of the features that are characteristic of Portuñol . One important literary work written in Portuñol is Mar paraguayo by Brazilian author Wilson Bueno . The following passage shows the mixing of Spanish and Portuguese in his novel . The appearance of Portuñol has prompted two opposing opinions or attitudes towards its existence . On the one hand , it is viewed as the product of laziness among speakers unwilling to learn a different language . On the other hand , it is seen as the logical product of globalization . As far as the future of Portuñol is concerned , according to Francisco A. Marcos-Marín , it is too difficult to evaluate possible repercussions that Portuñol could have on future linguistic maps because it is not easy to separate linguistic tendencies that are merely in style and those that are permanent .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c205b6bb15b41fb6a333a503f1a900d9", "text": "List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal __ NOTOC __ This is a list of places in Portugal having standing links to local communities in other countries . In most cases , the association , especially when formalised by local government , is known as `` town twinning '' ( though other terms , such as `` partner towns '' or `` sister cities '' are sometimes used instead ) , and while most of the places included are towns , the list also comprises villages , cities , districts , counties , etc. with similar links .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0b46f73307aed536b19f02088e1fe675", "text": "List of governors of Portuguese India The government of Portuguese India started in 1505 , six years after the discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco da Gama , with the nomination of the first Viceroy Francisco de Almeida , then settled at Kochi . Until 1752 , the name `` India '' included all Portuguese possessions in the Indian Ocean , from southern Africa to Southeast Asia , governed - either by a Viceroy or Governor - from its headquarters , established in Goa since 1510 . In 1752 Portuguese Mozambique got its own government and in 1844 the Portuguese Government of India stopped administering the territory of Portuguese Macau , Solor and Portuguese Timor , seeing itself thus confined to a reduced territorial entity in Malabar : Goa , Daman , Diu , Dadra and Nagar Haveli . Portuguese control ceased in the last two enclaves in 1954 , and finally ceased in the remaining three pockets in 1961 , when they were occupied by the Republic of India ( although Portugal only recognized the occupation after the Carnation Revolution in 1974 ) . This ended four and a half centuries of Portuguese rule in parts -- thought tiny -- of India . It may be noted that during the term of the monarchy , the title of the head of the Portuguese government in India ranged from `` Governor '' to `` Viceroy '' . The title of viceroy would only be assigned to members of the nobility ; It was formally terminated in 1774 , although it has later been given sporadically to be decisively ended after 1835 ) , as shown below .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2f91d63aa2c156e6e274e41963440921", "text": "Brazilians in Portugal Brazilians represent approximately 25 % of the foreign population in Portugal . Their legal status varies according to several and complex elements such as date of arrival and effective legalization processes available to them ( 1992 , 1996 , 2001 , 2003 ) , whether they are married to a national or they have Portuguese ( or other European ) ancestors , what their level of education and work experience is , etc. . Therefore , a large number of them are legal residents , others have authorization to stay ( autorizações de permanência ) , others , fewer , were able to legalized through the 2003 exceptional process and have working permits , and many others are still undocumented .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bed6de7a4d3d30007e1d0cf428d5e2fc", "text": "A5 motorway (Portugal) The A5 is a 25 km motorway , located in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area , Portugal . It connects Lisbon with Cascais . The motorway is also known as Estoril Coast Motorway and it overlaps the Complementary Itinerary 15 ( IC15 ) . The first section of the highway -- connecting the Duarte Pacheco Viaduct in the City of Lisbon with the National Stadium in the Oeiras Municipality -- was opened in 1944 , becoming the first motorway in Portugal and one of the first in the world . From 1945 to the early 1980s , it was officially designated National Road 7 ( N7 ) , when it became the A5 . The last section of the A5 was opened in 1991 . Category : Motorways in Portugal Category : Cascais", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5ed5c08ce1a6344873ba05b43db3050c", "text": "Norte Region, Portugal Norte ( Região Norte , -LSB- ʁɨʒiˈɐ̃w ˈnɔɾtɨ -RSB- ; `` North Region '' ) is a region in the northern part of Portugal . It is a land of dense vegetation and profound historic and cultural wealth . Its capital is the city of Porto . The region has 3,689,173 inhabitants according to the 2011 census , and its area is 21,278 km ² ( density of 173 inhabitants per square kilometre ) . It is one of five regions of Mainland Portugal ( NUTS II subdivisions ) . Northern Portugal is a culturally varied region , thus historical rivalries between different neighbouring cities and towns are common , unlike other Portuguese regions where every city and town is culturally very similar .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba83662107fa9a676efec200480e8c0d", "text": "List of mountains in Portugal This is a list of the mountains in Portugal , including the mountains with more than 1400 meters of altitude and with , at least , 100 meters of topographic prominence . Mountains and hills occupy most of the territory of Portugal . The highest Portuguese mountain is Mount Pico in the Azores islands , with 2351 m . The highest peak in Mainland Portugal is Torre in the Serra da Estrela range , with 1993 m. Historically , during most of the 20th century , the Mount Tatamailau , in the former Portuguese Timor , with 2986 m , was the highest Portuguese mountain .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "960f5ba97cbf6e309e61918a1f4a9feb", "text": "Chinese people in Portugal Chinese people in Portugal ( Chinese : 葡萄牙華人 , Cantonese Yale : pòuh tòuh ngàh wàh yàhn ) form the country 's largest Asian community , but only the twelfth-largest foreign community overall . Despite forming only a small part of the overseas Chinese population in Europe , the Chinese community in Portugal is one of the continent 's oldest due to the country 's colonial and trade history Macau dating back to the 16th century .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3fef58228bc17eddb18c96d5f3005269", "text": "Politics of Portugal Politics in Portugal takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic , whereby the Prime Minister of Portugal is the head of government . Portugal has a multi-party system . The President of Portugal is the executive head of state and has several significant political powers , which he exercises often . Executive power is exercised by the President and the Council of Ministers . Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Assembly of the Republic . The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature . Since 1975 , the party system has been dominated by the social democratic Socialist Party and the liberal-conservative Social Democratic Party .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b25430eb0da8c8884d1c3e98cee2da8a", "text": "Lisboa VR Lisboa , until 2009 named Estremadura , is a Portuguese wine region covering the same areas as the Estremadura region , and taking its name from the country 's capital . The region is classified as a Vinho Regional ( VR ) , a designation similar to a French vin de pays region . While the Beiras and Alentejo VRs are largest geographically , the Lisboa region is Portugal 's largest producer of wine by volume . The region stretches from Lisbon along the Atlantic coast to the Bairrada DOC . In early 2009 , the region was renamed from Estremadura to Lisboa to avoid confusion with the Spanish wine region Extremadura and to capitalize on the internationally well-known name of the country 's capital .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ed382c090883edb094d95d5dd56ace92", "text": "Judicial Studies Center The Judicial Studies Center ( Centro de Estudos Judiciários ) is the Portuguese State Department which provides training for future judges and prosecutors who will perform in courts of law . It also organizes courses for current judges , prosecutors and lawyers concerning matters which are deemed useful for their activity . It was founded in 1980 and admits graduates in law who are selected after passing written and oral examinations as well as a psychological interview . Training involves classes at its facilities and practical experiment in courts of law , under the supervision of the Judicial Studies Center . Its facilities are located in Lisbon , in a building which served as a jail until 1974 , for over 400 years . Formerly , it was the residence of part of the royal family and later it was the place where money was coined .", "title": "" } ]
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Luxembourg is a representative democracy with a constitutional monarch.
[ { "docid": "c238db75ad00e9ee2722a3d999c7dcfa", "text": "Luxembourg Luxembourg -LSB- ˈlətsəbuərx -RSB- Luxemburg ) , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe . It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north , Germany to the east , and France to the south . Its capital , Luxembourg City , is , together with Brussels and Strasbourg , one of the three official capitals of the European Union and the seat of the European Court of Justice , the highest juridical authority in the EU . Its culture , people and languages are highly intertwined with its neighbours , making it essentially a mixture of French and Germanic cultures . This is emphasised by the three official languages , Luxembourgish , French , and German . The repeated invasions by its neighbor countries , especially in World War II , resulted in the country 's strong will for mediation between France and Germany and , among other things , led to the foundation of the European Union . With an area of 2,586 km2 , it is one of the smallest sovereign states in Europe , about the same size as the US state of Rhode Island or the English county of Northamptonshire . In 2016 , Luxembourg had a population of 576 249 , which makes it one of the least-populous countries in Europe , but by far the one with the highest population growth rate . As a representative democracy with a constitutional monarch , it is headed by a Grand Duke , Henri , Grand Duke of Luxembourg , and is the world 's only remaining grand duchy . Luxembourg is a developed country , with an advanced economy and the world 's highest GDP ( PPP ) per capita , according to the United Nations in 2014 . The City of Luxembourg with its old quarters and fortifications was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 due to the exceptional preservation of the vast fortifications and the old city . The history of Luxembourg is considered to begin in 963 , when count Siegfried I acquired a rocky promontory and its Roman-era fortifications known as Lucilinburhuc , ′ little castle ′ , and the surrounding area from the Imperial Abbey of St. Maximin in nearby Trier . Siegfried 's descendants increased their territory through marriage , war and vassal relations . At the end of the 13th century , the Counts of Luxembourg reigned over a considerable territory . In 1308 , Henry VII , Count of Luxembourg became King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor . The House of Luxembourg produced four Holy Roman Emperors at the high time of the Middle Ages . In 1354 , Charles IV elevated the County to the Duchy of Luxembourg . Since Sigismund had no male heir , the Duchy became part of the Burgundian Circle and then one of the Seventeen Provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands . Over the centuries , the City and Fortress of Luxembourg , of great strategic importance situated between the Kingdom of France and the Habsburg territories , was gradually built up to be one of the most reputed fortifications in Europe . After belonging to both the France of Louis XIV and the Austria of Maria Theresia , Luxembourg became part of the First French Republic and Empire under Napoleon . The present-day state of Luxembourg first emerged at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 . The Grand-Duchy , with its powerful fortress , became an independent state under the personal possession of William I of the Netherlands with a Prussian garrison to guard the city against another invasion from France . In 1839 , following the turmoil of the Belgian Revolution , the purely French-speaking part of Luxembourg was ceded to Belgium and the Luxembourgish-speaking part became what is the present state of Luxembourg . The steel industry exploiting the Red Lands ' rich iron-ore grounds in the beginning of the 20th century drove the country 's industrialisation . ArcelorMittal , the world 's largest steel producer with headquarters in Luxembourg City , is still a reminder of these times . After the decline of the steel industry in the 1970s , the country focused on establishing itself as a global financial centre and developed into the banking hub it is reputed for . Since the beginning of the 21st century , its governments have focused on developing the country into a knowledge economy , with the founding of the University of Luxembourg and a national space programme , projecting the first involvement in a non-manned lunar expedition by 2020 . Luxembourg is a founding member of the European Union , OECD , United Nations , NATO , and Benelux , reflecting its political consensus in favour of economic , political , and military integration . The city of Luxembourg , which is the country 's capital and largest city , is the seat of several institutions and agencies of the EU . Luxembourg served on the United Nations Security Council for the years 2013 and 2014 , which was a first in the country 's history . In 2016 Luxembourgish citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 172 countries and territories , ranking the Luxembourgian passport 6th in the world , tied with countries such as Canada and Switzerland .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "6f80aca96a693e57c6a07b3bc822e9ae", "text": "Luxembourg general election, 2013 Early general elections were held in Luxembourg on 20 October 2013 . The elections were called after Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker , at the time the longest serving head of government in the European Union , announced his resignation over a spy scandal involving the Service de Renseignement de l'Etat ( SREL ) . The review found Juncker deficient in his control over the service . The elections saw Juncker 's Christian Social People 's Party lose three seats , but remain the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies with 23 of the 60 seats .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "45b058561ea9150d6f24c715bf2eeaa3", "text": "Crown dependencies The Crown dependencies are the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea , and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel . They are independently administered jurisdictions , and do not form part of either the United Kingdom or the British Overseas Territories . They are self-governing possessions of the Crown ( defined uniquely in each jurisdiction ) . Internationally , the dependencies are considered `` territories for which the United Kingdom is responsible '' , rather than sovereign states . As a result , they are not member states of the Commonwealth of Nations . However , they do have relationships with the Commonwealth , the European Union , and other international organisations , and are members of the British -- Irish Council . They have their own teams in the Commonwealth Games . They are not part of the European Union ( EU ) , although they are within the EU 's customs area . As the Crown dependencies are not sovereign states , the power to pass legislation affecting the islands ultimately rests with the government of the United Kingdom . However they each have their own legislative assemblies , with the power to legislate on many local matters with the assent of the Crown ( Privy Council , or in the case of the Isle of Man in certain circumstances the Lieutenant-Governor ) . In each case , the head of government is referred to as the Chief Minister .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3a6455f5d3b6c86298a2dbac16476b61", "text": "Luxembourg general election, 1945 General elections were held in Luxembourg on 21 October 1945 . They were the first elections held after the German occupation during World War II . As a result of the war , the political alliances of the interwar period had been ended . In their place were new parties ; the Christian Social People 's Party , the Luxembourg Socialist Workers ' Party , and the Patriotic and Democratic Group in place of the Party of the Right , Socialist Party , and Radical Liberal Party respectively . It is regarded as a realigning election , as the election established the party political order , with four established parties , that would be maintained until 1974 . The conservatives remained the dominant faction , and the Christian Social People 's Party 's leader , Pierre Dupong , was invited to head another government . The election was also a success for both liberal and communist candidates , with both the Patriotic and Democratic Group and the Communist Party gaining four more seats than in the last election before the war . To restore political stability , Grand Duchess Charlotte asked Dupong to create a more broad-based coalition than the preceding Liberation Government . The resulting National Union Government would embrace all four political parties , and also include the solitary independent , guaranteeing the support of the whole Chamber of Deputies . The government remained in place until 1947 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "712d9efe650d2d09c80b1650dc5006b9", "text": "Liberal democracy Liberal democracy is a liberal political ideology and a form of government in which representative democracy operates under the principles of classical liberalism . It is also called western democracy . It is characterised by fair , free , and competitive elections between multiple distinct political parties , a separation of powers into different branches of government , the rule of law in everyday life as part of an open society , and the equal protection of human rights , civil rights , civil liberties , and political freedoms for all people . To define the system in practice , liberal democracies often draw upon a constitution , either formally written or uncodified , to delineate the powers of government and enshrine the social contract . After a period of sustained expansion throughout the 20th century , liberal democracy became the predominant political system in the world . A liberal democracy may take various constitutional forms : it may be a constitutional monarchy ( Australia , Belgium , Canada , Japan , Norway , Spain and the United Kingdom ) or a republic ( France , India , Ireland , the United States ) . It may have a parliamentary system ( Australia , India , Ireland , the United Kingdom ) , a presidential system ( Indonesia , the United States ) , or a semi-presidential system ( France ) . Liberal democracies usually have universal suffrage , granting all adult citizens the right to vote regardless of race , gender or property ownership . Historically , however , some countries regarded as liberal democracies have had a more limited franchise , and some do not have secret ballots . There may also be qualifications such as voters being required to register before being allowed to vote . The decisions made through elections are made not by all of the citizens , but rather by those who choose to participate by voting . The liberal democratic constitution defines the democratic character of the state . The purpose of a constitution is often seen as a limit on the authority of the government . Liberal democracy emphasises the separation of powers , an independent judiciary , and a system of checks and balances between branches of government . Liberal democracies are likely to emphasise the importance of the state being a Rechtsstaat , i.e. , a state that follows the principle of rule of law . Governmental authority is legitimately exercised only in accordance with written , publicly disclosed laws adopted and enforced in accordance with established procedure . Many democracies use federalism -- also known as vertical separation of powers -- in order to prevent abuse and increase public input by dividing governing powers between municipal , provincial and national governments ( e.g. , Germany where the federal government assumes the main legislative responsibilities and the federated Länder assume many executive tasks ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0d86d00c11cbf2bedc6628128b38d9ce", "text": "History of democracy A democracy is a political system , or a system of decision-making within an institution or organization , in which all members have an equal share of power . Modern democracies are characterized by two capabilities that differentiate them fundamentally from earlier forms of government : the capacity to intervene in their own societies and the recognition of their sovereignty by an international legalistic framework of similarly sovereign states . -LSB- 2 -RSB- Democratic government is commonly juxtaposed with oligarchic and monarchic systems , which are rule by a minority and a sole monarch respectively . Democracy in its earliest forms is generally associated with the efforts of the ancient Greeks and Romans , who were themselves considered the founders of Western civilization by the 18th century intellectuals who attempted to leverage these early democratic experiments into a new template for post-monarchical political organization . The extent to which these 18th century democratic revivalists succeeded in turning the democratic ideals of the ancient Greeks and Romans into the dominant political institution of the next 300 years is hardly debatable , even if the moral justifications they often employed might be . Nevertheless , the critical historical juncture catalyzed by the resurrection of democratic ideals and institutions fundamentally transformed the ensuing centuries and has dominated the international landscape since the dismantling of the final vestige of empire following the end of the Second World War . Modern representative democracies attempt to bridge the gulf between the Hobbesian ` state of nature ' and the grip of authoritarianism through ` social contracts ' that enshrine the rights of the citizens , curtail the power of the state , and grant agency through the right to vote .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "00caea2dbbfa26aaeb514377f0d5422b", "text": "Judiciary of Germany The judiciary of Germany is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in Germany . The German legal system is a civil law mostly based on a comprehensive compendium of statutes , as compared to the common law systems . In criminal and administrative law , Germany uses an inquisitorial system where the judges are actively involved in investigating the facts of the case , as compared to an adversarial system where the role of the judge is primarily that of an impartial referee between the prosecutor or plaintiff and the defendant . In Germany , the independence of the judiciary is historically older than democracy . The organisation of courts is traditionally strong , and almost all federal and state actions are subject to judicial review . Judges follow a distinct career path . At the end of their legal education at university , all law students must pass a state examination before they can continue on to an apprenticeship that provides them with broad training in the legal profession over two years . They then must pass a second state examination that qualifies them to practice law . At that point , the individual can choose either to be a lawyer or to enter the judiciary . Judicial candidates start working at courts immediately . However , they are subjected to a probationary period of up to five years before being appointed as judges for life . The judicial system is established and governed by part IX of the Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland ( the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany ) . Article 92 of the Basic Law establishes the courts , and that states that `` the judicial power shall be vested in the judges ; it shall be exercised by the Federal Constitutional Court , by the federal courts provided for in this Basic Law , and by the courts of the Länder . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cedb4667277b97eca9f90546b6f327a5", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "96fc1702a0d8b6c2d7e7f8578811417e", "text": "Luxembourg general election, 1964 General elections were held in Luxembourg on 7 June 1964 . Despite receiving fewer votes than the Luxembourg Socialist Workers ' Party , the Christian Social People 's Party remained the largest party , winning 22 of the 56 seats in the Chamber of Deputies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d86d8e4dc1c2bb7dbe73f81540fde2a1", "text": "List of Permanent Representatives of Luxembourg to NATO The Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to NATO is the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 's foremost diplomatic representative at NATO , and head of Luxembourg 's diplomatic mission to the organisation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8fa41599094d9504f35aa77319920121", "text": "Luxembourgish Luxembourgish , Luxemburgish ( -LSB- ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːrɡᵻʃ -RSB- ) or Letzeburgesch ( -LSB- ˌlɛtsəbɜːrˈɡɛʃ , _ ˌlɛtsbɜːr - -RSB- or -LSB- ˈlɛtsəˌbɜːrɡᵻʃ , _ ˈlɛtsˌbɜːr - -RSB- ) ( Luxembourgish : Lëtzebuergesch ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg . Worldwide , about 390,000 people speak Luxembourgish . . While it could be considered a standardized variety ( i.e. , a dialect with a written form ) of German , its official use in the state of Luxembourg and the existence of a separate regulatory body has removed Luxembourgish , at least in part , from the domain of the Dachsprache Standard German . Despite the lack of a sharp boundary between Luxembourgish and the neighboring German dialects , this has led several linguists ( from Luxembourg as well as Germany ) to regard it as a separate , yet closely related language .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fb7a496a62a28168b6c8305f1e968801", "text": "Human rights in Liechtenstein Liechtenstein , a multiparty constitutional monarchy with a unicameral parliament and a government chosen by the reigning prince at its direction , is a prosperous and free country that is generally considered to have an excellent human-rights record .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e507e37bcc8037ddf6bc439073718d2", "text": "Frankfurt Documents thumb | right | 200px | Members of the Frankfurt conference Frankfurt Documents were a series of documents which were an important step on the way to the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany . On July 1 , 1948 the representatives of the Western allied occupation forces handed over a number of documents to the prime ministers and two ruling mayors from the western zones of occupation , in which the recommendations were made , including establishing a West German state . The main problem of these recommendations was that they did not provide all-German solution , but only a West German state . The Frankfurt documents formed a working basis for the work on the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany . They were created at the London 6-Power Conference in early 1948 . The handover took place in the IG Farben Building in Frankfurt am Main , and the documents took the name of this town . The military governors Lucius D. Clay ( United States ) , Marie-Pierre Koenig ( France ) and Sir Brian Robertson ( UK ) issued an order establishing a western German state . Present were Peter Altmeier ( Rhineland-Palatinate ) , Karl Arnold ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) , Lawrence Bock ( Württemberg-Hohenzollern ) , Max Brauer ( Hamburg ) , Hans Ehard ( Bavaria ) , Wilhelm Kaisen ( Bremen ) , Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf ( Lower Saxony ) , Hermann Lüdemann ( Schleswig-Holstein ) , Reinhold Maier ( Württemberg-Baden ) , Christian Stock ( Hessen ) and Leo Wohleb ( Baden ) . A West German state was to be established under the following conditions : There should be a constitutional convention ( German : Verfassunggebende Versammlung , literally , `` Constituent Assembly '' ) before September 1 , 1948 , to draft a constitution shaping a federal form of government , while maintaining the rights of people and the participating states . This constitution should first be approved by the military governments , then a referendum in the countries to ratify the Constitution . The respective simple majority in two thirds of eleven West German states should be sufficient for ratification . Constitutional amendments must be approved by the military governors . The German foreign policy should continue to be controlled by the military governors in a minimum , as Ruhr questions , repairs , industrial and rights of the Allied forces . The boundaries of each state should be reviewed and it should , if necessary , taking into account of traditional forms of new countries are created , none compared to the other should be too large or too small . The Frankfurt Documents prompted the Prime Minister to hold Rittersturz Conference in Koblenz , on the resolutions that were passed . Category : Political history of Germany Category : Political conferences", "title": "" }, { "docid": "43d29a31b7c6ef36ee1f7a2bf676a631", "text": "Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-sur-Alzette ( Esch-Uelzecht -LSB- ˈæʃ ˈuə̯lt͡səɕt -RSB- , Esch-an-der-Alzette or Esch-an-der-Alzig , Esch-sur-Alzette ) is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg . It is the country 's second `` city '' , and its second-most populous commune , with a population of 33,286 inhabitants . It lies in the south-west of the country , on the border with France and in the valley of the Alzette , which flows through the town . The town is usually referred to as just Esch ; however , the full name distinguishes it from the village and commune of Esch-sur-Sûre which lies 45 km further north . The country 's capital , Luxembourg city , is roughly 15 km to the north-east .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aaf4600b8b3c1bc4af11ffcc72682e62", "text": "Luxembourg Palace The Luxembourg Palace ( Palais du Luxembourg , -LSB- pa.lɛ dy lyk.sɑ̃.buːʁ -RSB- ) is located at 15 rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris . It was originally built ( 1615 -- 1645 ) to the designs of the French architect Salomon de Brosse to be the royal residence of the regent Marie de ' Medici , mother of Louis XIII of France . After the Revolution it was refashioned ( 1799 -- 1805 ) by Jean Chalgrin into a legislative building and subsequently greatly enlarged and remodeled ( 1835 -- 1856 ) by Alphonse de Gisors . Since 1958 it has been the seat of the French Senate of the Fifth Republic . Immediately west of the palace on the rue de Vaugirard is the Petit Luxembourg , now the residence of the Senate President ; and slightly further west , the Musée du Luxembourg , in the former orangery . On the south side of the palace , the formal Luxembourg Garden presents a 25-hectare green parterre of gravel and lawn populated with statues and large basins of water where children sail model boats .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b2ef63c5309ecba070dcadc6385a096e", "text": "Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) The Assembly of the Republic ( Portuguese : Assembleia da República , -LSB- ɐsẽˈblɐjɐ dɐ ʁɛˈpublikɐ -RSB- ) is the Portuguese parliament . According to the Portuguese Constitution , the unicameral Assembly `` is the representative assembly of all Portuguese citizens . '' The constitution names the assembly as one of the country 's organs of supreme authority . It is located in a historical building in Lisbon , referred to as Palácio de São Bento ( Palace of Saint Benedict ) , the site of an old Benedictine monastery . The Palácio de São Bento has been the seat of the Portuguese parliaments since 1834 ( Cortes until 1910 , Congress from 1911 to 1926 and National Assembly from 1933 to 1974 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e3be893ce156dd40d2dbce75a3d296f", "text": "Conseil du Roi The Conseil du Roi ( -LSB- kɔ̃sɛj dy ʁwa -RSB- ; French for `` The King 's Council '' ) , also known as the is a general term for the administrative and governmental apparatus around the king of France during the Ancien Régime designed to prepare his decisions and give him advice . It should not be confused with the role and title of a `` Conseil du Roi '' , a type of public prosecutor in the French legal system at the same period . One of the established principles of the French monarchy was that the king could not act without the advice of his council . Under Charles V , it was put forward that the king made decisions only after `` good and careful deliberation '' ( bonne et mûre délibération ) , and this principle was maintained by his successors ; the closing formula of royal acts `` le roi en son conseil '' expressed this deliberative aspect . Even during the period of French absolutism , the expression `` car tel est notre bon plaisir '' ( `` because such is our pleasure '' ) applied to royal decisions made with consultation . The administration of the French state in the early modern period went through a long evolution , as a truly administrative apparatus -- relying on old nobility , newer chancellor nobility ( `` noblesse de robe '' ) and administrative professionals -- substituted the feudal clientel system . The exact divisions and names of these councils varied over time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fbb8ef3eaed79dd6b70f0a439b63e906", "text": "Monarchy of the Netherlands The monarchy of the Netherlands is constitutional and as such , the role and position of the monarch are defined and limited by the constitution of the Netherlands . Consequently , a fairly large portion of the Dutch constitution is devoted to the monarch ; roughly a third of the constitution describes the succession , mechanisms of accession and abdication to the throne , the roles and responsibilities of the monarch and the formalities of communication between the States-General of the Netherlands and the role of the monarch in the creation of laws . The Kingdom of the Netherlands has been an independent monarchy since 16 March 1815 , but its one-time sovereign provinces have intermittently been `` governed '' by members of the House of Orange-Nassau and the House of Nassau from 1559 to 1747 , since Philip II of Spain appointed William of Orange as stadtholder . William became the leader of the Dutch Revolt and the independent Dutch Republic . As stadtholder , he was followed by several of his descendants . In 1747 , the function of stadtholder became a hereditary position in all Provinces of the thus `` crowned '' Dutch Republic . The last stadtholder was William V. His son became the first king as William I.", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f558d28c8d60aea044e11c8b03680436", "text": "President of Germany The President of Germany , officially the President of the Federal Republic of Germany ( Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ) , is the head of state of Germany . Germany has a parliamentary system of government in which the Chancellor is the nation 's leading political figure and de facto chief executive . However , the President has a role which , while not an executive post , is more than ceremonial . Presidents have extensive discretion regarding the way they exercise their official duties . The President gives direction to general political and societal debates and has some important `` reserve powers '' in case of political instability ( such as those provided for by Article 81 of the Basic Law ) . Under Article 59 ( 1 ) of the Basic Law ( German Constitution ) , the President represents the Federal Republic of Germany in matters of international law , concludes treaties with foreign states on its behalf and accredits diplomats . Furthermore , all federal laws must be signed by the President before they can come into effect , but usually he or she only vetoes a law that he/she believes to violate the constitution . The President , by his or her actions and public appearances , represents the state itself , its existence , its legitimacy , and unity . The President 's office involves an integrative role and the control function of upholding the law and the constitution . It is a matter of political tradition -- not legal restrictions -- that the President generally does not comment routinely on issues in the news , particularly when there is some controversy among the political parties . This distance from day-to-day politics and daily governmental issues allows the President to be a source of clarification , to influence public debate , to voice criticism , offer suggestions and make proposals . In order to exercise this power , he/she traditionally acts above party politics . The 12th and current officeholder is Frank-Walter Steinmeier who was elected on 12 February 2017 and started his first five-year-term on 19 March 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ea9429c948b4d02cb87230f0b453c1e3", "text": "Constitutional Party (Austria) The Constitutional Party ( Verfassungspartei ) , also known as the German-Liberal Party ( Deutschliberale Partei ) was the main representative of liberalism and national liberalism in the German-speaking parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the 1860s and 70s . It was a party of the German-speaking bourgeoisie , had anti-clerical positions and sought to defend the privileges of German-speakers vis-à-vis the rising national movements of the Slavic minorities in the Habsburg monarchy . It supported the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 , transforming the Austrian Empire into the Austro-Hungarian Dual monarchy and the 1867 December Constitution , which is why it received its name . Afterwards it became the strongest political group in the Imperial Council ( the parliament of the Cis-Leithanian , i.e. Austrian-dominated , part of the empire ) until 1879 . It was weakened after the financial crisis of 1873 , which added to the rise of the more radical German nationalist movement . The Constitutional Party merged with the Progressive Club to form the `` United Left '' in 1881 , which fell apart again in 1885 splitting into the German-Austrian Club and the German Club . Former members of the Constitutional Party were later referred to as `` Old Liberals '' ( Altliberale ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5c7a4315fe6805d0f0adac7560715c37", "text": "List of members of the Constituent Assembly of Luxembourg This is a list of members of the Constituent Assembly of Luxembourg . The Constituent Assembly was elected on 19 April 1848 to write a new constitution for Luxembourg .", "title": "" } ]
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Steve Irwin graduated university in 1962.
[ { "docid": "fb0a8e3c8b35e13663ab1112c087506e", "text": "Steve Irwin Stephen Robert Irwin ( 22 February 1962 -- 4 September 2006 ) , nicknamed `` The Crocodile Hunter '' , was an Australian nature expert and television personality . Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter , an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted with his wife Terri . Together , the couple also owned and operated Australia Zoo , founded by Irwin 's parents in Beerwah , about 80 km north of the Queensland state capital city of Brisbane . Irwin died on 4 September 2006 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming an underwater documentary film titled Ocean 's Deadliest . The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship was named in his honour .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "f6aad8dab642495831dce54945933e9e", "text": "Steve Coll Steve Coll ( born October 8 , 1958 ) is an American journalist , academic and executive . He is currently the dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism , where he is also the Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism . A staff writer for The New Yorker , he served as the president and CEO of the New America Foundation from 2007 to 2012 . He is the recipient of two Pulitzer Prize awards , two Overseas Press Club Awards , a PEN American Center John Kenneth Galbraith Award , an Arthur Ross Book Award , a Livingston Award , a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award , a Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award , and the Lionel Gelber Prize . From 2012 to 2013 , he was a voting member of the Pulitzer Prize Board before continuing to serve in an ex officio capacity as the dean of the Columbia Journalism School .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1791ac01ce6f3231632ff98b7cf3fd95", "text": "Iowa State University College of Engineering Iowa State University College of Engineering is one of eight colleges of Iowa State University of Science and Technology in Ames , Iowa . The University was founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College with classes in agriculture and mechanical arts , now called engineering . In 1898 , the school was renamed as `` Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts -- Science with Practice '' , with divisions in agriculture , veterinary science , engineering , and science and philosophy . Iowa State took on its current name in 1959 and the College of Engineering was formally established at that time . Iowa State is classified as a Doctoral Research University with very high research activity ( RU/VH ) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching . Iowa State is also a member of the prestigious American Association of Universities ( AAU ) which is an international organization composed of the most highly ranked 62 research universities in the United States and Canada . The membership is by invitation only . The College of Engineering at Iowa State hosts one of the largest career fairs in the country in which more than 350 companies participate in each fair . The college has a high placement rate of 95 % . Iowa State receives nearly 300 million dollars in research grants every year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c0e87421fbe3c0d35a3db6b9e7f7329f", "text": "Crocodile Hunter Crocodile Hunter may refer to : Steve Irwin ( 1962 -- 2006 ) , star of The Crocodile Hunter Malcolm Douglas ( documentary maker ) ( 1941 -- 2010 ) , Australian wildlife documentary film maker and crocodile hunter The Crocodile Hunter , TV nature program The Crocodile Hunter : Collision Course , a 2002 feature film The Crocodile Hunter Diaries , a wildlife documentary television series first aired on cable TV channel Animal Planet Croc Files , also known as The Crocodile Hunter 's Croc Files My Daddy , the Crocodile Hunter , a one-hour television documentary film hosted by Bindi Irwin Crocodile Hunter ( film ) , a 1989 Hong Kong film", "title": "" }, { "docid": "768528819933e54f5a60c8a1fedea1bc", "text": "Revelle College Revelle College is the oldest residential college at the University of California , San Diego in La Jolla , California . Founded in 1964 , it is named after oceanographer and UC San Diego founder Roger Revelle . UC San Diego -- along with Revelle College -- was founded at the height of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union . As a result , the initial class of 181 undergraduates comprised only 30 non-science majors . Revelle College focuses on developing `` a well-rounded student who is intellectually skilled and prepared for competition in a complex world . '' Revelle 's general education requirements are rigorously structured in the tradition of a classical liberal arts college . Revelle 's stated goal of creating `` Renaissance scholars '' is reflected in these requirements , which ensure that a graduate has experience in humanities , calculus , physical science , biology , social science , a fine art , and a foreign language . Revelle College 's core writing course , Humanities ( HUM ) , is a challenging Western Civilization course that incorporates writing , history and other social science requirements into a five-quarter ( 1 year ) sequence through which students examine the greater social and literary developments throughout Western culture . In 2014 , the college celebrated its fiftieth anniversary . The same year , UCSD Housing and Dining opened a new dining commons named `` 64 Degrees '' to replace the old Plaza Cafe and Incredi-Bowls food truck . Most of the Revelle residential campus was renovated from 2009 to 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a39dd139c0b05d6754fbcce937e83fc1", "text": "List of Cornell University alumni This list of Cornell University alumni includes notable graduates , non-graduate former students , and current students of Cornell University , an Ivy League university located in Ithaca , New York . Cornell counted 245,027 living alumni as of August 2008 . Its alumni constitute 25 recipients of National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation combined , 32 MacArthur Fellows , 34 Marshall Scholars and 31 Rhodes Scholars , and Cornell is the only university with three female winners of unshared Nobel Prizes among its graduates ( Pearl S. Buck , Barbara McClintock , and Toni Morrison ) . Many alumni maintain university ties through Homecoming 's reunion weekend , through Cornell Magazine , and through the Cornell Club of New York . In 2005 , Cornell ranked # 3 nationwide for gifts and bequests from alumni . Alumni are known as Cornellians . Cornellians are noted for their accomplishments in public , professional , and corporate life . Lee Teng-hui was president of Taiwan , Tsai Ing-wen was elected as the first female president of Taiwan , Mario García Menocal was president of Cuba , Jamshid Amuzegar ( ' 50 ) was prime minister of Iran , Hu Shih ( ' 14 ) was a Chinese reformer and representative to the United Nations , Janet Reno ( ' 60 ) was the first female United States Attorney General , and Ruth Bader Ginsburg ( ' 54 ) serves on the Supreme Court . Additionally , alumnus Matt Urban ( ' 41 ) holds the distinction as the most decorated serviceman in United States history . Cornellians in business include : Citigroup CEO Sanford Weill ( ' 55 ) , Goldman Sachs Group Chairman Stephen Friedman ( ' 59 ) , Kraft Foods CEO Irene Rosenfeld ( ' 75 , ' 77 , ' 80 ) , Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini ( ' 84 ) , S.C. Johnson & Son CEO Fisk Johnson ( ' 79 , ' 80 , ' 82 , ' 84 , ' 86 ) , Cargill Chairman Warren Staley ( ' 67 ) , Chevron Chairman Kenneth T. Derr ( ' 59 ) , Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse ( ' 77 ) , Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam ( ' 76 ) , MasterCard CEO Robert Selander ( ' 72 ) , Coors Brewing Company CEO Adolph Coors II ( ' 37 ) , Burger King founder James McLamore ( ' 47 ) , Loews Corporation Chairman Andrew Tisch ( ' 71 ) , New York Private Bank & Trust Chairman Howard Milstein ( ' 73 ) , Baupost Group founder Seth Klarman ( ' 79 ) , Hotels.com founder David Litman ( ' 79 ) , Palm founder Jeff Hawkins ( ' 79 ) , PeopleSoft founder David Duffield ( ' 62 ) , Priceline.com founder Jay Walker ( ' 77 ) , Staples founder Myra Hart ( ' 62 ) , Qualcomm founder Irwin M. Jacobs ( ' 56 ) , Atlantic Philanthropies founder Chuck Feeney ( ' 56 ) , Lubna Olayan CEO Olayan Financing Company , the holding entity for Olayan Group ( ' 77 ) , and Tata Group CEO Ratan Tata ( ' 62 ) . In medicine , alumnus Robert Atkins ( ' 55 ) developed the Atkins Diet , Henry Heimlich ( ' 47 ) developed the Heimlich maneuver , Wilson Greatbatch ( ' 50 ) invented the pacemaker , James Maas ( ' 66 ; also a faculty member ) coined the term `` power nap '' , and C. Everett Koop ( ' 41 ) served as Surgeon General of the United States . A number of Cornellians have been prominent innovators . Thomas Midgley , Jr. ( ' 11 ) invented Freon , Jon Rubinstein ( ' 78 ) is credited with the development of the iPod , and Robert Tappan Morris developed the first computer worm on the Internet . Eight Cornellians have served as NASA astronauts , Steve Squyres ( ' 81 ) is the principal investigator on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission , and Bill Nye ( ' 77 ) is well known as `` The Science Guy '' . In literature , Toni Morrison ( ' 55 ; Nobel laureate ) is well known for her novel Beloved , Pearl S. Buck ( ' 25 ; Nobel laureate ) authored The Good Earth , and E. B. White ( ' 21 ) authored Charlotte 's Web and Stuart Little . Thomas Pynchon ( ' 59 ) won the National Book Award for Gravity 's Rainbow . Kurt Vonnegut , author of Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat 's Cradle , attended Cornell from 1940 -- 1944 and was Assistant Managing Editor of the Cornell Daily Sun . Media personalities who have graduated from Cornell include conservative Ann Coulter ( ' 84 ) and liberals Bill Maher ( ' 78 ) and Keith Olbermann ( ' 79 ) . Several Cornellians have also achieved critical acclaim in entertainment . Christopher Reeve ( ' 74 ) played Superman , Frank Morgan was The Wizard of Oz , Jimmy Smits ( ' 82 ) was in Star Wars : Attack of the Clones , and Ronald D. Moore created the 2004 remake of Battlestar Galactica . On the architectural front , alumnus Richmond Shreve ( 1902 ) designed the Empire State Building , and Raymond M. Kennedy ( ' 15 ) designed Hollywood 's famous Grauman 's Chinese Theatre . In education and academics , more than 150 Cornellians have served as heads of universities in the United States and around the world , including the founding president of Stanford University David Starr Jordan ( 1872 ) , the president of Johns Hopkins University Steven Muller , the president of the University of Chicago Lawrence A. Kimpton and George Wells Beadle , the president of Carleton University and the University of Toronto Claude Bissell and Hermengildo B. Reyes ( EE ' 18 ) , co-founding President 1946 Far Eastern University in 1928 and co-founding President in 1951 University of the East . M. Carey Thomas ( 1877 ) founded Bryn Mawr College . More than 215 Cornellians have been elected members of the National Academy of Sciences and another 172 have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering , respectively . In athletics , Cornell graduates include football legend Glenn `` Pop '' Warner ( 1894 ) , head coach of the United States men 's national soccer team Bruce Arena ( ' 73 ) , National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman ( ' 74 ) , Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred , six-time Stanley Cup-winning hockey goalie Ken Dryden ( ' 69 ) , William Larned who was one of the `` Big Three of the U.S. men 's ( tennis ) championship '' and won the title seven times , and Toronto Raptors president Bryan Colangelo ( ' 87 ) . Alumni who played in the National Football League include Super Bowl champion Kevin Boothe , and Ed Marinaro ( ' 71 ) , who was also known for his television work on Hill Street Blues . Cornellians have also won numerous Olympic medals ( 28 Gold , 19 Silver and 8 Bronze , as of 2017 ) . Fictional alumni have been portrayed in several films , television shows , and books . Characters include Andy Bernard of The Office , Natalie Keener of Up in the Air , and Christina Pagniacci ( portrayed by Cameron Diaz ) in Any Given Sunday .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a000c1d4158d4bf220ee3449ed984e81", "text": "California State University The California State University ( Cal State or CSU ) is a public university system in California . Composed of 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 460,200 students with 24,405 faculty and 23,012 staff , CSU is the largest four-year public university system in the United States . It is one of three public higher education systems in the state , with the other two being the University of California system and the California Community Colleges System . The CSU System is incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University . The California State University system headquarters are at 401 Golden Shore in Long Beach , California . The California State University was created in 1960 under the California Master Plan for Higher Education , and it is a direct descendant of the system of California State Normal Schools . With nearly 100,000 graduates annually , the CSU is the country 's greatest producer of bachelor 's degrees . The university system collectively sustains more than 150,000 jobs within the state , and its related expenditures reach more than $ 17 billion annually . In the 2011-12 academic year , CSU awarded 52 percent of newly issued California teaching credentials , 47 percent of the state 's engineering degrees , 28 percent of the state 's information technology bachelor 's degrees , and it had more graduates in business ( 50 percent ) , agriculture ( 72 percent ) , communication studies , health ( 53 percent ) , education , and public administration ( 52 percent ) than all other universities and colleges in California combined . Altogether , about half of the bachelor 's degrees , one-third of the master 's degrees , and nearly two percent of the doctoral degrees awarded annually in California are from the CSU . Furthermore , the CSU system is one of the top U.S. producers of graduates who move on to earn their Ph.D. degrees in a related field . The CSU has a total of 17 AACSB accredited graduate business schools which is over twice as many as any other collegiate system . Since 1961 , nearly three million alumni have received their bachelor 's , master 's , or doctoral degrees from the CSU system . CSU offers more than 1,800 degree programs in some 240 subject areas . In Fall of 2015 , 9,282 ( or 39 percent ) of CSU 's 24,405 faculty were tenured or on the tenure track .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd8c379330823e6f38a5a43eea4a8c5e", "text": "Steve Kelley (cartoonist) Steve Kelley is a syndicated editorial cartoonist , comic strip creator , comedian , and writer . Until 2012 he was the staff editorial cartoonist for the New Orleans Times-Picayune . He is also the co-creator of the syndicated comic strip Dustin . Born in Virginia , Kelley was an honors graduate of Dartmouth College in 1981 , where he drew cartoons for both the Daily Dartmouth and The Dartmouth Review .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a99aa47454049e1392d7433e9b23b06d", "text": "Indiana University Maurer School of Law The Indiana University Maurer School of Law is located on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington , Indiana . IU Maurer is one of the top 10 public law schools in the United States , and tied for 25th overall , according to rankings published by U.S. News and World Report . The school is named after Michael S. `` Mickey '' Maurer , an Indianapolis businessman and 1967 alumnus who donated $ 35 million in 2008 . From its founding in 1842 until Maurer 's donation , the school was known as the Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington . The law school is one of two law schools operated by Indiana University , the other being the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law ( IU McKinney ) in Indianapolis . Although both law schools are part of Indiana University , each law school is wholly independent of the other . According to the law school 's ABA-required disclosures , 78.8 % of the Class of 2015 had obtained full-time , long-term , JD-required employment 10 months after graduation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e00522ff0cee874b2b867cf15c08614", "text": "Murray Sperber Murray Sperber taught at Indiana University , Bloomington , from 1971-2004 and is a Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies of the school . He is currently a visiting professor at the Cultural Studies of Sport in Education program at University of California , Berkeley . At Indiana , he published seven books , most recently , Beer & Circus : How Big-Time College Sports is Crippling Undergraduate Education . His previous books on college sports include : College Sports Inc. : The Athletic Department vs. the University ; Shake Down the Thunder : The Creation of Notre Dame Football ; and Onward to Victory : The Crises That Shaped College Sports . His books have won many awards - Sports Illustrated placed Beer & Circus on its list of `` 100 Best Sports Books of All-time '' and named Shake Down the Thunder as the second best sports history book . Sperber is also a former chair of the Drake Group , a national faculty committee advocating reform of college sports . In conjunction with his work on college sports he has appeared on many national TV and radio programs , including ABC-TV 's Nightline and Good Morning America CBS-TV 's 60 Minutes , NPR 's Morning Edition , All Things Considered , and Talk of the Nation , and PBS-TV 's Lehrer Newshour . He also frequently contributes op-ed pieces to The Chronicle of Higher Education and other periodicals , including The New York Times . Sperber was born in Montreal . He received his B.A. from Purdue University in 1961 , and both his M.A. ( 1963 ) , and Ph.D ( 1974 ) from the University of California , Berkeley . Sperber currently lives in Concord , CA ; he continues to write and lecture about college life and college sports . Since 2008 , he has been a Visiting Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California , Berkeley .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f1a6718025ad55ffc029fb444a7c55b4", "text": "Steve Guttenberg Steven Robert `` Steve '' Guttenberg ( born August 24 , 1958 ) is an American actor , author , businessman , producer , and director . He starred in 1984 's Police Academy , and went on to perform in lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s , including Cocoon , Three Men and a Baby , and Short Circuit .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "95eae776c98f012dc6b2f2284c2d8c52", "text": "Irwin Sobel Irwin Sobel ( born September 12 , 1940 ) is a scientist and researcher in digital image processing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "760860917757048106aa8f4c6b10b901", "text": "University of Southern Indiana The University of Southern Indiana ( USI ) is a public university located just outside Evansville in Vanderburgh County , Indiana , United States . Founded in 1965 , USI enrolls 10,929 dual credit , undergraduate , graduate and doctoral students in more than 80 majors . USI offers programs through the College of Liberal Arts , Romain College of Business , College of Nursing and Health Professions and the Pott College of Science , Engineering , and Education . USI is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities . It is also a Carnegie Foundation Community Engaged University which offers continuing education and special programs to more than 15,000 participants annually through outreach and engagement . USI athletic teams participate in Division II of the NCAA and are known as the Screaming Eagles . USI is a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference . The university is home to an extensive student life , with more than 140 student organizations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "59737b5f123e11807d509c28d9a3071b", "text": "Stanford University Stanford University ( Stanford ; officially Leland Stanford Junior University ) is a private research university in Stanford , California , adjacent to Palo Alto and between San Jose and San Francisco . Its 8180 acre campus is one of the largest in the United States . Stanford also has land and facilities elsewhere . The university was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford in memory of their only child , Leland Stanford Jr. , who had died of typhoid fever at age 15 the previous year . Stanford was a former Governor of California and U.S. Senator ; he made his fortune as a railroad tycoon . The school admitted its first students on October 1 , 1891 , as a coeducational and non-denominational institution . Stanford University struggled financially after Leland Stanford 's death in 1893 and again after much of the campus was damaged by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . Following World War II , Provost Frederick Terman supported faculty and graduates ' entrepreneurialism to build self-sufficient local industry in what would later be known as Silicon Valley . The university is also one of the top fundraising institutions in the country , becoming the first school to raise more than a billion dollars in a year . There are three academic schools that have both undergraduate and graduate students and another four professional schools . Students compete in 36 varsity sports , and the university is one of two private institutions in the Division I FBS Pac-12 Conference . It has gained 113 NCAA team championships , the most for a university ( tied with UCLA ) , 483 individual championships , the most in Division I , and has won the NACDA Directors ' Cup , recognizing the university with the best overall athletic team achievement , for 22 consecutive years , beginning in 1994 -- 1995 . Stanford faculty and alumni have founded a large number of companies that produce more than $ 2.7 trillion in annual revenue , equivalent to the 10th-largest economy in the world . It is the alma mater of 30 living billionaires , 17 astronauts , and 20 Turing Award laureates . It is also one of the leading producers of members of the United States Congress . 64 Nobel laureates and seven Fields Medalists have been affiliated with Stanford as students , alumni , faculty or staff .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "40a7a7b93df76a8885f88d7f6f76c47d", "text": "Steve Connor Steve Connor ( born October 5 , 1961 ) is an author , speaker , leadership coach , and former NFL football player . He is the founder of Sports Outreach International , and has worked with athletes and sports organizations on every continent except Antarctica . His books have been distributed worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "78c87a8c5f669a953b192ddb9fd690a0", "text": "Lew Irwin Lew Irwin has been a Los Angeles-based journalist for more than 50 years . He was the original anchor/reporter at KABC-TV from 1957 -- 1962 and the news director of Los Angeles radio stations KPOL , KRLA , KDAY , and KNX-FM . While at KRLA in the late 1960s , he created The Credibility Gap , a 15-minute news program , broadcast every three hours , that integrated topical satire and music with the news . He also has interviewed Presidents Harry Truman , John Kennedy , Lyndon Johnson , Dwight Eisenhower , and Ronald Reagan , as well as such show business personalities as The Beatles , the Rolling Stones , Frank Sinatra , David Bowie , Peter Sellers , Jack Nicholson , Dick Clark and Elvis Presley . He is the author of Sinatra , a Life Remembered , a coffee table book about Frank Sinatra and since 1992 has been the publisher/editor of the daily entertainment industry digest Studio Briefing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5417e80b3d427e0439922c4611edd377", "text": "Steve Badanes Steve ( Steven Paul ) Badanes is widely known for his practice and teaching of design/build . He is a founding member of the Jersey Devil design/build practice , and is currently a Professor in the University of Washington Department of Architecture , where he holds the Howard S. Wright Endowed Chair of the University of Washington College of Built Environments . Badanes received his Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University in 1967 , and his Master of Architecture ( M.Arch . ) from Princeton University in 1971 . Seeking an alternative to conventional practice , Badanes and partners Jim Adamson ( who now also teaches a design/build course at the University of Miami ) and John Ringel founded the Jersey Devil design/build firm in 1972 . The firm has designed and built a wide variety of projects over the ensuing three decades . Their work has been the subject of two books , Jersey Devil Design/Build Book ( 1985 ) and Devil 's Workshop : 25 Years of Jersey Devil Architecture ( 1997 ) . Their work has also been featured in numerous articles in various professional and popular media . Badanes has taught at various architecture and art schools since the 1980s . He has been on the Board of Directors of the Yestermorrow Design/Build School l in Warren VT since 1983 , and regularly teaches there in the summer . He first taught at the University of Washington in 1988 . In 1996 he accepted an appointment as a permanent member of the UW faculty and is the first to hold the Howard S. Wright Endowed Chair . He typically teaches a design/build studio every year in the spring . Badanes has conducted design/build workshops at the University of Technology in Helsinki , Finland , Auroville , India , the University of Oregon , the University of Miami , Atlantic Center for the Arts , McGill University , UNCC , Ball State University , the University of California at San Diego , Florida A&M University , Miami University in Ohio , North Dakota State University , the University of Michigan , and the University of Wisconsin . He is a frequent speaker at architecture schools across the United States and internationally . The ACSA ( Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture ) honored Badanes with the ACSA Distinguished Professor Award in 2001-2 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d1203016cb85a41197170c8ff1c2cda", "text": "Wildlife Warriors Wildlife Warriors , originally called the Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation , is a conservationist organisation that was established in 2002 by Steve Irwin , and his wife Terri Irwin to involve and educate others in the protection of injured , threatened or endangered wildlife . Terri Irwin is still involved in the organisation as patron and significant advisor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "35e74ed0a9aec7023508c5770ea8857d", "text": "Steve Fuller (sociologist) Steve William Fuller ( born 12 July 1959 ) is an American philosopher-sociologist in the field of science and technology studies . He has published in the areas of social epistemology , academic freedom , and the subjects of intelligent design and transhumanism .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4500c1f0287bf28bc560859bc52fdfa2", "text": "University A university ( universitas , `` a whole '' , `` a corporation '' ) is an institution of higher ( or tertiary ) education and research which grants academic degrees in various academic disciplines . Universities typically provide undergraduate education and postgraduate education . The word `` university '' is derived from the Latin universitas magistrorum et scholarium , which roughly means `` community of teachers and scholars . '' Universities were created in Italy and evolved from Cathedral schools for the clergy during the High Middle Ages .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "77009f1db882e6dd18cfcf11c4774667", "text": "Steve Golin Steve Golin ( born March 6 , 1955 ) is the founder and CEO of Anonymous Content LLP , a multimedia development , production and talent management company and co-founder and former CEO of Propaganda Films . Golin graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in 1976 and attended the American Film Institute .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "04e271ec7f8dff1140504f42cd30e869", "text": "Carrie Fisher Carrie Frances Fisher ( October 21 , 1956 -- December 27 , 2016 ) was an American actress , writer and humorist who first became known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars film series . Her other film roles included Shampoo ( 1975 ) , The Blues Brothers ( 1980 ) , Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ) , The ` Burbs ( 1989 ) , and When Harry Met Sally ... ( 1989 ) . Fisher wrote several semi-autobiographical novels , including Postcards from the Edge and the screenplay for the film of the book , as well as an autobiographical one-woman play , and its non-fiction book , Wishful Drinking , based on the play . She worked on other writers ' screenplays as a script doctor . In later years , she earned praise for speaking publicly about her experiences with bipolar disorder and drug addiction . The daughter of the singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds , Fisher and her mother appear in Bright Lights : Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds , a 2016 documentary about their relationship . It premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival . Fisher died of cardiac arrest on December 27 , 2016 , at age 60 , four days after experiencing a medical emergency during a transatlantic flight from London to Los Angeles . Her final film , Star Wars : The Last Jedi , is scheduled to be released on December 15 , 2017 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "af1080b43b867e805f7444b7f6f90ce7", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d403ba95538df951631b910094752a5", "text": "Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959 . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out , for records released in the previous year . The award was not presented in 1967 . The official guidelines are as follows : `` For a new artist who releases , during the Eligibility Year , the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist . '' Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist . It is sometimes asserted , with varying degrees of sincerity , that winning the award is a curse , as several award winners ( particularly from the late 1970s and early 1980s ) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year . This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders : `` We got two of the five Grammys -- one was Best New Artist . So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who 's gotten it since . '' The category is also notable for being the only one of its kind in which a Grammy Award was vacated . This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their debut album . The award was revoked , but was not handed out to another artist . Of the 54 awards presented in the category since its inception , the honor has been presented to 25 solo female artists , 18 duos or groups , and 11 solo male artists . Between 1997 and 2003 , all the winners were solo female artists . Also , from 1993 to 2005 , no winner was a solo male artist . In 2006 , John Legend broke this trend , which started with Marc Cohn in 1992 . Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year : Bob Newhart in 1961 , Christopher Cross in 1981 , Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003 . Of all the winners , only three have been country artists . In 1997 , LeAnn Rimes became the first country artist to win the award . She was followed by Carrie Underwood in 2007 and Zac Brown Band in 2010 . Additionally , 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year . 1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States ( Winner Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Musical Youth were from England , Big Country was from Scotland , and Men Without Hats were from Canada ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6b558e6f0710437d1e679bc55cf9e826", "text": "Shug Fisher Shug Fisher ( September 26 , 1907 -- March 16 , 1984 ) , born George Clinton Fisher , Jr. , was an American character actor , singer , songwriter , musician and comedian . During a 50-year career , he appeared in many Western films , often as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers in Roy Rogers serials . Fisher also had supporting roles on many TV shows , most frequently on Gunsmoke and The Beverly Hillbillies . His comic trademarks included his ability to stutter at will and his bemused facial expressions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8d255f87c924ca51c83071cc01adcc49", "text": "Stagecraft Stagecraft is the technical aspect of theatrical , film , and video production . It includes constructing and rigging scenery ; hanging and focusing of lighting ; design and procurement of costumes ; make-up ; stage management ; audio engineering ; and procurement of props . Stagecraft is distinct from the wider umbrella term of scenography . Considered a technical rather than an artistic field , it is primarily the practical implementation of a scenic designer 's artistic vision . In its most basic form , stagecraft may be executed by a single person ( often the stage manager of a smaller production ) who arranges all scenery , costumes , lighting , and sound , and organizes the cast . Regional theatres and larger community theatres will generally have a technical director and a complement of designers , each of whom has a direct hand in their respective designs . Within significantly larger productions , for example a modern Broadway show , effectively bringing a show to opening night requires the work of skilled carpenters , painters , electricians , stagehands , stitchers , wigmakers , and the like . Modern stagecraft is highly technical and specialized : it comprises many sub-disciplines and a vast trove of history and tradition .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a8297510517d822e4e2dd949eb38cb7d", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8744239062a9f96d182dc1e9d1ff5137", "text": "Entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience , or gives pleasure and delight . It can be an idea or a task , but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience 's attention . Although people 's attention is held by different things , because individuals have different preferences in entertainment , most forms are recognisable and familiar . Storytelling , music , drama , dance , and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures , were supported in royal courts , developed into sophisticated forms and over time became available to all citizens . The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products . Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale , ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array of pre-recorded products ; to a banquet adapted for two ; to any size or type of party , with appropriate music and dance ; to performances intended for thousands ; and even for a global audience . The experience of being entertained has come to be strongly associated with amusement , so that one common understanding of the idea is fun and laughter , although many entertainments have a serious purpose . This may be the case in the various forms of ceremony , celebration , religious festival , or satire for example . Hence , there is the possibility that what appears as entertainment may also be a means of achieving insight or intellectual growth . An important aspect of entertainment is the audience , which turns a private recreation or leisure activity into entertainment . The audience may have a passive role , as in the case of persons watching a play , opera , television show , or film ; or the audience role may be active , as in the case of games , where the participant/audience roles may be routinely reversed . Entertainment can be public or private , involving formal , scripted performance , as in the case of theatre or concerts ; or unscripted and spontaneous , as in the case of children 's games . Most forms of entertainment have persisted over many centuries , evolving due to changes in culture , technology , and fashion . Films and video games , for example , although they use newer media , continue to tell stories , present drama , and play music . Festivals devoted to music , film , or dance allow audiences to be entertained over a number of consecutive days . Some activities that were once considered entertaining , particularly public punishments , have been removed from the public arena . Others , such as fencing or archery , once necessary skills for some , have become serious sports and even professions for the participants , at the same time developing into entertainment with wider appeal for bigger audiences . In the same way , other necessary skills , such as cooking , have developed into performances among professionals , staged as global competitions and then broadcast for entertainment . What entertainment is for one group or individual may be regarded as work by another . The familiar forms of entertainment have the capacity to cross over different media and have demonstrated a seemingly unlimited potential for creative remix . This has ensured the continuity and longevity of many themes , images , and structures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e01a48d25c2f96d3ca92dfcb8b062a2", "text": "Catastrophe (2015 TV series) Catastrophe is a British sitcom first broadcast on 19 January 2015 on Channel 4 . It stars Sharon Horgan as Sharon Morris and Rob Delaney as Rob Norris , who get together after she becomes pregnant following a brief affair while he is in the UK on business . Carrie Fisher , Ashley Jensen , and Mark Bonnar play supporting characters in the series . The show was renewed for a second series in January 2015 and began broadcasting from 27 October 2015 , having been brought forward from its original schedule of early 2016 . In July 2016 , Catastrophe was renewed for a third and fourth series . The third series , which began broadcasting in the UK on 28 February 2017 , comprises 6 episodes -- which all became available in the Untied States on April 28 , 2017 , hosted by Amazon . The fourth series of the show is scheduled for 2018 . For her performance in the show , Sharon Horgan was nominated for a 2016 British Academy Television Awards for Best Female Comedy Performance in 2016 . Both Horgan and Delaney won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Writer : Comedy . The show was nominated for a Peabody Award . In July 2016 , the show received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series , going to Horgan and Delaney .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0b856f52cf98ea3c2c6777c47ce7c66a", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c2d8a5f3e6e0d4ebe6969c0dd151c765", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "59b206e62cb9190027f5135056804454", "text": "Professional performances Professional performances , as opposed to amateur performances , are those in which performers receive payment for their performances . Professional performances are engaged in creative and intellectually challenging work . A professional actor is someone who derives income by participating in professional performances . A professional theatre company auditions actors to perform in their professional theatre . The company sells tickets ; actors receive payment for their performances . This is the same for musicians , dancers , comedians . Also see : professional sports . A professional performer is a person in a profession that requires certain types of skilled work requiring formal training or education . In western nations , such as the United States , the term commonly describes highly educated , salaried workers , who enjoy considerable work autonomy , economic security , a comfortable salary , and are commonly engaged in creative and intellectually challenging work . A professional athlete is someone who derives income by participating in competitive sports . Sometimes also called `` commercial grade '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "73339df0519e2562deb066a354de6ec4", "text": "Noel Fisher (disambiguation) Noel Fisher ( born 1984 ) is a Canadian actor . Noel Fisher may also refer to : Detail ( record producer ) ( real name Noel Fisher ) , American record producer and recording artist Noel Fisher ( footballer ) ( 1912 -- 1985 ) , Australian rules footballer", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b4b01ac9e8bee7c964d645364ca52e71", "text": "International folk dance International folk dance is a genre of dance where in selected folk dances from multiple ethnic groups are done by the same dancers , typically as part of a regular recreational dance club , for performances or at other events . The dances are typically considered the products of national or cultural traditions rather than part of an international tradition . International folk dancers need not be a member of any particular ethnicity . It is done for various purposes , typically for preservation , recreation , or performance . Groups that dance for different purposes tend to do dances differently , and to select different dances . Recreational dancers select and tend to alter the dances ( often unintentionally ) according to their own tastes , and as a result of the changes that inevitably occur as dances are passed on from one person to the next . Performers typically prefer dramatic , flamboyant , or athletic dances , and they often tend to dance with stylized techniques and exaggerated movements . Dances for performances are usually selected and choreographed for presentation on stage . Nevertheless , there is substantial overlap between the dances done for recreation and performance . Some dancers of both types are often concerned with the preservation of a dance for its cultural value . Some recreational international folk dance groups also perform dances not strictly considered folk dances . These are dances which are choreographed , or are aristocratic in nature . Choreographed modern Israeli folk dancing is often incorporated into international folk dance repertoire .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d4b8f1aba9dc803d1cf199d65be6e3e6", "text": "Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play The Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards , a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre , to actors for quality leading roles in a Broadway play . The awards are named after Antoinette Perry , an American actress who died in 1946 . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Tony Award Productions , a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing , to `` honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year . '' Despite the award first being presented in 1947 , there were no nominees announced until 1956 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "12b88290370a03ad527aa2917a82b396", "text": "The Diamond Troupe The Diamond Troupe was the concert party of the 29th Division ( United Kingdom ) , a First World War infantry division within the British Army . Also known as the `` Incomparable Division '' , the 29th was formed in 1915 by combining units that had previously been acting as garrisons about the British Empire . The division fought throughout the Gallipoli Campaign and , from 1916 to the end of the war , on the Western Front in France . Concert parties were an integral element of the war effort ; and by 1917 , virtually every division had at least one . They mirrored the Pierrot troupes of music halls and seaside resorts , offering soldiers a respite from war , reminding them of home , and providing a neutral outlet to air grievances about `` food , conditions , and sergeants '' . The Diamond Troupe was one of a small number of concert parties to achieve considerable notoriety , both on the battlefield and at home . Its success was due to a combination of factors , not the least of which were the fame of the Division itself and the exceptional performances of many troupe members , especially by what historian Larry J Collins described as `` the show-stopper '' : the female impersonator . The troupe 's music director , Robert James Stannard , wrote in his diary that '' ... the biggest hits were -LSB- Alec -RSB- Hill with his fine singing , Queenie -LSB- the troupe 's female impersonator -RSB- , who deceived a great many of the audience and Larry Nicol , the trick cyclist ... '' Jason Wilson , in his history of the well-known Canadian concert party , the Dumbbells , singled out the Diamond Troupe as being one of the `` notable concert parties of the British Expedition Forces '' -- an assessment presaged in the 1919 edition of The Stage , where the Diamond Troupe , along with the Australian troupe , Anzac Coves , were praised for having earned their applause '' ... by legitimate artistic means , and not on account of the increased wartime popularity of khaki or blue '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd26444fd9bdf1bddc4a3a3f003d12e3", "text": "Dana Delany Dana Welles Delany ( born March 13 , 1956 ) is an American film , stage , and television actress , producer , presenter , and health activist . Delany has been active in show business since the late 1970s . Following small roles early in her career , Delany garnered her first leading role in 1987 in the short-lived NBC sitcom Sweet Surrender and achieved wider fame in 1988 -- 1991 as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television show China Beach , for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards ( 1989 , 1992 ) . She received further recognition for her performances in the films Light Sleeper ( 1992 ) , Tombstone ( 1993 ) , Exit to Eden ( 1994 ) , The Margaret Sanger Story ( 1995 ) , Fly Away Home ( 1996 ) , True Women ( 1997 ) , and Wide Awake ( 1998 ) . Since the mid-1990s , Delany has served on the board of the Scleroderma Research Foundation . In the 2000s , Delany returned to television with a string of short-lived television series beginning with Pasadena ( 2001 ) , Presidio Med ( 2002 -- 2003 ) , and Kidnapped ( 2006 -- 2007 ) . From 2007 to 2010 , Delany played Katherine Mayfair on the ABC series Desperate Housewives . In the 2010s , from 2011 to 2013 , Delany played the lead role of Megan Hunt on the ABC drama series Body of Proof . In 2014 , she began her co-starring role as Crystal Harris in the Amazon drama series Hand of God , which has been ordered to full series by Amazon Studios in October 2014 . Most recently , in 2015 , she had a recurring guest role in the short-lived FX sitcom The Comedians as Julie , the wife of Billy Crystal , playing a fictionalized version of himself . On July 23 , 2015 , the series was cancelled after one season . Delany is also a voice actress . She played Lois Lane in the DC animated universe as well as in The Batman animated series . In an interview , she said she loves to play `` complicated characters '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b7e9b16234680b33ed4b4c704228eb9d", "text": "Rehearsal A rehearsal is an activity in the performing arts that occurs as preparation for a performance in music , theatre , dance and related arts , such as opera , musical theatre and film production . It is undertaken as a form of practising , to ensure that all details of the subsequent performance are adequately prepared and coordinated . The term `` rehearsal '' typically refers to ensemble activities undertaken by a group of people . For example , when a musician is preparing a piano concerto alone in their music studio , this is called `` practicing '' , but when they begin to practice the concerto with an orchestra , this activity is called a `` rehearsal '' . The music rehearsal takes place in a music rehearsal space . A rehearsal may involve as few as two people , as with a small play for two actors , an art song performance by a singer and a pianist or a folk music duo of a singer and a guitar player . On the other end of the spectrum , a rehearsal can be held for a very large orchestra with over 100 performers and a choir . A rehearsal can involve only performers of one type , as in an a cappella choir show , in which a group of singers perform without instrumental accompaniment or a play involving only theatre actors ; it can involve performers of different instruments , as with an orchestra , rock band or jazz `` big band '' ; vocal and instrumental performers , as with opera and choral works accompanied by orchestra ; or a mix of actors , vocalists , instrumentalists and dancers , as with musical theatre . Rehearsals of small groups of performers , such as small rock bands , jazz quartets or organ trios may be held without a leader ; in these cases , the performers themselves jointly determine how to run the rehearsal , which songs to practice , and so on . Some small groups may have their rehearsals led by a bandleader . Almost all mid - to large group performances have a person who leads the rehearsals ; this person may be a bandleader in a rock , country or jazz setting ; a conductor in classical music ( including in opera ) ; a director in theatre or musical theatre ; or a film director for movie rehearsals . While the term is most commonly used in the performing arts to refer to preparation for a public presentation or show , the term is also used to refer to the preparation for other anticipated activities , such as wedding guests and couples practicing a wedding ceremony , paramedics practicing responding to a simulated emergency , or army troops practicing for an attack using a mock-up of the building they will be assaulting .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "291527c3a5f1c9dbd467d67c957d0602", "text": "Theatre of Australia Theatre of Australia refers to the history of the performing arts in Australia , or produced by Australians . There are theatrical and dramatic aspects to a number of Indigenous Australian ceremonies such as the corroboree . During its colonial period , Australian theatrical arts were generally linked to the broader traditions of English literature and to British and Irish theatre . Australian literature and theatrical artists ( including Aboriginal as well as Anglo-Celtic and multicultural migrant Australians ) have over the last two centuries introduced the culture of Australia and the character of a new continent to the world stage . Individuals who have contributed to theatre in Australia and internationally include Sir Robert Helpmann , Dame Joan Sutherland , Barry Humphries , David Williamson , Cate Blanchett , Geoffrey Rush , Judy Davis , Jim Sharman , Tim Minchin and Baz Luhrmann . Notable theatrical institutions include the Sydney Opera House , and the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d3edbf907fd73ed262ddd5771f9869dc", "text": "The San Francisco Improv Alliance Started in 2005 by Shaun Landry , artistic director of Oui Be Negroes , The San Francisco Improv Alliance is a group of actors dedicated to Improvisational Theater . The Alliance offers performance opportunities to upcoming ensembles , stages self-produced shows , co-production of pre-established ensembles , master class workshops and national ensembles and community outreach in the field of improvisational theatre . The San Francisco Improv Talent Pool also offers improvisational actors a chance at paying work in the craft of improvisational theater through educational , corporate , film , radio and television events . In 2007 the Alliance has expanded out its community resources to improvisers with the city of San Francisco , The County of Alameda for work with The San Francisco Family Festival and Public Service Announcements for The Department of Public Health , providing talented improvisers for these worthy organizations . The Alliance has also doubled its corporate and film bookings in 2007 with major institutions including Major League Baseball . The Improv Alliance is also the producer of The San Francisco Improv Festival . Beginning in 2003 ( with improviser Sam Shaw ) , the SFIF has had thousands of audience members attend improvisational theater and learn from master class teachers including Mick Napier , David Razowsky , and Ian Roberts . It is one of the few improvisational Theater Festivals that pays its ensembles to perform . Starting as a 12-week event , The festival now runs over a seven-week span , making it still `` The Longest Running Improv Festival in the Country '' . Sam Shaw left the San Francisco Improv Festival in June 2005 giving all rights and entities to the business of The San Francisco Improv Festival ( SFIF ) to Landry . In 2007 , Clay Robeson and Hans Summers are now Associate Producers along with Ms. Landry .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "702b724dc176667d708bd4f860f839f2", "text": "AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ( AACTA ) , a non-profit organisation whose aim is to `` identify , award , promote and celebrate Australia 's greatest achievements in film and television . '' The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards , which hands out accolades for achievements in feature films , television , documentaries and short films . From 1971 -- 2010 , the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute ( AFI ) , the Academy 's parent organisation , at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards ( known as the AFI Awards ) . When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011 , it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards , with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role . It was presented as a special award , from 1971 -- 1975 , and was accompanied with a cash prize , before it became a competitive award from 1976 , onward . Judy Davis is the most nominated actress in this category , with five wins from eight nominations , most recently for her role in The Eye of the Storm ( 2011 ) . Candidates for this award must be human and female , and can not be nominated for the same role in the supporting actress category .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b1bfbf4c36d8b83134f51f902300a42", "text": "Carrie Carrie may refer to : Carrie ( name ) , a female given name in English speaking countries , usually a pet form of Caroline or Carolyn", "title": "" } ]
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The Belko Experiment premiered at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival in 2016.
[ { "docid": "0d8b674491d01ad8883282786c66ee2c", "text": "2016 Toronto International Film Festival The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016 . The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July . Almost 400 films were shown .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "531fdce2112219a436ee1eed9d9e0757", "text": "The Belko Experiment The Belko Experiment is a 2016 American horror film directed by Greg McLean and written by James Gunn . The film stars John Gallagher Jr. , Tony Goldwyn , Adria Arjona and Melonie Diaz . Filming began on June 1 , 2015 , in Bogotá , Colombia . The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10 , 2016 and was released in the United States on March 17 , 2017 , by BH Tilt and Orion Pictures . The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $ 10 million worldwide , against its $ 5 million budget .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "43d673ad1502966d07d84c0d332ed129", "text": "73rd Venice International Film Festival The 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2016 . English director Sam Mendes was the President of the Jury for the main competition . The opening night film was Damien Chazelle 's musical La La Land . The Golden Lion was awarded to Lav Diaz 's film The Woman Who Left .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bf0ea40283012a956e2262eaaf857d22", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "52c40ab915d4e7b13d0209a49f565794", "text": "Jonathan (2016 film) Jonathan is a 2016 German drama film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski . It was screened in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "211af9c9280db774eb900442e7bc4c25", "text": "Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2012 The 16th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards , honoring the best in film for 2012 , were given on December 18 , 2012 . Through a naming rights sponsorship with Rogers the Best Canadian Film Award prize money was raised to C$ 100,000 from $ 15,000 in 2010 and $ 10,000 prior to that , while the two runners-up took $ 5,000 each . It is now the largest film prize in Canada .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6fce2ad85de43b6d308295d29cb540d0", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "92e5c209daab6c84d731f4cb6624f562", "text": "Kékszakállú Kékszakállú ( Bluebeard ) is a 2016 Argentine drama film directed by Gastón Solnicki . It was screened in the Orizzonti section at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival . It is Solnicki 's first narrative feature , after two documentary shorts .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ebc4c796d7861022a07b0a704f4b08d1", "text": "The Phantom Hour The Phantom Hour is a 2016 short film written and directed by Brian Butler . It officially premiered September 8 , 2016 at the Horrible imaginings Film Festival in San Diego , California . The film was inspired by German Expressionist films such as Nosferatu and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2b3d5d9a4bf87c750b27a81df32ddae6", "text": "Duhok International Film Festival The Duhok International Film Festival ( Duhok IFF ) is an annual film festival held in Duhok , Kurdistan Region . Each year Duhok IFF presents new and exciting cinema from the Kurdish Cinema and beyond . The 4th edition will be held from September 9 to 16 , 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "135ead2ca23c5cc2fb67c83b6c6f9c9f", "text": "Bastardo (film) Bastardo is a 2013 Tunisian drama film written and directed by Nejib Belkadhi . It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "201527d5975d379c612591829f462929", "text": "Chokeslam (film) Chokeslam is a 2016 wrestling/comedy film directed by Robert Cuffley and starring Chris Marquette , Amanda Crew , Niall Matter , Michael Eklund and Mick Foley . It premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival in October 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d1f3ee650863e3cc9150e921971fe655", "text": "ARQ (film) ARQ is a 2016 American-Canadian science fiction film directed by Tony Elliott . It was selected to be screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival . The film was released on Netflix worldwide on September 16 , 2016 . Robbie Amell plays an engineer whose invention causes time to loop during a home invasion . He attempts to save his former lover , played by Rachael Taylor , while learning who has targeted him and why .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f47b3607e3f408b235e2e2f1da965990", "text": "2005 Toronto International Film Festival The 30th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 8 -- 17 and screened 335 films from 52 countries - 109 of these films were world premieres , and 78 were North American premieres .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "14914332dbc0a41f51996881af23f4e6", "text": "Prank (film) Prank is a 2016 Canadian comedy film directed by Vincent Biron . It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b6cf0d327785db467383661ab85af48c", "text": "Live in Toronto (King Crimson album) Live in Toronto is a live album by the band King Crimson , released by Discipline Global Mobile records in 2016 . The album was recorded on 20 November at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto , Canada during the band 's The Elements of King Crimson tour of 2015 . It is the second full-length release by the current seven-piece incarnation of the band and featured new compositions never before released by the band on record .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d8d89f8650f2297db2dca12b09067e26", "text": "Tamara and the Ladybug Tamara and the Ladybug ( Tamara y la Catarina ) is a 2016 Mexican drama film directed by Lucía Carreras . It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "20afcfb3996423f7753723f5f5f2471b", "text": "2009 Toronto International Film Festival The 34th annual Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF ) was held in Toronto , Ontario , Canada between September 10 and September 19 , 2009 . The opening night gala presented the Charles Darwin biography Creation . The Young Victoria , based on the early years of Queen Victoria , closed the festival on September 19 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "81cbb773b1c4110084d8b19aa050517c", "text": "A Woman's Life (film) A Women 's Life ( Une vie ) is a 2016 French-Belgian drama film directed by Stéphane Brizé . It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film in competition . It was awarded the Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film in 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dcb31d030ed15ac3efcf4c09507ab7b", "text": "Deadman Apocalypse Deadman Apocalypse is a 2016 science fiction film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "72ab2b04b99180f83ed6b20e75aff9d3", "text": "Calgary Underground Film Festival The Calgary Underground Film Festival ( CUFF ) is a film festival held annually in Calgary , Alberta , Canada for 7 days . The 13th CUFF will take place April 11-17 , 2016 at Globe Cinema in downtown Calgary . Founded in 2003 , Calgary Underground Film Festival is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to programming films that defy convention . Through the screening of contemporary works in various categories that include : feature , documentary , animation and shorts - CUFF brings Calgarians a unique roster of films rarely seen in North American theatres . CUFF actively look to showcase titles in all genres , from horror , sci-fi and fantasy to comedies , thrillers and music-related films . In addition to finding great films CUFF is committed to introducing audiences to the people behind the lens , by showcasing local and international indie filmmakers . The organizers are proud to contribute to Calgary 's thriving arts community and are thrilled to bring innovative and challenging selections to all film enthusiasts . CUFF currently has two annual festivals . The main Calgary Underground Film Festival runs for 7-days in mid-April ; CUFF.Docs International Documentary Festival is in November . In addition , CUFF showcases special event screenings throughout the year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "54adc289f356a56af8699c1b9a65d7b3", "text": "Filofest The International Student Film and Video Festival is the first international festival in Slovenia that is focused on student film and video production . Filofest festival takes place every two years at the Faculty of Arts , University of Ljubljana , since 2006 . The festival is organized by the students of the Faculty of Arts as well as other Ljubljana faculties . Along with its primary role as a film festival , the International Student Film and Video Festival Filofest is accompanied by additional programme : lectures , panel discussions , exhibitions , social gatherings , etc. . Before 2014 , the competition part of the programme was opened exclusively to independent student films , whose authors were amateurs without any formal film education . Films directed by students of film academies or film schools were screened within the non-competition part of the programme . In 2014 , the festival opened the competition programme to all student films , but also presented a special award to an independent student film . The festival accepts fiction , documentary , animated and experimental films , and music videos .", "title": "" } ]
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Childhood was the time of Ben Affleck's life when he began his career.
[ { "docid": "519852faf3829546b86d41c0059a4dfb", "text": "Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt ( born August 15 , 1972 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . His accolades include two Academy Awards , three Golden Globe Awards , two BAFTA Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards . He began his career as a child and starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi ( 1984 , 1988 ) . He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused ( 1993 ) and various Kevin Smith films including Chasing Amy ( 1997 ) and Dogma ( 1999 ) . Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting ( 1997 ) . He then established himself as a leading man in studio films including the disaster drama Armageddon ( 1998 ) , the romantic comedy Forces of Nature ( 1999 ) , the war drama Pearl Harbor ( 2001 ) and the thriller Changing Lanes ( 2002 ) . After a career downturn , during which he appeared in Daredevil and Gigli ( both 2003 ) , Affleck received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the noir biopic Hollywoodland ( 2006 ) . His directorial debut , Gone Baby Gone ( 2007 ) , which he also co-wrote , was well received . He then directed , co-wrote , and starred in the crime drama The Town ( 2010 ) . For the political thriller Argo ( 2012 ) , which he directed and starred in , Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director , and the Golden Globe , BAFTA , and Academy Award for Best Picture . He starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl ( 2014 ) . In 2016 , Affleck began playing Batman in the DC Extended Universe , starred in the action thriller The Accountant , and directed , wrote and acted in the gangster drama Live by Night . Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative , a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization . He is also a stalwart member of the Democratic Party . Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Pearl Street Films . His younger brother is actor Casey Affleck , with whom he has worked on several films including Good Will Hunting and Gone Baby Gone . Affleck married actress Jennifer Garner in 2005 ; they have three children together . The couple announced their separation in 2015 and filed for divorce in early 2017 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "8b528ee8df89171047ceca01b9f14ba9", "text": "Young Lives Young Lives is an international research project on childhood poverty that was established in 2000 and is coordinated by a team based at the University of Oxford 's Department of International Development ( Queen Elizabeth House ) , Great Britain . Young Lives , by its declaration , is tracing the changing lives of 12,000 children in Ethiopia , India ( Andhra Pradesh ) , Peru and Vietnam over a 15-year period . This is the time frame set by the UN to assess progress towards the Millennium Development Goals . Through interviews , group work and case studies with the children , their parents , teachers , community representatives and others , the project is collecting information not only about their material and social circumstances , but also their perspectives on their lives and aspirations for the futures , set against the environmental and social realities of their communities . Young Lives is following two groups of children in each country : 2,000 children who were born in 2001-02 1,000 children who were born in 1994-95 . These groups provide insights into every phase of childhood . The younger children are being tracked from infancy to their mid-teens and the older children through into adulthood , when some will become parents themselves . When this is matched with information gathered about their parents , it is possible to reveal much about the inter generational transmission of poverty , how families on the margins move in and out of poverty , and the policies that can make a real difference to their lives . The research concentrates on 4 countries : Ethiopia , India ( Andhra Pradesh ) , Peru and Vietnam , chosen because they reflect a wide range of cultural , political , geographical and social contexts . They face some of the common issues experienced by developing countries , such as high debt burden , post-conflict reconstruction and adverse environmental conditions such as drought and flood . By covering these countries , Young Lives aims to reveal patterns , commonalities and differences in four very different contexts where childhood - especially childhood poverty - is changing . The project is core-funded by the UK Department for International Development ( DFID ) , with sub-studies funded by International Development Research Center ( IDRC ) ( in Ethiopia ) , UNICEF ( in India ) , Irish Aid ( in Vietnam ) and the Bernard van Leer Foundation ( in India and Peru ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ce995a128f28a10dae8d99c3c178640d", "text": "Ben Hecht Ben Hecht -LSB- ˈhɛkt -RSB- ( February 28 , 1894 -- April 18 , 1964 ) was an American screenwriter , director , producer , playwright , journalist and novelist . A journalist in his youth , he went on to write thirty-five books and some of the most entertaining screenplays and plays in America . He received screen credits , alone or in collaboration , for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films . At the age of 16 , Hecht ran away to Chicago , where in his own words he `` haunted streets , whorehouses , police stations , courtrooms , theater stages , jails , saloons , slums , madhouses , fires , murders , riots , banquet halls , and bookshops '' . In the 1910s and early 1920s , Hecht became a noted journalist , foreign correspondent , and literary figure . In the 1920s , his co-authored , reporter-themed play , The Front Page , became a Broadway hit . The Dictionary of Literary Biography - American Screenwriters calls him `` one of the most successful screenwriters in the history of motion pictures . '' Hecht received the first Academy Award for Original Screenplay , for Underworld ( 1927 ) . Many of the screenplays he worked on are now considered classics . He also provided story ideas for such films as Stagecoach ( 1939 ) . Film historian Richard Corliss called him `` the Hollywood screenwriter '' , someone who `` personified Hollywood itself . '' In 1940 , he wrote , produced , and directed , Angels Over Broadway , which was nominated for Best Screenplay . In total , six of his movie screenplays were nominated for Academy Awards , with two winning . He became an active Zionist shortly before the Holocaust began in Germany , and wrote articles and plays about the plight of European Jews , such as , We Will Never Die in 1943 and A Flag is Born in 1946 . Of his seventy to ninety screenplays , he wrote many anonymously to avoid the British boycott of his work in the late 1940s and early 1950s . The boycott was a response to Hecht 's active support of paramilitary action against British forces in Palestine and sabotaging British property there ( see below ) , during which time a supply ship to Palestine was named the S. S. Ben Hecht . According to his autobiography , he never spent more than eight weeks on a script . In 1983 , 19 years after his death , Ben Hecht was posthumously inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fd76783922979bece284ea69bcec947f", "text": "Adult animation Adult animation , adult cartoon , or mature animation is any type of animation work that is mainly targeted towards adults and sometimes also teenagers , acting as a contrast to most animated films and TV series being aimed at children . Works in this genre may be considered adult for any number of reasons . They may be noted for using risqué themes , graphic violence , profane language , sexuality , or dark humor . Works in this genre may explore philosophical , political , or social issues . Some productions are noted for sophisticated and/or experimental storytelling and animation techniques . Before the enforcement of the Hays Code , some cartoon shorts contained humor that was aimed at adult audience members rather than children . Following the introduction of the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system , independent animation producers attempted to establish an alternative to mainstream animation . Initially , few animation studios in the United States attempted to produce animation for adult audiences , but later examples of animation produced for adults would gain mainstream attention and success .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e5483e7f8db6077b06ddd62e1acc7ca1", "text": "Early childhood professional An early childhood professional is anyone who directly works with young children from infancy to age 8 . Most often referred to as an early childhood teacher . These professionals include : Teachers Daycare workers Social workers Educational assistants Parent coordinators Early childhood consultants School administrators Regional administrators Coaches Category : Child care occupations Category : People who work with children", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4caa82fd3169d1678e0378c534743e17", "text": "Otherness of childhood The otherness of childhood is a phrase being used to argue that there are substantial differences between the lived worlds of children and adults . These differences are suggested to emerge from complex outcomes of divergent states of physical , neurological , emotional , affective and experiential being between children 's and adults ' lives . This is of interest to children 's geographies , as children 's experiences and practices of , say , a city , and its spaces might be very different from those of adults , and very difficult to recreate through adult sensibilities ( this has obvious implications for research ) . The approach suggests that adult ( researchers ) need to be cautious in their claims about understanding the world from a child 's perspective . It is not claimed that there are no connections between these two worlds , but rather that they can be at once very connected and close and very far apart . This is a common theme in some literature which considers childhood . Ideas of the otherness of childhood have connections with some children 's affinity with disordered spaces ( those not managed and tidied by adult society ) like waste ground in cities . They also have implications for trying to remember what it was like to be a child as a form of research and knowing childhood . This is , at best , a highly complex and multifaceted process which , again , can not be assumed to give easy access to children 's worlds . This question has raised some critical response within children 's geographies ( see Philo , 2003 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4bb966923fea1429a8edcdc4b12faca1", "text": "Child Identity Child Identity is not only a psychological structure , but also a complex subject of contemporary humanitarian science . Identity formation is a complex process that is never completed . When we research the problems of identity we want to answer questions ` Who we are ? ' , ` Do we choose our identity ? ' , ` Is identity given to us or do we create our own ? ' , etc. . In a world of change , children are faced with many questions and struggles as they sort out their multiple identities . Children begin to ask identity questions at an early age . Who am I ? Who is my family ? Where do I belong ? Why does my family celebrate some holidays and not others ? These are all standard questions children ask to determine how they fit into their world . Erik Erikson ( 1902 -- 1994 ) became one of the earliest psychologists to take an explicit interest in problem of child identity . The child identity is a complex socio-cultural phenomenon , which includes a variety of representations of a child about themselves , about the world , about his place in this world . The Child Identity is a dynamic construct that is rapidly changing under the influence of the environment , education and family . In childhood , identity is a dependent phenomenon , there are a lot of the unconscious factors are affecting to behavior patterns , relationships child with world . Child Identity formed under influence of various factors and stereotypes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc4f19f62e1649e6dd930e9ff1c141b1", "text": "Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant ( born 9 September 1960 ) is an English actor and film producer . Grant has received a Golden Globe , a BAFTA , and an Honorary César for his work . His films have earned more than US$ 2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide . Grant first received attention after earning the Volpi Cup for his performance in James Ivory 's Maurice ( 1987 ) but achieved international success after appearing in the Richard Curtis-scripted Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . Grant used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s , delivering comic performances in films such as Mickey Blue Eyes ( 1999 ) and Notting Hill ( 1999 ) . One of the best known figures in 1990s British popular culture , Grant was in a high-profile relationship with Elizabeth Hurley , which was the focus of much attention in the British and international media . By the turn of the 21st century , Grant had established himself as a leading man , skilled with a satirical comic talent . Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) , About a Boy ( 2002 ) , and American Dreamz ( 2006 ) . Grant later played against type with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film , Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . He 's also known for appearing in period pieces such as The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) , Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) and Florence Foster Jenkins ( 2016 ) . Within the film industry , Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a character actor , and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous . Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms , as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions . The entertainment media 's coverage of Grant 's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor . Grant has been outspoken about his antipathy towards the profession of acting , and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media . In a career spanning 30 years , Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting was not his true calling , but rather a career that unintentionally developed by happenstance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b15ba02a7d9181c84969571f74b13bc6", "text": "List of current child actors from the United Kingdom This is a list of child actors from the United Kingdom . All actors are aged 17 and under . When they turn 18 , they become adults and are no longer listed as child actors , and will be moved to the list of former child actors from the United Kingdom . For estimating an actor 's age at the time of shooting , note that the years of release are given .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d33671e8540a2999ff3f1bf52b89a880", "text": "Aaron Eckhart Aaron Edward Eckhart ( born March 12 , 1968 ) is an American film and stage actor . Born in Cupertino , California , he moved to the UK at age 13 , when his father relocated the family . Several years later , he began his acting career by performing in school plays , before moving to Sydney , Australia for his high school senior year . He left high school without graduating , but earned a diploma through an adult education course , and graduated from Brigham Young University ( BYU ) in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film . For much of the mid-1990s , he lived in New York City as a struggling , unemployed actor . As an undergraduate at BYU , Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute , who cast him in several of his own original plays . Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous , sociopathic ladies ' man in LaBute 's black comedy film In the Company of Men ( 1997 ) . Under LaBute 's guidance he worked in the director 's films Your Friends & Neighbors ( 1998 ) , Nurse Betty ( 2000 ) , and Possession ( 2002 ) . Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh 's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich ( 2000 ) , and in 2006 received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking . Another mainstream breakout occurred in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent . Other key roles include The Pledge ( 2001 ) , The Core ( 2003 ) , Rabbit Hole ( 2010 ) Battle : Los Angeles ( 2011 ) , Olympus Has Fallen ( 2013 ) , I , Frankenstein ( 2014 ) , Olympus '' ' sequel , London Has Fallen and Sully '' ( both 2016 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b3c95d6b6f0e5fc404bce953042aa238", "text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a65aaed66b2d4cda629f922f9e160c9c", "text": "Mickey McBan Mickey McBan ( February 27 , 1919 -- October 30 , 1979 ) was an American child actor . He began his acting career at the age of four and specialized in portraying the everyday youngster in many films . McBan never made the transition to portraying adults and his screen career was already over by 1929 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b99067484b63858a43a3c2d7094c3b85", "text": "Ivan's Childhood Ivan 's Childhood ( Ива́ново де́тство , Ivanovo detstvo ) , sometimes released as My Name Is Ivan in the US , is a 1962 Soviet war drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and co-written by Mikhail Papava and an uncredited Tarkovsky , based on Vladimir Bogomolov 's 1957 short story Ivan . The film features child actor Nikolai Burlyayev , Valentin Zubkov , Yevgeni Zharikov , Stepan Krylov , Nikolai Grinko , and Tarkovsky 's wife Irma Raush . Ivan 's Childhood tells the story of orphan boy Ivan and his experiences during World War II . Ivan 's Childhood was one of several Soviet films of its period , such as The Cranes Are Flying and Ballad of a Soldier , that looked at the human cost of war and did not glorify the war experience as did films produced before the Khrushchev Thaw . In a 1962 interview , Tarkovsky stated that in making the film he wanted to `` convey all -LSB- his -RSB- hatred of war '' , and that he chose childhood `` because it is what contrasts most with war . '' Ivan 's Childhood was Tarkovsky 's first feature film . It won him critical acclaim and made him internationally known . It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1962 and the Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1962 . The film was also selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee . Famous filmmakers such as Ingmar Bergman , Sergei Parajanov and Krzysztof Kieślowski praised the film and cited it as an influence on their work .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a0d53bdb3160ab852e78d9e3bc28d3b", "text": "Clint Eastwood in the 1970s In the 1970s , Clint Eastwood 's acting career was at its peak .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dc8f8fbf883fdd3751a9b5cbfa7d72bd", "text": "Born Innocent (film) Born Innocent is a 1974 American made-for-television drama film which was first aired under the NBC World Premiere Movie umbrella on September 10 , 1974 . Highly publicized and controversial , Born Innocent was the highest-rated television movie to air in the United States in 1974 . The movie deals with the physical , psychological and sexual abuse of a teenage girl , and included graphic content never before seen on American television at that time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2c7a9b0f08dc350a31b30b23ba6b1293", "text": "Kidulthood (film series) Kidulthood is a series of British drama films . The film series began in 2006 with Kidulthood , which was followed by the sequels Adulthood and Brotherhood . The series focuses on the lives of several teenagers in Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road area of inner west London . The film series has earned over # 7 million worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2ea203ee49603537eda00c8ef1f85ba3", "text": "Child actor The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in motion pictures or television , but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child ; to avoid confusion , the latter is also called a former child actor . Closely associated is teenage actor or teen actor , an actor who reached popularity as a teenager . Many child actors find themselves struggling to adapt as they become adults . Lindsay Lohan and Macaulay Culkin are two particular famous child actors who eventually experienced much difficulty with the fame they acquired at a young age ; Lohan 's career resumed after an interruption of several years . Many child actors also become successful adult actors as well , an example being Mickey Rooney 's career that included both the popular 1935 film A Midsummer Night 's Dream and the popular 2011 film The Muppets .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "697580c81479770dc6c70a31e36dd7f8", "text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bfcfab98b5b363f571c3b71e498304c3", "text": "Key demographic The key demographic is a term in television ratings that refers to the most desirable demographic group to a given advertiser . Key demographics vary by network , time of day , and programming type , but they are generally composed of individuals who are younger and more affluent than the general public : `` Young adult viewers have been TV 's target demographic for decades , because they 're thought to have less brand loyalty and more disposable income . '' Most key demographic groups consist of adults who are somewhere in age between 18 and 54 . For example , the key demographic for reality television is women with disposable income aged 18 to 34 whereas for the WB Television Network it is `` eighteen - to thirty-four-year-old , educated , white , affluent viewers '' Television programming is tailored to members of its key demographics : `` Despite the increase in time-shifting to watch recorded television and shows on the Internet , the use of television as an advertising vehicle is still determined by demographic characteristics or who is watching at what time . '' The subset of ratings that only includes the key demographic of 18 - to 49-year-olds is often referred to as the `` key demo '' . Certain radio formats ( especially those dubbed `` classic '' ) and television outlets may target persons 35 to 64 , especially since the late 2000s recession wiped out many career opportunities for millennials , since the 35 -- 64 demographic has much more disposable income .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a05a8fff31ff099b405169519884564a", "text": "Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film , directed by Gus Van Sant , and starring Robin Williams , Matt Damon , Ben Affleck , Minnie Driver and Stellan Skarsgård . Written by Affleck and Damon ( and with Damon in the title role ) , the film follows 20-year-old South Boston laborer Will Hunting , an unrecognized genius who , as part of a deferred prosecution agreement after assaulting a police officer , becomes a client of a therapist and studies advanced mathematics with a renowned professor . Through his therapy sessions , Will re-evaluates his relationships with his best friend , his girlfriend and himself , facing the significant task of confronting his past and thinking about his future . The film received positive reviews and was a financial success . It grossed over US$ 225 million during its theatrical run with only a modest $ 10 million budget . It was nominated for nine Academy Awards , including the Academy Award for Best Picture , and won two : Best Supporting Actor for Williams and Best Original Screenplay for Affleck and Damon . After Williams ' death in 2014 , it was ranked at number 53 in The Hollywood Reporters `` 100 Favorite Films '' list .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fddff19ac1068b5226e0b5f2075a65cf", "text": "List of teen films Teen film is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers and young adults , such as coming of age , first love , rebellion , conflict with parents , teen angst , and alienation . Some of these films are targeted at adults as well as teenagers . Teen films have been a trope of the cinema industry for decades since the 1950s . At this time , the film industry saw a greater market for teens with more disposable income and therefore more money to spend on leisure activities , largely going to films . Because of the boom in teen viewers , drive-in movie theaters were also very popular . However , even the silent era had teen films . Recently , online streaming services such as Netflix have created a resurgence in the `` tween '' and teenage-oriented film .", "title": "" } ]
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Taylor Schilling acts professionally.
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[ { "docid": "57bef8f8c913443a22a19624f76025d5", "text": "The Fighting Temptations The Fighting Temptations is a 2003 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Lynn , written by Elizabeth Hunter and Saladin K. Patterson , and distributed by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films . The main plot revolves around Darrin Hill ( Cuba Gooding Jr. ) who travels to his hometown of Monte Carlo , Georgia as he attempts to revive a church choir in order to enter a gospel competition with the help of a beautiful lounge singer , Lilly ( Beyoncé ) , with whom he falls in love . Through the choir 's music , Darrin brings the church community back together all the while seeking a relationship with Lilly . The film is notable for its soundtrack and ensemble cast . The film received mixed reviews upon release .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a9375efe297db702b3e54bede6872954", "text": "Mishon Ratliff Mishon Ratliff ( born February 3 , 1993 ) , also known simply as Mishon , is an American singer , dancer and actor . Though he 's been singing and performing on stage since the age of 6 , he is best known for his portrayal of Taylor `` Tay '' Sutton on the ABC Family drama television series Lincoln Heights . He has appeared on music television broadcast such as Soul Train , America 's Most Talented Kid , The Mo'Nique Show and BET 's 106 & Park . As well as being an artist/actor , Mishon is a musician who plays the keyboard and both acoustic/electric guitar .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8b3907e0f439d47ffba9e9459590723d", "text": "Unsigned artist An unsigned artist , unsigned band or independent artist is a musician or musical group not under a contract with a record label . The terms are used in the music industry as a marketing technique . Bands that release their own material on self-published CDs can also be considered unsigned bands . Often unsigned bands primarily exist to perform at concerts . In more recent years , the Internet has helped promote the music of unsigned bands . Artists often post their music as MP3s on websites such as Bandcamp , SoundCloud , Myspace , PureVolume , GarageBand.com and SoundClick . In 2016 , the Unsigned Music Awards was established in the UK as the first ever televised international awards ceremony to champion artists without the backing of a record label . UK unsigned bands and musicians are able to use such services as The Unsigned Guide and to gather music industry contact names , phone numbers , websites and social media links , as well as information on how to get signed or market music independently . Song pitching websites , such as TAXI allow unsigned musicians to see which record labels ( and other music companies ) are currently seeking new music . Further , companies like Sentric Music and the royalty payment service offered by Last.fm can help in generating income streams for unsigned bands .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c0fa0b7b71a2afb39b09dab02c663c5c", "text": "Schrei Schrei is the debut album by the German band Tokio Hotel . In 2006 they released a partly re-recorded and expanded version , Schrei - so laut du kannst . The album was only released in Germany , Italy , France , Canada , and Japan . The initial limited edition came with a bonus DVD including the music video for `` Durch den Monsun '' , a special `` making of ` Durch den Monsun ' '' feature , an interview , and a photo gallery . Because vocalist Bill Kaulitz 's voice changed with puberty , the band re-recorded the songs `` Schrei '' , `` Rette mich '' , and `` Der Letzte Tag '' . The version of `` Schrei ( so laut du kannst ) '' that is sold in Germany only has the re-recorded version of `` Rette mich '' , while the version sold in France has the re-recorded versions of `` Schrei '' , `` Rette mich '' , `` Der Letzte Tag '' , and acoustic versions of `` Schrei '' and of `` Durch den Monsun . '' `` Schrei '' has sold more than 1,500,000 copies worldwide while `` Schrei ( so laut du kannst ) '' has sold 100,000 copies worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "900d04b189d8629c6078106c668a4f8c", "text": "Schiller Theater The Schiller Theater is a theatre building in Berlin , Germany . It is located in the central Charlottenburg district at Bismarckstraße No. 110 near Ernst-Reuter-Platz . Opened in 1907 , the building served as second venue of the Prussian State Theatre company in the 1920s and 1930s . After post-war rebuilding , it was the main stage of the Berlin State Theatres from 1951 until in 1993 the City Senate decided to close it for financial reasons . Since then , it is rented out for theatre performances and other events , and is currently used by the Berlin State Opera as an interim venue during extensive renovation work .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "36dc33075c66d073b08dbc96eed6a232", "text": "Nathaniel Taylor (actor) Nathaniel Taylor ( born March 31 , 1938 ) is an American television actor , best known for his recurring role as Rollo Larson in the 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son , a role he later reprised on its 1980 -- 1981 spin-off Sanford , and later played the first version of `` Jim-Jam '' alongside Redd Foxx on the short lived 1986 series , The Redd Foxx Show . Later , he played Rerun 's ( Fred Berry ) brother-in-law `` Ike '' in the sitcom What 's Happening !! . Taylor 's character `` Rollo '' once referred to Foxx 's character `` Fred G. Sanford '' as , `` One cold-blooded old dude . '' Taylor was also featured in Trouble Man starring Robert Hooks as one of Mr. Big 's henchmen .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e7026f861d2c0f61d2ec8dc95974327", "text": "Chuck Taylor (wrestler) Dustin Howard ( born April 22 , 1986 ) is an American professional wrestler , better known by his ring name Chuck Taylor . He most notably wrestles for Chikara , Evolve , Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ( PWG ) , and Ring of Honor ( ROH ) . He also serves as an assistant trainer at The Wrestle Factory , operated by Chikara founder Mike Quackenbush .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "56e7f373df517aabc0103d6549e7f95c", "text": "Drumline: A New Beat Drumline : A New Beat is a 2014 American television film directed by Bille Woodruff . It is the sequel to 2002 's Drumline . The screenplay , a fictional story about a historically black college marching band , was written by Karen Gist and Regina Hicks . The story is about a young drummer from New York , played by Alexandra Shipp , who enters the fictional Atlanta A&T University and bumps heads with the leader of her new school 's drum section . Jordan Calloway , Mario Van Peebles , and LeToya Luckett co-star . Leonard Roberts reprises his role as Sean Taylor , while Nick Cannon reprise his role as Devon Miles . Cannon also serves as the film 's executive producer . The film was released to DVD on March 3 , 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "67fab183e3afb143f5b823734c1cd187", "text": "Tagtraum Tagtraum ( Daydream ) is a Live CD + DVD release by German electronical musician , composer and producer Christopher von Deylen under his Schiller alias . The CD contains several live recordings of the tracks found on the 2005 Schiller album Tag und Nacht . Recorded during Schillers 2006 ` Tag und Nacht ' tour . DVD 1 holds additional music videoes for 5 tracks , a documentary about Schiller 's gig in Athen ( specially invited by Depeche Mode ) , official music videoes for the singles released in connections with the ` Tag und Nacht ' album , Making of 's and a photo album . The second DVD features an entire live concert - 120 minutes Schiller live in Germany .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b3a4add9f86ba3a54f85f9617c69e93", "text": "Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is a professional equity theatre located at 1127 Vine Street in Cincinnati , Ohio that was founded in 1986 . It is Greater Cincinnati 's second largest professional theatre , and until April 2012 was known as `` Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati . The company is `` dedicated to producing world and regional premieres of works that often explore compelling social issues . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0f49cbbfff37e359fc5bc5f901dbb825", "text": "Andreas Schilling Andreas Schilling ( born 25 May 1991 ) is a Danish triathlete . He competed in the men 's event at the 2016 Summer Olympics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5167b7b196aec26ed764870a9e101381", "text": "Knat Scatt Private Eye Knat Scatt Private Eye is a two-act , 1930s-style film noir musical , which played for an extended run at The Theater Building in Chicago in 1986 , featuring a young Steve Carell . It was based on a one-act musical with the same title which was originally produced earlier that year by Players Workshop for The Children 's Theater of The Second City , and performed on The Second City stage in Chicago . Both versions of Knat Scatt Private Eye were written and directed by Eric Forsberg with music and lyrics by Charlie Silliman .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fcf569df9ee06cfb816cf52edf0ae7c9", "text": "Warped Tour The Warped Tour is a traveling rock festival that has toured the United States ( including 3 or 4 stops in Canada ) annually each summer since 1995 . It is the largest traveling music festival in the United States , and is the longest-running touring music festival in North America . The first Warped Tour took place in 1995 , and the skateboard shoe manufacturer Vans became the main sponsor of the tour starting with the second tour in 1996 , when it became known as the Vans Warped Tour . Although Vans has continued to be the main sponsor and lend its name to the festival , other sponsors have also participated , with stages or other aspects of the festival sometimes being named after them . Warped Tour was conceived in 1995 as an eclectic alternative rock festival , but in 1996 began focusing on punk rock music . Although it has continued to be known primarily as a punk rock festival , it has included acts of diverse genres over the years .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7c6dba7d7a97c778a12ea9a067c801dd", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "942762abeb69022a102ff1542f835a42", "text": "Theatre Under The Stars (Vancouver) Theatre Under The Stars , commonly referred to as TUTS , is a not-for-profit charitable organization and one of the largest musical theatre companies in Vancouver . It is officially operated by the Theatre Under The Stars Musical Society , and presents two full length musicals during the summer season at Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park . In addition , the company participates in other park activities in association with the Vancouver Parks Board such as their annual Sing-A-Long . The society also operates the Malkin Bowl venue and routinely rents it to Live Nation Entertainment for the summer concert series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e967021cd8d591e7cd54d3534b0d3373", "text": "Dualstar Dualstar Entertainment Group , LLC is a privately held American limited liability company owned by Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen , which produced movies , TV shows , magazines , video games , etc. . Dualstar was based in Los Angeles , California . In 2004 , the company released New York Minute , the Olsen twins ' first theatrical film since 1995 's It Takes Two . The film was a box office bomb and suffered negative critical reception . Its failure led to the company struggling to keep up operations . In 2007 , the company fell into dormancy . The company was later revived in 2013 for a series of fragrances .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0cde16ebe9943bc2be0e284e4160e740", "text": "Rip Taylor Charles Elmer `` Rip '' Taylor , Jr. ( born January 13 , 1935 ) is an American actor and comedian . He is known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality , including his wild moustache and his habit of showering himself ( and others ) with confetti .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0107822c781f10dca4e46d9db34e6707", "text": "Kelly Keeling Kelly Keeling ( born June 25 , 1966 ) is an American musician and songwriter . Keeling started playing at the age of 14 and first appeared on the music scene as the lead singer of the American heavy metal band Baton Rouge . In his career , he worked with many major hard rock acts , wrote movie soundtracks and played also with Christian rock bands .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8fa7402170200e3d6950b17693280cc0", "text": "Kit Hawkins Kit Hawkins is an English entertainment entrepreneur and producer . Kit Hawkins is CEO and Co-Founder of creative group , Sunshine Sunshine is located in London , Los Angeles and New York . Along with Adam Tudhope , he co-founded the music management company , Everybody 's . Clients include Keane , Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons . Kit Hawkins has also produced a number of music videos for artists including Madonna and Goldfrapp . Kit Hawkins created the entertainment division of the advertising agency , Mother In 2012 , along with Al Maccuish , he was one of the Executive Producers of Amnesty International 's The Secret Policeman 's Ball at Radio City , New York . The show featured many comedians , including Ben Stiller , Jon Stewart , Russell Brand and Kristen Wiig . The musical artists were Coldplay and Mumford & Sons Kit Hawkins founded the 3D production company Nineteen Fifteen Productions which produced the world 's first live 3D television broadcast , filming Keane Live at Abbey Road for Sky . Other productions include Kylie Minogue Live in Toronto and Burberry 's 2010 Fashion Show , which was broadcast live around the world . In 2005 , the film Call Register , produced by Kit Hawkins , was nominated for a BAFTA . On 6 September 2007 Kit Hawkins was honored by the United Nations for his role as the worldwide producer of Live Earth films . Seven of the films commissioned and executive produced by Kit Hawkins opened the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival . They were introduced from the stage by Robert De Niro and Al Gore .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "de75abc066bed1bb7e16e5875c340a07", "text": "Starling Glow Starling Glow is a pop/rock band from Orange County , California fronted by singer/songwriter Liz Hill .", "title": "" } ]
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Until Dawn is a survival game.
[ { "docid": "9591e1fdd1837659736021a250101d3a", "text": "Until Dawn Until Dawn is an interactive drama survival horror adventure video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 . It was originally scheduled to be released on the PlayStation 3 and feature PlayStation Move support , but in August 2014 the game was reintroduced as a PlayStation 4 exclusive , and was released worldwide in August 2015 . Set in Western Canada , Until Dawn centers around a group of eight teenagers who decide to vacation for a night in a cabin on the fictional Blackwood Mountain , exactly one year after the disappearance of two girls , the twin sisters of a member of their group . Shortly after arriving , the gang find themselves under attack by a psychopath , and must attempt to survive until sunrise . Throughout the adventure , players alternate between all eight characters , making critical decisions as the story advances which drastically affects the game 's outcome , leading to hundreds of different scenarios . Until Dawn was met with a positive critical response upon release , with praise directed at the visuals , ` choice ' mechanic , horror elements , music , characters , voice acting , and gameplay design . Most of the criticism the game drew concerned the second half of the story , the camera angles , character movement , and the game 's partially linear plot .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "21bafca19104fe7024085d55e4723b54", "text": "Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Fire Emblem : Radiant Dawn , known in Japan as Fire Emblem : Akatsuki no Megami , is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Wii home console . It is the tenth entry in the Fire Emblem series , and acts as a direct sequel to the 2005 GameCube title Fire Emblem : Path of Radiance . It released in 2007 in Japan and North America , and 2008 in Europe and Australia . Radiant Dawn '' 's plot begins in war-torn Daein with the main character Micaiah and her allies rebelling against the oppressive Begnion army . The story is divided into four parts , and changes perspective between different factions within the continent of Tellius . The gameplay is similar to Path of Radiance and previous Fire Emblem titles , with units moving across a grid-based map in turn-based battles , and characters unrelated to the core plot being subject to permanent death if defeated.Radiant Dawn began development in 2005 for the Wii after the success of Path of Radiance . Continuing the trend of developing for home consoles after a period on portable devices , it was intended to release close to the Wii hardware 's release so as to boost sales for both game and hardware . Radiant Dawn '' has been positively received by critics , many of whom criticised only the game 's high difficulty .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d240c68e872993477d2925da90056511", "text": "Battle royal (gaming) Battle royal ( sometimes spelled as battle royale ) is a video game genre that blends the exploration and scavenging elements of a survival game with last man standing gameplay . The genre had early roots in survival games such as DayZ , in which players struggled alongside or against each other to obtain basic necessities to continue living in a persistent sandbox filled with various dangers . This led to the development of other games that lacked open-endedness in favor of focusing on hostile interactions between players to determine an eventual winner . One such game was the Battle Royale mod for ARMA 2 and 3 , which was inspired by the Japanese media franchise of the same name , and from which the genre also took its moniker . H1Z1 : King of the Kill became a popular standalone game , whose success was later followed by PlayerUnknown 's Battlegrounds .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6da6840195f3773854a1b5d293e37bde", "text": "Amnesia: The Dark Descent Amnesia : The Dark Descent is a survival horror video game by Frictional Games , released for Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Linux and PlayStation 4 platforms . The game features a protagonist named Daniel exploring a dark and foreboding castle , while avoiding monsters and other obstructions as well as solving puzzles . The game was critically well received , earning two awards from the Independent Games Festival and numerous positive reviews . Originally released independently via online distribution , the game has since been published in retail by 1C Company in Russia and Eastern Europe , as well as THQ in North America . A collection of five short stories set in the world of Amnesia , written by Mikael Hedberg and illustrated by the game 's concept artists , was also made available . In addition , the game 's soundtrack is available for purchase and a free content expansion Justine has been released as well as many fan-made expansions and stories for its unique `` Custom Story '' gamemode . The Amnesia Collection -- which contains The Dark Descent , its Amnesia : Justine expansion and the sequel , A Machine for Pigs -- was released for PlayStation 4 on 22 November 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "63f0dc3333065f19f2de95d073ab8177", "text": "Rapture (BioShock) Rapture is a fictional city in the BioShock series published by 2K Games . It is an underwater city that is the main setting for the games BioShock and BioShock 2 . The city also briefly appears in BioShock Infinite , and is featured in its DLC , Burial at Sea . The game 's back-story describes the city as envisioned by business tycoon Andrew Ryan in the mid-1940s as a means to create a utopia for mankind 's greatest artists and thinkers to prosper in a laissez-faire environment outside of increasing oppression by the world 's governments . However , the lack of government made many people uneasy , and the masses turned toward political activists like Atlas who advocated stability under a government , turning the city into a dystopia ; and on the eve of 1959 , a civil war broke out , leaving much of Rapture 's population dead . The remaining citizens either became psychotic `` Splicers '' due to the effects of ADAM , a substance that can alter genetic material , or have barricaded themselves from the Splicers to protect themselves , leaving the city to fail and fall apart around them . The player first experiences Rapture in BioShock , in 1960 , a year after the fateful riots , as a man named Jack that has come to Rapture after a plane accident over the mid-Atlantic Ocean where the city was located ; during this , the player comes to learn more about Ryan 's motives and those that he struggled against to keep the city 's ideals until the very end . In BioShock 2 , the player takes the role of a `` Big Daddy '' , a heavily modified humanoid in an armored diving suit , designed to maintain the city , and would soon come to serve the purpose of protecting the Little Sisters as they collect ADAM from `` Angels '' , which are dead bodies that harbor significant amounts of ADAM ; this takes place eight years after the events of the first game , and while Ryan has been killed , there remain those that vie for the vacuum left in his position of power . Rapture makes a brief appearance near the climax of BioShock Infinite , which is otherwise set in a different dystopian city , Columbia . Downloadable content for Infinite is set in Rapture on New Year 's Eve 1959 , a year before the events of the first BioShock and on the day of the civil war .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3c8b40f1009462315d382c6c0e78abf7", "text": "Dead State Dead State is a turn-based survival horror role-playing video game developed by DoubleBear Productions and Iron Tower Studios set in a zombie apocalypse scenario . Players are tasked with leading a group of survivors living in a shelter in the fictional town of Splendid , Texas . Dead State was released in December 2014 after having been in Early Access since spring of that year . DoubleBear Productions continued to work on the title and in May 2015 released an `` enhanced edition '' which changed the name to Dead State : Reanimated .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b4793043e26e64e316ba08f6497368c5", "text": "Outlast Outlast is a first-person survival horror video game developed and published by Red Barrels . The game revolves around a freelance investigative journalist , Miles Upshur , who decides to investigate a remote psychiatric hospital named Mount Massive Asylum , located deep in the mountains of Lake County , Colorado . The downloadable content , Outlast : Whistleblower , centers on Waylon Park , the man who led Miles there in the first place . Outlast was released for Microsoft Windows on September 4 , 2013 , PlayStation 4 on February 4 , 2014 and for Xbox One on June 19 , 2014 . Outlast received generally positive reviews from critics , with praise directed at its horror elements and gameplay . Linux and OS X versions were later released on March 31 , 2015 . As of October 2016 , the game has sold four million copies overall . A sequel was released on April 25 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2373cb93776491660715875288961fa1", "text": "Saw (video game) Saw , also known as Saw : The Video Game , is a survival horror video game that was developed by Zombie Studios and published by Konami . The game launched on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles , with a downloadable version released soon after for the Microsoft Windows platform . The game was first released on October 6 , 2009 , in North America and was released later that year in other regions . The Microsoft Windows version was released on October 22 , 2009 . Being a tie-in game of the Saw film series , the game is set between the first and second films . In Saw , The Jigsaw Killer has healed Detective David Tapp from his gunshot wound , and places him in an abandoned insane asylum to teach him a lesson in life appreciation . Obsessed , Tapp traverses the asylum and gathers clues along the way in hopes of finally apprehending Jigsaw . As he progresses through the asylum , he encounters several people with past and current connections to him , whom he must save . The asylum also has inhabitants who are in games of their own , ordered to kill Tapp . Along the way , Tapp uncovers the origins of Jigsaw and the motives behind his tests . The development team brought in the Saw creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell to help with the storyline and create new trap designs exclusive to the game . Upon release , Saw received mixed reviews . It was praised for the storyline and multiple endings , as well as the immersive environment that is true to the Saw film series . The controls and combat system , however , were panned by critics . Since Konami purchased the publishing rights after former publisher Brash Entertainment went bankrupt , Konami had a significant input on the games ' final outcome . They stated that they had plans to make Saw their next big franchise as well as a spiritual successor to their other survival horror series , Silent Hill . A sequel , Saw II : Flesh & Blood , was released on multiple platforms on October 19 , 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1eb734bd5d2b1a2600ee60cbf8a45545", "text": "Myth: The Fallen Lords Myth : The Fallen Lords is a 1997 real-time tactics video game developed by Bungie for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS . Released in November 1997 in North America and in February 1998 in Europe , the game was published by Bungie in North America and by Eidos Interactive in Europe . At the time , Bungie was known primarily as developers of Mac games , and The Fallen Lords was the first game they had developed and released simultaneously for both PC and Mac . It is the first game in the Myth series , which also includes a sequel , Myth II : Soulblighter , set sixty years after the events of the first game , and also developed by Bungie , and a prequel , Myth III : The Wolf Age , set one thousand years prior to the events depicted in The Fallen Lords , and developed by MumboJumbo . The game tells the story of the battle between the forces of the `` Light '' and those of the `` Dark '' for control of an unnamed mythical land . The Dark are led by Balor and a group of lieutenants ( the titular Fallen Lords ) , whilst the Light are led by `` The Nine '' ; powerful sorcerers known as `` Avatara , '' chief amongst whom is Alric . The game begins in the seventeenth year of the war in the West , some fifty years since the rise of Balor , with the forces of Light on the brink of defeat ; almost the entire land is under the dominion of the Dark , with only one major city and a few smaller towns remaining under the control of the Light . The plot follows the activities of `` The Legion '' , an elite unit in the army of the Light , as they attempt to turn back the tide and defeat Balor . The Fallen Lords received positive reviews from critics , and is credited as a defining title in the fledging real-time tactics genre . Reviewers praised its plot , graphics , gameplay , level design , online multiplayer mode , and differentiation from traditional real-time strategy games . The most often criticized aspects were the difficulty of the single-player campaign , which many reviewers felt was far too high , even on the lowest setting , and some awkwardness in controlling units . The game went on to win multiple awards , including `` Strategy Game of the Year '' from both PC Gamer and Computer Gaming World , and `` Game of the Year '' from both Computer Games Strategy Plus and Macworld . It was also a commercial success , selling over 350,000 units worldwide across both systems , earning back roughly seven times its budget . At the time , it was Bungie 's most successful game , and served to bring them to the attention of PC gamers and , more specifically , Microsoft , who would purchase the company in 2000 . The Myth series as a whole , and Soulblighter in particular , supported an active online community for over a decade after the official servers went offline . The first formally organized group of volunteer-programmers was MythDevelopers , who were given access to the game 's source code by Bungie . The most recently active Myth development group is Project Magma , an offshoot of MythDevelopers . These groups have worked to provide ongoing technical support for the games , update them to newer operating systems , fix bugs , release unofficial patches , create mods , and maintain online servers for multiplayer gaming .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "00a47f45a8903ab372e4f8938ed1c815", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "78e25fffb63da106a632cef7e22ebbed", "text": "My Summer Car My Summer Car is an open world survival game in development by Finnish developer Johannes Rojola of Amistech . It was released on Steam 's Early Access program on October 24 , 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51391bae53bbda31d5e7ebc298516242", "text": "Miner Wars 2081 Miner Wars 2081 is a six degrees of freedom action-survival space-shooter simulation game produced by Keen Software House . The gameplay offers a choice of single player , co-op , and deathmatch multi-player . The game is set in the year 2081 , 10 years after the destruction of all planetary objects in the Solar System . The story introduces the player to many types of missions : rescue , exploration , revenge , base defense , theft , transportation , stealth , search and destroy , pure harvesting or racing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97b1b6e75da13c85f54f423f510d98a2", "text": "Haunting Ground Haunting Ground , known in Japan as Demento , is a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 2 in 2005 . The story follows Fiona Belli , a young girl who wakes up in the dungeon of a castle after being involved in a car accident . She quickly befriends a White Shepherd , Hewie , and begins to explore the castle with his aid to seek a means of escape and unravel the mysteries of it and its inhabitants . The game shares many similarities with Capcom 's earlier survival horror title Clock Tower 3 , and has been described as a spiritual successor to the Clock Tower series . The player controls Fiona as she explores the environment , evades and hides from enemy pursuers , and occasionally fights against the castle 's inhabitants . Sometimes Fiona will panic when in danger , in which case she begins to run on her own and the player loses some control . Hewie is a central part to the gameplay , and accompanies Fiona throughout the game . He can be given orders to explore the environment , attack enemies , and otherwise aid in Fiona 's survival . Capcom added the dog mechanic during development thinking retailers and players alike would not enjoy a survival horror title with a lone female protagonist . Haunting Ground was first revealed in September 2004 , and was released next April garnering mixed to average reviews . The graphics and presentation were praised , but critics found the gameplay somewhat repetitive , predictable , and derivative of previous horror titles . The sexual objectification of Fiona was highlighted by some critics as one of the game 's best elements . They found that by illustrating her as an object of desire , the game makes Fiona and therefore the player feel more fragile and endangered , building a more disturbing atmosphere . The fluctuating degree of player control over Fiona has made Haunting Ground a key subject in the study of avatars and their relationship with players in video games .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1318f23e2e6fabf22ddbe228f6772d7", "text": "Fahrenheit (2005 video game) Fahrenheit ( known as Indigo Prophecy in North America ) is a cinematic interactive drama action-adventure video game developed by Quantic Dream and published by Atari , Inc. for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox . The director 's cut and uncut versions were later released for Microsoft Windows . Fahrenheit has sold over 700,000 units worldwide since it was released in September 2005 and has won several awards . On 4 December 2007 , Atari released the game for Xbox 360 through Xbox Originals . On 8 November 2011 , Quantic Dream released the game uncensored for PC through GOG.com . A remastered version of the game , entitled Fahrenheit : Indigo Prophecy Remastered , was developed and published by Aspyr in January 2015 for Microsoft Windows , OS X , Linux and iOS . A port for the PlayStation 4 , which was developed by International Software Development Group at Sony Interactive Entertainment , was released on 9 August 2016 via PlayStation Network . In this paranormal thriller , New York City experiences a series of mysterious murders that follow the same pattern ; ordinary people become possessed and kill strangers in public . The main characters of the story must uncover the supernatural forces behind these crimes . Publicity was generated from the developer 's rejection of conventional game genre labeling ; preferring to brand it as the first `` interactive film '' rather than an adventure or third-person action title . The game features motion captured animation as well as branching story lines , split screen cameras and an interface designed to be intuitive and realistic . Event triggers in the game are also mainly time-based , as opposed to the more common player-initiated progression found in most games .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bac24f0d4755a6a6cc2620fda97106dc", "text": "Realm of the Mad God Realm of the Mad God is a massively multiplayer online shooter video game created by Wild Shadow Studios ( acquired by Kabam in June 2012 , and later sold to Deca Games in July 2016 ) and Spry Fox . It was in public beta from January 2010 and the browser version launched on June 20 , 2011 . On February 20 , 2012 the game was made available on the digital distribution platform Steam for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game has been described as a `` massively-multiplayer cooperative bullet hell shooter '' with an 8 bit pixelated art style . Players control characters who have been transported to the realm of Oryx ( the titular Mad God ) to become food for his many minions and abominations , which the players must dispatch . Central to the design of the game is the fact that character death is permanent . Upon death , the player 's character is lost along with all carried equipment , although the player may store a number of items for safekeeping in a limited capacity vault away from danger . Different character choices in class also help make the game more diverse and help to support teamwork . The game is free-to-play with optional in-game micro-transactions . Items which can be bought with optional transactions vary from high-level equipment , pets that provide aid to the player ( by attacking enemies , paralyzing enemies , healing the character , restoring the character 's magic points , and acting as a decoy ) , increased storage space , and aesthetic features such as skins , cloths and dyes . This game client is written in Flash and can be played in-browser on the official site , on Kongregate , or it can be downloaded from the Google Chrome Web Store .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "67026ab86bcfe996c9ef285aa5840dea", "text": "Silent Storm Silent Storm ( Russian : Операция Silent Storm ) is a tactical role-playing game for Microsoft Windows , developed by Russian developer Nival Interactive and published by JoWood in 2003 . The game is set in a fictionalized World War II Europe with science fiction elements . An advanced game engine , the Silent Storm engine , was developed for the game and reused in several later titles . Silent Storm was followed by the expansion Silent Storm : Sentinels in 2004 . A third game taking place in the same setting , Hammer & Sickle , was co-developed by Novik & Co and released in 2005 . A Gold edition containing both the original game and the expansion was released in Europe later that same year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "52db0fa21ba482ccfa9cfa02e262ac9d", "text": "Dark Matter (video game) Dark Matter is an indie metroidvania/survival horror video game developed by Interwave Studios and published by Iceberg Interactive for the Windows , Linux and macOS in 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c39b119cd83dbbb680e22089d16fd751", "text": "Clock Tower 3 Clock Tower 3 is a survival horror video game co-developed by Capcom and Sunsoft for the PlayStation 2 . Released in 2002 , it is the fourth installment in the Clock Tower series , and the first and only video game directed by Japanese film director Kinji Fukasaku . The plot and characters have very little relation with the previous Clock Tower games . The story follows 14-year-old Alyssa Hamilton who is part of a family lineage of female warriors who travel through time to defeat evil spirits . Alyssa travels from her time in 2003 London to the 1940s and 1960s in order to defeat these `` Entities '' and bring peace to troubled souls . As opposed to the point-and-click gameplay used in the previous games , Clock Tower 3 is the first game in the series to incorporate direct control over the protagonist . Alyssa is given no weapon for the majority of the game , and must evade and hide from her pursuers . These enemies , known as `` Subordinates '' , are fought at the end of each level , during which Alyssa is armed with a longbow . The game received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure , selling considerably less than anticipated . The presentation , writing , and graphics were positively received , with many critics praising the cutscenes and Fukasaku 's direction . However , the gameplay was criticized for its repetitive mechanics , and the game itself was felt to be too short .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "04446145fce8718e0d9ebdfb84476a36", "text": "Until Death Until Death is a 2007 American action film directed by Simon Fellows , and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gary Beadle . The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on April 24 , 2007 . Jean-Claude Van Damme plays Anthony Stowe , a dirty police detective hooked on heroin whom everybody hates . After being shot in a gunfight he falls into a coma . Months later he recovers and decides to use his second chance at life .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f3db02663416607778600799975a7dee", "text": "Vanished Planet Vanished Planet is a cooperative board game that debuted at the World Boardgaming Championships in 2003 . Vanished Planet pits the players against a time limit ; the players must succeed in a certain number of goals before this time limit is reached , or they all lose . In the game scenario , Earth has been replaced by a dark mass ( the creature ) that is growing outward toward the six planets of the remaining galactic species . Cryptic transmissions from Earth can be obtained from satellites or from communication relays that players can construct during the course of the game ; these transmissions are goals that specify actions to take , such as discarding equipment or people , or visiting certain places on the board . Through game play , players can build new spaceships , upgrade their spaceships , or build mines that slow the process of the creature . They do this by visiting places on the board that can be tagged to produce various resources that can be used to hire personnel and build technology and equipment . Each turn , a random event drawn from a deck of event cards can either benefit or hinder the player whose turn it is . Creature growth cards can be added to the event deck to alter the difficulty of the game . In 2005 , the Racial Advantage Expansion was added to the game . This expansion introduces a new race and adds two special abilities to each race . Depending on the special ability chosen , the players may need to complete more goals in order to win the game . Vanished Planet was named by Games magazine as `` best family game '' in 2005 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc46368e380a4e72cd4d1c49f35591e4", "text": "The Wild Eight The Wild Eight is an open world survival simulation video game with procedurally-generated world developed by Russian company Fntastic and published by HypeTrain Digital for multiple platforms . The players assume the role of survivors find themselves stranded in the harsh wilderness of Alaska and must work together to stay alive . Funding for the game was secured through a successful Kickstarter campaign in May 2016 . An early alpha version was released through Game Jolt on May 23 , 2016 . This version of the game does n't include multiplayer mode , but it does showcase the game 's visual and play style . It contains resource gathering , hunting , crafting , upgrading and shelter building . The game is set to be finished in mid 2017 , with a core-feature complete Steam Early Access debut on Feb 8 , 2017 .", "title": "" } ]
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Kato Kaelin was brought into this world in the year 1959.
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[ { "docid": "069e4f38e3bf37f4cdda0141462127c5", "text": "Shinnenkai A shinnenkai ( Japanese 新年会 , literally `` new year gathering '' ) is the Japanese tradition of welcoming the arrival of the New Year , usually by the drinking of alcohol . A shinnenkai is generally held among co-workers or friends in January . Like the many festivals ( matsuri ) and celebrations that the Japanese are known for , a shinnenkai is their way of getting together to celebrate a new year and to make promises to each other to do their best for this year while wishing each other good luck and fortune . A shinnenkai is similar to a bōnenkai in several ways with just a few exceptions . Both are observed by parties of friends or co-workers or sponsored by a company for their employees . Bōnenkai and shinnenkai are not part of the New Year Shogatsu celebration which lasts until the 3rd of January ; they are instead a way of ending and beginning the year through a group celebration . At a shinnenkai however , some of the Shogatsu festivities can carry over to the New Year 's party like the making of mochitsuki by pounding sweet steamed rice or kagamiwari which is the breaking open of sake barrels with a wooden hammer and drinking together . This tradition started in the 15th century during the Muromachi period as gatherings to express one 's thanks for each other . At that time , the party was known as noukai ( great achievement gathering ) . Later on in the 18th century a new word was appearing in writings and was since then was known as a bōnenkai or year-end party and a shinnenkai is the same type of celebration . Although the Japanese have always been a people of great feeling and emotion as in the expression mono no aware , they are more reserved in expressing their feelings to others , so the shinnenkai has been a way of showing public displays of gratitude . This is especially true for the company or business office shinnenkai where they can do bureiko or let their hair down and not worry about the boss/employee formal relationship or the rank and age divisions and have a good time . When a business decides to have a shinnenkai they take into account several things before planning a party . Some of their concerns are to ensure that enough of the employees and management will attend . They also try to set a generalized cost of no more than 5,000 yen per person ; this is used to cover the cost of the party and to not discourage employees from attending a party that is too expensive . Some companies pay the entire cost of the party and will at times opt to not have the party at a traditional izakaya ( restaurant and drinking places where the majority of shinnenkai are held ) and instead have it on the business premises and save a lot of money in the process . Statistically more people attend bōnenkai than shinnenkai parties . The majority of those that celebrate a shinnenkai are office co-workers rather than friends .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f7ce5064d571c39c7b1584a0b3b1b122", "text": "Houbunsha is a Japanese publishing company founded on July 10 , 1950 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6dd14d1b0fb25a59503d5a62a5cfdc27", "text": "Akiko Kojima ( October 29 , 1936 in Tokyo ) is a Japanese actress , model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1959 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9a6122f9ab8feca9243497ad5960cacc", "text": "List of Kaze no Stigma episodes is an anime series directed by Jun ` ichi Sakata and produced by Gonzo . They are based on the light novel series Kaze no Stigma by Takahiro Yamato , and adapt the source material over twenty-four episodes . The plot of the episodes is based on the return of Kazuma Kannagi to Japan after being exiled by his clan , and his subsequent interactions with his clan . The series aired from April 2007 to September 2007 in Japan on thirteen networks , with Chiba TV , Fukui TV , Tokyo MX TV , TV Hokkaido , and TV Saitama airing the episodes first on 11 April 2007 . The remaining networks began airing the episodes later in May , with the exception of Kumamoto Broadcasting , which broadcast the first episode on 14 May 2007 . The series is dubbed and licensed in North America by Funimation Entertainment . Another English dubbed version by Animax Asia aired on their network from 19 May to 21 June 2010 . Four pieces of theme music are used for the episodes ; one opening theme and three ending themes . The opening theme is `` blast of wind '' by Saori Kiuji . The ending themes are Kiuju 's `` Hitorikiri no Sora '' and `` Matataki no Kiwoku '' by Ayumi Fujimura , Yuka Inokuchi and Shizuka Itō , with either played for all episodes save episode twelve , which features Sakai Tanako 's `` Tsuki Hana no Inori . '' A single for `` blast of wind '' was released on 30 May 2007 , and a single for the closing themes was released on 18 August 2007 . Twelve DVD compilations , containing two episodes of the anime , were released by Kadokawa in Japan , from 24 August 2007 to 25 July 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "925752126096cd11a6721fa0fc04229a", "text": "Yasunori Katō is a fictional character , the protagonist of the Japanese historical fantasy series Teito Monogatari , created by Hiroshi Aramata . He first appeared in a 1983 issue of a science fiction magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten but gained more widespread attention with successive publications as well as his cinematic debut , and has since gone on to be referenced frequently in Japanese popular culture . His character is generally associated with onmyodo mysticism since Teito Monogatari was the first major novel to popularize the art in Japanese fiction . In Japanese , he is commonly referenced with the prefix due to his incredible superhuman abilities and near immortality .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9d24e8dc9df0f3c69d921b0295c72def", "text": "List of Kimba the White Lion episodes These are the episodes of the anime television series Kimba the White Lion ( Jungle Emperor ) . The series originally ran from October 6 , 1965 , to September 28 , 1966 , in Japan and from September 11 , 1966 , to September 3 , 1967 , in the U.S. There were two English dubs produced for this anime series . The first ( and more widely viewed ) English dub was produced by Titan Productions for NBC Enterprises to license and run in syndication in the United States , with a handful of talented voice actors . Despite that they dubbed all 52 episodes of the series , 49 of them have been aired in a mixed up order , in the United States , due to the NBC catalog order of how they aired them in sequence . On September 30 , 1978 , the license for NBC to hold the rights to the English dub has dropped due to the bankruptcy of Mushi Productions being bankrupt earlier in 1973 . Afterwards , the Titan Productions English dub was no longer available to view at that time . In 1993 , Fumio Suzuki made plans to bring the series to television once more to the English-speaking market . After the legal battles of who was going to gain ownership , a Canadian company from Toronto known as Zaza Sound Productions Ltd. won the rights to produce a second English dub of the anime series with a handful of Canadian voice actors , as well as airing this dub in several English-speaking regions ( Australia , United Kingdom , etc. ) , with CEG Distribution distributing the series . Landmark Entertainment Group Inc. , Susuki Associates and CEG Cinema Partners have also contributed to this dub . Fans have often labeled this as the `` Canadian dub '' . It was said to be a remake of the 1966 U.S. English dub , with a more faithful translation of the original Japanese scripts , but had to create a whole new soundtrack composed by Paul J. Zaza , since they were unable to use the original soundtrack composed by Isao Tomita which was also used in the 1966 U.S. English dub . This version was also more edited including heavy cuts and changes . In 1995 , A low-budget American company known as UAV Corporation released a limited number of episodes of the 1993 Canadian English re-dub on VHS in North America , under the title Kimba the Lion Prince .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dfb2d407566ca697b4791eee4ae98033", "text": "Kawasaki Ki-61 The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien ( 飛燕 , `` flying swallow '' ) is a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service . The Japanese Army designation was `` Army Type 3 Fighter '' . Allied pilots initially believed Ki-61s were Messerschmitt Bf 109s and later an Italian aircraft , which led to the Allied reporting name of `` Tony '' , assigned by the United States War Department . It was the only mass-produced Japanese fighter of the war to use a liquid-cooled inline V engine . Over 3,000 Ki-61s were produced . Initial prototypes saw action over Yokohama during the Doolittle Raid on 18 April 1942 , and continued to fly combat missions throughout the war .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "26eb7985b1e7b0001bef1ea7701087f4", "text": "Kinema Junpo , commonly called , is Japan 's oldest film magazine and began publication in July 1919 . It was first published three times a month , using the Japanese Jun system of dividing months into three parts , but the postwar Kinema Junpō has been published twice a month . The magazine was founded by a group of four students , including Saburō Tanaka , at the Tokyo Institute of Technology ( Tokyo Technical High School at the time ) . In that first month , it was published three times on days with a `` 1 '' in them . These first three issues were printed on art paper and had four pages each . Kinejun initially specialized in covering foreign films , in part because its writers sided with the principles of the Pure Film Movement and strongly criticized Japanese cinema . It later expanded coverage to films released in Japan . While long emphasizing film criticism , it has also served as a trade journal , reporting on the film industry in Japan and announcing new films and trends . After their building was destroyed in the Great Kantō earthquake in September 1923 , the Kinejun offices were moved to the city of Ashiya in the Hanshin area of Japan , though the main offices are now back in Tokyo . The Kinema Junpo awards began in 1926 , and their 10 best list is considered iconic and prestigious .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "525c59c2cb55f26e64c53c77e8c927b5", "text": "1959 in Japan Events in the year 1959 in Japan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c411164ee4a05e1b068ff8b769fdf3c5", "text": "List of Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom episodes This article is a list of the episodes of the Japanese anime series Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom ~ , which is animated by Bee Train and directed by Koichi Mashimo under the Project Phantom group . The series went on air on April 2 , 2009 on TV Tokyo . Subsequently the show also aired on AT-X , TV Aichi , and TV Osaka . Funimation Entertainment is streaming the series for its North American audience . The anime is based on the 2000 video game Phantom of Inferno . The series is about a Japanese national who gets kidnapped by an assassin syndicate called Inferno after he had personally witnessed an assassination while visiting the United States . Inferno is a criminal organization attempting to unite all known underworld mob gangs into one conglomerate . In order to achieve their goal , Inferno deploys its assassin operatives codenamed Phantom . Among them is an amnesiac girl named Ein and the Japanese national , who was given the name Zwei as his codename after being brainwashed of his previous memory . An announcement regarding the show was first announced in the January issue of Kadokawa Shoten 's Newtype magazine with Yoshimitsu Yamashita , Mutsumi Sasaki and Yoko Kikuchi being the main animators with Bee Train being in charge of animation . Soon afterwards , a promotional video of Phantom ~ Requiem of the Phantom ~ was broadcast on Biglobe . Music for the series is created under Masumi Itō , using the alias Hikaru Nanase . For the first 19 episodes , the opening song `` Karma '' is written and sung by Kokia and arranged by Hikaru Nanase , with the ending song is sung by Ali Project with CD singles released . From episode 20 onwards , a 2nd opening song is sung by Ali Project with a 2nd ending song `` Transparent '' written and sung by Kokia and also arranged by Nanase . In addition , the OST of the show with CD singles by Ayahi Takagaki and Miyu Irino have been released to the public on July 8 , 2009 . The Japanese DVD releases of Volume 1 came out on July 24 , 2009 with subsequent releases from Volumes 2 to 10 on August 25 , 2009 , September 25 , 2009 , October 23 , 2009 , November 25 , 2009 , December 22 , 2009 , January 22 , 2010 , February 25 , 2010 , March 25 , 2010 and April 23 , 2010 . FUNimation released the series on Blu-ray and DVD in 2011 . A manga adaptation of the show was published in tankōbon form on May 23 , 2009 by Media Factory and Nitroplus , with the manga being illustrated by Masaki Hiragi under Media Factory 's Monthly Comic Alive 's February issue .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f6fb9a9afb4e3ed53a8cc9b71628963c", "text": "Surrender of Japan The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2 , 1945 , bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close . By the end of July 1945 , the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent . Together with the British Empire and China , the United States called for the unconditional surrender of the Japanese armed forces in the Potsdam Declaration on July 26 , 1945 -- the alternative being `` prompt and utter destruction '' . While publicly stating their intent to fight on to the bitter end , Japan 's leaders ( the Supreme Council for the Direction of the War , also known as the `` Big Six '' ) were privately making entreaties to the still-neutral Soviet Union to mediate peace on terms more favorable to the Japanese . Meanwhile , the Soviets were preparing to attack Japanese forces in Manchuria and Korea ( in addition to South Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands ) in fulfillment of promises they had secretly made to the United States and the United Kingdom at the Tehran and Yalta Conferences . On August 6 , 1945 , at 8:15 AM local time , the United States detonated an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima . Sixteen hours later , American President Harry S. Truman called again for Japan 's surrender , warning them to `` expect a rain of ruin from the air , the like of which has never been seen on this earth . '' Late in the evening of August 8 , 1945 , in accordance with the Yalta agreements , but in violation of the Soviet -- Japanese Neutrality Pact , the Soviet Union declared war on Japan , and soon after midnight on August 9 , 1945 , the Soviet Union invaded the Imperial Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo . Later in the day , the United States dropped a second atomic bomb , this time on the Japanese city of Nagasaki . Following these events , Emperor Hirohito intervened and ordered the Supreme Council for the Direction of the War to accept the terms the Allies had set down in the Potsdam Declaration for ending the war . After several more days of behind-the-scenes negotiations and a failed coup d'état , Emperor Hirohito gave a recorded radio address across the Empire on August 15 . In the radio address , called the , he announced the surrender of Japan to the Allies . On August 28 , the occupation of Japan by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers began . The surrender ceremony was held on September 2 , aboard the United States Navy battleship , at which officials from the Japanese government signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender , thereby ending the hostilities . Allied civilians and military personnel alike celebrated V-J Day , the end of the war ; however , some isolated soldiers and personnel from Imperial Japan 's far-flung forces throughout Asia and the Pacific islands refused to surrender for months and years afterwards , some even refusing into the 1970s . The role of the atomic bombings in Japan 's unconditional surrender , and the ethics of the two attacks , is still debated . The state of war formally ended when the Treaty of San Francisco came into force on April 28 , 1952 . Four more years passed before Japan and the Soviet Union signed the Soviet -- Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956 , which formally brought an end to their state of war .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4da4eb39d8b6026279ca9d3616688221", "text": "Kanō Jigorō was a Japanese educator and athlete , the founder of Judo . Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition , and the first to become an official Olympic sport . Pedagogical innovations attributed to Kanō include the use of black and white belts , and the introduction of dan ranking to show the relative ranking among members of a martial art style . Well-known mottoes attributed to Kanō include `` Maximum Efficiency with Minimum Effort '' （ 精力善用 Sei-ryoku Zen-you ） and `` Mutual Welfare and Benefit '' （ 自他共栄 Ji-ta Kyou-ei ） . In his professional life , Kanō was an educator . Important postings included serving as director of primary education for the from 1898 to 1901 , and as president of Tokyo Higher Normal School from 1901 until 1920 . He played a key role in making judo and kendo part of the Japanese public school programs of the 1910s . Kanō was also a pioneer of international sports . Accomplishments included being the first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) ( he served from 1909 until 1938 ) ; officially representing Japan at most Olympic Games held between 1912 and 1936 ; and serving as a leading spokesman for Japan 's bid for the 1940 Olympic Games . His official honors and decorations included the First Order of Merit and Grand Order of the Rising Sun and the Third Imperial Degree . Kanō was inducted as the first member of the International Judo Federation ( IJF ) Hall of Fame on 14 May 1999 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "265c3cce8844e95a27db6d7ee80e064b", "text": "Sciadopitys Sciadopitys verticillata , koyamaki , or Japanese umbrella-pine , is a unique conifer endemic to Japan . It is the sole member of the family Sciadopityaceae and genus Sciadopitys , a living fossil with no close relatives , and known in the fossil record for about 230 million years . Its genus name comes from the Greek prefix sciado - meaning `` shadow '' and pitys , meaning `` pine '' ; the specific epithet means `` with whorls '' . It is an evergreen tree that can grow 15 -- 27 m tall , with brown main shoots bearing whorls of 7 -- 12 cm long flexible green cladode that look like , and perform the function of , leaves but are actually composed of stem tissues ; occasionally , a cladode will be forked and produce a bud in the ` v ' of the fork . The cones are 6 -- 11 cm long , mature in about 18 months , and have flattish scales that open to release the seeds . It is a very attractive tree and is popular in gardens , despite its slow growth rate . Koyamaki was chosen as the Japanese Imperial crest for Prince Hisahito of Akishino , currently third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne . The plant was first introduced to Europe by John Gould Veitch in September 1860 . There is debate on what plant family Baltic amber was produced by , with macrofossil and microflossil evidence suggesting a Pinus relative , while chemical and infrared microspectroscopy evidence suggests relatives of either Agathis or Sciadopitys .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "895d503e29519e393bcae7d49d9a4e29", "text": "Mina (singer) Anna Maria Quaini ( born 25 March 1940 ) , known as Mina Mazzini or simply Mina , is an Italian singer . She was a staple of television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the 1960s to the mid-1970s , known for her three-octave vocal range , the agility of her soprano voice , and her image as an emancipated woman . In performance , Mina combined several modern styles with traditional Italian melodies and swing music , which made her the most versatile pop singer in Italian music . Mina dominated the country 's charts for fifteen years and reached an unsurpassed level of popularity . She has scored 79 albums and 71 singles on the Italian charts . Mina 's TV appearances in 1959 were the first for a female rock and roll singer in Italy . Her loud syncopated singing earned her the nickname Queen of Screamers . The public also labeled her the Tiger of Cremona for her wild gestures and body shakes . When she turned to light pop tunes , Mina 's chart-toppers in West Germany in 1962 and Japan in 1964 earned her the title of the best international artist in these countries . Mina 's more refined sensual manner was introduced in 1960 with Gino Paoli 's ballad `` This World We Love In '' , which charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961 . Mina was banned from TV and radio in 1963 because her pregnancy and relationship with a married actor did not accord with the dominant Catholic and bourgeois morals . After the ban , the public broadcasting service RAI tried to continue to prohibit her songs , which were forthright in dealing with subjects such as religion , smoking and sex . Mina 's cool act combined sex appeal with public smoking , dyed blonde hair , and shaved eyebrows to create a `` bad girl '' image . Mina 's voice has distinctive timbre and great power . Her main themes are anguished love stories performed in high dramatic tones . The singer combined classic Italian pop with elements of blues , R&B and soul music during the late 1960s , especially when she worked in collaboration with the singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti . Top Italian songwriters created material with large vocal ranges and unusual chord progressions to showcase her singing skills , particularly `` Brava '' by Bruno Canfora ( 1965 ) and the pseudo-serial `` Se telefonando '' by Ennio Morricone ( 1966 ) . The latter song was covered by several performers abroad . Shirley Bassey carried Mina 's ballad `` Grande grande grande '' to charts in the U.S. , U.K. , and other English-speaking countries in 1973 . Mina 's easy listening duet `` Parole parole '' was turned into a worldwide hit by Dalida and Alain Delon in 1974 . Mina gave up public appearances in 1978 but has continued to release popular albums on a yearly basis to the present day .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad24610cc45fa99ba2e31fc7a34a8e58", "text": "Kōshin or is a folk faith in Japan with Taoist origins , influenced by Shinto , Buddhism and other local beliefs . A typical event related to the faith is called , held on the Kōshin days that occur every 60 days in accordance with the Chinese sexagenary cycle . On this day some believers stay awake to prevent , entities believed to live inside the body of believers from leaving it during that night in order to report the good and specially the bad deeds of the believer to the god Ten-Tei . It is not clearly certain when such custom arrived or came into fashion in Japan , although it is believed that by some time in the 9th century it had been already practiced at least by aristocrats . A Japanese monk called Ennin wrote is his travel book upon visiting Tang China in 838 , that `` Tonight people are not sleeping . It is the same as in our country on Kōshin nights . '' In the Muromachi period , Buddhist monks started to write about the Kōshin , which led to wider popularity of the faith among public . Numerous monuments or pillars called ( or also ) were erected all over the country and the faith remained very popular through the Edo period . When the Meiji Government issued the Shinto and Buddhism Separation Order in 1872 , folk beliefs were turned down as superstitious , Kōshin belief too losing popularity as a result . Today , the Kōshin belief still survives , although it is far less popular and receives smaller recognition than it once did , due to the absence of any central organization to help promote such faith because of its folkloric nature . While many Kōshin-tō were moved , for example , to inside Buddhist temples or even to private houses to be protected , there are many remaining along historical roads as well . There are also well maintained , built in respect for the Kōshin , sometimes attached to Buddhist temples , or otherwise in stand-alone .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fde64c1265699a21c0090485bad87539", "text": "1959 in baseball", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97fa587cd3142fa1200113d65b162691", "text": "Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame The is a museum which includes a library , reference rooms and . It first opened in 1959 next door to Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo , Japan . In 1988 , the museum moved to a new site within the Tokyo Dome . The Hall of Fame and Museum was created as a means to contribute to the development of baseball in Japan through dedication of baseball greats -- players , executives , and umpires -- as Hall of Famers . In addition , the facility houses many memorable baseball materials including various kinds of baseball literature .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "413d02e3be431e3f111d94fa1db28d52", "text": "Kikuji Kawada is a Japanese photographer . He co-founded the Vivo photographic collective in 1959 with Akira Sato , Eikoh Hosoe , Ikko Narahara , Akira Tanno and Shomei Tomatsu . He was one of the fifteen artists selected for the `` New Japanese Photography '' exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art , New York in 1974 . He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Photographic Society of Japan in 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5e1a4c4e72d6485f0e20b590bb251991", "text": "60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen The , referred to from hereon as `` Kōhaku '' , was aired on December 31 , 2009 from NHK Hall in Japan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "db373943002bb953702f5a2d424a2a0a", "text": "Kà Kà is a show by Cirque du Soleil at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas , Nevada . Kà describes the story as `` the coming of age of a young man and a young woman through their encounters with love , conflict and the duality of Kà , the fire that can unite or separate , destroy or illuminate . '' In its review , the Los Angeles Times stated it `` may well be the most lavish production in the history of Western theater . It is surely the most technologically advanced . '' The New York Times highly praised all the technical aspects and costumes , but felt that it did not succeed in a particularly compelling story , rather it was `` essentially about the kind of wild physical feats that all Cirque shows are about , their jaw-dropping effect multiplied by the huge dimensions of the theatrical space . '' The show has been seen by more than one million spectators since its opening in February 2005 .", "title": "" } ]
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The blue-ringed octopus is an animal.
[ { "docid": "056fe817ec246e0c58c269331634580e", "text": "Blue-ringed octopus The blue-ringed octopodes ( genus Hapalochlaena ) are three octopus species that live in tide pools and coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans , from Japan to Australia . Their primary habitat is around southern New South Wales , South Australia , and northern Western Australia . They are recognized as one of the world 's most venomous marine animals . Despite their small size , 12 to , and relatively docile nature , they are dangerous to humans if provoked and handled , because their venom contains tetrodotoxin , a neurotoxin powerful enough to kill humans . They can be identified by their characteristic blue and black rings , and yellowish skin . When the octopus is agitated , the brown patches darken dramatically , iridescent blue rings , or clumps of rings , appear and pulsate within the maculae . Typically , 50 -- 60 blue rings cover the dorsal and lateral surfaces of the mantle . They hunt small crabs , hermit crabs , shrimp , and other small crustaceans .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "7bbb671bd2b287efbebb7d29daf58cd3", "text": "List of cnidarians of Ireland There are 302 species of cnidarians ( phylum Cnidaria ) recorded in Ireland . The cnidarians ' distinguishing feature is cnidocytes , specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey . Their bodies consist of mesoglea , a non-living jelly-like substance , sandwiched between two layers of epithelium that are mostly one cell thick . They have two basic body forms : swimming medusae and sessile polyps , both of which are radially symmetrical with mouths surrounded by tentacles that bear cnidocytes . Both forms have a single orifice and body cavity that are used for digestion and respiration . Many cnidarian species produce colonies that are single organisms composed of medusa-like or polyp-like zooids , or both ( hence they are trimorphic ) . Cnidarians found in Ireland and Irish waters include sea pens , sea anemones , hydroids , sea jellies ( `` jellyfish '' ) and corals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "003cdde508cdb95fe9d8ca06b1b6a4d2", "text": "Animat Animat ( third-person indicative present of the Latin verb animō ) , meaning to `` animate , give or bring life '' . Animats are artificial animals , a contraction of animal-materials . The term includes physical robots and virtual simulations . Animat research , a subset of Artificial Life studies , has become rather popular since Rodney Brooks ' seminal paper `` Intelligence without representation '' . The word was coined by S.W. Wilson in 1985 , in `` Knowledge growth in an artificial animal '' , published in the first Proceedings of an International Conference on Genetic Algorithms and Their Applications . An example using the Animat model as proposed by Wilson is discussed at some length in chapter 9 of Stan Franklin 's book , Artificial Minds . In this implementation , the animat is capable of independent learning about its environment through application and evolution of pattern-matching rules called `` taxons '' . In 2001 Thomas DeMarse performed studies on ` Neurally controlled animat ' . Every two years , the Society of Adaptive Behaviour meets and produces a proceedings on this topic . They also have a journal , Adaptive Behavior . Alan H Goldstein has proposed that , because nanobiotechnology is in the process of creating real animal-materials , speculative use of this term should be discouraged and its application become purely phenomenological . Based on the Animat Test ( contained in the reference `` I , Nanobot . '' ) any nonbiological material or entity that exhibits the minimum set of behaviors that define a life form is , de facto , an Animat . Goldstein 's basic premise is that in the age of nanobiotechnology it is necessary to follow the chemistry and molecular engineering rather than watching for the emergence of some pre-conceived minimum level of ` intelligence ' such as an artificial neural network capable of adaptive phenomena . Goldstein has cautioned that there is a serious disconnect between the fields of nanobiotechnology and A-life based on profound differences in scientific training , experimental systems , and the different sets of terminology ( jargon ) these two fields have produced . Nanobiotechnologists ( really molecular engineers who work with both biological and nonbiological molecules ) are generally not concerned with complex systems per se ; even when they are building molecular interconnects between such systems , e.g. neuroelectronic splices . A-Life researchers mainly take a systems-level approach . The enormous transformative power of novel molecular engineering has the potential to create Animats , true nonbiological life forms , whose relatively simple behavior would not fit into most standard A-Life paradigms . As a result , Goldstein argues , the first Animats may come into being completely unrecognized by either scientific community .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f21699dc21f1a69a7fbf4012e61f6ef7", "text": "Aggregation (ethology) In ethology , an aggregation is any form of gathering of organisms and the process of coming together . In some forms groups of unrelated species might form , in which interaction between members of the aggregation might be minimal ; for example herds of grazing zebra and antelopes might combine , both the better to observe the approach of predators , and to improve the odds of escape in the event of attack by predators . Sometimes there might be some interaction , such as mixed flocks of birds that observe each other 's foraging behaviour in searching for food . Sometimes there might be quite orderly common action , such as the queuing up for a resource ; for example different species of fishes may aggregate around a cleaning station where cleaner wrasse and cleaner shrimp are active , more or less taking turns for attention . Such aggregations , where there is no particular association of species or sizes , may be referred to loosely as unstructured aggregations . Commonly they are very temporary and may be loose , with flocks or herds associating casually and separating equally casually within hours . Structured aggregations tend to be longer-term and of a specific life-cycle function and context . Typically , though not necessarily , they will be of a single species . Often they will be of a single age and possibly of a single sex , such as shoals of fish fry that have specific ecological requirements that are not compatible with those of the mature species . One class of such aggregations comprises groups of adult , but immature `` bachelor '' males of elephants , seals , lions and other animals in which the mature herd will not tolerate males that would begin to compete with the dominant males . Another is when aposematic larvae of certain insects such as some Lepidoptera and Hemiptera form a flock that feed together and may migrate in `` processions '' until they are mature after which some kinds disperse . Most species of migrating birds and mammals flock on a large scale , partly for protection and partly for greater reliability of navigation . In some species of Hemiptera the adults remain with their aggregated immature offspring , sometimes in protective roles . The range of functions is very wide in detail , but among the more important classes of function are security against predators , success in food location , wide range of mate choice , with concomitant increase of outbreeding opportunities , location with other members of the same species ( sometimes adherence to separate communities can almost amount to parapatric residence when say , different communities of rats or chimpanzees have violent mutual antipathy ) . There also are various forms of educational function , such as in some species where the young must learn the correct mate recognition skills , and in highly intelligent species such as crows and elephants , must learn the necessary social skills and the necessary traditional foraging techniques in their region . Aggregation activities are not restricted to the animal kingdom ; for one example , a fundamental class of aggregations occurs in the various groups of slime molds , in which separate cells actually aggregate in the process of constructing their reproductive structure . Category : Ethology", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7fe7f31ae9e83bbed9c04a2356324b6b", "text": "Octopus wolfi Octopus wolfi is the smallest known octopus . It is found in fairly shallow waters in the western Pacific . It is characterised by a pattern of `` papillate fringes '' around the edge of the suckers near the arm tip . Its length is less than 2.5 cm and it weighs less than 1 g . It is found in the western Pacific Ocean at depths between 10 and .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "31d1c28158201e21d0adccdc2517e0a2", "text": "Hypoathroid The term hypoathroid ( Ancient Greek hypo - , `` under '' + - athroid , `` gathered together '' ) is used to describe the arrangement of ganglia in the nervous system of molluscs . In the hypoathroid state , the pleural ganglia of the `` chest '' and the pedal ganglia of the `` feet '' lie close to each other more or less underneath the gut , and they communicate with the cerebral ganglia via long connectives . It is a condition that is characteristic of the Archaeogastropoda clade , and represents one end of a three-part spectrum of such arrangements , the other two being the dystenoid system in which the pleural and cerebral ganglia are closer together but still distinctly separate , and the epiathroid condition in which the pleural , pedal , and cerebral ganglia all lie close together ( characteristic , for example , of the Mesogastropoda and Neogastropoda . The centralization of the nervous system generally is considered evidence of an evolutionary advancement among molluscs , while the more diffuse condition is viewed as a sign of evolutionary proximity to the hypothetical `` archimollusc '' ancestor of all molluscs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e37e659d0f2652569d4a7212e931b14", "text": "Eurypterid Eurypterids ( sea scorpions ) are an extinct group of arthropods related to arachnids that include the largest known arthropods to have ever lived . They are members of the extinct order Eurypterida ( Chelicerata ) ; which is the most diverse Paleozoic chelicerate order in terms of species . The name Eurypterida comes from the Greek words eury - ( meaning `` broad '' or `` wide '' ) and pteron ( meaning `` wing '' ) . This name was chosen due to the pair of wide swimming appendages on the first fossil eurypterids discovered . The largest , such as Jaekelopterus , reached 2.5 m in length , but most species were less than 20 cm . They were formidable predators that thrived in warm shallow water , in both seas and lakes , from the mid Ordovician to late Permian . Although informally called `` sea scorpions '' , only the earliest ones were marine ( later ones lived in brackish or freshwater ) , and they were not true scorpions . According to theory , the move from the sea to fresh water had probably occurred by the Pennsylvanian subperiod . Eurypterids are believed to have undergone ecdysis , making their significance in ecosystems difficult to assess , because it can be difficult to tell a fossil moult from a true fossil carcass . They became extinct during the Permian -- Triassic extinction event or sometime before the event . Their fossils have a near global distribution . About two dozen families of eurypterids are known . Perhaps the best-known genus of eurypterid is Eurypterus , of which around 16 fossil species are known . The genus Eurypterus was described in 1825 by James Ellsworth De Kay , a zoologist . He recognized the arthropod nature of the first-ever described eurypterid specimen , found by Dr. S. L. Mitchill . In 1984 , that species , Eurypterus remipes was named the state fossil of New York . Pentecopterus decorahensis , which lived as early as 467.3 million years ago , is the oldest described eurypterid ; with an estimated length of 1.83 m , it has been described as `` the first real big predator '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4de7c4a52e91882afa733fa910e79cc6", "text": "Mollusc shell The mollusc ( or molluskOften spelled mollusk shell in the USA ; the spelling `` mollusc '' are preferred by ) shell is typically a calcareous exoskeleton which encloses , supports and protects the soft parts of an animal in the phylum Mollusca , which includes snails , clams , tusk shells , and several other classes . Not all shelled molluscs live in the sea ; many live on the land and in freshwater . The ancestral mollusc is thought to have had a shell , but this has subsequently been lost or reduced on some families , such as the squid , octopus , and some smaller groups such as the caudofoveata and solenogastres , and the highly derived Xenoturbella . Today , over 100,000 living species bear a shell ; there is some dispute as to whether these shell-bearing molluscs form a monophyletic group ( conchifera ) or whether shell-less molluscs are interleaved into their family tree . Malacology , the scientific study of molluscs as living organisms , has a branch devoted to the study of shells , and this is called conchology -- although these terms used to be , and to a minor extent still are , used interchangeably , even by scientists ( this is more common in Europe ) . Within some species of molluscs , there is often a wide degree of variation in the exact shape , pattern , ornamentation , and color of the shell .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e5dad223505ae662af876b2a93993336", "text": "Grimpoteuthis Grimpoteuthis , also called the Dumbo Octopus , is a genus of pelagic umbrella octopus that live in the deep sea . Prominent ear-like fins protrude from the mantle just above their lateral eyes . They have a U or V shaped shell in their mantle which gives them a bell shaped appearance . Some species are short , squat and yellow , while others resemble a jellyfish with one big brown walking shoe . Some have suckers , in addition to spines , on all 8 webbed arms while others look like a regular octopus with the addition of blue or other coloured `` ears '' . These octopuses are commonly nicknamed `` Dumbo octopuses '' or `` Dumbo octopods '' or even '' Dumboes '' in reference to how the ear-like fins protruding from the top of their head-like bodies resemble the ears of Walt Disney 's flying elephant Dumbo . There are at least 13 species recognized in the genus , each having a different aspect from all the others . These features could be larger ears or different colours . As these animals live at the bottom of the sea they have a very small food supply . Prey include crustaceans , bivalves , worms and copepods . The average life span of various Grimpoteuthis species is 3 to 5 years . All species of Grimpoteuthis are bathyal creatures , living at extreme depths of 3000 to with some living up to 7000 m below sea level , which is the deepest of any known octopus . They are some of the rarest of the Octopoda species . They have been found worldwide in the waters of New Zealand , Australia , Monterey Bay , Oregon , Philippines , Martha 's Vineyard , Papua New Guinea and Azores . They can flush the transparent layer of their skin at will , and are pelagic animals , as with all other cirrate octopuses . The largest Dumbo octopus ever recorded was 1.8 metres ( 5.9 ft ) in length and weighed 5.9 kg . The average size for most species is 20 -- 30 centimetres ( 7.9 -- 12 in ) in length . The average weight is still undetermined .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c17452884e1687a98ebe369ee04a4ad0", "text": "Oarfish Oarfish are large , greatly elongated , pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the small family Regalecidae . Found in all temperate to tropical oceans yet rarely seen , the oarfish family contains four species in two genera . One of these , the giant oarfish ( Regalecus glesne ) , is the longest bony fish alive , growing up to 11 m in length . That is not enough to qualify as the longest fish , however , as some of the cartilaginous fish such as the basking shark and whale shark are even longer . The common name oarfish is thought to be in reference either to their highly compressed and elongated bodies , or to the now discredited belief that the fish `` row '' themselves through the water with their pelvic fins . The family name Regalecidae is derived from the Latin regalis , meaning `` royal '' . The occasional beachings of oarfish after storms , and their habit of lingering at the surface when sick or dying , make oarfish a probable source of many sea serpent tales . Although the larger species are considered game fish and are fished commercially to a minor extent , oarfish are rarely caught alive ; their flesh is not well regarded for eating due to its gelatinous consistency .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b6cba3a2e07ca438866dbb903a0cffe9", "text": "Ecdysozoa Ecdysozoa -LSB- ˌɛkdɪsoʊ-ˈzoʊə -RSB- is a group of protostome animals , including Arthropoda ( insects , chelicerata , crustaceans , and myriapods ) , Nematoda , and several smaller phyla . They were first defined by Aguinaldo et al. in 1997 , based mainly on phylogenetic trees constructed using 18S ribosomal RNA genes . A large study in 2008 by Dunn et al. strongly supported the Ecdysozoa as a clade , that is , a group consisting of a common ancestor and all its descendants . The group is also supported by morphological characters , and includes all animals that shed their exoskeleton ( see ecdysis ) . The group was initially contested by a significant minority of biologists . Some argued for groupings based on more traditional taxonomic techniques , while others contested the interpretation of the molecular data .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab7c5ec66576fa7fd2cbe345d05ca462", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "80d6a31d059e775a17c7f154b7a2a40e", "text": "Starfish Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea . Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids , which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or `` basket stars '' . About 1,500 species of starfish occur on the seabed in all the world 's oceans , from the tropics to frigid polar waters . They are found from the intertidal zone down to abyssal depths , 6000 m below the surface . Starfish are marine invertebrates . They typically have a central disc and five arms , though some species have a larger number of arms . The aboral or upper surface may be smooth , granular or spiny , and is covered with overlapping plates . Many species are brightly coloured in various shades of red or orange , while others are blue , grey or brown . Starfish have tube feet operated by a hydraulic system and a mouth at the centre of the oral or lower surface . They are opportunistic feeders and are mostly predators on benthic invertebrates . Several species have specialized feeding behaviours including eversion of their stomachs and suspension feeding . They have complex life cycles and can reproduce both sexually and asexually . Most can regenerate damaged parts or lost arms and they can shed arms as a means of defence . The Asteroidea occupy several significant ecological roles . Starfish , such as the ochre sea star ( Pisaster ochraceus ) and the reef sea star ( Stichaster australis ) , have become widely known as examples of the keystone species concept in ecology . The tropical crown-of-thorns starfish ( Acanthaster planci ) is a voracious predator of coral throughout the Indo-Pacific region , and the northern Pacific sea star is considered to be one of the world 's 100 worst invasive species . The fossil record for starfish is ancient , dating back to the Ordovician around 450 million years ago , but it is rather poor , as starfish tend to disintegrate after death . Only the ossicles and spines of the animal are likely to be preserved , making remains hard to locate . With their appealing symmetrical shape , starfish have played a part in literature , legend , design and popular culture . They are sometimes collected as curios , used in design or as logos , and in some cultures , despite possible toxicity , they are eaten .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0be4c32d6085bf3c2ad0fb455066b6de", "text": "Benthos Benthos is the community of organisms that live on , in , or near the seabed , also known as the benthic zone . This community lives in or near marine sedimentary environments , from tidal pools along the foreshore , out to the continental shelf , and then down to the abyssal depths . Many organisms adapted to deep-water pressure can not survive in the upper parts of the water column . The pressure difference can be very significant ( approximately one atmosphere for each 10 metres of water depth ) . Because light is absorbed before it can reach deep ocean-water , the energy source for deep benthic ecosystems is often organic matter from higher up in the water column that drifts down to the depths . This dead and decaying matter sustains the benthic food chain ; most organisms in the benthic zone are scavengers or detritivores . The term benthos , coined by Haeckel in 1891 , comes from the Greek noun βένθος `` depth of the sea '' . Benthos is also used in freshwater biology to refer to organisms at the bottom of freshwater bodies of water , such as lakes , rivers , and streams . There is also a redundant synonym , benthon .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a999447f4931d7861521f3ac5ab23555", "text": "Blue-backed fish Blue-backed fish ( 背の青い魚 se no aoi sakana ) ; also referred to as Blue-fish ( 青魚 aozakana ) is a category of fish used in Japanese cuisine that have a rich and fatty taste , and are distinguished from another category of white meat fish that tend to have a lighter and more delicate flavor . It is not a scientific categorization , but refers to commonness in outer appearance , fleshiness and oiliness and include such species of fish as sardine , mackerel , herring , perch and anchovy . Blue-backed fish tend to be high in the essential amino acid , histidine , as well as the omega-3 fatty acids , eicosapentaenoic acid ( EPA ) and docosahexaenoic acid ( DHA ) , and are generally said to have health benefits when included in a balanced diet , including such effects as reducing cholesterol . Almost without exception , blue-backed fish are salt water fish that travel in schools close to the surface of the water , have wide migratory patterns and are relatively low on the food chain so feed on plankton , etc. . Their appearance , as is indicated by their name , is a dark blue dorsal with a nearly white under belly . Further , blue-fish are generally fairly small in size and caught in large quantities resulting in low market price , so are thought of as mass-market fish for general consumption and are distinguished from larger , specialty fish caught in smaller quantities , even if they share other qualities .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8902a4135ff1f14633767a454c2d0fe3", "text": "Caribbean reef shark The Caribbean reef shark ( Carcharhinus perezii ) is a species of requiem shark , belonging to the family Carcharhinidae . It is found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil , and is the most commonly encountered reef shark in the Caribbean Sea . With a robust , streamlined body typical of the requiem sharks , this species is difficult to tell apart from other large members of its family such as the dusky shark ( C. obscurus ) and the silky shark ( C. falciformis ) . Distinguishing characteristics include dusky-colored fins without prominent markings , a short free rear tip on the second dorsal fin , and tooth shape and number . Measuring up to 3 m long , the Caribbean reef shark is one of the largest apex predators in the reef ecosystem , feeding on a variety of fishes and cephalopods . They have been documented resting motionless on the sea bottom or inside caves , unusual behavior for an active-swimming shark . If threatened , it may perform a threat display in which it frequently changes direction and dips its pectoral fins . Like other requiem sharks , it is viviparous with females giving birth to 4 -- 6 young every other year . Caribbean reef sharks are of some importance to fisheries as a source of meat , leather , liver oil , and fishmeal , but recently they have become more valuable as an ecotourist attraction . In the Bahamas and elsewhere , bait is used to attract them to groups of divers in controversial `` shark feedings '' . This species is responsible for a small number of attacks on humans . The shark attacks usually happen in the spring/summer part of the year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "74743ffd4a1c8026f267dc9d538d016a", "text": "Boletzkyida Boletzkyida is a primitive order of teuthid coleoid cephalopod : the boletzkyids are thought to be the earliest forms of coleoid cephalopods , and appear to form a link between nautiloid orthocerids and more advanced coleoids . Boletzkyida was named and described by Bandel , Reitner , and Sturmer in 1983 ( B.R. & S ) from specimens found in the Lower Devonian black slate ( `` Hunsrück Slate '' ) in Germany . Boletzkyd shells grew to as long as 16 cm . The juvenile portion is a phragmocone that closely resembles that of Silurian orthcerid Michelinoceras with a spherical protoconch ( first chamber ) and tubular living ( or body ) chamber with a simple rounded aperture . In the early juvenile stage the living chamber is about as long as the chambered phragmocone . Later in the juvenile stage the living chamber grows proportionally longer and develops a median dorsal and two lateral keels and has an aperture with a receded ventral or lower lip ( B.R. & S ) . At full maturity the narrowly expanding , keeled living chamber dominates all but the first few centimeters of shell and is reminiscent of the gladii or pens of later squid . Bandel , et al ( 1983 ) divided the Boletzkyida into two , not too dissimilar families , each based on a single genus . They are the Boletzkyidae based on the genus Boletzkya and the Naefiteuthidae based on the genus Naefiteuthis . The main difference between Boletzkya and Naefiteuthis is the length of the phragmocone at which time the living chamber becomes gladius-like and dominates the shell . Boletzkya probably hatched with a shell only about 3 -- 4 mm long and was at least in outward appearance a miniature adult . With two septa the living chamber is as long as 5 mm . Later in the juvenile stage the phragmocone increased in size relative to the living chamber until , at an overall length of about 8 mm , it reached equal length . Shortly after this the dorsal median keel first appeared and the inner ( ventral ) apetural lip became retarded while the outer ( dorsal ) lip grows into a gladius-like proostracum ( B.R. & S ) . Once started , the `` gladius '' grew rapidly . At a phragmocone of slightly more than 4 mm it reached a length of more than 3 times ( 15 mm ) . A 12 -- 13 mm phragmocone had a `` gladius '' of 70 mm , and with only two more mm of phragmocone ( 15 mm ) a `` gladius '' of 100 mm ( B.R. & S ) . Naefiteuthis is similar to Boletzkya and hatched at about the same size , except that it has almost no phragmocone and the keeled gladius-like living chamber developed almost immediately . Also the living chamber in Naefiteuthis expanded more rapidly than in Boletzkya , with an apical angle of 20 -- 25 degrees versus only 5 -- 10 degrees for Boletzkya . Naefiteuthis seems to have been more stout and perhaps more robust than Boletzkya which was apparently quite streamlined . Like Boletzkya , the Naefiteuthis hatchling was most likely a miniature adult . Nothing is known directly of the boletzkyd animal but judging from its most likely michelinocerid ancestors ( B.R. & S ) and their obvious squid descendants that it had 10 arms . A Michelinoceras from the Silurian of Bolivia was found ( Mehl 1984 ) with imprints showing it had 10 arms and a distantly related Treptoceas ( Orthonybyoceras ) from the Upper Ordovician near Cincinnati , Ohio were found with indications it , too , had 10 arms ( Flower 1955 ) . The 10 arms of squid ( 8 arms and 2 tentacles ) are well known . Boletzkyida brings the origin of the Coleoidea near simultaneous with that of the Ammonoidea and may put their ancestry directly in the nautiloid Orthocerida .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad91180c6a1fd29f0ed72b7e9f839e58", "text": "Cephalopod size Cephalopods vary enormously in size . The smallest are only about 1 cm long and weigh less than 1 g at maturity , while the largest -- the giant and colossal squids -- can exceed 10 m in length and weigh close to half a tonne ( 0.5 tonne ) , making them the largest living invertebrates . Similarly large cephalopods are known from the fossil record , including enormous examples of ammonoids , belemnoids , nautiloids , and vampyromorphids . In terms of mass , the largest of all known cephalopods were likely the giant shelled ammonoids and endocerids . Size , and particularly maximum size , has been one of the most interesting aspects of cephalopod science to the general public . This is evidenced by the regular coverage given to the giant squid -- and more recently , the colossal squid -- in both the popular press and academic literature ( see Ellis , 1998 ; Roper & Shea , 2013 ; Paxton , 2016 ) . On account of its status as a charismatic megafauna the giant squid has been proposed as an emblematic animal for marine invertebrate conservation ( see Guerra et al. , 2011 ) . Certain cephalopod species are noted for having individual body parts of exceptional size . The giant and colossal squids , for example , have the largest known eyes among living animals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e6d9057179bae27d47db989eae6f14e1", "text": "Gastropoda The Gastropoda or gastropods , more commonly known as snails and slugs , are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca . The class Gastropoda includes snails and slugs of all kinds and all sizes from microscopic to large . There are many thousands of species of sea snails and sea slugs , as well as freshwater snails , freshwater limpets , land snails and land slugs . The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species , second only to the insects in overall number . The fossil history of this class goes back to the Late Cambrian . There are 611 families of gastropods known , of which 202 are extinct and appear only in the fossil record . Gastropoda ( previously known as univalves and sometimes spelled `` Gasteropoda '' ) are a major part of the phylum Mollusca , and are the most highly diversified class in the phylum , with 65,000 to 80,000 living snail and slug species . The anatomy , behavior , feeding , and reproductive adaptations of gastropods vary significantly from one clade or group to another . Therefore , it is difficult to state many generalities for all gastropods . The class Gastropoda has an extraordinary diversification of habitats . Representatives live in gardens , woodland , deserts , and on mountains ; in small ditches , great rivers and lakes ; in estuaries , mudflats , the rocky intertidal , the sandy subtidal , in the abyssal depths of the oceans including the hydrothermal vents , and numerous other ecological niches , including parasitic ones . Although the name `` snail '' can be , and often is , applied to all the members of this class , commonly this word means only those species with an external shell big enough that the soft parts can withdraw completely into it . Those gastropods without a shell , and those with only a very reduced or internal shell , are usually known as slugs ; those with a shell into which they can not withdraw are termed limpets . The marine shelled species of gastropod include edible species such as abalone , conches , periwinkles , whelks , and numerous other sea snails that produce seashells that are coiled in the adult stage -- though in some , the coiling may not be very visible , for example in cowries . In a number of families of species , such as all the various limpets , the shell is coiled only in the larval stage , and is a simple conical structure after that .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c831c66a6374e9ba745ba830d40f5787", "text": "Hermaphrodite In biology , a hermaphrodite is an organism that has reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes . Many taxonomic groups of animals ( mostly invertebrates ) do not have separate sexes . In these groups , hermaphroditism is a normal condition , enabling a form of sexual reproduction in which either partner can act as the `` female '' or `` male '' . For example , the great majority of tunicates , pulmonate snails , opisthobranch snails and slugs are hermaphrodites . Hermaphroditism is also found in some fish species and to a lesser degree in other vertebrates . Most plants are also hermaphrodites . Historically , the term hermaphrodite has also been used to describe ambiguous genitalia and gonadal mosaicism in individuals of gonochoristic species , especially human beings . The word intersex has come into preferred usage for humans , since the word hermaphrodite is considered to be misleading and stigmatizing , as well as `` scientifically specious and clinically problematic '' . A rough estimate of the number of hermaphroditic animal species is 65,000 . Since the estimated total number of animal species is 8.6 million , the percentage of animal species that are hermaphroditic is about 0.7 % . Arthropods are the phylum with the largest number of species . Most hermaphroditic species exhibit some degree of self-fertilization . The distribution of self-fertilization rates among animals is similar to that of plants , suggesting that similar processes are operating to direct the evolution of selfing in animals and plants .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0d690047f28a8de055d5e247ee11a249", "text": "Animal language Animal languages are forms of non-human animal communication that show similarities to human language . Animals communicate by using a variety of signs such as sounds or movements . Such signing may be considered complex enough to be called a form of language if the inventory of signs is large , the signs are relatively arbitrary , and the animals seem to produce them with a degree of volition ( as opposed to relatively automatic conditioned behaviors or unconditioned instincts , usually including facial expressions ) . In experimental tests , animal communication may also be evidenced through the use of lexigrams ( as used by chimpanzees and bonobos ) . While the term `` animal language '' is widely used , researchers agree that animal languages are not as complex or expressive as human language . Many researchers argue that animal communication lacks a key aspect of human language , that is , the creation of new patterns of signs under varied circumstances . ( In contrast , for example , humans routinely produce entirely new combinations of words . ) Some researchers , including the linguist Charles Hockett , argue that human language and animal communication differ so much that the underlying principles are unrelated . Accordingly , linguist Thomas A. Sebeok has proposed to not use the term `` language '' for animal sign systems . Marc Hauser , Noam Chomsky , and W. Tecumseh Fitch assert an evolutionary continuum exists between the communication methods of animal and human language .", "title": "" } ]
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Idris Elba was in American Gangster, Takers, Thor, Prometheus, Pacific Rim, Thor: The Dark World, Beasts of No Nation, and Star Trek Beyond.
[ { "docid": "889cd40d56a7577480b59c9be30c84b6", "text": "Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna `` Idris '' Elba , ( -LSB- ˈɪdrᵻs_ˈɛlbə -RSB- born 6 September 1972 ) is an English actor , musician , and DJ . He is known for playing druglord Russell `` Stringer '' Bell on the HBO series The Wire , Detective John Luther on the BBC One series Luther , and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom ( 2013 ) . He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film , winning one , and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award . Elba has appeared in films such as Ridley Scott 's American Gangster ( 2007 ) , Takers ( 2010 ) , Thor ( 2011 ) , Prometheus ( 2012 ) , Pacific Rim ( 2013 ) , Thor : The Dark World ( 2013 ) and Beasts of No Nation ( 2015 , for which he received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor ) , and Star Trek Beyond ( 2016 ) . In 2016 , he also voiced Chief Bogo in Zootopia , Shere Khan in The Jungle Book , and Fluke in Finding Dory . He will make his directorial debut with an adaptation of 1992 novel Yardie by Victor Headley . In addition to his acting work , Elba is a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis ( or Big Driis the Londoner ) and hip hop soul musician . In 2016 , he was named in the Time 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "76f3dbdf2cc9cfaaac0e6f4291441325", "text": "Collector (comics) The Collector ( Taneleer Tivan ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books , the character has been featured in nearly five decades of Marvel continuity . The Collector appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , portrayed by Benicio del Toro , in a cameo in the mid-credits scene of 2013 's Thor : The Dark World , and in 2014 's Guardians of the Galaxy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a913a508bcb016d99cd6c7e4975a6a1", "text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "76f7437cb59b8acafe7b352d27679ce9", "text": "Clash of the Titans (franchise) Clash of the Titans is a British -- American fantasy action media franchise based on characters and myths of Ancient Greek mythology . The first film , Clash of the Titans , was released in 1981 with a remake made in 2010 . The remake spawned a sequel , Wrath of the Titans , in 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3b33cf3bfdbde0c139ada1356c0c91b1", "text": "Sin City (film) Sin City ( also known as Frank Miller 's Sin City ) is a 2005 American neo-noir crime anthology film written , produced , and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez . It is based on Miller 's graphic novel of the same name . Much of the film is based on the first , third and fourth books in Miller 's original comic series . The Hard Goodbye is about a man who embarks on a brutal rampage in search of his one-time sweetheart 's killer , killing anyone , even the police , that gets in his way of finding and killing her murderer . The Big Fat Kill focuses on an everyman getting caught in a street war between a group of prostitutes and a group of mercenaries , the police and the mob . That Yellow Bastard follows an aging police officer who protects a young woman from a grotesquely disfigured serial killer . The intro and outro of the film are based on the short story `` The Customer is Always Right '' , which is collected in Booze , Broads & Bullets , the sixth book in the comic series . The film stars an ensemble cast led by Jessica Alba , Benicio del Toro , Brittany Murphy , Clive Owen , Mickey Rourke , Bruce Willis , and Elijah Wood , and featuring Alexis Bledel , Michael Clarke Duncan , Rosario Dawson , Carla Gugino , Rutger Hauer , Jaime King , Michael Madsen , and Nick Stahl , among others . Sin City opened to wide critical and commercial success , gathering particular recognition for the film 's unique color processing , which rendered most of the film in black and white but retained or added coloring for selected objects . The film was screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in competition and won the Technical Grand Prize for the film 's `` visual shaping '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49b446113f608bc96e0a5558fddfbc8f", "text": "Scott Elrod Scott Michael Elrod ( born February 10 , 1975 ) is an American actor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5a1d800f3a58ce0e26dc0d8caddded51", "text": "Goodfellas Goodfellas ( stylized as GoodFellas ) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese . It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi , who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese . The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980 . Scorsese initially named the film Wise Guy and postponed making it ; later , he and Pileggi changed the name to Goodfellas . To prepare for their roles in the film , Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci , and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi , who shared research material left over from writing the book . According to Pesci , improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted . The director made transcripts of these sessions , took the lines he liked best , and put them into a revised script , which the cast worked from during principal photography . Made on a budget of $ 25 million , Goodfellas grossed $ 46.8 million . It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role . The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , including Best Film and Best Director . Additionally , Goodfellas was named the year 's best film by various critics ' groups . Goodfellas is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in the crime genre . In 2000 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress . Its content and style have been emulated in numerous other films and television shows .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d27073b4433bb5f0e3d208f95495d263", "text": "Sam Rockwell Samuel Rockwell ( born November 5 , 1968 ) is an American actor known for independent and mainstream films . He is known for his leading roles in Lawn Dogs ( 1997 ) , Confessions of a Dangerous Mind ( 2002 ) , Matchstick Men ( 2003 ) , The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy ( 2005 ) , Choke ( 2008 ) , Moon ( 2009 ) , Seven Psychopaths ( 2012 ) , and Mr. Right ( 2015 ) , as well as for his supporting roles in The Green Mile ( 1999 ) , Galaxy Quest ( 1999 ) , The Assassination of Jesse James ( 2007 ) , Frost/Nixon ( 2008 ) , Conviction ( 2010 ) , Iron Man 2 ( 2010 ) , Cowboys & Aliens ( 2011 ) , The Way , Way Back ( 2013 ) , and Poltergeist ( 2015 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e97c26ad093f65037394e694c4f5864a", "text": "Sam Raimi Samuel M `` Sam '' Raimi ( -LSB- ˈreɪmi -RSB- born October 23 , 1959 ) is an American film director , producer , screenwriter and actor , famous for creating the cult horror Evil Dead series , as well as directing the original Spider-Man trilogy ( 2002 -- 07 ) and the 1990 superhero film Darkman . His most recent work is the 2013 Disney fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful . Raimi has also produced several successful television series and founded his own production company , Renaissance Pictures , in 1979 . Recently , he worked as the producer of The Possession , and the 2013 remake of Evil Dead .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e05956e8ed91bed9a8dd89213d43da62", "text": "Thor (Marvel Comics) Thor Odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character , based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name , is the Asgardian god of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer Mjolnir , which grants him the ability of flight and weather manipulation amongst his other superhuman attributes . Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books , the character first appeared in Journey into Mystery # 83 ( Aug. 1962 ) and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee , scripter Larry Lieber , and penciller-plotter Jack Kirby . He has starred in several ongoing series and limited series , and is a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers , appearing in each volume of that series . The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series , clothing , toys , trading cards , video games , and movies . The character was first portrayed in live action by Eric Allan Kramer in the 1988 television movie The Incredible Hulk Returns . Chris Hemsworth portrays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor , The Avengers , Thor : The Dark World and Avengers : Age of Ultron and will reprise his role in Thor : Ragnarok , Avengers : Infinity War , and its untitled sequel . Thor placed 14th on IGN 's list of `` Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time '' in 2011 , and first in their list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' in 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ca73aaa4119b84616a2257c92686052b", "text": "Benjamin Byron Davis Benjamin Byron Davis ( born June 21 , 1972 ) is an American actor , writer , director and acting coach . He has appeared primarily on television series , including Without a Trace , Criminal Minds , Gilmore Girls , Windfall , MADtv , Six Feet Under , among other series . In addition to television , he also performs on stage . In 2011 , Davis directed the theatre production Awake . Davis was the voice of two characters in Rockstar Games ' `` Red Dead Redemption '' ; Dutch Van Der Linde and Nastas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b94a8632159043e4f7deef2a49e46b82", "text": "Empire (2015 TV series) Empire is an American musical drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong which debuted on January 7 , 2015 on Fox . Although it is filmed in Chicago , the show is set in New York . It centers on a fictional hip hop music and entertainment company , Empire Entertainment , and the drama among the members of the founders ' family as they fight for control of it . On January 15 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a third season , which premiered on September 21 , 2016 . On January 11 , 2017 , Fox renewed the series for a fourth season , consisting of eighteen episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d33671e8540a2999ff3f1bf52b89a880", "text": "Aaron Eckhart Aaron Edward Eckhart ( born March 12 , 1968 ) is an American film and stage actor . Born in Cupertino , California , he moved to the UK at age 13 , when his father relocated the family . Several years later , he began his acting career by performing in school plays , before moving to Sydney , Australia for his high school senior year . He left high school without graduating , but earned a diploma through an adult education course , and graduated from Brigham Young University ( BYU ) in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film . For much of the mid-1990s , he lived in New York City as a struggling , unemployed actor . As an undergraduate at BYU , Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute , who cast him in several of his own original plays . Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous , sociopathic ladies ' man in LaBute 's black comedy film In the Company of Men ( 1997 ) . Under LaBute 's guidance he worked in the director 's films Your Friends & Neighbors ( 1998 ) , Nurse Betty ( 2000 ) , and Possession ( 2002 ) . Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh 's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich ( 2000 ) , and in 2006 received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking . Another mainstream breakout occurred in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent . Other key roles include The Pledge ( 2001 ) , The Core ( 2003 ) , Rabbit Hole ( 2010 ) Battle : Los Angeles ( 2011 ) , Olympus Has Fallen ( 2013 ) , I , Frankenstein ( 2014 ) , Olympus '' ' sequel , London Has Fallen and Sully '' ( both 2016 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d34cb07d090dc1bbf1d0a1524705fe2e", "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 '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5e887c7d720cc21d266e943d9c968ce", "text": "Lethal Weapon (franchise) Lethal Weapon is an American buddy cop action comedy franchise created by Shane Black that focuses on two Los Angeles Police Department ( LAPD ) detectives , Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh . The franchise consists of four films released during the 1980s and 1990s , as well as a television series in 2016 . All four films in the series were directed by Richard Donner and also share many of the same core cast members , while the television series recast the main roles with younger actors instead .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "03f2b308d0d171a0efe5bc90b5446344", "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 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7d63617603c673d6f94821af90ca7952", "text": "God of Thunder (2015 film) God of Thunder ( aka Dark Universe ) is a 2015 film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5ac9b47f5bae389633a818d3a790276b", "text": "The Dark Knight (film) The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed , co-produced , and co-written by Christopher Nolan . Featuring the DC Comics character Batman , the film is the second part of Nolan 's The Dark Knight Trilogy and a sequel to 2005 's Batman Begins , starring an ensemble cast including Christian Bale , Michael Caine , Heath Ledger , Gary Oldman , Aaron Eckhart , Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman . In the film , Bruce Wayne/Batman ( Bale ) , James Gordon ( Oldman ) and Harvey Dent ( Eckhart ) form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City , but are menaced by a criminal mastermind known as the Joker ( Ledger ) who seeks to undermine Batman 's influence and create chaos . Nolan 's inspiration for the film was the Joker 's comic book debut in 1940 , the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke , and the 1996 series The Long Halloween , which retold Two-Face 's origin . The nickname `` the Dark Knight '' was first applied to Batman in Batman # 1 ( 1940 ) , in a story written by Bill Finger . The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago , as well as in several other locations in the United States , the United Kingdom , and Hong Kong . Nolan used IMAX 70 mm film cameras to film some sequences , including the Joker 's first appearance in the film . The film is dedicated to the memory of Ledger , who died on January 22 , 2008 , some months after the completed filming and six months before the film 's release , from a toxic combination of prescription drugs , leading to intense attention from the press and movie-going public . Warner Bros. initially created a viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight , developing promotional websites and trailers highlighting screenshots of Ledger as the Joker . A co-production of the United States and the United Kingdom , The Dark Knight was released on July 16 , 2008 in Australia , on July 18 , 2008 , in North America , and on July 25 , 2008 , in the United Kingdom . Considered by film critics to be one of the best films of the 2000s and one of the best superhero films ever , the film received highly positive reviews and set numerous records during its theatrical run . The Dark Knight appeared on more critics ' top ten lists ( 287 ) than any other film of 2008 with the exception of WALL-E , and more critics ( 77 ) named The Dark Knight the best film of 2008 than any other film released that year . With over $ 1 billion in revenue worldwide , it is the 29th-highest-grossing film of all time , unadjusted for inflation . The film received eight Academy Award nominations ; it won the award for Best Sound Editing and Ledger was posthumously awarded Best Supporting Actor . The Dark Knight Rises , the final film in the trilogy , was released on July 20 , 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18d70b10763d2726dfdb3aaf6a2e4c78", "text": "Doug Jones (actor) Doug Jones ( born May 24 , 1960 ) is an American actor and former contortionist known for roles in the science fiction , fantasy , and horror genres , often wearing heavy makeup to play nonhuman characters . He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro , starring in Mimic , as Abe Sapien in Hellboy and Hellboy II : The Golden Army , the Faun and the Pale Man in Pan 's Labyrinth , Crimson Peak and The Shape of Water . He has appeared in films such as Tank Girl , Hocus Pocus and The Bye Bye Man . He also portrayed the titular Silver Surfer in the superhero film Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer , as well as appearing in the TV series Falling Skies , Buffy the Vampire Slayer and del Toro 's The Strain . He is currently a series regular in Star Trek : Discovery , as Lt. Saru .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e9284de34d382a0416f4208d9f887d27", "text": "Matt Damon Matthew Paige Damon ( -LSB- ˈdeɪmən -RSB- born October 8 , 1970 ) is an American actor , film producer , and screenwriter . He is ranked among Forbes magazine 's most bankable stars and is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time . Damon has received various accolades , including an Academy Award from five nominations , two Golden Globe Awards from eight nominations , and has been nominated for two British Academy Film Awards and six Emmy Awards . Born and raised in Cambridge , Massachusetts , Damon began his acting career by appearing in high school theater productions and he made his professional acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza ( 1988 ) . He came to prominence in 1997 when he wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting alongside Ben Affleck , which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay , and earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor . He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the eponymous character in Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 ) , the antihero in The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999 ) , a fallen angel in Dogma ( 1999 ) , an energy analyst in Syriana ( 2005 ) , and a corrupt Irish-American police officer in The Departed ( 2006 ) . Damon is also known for his starring roles as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise ( 2002 -- 16 ) and as a con man in the Ocean 's Trilogy ( 2001 -- 07 ) . For his supporting role as the rugby player Francois Pienaar in Invictus ( 2009 ) and his leading role as an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian ( 2015 ) , Damon received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor , respectively . The latter also won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor . Damon has received Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal of Scott Thorson in the biopic Behind the Candelabra ( 2013 ) and for producing the reality series Project Greenlight . He also received an Oscar nomination for producing Manchester by the Sea ( 2016 ) . In addition to acting in films , Damon has performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films and has established two production companies with Affleck . He has been involved in charitable work , including the ONE Campaign , H2O Africa Foundation , Feeding America , and Water.org . Damon is married to Luciana Bozán Barroso , and they have three daughters together .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e1562e3e2ba348de668f39a050d4889", "text": "Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film Every year since its inception , the Japanese Academy has recognized an outstanding foreign film . The year that any given film is nominated is not based on the film 's domestic release date but rather on the date it is released in Japan . As delays of over four months are not uncommon , many films are nominated in Japan the following year after their release to the Japanese market ( i.e. Million Dollar Baby won the American Academy Award for Best Picture for films made in 2004 , but the Japanese award , based on its localized release date , is for 2005 ) . In fact , not one of the five films nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Picture had been released in Japan by February 15 , 2008 , the date of the Japan Academy Prize Ceremony . Although the 2007 recipient of this award , Letters from Iwo Jima , a film almost entirely in Japanese , would not seem to meet the qualification of a `` Foreign Language Film '' , the actual Japanese title of the award , 最優秀外国作品賞 makes no mention of language . 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[ { "docid": "4c391d37d5b197d98cf6008977e05297", "text": "Arthur of the Britons Arthur of the Britons is a British television show about the historical King Arthur . Produced by the HTV regional franchise , it consisted of two series , released between 1972 and 1973 . ITV had already a reputation for entertaining historical TV shows that would display adventure and swordplay , such as The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel ( 1956 ) , The Adventures of Robin Hood ( 1955 ) , The Adventures of Sir Lancelot ( 1956 ) , Ivanhoe ( 1958 ) and Sir Francis Drake ( 1961 ) . Like Richard Lionheart in the TV shows about Robin Hood and Ivanhoe this King Arthur shows greatness by making peace between the two foremost peoples in the England of his era . The looks of King Arthur and his brother-in-arms Kai resemble contemporary rockstars . Arthur of the Britons was broadcast repeatedly on numerous local ITV stations during the 1970s and 1980s . The theme music was by Elmer Bernstein .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0d5b11a3f7be614394112b10e59cfd76", "text": "Out (novel) is a 1997 Japanese crime novel written by Japanese author Natsuo Kirino and published in English in 2004 . The novel won the 51st Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel . It is her first novel to be published in the English language . The book is currently published by Vintage , part of Random House , in Britain and has been translated into English by Stephen Snyder . The English translation was nominated for the 2004 Edgar Award for Best Novel . A Japanese film adaptation of Out , directed by Hirayama Hideyuki , was released in 2002 to generally tepid reviews . According to Variety ( on-line edition ) , New Line Cinema has purchased the rights for an American version , to be directed by Nakata Hideo ( Ring , Ring 2 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "07cd83192e2fa12eba1d135cfbd1198e", "text": "Neighbours Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera . It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985 . It was created by TV executive Reg Watson , who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems together . Seven decided to commission the show following the success of Watson 's Sons and Daughters , which aired on the network . Although successful in Melbourne , Neighbours underperformed in the Sydney market and struggled for months before Seven cancelled it . The show was immediately bought by rival network Ten . After taking over production of the show , the new network had to build replica sets because Seven destroyed the originals to prevent its rival from obtaining them . Ten began screening Neighbours on 20 January 1986 , taking off where the previous series left off and commencing with episode 171 . Neighbours has since become the longest running drama series in Australian television and in 2005 , it was inducted collectively into the Logie Hall of Fame . On 11 January 2011 , Neighbours moved to Ten 's digital channel , Eleven . The show 's storylines concern the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough , a fictional suburb of Melbourne , Victoria . The series primarily centres on the residents of Ramsay Street , a short cul-de-sac , and its neighbouring area , the Lassiters complex , which includes a bar , hotel , cafe , police station , lawyers ' office and park . Neighbours began with three families created by Watson -- the Ramsays , the Robinsons and the Clarkes . Watson said that he wanted to show three families who are friends living in a small street . The Robinsons and the Ramsays had a long history and were involved in an ongoing rivalry . Pin Oak Court , in Vermont South , is the real cul-de-sac that has doubled for Ramsay Street since 1985 . All of the houses featured are real and the residents allow the production to shoot external scenes in their yards . The interior scenes are filmed at the Global Television studios in Forest Hill . Through its entire run in Australia , Neighbours has been screened as a twenty-two-minute episode each week night in an early-evening slot . In Australia it is currently broadcast each weeknight at 6:30 pm on Eleven . The show is produced by FremantleMedia and has been sold to over sixty countries around the world , making it one of Australia 's most successful media exports . Neighbours was first screened in the United Kingdom in October 1986 on BBC1 where it achieved huge popularity among British audiences in the late 1980s and 1990s . In 2008 , it moved to the UK 's Channel 5 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "05d1a3b725269fe65a76a4abcce70fcc", "text": "The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid 's Tale is a 1985 dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood . Set in a near-future New England , in a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States government , the novel explores themes of women in subjugation and the various means by which they gain individualism and independence . The novel 's title echoes the component parts of Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales , which comprises a series of connected stories ( `` The Merchant 's Tale '' , `` The Parson 's Tale '' , etc. ) . The Handmaid 's Tale won the 1985 Governor General 's Award and the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987 ; it was also nominated for the 1986 Nebula Award , the 1986 Booker Prize , and the 1987 Prometheus Award . The book has been adapted into a film ( 1990 ) , an opera ( 2000 ) , a TV series ( 2017 ) , and other media .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "348fa6460571b0bb95b54f07e4b1365b", "text": "Lost Empires Lost Empires is a 1986 television adaptation of J. B. Priestley 's novel of the same name , and starred Colin Firth , John Castle and Laurence Olivier . Produced by Granada Television , it was shown as a serial , and premiered on the UK 's ITV network in October and November 1986 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c52932a95daacf32b5af250ecdf8cc46", "text": "The Borrowers (miniseries) The Borrowers is a BBC TV miniseries first broadcast in 1992 on BBC2 and then later on American television station TNT . The miniseries is adapted from the 1952 Carnegie Medal-winning first novel and second novel of author Mary Norton 's The Borrowers series : The Borrowers and The Borrowers Afield , respectively . The film stars Ian Holm , Penelope Wilton and Rebecca Callard and was directed by John Henderson . The miniseries was named on the BFI 's list of `` 100 Greatest British Television Programmes '' . Throughout the miniseries , every episode ( except the last one ) ended on a cliffhanger . The miniseries was followed by The Return of the Borrowers . That TV miniseries aired in 1993 also on BBC2 and TNT . Both series follow the Clocks , a family of tiny people who are forced to flee from their home under the floorboards in an old manor into the English countryside .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "55eb434910d10c6574371e33f85a90e7", "text": "Waylander Waylander may refer to : Waylander ( band ) , a Celtic metal band from Northern Ireland Waylander ( novel ) , a fantasy novel by David Gemmell Waylander the Slayer , the protagonist in the fantasy novel by David Gemmell", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7bf5496e9f8d299a70f30623b93485a1", "text": "North & South (TV serial) North & South is a British television drama serial , produced by the BBC and originally broadcast in four episodes on BBC One in November and December 2004 . It follows the story of Margaret Hale ( Daniela Denby-Ashe ) , a young woman from southern England who has to move to the North after her father decides to leave the clergy . The family struggles to adjust itself to the industrial town 's customs , especially after meeting the Thorntons , a proud family of cotton mill owners who seem to despise their social inferiors . The story explores the issues of class and gender , as Margaret 's sympathy for the town mill workers clashes with her growing attraction to John Thornton ( Richard Armitage ) . The serial is based on the 1855 Victorian novel North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell and takes place in the years surrounding the Great Exhibition of 1851 . It was adapted for television by Sandy Welch and directed by Brian Percival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e9aee1338561bb5f1fb9ef7eae7c905", "text": "Outcast (Sutcliff novel) Outcast is a historical novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1955 . It takes place in Roman Britain and tells the tale of an orphaned Roman child who is shipwrecked on a coast of Dumnonia in Celtic Britain , outside of Roman rule . He is adopted by a childless couple , grows up within the tribe , eventually leaving to rejoin Roman society , and being carried along by a chain of events all the way to Rome and ultimately back to Britain . Like many Sutcliff novels , the plot is driven by the protagonist 's search for identity amidst several cultures in which he feels himself to be an outcast .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "24d22d9f72b4f8005f464a9df3675e93", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e4d597c539610a82bae3c35ececc24b9", "text": "The Two Towers The Two Towers is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien 's high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings . It is preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring and followed by The Return of the King .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8d8189215f7b68d5c2f5891c8ce06252", "text": "Vikings (season 3) The third season of the historical drama television series Vikings premiered on February 19 , 2015 on History in Canada , and concluded on April 23 , 2015 , consisting of 10 episodes . Filmed in Ireland , Vikings is inspired by the tales about the Viking Ragnar Lothbrok , one of the best-known mythological Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of France and England . It portrays Ragnar as a Viking farmer who pioneers the first daring raids into England , and eventually becomes a Scandinavian king , with the support of his family and fellow warriors : his brother Rollo , his son Björn Ironside , and his wives -- the shieldmaiden Lagertha and the princess Aslaug . The third season follows the development of Ragnar 's family , and the Vikings as they become more entwined in English affairs , and also begin to raid further afield .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8cf4261e8e17de63376ab0aaedee99a7", "text": "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen is a story written by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien . It can be found in Appendix A of Tolkien 's most famous book , The Lord of the Rings . It takes place in the Third Age of the author 's fictional universe , Middle-earth . The tale tells the story of the love of the mortal Man Aragorn and the immortal Elf-maiden Arwen . In Tolkien 's fictional universe , the tale was written by Faramir and Éowyn 's grandson Barahir after Aragorn 's death . An abbreviated version of the tale was included in the copy of the Thain 's Book made by Findegil in . The tale tells of Aragorn 's first meeting with Arwen at Rivendell and of their later meeting in Lothlórien , where Arwen chose a mortal life and pledged her love to Aragorn . It also tells of Aragorn 's death in and of Arwen 's death a year later . The short version of `` The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen '' can be found in Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c13195d0f47d5d5740169f32f0768f7c", "text": "Oliver Twist (1985 TV serial) Oliver Twist is a 1985 BBC TV serial . It was directed by Gareth Davies , and adapted by Alexander Baron from the novel by Charles Dickens . It follows the book more closely than any of the other film adaptions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c55def7f43f8f01b69cb7b83774759aa", "text": "The Outcast (TV adaptation) The Outcast was a two-part television adaptation of Sadie Jones ' debut novel of the same name . It was first broadcast on BBC One on Sunday 12 July 2015 ( Part I ) and 19 July 2015 ( Part II ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bdb8048a12b2db319c910f79c7aae0f4", "text": "The History of Middle-earth The History of Middle-earth is a 12-volume series of books published between 1983 and 1996 that collect and analyse material relating to the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien , compiled and edited by his son , Christopher Tolkien . The series shows the development over time of Tolkien 's conception of Middle-earth as a fictional place with its own peoples , languages , and history , from his earliest notions of a `` mythology for England '' through to the development of the stories that make up The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings . It is not a `` history of Middle-earth '' in the sense of being a chronicle of events in Middle-earth written from an in-universe perspective . In 2000 -- 01 , the twelve volumes were republished in three limited edition omnibus volumes . Non-deluxe editions of the three volumes were published in 2002 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b8cdeaccd00bb2867e8043061d9f3211", "text": "Novel in Scotland The novel in Scotland includes all long prose fiction published in Scotland and by Scottish authors since the development of the literary format in the eighteenth century . The novel was soon a major element of Scottish literary and critical life . Tobias Smollett 's picaresque novels , such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle mean that he is often seen as Scotland 's first novelist . Other Scots who contributed to the development of the novel in the eighteenth century include Henry Mackenzie and John Moore . There was a tradition of moral and domestic fiction in the early nineteenth century that included the work of Elizabeth Hamilton , Mary Brunton and Christian Johnstone . The outstanding literary figure of the early nineteenth century was Walter Scott , whose Waverley is often called the first historical novel . He had a major worldwide influence . His success led to a publishing boom in Scotland . Major figures that benefited included James Hogg , John Galt , John Gibson Lockhart , John Wilson and Susan Ferrier . In the mid-nineteenth century major literary figures that contributed to the development of the novel included David Macbeth Moir , John Stuart Blackie , William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Margaret Oliphant . In the late nineteenth century , a number of Scottish-born authors achieved international reputations , including Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle , whose Sherlock Holmes stories helped found the tradition of detective fiction . In the last two decades of the century the `` kailyard school '' ( cabbage patch ) depicted Scotland in a rural and nostalgic fashion , often seen as a `` failure of nerve '' in dealing with the rapid changes that had swept across Scotland in the industrial revolution . Figures associated with the movement include Ian Maclaren , S. R. Crockett and J. M. Barrie , best known for his creation of Peter Pan , which helped develop the genre of fantasy , as did the work of George MacDonald . Among the most important novels of the early twentieth century was The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown , which broke with the Kailyard tradition . John Buchan played a major role in the creation of the modern thriller with The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle . The Scottish literary Renaissance attempted to introduce modernism into art and create of a distinctive national literature . It increasingly focused on the novel . Major figures included Neil Gunn , George Blake , A. J. Cronin , Eric Linklater and Lewis Grassic Gibbon . There were also a large number of female authors associated with the movement , who included Catherine Carswell , Willa Muir , Nan Shepherd and Naomi Mitchison . Many major Scottish post-war novelists , such as Robin Jenkins , Jessie Kesson , Muriel Spark , Alexander Trocchi and James Kennaway spent most of their lives outside Scotland , but often dealt with Scottish themes . Successful mass-market works included the action novels of Alistair MacLean and the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett . A younger generation of novelists that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s included Allan Massie , Shena Mackay and Alan Spence . Working class identity continued to be explored by Archie Hind , Alan Sharp , George Friel and William McIlvanney . From the 1980s Scottish literature enjoyed another major revival , with figures including Alasdair Gray , James Kelman , Irvine Welsh , Alan Warner , Janice Galloway , A. L. Kennedy , Iain Banks , Candia McWilliam , Frank Kuppner and Andrew O'Hagan . In genre fiction Iain Banks , writing as Iain M. Banks , produced ground-breaking science fiction and Scottish crime fiction has been a major area of growth with the success of novelists including Frederic Lindsay , Quintin Jardine , Val McDermid , Denise Mina , Christopher Brookmyre , and particularly Ian Rankin and his Inspector Rebus novels . The most successful author of Scottish origins in recent years has been J. K. Rowling , author of the Harry Potter series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1faf3b7c38c0d189ac567a47c6d84058", "text": "The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring The Lord of the Rings : War of the Ring is a 2003 real-time strategy game ( RTS ) developed by Liquid Entertainment , the makers of the previous Battle Realms and its expansion , Winter of the Wolf , and published by Sierra Entertainment . Set in J. R. R. Tolkien 's fictional Middle-earth , it expands upon the events of the War of the Ring as told in his fantasy novel , The Lord of the Rings . Unlike the later RTS The Lord of the Rings : The Battle for Middle-earth by Electronic Arts , War of the Ring is unrelated to the films by Peter Jackson . The game is officially licensed by Tolkien Enterprises , as are other book-based ( as opposed to film-based ) Tolkien games such as The Fellowship of the Ring and The Hobbit ( 2003 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "66cffade99f6ae0bbf0731716c9f8755", "text": "The Railway Series The Railway Series is a set of story books about a railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor . There are 42 books in the series , the first being published in 1945 . Twenty-six were written by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry , up to 1972 . A further 16 were written by his son , Christopher Awdry ; 14 between 1983 and 1996 , and two more in 2007 and 2011 . Nearly all of The Railway Series stories were based upon real-life events . As a lifelong railway enthusiast , Awdry was keen that his stories should be as realistic as possible . The engine characters were almost all based upon real classes of locomotive , and some of the railways themselves were directly based upon real lines in the British Isles . Characters and stories from the books formed the basis of the children 's television series Thomas and Friends . Audio adaptations of The Railway Series have been recorded at various times under the title The Railway Stories .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "14e7964d4465137956d15ccb6aee60e5", "text": "Music Inspired by Watership Down Music Inspired by Watership Down is a progressive rock album by Swedish musician Bo Hansson . The album is Hansson 's fourth solo album and is , as its name suggests , built around musical ideas inspired by Richard Adams ' heroic fantasy novel Watership Down . It was the second album of Hansson 's to have been based on a novel ; his first solo album , Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings , had likewise been based on J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings . Hansson had already composed and released a musical suite inspired by Watership Down on his previous album Attic Thoughts . However , beyond its title , the Music Inspired by Watership Down album contains few overt references to the novel and instead features excerpts from the works of various poets , such as John Keats and Alexander Pope . Music Inspired by Watership Down was originally released in Sweden as El-Ahrairah by YTF Records in 1977 . This title was taken directly from the pages of Watership Down , with El-Ahrairah being the name of a trickster , folk hero-deity rabbit , known as `` The Prince with a Thousand Enemies '' . The album was subsequently released with its English title by Charisma Records in the United Kingdom and Sire Records in the United States , but it failed to chart on either side of the Atlantic . Music Inspired by Watership Down was reissued on CD in 2004 by Virgin Records .", "title": "" } ]
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Labor Day involves honoring the collective organization of working people developed to represent and campaign for better working conditions and treatment from their employers and, by the implementation of labour and employment laws, their governments also known as the American labor movement.
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[ { "docid": "4242cc1408a932fc5783ace8177ac534", "text": "Workers' Day The following countries have a public holiday named Workers ' Day : Angola , Bulgaria , China ( where it is celebrated as International Labour Day and is celebrated over 3 days ) , Argentina , Brazil , Cuba , France , Italy , Portugal , Malta , Marshal Islands , Mozambique , Namibia , Panama , South Africa , Zambia and Zimbabwe . Its history is closely linked to the labour movement and the May Day celebrations celebrated in other parts of the world .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dfb534bacc240e075683ea15532f3454", "text": "Labor Party (United States, 1996) The Labor Party was an American social democratic political party advocating workers ' interests . Membership at one point reached about 5,000 . The party was formed in 1996 by the United Mine Workers , International Longshore and Warehouse Union , American Federation of Government Employees , California Nurses Association , and hundreds of other local labor unions . From the beginning a dispute over the Party 's running of candidates arose with many of the official unions totally opposed to running candidates that might cause the defeat of their normal Democratic allies . Smaller locals and left union activists on the other had pushed for a clean break with the Democratic Party . This issue was debated internally for years until 1999 when the Party 's leadership agreed to some endorsements of Labor Party members running . In 2001 the Labor Party endorsed labor sponsored independent candidates in San Francisco and Ohio local elections . After the 2000 elections even symbolic support dripped away . The future of the party remains uncertain , particularly after the 2002 death of Tony Mazzocchi , the founding national organizer . All of the founding unions continued to actively support Democratic Party candidates . In December 2005 , the South Carolina Labor Party announced that it would seek ballot status in South Carolina and run a candidate in the 2006 legislative elections . Labor Party News quoted Leonard Riley , President of the Charleston International Longshoremen 's Association Local 1422 as saying , `` Given the results of the past few elections , I think the workers of South Carolina would jump at the opportunity to consider a Labor Party which would guarantee an uncompromising voice for working people on their issues . '' Although South Carolina law permitted electoral fusion , the Labor Party pledged not to endorse candidates of any other party . Party officials acknowledged that the choice of South Carolina may have seemed unusual due to the fact that the state had the second lowest concentration of union workers in the United States . However , party officials said that the relatively high unemployment rate , the decline in the textile industry , and the indifference of the state Democratic and Republican parties to the interests of working people , African-Americans and women created a political space for the Labor Party . The party submitted 16,500 signatures on July 11 , 2006 . If 10,000 of the signatures were valid , the party would be qualified for the 2007 and 2008 elections . This effort was apparently unrelated to the concurrent attempt of the Working Families Party to gain ballot access in South Carolina , a state that allows electoral fusion . In July 2007 Ballot Access News reported that the SCLP was attempting to recruit candidates . The party suspended active operations in 2007 but a group said to affiliated with the party nominated one candidate for the South Carolina State House for 2010 . The candidate , Brett Bursey , received 442 votes , or 3.06 % . In December 2012 Mark Dudzic wrote an article in which he said confirmed that the party had suspended operations in 2007 . While some have taken this to mean that he said that the time was currently not right for the Labor Party to exist , others have seen this as a start of a discussion about the future of the Labor Party .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1ecb268c7f12254f3eebc25d4709b0c3", "text": "Walkout In labor disputes , a walkout is a labor strike , the act of employees collectively leaving the workplace as an act of protest . A walkout can also mean the act of leaving a place of work , school , a meeting , a company , or an organization , especially if meant as an expression of protest or disapproval . A walkout can be seen as different from a strike in that a walkout can occur spontaneously , and need not necessarily involve all the workers present , whereas a strike is often voted on beforehand by the workers , giving notification both to all of the workers and to the company affected . Walkouts have often been staged against the presence of a speaker or the content of an in-progress speech at a meeting . The protest , which is often a silent , non-violent means of expressing disapproval , is often interpreted as an exercise of the freedom of association while allowing the speaker to exercise the freedom of speech , albeit with a reduced audience in attendance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c1fdf24b6226d732ed89f670f437a890", "text": "Collective action Collective action refers to action taken together by a group of people whose goal is to enhance their status and achieve a common objective . It is enacted by a representative of the group . It is a term that has formulations and theories in many areas of the social sciences including psychology , sociology , anthropology , political science and economics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d4e1fa8dff1a315ecdf6d444d0f6c4f1", "text": "Wartime Labour Relations Regulations The Wartime Labour Relations Regulations , adopted by Order in Council P.C. 1003 on 17 February 1944 , was a wartime measure introduced during World War II in Canada by the Liberal government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King . It was the first in Canada to legally recognize the existence of unions and to force employers to negotiate with organized workers . It was drafted loosely on the American Wagner Act and is considered the framework for union rights in Canada . It was adopted under the War Measures Act , and was extended to cover all workers in Canada through adoption by Acts of all the provincial legislatures . This continued to be in effect until 1948 , where the provinces all passed similar legislation within their respective jurisdictions . The regulations posed both positive and negative consequences for workers and unions alike . Some of the former included : Unions had guaranteed access to financial resources and support through the Rand formula , which required all workers under a union to pay union dues in exchange for a collective bargaining unit . Union density increased dramatically following the end of World War II . Unions were now legally recognized by federal law as a legal means of negotiating work terms and conditions with employers . Workers won the right to share in gains of increased productivity via higher wages and benefits . Promoted a virtuous cycle of production and consumption to produce economic growth based on Keynesian policies . Created a grievance procedure that placed strict limits on management 's ability to treat a worker in an arbitrary manner . Among adverse consequences there were the following : Grievance procedures shifted power away from unions and collective workers to lawyers and arbitrators . Unions became extremely bureaucratic and less radical . Workers agreed to Fordist/Taylorist working conditions and were expected to participate in increasing productivity . Unions shifted focus away from mobilizing and educating their workforce about political affairs and began focusing on policing the workers and acting as a middle-man between workers and employers . Union members became highly separated from the union representatives . Attempts to create and maintain a distinctive working class culture were largely abandoned . Wildcat and sympathy strikes were made illegal , and unionized workers had to follow an orderly fashion to engage in striking which meant no striking during periods of collective bargaining .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f2a72b7eb4f54b8a41ad68f3bd41134f", "text": "Labour power Labour power ( in German : Arbeitskraft ; in French : force de travail ) is a crucial concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of capitalist political economy . Marx distinguished between the capacity to do work , labour power , from the physical act of working , labour . Labour power exists in any kind of society , but on what terms it is traded or combined with means of production to produce goods and services has historically varied greatly . Under capitalism , according to Marx , the productive powers of labour appear as the creative power of capital . Indeed , `` labour power at work '' becomes a component of capital , it functions as working capital . Work becomes just work , workers become an abstract labour force , and the control over work becomes mainly a management prerogative .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a9ba1ba81ec2197a99960167959cb146", "text": "Labor intensity Labor intensity is the relative proportion of labor ( compared to capital ) used in a process . Its inverse is capital intensity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a335335dfc5f1ed8296e92086bbef381", "text": "Human rights movement Human rights movement refers to a nongovernmental social movement engaged in activism related to the issues of human rights . The foundations of the global human rights movement involve resistance to : colonialism , imperialism , slavery , racism , apartheid , patriarchy , and oppression of indigenous peoples . A key principle of the human rights movement is its appeal to universality : the idea that all human beings should struggle in solidarity for a common set of basic conditions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "808e34fb238240e4687cfc7af2432e5b", "text": "Civil rights movements Civil rights movements are a worldwide series of political movements for equality before the law , that peaked in the 1960s . In many situations they have been characterized by nonviolent protests , or have taken the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change through nonviolent forms of resistance . In some situations , they have been accompanied , or followed , by civil unrest and armed rebellion . The process has been long and tenuous in many countries , and many of these movements did not , or have yet to , fully achieve their goals , although the efforts of these movements have led to improvements in the legal rights of some previously oppressed groups of people , in some places . The main aim of the successful Civil Rights Movement and other social movements for civil rights included ensuring that the rights of all people were and are equally protected by the law . These include but are not limited to the rights of minorities , women 's rights , and LGBT rights .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7142fedf317782f37d465fa9dc889980", "text": "Employee Appreciation Day Employee Appreciation Day is an unofficial holiday observed on the first Friday in March in the United States and Canada . It is a day for companies to thank their employees for their hard work and effort throughout the year . This day was created for the purpose of strengthening the bond between employer and employee . Though the holiday is still gaining in adoption in the U.S. and abroad , like Boss 's Day , Employee Appreciation Day has become an opportunity for managers , company leadership and HR to remember the importance of appreciating employees . Companies often celebrate by offering gifts , events or special recognition for workers . Studies show that recognition and appreciation are growing in importance as drivers of employee happiness and engagement . This has resulted in more and more companies and organizations using the day to thank their employees . Many publications such as Inc. magazine , Forbes , and Boston.com , are writing about the holiday to remind employers to recognize and reward employee effort and to offer tips for building a stronger corporate culture through appreciation . Showing employees appreciation can result in a company 's higher retention rate , not only increasing the productivity of employees but the company as a whole .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "053863bd91fa7d7d03fdfc9c5a1696aa", "text": "Black capitalism Black capitalism is a movement among African Americans to build wealth through the ownership and development of businesses . Black capitalism has traditionally focused on African-American businesses , although some critics and activists have also pushed for increased representation of Blacks in corporate America .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eaa648f123fb5ee97cee7a4db6fc3094", "text": "Workers Party (United States) The Workers Party ( WP ) was a Third Camp Trotskyist group in the United States . It was founded in April 1940 by members of the Socialist Workers Party who opposed the Soviet invasion of Finland . They included Max Shachtman , who became the new group 's leader , Hal Draper , C. L. R. James , Martin Abern , Joseph Carter , Julius Jacobson , and Irving Howe . The party 's politics are often referred to as Shachtmanite . At the time of the split , almost 40 % of the membership of the SWP left the SWP . The WP had approximately 500 members . Although it recruited among workers and youth during the war years it never grew substantially , despite having more impact than its numbers would suggest .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bf2c1fef76d59bcdf67ded2633c71d46", "text": "Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 better known as the Taft -- Hartley Act , ( 80 H.R. 3020 , ) is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions . The act , still effective , was sponsored by Senator Robert A. Taft and Representative Fred A. Hartley , Jr. , and became law by overcoming U.S. President Harry S. Truman 's veto on June 23 , 1947 ; labor leaders called it the `` slave-labor bill '' while President Truman argued that it was a `` dangerous intrusion on free speech , '' and that it would `` conflict with important principles of our democratic society . '' Nevertheless , Truman would subsequently use it twelve times during his presidency . The Taft -- Hartley Act amended the National Labor Relations Act ( NLRA ; informally the Wagner Act ) , which Congress passed in 1935 . The principal author of the Taft -- Hartley Act was J. Mack Swigert , of the Cincinnati law firm Taft , Stettinius & Hollister . Historian James T. Patterson concludes that : By the 1950s most observers agreed that Taft-Hartley was no more disastrous for workers than the Wagner Act had been for employers . What ordinarily mattered most in labor relations was not government laws such as Taft-Hartley , but the relative power of unions and management in the economic marketplace . Where unions were strong they usually managed all right ; when they were weak , new laws did them little additional harm .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dc7aa06663bf31db1290042ab38ea63d", "text": "Work–family balance in the United States Work -- family balance in the United States refers to the specific issues that arise when men and women in the United States attempt to balance their occupational lives with their family lives . This differs from work-life balance : while work-life balance may refer to the health and living issues that arise from work , work -- family balance refers specifically to how work and families intersect and influence each other . Work -- family balance in the U.S. differs significantly for families of different social class . Middle-class family issues center on dual-earner spouses and parents while lower class issues center on problems that arise due to single parenting . Work -- family balance issues also differ by class , since middle class occupations provide more benefits and family support while low-wage jobs are less flexible with benefits . Solutions for helping individuals manage work -- family balance in the U.S. include legislation , workplace policies , and the marketization of care work .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b01a74e6b1457774eecdee48124dec0e", "text": "National Labor Relations Act The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 ( 49 Stat . 449 ) ( also known as the Wagner Act after New York Senator Robert F. Wagner ) is a foundational statute of United States labor law which guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions , engage in collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work , and take collective action including strike if necessary . The act also created the National Labor Relations Board , which conducts elections that can require employers to engage in collective bargaining with labor unions ( also known as trade unions ) . The Act does not apply to workers who are covered by the Railway Labor Act , agricultural employees , domestic employees , supervisors , federal , state or local government workers , independent contractors and some close relatives of individual employers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a8bc19dcb607cc8da27d9ba467459a2b", "text": "Protected concerted activity Protected Concerted Activity is a legal term used in labor policy to define employee protection against employer retaliation in the United States . It is a legal principle under the subject of the freedom of association . It defines the activities workers may partake in without fear of employer retaliation . In countries where there is relatively robust employee dismissal protection , the protection of protected concerted activity is less of a distinct legal issue . In liberal market societies like the United States , where it is comparatively easy for an employer to fire an employee , the issue of protected concerted activity has become an important employment protection . The National Labor Relations Act , the main labor policy governing labor relations in the United States , defines concerted activity in Section 7 . Section 7 - Employees shall have the right to self-organization , to form , join , or assist labor organizations , to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing , and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection ... Generally speaking , there is protected concerted activity when two or more employees act together to improve their terms and conditions of employment , although it is ( on rare occasions ) possible for conduct to be so egregious that it becomes unprotected . Employees have a right to advocate in this manner even where there is no union involved . At times , protected concerted activity has extended to individual employees , like for example when an employee speaks individually to his or her employer on behalf of him or herself and one or more co-workers about improving workplace conditions . An individual employee who seeks to enforce a collective bargaining agreement will generally be deemed to be engaged in concerted activity . On the other hand , an employee who acts as a `` whistleblower '' may or may not be engaging in concerted activity ; if the complaint is entirely individual and the employee has not discussed it with co-workers , it is unlikely to be protected by the National Labor Relations Act ( though it may well be protected under some other public policy ) . The Act does not limit the manner , time , or place in which employees can engage in concerted activity . Consequently , in recent years , the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has often taken the position that employee conversations about common workplace issues which make use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter are protected against retaliation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "37578ab963891d1a73b852e3ea604b1e", "text": "World Day Against Child Labour The World Day Against Child Labour is an International Labour Organization ( ILO ) sanctioned holiday first launched in 2002 aiming to raise awareness and activism to prevent child labour . It was spurred by ratifications of ILO Convention No. 138 on the minimum age for employment and ILO Convention No. 182 on the worst forms of child labour . The World Day Against Child Labour , which is held every year on June 12 , is intended to foster the worldwide movement against child labour in any of its forms .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5bb4ef0dc7769e6b5e68227c865b032", "text": "Comprehensive campaign A comprehensive campaign is labor union organizing or a collective bargaining campaign with a heavy focus on research , the use of community coalition-building , publicity and public pressure , political and regulatory pressure , and economic and legal pressure in addition to traditional organizing tactics . The comprehensive campaign is a labor tactic primarily used in the United States , where labor unions lack many of the legal protections accorded their counterparts in the European Community and where cultural norms against unions are not as strong . However , as globalization increases and capital and labor become more mobile , employers outside the U.S. are adopting American union-avoidance tactics , and comprehensive campaigns are becoming more common in Europe and Asia . Comprehensive campaigns are not commonly used in the United States due to their cost and the organizational expertise their require . However , they are gaining popularity in the U.S. labor movement , and many unions claim to be building comprehensive campaign capabilities .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd31874c42993453aaa35f1b1492f0dd", "text": "Pullman Strike The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States on May 11 , 1894 , and a turning point for US labor law . It pitted the American Railway Union ( ARU ) against the Pullman Company , the main railroads , and the federal government of the United States under President Grover Cleveland . The strike and boycott shut down much of the nation 's freight and passenger traffic west of Detroit , Michigan . The conflict began in Pullman , Chicago , on May 11 when nearly 4,000 factory employees of the Pullman Company began a wildcat strike in response to recent reductions in wages . Most factory workers who built Pullman cars lived in the `` company town '' of Pullman on the South Side of Chicago , Illinois . The industrialist George Pullman had designed it ostensibly as a model community . Pullman had a diverse work force . He wanted to hire African-Americans for certain jobs at the company . Pullman used ads and other campaigns to help bring workers into his company . When his company laid off workers and lowered wages , it did not reduce rents , and the workers called for a strike . Among the reasons for the strike were the absence of democracy within the town of Pullman and its politics , the rigid paternalistic control of the workers by the company , excessive water and gas rates , and a refusal by the company to allow workers to buy and own houses . They had not yet formed a union . Founded in 1893 by Eugene V. Debs , the ARU was an organization of unskilled railroad workers . Debs brought in ARU organizers to Pullman and signed up many of the disgruntled factory workers . When the Pullman Company refused recognition of the ARU or any negotiations , ARU called a strike against the factory , but it showed no sign of success . To win the strike , Debs decided to stop the movement of Pullman cars on railroads . The over-the-rail Pullman employees ( such as conductors and porters ) did not go on strike . Debs and the ARU called a massive boycott against all trains that carried a Pullman car . It affected most rail lines west of Detroit and at its peak involved some 250,000 workers in 27 states . The Railroad brotherhoods and the American Federation of Labor ( AFL ) opposed the boycott , and the General Managers Association of the railroads coordinated the opposition . Thirty people were killed in response to riots and sabotage that caused $ 80 million in damages . The federal government obtained an injunction against the union , Debs , and other boycott leaders , ordering them to stop interfering with trains that carried mail cars . After the strikers refused , President Grover Cleveland ordered in the Army to stop the strikers from obstructing the trains . Violence broke out in many cities , and the strike collapsed . Defended by a team including Clarence Darrow , Debs was convicted of violating a court order and sentenced to prison ; the ARU then dissolved .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e80664c1093e0cb8a4f6d5725a02e27", "text": "Voluntary association A voluntary group or union ( also sometimes called a voluntary organization , common-interest association , association , or society ) is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement , usually as volunteers , to form a body ( or organization ) to accomplish a purpose . Common examples include trade associations , trade unions , learned societies , professional associations , and environmental groups . Membership is not necessarily voluntary : in order for particular associations to function correctly they might need to be mandatory or at least strongly encouraged , as is common with many teachers unions in the US . Because of this , some people use the term common-interest association to describe groups which form out of a common interest , although this term is not widely used or understood . Voluntary associations may be incorporated or unincorporated ; for example , in the US , unions gained additional powers by incorporating . In the UK , the terms Voluntary Association or Voluntary Organisation cover every type of group from a small local Residents ' Association to large Associations ( often Registered Charities ) with multimillion-pound turnover that run large-scale business operations ( often providing some kind of public service as subcontractors to government departments or local authorities ) .", "title": "" } ]
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San Francisco is located in the state of California.
[ { "docid": "13e67d6a7c021861105858432a0eb92b", "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 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "20e395ccfc98826c72e519cc9846674a", "text": "California state finances California state finances are the budget of the U.S. state of California . They are made up of several funds derived from taxes . The General Fund makes up 3/4th of the entire budget ; it allocates monies to state operations and payments to localities . The annual budget is proposed by the California State Legislature and approved by the Governor of California , who enjoys the prerogative of line-item veto .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e8254b6eb1a83b64b6e99bb6ffabe84", "text": "California Code of Civil Procedure The California Code of Civil Procedure ( commonly abbreviated to Code Civ . Proc . in formal legal citations or just CCP in treatises and other less formal contexts ) was enacted by the California State Legislature in March 1872 as the general codification of the law of civil procedure in the U.S. state of California , along with the three other original California Codes . It contains most California statutes that govern the filing and litigation of lawsuits in the Superior Courts of California , as well as legal notices that must be given in a variety of circumstances . It also includes statutes of limitations that control the period of time during which a lawsuit must be commenced . It also contained some statutes governing the legal profession , but those were later relocated into the Business and Professions Code . Originally , the CCP was the codification of the Practice Act of 1851 , as amended and revised . In turn , the Practice Act had been modeled after the New York Code of Civil Procedure of 1850 , which was largely drafted by the law reformer David Dudley Field II . Hence , California is considered to be a `` Field Code '' state . The CCP also partially codified the law of evidence , but in 1965 , the evidentiary provisions were repealed and replaced by the new California Evidence Code , which unlike the CCP , was deliberately intended to displace and supersede the common law of evidence . Like the 28 other California Codes , the CCP is frequently amended by the Legislature . Unlike most other states , California never followed the federal trend towards transferring authority over procedural law to the courts through statutes like the federal Rules Enabling Act . Instead , the California Rules of Court ( CRC ) cover only relatively minor matters such as the formatting of court papers and case management rules implementing the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act of 1986 . Nearly all important procedural provisions ( i.e. , the ones that can make or break a case ) continue to exist in the form of CCP sections . As a result , whenever the Judicial Council of California identifies a major defect in California civil procedure , it can not fix it by promulgating a new court rule , but must instead lobby the Legislature and Governor to amend the CCP . Today , the CCP is comprehensive only with regard to trial court procedure . As a result of a bill pushed through the Legislature at the suggestion of Chief Justice Phil S. Gibson in 1941 , appellate procedure in California is governed primarily by the CRC . As a Field Code state , California continues to subscribe to the `` primary right '' or `` ultimate fact '' theory of pleading ( also known as `` fact pleading '' ) which has been traditionally followed by Field Code states . This means that California adheres to an arcane distinction between what constitutes pleading of a mere `` fact , '' versus an `` ultimate fact , '' versus a `` conclusion of law . '' Also , California is one of two states , along with Virginia , which uses the demurrer as the primary pre-answer attack on the complaint . Most states and the federal courts have switched to modern `` notice pleading '' and use the motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action instead of the demurrer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5daa1ea6ea08893be71f230da2edfd13", "text": "League of California Cities The League of California Cities is an association of cities within the state of California , founded in 1898 . Most of the state 's 482 cities are represented in the league . The League publishes Western City , a monthly magazine , and holds an annual conference and exposition The League advocates for cities at the state capitol , including proper distribution of state taxes to the cities . The main office is in Sacramento .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2ff6cf4dbea3289e89103e80d65593b4", "text": "Oakland Estuary The Oakland Estuary is the strait separating the cities of Oakland and Alameda in the San Francisco Bay Area , California . On its western end , it connects to San Francisco Bay , while its eastern end connects to San Leandro Bay .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bdc147f5eb476e77b7f4997806c7a7a0", "text": "Coast Range (EPA ecoregion) The Coast Range ecoregion is a Level III ecoregion designated by the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) in the U.S. states of Washington , Oregon , and California . It stretches along the Pacific Coast from the tip of the Olympic Peninsula in the north to the San Francisco Bay in the south , including Grays Harbor , Willapa Bay , and the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington , the entire length of the Oregon Coast , and the Northern California Coast . Named for the Coast Range mountains , it encompasses the lower elevations of the Olympic Mountains , the Oregon Coast Range , the Californian North Coast Ranges , and surrounding lowlands . The low mountains of the ecoregion are covered by highly productive , rain-drenched evergreen forests that are home to the three tallest conifer species in the world : Coast redwood , Coast Douglas-fir , and Sitka spruce . Historically , Sitka spruce forests dominated the fog-shrouded coast , while a mosaic of western redcedar , western hemlock , and seral Douglas-fir blanketed the inland areas . Today , Douglas-fir plantations are prevalent on the intensively logged and managed landscape . Lithology influences land management strategies ; slopes underlain by sedimentary rock are more susceptible to failure following clearcutting and road building than those underlain by volcanic rock . The Coast Range ecoregion has been subdivided into fifteen Level IV ecoregions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4ab72c0bf0f26915c846a90858c011ed", "text": "San Bernardino County, California San Bernardino County , officially the County of San Bernardino , is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 census , the population was 2,035,210 , making it the fifth-most populous county in California , and the 12th-most populous in the United States . The county seat is San Bernardino . San Bernardino County is included in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area , also known as the Inland Empire , as well as the Los Angeles-Long Beach , CA Combined Statistical Area . With an area of 20,105 square miles , San Bernardino County is the largest county in the United States by area , although some of Alaska 's boroughs and census areas are larger . It is larger than each of the nine smallest states , larger than the four smallest states combined , and larger than 70 different sovereign nations . Located in southeast California , the thinly populated deserts and mountains of this vast county stretch from where the bulk of the county population resides in two Census County Divisions , some 1,422,745 people as of the 2010 Census , covering the 450 square miles ( 1,166 km2 ) south of the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino Valley , to the Nevada border and the Colorado River .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d1acaa4fb4593926604528c224e57c5e", "text": "San Bruno Mountain State Park San Bruno Mountain State Park is a state park located in northern San Mateo County , California . It is adjacent to the southern boundary of San Francisco and borders the cities of Brisbane , South San Francisco , Colma and Daly City . San Bruno Mountain Park is a landmark of local and regional significance , standing as a unique open-space island in the midst of the peninsula 's urbanization at the northern end of the Santa Cruz Mountain Range . The park is dominated by San Bruno Mountain which is a 4-mile ( 6.4 km ) ridge . The park provides habitat for several species of rare and endangered plants and butterflies , including the Mission blue butterfly . Trails to the summit afford outstanding views of San Francisco and the Bay Area .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c2e88759643378b2506580697e55a3d3", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eaddcf6f98513557ea972ec6a37b5c3d", "text": "Chinese enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley Chinese communities form a substantial portion of the population of the San Gabriel Valley . The region has achieved international prominence as a hub of overseas Chinese or hua qiao . Although Chinese immigrants were a noteworthy presence in the establishment of Southern California from the 19th century , significant Chinese migration to suburban San Gabriel Valley coincided with a trend of white out-migration from the 1970s onward . This opened an opportunity for well-educated and affluent Asian Americans to begin settling in the west San Gabriel Valley , primarily to Monterey Park . High property values and overcrowding in Monterey Park have contributed to a secondary movement away from that city , and the Chinese community is now spread over a cluster of cities in the west San Gabriel Valley . Suburban cities in the valley with large non-white populations , also called ethnoburbs , include Alhambra , Arcadia , Rosemead , San Marino , San Gabriel , South Pasadena , and Temple City and then eastward to Diamond Bar , Hacienda Heights , Rowland Heights , and Walnut . Numerous Mandarin - and Cantonese-speaking businesses have been established in these suburbs to accommodate the changing population .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6918052d9d6513767fff3409f31a6a43", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8039250599ed1a71509de169ecaa8a83", "text": "Bay and The Embarcadero Station Bay and The Embarcadero Station is a streetcar station in San Francisco , California , serving the San Francisco Municipal Railway 's E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves heritage railway lines . It is located on The Embarcadero at Bay Street .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd49ca6dd3911a688aacebce559bd619", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c8713b71e836a53461a63a48e85b39dd", "text": "French Consulate General, San Francisco The Consulate General of France in San Francisco is a consular representation of the French Republic in the United States . Its jurisdiction covers Northern California , North of Nevada , and the following states : Alaska , Hawaii , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Utah , Washington , Wyoming , and the Pacific Islands under American jurisdiction ( Guam and American Samoa ) . The Consulate is currently located near the French quarter of San Francisco , on 88 Kearny Street . Under the authority of the Minister of European and Foreign Affairs , the Consulate General of France is responsible for the protection and administrative affairs of French nationals settled or traveling within the American Northwest . The Consulate provides many services to the French community and those who desire to travel to France .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fc2c92a022bc7726d86b2c19f9e0718d", "text": "California flood of 1605 The California flood of 1605 was a massive flood that covered large sections of present-day California . It was a result of sustained major rain storms across the region . The flooding affected the indigenous peoples of California , in pre-European colonization populations . Similar major floods happened in the California region in : 212 , 440 , 603 , 1029 , 1418 , and 1862 . In 1861 -- 62 , the Great Flood of 1862 caused the state capital to be temporarily moved from flooded Sacramento to San Francisco , with Southern California and other adjacent western states also flooded . Many floods of California in the 20th century were controlled by pumping stations , dams and man made canals such the Los Angeles River running within the city of Los Angeles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad19052c1a43f0b7937e760cd6ef21b1", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c6ade4f64610201fbe884c10ec7b2078", "text": "Modesto, California Modesto -LSB- məˈdɛstoʊ -RSB- ( Spanish for `` modest '' ) , officially the City of Modesto , is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County , California , United States . With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census , it is the 18th largest city in the state of California and forms part of the Modesto-Merced combined Statistical Area . The Modesto Census County Division , which includes the cities of Ceres and Riverbank , had a population of 312,842 . Modesto is located in the Central Valley , 90 mi north of Fresno , 40 mi north of Merced , California , 92 mi east of San Francisco , 68 mi south of the state capital of Sacramento , 66 mi west of Yosemite National Park , and 24 mi south of Stockton . Modesto has been honored as a Tree City USA numerous times . It is surrounded by rich farmland ; Stanislaus County ranks sixth among California counties in farm production . Led by milk , almonds , chickens , walnuts , and corn silage , the county grossed nearly $ 3.1 billion in agricultural production in 2011 . The farm-to-table movement plays a central role in Modesto living as in the Central Valley . Filmmaker George Lucas , who was born in Modesto , graduated from Thomas Downey High School in 1962 and attended Modesto Junior College , immortalized the city in his award-winning 1973 film American Graffiti . Although it was not actually shot in Modesto , the film portrayed the spirit of cruising and friendship on Modesto 's 10th and 11th Streets in 1962 , and inspired a revival of interest in 1950s pop culture , including the TV show Happy Days and its spin-offs . The city 's annual Architectural Festival honors Modesto 's history as a testing ground for mid-century modern architecture during the 1940s and '50s . Modesto 's mid-century buildings have been featured four times in Museum of Modern Art publications . The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index for 2011 , which interviews 1,000 participants about their jobs , finances , physical health , emotional state of mind and communities , ranked Modesto 126 out of the 190 cities surveyed . In December 2009 , Forbes ranked Modesto 48th out of 100 among `` Best Bang-for-the-Buck Cities '' . In this ranking , Modesto ranked 8th in housing affordability and travel time but also ranked 86th in job forecast growth and 99th in foreclosures . Modesto is the home of Gallo Family Winery , the largest privately owned winery in the world .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a63917d298beac616a4b07c22cfd5eaa", "text": "Bay Area Open Space Council The Bay Area Open Space Council is a network of 65 nonprofits and public agencies that serve tens of millions of people each year in the San Francisco Bay Area . Founded in 1990 by a group of land conservation practitioners , the Open Space Council provides information , tools , and connections for its members . Examples of member organizations include land conservation organizations , land trusts , water districts , and park districts . The Open Space Council holds an annual conference - typically in May - where over 400 people gather to discuss current events and topics in land conservation . They also hold smaller gatherings four times a year on topics relevant to land conservation in the Bay Area . Though the Open Space Council 's office is located in Berkeley , California , member organizations represent all nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area plus Santa Cruz County .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "73fdc3290752a6ac1a52a43a6151a597", "text": "List of companies based in San Francisco The following is a list of companies based in San Francisco , California . Fortune 500 rankings are indicated in parentheses , based on the list of the Fortune 500 companies in 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5db2791252e7a88476ab7ca587908ff2", "text": "List of city nicknames in California This partial list of city nicknames in California compiles the aliases , sobriquets , mottos and slogans that cities in California are known by ( or have been known by historically ) , officially and unofficially , to locals , outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce . City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity , helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname ; promote civic pride ; and build community unity . Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community `` ideology or myth '' are also believed to have economic value . Their economic value is difficult to measure , but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by `` branding '' themselves by adopting new slogans . Some unofficial nicknames are positive , while others are derisive . The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e6a5ce8821edef182fcd490e00816c5a", "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 .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "d9f4775a2773c1c0b23c1f7d6cbb4f13", "text": "Grey's Anatomy Grey 's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series that premiered on American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) as a mid-season replacement on March 27 , 2005 . The series focuses on the fictional lives of surgical interns , residents and attending physicians , as they evolve into seasoned doctors while trying to maintain personal lives and relationships . The title is a play on Gray 's Anatomy , a human anatomy textbook by Henry Gray . The show 's premise originated with Shonda Rhimes , who serves as an executive producer , along with Betsy Beers , Mark Gordon , Krista Vernoff , Rob Corn , Mark Wilding , and Allan Heinberg . Although it is set in Seattle at the fictional Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital ( formerly Seattle Grace ) it is primarily filmed in Los Angeles , California . The show was originally titled Complications , a reference to the complicated medical procedures and personal lives of the characters . The series was created to be racially diverse , utilizing a color-blind casting technique . It revolves around the title character , Dr. Meredith Grey , played by Ellen Pompeo . The original cast consisted of nine star-billed actors : Pompeo , Sandra Oh , Katherine Heigl , Justin Chambers , T. R. Knight , Chandra Wilson , James Pickens Jr. , Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey . The cast has undergone major changes through the show 's run , with many members leaving and being replaced by others . In its twelfth season , the show had a large ensemble of sixteen actors , including four from the original cast . On February 10 , 2017 , ABC renewed Grey 's Anatomy for a fourteenth season , which will premiere in the fall of 2017 . Grey 's Anatomy , even in its thirteenth season , is ABC 's highest-rated drama ; although its ratings have fallen over the course of its run ( it was once among the overall top 10 shows in the United States ) , it is still one of the highest rated shows among the 18 -- 49 demographic , and the No. 3 drama on all of broadcast television . Grey 's Anatomy has been well received by critics throughout much of its run , and has been included in various critics 's year-end top ten lists . Since its inception , the show has been described by the media outlets as a television `` phenomenon '' or a `` juggernaut , '' owing to its longevity and dominant ratings . It is considered to have had a significant impact on popular culture and has received numerous awards , including the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama . It has received multiple Emmy nominations , including two for Outstanding Drama Series . In 2012 , Grey 's Anatomy was named the fifth-highest revenue earning show , in terms of advertising per half-hour . It is the longest running scripted primetime show currently airing on ABC , and the second-longest scripted primetime ABC show ever .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "0da6d5cf44437615564c3c2c52924257", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "598132b6be8b2bc93fc147f52404e609", "text": "Scrubs (season 2) The second season of the American comedy television series Scrubs premiered on NBC on September 26 , 2002 and concluded on April 17 , 2003 and consists of 22 episodes . For the second season Neil Flynn was made a series regular . Colin Hay guest starred for the first time . It is also the first time an episode gives the narration to another regular , in `` His Story '' . The show used a longer opening credits sequence for episodes 1 and 2 , moving through the ward rather than just two beds , including a shot of Flynn as The Janitor , showing the names of the series regulars and ending with the chest X-ray showing the heart on the left side of the chest . NBC wanted longer content in the episodes so the credits permanently returned to the shorter version in episode 3 , without Flynn nor actors names and with the mirror image chest X-ray . The second season focuses on Dr. John Dorian 's second year practicing medicine at Sacred Heart , where he is now a resident . In the season opener , everyone is still in shock from the secrets Jordan just revealed ( `` My Last Day '' ) . As the season develops , J.D. 's older brother Dan ( Tom Cavanagh ) comes to visit , money issues affect J.D. , Elliot , and Turk , Turk proposes to Carla , and Elliot finds a new boyfriend , a nurse named Paul Flowers ( Rick Schroder ) . Dr. Cox resumes a sexual relationship with his ex-wife Jordan , with quite unexpected results .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2b82e1a98491a7ead6ea24a3e517162b", "text": "Diane Jenkins Diane Jenkins is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless . The role was first portrayed by Alex Donnelley , who debuted in 1982 . Diane was initially a two-day bit role , but was developed into a long-term character . Donnelley left the role two years later ; returning briefly in 1986 before returning to the role fully in 1996 . In 2001 , Donnelley left again in what was supposed to be a storyline dictated departure , however , the role was later recast with Susan Walters . After three years in the role , Walters chose to drop to recurring status in 2004 , but was n't seen again until a brief guest appearance in February 2010 . Seven months later , the role was recast a second time with Maura West , who took over in October . Diane has had relationships with business tycoons Jack Abbott ( Peter Bergman ) and Victor Newman ( Eric Braeden ) . Diane has a son with Jack , Kyle Abbott ( Lachlan Buchanan ) , who was initially supposed to be Victor 's son before his sperm sample was switched . Donnelley described Diane as `` taking herself much too seriously '' , while Walters criticized the character for existing solely to advance another character 's storyline . Former head writer Maria Arena Bell was heavily criticized for the writing for West ; Zap2it said Bell missed an opportunity to focus on Diane 's rivalry with Jack . In 2011 , within eight months of joining the cast , West was let go and the character was killed off two months later in a whodunit murder storyline . The storyline was also harshly criticized for progressing too slowly , as it was a six-month period before the revelation that Nikki Newman ( Melody Thomas Scott ) murdered Diane in self-defense .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8c961910b896a51650ef0e60140472c3", "text": "Medical Respite Care Medical respite care , also referred to as recuperative care , is acute and post-acute medical care for homeless persons who are too ill or frail to recover from a physical illness or injury on the streets but are not ill enough to be in a hospital . Unlike `` respite '' for caregivers , `` medical respite '' is short-term residential care that allows homeless individuals the opportunity to rest in a safe environment while accessing medical care and other supportive services . Medical respite programs provide hospitals with an alternative to discharging homeless patients to the streets or to unequipped shelters when patients would otherwise be discharged to their homes for self-care and recuperation . In addition to providing post-acute care and clinical oversight , medical respite programs seek to improve transitional care for this population and end the cycle of homelessness by supporting patients in access benefits and housing . As of 2014 , over 70 medical respite programs have been established across the United States and a number are in development . Medical respite programs are housed in a number of different facility types including homeless shelters , motel rooms , nursing facilities , assisted living facilities and stand-alone facilities . The largest facility is based out of Boston , Massachusetts ( United States ) , called the Barbara McIinnis House , which has 104 beds for men and women in need of a safe place to recuperate after leaving a hospital . The national average length of stay in medical respite programs is 40 days ( 30 days median ) . Studies and discussion about medical respite care include works on an individual and program level . A study out of Chicago looking at the impact of medical respite care on future hospitalizations found that patients who accessed medical respite care required fewer hospital stays ( 3.7 vs. 8.3 days ) in the 12-months after program participation than those discharged from the hospital to the street or shelter . Another study out of Boston found similar results with homeless patients requiring 50 % fewer hospital readmissions in the 90-days following medical respite program participation than those released to their own care ( the street or shelter ) . Medical respite care has been discussed in the American Medical New Ethics Forum . Medical respite care is listed as a strategy in the federal plan to prevent and end homelessness . The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is currently conducting a national demonstration program to assess the impact of medical respite care . The demonstration is supported by the Affordable Care Act as an effort to improve health outcomes and health care quality while reducing health care spending for this population . The National Health Care for the Homeless Council maintains a Respite Care Providers ' Network of over 700 providers , consumers , and advocates who seek to improve access to medical respite care for homeless individuals across the country .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f3535e62414e4d322f9ff643d227ae74", "text": "Rachel Gannon Rachel Gannon is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live . She is the daughter of attorneys Nora Hanen and Hank Gannon .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dad2a87be6ca5601d482093950e8a4c4", "text": "Personal Personal may refer ti : Personal advertisement , personal classified advertisement used to find romance or friendship Personal ( novel ) , a 2014 novel by Lee Child", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ea51e3306ba90255fefecbe2d95992e6", "text": "Procedural drama A procedural drama is a genre of television programming which focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency , legislative body , or court of law . Some dramas include a lab or conference room with high-tech or state-of-the-art equipment where the main characters meet to work out the problem . Shows usually have an episodic format that does not require the viewer to have seen previous episodes . Episodes typically have a self-contained , also referred to as stand-alone , plot that is introduced and resolved within the same episode . The procedural format is popular around the world . In 2011 , the director of a TV consultancy said , `` The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure . '' Due to their stand-alone episodic nature , they are more accessible to new viewers than serials . Self-contained episodes also make it easier for viewers to return to a show if they have missed some episodes . In general , procedural dramas can usually be re-run with little concern for episode order . Procedurals are often criticized for being formulaic . Procedurals are also generally less character-driven than serialized shows . However , some procedurals have more character emphasis than is typical of the format . Some may occasionally feature a storyline stretching over several episodes . A popular variant is the police procedural .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b167a4a161f8066b65d8dbf19ff6a5e7", "text": "Catherine Banfield Catherine `` Cate '' Banfield is a fictional character in the American medical drama ER , portrayed by Angela Bassett . She is an attending physician with a mysterious past with County General . Bassett 's addition into the main cast opening credits was in the 2nd episode of season 15 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "099ee3a77bbfd07b11206802b6634ecd", "text": "Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry , and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions . It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC , from October 3 , 2004 to May 13 , 2012 . Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner . Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily , George W. Perkins , John Pardee , Joey Murphy , David Grossman , and Larry Shaw . Set on Wisteria Lane , a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State , Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their late friend and neighbor who committed suicide in the pilot episode . The storyline covers 13 years of the women 's lives over eight seasons , set between the years 2004 -- 2008 , and later 2013 -- 2017 ( the story arc includes a five-year passage of time , as well as flashbacks ranging from the 1980s to the 2020s ) . They work through domestic struggles and family life , while facing the secrets , crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their -- on the surface -- beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood . The series features an ensemble cast , headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer , Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo , Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp , and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis . Brenda Strong narrates the series as the late Mary Alice Young , appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences . Desperate Housewives was well received by viewers and critics alike . It won multiple Primetime Emmy , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards . From the 2004 -- 05 through the 2008 -- 09 television seasons , its first five seasons were rated amongst the top ten most-watched series . In 2007 , it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide , with an audience of approximately 120 million and was also reported as the third most watched television series in a study of ratings in twenty countries . In 2012 , it remained the most-watched comedy series internationally based on data from Eurodata TV Worldwide , which measured ratings across five continents ; it has held this position since 2006 . Moreover , it was the third highest revenue earning series for 2010 , with $ 2.74 million per half an hour . The show was ranked at number fifty-six on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list . In 2011 , it was confirmed that Desperate Housewives would conclude after its eighth season ; the series finale aired on May 13 , 2012 . By the end of the series , it had surpassed Charmed as the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads by two episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aef27a96abc4fd6a65f61ef2f70d9092", "text": "Suicide among doctors Suicide among doctors refers to physicians or similar health care providers committing suicide . Studies report that physicians are more likely to commit suicide than the general population and even people with similar academic training who are not physicians . The suicide mortality rate ( `` completion '' ) is about the same among male and female doctors , and significantly higher than the general population . Female physicians are at higher risk of attempting suicide than men , showing rates over 250 % higher among women and about 70 % higher among men versus the general population .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1634dc437bfc9fbf4261ee7ab686cdba", "text": "List of family members and friends in ER This partial list of fictional characters in the medical drama ER encompasses the notable family members and friends of the main characters of the series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cba7b20f4b31889a3ba7644643c444c7", "text": "George Lotrell Timanus George Lotrell Timanus ( January 31 , 1892 -- June 1981 ) was a physician who performed illegal abortions in the Baltimore/Washington , D.C. area from 1920 to 1951 . Timanus and one other abortion provider performed an estimated 90 % criminal abortions in Baltimore . In 1950 , Timanus used his criminal trial to challenge the abortion laws in the United States , as Aleck Bourne had done in the UK . However , his trial and that of another doctor , Edgar Keemer , were not understood as challenges by the public , and Timanus and Keemer did not recruit other doctors or patients to their cause in a way that might have built a movement or sparked national conversation . He was fined $ 5,000 , sentenced to six months in jail , and barred from further practice of medicine . Timanus participated in the Planned Parenthood Conference on Abortion in America in 1955 . He gave a detailed breakdown of his patients , of whom he kept meticulous records , noting that of 5,200 women on whom he had performed abortions , only two had died . As Garrett Hardin noted , this 0.04 % rate , in the days before antibiotics , was not only far lower than the mortality rate for women carrying to term at the time , but still only half the maternal mortality rate a generation later . At the conference , Timanus also lamented that of the 353 doctors who referred patients to him -- some of them , Timanus claimed , with letters recommending abortion -- none stood up to testify for him when he was arrested . Timanus asked referring doctors to make a written statement that the abortion was necessary because her life would otherwise be jeopardized . The breakdown of Timanus ' patients was as follows : Age 12 - 15 : 17 Age 16 - 20 : 688 Age 21 - 25 : 1,834 Age 26 - 30 : 1,268 Age 31 - 40 : 1,312 Age 41 + : 91 Single : 1,830 Married : 2,773 Widowed/Divorced/Separated : 607 Physicians : 7 Wives of physicians : 58 Nurses : 270 Mary Calderone , then Medical Director of Planned Parenthood Federation of America , noted that Timanus `` certainly seemed to be very competent and professional . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "939d4b20442ea3b1c7e1eccd555eab76", "text": "Dr. Neil Roberts Dr. Neil Roberts is a fictional character on the FOX series , The O.C. , portrayed by Michael Nouri . A plastic surgeon in wealthy Newport Beach , California , Neil is the father of Summer Roberts . He was married to Summer 's mother until his daughter was 13 years old , when Summer 's mother left for unexplained reasons . This was at the time that Luke Ward had his 13th birthday party , which also when Seth had his Bar Mitzvah . Summer had RSVP 'd to Seth that she was going to come to his Bar Mitzvah , but she wanted to go to Luke 's party instead . Summer 's parents would n't let her go to Luke 's event due to her prior engagement , so she locked herself in her room for days , and when she came out her mother had left . No one came to Seth 's Bar Mitzvah as they all went to Luke 's party . Rarely seen during the first two seasons , Neil has an increased presence by the middle of the third season when he develops a relationship with the widowed and newly economically challenged Julie Cooper , as he alludes to an unraveling marriage to Summer 's stepmother . Neil and Julie then get engaged . He proposed to Summer 's mother on a cruise ship after dating for a week , leading Summer to panic when she intercepts his mail and finds a travel brochure for a cruise . But after the death of Marissa , Julie becomes addicted to medication pills , and Neil is seen by Kaitlin Cooper with his ex-wife , whom Summer calls `` stepmonster '' . Neil and Julie break up , and Neil moves to Seattle to work at Seattle Grace Hospital ( home of Grey 's Anatomy ) . He kept a skeleton called `` Uncle Alistair '' , which Summer explains was from his medical school days , in the attic . In a flashforward , his only daughter Summer , marries Seth . However , Dr. Roberts does not appear in the wedding , despite his paternal love for Summer . Subsequently , Summer walks alone down the aisle , but she does not appear to be affected negatively by the absence of her father .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "efa7de58fa0cd9a790bd0743472d8d3d", "text": "Ward (law) In law , a ward is someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian . The wardship jurisdiction is an ancient jurisdiction derived from the Crown 's duty as parens patriae to protect his/her subject , and particularly those unable to look after themselves . In the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms , the Queen as parens patriae is mother for all the children in her realms . A court may take responsibility for the legal protection of an individual , usually either a child or incapacitated person , in which case the ward is known as a ward of the court or a ward of the state . However , the House of Lords in the case of Re F ( Mental Patient : Sterilisation ) held that the Queen has no parens patriae jurisdiction with regard to mentally handicapped adults . In Australia , New Zealand and the United States , the child is termed a ward of the court . In Ireland and the United Kingdom `` the '' is not used ; the ward is thus termed a ward of court . In Canada the legal term is Crown ward . Children who are in the custody of government departments , also known as foster care , become wards of the respective government entity , and in the US wards of the states in which they reside . The government or state is in loco parentis to the child , which generally entails assuming all lawful authority to make medical and legal decisions on the child 's behalf .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a1aa4a28dcfae173f556b39470e3fee", "text": "Privacy regulation theory Privacy regulation theory was developed by social psychologist Irwin Altman in 1975 . This theory aims to explain why people sometimes prefer staying alone but at other times like get involved in social interactions . Traditionally , privacy is regarded as a state of social withdrawal ( i.e. , avoiding people ) . Altman , however , regards it as a dialectic and dynamic boundary regulation process where privacy is not static but `` a selective control of access to the self or to one 's group '' ( p. 18 ) . According to Altman , `` dialectic '' refers to the openness and closeness of self to others ( i.e. , seeking and avoiding social interaction ) ; while `` dynamics '' indicates that the desired privacy level ( i.e. , the ideal level of contact at a particular time ) , which varies due to individual and cultural differences , continuously moves along the continuum of openness and closeness in response to different circumstances over time . In other words , the desired privacy level changes with time according to environment . Therefore , we might want to avoid people at a particular time but desire contact at another time . Altman also believes the goal of privacy regulation is to achieve the optimum level of privacy ( i.e. , the ideal level of social interaction ) . In this optimizing process , we all strive to match the achieved privacy ( i.e. the actual level of contact at a specific time ) with the desired one . At the optimum level of privacy , we can experience the desired solitude when we want to be alone or enjoy the desired social contact when we want to be with people . However , if our actual level of privacy is greater than the desired one , we will feel lonely or isolated ; on the other hand , if our actual level of privacy is smaller than the desired one , we will feel annoyed or crowded . According to Altman , if we effectively control the openness and closedness of self to others ( i.e. , make ourselves more or less available to others ) in response to our desire and the environment , we can function better in society than those who can not . In order to regulate our privacy ( i.e. , social interaction ) successfully , we need to use a variety of behavioral mechanisms such as verbal , paraverbal and non-verbal behavior , environmental mechanisms of territoriality and personal space , etc. . By combining these behavioral mechanisms ( i.e. , techniques ) , we can effectively express our desired privacy level to others in order to achieve the optimum level of privacy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3901bbb784cbb48369017f6c241fff5d", "text": "Our Children, Ourselves `` Our Children , Ourselves '' is the 12th episode of the second season of the American television comedy series , Modern Family and the 36th overall episode of the series . Executive producers Dan O'Shannon & Bill Wrubel wrote the episode , and Adam Shankman directed it . The episode originally aired on the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) in the United States on January 12 , 2011 . It featured guest star Mary Lynn Rajskub as Mitchell 's ex-girlfriend . In this episode , the dedication of Alex to learning makes Phil and Claire question themselves . Gloria tries to meet new friends . Mitchell runs into an ex-girlfriend while out with his current boyfriend , Cameron . `` Our Children , Ourselves '' received generally positive reviews from television critics with many praising the `` twist ending '' to Mitchell and Cameron 's storyline . According to the Nielsen Media Research , the episode was viewed by 11.12 million households during its original broadcast , and received a 4.2 rating/10 percent share among viewers in the 18 -- 49 demographic and became the second highest-rated ABC program of the original week it aired after Grey 's Anatomy . Sarah Hyland does not appear in the episode .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7e49121d86f89cc9a7187ffbb28cb30d", "text": "Psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry , the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis , prevention , study , and treatment of mental disorders . Psychiatrists are medical doctors , unlike psychologists , and must evaluate patients to determine whether their symptoms are the result of a physical illness , a combination of physical and mental ailments , or strictly psychiatric . As part of the clinical assessment process , psychiatrists may employ a mental status examination ; a physical examination ; brain imaging such as a computerized tomography ( CT ) , magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) , or positron emission tomography ( PET ) scan ; and blood testing . Psychiatrists prescribe medicine , and may also use psychotherapy , although the vast majority do medical management and refer to a psychologist or other specialized therapist for weekly to bi-monthly psychotherapy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "05fca1bf1ab87cc4fd9f31d9546b713d", "text": "Home care Home care ( also referred to as domiciliary care , social care , or in-home care ) is supportive care provided in the home . Care may be provided by licensed healthcare professionals who provide medical treatment needs or by professional caregivers who provide daily assistance to ensure the activities of daily living ( ADLs ) are met . In-home medical care is often and more accurately referred to as `` home health care '' or formal care . Often , the term home health care is used to distinguish it from non-medical care , custodial care , or private-duty care which refers to assistance and services provided by persons who are not nurses , doctors , or other licensed medical personnel . For terminally ill patients , home care may include hospice care . For patients recovering from surgery or illness , home care may include rehabilitative therapies . Home health services help adults , seniors , and pediatric clients who are recovering after a hospital or facility stay , or need additional support to remain safely at home and avoid unnecessary hospitalization . These Medicare-certified services may include short-term nursing , rehabilitative , therapeutic , and assistive home health care . This care is provided by registered nurses ( RNs ) , licensed practical nurses ( LPN 's ) , physical therapists ( PTs ) , occupational therapists ( OTs ) , speech language pathologists ( SLPs ) , home health aides ( HHAs ) and medical social workers ( MSWs ) as a limited number of up to one hour visits , addressed primarily through the Medicare Home Health benefit . The largest segment of home care consists of licensed and unlicensed non-medical personnel , including caregivers who assist the individual . Care assistants may help the individual with daily tasks such as bathing , eating , cleaning the home and preparing meals . Caregivers work to support the needs of individuals who require such assistance . These services help the client to stay at home versus living in a facility . Non-medical home care is paid for by the individual or family . The term `` private-duty '' refers to the private pay nature of these relationships . Home care ( non-medical ) has traditionally been privately funded as opposed to home health care which is task-based and government or insurance funded . These traditional differences in home care services are changing as the average age of the population has risen . Individuals typically desire to remain independent and use home care services to maintain their existing lifestyle . Government and Insurance providers are beginning to fund this level of care as an alternative to facility care . In-Home Care is often a lower cost solution to long-term care facilities .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a68c0cf19749a5756d5aa2c48d0373f", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cb338cef415fce471641b40c7957409d", "text": "Hypochondriasis Hypochondriasis , also known as hypochondria , health anxiety or illness anxiety disorder , refers to worry about having a serious illness . This debilitating condition is the result of an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical condition . An individual suffering from hypochondriasis is known as a hypochondriac . Hypochondriacs become unduly alarmed about any physical or psychological symptoms they detect , no matter how minor the symptom may be , and are convinced that they have , or are about to be diagnosed with , a serious illness . Often , hypochondria persists even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured them that their concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or , if there is a medical illness , their concerns are far in excess of what is appropriate for the level of disease . Many hypochondriacs focus on a particular symptom as the catalyst of their worrying , such as gastro-intestinal problems , palpitations , or muscle fatigue . To qualify for the diagnosis of hypochondria the symptoms must have been experienced for at least 6 months . The DSM-IV-TR defines this disorder , `` Hypochondriasis '' , as a somatoform disorder and one study has shown it to affect about 3 % of the visitors to primary care settings . The newly published DSM-5 replaces the diagnosis of hypochondriasis with the diagnoses of `` somatic symptom disorder '' and `` illness anxiety disorder '' . Hypochondria is often characterized by fears that minor bodily or mental symptoms may indicate a serious illness , constant self-examination and self-diagnosis , and a preoccupation with one 's body . Many individuals with hypochondriasis express doubt and disbelief in the doctors ' diagnosis , and report that doctors ' reassurance about an absence of a serious medical condition is unconvincing , or short-lasting . Additionally , many hypochondriacs experience elevated blood pressure , stress , and anxiety in the presence of doctors or while occupying a medical facility , a condition known as `` white coat syndrome '' . Many hypochondriacs require constant reassurance , either from doctors , family , or friends , and the disorder can become a disabling torment for the individual with hypochondriasis , as well as his or her family and friends . Some hypochondriacal individuals completely avoid any reminder of illness , whereas others frequently visit medical facilities , sometimes obsessively . Some sufferers may never speak about it .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "0259eda54044b23281b6c8f477e86e41", "text": "Constantine (film) Constantine is a 2005 American-German occult detective action horror film directed by Francis Lawrence as his feature film directorial debut , starring Keanu Reeves as John Constantine , with Rachel Weisz , Shia LaBeouf , Tilda Swinton , Pruitt Taylor Vince , and Djimon Hounsou . With a screenplay by Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello , the film is based on DC Comics ' Hellblazer comic book , with plot elements taken from the `` Dangerous Habits '' story arc ( issues # 4146 ) and the `` Original Sins '' story arc . The character of John Constantine was introduced by comic book writer/creator Alan Moore while writing the Swamp Thing , first appearing there in June 1985 . In 1988 , the character of John Constantine was given his own comic book title , Hellblazer , published by DC Comics . The `` Dangerous Habits '' story arc was written by Garth Ennis in 1991 . The film portrays John Constantine as a cynic with the ability to perceive and communicate with half-angels and half-demons in their true form . He seeks salvation from eternal damnation in Hell for a suicide attempt in his youth . Constantine exorcises demons back to Hell to earn favor with Heaven but has become weary over time . With terminal lung cancer , he helps a troubled police detective learn the truth about her sister 's death while simultaneously unraveling a much larger and darker plot . Constantine was released in the United States and Canada on February 18 , 2005 and in Hong Kong on February 8 , 2005 . The film received mixed reviews and was a box office success , grossing $ 230.9 million worldwide from a $ 100 million budget .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "12cc611327782c36039a4f00a2b6c0a4", "text": "Cul-de-sac (1966 film) Cul-de-sac is a 1966 British psychological comic thriller directed by the Polish director Roman Polanski . It was his second film in English , written by Polanski and Gérard Brach . The cast includes Donald Pleasence , Françoise Dorléac , Lionel Stander , Jack MacGowran , Iain Quarrier , Geoffrey Sumner , Renée Houston , William Franklyn , Trevor Delaney , Marie Kean . It also features Jacqueline Bisset ( credited as Jackie Bisset ) in a small role , in her second film appearance . The black and white cinematography is by Gil Taylor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "988cfc0770d4791b0d1b005ca675c371", "text": "Louis Elliman Louis Elliman ( 1906 -- 1965 ) , was an Irish impresario and theatre manager . Elliman was born in Dublin , a son of Maurice Elliman , who had fled from Tsarist persecution in Russia . He was educated at Synge Street CBS . His father became involved in cinema by establishing the Theatre De Luxe in Camden St. in 1912 . After university Louis started work at a pharmacy but after a few years gave that up to become a film agent in London . In the meantime Maurice acquired Dublin 's Gaiety Theatre , which was passed on to Louis . In the early 1930s , Louis Elliman sold a 50 % share in the Gaiety to entrepreneur Patrick Wall , a Clare man . The pair also owned the Metropole and the Savoy cinemas . Along with Patrick Wall , Elliman acquired the Theatre Royal , Dublin in 1936 . With the outbreak of the Second World War , Wall and Elliman were forced to keep the two theatres going with native talent only . This led to the emergence of a raft of Irish acts who were to provide the mainstay of the Royal 's output for the remainder of its existence . These included such Irish household names as Jimmy O'Dea , Harry O'Donovan , Maureen Potter , Danny Cummins , Mike Nolan , Alice Dalgarno , Noel Purcell , Micheál MacLiammoir , Cecil Sheridan , Jack Cruise , Paddy Crosbie and Patricia Cahill . In July 1951 Judy Garland appeared for a series of sold out performances at the Royal and was received with tremendous ovations . The legendary singer sang from her dressing room window to hundreds of people who were unable to get tickets and critics dubbed her `` America 's Colleen '' Popular Irish American entertainer Carmel Quinn also made her singing debut in the Theatre Royal during the early 1950s . After a spell acquiring cinemas around the country , which were taken over by the Rank Organization , Louis went into film production . In 1957 he opened Ardmore Studios . With managing director Emmet Dalton he travelled to the US to promote the studios and to acquire foreign investment . The studios accordingly landed its first major foreign booking with 1959 's Shake Hands with the Devil , starring Oscar winner James Cagney and Dana Wynter . A year later progress was consolidated when Robert Mitchum appeared in Tay Garnett 's `` A Terrible Beauty '' . In 1961 , Ardmore Studios hosted the controversial `` The Mark '' , directed by Guy Green , which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and earned its star , Stuart Whitman , an Oscar nomination . Other films produced at this time include Don Chaffey 's The Webster Boys and `` Johnny Nobody '' with Cyril Cusack . Hammer Films also utilised the studios as a base for their production , The Viking Queen . The studios went into receivership in 1963 but re-opened later . Under pressure from rising overheads and the increasing popularity of the cinema and the introduction of television , the Theatre Royal closed its doors on 30 June 1962 . By this time Louis was dogged by bad health and died in 1965 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "54c1d6b511b125972247f27f364df4bc", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "78ad6acd3d9dad54b996d5eaa9c711e5", "text": "United States v. Constantine United States v. Constantine , 296 U.S. 287 ( 1935 ) was a case before the United States Supreme Court that concerned liquor laws and taxation . Congress placed a tax on liquor dealers who violate state liquor laws . The Court struck down the relevant portion of the Revenue Act of 1926 as an attempt to punish a state violation through taxation . National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius referenced the logic in this decision to determine whether the Affordable Care Act was a penalty or tax in terms of the Constitution . The Court held that it was a tax by '' -LSB- d -RSB- isregarding the designation of the exaction , and viewing its substance and application . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b3c95d6b6f0e5fc404bce953042aa238", "text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d140bd6d0968d676ed643fcc1c7ba44c", "text": "Augustine (film) Augustine is 2012 French historical drama film about a love affair between French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot and his patient . The film debuted in France at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section and later played at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in the Discovery section . It was released in France in November 2012 and in the U.S. in May 2013 , given a limited release by Music Box Films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f5886f40111b7b9b246557a9858e5e20", "text": "Catherine (1986 TV series) Catherine - a French TV series produced for Antenne 2 channel in 1986 . It was based on the series of `` Catherine '' novels written by Juliette Benzoni . The series was directed by Marion Sarraut , who had already successfully brought on TV another of Madame Benzoni 's work - Marianne . The director had the author 's assistance going so far as working together , like mother and daughter , to work on the best-seller Catherine . Two years of preparation , fifteen months of shooting , two hundred actors - over fifteen hundred costumes . The episodes were not to be seen in prime time - but from 13:30 - 14:00 each afternoon . The production was nevertheless a huge success . The readers of the books were more than satisfied with what Marion Sarraut had done to Catherine . To their great joy , the producers had adapted the seven books more or less truthfully . Some minor changes had to be made , probably also because of the small bugdet they had at their disposal . Claudine Ancelot was a perfect Catherine . At her side , Pierre-Marie Escourrou as her great love Arnaud de Montsalvy . Pascale Petit was Sara , Benoît Brione was the evil Gilles de Rais , and Geneviève Casile Queen Yolande . For over two decades , the story of `` Catherine and Arnaud '' had vanished . In December 2007 the French company France Loisirs started releasing the long awaited Catherine Il suffit d'un amour TV-Serie on DVD . At the moment the whole TV series has been released on 5 double DVDs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b95538a900d63c4f1eb4ff3394003ebd", "text": "Algiers (film) Algiers is a 1938 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Charles Boyer , Sigrid Gurie , and Hedy Lamarr . Written by John Howard Lawson , the film is about a notorious French jewel thief hiding in the labyrinthine native quarter of Algiers known as the Casbah . Feeling imprisoned by his self-imposed exile , he is drawn out of hiding by a beautiful French tourist who reminds him of happier times in Paris . The Walter Wanger production was a remake of the successful 1937 French film Pépé le Moko , which derived its plot from the Henri La Barthe novel of the same name . Algiers was a sensation because it was the first Hollywood film starring Hedy Lamarr , whose beauty became the main attraction for film audiences . The film is notable as one of the sources of inspiration to the screenwriters of the 1942 Warner Bros. film Casablanca who wrote it with Hedy Lamarr in mind as the original female lead . Charles Boyer 's depiction of the main character , Pepe Le Moko , inspired the Warner Bros. animated character , Pepé Le Pew . In 1966 , the film entered the public domain ( in the USA ) due to the claimants ' failure to renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2c2dbb8030ac8b9f2bfdc783adc00de2", "text": "The Wachowskis Lana Wachowski ( formerly Laurence `` Larry '' Wachowski , born June 21 , 1965 ) and Lilly Wachowski ( formerly Andrew Paul `` Andy '' Wachowski , born December 29 , 1967 ) are American film directors , screenwriters , and producers . They are siblings , and are both trans women . Collectively known as The Wachowskis and formerly as The Wachowski Brothers , the pair made their directing debut in 1996 with Bound , and reached fame with their second film The Matrix ( 1999 ) , a major box office success for which they won the Saturn Award for Best Director . They wrote and directed its two sequels : The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions ( both in 2003 ) , and were deeply involved in the writing and production of other works in the franchise . Following the commercial success of The Matrix series , they wrote and produced the 2006 film V for Vendetta ( an adaptation of the comic of the same name by Alan Moore ) , and in 2008 released the film Speed Racer , which was a live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime series of the same name . Their next film , Cloud Atlas , based on the novel of the same name by David Mitchell and co-written and co-directed by Tom Tykwer , was released in 2012 . Their film Jupiter Ascending and the Netflix series Sense8 both debuted in 2015 . The siblings have worked as a writing and directing unit throughout their professional film careers from Bound through the first season of Sense8 . Following her gender transition , Lilly Wachowski took a break from active writing and directing ; Lana worked on the second season of Sense8 without her .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9301d5457182f3e200252e98bbf617f8", "text": "Vendetta for the Saint Vendetta for the Saint is a 1964 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar , alias `` The Saint '' . The novel is credited to Leslie Charteris , who created the Saint in 1928 , but the book was actually authored by Harry Harrison , a noted science fiction author who also wrote the syndicated Saint comic strip . Although Harrison wrote the majority of the book as a ghost writer , he indicates in an interview that Charteris did contribute to the final book ( albeit in a very minor way ) . . The reference work The Saint : A Complete History by Burl Barer , however , indicates that Charteris was heavily involved in editing the book . This was the first Saint volume published after Charteris chose to step back from actively writing the adventures and would be followed by a number of books credited to Charteris but actually written by other authors . Charteris remained as editor of the books , approving stories and revising material when needed . These books would be mostly based upon teleplays from the TV series or scenarios from the comic strip ; the next wholly original Saint literary stories would n't be published until the novella collection Catch the Saint more than a decade later . Vendetta for the Saint was the first full-length Saint novel published since The Saint Sees it Through was published 18 years earlier . In 1969 a television adaptation of the novel ( see below for details ) was released as a theatrical film , also entitled Vendetta for the Saint .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c44739ad575f58b80ecdc64e82de2152", "text": "Satanis For the DC Comics character , see Lord Satanis Satanis : The Devil 's Mass is a 1970 American documentary film about Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan . It was directed and produced by Ray Laurent and released by Something Weird Video on 17 June 2003 . Filmed in San Francisco , California , the film is a compilation of ritual footage and interviews with LaVey 's family , neighbors , and church members , as well Christian priests and Mormon missionaries . Display ads at theater showings read : `` Satanis is the most pertinent , and perhaps the most shocking film of our time . But it 's definitely not a movie for everyone . If you choose not to see it , we will understand . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8885f68195f47599e4e17aae53d87511", "text": "Constantine the Great and Christianity While the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great reigned ( 306 -- 337 AD ) , Christianity began to transition to the dominant religion of the Roman Empire . Historians remain uncertain about Constantine 's reasons for favoring Christianity , and theologians and historians have argued about which form of Early Christianity he subscribed to . There is no consensus among scholars as to whether he adopted his mother Helena 's Christianity in his youth , or ( as claimed by Eusebius of Caesarea ) encouraged her to convert to the faith himself . Some scholars question the extent to which he should be considered a Christian emperor : `` Constantine saw himself as an 'em peror of the Christian people ' . If this made him a Christian is the subject of ... debate . '' , although he allegedly received a baptism shortly before his death . Constantine 's decision to cease the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire was a turning point for Early Christianity , sometimes referred to as the Triumph of the Church , the Peace of the Church or the Constantinian shift . In 313 , Constantine and Licinius issued the Edict of Milan decriminalizing Christian worship . The emperor became a great patron of the Church and set a precedent for the position of the Christian emperor within the Church and the notion of orthodoxy , Christendom , ecumenical councils and the state church of the Roman Empire declared by edict in 380 . He is revered as a saint and isapostolos in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodox Church for his example as a `` Christian monarch . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6b6d221eb56b7373490bfc4341f788ed", "text": "Constantine (British saint) Saint Constantine is the name of one or many British or Pictish saints .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9dc46d4ccfc84491661567ea4e110fed", "text": "Ben Lawrence Ben Lawrence ( born 1973 ) is an Australian photographer and director of TV commercials and short films . He is the son of Australian film maker Ray Lawrence . Ben Lawrence was born in London and is the recipient of many advertising awards , including a gold SHARK , a bronze Cannes lion , a New York Festivals Grand Award and a gold Mobius . He was also the first Australian director to be awarded a Clio for direction and in 2006 he was a recipient of the AICP award for `` international excellence '' which saw his work housed in the permanent collection of MoMA . He has directed TV campaigns for Mitsubishi , Amnesty International , The Red Cross & McDonald 's . In 2008 & 2009 he was nominated for an Australian Directors Guild award in the Best Direction of a Television Commercial category and was also recipient of the inaugural ADG , GRASS award for his contribution to highlighting environmental causes within his work . He has directed environmental campaigns for the Climate Institute of Australia and the official Earth Hour TV campaign in 2008 . He is the co-founder of the Rozelle Protocol , a national initiative that aims to offset carbon emissions from television commercial productions in Australia . To date the initiative has a dozen signatories and has raised over $ 70,000 for the green economy . He has had three solo exhibitions of his photographic work and has been awarded at the International Photography Awards - ` Lucies ' in New York and also recognised at the Black and White Spider awards for photojournalism . In 2013 , Ben 's Redfern , I Love You series of portraits was shortlisted in the Australian National Photography Portrait Prize . In 2002 he co-founded Caravan Pictures in Sydney , Australia . In 2007 , a book of his photography was published , ` Short Stories ' , a definitive collection of his work since 1989 . His 2007 short film Paul 's Dream , based on a short story by Stephen King Dollar Baby , was invited to screen at the Edinburgh International Film Festival , the Clermont-Ferrand , Los Angeles International Short Film Festival , San Gio and São Paulo film festivals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "acd6b5686e46353646b6ea77bb381184", "text": "The Abbot Constantine (1933 film) The Abbot Constantine ( French : L'abbé Constantin ) is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Léon Belières , Françoise Rosay and Claude Dauphin.It is based on the novel The Abbot Constantine by Ludovic Halévy . The novel had previously been made into a 1925 silent film of the same title .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9388145f3430323dcd2b1e47dc8e9e62", "text": "Constantine (disambiguation) Constantine most commonly refers to one of the following : Constantine ( name ) , a masculine given name and surname It may also refer to :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "315c7bf7a45dc7a22cd20418d9fb7796", "text": "Beyond Citizen Kane Beyond Citizen Kane ( 1993 ) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog , produced by John Ellis , and first broadcast on Channel 4 . It details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group , the largest in Brazil , and discusses the group 's influence , power , and political connections . Globo 's president and founder Roberto Marinho was criticised and compared to the fictional newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane , created by Orson Welles for the 1941 film Citizen Kane . According to the documentary , Marinho 's media group engages in manipulation of news to influence public opinion . Rede Globo objected to the film 's position and tried to buy Brazilian rights , but Hartog had already made agreements to give non-TV rights to political and cultural groups in Brazil . While it is often claimed in Brazil that exhibiting the documentary in Brazil was forbidden by the justice , John Ellis claims that there are no legal restrictions in place , but the documentary ca n't be broadcast on TV in Brazil since it contains large sections of footage owned by Globo . However , copies sold in Britain reached Brazil in the 1990s and circulated widely there . In addition , since the Internet boom of the early 21st century , the film has been released on sharing networks and had hundreds of thousands of views , as measured on YouTube and Google Video .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d34cb07d090dc1bbf1d0a1524705fe2e", "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 '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c09c1696ef1e8b95b619cc6938128d17", "text": "Mark Christopher Lawrence Mark Christopher Lawrence ( born May 22 , 1964 ) is an American character actor , stand-up comedian and voice-over artist . He is known for his role as esoteric D.J. , Tone Def , in the 1994 satirical rap mockumentary , Fear of a Black Hat . He has co-starred in popular films such as Terminator 2 : Judgment Day , Tales From the Hood , Planet of the Apes , Lost Treasure and The Pursuit of Happyness . Lawrence is best known for his role as Big Mike on the NBC series Chuck . He has made guest appearances on many television programs , most notably Heroes , My Name Is Earl , Crossing Jordan , Dharma & Greg , Malcolm in the Middle , Touched by an Angel , Malcolm & Eddie , Men Behaving Badly , Seinfeld , Murphy Brown , Good Luck Charlie and Martin . He is also featured on the Radio Series Adventures in Odyssey as `` Ed Washington '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e810b18b639466026dea3ac2b2b2b3b5", "text": "Lawrence Grey (producer) Lawrence Grey is a Canadian-American film and television producer . Grey launched his production company Grey Matter Productions in 2013 . Grey Matter 's first film , Lights Out , was released by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema on July 22 , 2016 .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "bc616a43f592b0654526f63f8ca8992d", "text": "Roxy Music Roxy Music were an English rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry , who became the band 's lead vocalist and chief songwriter , and bassist Graham Simpson . Alongside Ferry , the other longtime members were Phil Manzanera ( guitar ) , Andy Mackay ( saxophone and oboe ) and Paul Thompson ( drums and percussion ) , and other former members include Brian Eno ( synthesizer and `` treatments '' ) , Eddie Jobson ( synthesiser and violin ) , and John Gustafson ( bass ) . Although the band took a break from group activities in 1976 and again in 1983 , they reunited for a concert tour in 2001 , and toured together intermittently between that time and their break-up in 2011 . Ferry frequently enlisted members of Roxy Music as session musicians for his solo releases . Roxy Music became a successful act in Europe and Australia during the 1970s . This success began with their debut album , Roxy Music ( 1972 ) . The band pioneered more musically sophisticated elements of glam rock while significantly influencing early English punk music . It is understood that the band provided a model for many new wave acts while innovating elements of electronic composition . The band distinguished their visual and musical sophistication through a preoccupation with glamorous fashions . Ferry and co-founding member Eno had had influential solo careers . The latter became one of Britian 's most significant record producers of the late 20th centuries . Rolling Stone ranked Roxy Music No. 98 on its `` The Immortals -- 100 The Greatest Artists of All Time '' list . The band 's final studio album was Avalon ( 1982 ) , which became platinum-certified in the United States . In 2005 they began recording a new studio album , which would have been their ninth , and would have been their first record since 1973 with Brian Eno , who wrote two songs for it and also played keyboards . However , Bryan Ferry eventually confirmed that material from these sessions would be released as a Ferry solo album , with Eno playing on `` a couple of tracks '' , and that he does n't think they 'll ever record as Roxy Music again . The album ultimately became Ferry 's 2010 album Olympia . Roxy Music played a series of 40th anniversary shows in 2011 , but has since become inactive as a performing entity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ff2d11c9c93f321af8a2f8d94b6fab40", "text": "Brian Eno Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , RDI ( -LSB- ˈiːnoʊ -RSB- born 15 May 1948 and originally christened Brian Peter George Eno ) is an English musician , composer , record producer , singer , writer , and visual artist . He is best known for his pioneering work in rock , ambient , pop , and electronic music . A self-described `` non-musician '' , Eno has helped to introduce a variety of unique conceptual approaches and recording techniques into contemporary music , advocating a methodology of `` theory over practice '' throughout his career . He has been described as one of popular music 's most influential and innovative figures . Born in Suffolk , Eno studied painting and experimental music at art school in the late 1960s before joining glam rock group Roxy Music as synthesizer player in 1971 . After recording two albums with the band , he departed in 1973 to record a number of solo albums , contributing to and ultimately coining the concept of ambient music with works such as Another Green World ( 1975 ) , Discreet Music ( 1975 ) , and Music for Airports ( 1978 ) . He took part in frequent collaborations with artists such as Robert Fripp , Harold Budd , Cluster , David Bowie on his `` Berlin Trilogy '' , and David Byrne on 1981 's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts . During the 1970s , Eno would also begin a parallel career as a producer , which included work on albums by Talking Heads and Devo , the no wave compilation No New York ( 1978 ) , and recordings by avant-garde artists such as John Cale , Jon Hassell , Laraaji , and Harold Budd , among others . In subsequent decades , Eno continued to record solo albums , collaborate , and produce for other artists , including U2 , Coldplay , Laurie Anderson , James , Grace Jones , and Slowdive . Dating back to his time as a student , he has also pursued a variety of multimedia projects in parallel with his music career , including sound installations and his mid-70s co-development of Oblique Strategies , a deck of cards featuring cryptic aphorisms intended to spur creative thinking . He continues to release music , produce , and write , and maintains a regular column in Prospect Magazine .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "5b2f1a45531014fd6e7e614158ef7027", "text": "Ennismore Ennismore is the second album by singer Colin Blunstone , former member of British rock band The Zombies . It was released in 1972 ( see 1972 in music ) . The lead-off single `` I Do n't Believe in Miracles '' b/w `` I 've Always Had You '' peaked at number 31 and `` How Could We Dare to Be Wrong '' b/w `` Time 's Running Out '' reached number 45 in the UK . Ennismore was reissued on CD by Sony in 2003 . As with Blunstone 's 1971 debut One Year , Ennismore was produced by Rod Argent and Chris White and most of the songs were backed by Argent 's band Argent .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1d9d9e19dc7735b7c1744ef4fa6ad7b8", "text": "Kerbdog (album) Kerbdog ( also sometimes known as ` Totally Switched ' for the US release ) is Kerbdog 's eponymous debut album . The album was recorded in 1993 at Rockfield Studios in Wales and released on 28 March 1994 through Vertigo . Though the band had various indie influences , with bands like Sonic Youth and Big Black , the album ended up having a Metallica influenced proto-grunge sound . The band said that this was simply the result of getting professional equipment , and turning everything up as loud as they could . What also might account for this is the fact that grunge pioneer Jack Endino recorded the album . `` If I remember right the whole thing took five weeks . No problems except that Cormac was still writing lyrics right up to the next-to-last day of mixing . Dummy Crusher was literally the last thing finished , we cut the vocal and then I mixed it next day . We had about run out of time at that point . -LSB- I -RSB- liked almost all of it . Thought the intro to EOG should have been half as long , but band disagreed ; and in retrospect I would have turned up the vocals on EOG just a teeny bit , though no one ever complained . Did n't like Xenophobia much but that did n't make the album . Thought Clock should have been a single . '' Jack Endino The album was fairly well received in Britain , Ireland , and Europe , reaching number 97 in the UK Albums Chart . It also got a lot of radio play on US college radio , but the album did n't do as well as expected . The album was re-released in September 2012 on East World Records UK .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "74475b3e9cfe19db8866b34e6c566194", "text": "Pop punk Pop punk ( also known as punk-pop ) is a music genre that fuses elements of punk rock and pop music . It typically combines fast tempos , loud and distorted electric guitars , and power chord changes with pop-influenced melodies , vocal styles , and lyrical themes . Pop-influenced punk rock emerged in the mid-1970s with a music style that was stylistically similar to power pop . By the mid-1980s , several bands merged hardcore punk with pop music to create a new , faster pop punk sound such as Dag Nasty , the Nip Drivers , T.S.O.L. , Social Distortion , and the Descendents . Pop punk in the United States began to grow in popularity locally in California in the mid-to-late 1980s . Pop punk particularly thrived in California , where independent record labels adopted a do it yourself ( DIY ) approach to releasing music . By the mid-1990s , a few pop punk bands had started to sell millions of records and receive extensive radio and television airplay , such as Green Day . By 1994 , pop punk was quickly growing in mainstream popularity . The late 1990s , exemplified by the 1999 release of Blink-182 's Enema of the State , represented the genre 's mainstream peak , although some pop punk bands scored successful album chartings in the 2000s . In the mid-2000s , emo pop , a fusion genre combining emo and pop punk , became popular . By the end of the 2000s , the pop punk sound of the 1990s had largely waned in mainstream popularity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "62c7e63702aa33408544f1906183c72c", "text": "Enthroned Enthroned is a black metal band formed in Charleroi in 1993 by Cernunnos . He soon recruited guitarist Tsebaoth and a vocalist from grindcore/black metal band Hecate who stayed until the end of December 1993 . Then bassist/vocalist Sabathan joined . The band released a five-track demo tape in mid-1994 which brought them to the attention of several independent labels . A 7-inch split EP with Ancient Rites was then released by the underground label Afterdark Records . After the label 's demise , Evil Alliance Records ( a sub-label of Osmose Productions ) released Enthroned 's first full-length release , Prophecies of Pagan Fire . Shortly thereafter , the band enlisted second guitarist Nornagest . Eventually , Tseboath was replaced by Nebiros . In 1996 , along with Ancient Rites and Bewitched , Enthroned began an extensive tour of Europe . In April 1997 , as Enthroned was to begin recording Towards the Skullthrone of Satan , Cernunnos hanged himself . Enthroned recorded the album with a session drummer in honor of Cernunnos and performed at the Dragons Blaze festival with newly acquired drummer Namroth Blackthorn . In April 1998 , the band toured the European continent with Dark Funeral and also released the mini CD Regie Axese , which was dedicated to their former drummer Cernunnos . Later that year , they toured again with labelmates Hecate Enthroned and Usurper . At the close of 1998 , the band entered Abyss Studios ( Sweden ) to record The Apocalypse Manifesto . The band 's third album was released in May 1999 and dealt with the biblical concept of the Apocalypse as interpreted by a Norse mythological perspective . Enthroned rounded off the 20th Century on tour with Marduk and continued to tour in Europe . In 2000 , the band parted ways with Nebiros and recruited Nerath Daemon as their new guitarist , went on a German mini tour followed by several other European shows and recorded Armoured Bestial Hell at Real Sound Studio ( Germany ) . This fourth album was released in April 2001 . Namroth Blackthorn was replaced by Alsvid from the French black metal band Seth . Enthroned continued to play many live gigs in and around Europe , as well as in the US . In early 2002 , Enthroned signed to Napalm Records releasing their fifth full-length recording , Carnage in Worlds Beyond , later that year . In June 2003 , Nguaroth ( guitars ) and Glaurung ( drums ) joined Enthroned , which played a South American tour and released their sixth album , XES Haereticum . In 2005 , Enthroned released their first official live album , Black Goat Ritual , recorded during their tour of Brazil . Enthroned parted ways with longtime vocalist Sabathan , at which time Nornagest took over the vocals and Phorgath joined the band on bass . In June 2007 , Enthroned recorded their seventh album Tetra Karcist , seeing the return of old drummer Alsvid for the studio sessions . Ahephahim joined as the new official drummer in June 2007 and Enthroned signed with Regain Records in January 2008 . At this time , some members of the band opened a recording studio , Blackout Multimedia . In the meantime , Ahephaim and Nguaroth left the band due to lack of time and were replaced by ex-Gorgoroth drummer Garghuf . Nerath Daemon took back the position he left five years ago in Enthroned , changing his name to Neraath . Enthroned 's eight album , Pentagrammaton , was released on 22 March 2010 . Since then , Nornagest has given up playing guitar in live performances , due to chronic tendonitis in his wrist , and has instead become the band 's frontman . Former members Lord Sabathan and Nguaroth joined the band for a one-off live performance in 2010 as an act of reconciliation . In September 2011 , Enthroned announce that their collaboration with Regain Records has ended while the band was busy recording their ninth studio album .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5f02a03c33b3fdcff2b3f87a19899b49", "text": "The Shutov Assembly The Shutov Assembly is the thirteenth solo studio album by British musician Brian Eno , released on 10 November 1992 on Warner .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e5a60b8c30fcc75d800db2b148932667", "text": "REO Speedwagon REO Speedwagon ( originally styled as R.E.O. Speedwagon ) is an American rock band . Formed in 1967 , the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s . Hi Infidelity ( 1980 ) contained four US Top 40 hits and is the group 's best-selling album , with over ten million copies sold . Over the course of its career , the band has sold more than 40 million records and has charted thirteen Top 40 hits , including the number ones `` Keep On Loving You '' and `` Ca n't Fight This Feeling '' . REO Speedwagon 's mainstream popularity dissipated in the 1990s but the band remains a popular live act .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ce074fd1dd2a5f34b7a7219cb34ae2f3", "text": "Someday World Someday World is a collaboration album by British musician Brian Eno and Karl Hyde , of British electronic group Underworld released on 5 May 2014 . The album features a number of supporting musicians , including Coldplay 's Will Champion , John Reynolds and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music , and was produced by Brian Eno with 20-year-old Fred Gibson .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ae9b717cbcca47009b29f0ea7c5dd636", "text": "Perfecto Records Perfecto Records is a United Kingdom-based trance record label , founded by Paul Oakenfold in 1989 . Perfecto was also a remix team consisting of Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne in its later years Steve was replaced with Andy Gray . Perfecto Records have provided remixes for U2 , Moby , New Order , Rolling Stones and more .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8dcb148e511f9ac8eda5769a72300cc1", "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 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "971e5f6797ce441932a881cbb185cf67", "text": "The Joshua Tree The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2 . It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno , and was released on 9 March 1987 on Island Records . In contrast to the ambient experimentation of their 1984 release , The Unforgettable Fire , the band aimed for a harder-hitting sound within the limitation of conventional song structures on The Joshua Tree . The album is influenced by American and Irish roots music , and through sociopolitically conscious lyrics embellished with spiritual imagery , it contrasts the group 's antipathy for the `` real America '' with their fascination with the `` mythical America '' . Inspired by American tour experiences , literature , and politics , U2 chose America as a theme for the record . Recording began in January 1986 in Ireland , and to foster a relaxed , creative atmosphere , the group primarily recorded in two houses . Several events during the sessions helped shape the conscious tone of the album , including the band 's participation in the Conspiracy of Hope benefit concerts for Amnesty International , the death of roadie Greg Carroll , and lead vocalist Bono 's travels to Central America . Recording was completed in November 1986 ; additional production continued into January 1987 . Throughout the sessions , U2 sought a `` cinematic '' quality for the record , one that would evoke a sense of location , in particular , the open spaces of the United States . They represented this in the sleeve photography depicting them in American desert landscapes . The Joshua Tree received critical acclaim , topped the charts in over 20 countries , and became the fastest-selling album in British history . According to Rolling Stone , the album increased the band 's stature `` from heroes to superstars '' . It produced the hit singles `` With or Without You '' , `` I Still Have n't Found What I 'm Looking For '' , and `` Where the Streets Have No Name '' , the first two of which became the group 's only number-one singles in the US . The album won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1988 . The group supported the record with the Joshua Tree Tour throughout 1987 . Frequently featured on critics ' lists of the greatest records , The Joshua Tree is one of the world 's best-selling albums , with over 25 million copies sold . U2 commemorated the record 's 20th anniversary with a remastered re-release , and its 30th anniversary with announcements of an anniversary concert tour and reissue . In 2014 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' by the US Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1c948d5ad9aaa180f071eb2e1fb25185", "text": "The Bride Stripped Bare (album) The Bride Stripped Bare is a 1978 solo album by Bryan Ferry and is his fifth album released independent of Roxy Music . It was recorded after his girlfriend Jerry Hall left him for Mick Jagger in 1977 , and appears to contain references to their break-up . The album peaked at number 13 on the albums chart in the United Kingdom . Although critically acclaimed , the album did n't achieve the success it was expected as it was released in the peak of punk rock . The album 's title is taken from the Marcel Duchamp artwork The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors , Even . Ferry had been introduced to the work as an art school student by Richard Hamilton . A subtext of Duchamp 's piece is masculine and feminine relationships .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fc2237a199d54eadc150b5e99e8ce206", "text": "EIM (video game developer) ( `` Entertainment Imagination and Magnificence '' ) was a Japanese game development company established in 1989 by programmer/musician Kenji Eno , who later started WARP and fyto .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b5cd1baec4bb8da85ae81d97943fe4f8", "text": "Thursday Afternoon Thursday Afternoon is the eleventh solo studio album by British ambient musician Brian Eno consisting of one 60-minute eponymous composition . It is the rearranged soundtrack to an 80-minute video production of the same title made in 1984 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0368398c941acde167b0e9f9ff5e6fa2", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "42c4a7a78ce02388a5002eee94024120", "text": "Cable (American band) Cable is an American band formed in 1994 in Rockville , Connecticut . They combine a hardcore punk and emo aesthetic with a rhythmically complex , often discordant metal-influenced musical approach . Lineup changes and delays between recordings may have hindered their notoriety over the years .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba10b9b2422fb498948bdce18089b11d", "text": "Begegnungen Begegnungen is a Sky Records 1984 compilation album with recordings by Brian Eno , Dieter Moebius , Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Conny Plank , from solo albums , and from various collaborations between the artists . All of the tracks had been previously released elsewhere . The albums these tracks were drawn from are : Durch die Wüste , Roedelius ' first solo album , Rastakraut Pasta by Moebius and Plank , After the Heat by Eno , Moebius , Roedelius , Tonspuren , the first solo album by Moebius , Zero Set by Moebius , Plank , Neumeier , Sowiesoso by Cluster , and the eponymous Cluster & Eno . These albums were released by Sky between 1976 and 1983 . The title is the German word for `` Meetings '' or `` Encounters '' . A second volume to this compilation , Begegnungen II , was also released . Begegnungen was issued in the US on CD in 1996 by the Gyroscope label . It was also reissued on the Pat Thomas ' San Francisco-based Water label in 2006 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "25a59cf62ab2699b92d720f178f4e573", "text": "Bryan Carrigan Bryan Carrigan is an American music producer , engineer , and electronic musician that has been involved in the production of studio albums and film scores . Carrigan is also known for serving multiple roles in the recording studio as music editor , programming , and sound design .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "021958a2a92f2d400e52289bd8973324", "text": "Betsie Larkin Betsie Larkin is an American vocalist , songwriter and guest writer/vocalist based in San Francisco , California , United States . Her first EDM collaborations with Ferry Corsten , `` Made of Love '' and `` Feel You , '' appeared on Corsten 's album Twice in a Blue Moon . Soon after its release , the single `` Made of Love '' made the top 40 in the Netherlands . In 2008 it was voted the fifth track overall on Armin Van Buuren 's radio program A State of Trance , number one on Above and Beyond Group Therapy Radio , and reached the number one position on Corsten 's Countdown 's 100th episode . `` Made of Love '' was the second single and the first vocal track to be released from the Twice In A Blue Moon album . There is also an official video . Larkin joined Corsten as his tour kicked off in Malaysia and has joined him for numerous shows all over the globe . Other electronic dance music releases include `` A New Day '' with ATB on Kontor Records , `` Stronger Creature '' with Kenneth Thomas on Tetsuo Records , `` Love Again '' with Andy Moor , `` You Belong To Me '' with Bobina , and `` All The Way '' with Austin Leeds/Starkillers on Ultra Records , and `` Play it Back '' with Gabriel & Dresden on Organized Nature . In 2011 Betsie released her first solo album on Black Hole recordings . All We Have Is Now features collaborations with : John O'Callaghan , Ferry Corsten , Super8 & Tab , Solarstone , Lange , Bobina , Sied van Riel , Bjorn Akesson , Giuseppe Ottaviani , and Rafael Frost . Some of the remixers include Manufactured Superstars , JQA , Soulshaker , Save The Robot , and Roger Shah . The singles reached high positions on Beatport and the Music Week club charts , and were supported by top DJs worldwide . Larkin enthuses about the process : This was an ambitious project , to say the least , but so rewarding in the end . It was really fun experiencing all of the different processes for writing . With some we started from one of my older alternative rock songs . In others I would lay down a very minimal piano with a vocal and let the producer create music around the idea . I only started from a producer 's instrumental on one track , which was `` The Offering '' with Sied van Riel . The real fun was in sending off a rough version of something I had written , and seeing how it came back to me after a few weeks with the producer . These guys are incredible at what they do , and working with them was a blast ! The album spawned a string of top 10 charting singles and Black Hole released a deluxe edition of All We Have Is Now that included thirty tracks , including remix versions and official videos .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f5a64878c5cb22c92c7ff01b544e018f", "text": "Sikter Sikter is a Bosnian alternative rock band from Sarajevo . The band was formed in 1990 as a punk rock project of a few students , but became one of the most successful Bosnian rock bands . The name of the band is translated as Buzz Off ! From 1990 they changed line-ups many times , as well as musical styles . Their first songs were parodies of Yugoslavian pop songs . Sikter became the first band from Bosnia and Herzegovina whose video clip Pain In Brain was broadcast on MTV for several months . They recorded four albums : Now , Always , Never in 2000 , Queen of the Disco in 2002 , My Music in 2005 and Ego Trip in 2009 . The album Now , Always , Never was produced by English musician Brian Eno .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "06a97f1e552006e84f52408bac6038b5", "text": "Timo Ellis Timothy Kneeland `` Timo '' Ellis is a multi-instrumentalist and record producer from New York City , currently in the band Netherlands . He also runs a commercial music company called 70 % Water Music as well as his personal label Records and Tapes Records . Ellis attended Evergreen State College in Washington . It was while in school there that he first began working with local bands such as Nubbin , Lemonade , Hotess , Freebird , and Dig Yer Grave . He returned to New York in 1994 , where he joined with Sam Koppelman and Sean Lennon to record as IMA . IMA backed Lennon 's mother , Yoko Ono , on her album Rising . In 1997 Ellis and Sean Lennon joined Cibo Matto ( both playing bass , guitar and drums ) . As a quartet ( Yuka Honda , Miho Hatori , Ellis , Lennon ) Cibo Matto released an EP , Super Relax ( 1997 ) and their second album Stereo ★ Type A ( 1999 ) . He continued to tour with Cibo Matto until they disbanded in 2001 . Later in the year Ellis released his first solo EP , The Enchanted Forest of Timo Ellis . Ellis has since self-released 31 additional EPs and LPs which are available on iTunes ( or by contacting Timo himself . ) He currently performs regularly in his band Netherlands . He 's also recently been a regular player in Miho Hatori 's New Optimism and Joan as Police Woman . His music can be previewed from his Bandcamp page and Official Website . He lives in Brooklyn .", "title": "" } ]
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Elvis Presley lived in Graceland, his Memphis estate.
[ { "docid": "f402b521b13b217a3a47764bb817a7d4", "text": "Graceland Graceland is a mansion on a 13.8 acre estate in Memphis , Tennessee that was owned by Elvis Presley . It is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in the vast Whitehaven community , about 9 miles ( 14.5 km ) from Downtown and less than four miles ( 6 km ) north of the Mississippi border . It currently serves as a museum . It was opened to the public on June 7 , 1982 . The site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 7 , 1991 , and declared a National Historic Landmark on March 27 , 2006 . Graceland is the second most-visited house in America with over 650,000 visitors a year ; second only to the White House .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ed9e5bf12ab5fc1a73f483d0eeffffbe", "text": "Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley ( January 8 , 1935 -- August 16 , 1977 ) was an American singer-songwriter and actor . Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century , he is often referred to as the `` King of Rock and Roll '' , or simply `` the King '' . Presley was born in Tupelo , Mississippi , and relocated to Memphis , Tennessee , with his family when he was 13 years old . His music career began there in 1954 , when he recorded a song with producer Sam Phillips at Sun Records . Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black , Presley was an early popularizer of rockabilly , an uptempo , backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues . RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker , who managed the singer for more than two decades . Presley 's first RCA single , `` Heartbreak Hotel '' , was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States . He was regarded as the leading figure of rock and roll after a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records . His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style , combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines that coincided with the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement , made him enormously popular -- and controversial . In November 1956 , Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender . In 1958 , he was drafted into military service . He resumed his recording career two years later , producing some of his most commercially successful work before devoting much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and their accompanying soundtrack albums , most of which were critically derided . In 1968 , following a seven-year break from live performances , he returned to the stage in the acclaimed televised comeback special Elvis , which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours . In 1973 , Presley featured in the first globally broadcast concert via satellite , Aloha from Hawaii . On August 16 , 1977 , he sustained a heart attack in the bathroom of his Graceland estate , and died as a result . His death came in the wake of many years of prescription drug abuse which lead to his poor health and death . Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century . Commercially successful in many genres , including pop , blues and gospel , he is one of the best-selling solo artists in the history of recorded music , with estimated record sales of around 600 million units worldwide . He won three Grammys , also receiving the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36 , and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "7896c19f9dc9d74730e19f00f050bf91", "text": "Elvis Presley Birthplace The Elvis Presley Birthplace is a historic museum site in Tupelo , Mississippi dedicated to the preservation of the birthplace of American musician Elvis Presley , as well as listed on the Mississippi Blues Trail . The museum site includes the birthplace home of Elvis Presley , a museum , a chapel , and the Assembly of God Church building where the Presley family worshipped . Financially , times were hard on Vernon and Gladys , and they had to move out of the shotgun house when he was only a few years old for lack of payment . Vernon and Gladys worked various jobs while in Tupelo and moved several different times during the thirteen years they resided in Mississippi . An F5 tornado struck eight miles outside the city on April 5 , 1936 . The one-year-old Elvis and his mother , Gladys , survived the storm because it did not destroy their house . His father , Vernon , was out of town looking for work at that time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1874ca139eb9493029c115f92dab2ef1", "text": "Louis Armstrong discography Louis Armstrong ( 1901 -- 1971 ) , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops , was an American trumpeter , composer , singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz . His career spanned five decades , from the 1920s to the 1960s , and different eras in jazz . Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an `` inventive '' trumpet and cornet player , Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz , shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance . With his instantly recognizable gravelly voice , Armstrong was also an influential singer , demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser , bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes . He was also skilled at scat singing . Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing , Armstrong 's influence extends well beyond jazz music , and by the end of his career in the 1960s , he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general . Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to `` cross over '' , whose skin color was secondary to his music in an America that was extremely racially divided . He rarely publicly politicized his race , often to the dismay of fellow African-Americans , but took a well-publicized stand for desegregation in the Little Rock Crisis . His artistry and personality allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society which were highly restricted for black men of his era .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f674753377c8bdf0e8ca5be4dff1a0ed", "text": "Parkway Village, Memphis Parkway Village is a predominantly African-American community in southeast Memphis , Tennessee . Parkway Village is bounded by Getwell Road and Lamar Avenue on the West , Winchester Road on the South , I-240 on the North , and Mendenhall Road on the East . The former Mall of Memphis was in the Parkway Village community . In 1956 , developers began to develop the farmland that is now Parkway Village for `` gracious suburban living '' . Parkway Village remained a quiet community with little crime and well kept neighborhoods throughout most of the 1980s . In the late 1980s the area became a neighborhood in transition and the crime rate began to rise . Parkway Village is in the 38118 zip code . The population is primarily African-American , younger , and mostly single . The average home value , ( $ 68,900 ) is lower than in the Memphis metro area as a whole . Neighborhood Amenities Libraries Memphis Public Library & Information Center , Parkway Village Branch Medical Facilities Delta Medical Center Parks American Way Park McFarland Park/McFarland Community Center Nash Buckingham Park Walter K. Singleton Park/Singleton Tennis Center Public Schools Elementary Schools : Evans Elementary Getwell Elementary Goodlett Elementary Knight Road Elementary Sheffield Elementary Middle Schools : American Way Middle School Wooddale Middle School High Schools : Sheffield High School Wooddale High School Public Transportation American Way Transit Center , Memphis Area Transit Authority For profit educational institutions : New Horizons Computer Learning Center Strayer University", "title": "" }, { "docid": "88389568aaedbbbf849d07898c8f5d6f", "text": "Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road , recorded on 28 July 2005 , was a live concert given by Paul McCartney at Abbey Road Studios , specifically Studio 2 , where many of The Beatles ' recordings were made . Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road was meant as a promotion for McCartney 's album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard . As the audience was of close friends and selected fans , the concert was intimate in nature and was littered with monologues and song fragments . It was shown on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on 17 December 2005 , and on PBS in the United States on 27 February 2006 as part of the performing arts series Great Performances . McCartney plays left-handed and right-handed guitars , drums , harmonium , double bass , Mellotron , and even wine glasses in a reworking of the Wings song `` Band on the Run '' . He also reworks the Beatles ' track `` Lady Madonna '' , which he calls `` Old Lady in New Clothes '' , with a much slower tempo and a swung melody line . The bass McCartney uses on his performance of `` Heartbreak Hotel '' once belonged to Bill Black , Elvis Presley 's bass player who died in 1965 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5887bf4536e3e9d113ecafcf355f517", "text": "Elvis Presley's guitars Elvis Presley 's guitars were a major component of the iconic rock and roll image created by Elvis Presley that revolutionized popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s . It is impossible to gauge the impact of that image on millions of young people around the world who were inspired to learn to play guitar after watching Presley in performance , on television , or in films . Although not known for his abilities as a guitarist , Presley had a profound musical influence on some of the most important rock and roll artists to emerge since the 1950s , including Buddy Holly , John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , Bob Dylan , and Bruce Springsteen . The extent of Presley 's impact on their lives and music is captured in John Lennon 's famous quote : `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' According to his first lead guitarist , Scotty Moore , Presley was not `` an accomplished musician '' , yet he possessed `` an uncanny and amazing sense of timing and rhythm . '' In the early years of his career , Presley 's rhythm guitar accompaniment played a major role in the sound of his early performances and recordings . Moore noted that as Presley began to learn to move on stage and to work the audience with his physical performance , his guitar became more of a `` prop '' . Presley was not known to treat his instruments in a gentle manner . His very aggressive strumming style would frequently break strings during his performances . The lack of a microphone on his guitar throughout those years contributed to the development of his `` aggressive style in attempt to be heard '' . As his career progressed , he became even more aggressive toward his instruments , frequently tossing his guitar to Charlie Hodge , who sometimes failed to catch it . The impact of the large belt buckles and jewelry he wore left their marks on most of his instruments .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc40d5f72f292bb680fa4a6cfe66b477", "text": "Clubland Clubland may refer to : St James 's , an area of Westminster in London where many gentlemen 's clubs were located Clubland ( 1999 film ) , an American film by Mary Lambert Clubland ( 2007 film ) , an Australian comedy film Clubland ( band ) , a 1990s house-music group Clubland ( dance brand ) , a UK dance album and events brand Clubland ( compilation series ) , a series of compilation albums Clubland TV , a UK music channel Clubland ( Screenplay ) , an installment , featuring David Morrissey , of the UK satirical anthology TV series Screenplay `` Clubland '' ( song ) , a song by Elvis Costello Clubland , a block of dance-related music videos currently airing late nights on MTV in the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d498dacd6dbf03c2cfb15abb71fea2eb", "text": "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care '' ( You 're So Square ) Baby I Do n't Care '' is a song written in 1957 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for the film Jailhouse Rock starring singer and musician Elvis Presley . Presley 's version , the only song in which he plays the electric bass , was recorded on May 3 , with the vocal track added on May 9 , 1957 and released on his Jailhouse Rock EP . It reached number fourteen on the R&B charts . It later become a minor pop standard , with notable versions being performed by Buddy Holly , who included the song on his self-titled second album , and his version made the British singles chart in 1961 . The song 's narrator addresses the object of their affection , and points out all the ways that the addressee is square , how they 're out of touch with modern trends in music and romance . Then the narrator tells the subject of the song that they love them in spite of , and maybe because of this .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f1834886d6a95f7dfda6f4d2c96b02f3", "text": "Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee Midtown Memphis , Tennessee is a collection of neighborhoods to the east of Downtown . Midtown is home to many cultural attractions , institutions of higher education , and noteworthy pieces of architecture . The district is an anchor in Memphis ' arts scene , including the Playhouse on the Square , the Hattiloo Theater , the Brooks Museum of Art , the Memphis College of Art , and the Levitt Shell . The annual Cooper-Young Arts Festival draws over 120,000 visitors to the district . Midtown also plays host to multiple universities and colleges , including Memphis College of Art , Rhodes College , and Christian Brothers University . Midtown is characterized by vintage residential housing , a blend of independent and chain retailers , and high-rise buildings . Multiple historic districts are located in Midtown , and commercial corridors such as Overton Square and Cooper Street developed before World War II in an urban style . Mixed use areas with housing , religious , commercial and office spaces are common in Midtown . Midtown is known in the Memphis region for its bumper stickers displaying `` Midtown is Memphis '' and `` 38104 , '' referencing the zip code that covers a large portion of the area .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "544b310e22ea2efbf805f03b69c7ea5f", "text": "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road True Love Travels on a Gravel Road is a song written by the Frazier-Owens songwriting team and popularized by Elvis Presley . It was originally recorded by Duane Dee in 1968 , and was a very minor hit , reaching # 58 on the country charts . Elvis recorded the song on 17 February 1969 at American Sound Studios in Memphis . He also performed the song at the International Hotel in the Las Vegas Valley on January 26 , 1970 . It appears on From Elvis in Memphis , as well as a number of compilations ; The Memphis Record , The Memphis 1969 Anthology : Suspicious Minds , and From Nashville to Memphis : The Essential '60s Masters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "134503300a084d63df65c586f574f06b", "text": "Billy Sunday Historic Home The Billy Sunday Historic Home was the residence of William A ( Billy ) Sunday , Helen ( Ma ) Sunday , their four children , and the family 's live-in housekeeper and nanny . Located in the Winona Lake Historic District in Kosciusko County , Indiana , it is a prime example of a bungalow built in the Arts and Crafts architectural style . The Sunday family spent their summers in Winona Lake for several years prior to 1911 , staying in a home called `` The Illinois , '' which was located on a bluff overlooking MacDonald Island and the lake . In 1911 the family moved permanently to Winona Lake . The Illinois was lifted off its foundation and moved eastward across the street and a new bungalow was constructed in its place . The Sundays named the home `` Mt. Hood . '' ( They owned property in Oregon not far from Mount Hood and this was presumably the inspiration behind the name . ) Many features of the home are typical of the Arts and Crafts Movement including the interior woodwork , shellacked burlap wall treatments , light fixtures , sleeping porches , and it 's exposed rafter tails and beams . It is believed that Helen Sunday was intimately involved in the interior 's design . One of her favorite places in the home was the Inglenook , a cozy seating area that surrounds the fireplace . Helen Sunday outlived all four of the children as well as her husband . By the 1950s , when Helen lived in the residence alone , the home was already becoming something of a pilgrimage site for admirers who wanted to see where the famed evangelist had lived . Helen thus began to provide informal tours of her home . In 1957 , the year she died , a recording of Mrs. Sunday describing the details of the home was made and the published transcript has served to verify the fact that the home 's interior , other than some rearranging , has been largely preserved as it was when she lived there . Helen willed the home , along with everything in it , to the Winona Christian Assembly . When the assembly grounds were purchased by Grace College and Theological Seminary in 1968 , Mt. Hood became part of Grace Schools . Most of the manuscript materials from the home were collected by the Grace College and Seminary library and these became the Billy Sunday Papers , the originals of which are housed in the Morgan Library Archives . Prior to 1998 , the home had never been professionally curated . With the creation of the Village at Winona and the renaissance of the Winona Lake Historic District , however , a professional curator was hired to oversee restoration of the home and curate a new Billy Sunday museum and visitor 's center , which was built near the Sunday property and opened in 2000 . The visitors center educated guests about the historical significance of Billy Sunday and a team of volunteers led tours through the home . Although multiple efforts were made to organize the setup as a state-run historical site , this never materialized and when the principle donor removed funding from the operation , the museum and visitor 's center closed in 2010 . Currently , the home is curated by the Winona History Center at Grace College , which also offers tours .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dec51a7f526156bb195f060001cc6749", "text": "Richland (Harwood, Maryland) Richland is a historic home at Harwood , Anne Arundel County , Maryland . It is a - story , frame , hip-roofed dwelling of approximately 3000 sqft . It was constructed for gentleman farmer Robert Murray Cheston ( 1849 -- 1904 ) and his wife , the former Mary Murray ( 1859 -- 1943 ) . It is the only known late-19th-century rural Anne Arundel County dwelling definitively associated with a specific architectural firm . The plans were prepared by the Roanoke , Virginia based architectural firm of Noland and de Saussure , founded by William C. Noland . The home reflects both the Colonial Revival and Queen Anne architecture styles . The house on the 332 acre Richland farm was built in 1893 . In the 1950s , the Cheston family subdivided the property and sold the house with approximately 58 acres to the Talliaferro family , and sold the remaining acreage to the Catterton family . The Talliaferro family named their new parcel `` Thanksgiving Fam '' . In 1996 , the Heimbuch family purchased Thanksgiving Farm from the Talliaferro family , began planting vineyards1998 , completed a restoration of the house in 2004 , and opened a winery on the property in 2006 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cbcae671c7f42b61e9f9ffbf50eadc1d", "text": "I'm Leavin' (Elvis Presley song) `` I 'm Leavin ' '' is a 1971 song by Elvis Presley . It was written by Sonny Charles and Michael Jarrett . The song was originally released in 1971 as a single , with `` Heart of Rome '' ( from the album Love Letters from Elvis ) on the B-side . In the United States `` I 'm Leavin ' '' reached number 36 on Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 21 , 1971 . In the UK Singles Chart , it reached number 23 for the week of October 2 , 1971 . Later `` I 'm Leavin ' '' was included in the 1980 box set Elvis Aron Presley ( on the record 8 titled `` Lost Singles '' ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "23a544708ce8f0f42ad4906b5c41fbf2", "text": "One-sided Love Affair `` One Sided Love Affair '' ( or `` One-sided Love Affair '' ) is a song by Elvis Presley from his 1956 debut album Elvis Presley . Later , in August in the same year ( 1956 ) it was also released as a single , with `` Money Honey '' on the flip side .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "012b67c005c85563ccae8ec9276fbdd3", "text": "Levitt Shell The Levitt Shell ( formerly Overton Park Shell and Shell Theater ) is an open-air amphitheater located in Overton Park , Memphis , Tennessee . Elvis Presley gave his first paid concert there on July 30 , 1954 . The Overton Park Shell was built in 1936 by the City of Memphis and the Works Progress Administration for $ 11,935 , as part of the New Deal . Designed by architect Max Furbringer , it was modeled after similar shells in Chicago , New York , and St. Louis . The WPA built 27 band shells , the Overton Park Shell is one of only a few that still remain . During the 1930s and 1940s , the Shell was the site of Memphis Open Air Theater orchestral shows , along with various light opera and musicals . However , on July 30 , 1954 , Elvis Presley opened for headliner Slim Whitman , and performed what music historians call the first-ever rock and roll show . In the mid-1960s , the Shell was turned over to the Memphis Arts Center , who planned to raze it in order to build a $ 2 million theater . However , a campaign led by Noel Gilbert , long-time conductor of the Memphis Concert Orchestra , gathered 6,000 signatures in order to prevent its destruction . Later , in 1972 , the Shell was nearly removed in order to build a parking garage , but was again saved by the outcry from the community . In 1982 , the National Conference of Christians and Jews proposed a restoration , and the Shell was renamed in honor of Raoul Wallenberg . However , they could not raise the necessary funds , so by 1984 , the previous plan for a parking lot began once again . This time , the Shell was saved by Mayor Richard Hackett . He pledged to fund a renovation if a private group would spearhead an arts program . In 1985 , the Shell lay dormant for the first time in its history . In 1986 , a corporation was formed by private citizens named Save Our Shell , Inc. . For the following 20 years , Save Our Shell presented hundreds of free programs there . In 2007 , the Shell was renamed Levitt Shell at Overton Park and a large-scale renovation funded by the Levitt Foundation took place . The renovation was conducted by Memphis firm Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects with state-of-the-art audio and visual design . With the completion of the renovations on September 8 , 2008 , free concerts are now once again held in the Shell . The Shell offers concerts on Thursday , Friday , Saturday , and Sunday nights during its spring and fall seasons . In the summer of 2011 , Indie Memphis debuted The Concert Film Series , presenting free concert films for the public on weekends during the summer months .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc7212a2969125051c05f04056192066", "text": "Elvis (1973 album) Elvis is a 1973 album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley . It sold over 1 million copies worldwide despite being released soon after the much more successful Aloha from Hawaii album . It is sometimes called The Fool album after one of the songs included in it , to differentiate it from the 1956 album of the same title . `` Fool '' was issued as a single and reached number 15 in the UK , backed by a live version of `` Steamroller Blues '' . `` Fool '' and `` Where Do I Go From Here '' were recorded in March 1972 . `` It 's Impossible '' is a live recording from the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas from February 1972 . Tracks 3 , 4 , 6 -- 10 were leftovers from the March and May 1971 recording sessions at RCA 's Studio B in Nashville . Three songs feature Presley on piano : `` It 's Still Here '' , `` I 'll Take You Home Again , Kathleen '' and `` I Will Be True '' . These three selections were all released together for a second time as part of the 1980 boxed set , Elvis Aron Presley . The song `` Fool '' was also released in this collection . Four other songs in this album were also reissued in other albums : `` It 's Impossible '' ( Pure Gold , 1975 ) , `` Padre '' ( He Walks Beside Me , 1978 ) , '' ( That 's What You Get ) For Lovin ' Me '' ( A Canadian Tribute , 1978 ) and `` Do n't Think Twice , It 's All Right '' ( Our Memories Of Elvis Volume 2 , 1979 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "96f260022fd891457a47042b2e49effc", "text": "Saying Grace (painting) Saying Grace is a 1951 painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell , painted for the cover of The Saturday Evening Post '' 's November 24 , 1951 , Thanksgiving issue . The painting depicts a woman and a young boy saying grace in a crowded restaurant , as they are observed by other people at their table . Rockwell 's inspiration for Saying Grace came from a Saturday Evening Post reader who saw a Mennonite family praying in a restaurant . Rockwell used his son , Jarvis , as one of the models for the painting . Elizabeth Goldberg , director of American Art at Sotheby 's said that in his preparations for Saying Grace Rockwell '' ... visited Automats and diners in New York and Philadelphia to get the scene just right ... his imagery was so vivid people would say they recognized the diner even though it did n't exist , each painting felt so universal . '' Rockwell took the table and chairs from a diner in Times Square for the photo shoot for the painting . In preparations for a painting Rockwell would set up a scene , using his friends and neighbors , taking hundreds of photos until satisfied . Rockwell would produce sketches in charcoal , then oil sketches , before painting the final image . Rockwell was paid $ 3,500 for Saying Grace . Readers of The Saturday Evening Post voted Saying Grace their favorite ever cover in 1955 . Saying Grace '' had been on a long term loan at the Norman Rockwell Museum , and had been exhibited at 12 other museums across the United States before its 2013 sale .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a0d048dd623d2d514d40711a6fe6ae5d", "text": "Cultural impact of Elvis Presley Since the beginning of his career , Elvis Presley has had an extensive cultural impact . According to Rolling Stone , `` it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop . '' Rolling Stone encyclopedia of Rock and Roll describes Presley as `` an American music giant of the 20th century who single-handedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950s . '' His recordings , dance moves , attitude and clothing came to be seen as embodiments of rock and roll . His music was heavily influenced by African-American blues , Christian gospel , and Southern country . In a list of the greatest English language singers , as compiled by Q Magazine , Presley was ranked first , and second in the list of greatest singers of 20th century by BBC Radio . Presley sang both hard driving rockabilly , rock and roll dance songs and ballads , laying a commercial foundation upon which other rock musicians would build their careers . African-American performers like Big Joe Turner , Wynonie Harris and Fats Domino came to national prominence after Presley 's acceptance among mass audiences of White American adults . Singers like Jerry Lee Lewis , the Everly Brothers , Chuck Berry , Bo Diddley , Little Richard , Buddy Holly , Johnny Cash , Roy Orbison and others immediately followed in his wake . John Lennon later observed , `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' During the post-WWII economic boom of the 1950s , many parents were able to give their teenage children much higher weekly allowances , signaling a shift in the buying power and purchasing habits of American teens . During the 1940s bobby soxers had idolized Frank Sinatra , but the buyers of his records were mostly between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two . Presley triggered a lot of demand for his records by near-teens and early teens aged ten and up . Along with Presley 's `` ducktail '' haircut , the demand for black slacks and loose , open-necked shirts resulted in new lines of clothing for teenage boys whereas a girl might get a pink portable 45 rpm record player for her bedroom . Meanwhile , American teenagers began buying newly available portable transistor radios and listened to rock 'n' roll on them ( helping to propel that fledgling industry from an estimated 100,000 units sold in 1955 to 5,000,000 units by the end of 1958 ) . Teens were asserting more independence and Presley became a national symbol of their parents ' consternation . Presley 's impact on the American youth consumer market was noted on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on December 31 , 1956 when business journalist Louis M. Kohlmeier wrote , `` Elvis Presley today is a business , '' and reported on the singer 's record and merchandise sales . Half a century later , historian Ian Brailsford ( University of Auckland , New Zealand ) commented , `` The phenomenal success of Elvis Presley in 1956 convinced many doubters of the financial opportunities existing in the youth market . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "62d6bf59f03e61930ea5ed648418cecd", "text": "Him (play) Him is a 1995 play written by actor Christopher Walken , who also took the lead role and which debuted in the New York Shakespeare Festival . It revolved around the afterlife of Elvis Presley , the singer who , as the author himself turned 15 , became his first idol . The play , Walken 's first venture into playwriting , adopts a surreal tone , and is replete with references to aspects of Presley 's life , as well as to other pieces of theatre , including Hamlet and those of Tennessee Williams . While it enjoyed some positive comments , it was largely panned by the critics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f7e3f50fbd4399d43270b194a33d3888", "text": "Hollywood Sign The Hollywood Sign ( formerly the Hollywoodland Sign ) is a landmark and American cultural icon located in Los Angeles , California . It is situated on Mount Lee , in the Hollywood Hills area of the Santa Monica Mountains . The sign overlooks Hollywood , Los Angeles . `` HOLLYWOOD '' is spelled out in 45 ft-tall white capital letters and is 350 feet ( 106.7 m ) long . It was originally created in 1923 as an advertisement for a local real estate development , but it garnered increasing recognition after the sign was left up . The sign was a frequent target of pranks and vandalism , but it has since undergone restoration , including the installation of a security system to deter vandalism . The sign is protected and promoted by The Trust For Public Land , a nonprofit organization , while its site and the surrounding land are part of Griffith Park . From the ground , the contours of the hills give the sign a wavy appearance . When observed at a comparable altitude , the letters appear nearly level . The sign makes frequent appearances in popular culture , particularly in establishing shots for films and television programs set in or around Hollywood . Signs of similar style , but spelling different words , are frequently seen as parodies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e557a89cb451437b263d4ba98a9809d9", "text": "Too Much (Elvis Presley song) `` Too Much '' is a # 1 song recorded in a hit version by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1956 . It was written by Bernard Weinman and Lee Rosenberg . It was first recorded in 1954 by Bernard Hardison on Republic Records . Elvis Presley recorded the song in September 1956 and first performed it on January 6 , 1957 on CBS-TV 's `` The Ed Sullivan Show . '' Released as a single , Presley 's `` Too Much '' reached number one on both the Cashbox and Billboard sales charts and went to number three on the R&B chart . The single peaked at number two on the then-named Top 100 chart , the main Billboard pop chart .", "title": "" } ]
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Dominick Dunne was born in 1923.
[ { "docid": "29690d20e3773a9c118349295353bc73", "text": "Dominick Dunne Dominick John Dunne ( October 29 , 1925 -- August 26 , 2009 ) was an American producer , writer and investigative journalist . He began his career as a producer in film and television , noted for involvement with the pioneering gay film The Boys in the Band ( 1970 ) and the award winning drug film Panic in Needle Park ( 1971 ) . He turned to writing in the early 1970s . After the 1982 murder of his daughter Dominique , he came to focus on the ways in which wealth and high society interacts with the judicial system . A frequent contributor to Vanity Fair , Dunne also appeared regularly on television discussing crime from the 1980s to the end of his life .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "432756da7634076982bf2be45e700cf9", "text": "Zoë Dominic Zoë Dominic OBE ( 4 July 1920 -- 11 January 2011 ) was a British dance and theatre photographer . Dominic 's work as a theatre photographer began in the Royal Court Theatre around 1957 , and she became known for photographing the postwar British theatre revival , including actors Laurence Olivier , Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith and performers Maria Callas , Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev . John Selwyn Gilbert wrote of her : `` I know of no other photographer who got closer to the real spirit of dancers and the dance than Zoë Dominic . She was a remarkable photographer and inspired great trust in the artists she took as subjects . If she caught a dancer in an unflattering pose or making a mistake , a drooping wrist , a lazy , half-pointed foot , she would not print the picture . '' She was awarded an OBE in 2006 and the Royal Photographic Society 's Hood medal in 1986 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d6a78d82a6e42773d6de38b1bdf97c73", "text": "Thomas O'Donoghue Thomas O'Donoghue was an Irish Sinn Féin politician . He was elected unopposed as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála ( TD ) to the 2nd Dáil at the 1921 elections for the Kerry -- Limerick West constituency . He opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted against it . He was re-elected unopposed as an anti-Treaty Sinn Féin TD to the 3rd Dáil at the 1922 general election though he did not take his seat . He was re-elected at the 1923 general election for the Kerry constituency and again did not take his seat . He did not stand at the June 1927 general election .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "134f390bd3aa6650d91462556d79ab32", "text": "1923 in motorsport The following is an overview of the events of 1923 in motorsport including the major racing events , motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year , championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year , births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "114f5d4b7864c3c19bb367b4db8e5abb", "text": "Joe Dunne Joseph John `` Joe '' Dunne ( born 25 May 1973 ) is an Irish football manager and former footballer who is currently assistant manager at Cambridge United . Dunne played as a defender in the Football League for Gillingham and Colchester United , and briefly played in the Conference for Dover Athletic . He once represented Republic of Ireland at under-21 level . His playing career was ended prematurely after suffering a series of injuries . He began coaching at Colchester United , earning his coaching badges and working his way up from youth level . He became the club 's assistant manager when John Ward was appointed manager in 2010 , before replacing Ward at the helm in September 2012 having previously acted as caretaker manager for four games in 2009 . After guiding the club to League One safety in the 2012 -- 13 and 2013 -- 14 seasons , Dunne left his role on 1 September 2014 . He then joined Cambridge United as an assistant manager on 11 May 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dcc7437da2e75a8beafc8e430c69f96", "text": "Dublin University Cricket Club Dublin University Cricket Club is a cricket team in Ireland . They currently play in the Leinster Senior League , and in the past had first-class status , and played against several sides that were touring England , including the Australians ( twice ) , South Africans ( three times ) and West Indians ( as late as 1923 ) . Their first first-class matches came in 1895 when they played home and away matches against Cambridge University , also playing at home against the MCC and away against Leicestershire . They would not play first-class cricket again until 1922 when they played Essex and four times against Northamptonshire between 1924 and 1926 . The two games in 1926 are their final first-class games to date . The team for two of those games against Northamptonshire featured the Irish writer Samuel Beckett . The club has produced several players for Ireland , the most prominent probably being Ed Joyce , who played fifty times for Ireland before going on to represent England . Two former DUCC men played Test cricket -- Leland Hone ( England ) and Clement Johnson ( South Africa ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "37f1b4fd0116a59f5dba9c0f98abb9ec", "text": "Maurice Dunne Maurice Joseph Dunne ( born 19 June 1947 ) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dumbarton and Clydebank .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "839dcb119901721bdeb5dca6ad647f2d", "text": "Dominick F. Mullaney Dominick F. Mullaney ( July 25 , 1854 in New York City -- August 1929 ) was an American politician from New York .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "df0feaf50c5c06af2f7fcdd8e299e552", "text": "The Prodigal Son (1923 film) The Prodigal Son is a 1923 British silent historical film directed by A. E. Coleby and starring Stewart Rome , Henry Victor and Edith Bishop . The film is an adaptation of a 1904 Hall Caine novel The Prodigal Son , set in Iceland and the French Riviera . It was noted as a long film , reported variously at three or over four hours . Denis Gifford reports the film 's original release length as 18,454 feet , and that it was shown in two consecutive parts , the second part being entitled The Return of the Prodigal . It was shot on location in Iceland , with a final budget of # 37,000 . The film was not a commercial success on its release , and was attacked by critics . It was perhaps the biggest failure of all the films released by Stoll Pictures , the largest British film company of the early 1920s . However , the film was re-released in 1929 with a greatly reduced running time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d39d0fcc0abfb566ff0ac21b7c9a6c7", "text": "Jasper Wolfe Jasper Travers Wolfe ( 3 August 1872 -- 27 August 1952 ) was an Irish independent politician who was elected three times as Teachta Dála ( TD ) for Cork West from 1927 -- 33 . He was born into a Methodist family the son of William J. Wolfe . He was educated at Bishop 's School , Skibbereen and was admitted as a solicitor in 1893 . He obtained first place in his final exams and was awarded the Findlater Scholarship . He was a member of Skibbereen Urban District Council for a number of years . He was crown prosecutor in Cork city for a period and for the West Riding of County Cork 1916 -- 1923 . He was the first Cork man to hold the Presidency of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland . Wolfe was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt , at the June 1927 general election , and took his seat in the short-lived 5th Dáil . He was re-elected at the September 1927 general election and again at the 1932 general election , but did not contest the 1933 general election . Wolfe was a solicitor who also owned the Cork County Eagle and Munster Advertiser newspaper . This was a successor to the Skibbereen Eagle , which in an editorial in 1897 had famously warned the Tsar of Russia about expanionist aims towards China , declaring that the Skibbereen Eagle had `` got its eye on the Tsar '' . An incident with Wolfe ( later TD for Cork West ) was described by another solicitor Willie Kingston in the Skibbereen Historical Journal . Kingston was a cousin of Jasper Wolfe . Wolfe at the time had friends in both camps . In April 1921 , Wolfe , Kingston and Miss Brown motored to Durrus where he had a case at Petty Sessions . Kingston had been in Bantry earlier where he saw two men coming towards him , one saying to the other ` that 's him ' . Kingston thought it was a case of mistaken identity . Later he met Wolfe at the hotel and a man came out of the shadows and peered at his face . Wolfe had met ( Bawnie ) T.T. McCarthy , cattle dealer earlier and offered him a lift to Skibbereen . They all went to Durrus in Wolfe 's car driven by a chauffeur and had tea in Miss Brown 's mother 's house . Leaving Durrus for Caheragh , McCarthy was in front with Wolfe but his profile indicated him as a cattle dealer rather than the Crown Prosecutor . As they rounded a corner in Caheragh a whistle was blown violently , suggesting the man was running and giving a pre-ordained signal . Kingston and Miss Brown crouched down but nothing happened . Wolfe had had a few drinks and slept through the entire episode . When they got back to Skibbereen they heard that an ambush was being laid for Wolfe . Kingston thought that the unexpected lift to the cattle dealer had the effect of calling off the ambush . A book about Wolfe 's life has been written , entitled Jasper Wolfe of Skibbereen . It was written by Jasper Ungoed-Thomas , the grandson of Jasper Wolfe , and tells the story of his life , set against the backdrop of the partition of Ireland and the emergent new political order . In 1894 Wolfe founded Wolfe & Co. . Solicitors , which is still operating in Market Street , Skibbereen , County Cork . He died at his residence , `` Norton '' , Skibbereen and is buried in Aughadown Cemetery .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc8e6fd142239a91b3e980402ba543b4", "text": "Richard Dominick Richard Dominick is the former executive producer of NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution 's The Jerry Springer Show for almost 18 years . Dominick also served in the same capacity on The Steve Wilkos Show for its first season , as well as the truTV police series Bait Car . He now produces ( and created ) another popular truTV series , Hardcore Pawn .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4ef6b3b9d195bf6b44db5237d6207336", "text": "James E. Dunne For other people with the same name , see Jimmy Dunne ( disambiguation ) . James Edward Dunne ( October 3 , 1882 -- February 28 , 1942 ) was mayor of Providence , Rhode Island for twelve years ( six two-year terms ) , from January 1927 to January 1939 . He was mayor during both the Great Depression and the Hurricane of 1938 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "689a3426302e29be259c696871caa8dc", "text": "Dunnett Dunnett is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Sir Alastair Dunnett ( 1908 -- 1998 ) , Scottish journalist and newspaper editor , husband of Dorothy Dunnett Charles Dunnett ( 1921-2007 ) , Canadian statistician Dorothy Dunnett ( 1923 -- 2001 ) , Scottish historical novelist , wife of Alastair Dunnett Jack Dunnett ( born 1922 ) , British politician Stephen Dunnett ( born 1950 ) , British neuroscientist", "title": "" }, { "docid": "560e3c001561fe4f9b98306aea2b32d2", "text": "John S. Dunne John S. Dunne , C.S.C. ( December 3 , 1929 -- November 11 , 2013 ) was an American priest and theologian of the Congregation of Holy Cross . He held the John A. O'Brien Professorship of Theology at the University of Notre Dame .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fbd63e837f1962a0abb153d9ecb9d956", "text": "Patrick Byrne (Irish politician) Patrick Byrne ( born 2 April 1925 ) is a retired Irish politician . An accountant by profession , he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent Teachta Dála ( TD ) for the Dublin North-East constituency at a by-election on 30 April 1956 . The by-election was caused by the death of his father , Alfie Byrne . In 1957 he joined Fine Gael and was re-elected at the 1957 , 1961 and 1965 general elections . He did not contest the 1969 general election . His father Alfie Byrne was an MP , TD , Senator and Lord Mayor of Dublin . His brothers Thomas Byrne and Alfred P. Byrne were also TDs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5310c107ef0ff5dce1543d18fe0ffb3a", "text": "Dominique Dunne Dominique Ellen Dunne ( November 23 , 1959 -- November 4 , 1982 ) was an American actress . She appeared in several films and television series from 1979 to 1982 , but was best known for portraying Dana Freeling , the oldest daughter , in the 1982 horror film Poltergeist . On October 30 , 1982 , Dunne was strangled by her ex-boyfriend , John Thomas Sweeney , in the driveway of her West Hollywood home and went into a coma . She never regained consciousness and died five days later . In a controversial court case , Sweeney was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Dunne 's death and served three and a half years in prison . Dunne was 22 years old when she died .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a2a46659f2068111eb3c331dd93d039d", "text": "Francis Ferran Francis Patrick Ferran ( died 10 June 1923 ) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician and medical practitioner . He was elected unopposed as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála ( TD ) to the 2nd Dáil at the 1921 elections for the Sligo -- Mayo East constituency . He opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted against it . He was elected as an anti-Treaty Sinn Féin TD at the 1922 general election but did not take his seat . He died while imprisoned by the pro-Treaty government during the Irish Civil War at the Curragh Camp in 1923 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0422fbb0d2b99661ccb809807a96f996", "text": "Stan Gebler Davies Stanley Gebler Davies ( Dublin , 16 July 1943 - Dalkey , Ireland , 23 June 1994 ) was an Irish journalist with the Irish Independent as well as with various British magazines ( including Punch , The Evening Standard , The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator ) . Of part-Polish and part-Jewish ancestry , Davies was known for his eccentric views and for his exceptional alcohol intake . In the late 1970s the Evening Standard printed his pithy , 50-word apercus among their longer items ; he was also permitted to call Hans Keller a ` twat ' on the letters pages of The Listener . As well as his writing ( which included a book on James Joyce ) , he engaged in political activity , having been a Unionist candidate for the constituency of Cork South -- West ( where he was living at the time ) in the Dáil election of 1987 . He died after a long battle with lung cancer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4807dc19c272be4d04db9ba6f54caadc", "text": "Cyril Dunne Cyril Dunne ( born 1941 in Ballinasloe , County Galway ) is an Irish former sportsperson . He played Gaelic football with his local club St Grellan 's GFC Ballinasloe and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1960s winning three in a row All-Ireland medals in 1964 , 1965 and 1966 . Dunne later served as manager of the Galway team between 1984 and 1986 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "113145bc8b47973ab192cd290223cf57", "text": "William Dunne Bishop William Dunne S.P.S. , an Irish born Roman Catholic Priest , who served as first Bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui , Kenya . Born in Devlin , Ireland , in 1920 . Fr . Dunne joined the Kiltegan Fathers ordained a priest in 1944 . Fr Bill Dunne arrived in Kenya in 1951 . The Kiltegan Fathers took over Kitui from the Holy Ghost Fathers Rev. Dunne became Prefect Apostolic of Kitui in 1956 . Monsignor Dunne was ordained the first Bishop of Kitui in 1964 , retiring at the age of 75 in 1995 and was succeeded by Most Rev. Bishop Boniface Lele as Bishop . Bishop Dunne died in Nairobi Hospital on 31st of March , 2002 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8ce588fdbe344bafe296d3f8091073f5", "text": "P. J. Brady Patrick Joseph Brady ( 1868 -- 20 May 1943 ) was Irish nationalist MP in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for Dublin St Stephen 's Green constituency from 1910 to 1918 , during the closing years of the Irish Parliamentary Party 's dominance of Irish politics . Later , he was a Senator of the Irish Free State from 1927 -- 28 . He was one of the few parliamentarians who served in both the House of Commons and in the Oireachtas . Eldest son of James Brady , he was born at Blackrock , Dublin and educated at St Vincent 's College , Castleknock and at University College Dublin . He was admitted a solicitor in 1893 and became senior partner , then head of the firm of Brady & Hayden . He built up an extensive legal practice and became a member of the Council , and later President , of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland . He was also a director of the Hibernian Bank and of the Irish Great Southern Railways , and an active social welfare worker and member of the Catholic St Vincent de Paul Society . In 1900 he married Evelyn Parminter , youngest daughter of John Douglas Parminter , a Paymaster in the Royal Navy . She died in 1931 . P. J. Brady was a member of Blackrock Urban District Council and was subsequently elected as MP for Dublin St Stephen 's Green at the general election of January 1910 . St Stephen 's Green was not a safe seat for the Nationalists , being won by a Liberal , Liberal Unionist or Unionist in all five elections held between 1888 and 1898 . In January 1910 Brady defeated the Unionist candidate Henry O'Connor by 3,683 to 3,021 . At the second 1910 general election in December , he defeated a fresh Unionist candidate , Lord Reginald Herbert , by the bigger margin of 3,594 to 2,765 . In 1918 , however , the seat went to the Sinn Féin candidate Thomas Kelly , who won 8,461 votes to Brady 's 2,902 and the Unionist 's 2,755 . Politically , Brady was described by Patrick Maume ( 1999 ) as a conservative who took a pro-employer stance in the 1913 Dublin strike led by James Larkin . After the foundation of the Irish Free State in 1922 , Brady served as a member of the advisory committee set up to frame the new courts system and Free State judiciary , resulting in the Courts of Justice Act 1924 . On 26 January 1927 he was elected in a by-election to a vacancy in the Senate ( Seanad Éireann ) , but was defeated at the regular election of December 1928 . Among those who attended his funeral at the Church of the Assumption , Booterstown , Dublin in May 1943 was his former revolutionary opponent Éamon de Valera , by that time Taoiseach .", "title": "" } ]
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Isis is from an Egyptian polytheistic pantheon.
[ { "docid": "cf5f4b5203acc6e5e7bdee3259097ff9", "text": "Isis Isis ( -LSB- ˈaɪsɪs -RSB- Ἶσις -LSB- îː.sis -RSB- ; original Egyptian pronunciation more likely `` Aset '' or `` Iset '' ) is a goddess from the polytheistic pantheon of Egypt . She was first worshiped in ancient Egyptian religion , and later her worship spread throughout the Roman Empire and the greater Greco-Roman world . Isis is still widely worshiped by many pagans today in diverse religious contexts ; including a number of distinct pagan religions , the modern Goddess movement , and interfaith organizations such as the Fellowship of Isis . Isis was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic . She was the friend of slaves , sinners , artisans and the downtrodden , but she also listened to the prayers of the wealthy , maidens , aristocrats and rulers . Isis is often depicted as the mother of Horus , the falcon-headed deity associated with king and kingship ( although in some traditions Horus 's mother was Hathor ) . Isis is also known as protector of the dead and goddess of children . The name Isis means `` Throne '' . Her headdress is a throne . As the personification of the throne , she was an important representation of the pharaoh 's power . The pharaoh was depicted as her child , who sat on the throne she provided . Her cult was popular throughout Egypt , but her most important temples were at Behbeit El Hagar in the Nile delta , and , beginning in the reign with Nectanebo I ( 380 -- 362 BCE ) , on the island of Philae in Upper Egypt . In the typical form of her myth , Isis was the first daughter of Geb , god of the Earth , and Nut , goddess of the Sky , and she was born on the fourth intercalary day . She married her brother , Osiris , and she conceived Horus with him . Isis was instrumental in the resurrection of Osiris when he was murdered by Set . Using her magical skills , she restored his body to life after having gathered the body parts that had been strewn about the earth by Set . This myth became very important during the Greco-Roman period . For example , it was believed that the Nile River flooded every year because of the tears of sorrow which Isis wept for Osiris . Osiris 's death and rebirth was relived each year through rituals . The worship of Isis eventually spread throughout the Greco-Roman world , continuing until the suppression of paganism in the Christian era . The popular motif of Isis suckling her son Horus , however , lived on in a Christianized context as the popular image of Mary suckling her infant son Jesus from the fifth century onward .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "3c83c0e07880a171e45efa7d10d1a0cc", "text": "Rahmanism Raḥmānism ( from Old South Arabian rḥmn-n `` the Merciful '' ) ( Ar : الرحمن ) ( Musnad : ð © § ð © cents ð © # ð © ¬ ) refers to one or more monotheistic religions which ousted the polytheistic Old South Arabian religion from the 4th century AD . Since the sole indication of Raḥmānism is the mention of a monotheistic God , it is difficult to establish whether Raḥmānism is an homogenous religion or whether it can be identified with another monotheist From the second half of the fourth century the `` Merciful '' ( Old South Arabian rḥmn-n , where the - n is the definite article ) and `` the Lord of Heaven and Earth '' are increasingly invoked . A number of inscriptions as well as archaeological synagogues show that Judaism had played an important role in South Arabia since the 4th Century , but it is not clear whether all the Raḥmānist inscriptions of this time should be construed as Jewish ; at the same time it is conceivable that Raḥmānism also involved an autochthonous monotheistic religion in its own right . Distinct references to Christians in South Arabia are found at the beginning of the 6th century when a Christian community in the city of Najrān fell victim to a pogrom initiated by the Jewish king Yūsuf Asʾar Yathʾar . Some consider this event politically motivated while others claim it to be the result of religious zeal . The slaughter is probably that which is alluded to in the Quranic reference to the ` People of the Ditch ( Aṣḥābu Ukhdūd ) , which describes a group of people being thrust into a ditch of fire because of their faith . Apart from being the word for ` ditch ' Ukhdūd is also the name of a place just south-west of modern Najrān . As a result of this massacre the Christian Aksumite Kingdom marched into South Arabia and enforced Christianity as the official religion , which was then supplanted by Islam in 632 . Christian communities are documented right up till the 13th century in Najrān and till the 16th century in Soqotra . Christian communities are documented ; Jewish communities persist until today .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b62fcedd4a100de6a49fba7a7d32eb4a", "text": "Andjety Andjety is an Ancient Egyptian deity whose name is associated with the city of Andjet , which in the Greek language was called Busiris . This deity is also known by the alternative names Anezti or Anedjti . Andjety is considered one of the earliest Egyptian gods , possibly with roots in Predynastic Egypt . Andjety is thought to have been a precursor of Osiris . Like Osiris he is depicted holding the crook and flail and has a crown similar to Osiris 's Atef crown . King Sneferu of the 4th dynasty , builder of the first true pyramid , is shown wearing the crown of Andjety . In the Pyramid texts the king 's power is associated with Andjety . In the temple of Seti I the king is shown offering incense to Osiris-Andjety who is accompanied by Isis .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "08a1cc4f6bf97bc2be43a4b5fad9a4da", "text": "Cult image In the practice of religion , a cult image is a human-made object that is venerated or worshipped for the deity , spirit or daemon that it embodies or represents . Cultus , the outward religious formulas of `` cult '' ( meaning religious practice , as opposed to the pejorative term for a potentially dangerous `` new religion '' ) , often centers upon the treatment of cult images , which may be dressed , fed or paraded , etc. . Religious images cover a wider range of all types of images made with a religious purpose , subject , or connection . In many contexts `` cult image '' specifically means the most important image in a temple , kept in an inner space , as opposed to what may be many other images decorating the temple . The term idol is often synonymous with cult image , but may be used especially of a cult image believed not just to depict or represent a deity or spirit , but in some sense to be one itself . Sometimes the image is believed to have its own powers , to grant wishes or otherwise affect the world . In cultures where idolatry is not viewed negatively , the word idol is not generally seen as pejorative , such as in Indian English . Cult of images is the practice of worshipping or venerating religious or cult images representing divine figures . Common in a number of ancient religions , the practice continues most prominently today in Hinduism . The Abrahamic religions all specifically ban idols and idolatry ; all have had internal divisions and disputes as to what constitutes the proper or improper use of images in religion , and many Abrahamic religious sects use or venerate images with varying degrees of fervor . In general the belief that an image itself is the object of worship , and itself has or embodies a spirit with inherent powers , tends to be hard to verify when a religious context is examined closely , or to be held at a popular level but denied by the clergy of a religion . Assertions by others outside the religious group concerned that such beliefs are held by the group are however common .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a01cef33e143ab6f6bd799d6124a3244", "text": "Moirai In Greek mythology , the Moirai or Moerae -LSB- ˈmɪrˌiː -RSB- or -LSB- ˈmiːˌriː -RSB- ( Μοῖραι , `` apportioners '' ) , often known in English as the Fates ( Fatae ) , were the white-robed incarnations of destiny ; their Roman equivalent was the Parcae ( euphemistically the `` sparing ones '' ) . Their number became fixed at three : Clotho ( spinner ) , Lachesis ( allotter ) and Atropos ( unturnable ) . They controlled the mother thread of life of every mortal from birth to death . They were independent , at the helm of necessity , directed fate , and watched that the fate assigned to every being by eternal laws might take its course without obstruction . The gods and men had to submit to them , although Zeus 's relationship with them is a matter of debate : some sources say he is the only one who can command them ( the Zeus Moiragetes ) , yet others suggest he was also bound to the Moirai 's dictates . In the Homeric poems Moira or Aisa , is related with the limit and end of life , and Zeus appears as the guider of destiny . In the Theogony of Hesiod , the three Moirai are personified , daughters of Nyx and are acting over the gods . Later they are daughters of Zeus and Themis , who was the embodiment of divine order and law . In Plato 's Republic the Three Fates are daughters of Ananke ( necessity ) . It seems that Moira is related with Tekmor ( proof , ordinance ) and with Ananke ( destiny , necessity ) , who were primeval goddesses in mythical cosmogonies . The ancient Greek writers might call this power Moira or Ananke , and even the gods could not alter what was ordained . The concept of a universal principle of natural order has been compared to similar concepts in other cultures like the Vedic Rta , the Avestan Asha ( Arta ) and the Egyptian Maat . In earliest Greek philosophy , the cosmogony of Anaximander is based on these mythical beliefs . The goddess Dike ( justice , divine retribution ) , keeps the order and sets a limit to any actions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ca5d891359675998b756d0f0fb405152", "text": "Baal Baal ( -LSB- ˈbeɪəl -RSB- ) , properly Baʿal ( -LSB- ; -LSB- ; -LSB- , -LSB- ˈbaʕal -RSB- ) , was a title and honorific meaning `` lord '' in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity . From its use among people , it came to be applied to gods . Scholars previously associated the theonym with solar cults and with a variety of unrelated patron deities , but inscriptions have shown that the name Baʿal was particularly associated with the storm and fertility god Hadad and his local manifestations . The Hebrew Bible , compiled and curated over a span of centuries , includes early use of the term in reference to God ( known to them as Yahweh ) , generic use in reference to various Levantine deities , and finally pointed application towards Hadad , who was decried as a false god . That use was taken over into Christianity and Islam , sometimes under the opprobrious form Beelzebub in demonology .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "61dfa456f16310e4742dacbd8bda1dfe", "text": "Ancient Egyptian race controversy The question of the race of ancient Egyptians was raised historically as a product of the early racial concepts of the 18th and 19th centuries , and was linked to models of racial hierarchy primarily based on craniometry , anthropometry and genetics . A variety of views circulated about the racial identity of the Egyptians and the source of their culture . These were typically identified in terms of a distinction between the Caucasoid and Negroid racial categories . Some scholars argued that ancient Egyptian culture was influenced by other Afroasiatic-speaking populations in Northeast Africa , the Maghreb or the Middle East , while others pointed to influences from various Nubian groups or populations in Europe .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7159a610865be422ca48f7e9cd197511", "text": "Queen of heaven (antiquity) Queen of Heaven was a title given to a number of ancient sky goddesses worshipped throughout the ancient Mediterranean and Near East during ancient times . Goddesses known to have been referred to by the title include Inanna , Anat , Isis , Astarte , Hera , and possibly Asherah ( by the prophet Jeremiah ) . Elsewhere , Nordic Frigg also bore this title . In Greco-Roman times Hera , and her Roman aspect Juno bore this title . Forms and content of worship varied . In modern times , the title `` Queen of Heaven '' is still used by contemporary pagans to refer to the Great Goddess , while Catholics and Orthodox Christians now apply the ancient pagan title to Mary , the mother of Jesus .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4374bfcedca0328344a99a0c525886f9", "text": "Ki (goddess) Cuneiform KI ( Borger 2003 nr . 737 ; U +121 A0 ) is the sign for `` earth '' . It is also read as GI5 , GUNNI ( = KI.NE ) `` hearth '' , KARAŠ ( = KI.KAL.BAD ) `` encampment , army '' , KISLAḪ ( = KI.UD ) `` threshing floor '' or steath , and SUR7 ( = KI.GAG ) . In Akkadian orthography , it functions as a determiner for toponyms and has the syllabic values gi , ge , qi , and qe . As an earth goddess in Sumerian mythology , Ki was the chief consort of An , the sky god . In some legends Ki and An were brother and sister , being the offspring of Anshar ( `` Sky Pivot '' ) and Kishar ( `` Earth Pivot '' ) , earlier personifications of heaven and earth . By her consort Anu , Ki gave birth to the Anunnaki , the most prominent of these deities being Enlil , god of the air . According to legends , heaven and earth were once inseparable until Enlil was born ; Enlil cleaved heaven and earth in two . An carried away heaven . Ki , in company with Enlil , took the earth . Some authorities question whether Ki was regarded as a deity since there is no evidence of a cult and the name appears only in a limited number of Sumerian creation texts . Samuel Noah Kramer identifies Ki with the Sumerian mother goddess Ninhursag and claims that they were originally the same figure . She later developed into the Babylonian and Akkadian goddess Antu , consort of the god Anu ( from Sumerian An ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2fdd0231489d8b21d264b4705118a623", "text": "Post-monotheism In the philosophy of religion and theology , post-monotheism ( from Greek -LSB- : wikt : μόνος , μόνος -RSB- `` one '' and -LSB- : wikt : θεός , θεός -RSB- `` god , '' with the Latin prefix `` post - '' as in `` after '' or `` beyond '' ) is a term covering a range of different meanings that nonetheless share concern for the status of faith and religious experience in the modern or post-modern era . There is no one originator for the term . Rather , it has independently appeared in the writings of several intellectuals on the Internet and in print . Its most notable use has been in the poetry of Palestinian author Nidaa Khoury , and as a label for a `` new sensibility '' or theological approach proposed by the Islamic historian Christopher Schwartz .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3645a9ff4b0dd4c086fd327bc9085472", "text": "Egyptian religion Egyptian religion may refer to : Modern Religion in Egypt Ancient Egyptian religion", "title": "" }, { "docid": "30fda7efd3c70aa5ff0cf8d0d9c14660", "text": "Maat Maat or Ma'at ( Egyptian mˤ3t ) refers to both the ancient Egyptian concepts of truth , balance , order , harmony , law , morality , and justice , and the personification of these concepts as a goddess regulating the stars , seasons , and the actions of both mortals and the deities , who set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation . Her ideological counterpart was Isfet .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b6e6ff0265b92b5c6c0943adf4a331f2", "text": "Hemen In Egyptian mythology , Hemen was a falcon -- god .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f6c19d6ad0f60ebfad425ee5a373df82", "text": "Heh (god) Ḥeḥ ( also Huh , Hah , Hauh , Huah , Hahuh and Hehu ) was in Egyptian mythology , the personification of infinity or eternity in the Ogdoad , his name itself meaning `` endlessness '' . His female counterpart was known as Hauhet , which is simply the feminine form of his name . Like the other concepts in the Ogdoad , his male form was often depicted as a frog , or a frog-headed human , and his female form as a snake or snake-headed human . The frog head symbolized fertility , creation , and regeneration , and was also possessed by the other Ogdoad males Kek , Amun , and Nun . The other common representation depicts him crouching , holding a palm stem in each hand ( or just one ) , sometimes with a palm stem in his hair , as palm stems represented long life to the Egyptians , the years being represented by notches on it . Depictions of this form also had a shen ring at the base of each palm stem , which represented infinity . Depictions of Heh were also used in hieroglyphs to represent one million , which was essentially considered equivalent to infinity in Ancient Egyptian mathematics . Thus this deity is also known as the `` god of millions of years '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d18933f20a937bced285b73b89e54bc4", "text": "Meritites Meritites , also spelled Meryetites , Meritates , etc. ( mr.t - ỉt = s ; `` beloved of her father '' ) was an ancient Egyptian female name . Its notable bearers were : Queen Meritites I , wife of Pharaoh Khufu ( 4th dynasty ) Princess Meritites II , a daughter of Khufu and Meritites I ; she was buried in the Giza with her husband Akhethotep . Meritites III , a daughter of Prince Hornit , eldest son of Pharaoh Djedefre ( 4th dynasty ) Princess Meritites , a daughter of Princess Khamerernebty ( daughter of Pharaoh Niuserre ) and the Vizier Ptahshepses ( 5th dynasty ) . Was granted the title King 's Daughter ( the Egyptian equivalent for ` princess ' ) even though she was only the granddaughter of a king . Queen Meritites IV , a wife of Pharaoh Pepi I ; was buried in a smaller pyramid next to her husband 's pyramid ( 6th dynasty ) Meritites , a daughter of Ramesses II ; 23rd on the Abydos list of princesses ( see List of children of Ramesses II ) ( 19th dynasty )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9aee76318ab186fe37989a0557072f03", "text": "Pantheon (book) The Liber universalis ( `` universal book '' ) is a work of Gottfried von Viterbo ( c. 1120 -- c. 1196 ) . In this work , completed in 1185 , he chronicles world history from the creation of the world to the time of Heinrich VI ( Henry VI ) . The liber was written around 1185 and is an extended version of the previous Memoria seculorum ( `` remembrance of the ages '' ) by the same author which again builds on the Speculum regum ( `` mirror for kings/princes '' ) dated to around 1185 . It is subdivided into 20 „ particulae '' ( '' ( small ) parts '' ) , the last of which is the so-called Gesta Friderici ( `` Frederics achievements '' ) first dedicated to Heinrich VI but ultimately to Pope Gregory VIII . The famous prosimetrum Pantheon '' '' ' builds upon the liber universalis and exists in 3 editions ( 1187,1188,1191 ) . The Pantheon manuscript enjoyed a wide distribution in the late middle ages .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "24d83fddef85d771dc3f35ac07d1ceda", "text": "Index of Egyptian mythology articles Articles related to Egyptian mythology . Many synonyms exist for Egyptian deities ; what follows is a list of each distinct entry , and does not contain any synonyms of the names for deities . __ NOTOC __", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1704b4bb8b51a0b9aca4c6371995ce3f", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e5d179b3f79997be3518915d717a7a55", "text": "Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa , concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the place which is now the country Egypt . It is one of six historic civilizations to arise independently . Egyptian civilization followed prehistoric Egypt and coalesced around 3150 BC ( according to conventional Egyptian chronology ) with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh , Narmer ( commonly referred to as Menes ) . The history of ancient Egypt occurred as a series of stable kingdoms , separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods : the Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age , the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age and the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age . Egypt reached the pinnacle of its power in the New Kingdom , during the Ramesside period , where it rivalled the Hittite Empire , Assyrian Empire and Mitanni Empire , after which it entered a period of slow decline . Egypt was invaded or conquered by a succession of foreign powers , such as the Canaanites/Hyksos , Libyans , the Nubians , the Assyrians , Babylonians , the Achaemenid Persians , and the Macedonians in the Third Intermediate Period and the Late Period of Egypt . In the aftermath of Alexander the Great 's death , one of his generals , Ptolemy Soter , established himself as the new ruler of Egypt . This Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom ruled Egypt until 30 BC , when , under Cleopatra , it fell to the Roman Empire and became a Roman province . The success of ancient Egyptian civilization came partly from its ability to adapt to the conditions of the Nile River valley for agriculture . The predictable flooding and controlled irrigation of the fertile valley produced surplus crops , which supported a more dense population , and social development and culture . With resources to spare , the administration sponsored mineral exploitation of the valley and surrounding desert regions , the early development of an independent writing system , the organization of collective construction and agricultural projects , trade with surrounding regions , and a military intended to defeat foreign enemies and assert Egyptian dominance . Motivating and organizing these activities was a bureaucracy of elite scribes , religious leaders , and administrators under the control of a pharaoh , who ensured the cooperation and unity of the Egyptian people in the context of an elaborate system of religious beliefs . The many achievements of the ancient Egyptians include the quarrying , surveying and construction techniques that supported the building of monumental pyramids , temples , and obelisks ; a system of mathematics , a practical and effective system of medicine , irrigation systems and agricultural production techniques , the first known planked boats , Egyptian faience and glass technology , new forms of literature , and the earliest known peace treaty , made with the Hittites . Egypt left a lasting legacy . Its art and architecture were widely copied , and its antiquities carried off to far corners of the world . Its monumental ruins have inspired the imaginations of travelers and writers for centuries . A new-found respect for antiquities and excavations in the early modern period by Europeans and Egyptians led to the scientific investigation of Egyptian civilization and a greater appreciation of its cultural legacy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "499585ef23b3a255243f1eed8e008227", "text": "Wadj-wer Wadj-wer is an Egyptian god of fertility whose name means the `` Great Green '' . It was commonly believed that Wadj-wer was a personification of the Mediterranean Sea ; however , it is apparently more likely that he rather represented the lagoons and lakes in the northernmost Nile Delta , as suggested by some texts describing the `` great green '' as dry lands which could be crossed by foot , possibly a mention of the edge between two or more lakes . The earliest known attestation of Wadj-wer is dated back to the 5th Dynasty , in the mortuary temple of the pyramid of Sahure , at Abusir ; here , he appears similar to the god Hapi , but with his body filled by water ripples . He also appears on the walls of the much later ( 20th Dynasty ) tomb QV55 of prince Amunherkhepeshef , son of pharaoh Ramesses III .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e9d39fd38d533e9f7a28d617933c324b", "text": "Ancient Canaanite religion Canaanite religion refers to the group of Ancient Semitic religions practiced by the Canaanites living in the ancient Levant from at least the early Bronze Age through the first centuries of the Common Era . Canaanite religion was polytheistic , and in some cases monolatristic .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "8758790bcf0217a182b34ec3c712c021", "text": "Performance (film) Performance is a 1970 British crime drama film directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg , written by Cammell and photographed by Roeg . The film stars James Fox as a violent and ambitious London gangster who , after carrying out an unordered killing , goes into hiding at the home of a reclusive rock star ( Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones , in his film acting debut ) . The film was produced in 1968 but not released until 1970 due to the reluctance of Warner Bros. to distribute the film because of its graphic violent and sexual content . It initially received a mixed critical response but gained a cult following , and since then its reputation has grown in stature ; it is now regarded as one of the most influential and innovative films of the 1970s as well as in British cinema . In 1999 , Performance was voted the 48th greatest British film of all time by the British Film Institute ; in 2008 Empire magazine ranked the film 182nd on its list of the 500 Greatest Movies of All Time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "298c191123a49691cebd01f1ab082f36", "text": "Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip `` Mick '' Jagger ( born 26 July 1943 ) is an English singer and songwriter , the lead singer and one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones . Jagger 's career has spanned over 55 years , and he has been described as `` one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of rock & roll '' . Jagger 's distinctive voice and performance , along with Keith Richards ' guitar style , have been the trademark of the Rolling Stones throughout the career of the band . Jagger gained press notoriety for his admitted drug use and romantic involvements , and was often portrayed as a countercultural figure . In the late 1960s , Jagger began acting in films ( starting with Performance and Ned Kelly ) , to mixed reception . In 1985 , he released his first solo album , She 's the Boss . In early 2009 , Jagger joined the electric supergroup SuperHeavy . In 1989 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , and in 2004 into the UK Music Hall of Fame with the Rolling Stones . In 2003 , he was knighted for his services to popular music .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "0ae0c5e7529b7cb016bb12c13f6ef7ce", "text": "Jumpin' Jack Flash `` Jumpin ' Jack Flash '' is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones , released as a single in 1968 . Called `` supernatural Delta blues by way of Swinging London '' by Rolling Stone magazine , the song was perceived by some as the band 's return to their blues roots after the baroque pop and psychedelia heard on their preceding albums , Aftermath ( 1966 ) , Between the Buttons ( 1967 ) and especially Their Satanic Majesties Request ( 1967 ) . One of the group 's most popular and recognisable songs , it has featured in films and been covered by numerous performers , notably Thelma Houston , Aretha Franklin , Tina Turner , Peter Frampton , Johnny Winter and Leon Russell .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0560c9f4a72200237cdb2549d36aad2a", "text": "The London Rock and Roll Show The London Rock and Roll Show was a concert held at Wembley Stadium in Wembley Park , London , England , on 5 August 1972 . It is often said to have been the first ever concert held at the stadium , but in fact the band Yes had performed in the Stadium on 13 July 1969 . From the late 1960s to the early 1970s , many rock and roll performers from the 1950s experienced major career revivals due to a temporary upswing of interest in their form of music . The Revival was marked by a series of major concerts in the United States , and also spread to Europe where events such as the Wembley concert attracted thousands of fans who came out to see the performers behind the music . The concert included performances by major stars including Bo Diddley , Jerry Lee Lewis , Little Richard , and Bill Haley and His Comets . The concert ended with an extended performance by Chuck Berry , who at the time was enjoying major chart success in Britain and the US with his `` My Ding-a-Ling '' . Originally billed rock and roll era acts The Platters , The Drifters and The Coasters were unable to perform due to work permit issues . The show was opened instead with sets from British rock and rollers The Houseshakers , Joe Brown , Emile Ford & the Checkmates , Screaming Lord Sutch , Heinz ( with Wilko Johnson on guitar ) and Billy Fury ; as well as songs from Jerry Lee Lewis 's sister Linda Gail Lewis . Roy Wood 's new band Wizzard , only formed a few weeks previously , also made their live debut at the show . Garage rockers MC5 were not over-popular with the crowd . Little Richard also got booed when he stopped singing rock and roll and jumped on top of his piano . As did a very new Gary Glitter , with The Glitter Band . Mick Jagger attended the concert , but did not perform . Future Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren can be seen selling T-shirts from a stall in the film . The concert was filmed and released in 1973 as The London Rock and Roll Show , directed by Peter Clifton . Although no soundtrack release occurred at the time the film was made , one was finally issued in the early 2000s ( decade ) , followed by several different releases with different combinations of performances .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fb2032fffd15502f2004cdc37760bd3d", "text": "In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua In Concert : A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua is a live concert film featuring performances by the British rock musician Eric Clapton and invited friends , such as David Sanborn , Sheryl Crow , Mary J. Blige and Bob Dylan . The DVD and VHS releases hit the market on 26 October 1999 under license of Warner Bros. . Records . The concert tickets revenue was donated to the Crossroads Centre Foundation . It was the first Crossroads Guitar Festival , although titled differently at the time . The release reached various national charts and sold more than 225,000 copies worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "62396674ce6b5e466341da51d98f8afb", "text": "The Rolling Stones 1966 tours The Rolling Stones had four concert tours in 1966 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "111721beb2baaaa0e3a2b56d1f417a85", "text": "Forty Licks Forty Licks is a double compilation album by The Rolling Stones . A 40-year career-spanning retrospective , Forty Licks is notable for being the first retrospective to combine their formative Decca/London era of the 1960s , now licensed by ABKCO Records ( on disc one ) , with their self-owned post-1970 material , distributed at the time by Virgin/EMI but now distributed by ABKCO 's own distributor Universal Music Group ( on mostly disc two ) . Four new songs are included on the second disc . The album was a commercial success , it reached No. 2 on both UK & US charts and went on to sell over 7.5 million copies worldwide . Concurrently with the album 's release , the Stones embarked on the successful , year-long international Licks Tour , which would result in Live Licks in 2004 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e31ca454e5a7738a75ccfc4fb071566f", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3052205a1c8b7af95faf55cb50b0e9b0", "text": "The Stone (album) The Stone is the first album by Babble , an electronic dance music group that was composed of Tom Bailey , Alannah Currie ( formerly of the Thompson Twins ) , and Keith Fernley . The group changed its name as it changed the outward appearance of its sound , from pop to dub-influenced chill-out . The underlying melodies and the familiar voices of Bailey and Currie still gave a Thompson Twins tone . However , the addition of Quest vocalist Amey St. Cyr ( `` Take Me Away '' and `` Tribe '' ) , emcee Q-Tee ( `` Beautiful '' ) , deep basslines , and loads of spacious effects made it a much more relevant album for the lounge music scene . Promotion of the album was minimal . However , during an interview in Classic Pop magazine in 2014 , Bailey stated the album was influential in the recording of the U2 / Brian Eno project Passengers album .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8b90c02b53c9aa348af016635db03c1c", "text": "Jimi Hendrix (film) Jimi Hendrix is a 1973 rockumentary about Jimi Hendrix , directed and produced by Joe Boyd , John Head and Gary Weis . The film contains concert footage from 1967 to 1970 , including the Monterey Pop Festival the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival , Woodstock and a Berkeley concert . The film also includes interviews with Hendrix ' contemporaries , family and friends . People appearing in the film include Paul Caruso , Eric Clapton , Billy Cox , Alan Douglas , Germaine Greer , Hendrix ' father , James A. `` Al '' Hendrix , Mick Jagger , Eddie Kramer , Buddy Miles , Mitch Mitchell , Juggy Murray , Little Richard , Lou Reed and Pete Townshend . The film is also known as A Film About Jimi Hendrix . The title was used on the 2005 DVD-cover and theatrical poster .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "113e26f4a41cbee50efafe7bbbc02a54", "text": "Gimme Shelter `` Gim me Shelter '' is a song by the Rolling Stones . It first appeared as the opening track on the band 's 1969 album Let It Bleed . Although the first word was spelled `` Gimmie '' on that album , subsequent recordings by the band and other musicians have made `` Gim me '' the customary spelling . Greil Marcus , writing in Rolling Stone magazine at the time of its release , said of it , `` The Stones have never done anything better . '' The recording features Richards playing in his new open tuning on electric guitar . The recording also features vocals by Merry Clayton , recorded at a last-minute late-night recording session during the mixing phase , arranged by her friend and record producer Jack Nitzsche . Lisa Fischer was later recruited to perform the song during their concerts .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5887bf4536e3e9d113ecafcf355f517", "text": "Elvis Presley's guitars Elvis Presley 's guitars were a major component of the iconic rock and roll image created by Elvis Presley that revolutionized popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s . It is impossible to gauge the impact of that image on millions of young people around the world who were inspired to learn to play guitar after watching Presley in performance , on television , or in films . Although not known for his abilities as a guitarist , Presley had a profound musical influence on some of the most important rock and roll artists to emerge since the 1950s , including Buddy Holly , John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , Bob Dylan , and Bruce Springsteen . The extent of Presley 's impact on their lives and music is captured in John Lennon 's famous quote : `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' According to his first lead guitarist , Scotty Moore , Presley was not `` an accomplished musician '' , yet he possessed `` an uncanny and amazing sense of timing and rhythm . '' In the early years of his career , Presley 's rhythm guitar accompaniment played a major role in the sound of his early performances and recordings . Moore noted that as Presley began to learn to move on stage and to work the audience with his physical performance , his guitar became more of a `` prop '' . Presley was not known to treat his instruments in a gentle manner . His very aggressive strumming style would frequently break strings during his performances . The lack of a microphone on his guitar throughout those years contributed to the development of his `` aggressive style in attempt to be heard '' . As his career progressed , he became even more aggressive toward his instruments , frequently tossing his guitar to Charlie Hodge , who sometimes failed to catch it . The impact of the large belt buckles and jewelry he wore left their marks on most of his instruments .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a82966a00a6f17d606b35dc5ebe2e73", "text": "Beatles and Rolling Stones rivalry", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba186929e6828a958a1954e070a7651c", "text": "Stonewall (2015 film) Stonewall is a 2015 American drama film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Jon Robin Baitz . The film stars Jeremy Irvine , Ron Perlman , Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Joey King , Caleb Landry Jones , Matt Craven , Atticus Mitchell , and Mark Camacho . The film was released on September 25 , 2015 , by Roadside Attractions . The drama is set in and around the 1969 Stonewall riots , the violent clash with police that kicked off the gay liberation movement in New York City .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "50a63683278a6273da9fc8bed328ae02", "text": "Steel Wheels Steel Wheels is the 19th British and 21st American studio album by The Rolling Stones , released in 1989 . Heralded as a major comeback upon its release , the project is notable for the patching up of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards ' relationship , a reversion to a more classic style of music and the launching of the band 's biggest world tour at the time . It is also long-time bassist Bill Wyman 's final full-length studio album with the Stones , preceding the announcement of his departure in January 1993 . Wyman 's final tenure with the band would be on two studio tracks for 1991 's Flashpoint .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fc537674f91ab1f4ccea2d59ac584b65", "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", "title": "" }, { "docid": "447feca31ade0b5316cc1100513f83b8", "text": "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert ` Get Yer Ya-Ya 's Out ! ' : The Rolling Stones in Concert is a live album by the Rolling Stones , released 4 September 1970 on Decca Records in the UK and on London Records in the US . It was recorded in New York City , New York and Baltimore , Maryland in November 1969 , just before the release of Let It Bleed . It is the first live album to reach number 1 in the UK . It was reported to have been issued in response to the well known bootleg Live ' r Than You 'll Ever Be . The album was a critical and commercial success , and is often cited as one of the greatest live albums of all time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "34d63ba2bf4a33080c8def0a9d132df4", "text": "Performance Rockin' the Fillmore Performance Rockin ' the Fillmore is the 1971 live double-LP/single-CD by English blues-rock group Humble Pie . It reached # 21 on the Billboard 200 , and hit the UK Top 40 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab0c89c94f169b4881e2a5c70b5f6ebf", "text": "Rudi Patterson Rudi Patterson ( 29 September 1933 -- 24 July 2013 ) was a Jamaican-born actor and painter and potter . Known for his work as an actor in theatre , film and television , he became a self-taught painter later in life and was known for his colourful , `` intuitive '' depictions of life in the Caribbean . His work was collected by Freddie Mercury , Twiggy and Stevie Wonder . Patterson appeared in early episodes of the television series Z-Cars , The Professionals , in the film Two a Penny opposite Cliff Richard , and in The Rolling Stones 1968 documentary film Sympathy For The Devil . The first retrospective of Patterson 's work , co-curated by Wesley Kerr and Novelette-Aldoni Stewart , was held at Leighton House Museum in 2014 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7069402bf8c70ef0a3921769961d25fc", "text": "Dance Little Sister (The Rolling Stones song) `` Dance Little Sister '' is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards that was first released on the Rolling Stones 1974 album It 's Only Rock 'n Roll . It was also released as the B-side of the Rolling Stones single `` Ai n't Too Proud to Beg '' and on several of their compilation albums .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "44e5e2ebe3d35a668c3a0cb3d78c6ba9", "text": "Danny Kirwan Daniel David `` Danny '' Kirwan ( born 13 May 1950 ) is a British musician whose greatest success came with his role as guitarist , singer and songwriter with the blues rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "532a504d5326276c1b371f8497ba215a", "text": "Flea (musician) Michael Peter Balzary ( born 16 October 1962 ) , better known by his stage name Flea , is an Australian musician and actor best known as bassist and founding member of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers . Flea briefly appeared as the bassist for such bands as What Is This ? , Fear and Jane 's Addiction . He has also performed with rock supergroups Atoms for Peace , Antemasque , Pigface , and Rocket Juice & the Moon . Flea has also collaborated with artists including The Mars Volta , Johnny Cash , Tom Waits , Alanis Morissette , and Young MC . In 2009 , Rolling Stone readers ranked Flea the 2nd best bassist of all time , behind only John Entwistle . In 2012 , he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the other members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers . Flea has also acted in films such as Suburbia , Back to the Future Part II and Part III , My Own Private Idaho , The Chase , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , Thrashin ' , Dudes , Son in Law , and The Big Lebowski , in addition to voicing the character Donnie Thornberry in The Wild Thornberrys animated television series and films . In 2014 , Flea returned to acting in the film Low Down . Flea is the co-founder of Silverlake Conservatory of Music , a non-profit music education organization founded in 2001 for underprivileged children .", "title": "" } ]
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Winners of the Academy Award for Best Actor include Dustin Hoffman.
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[ { "docid": "7e842e889dc5d38f8e209c230781ecec", "text": "1939 Academy Awards 1939 Academy Awards may refer to : 11th Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1939 12th Academy Awards , the 1940 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1939", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e144a84d3189608fb5196972149e932", "text": "List of Italian Academy Award winners and nominees This is a list of Italian Academy Award winners and nominees . This list details the performances of Italian filmmakers , actors , actress and films that have either been submitted , nominated or have won an Academy Award . The winners reported here are 42 , adding to them the 14 Best Foreign Language Film victories , that are reported in another list , the total sum is 56 . This means that Italy is the non English speaking country with most Academy Awards won .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dff3afb9cc207bc396c07c1ecb151bab", "text": "3rd Empire Awards The 3rd Empire Awards ceremony , presented by the British film magazine Empire , honored the best films of 1997 and took place in 1998 . During the ceremony , Empire presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as one honorary award . The awards were sponsored by Stella Artois for the first time . All of the winners this year won one award each . The Full Monty won the award for Best British Film , while Men in Black won the award for Best Film . Other winners included A Life Less Ordinary , Hamlet , Jerry Maguire , L.A. Confidential , Nil by Mouth , The Crucible and The English Patient . Dennis Hopper received the Lifetime Achievement Award .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fc8b9c4c02692808976d1d91645330c5", "text": "Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director This is the complete list of the winners of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "92de842d2de777ad24787d857ad94102", "text": "Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eb2600832a8a97147111f4517a8fb164", "text": "8th Academy Awards The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5 , 1936 , at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles , California . They were hosted by Frank Capra . This was the first year in which the gold statuettes were called `` Oscars '' . The category of Best Dance Direction was introduced this year . The DGA successfully lobbied for its elimination three years later . Mutiny on the Bounty became the last film to date to win Best Picture and nothing else ( following The Broadway Melody and Grand Hotel ) , and the only film to receive three nominations for Best Actor . This was the second and last year that write-in votes were allowed at the Oscars . A Midsummer Night 's Dream became the only film to win a write-in Oscar , taking Best Cinematography .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97e69b12cafe8bac808c75e5d636fa5b", "text": "Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards ( often shortened to Razzies and Razzie Awards ) is an award in recognition of the worst in film . Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film-industry veterans , John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy , the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day . The term raspberry in the name is used in its irreverent sense , as in `` blowing a raspberry '' . The awards themselves are in the form of a `` golf ball-sized raspberry '' which sits atop a Super 8 mm film reel , the whole of which is spray painted gold . The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31 , 1981 , at John J. B. Wilson 's living-room alcove in Los Angeles , to honor the worst in film of the 1980 film season . The 37th ceremony was held on February 25 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d4b8f1aba9dc803d1cf199d65be6e3e6", "text": "Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play The Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards , a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre , to actors for quality leading roles in a Broadway play . The awards are named after Antoinette Perry , an American actress who died in 1946 . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Tony Award Productions , a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing , to `` honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year . '' Despite the award first being presented in 1947 , there were no nominees announced until 1956 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "602da3ec064923fa9f123b395e5b9c03", "text": "Tootsie Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman , with a supporting cast that includes Bill Murray , Jessica Lange , Teri Garr , Dabney Coleman , Charles Durning , Geena Davis ( in her acting debut ) , and Doris Belack . The film tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to adopt a new identity as a woman in order to land a job . The film was adapted by Larry Gelbart , Barry Levinson ( uncredited ) , Elaine May ( uncredited ) and Murray Schisgal from the story by Gelbart and Don McGuire . In 1998 , the Library of Congress deemed the film `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry . The theme song to the film , `` It Might Be You , '' which was sung by singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop , whose music was composed by Dave Grusin , and whose lyrics were written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman , was a Top 40 hit in the U.S. , and also hit 1 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b5349efb37d6a05cec1e9202ce515c28", "text": "List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film . The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film every year since the award was created in 1956 . The award is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue . The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films . Nine shortlisted contenders will be revealed a week before the announcement of the Oscar nominations . The submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2011 , and 30 September 2012 . On 8 October 2012 , the Academy announced the final list of eligible submissions , with a record number of 71 films . Nine finalists were announced in December 2012 , which were shortlisted in January , with the final five nominees announced on 10 January 2013 . The Austrian entry Amour directed by Michael Haneke was the eventual winner . Kenya submitted its first film in the Foreign Language category with Nairobi Half Life . Cambodia made its first submission in 18 years ( and its second overall ) with Lost Loves .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4d3f56123540da179ece607c09c505eb", "text": "48th Academy Awards The 48th Academy Awards were presented March 29 , 1976 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion , Los Angeles . The ceremonies were presided over by Walter Matthau , Robert Shaw , George Segal , Goldie Hawn , and Gene Kelly . This year , ABC took over broadcast rights from NBC , and continues to broadcast them today . ( NBC 's coverage of the 1976 NCAA Final Four aired opposite the ceremony ; during the presentation of the Best Film Editing award , the winner was jokingly announced ( by presenter Elliott Gould ) as `` Indiana , 86 -- 68 '' ; the Indiana Hoosiers had won the NCAA Final Four that night . ) Miloš Forman 's One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest made a `` clean sweep '' of the major categories : Best Picture , Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Director and Best Screenplay ( Adapted ) . It was the second of three films to date to accomplish the sweep , following It Happened One Night in 1934 and preceding The Silence of the Lambs in 1991 . French actress Isabelle Adjani received her first nomination for Best Actress this year , making Adjani , 20 at the time , the youngest actress to be nominated in the leading actress category , breaking the record set by 22-year-old Elizabeth Hartman in 1967 . This record would later be surpassed by 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes in 2004 , and again in 2013 by nine-year old Quvenzhane Wallis . Adjani also presented the Best Film Editing award that night along with Gould who delivered the Indiana joke during the presentation . At age 80 , George Burns became the oldest acting and Best Supporting Actor awardee , a record which stood until Jessica Tandy won Best Actress in 1989 . For males , Burns was succeeded by Christopher Plummer , who won Best Supporting Actor in 2012 for Beginners at the age of 82 . Jaws was followed 25 years later by Traffic for a film that won all its nominations except Best Picture . Jaws is one of the few films to be nominated for Best Picture but not for directing , acting , or writing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9924f378e29c2ba9ce82e2972ecdcaa2", "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 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3d3ef4144272590b03989e584498c8a2", "text": "List of Iraqi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Iraq has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 2005 . The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue . It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards , in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit , known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award , was created for non-English speaking films , and has been given annually since . As of 2016 , seven Iraqi films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , and none of them have been accepted as nominees .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "265457bbd71c6794b018f6d68b1e85e8", "text": "25th Academy Awards The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19 , 1953 . It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood , California , and the NBC International Theatre in New York City . It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised , and the first ceremony to be held in Hollywood and New York City simultaneously . It was also the only year that the New York ceremonies were to be held in the NBC International Theatre on Columbus Circle , which was shortly thereafter demolished and replaced by the New York Coliseum convention center . A major upset occurred in the category of Best Picture . The heavily favored High Noon lost to Cecil B. DeMille 's The Greatest Show on Earth , eventually considered among the worst films to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture . The American film magazine Premiere placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine Empire rated it # 3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners . It has the lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes ' list of the 81 films to win Best Picture . Of all the films nominated for the Oscar this year , only High Noon and Singin ' in the Rain would show up 46 years later on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the 20th Century . For a film that only received two nominations , Singin ' in the Rain went on to be named as the greatest American musical film of all time and in the 2007 American Film Institute updated list as the fifth greatest American film of all time , while High Noon was ranked twenty-seventh on the same 2007 list , as well . The Bad and the Beautiful won five awards , the most wins ever for a film not nominated for Best Picture . It was also the second Academy Awards in which a film not nominated for Best Picture received the most awards of the evening , excluding years where there were ties for the most wins . The only other film to do this was The Thief of Bagdad at the 13th Academy Awards ; as of the 87th Academy Awards , it has not happened since . Until Spotlight won only Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards , this was the last year in which the Best Picture winner won just two Oscars . It was also the second of three years to date in which two films not nominated for Best Picture received more nominations than the winner ( The Bad and the Beautiful and Hans Christian Andersen , both with six ) . This occurred again at the 79th Academy Awards . Shirley Booth also became the last person to win an Oscar in a Leading Role to be born in the 19th century . She also holds the distinction of being the first woman in her 50s to win the award , at the age of 54 ( the second woman in her 50s to win , Julianne Moore , was 54 when awarded at the 87th Academy Awards ) . John Ford 's fourth win for Best Director set a record for the most wins in this category that remains unmatched to this day . For the first time since the introduction of Supporting Actor and Actress awards in 1936 , Best Picture , Best Director , and all four acting Oscars went to six different films . This has happened only three times since , at the 29th Academy Awards for 1956 , the 78th for 2005 , and the 85th for 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eb6da3ade65f4b41ad2c6afb050947a9", "text": "15th Academy Awards The 15th Academy Awards was held in the Cocoanut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles . Best Picture honors went to the film Mrs. Miniver . The ceremony is most famous for the speech by the film 's Oscar-winning actress Greer Garson . Garson 's acceptance speech as Best Actress ran nearly 6 minutes and is generally considered to be the longest acceptance speech at an Academy Awards ceremony . Mrs. Miniver was the second film ( after My Man Godfrey in 1936 ) to receive nominations in all four acting categories , as well as the first film to garner five acting nominations . Also notable at the ceremony , Irving Berlin presented the Academy Award for Best Song , which he ended up winning for `` White Christmas '' . Best Documentary had four winners , something that has not happened before or since . A portion of the ceremony was broadcast by CBS Radio .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f898b20442bf87a815ad9386312d10e2", "text": "Jerzy Hoffman Jerzy Hoffman ( -LSB- ˈjɛʐɨ ˈxɔfman -RSB- ; born March 15 , 1932 ) is a Polish film director and screenwriter .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "76418e87523813427311aa775fe1d16f", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9f23b470ef4753baa5ef333589377605", "text": "Family Business (film) Family Business is a 1989 American comedy-drama heist film directed by Sidney Lumet with a screenplay by Vincent Patrick , based on his novel . It stars Sean Connery , Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f8e1747f924f1b08b2c2873aaf45048b", "text": "Otto Hoffman Otto Hoffman ( May 2 , 1879 -- June 23 , 1944 ) was an American film actor . He appeared in 199 films between 1915 and 1944 . He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles , California from lung cancer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "56563307d80f178eefa7f73cb22d6e44", "text": "78th Academy Awards The 78th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , took place on March 5 , 2006 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. . The ceremony was scheduled one week later than usual to avoid conflicting with the 2006 Winter Olympics . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2005 . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz . Actor Jon Stewart hosted the show for the first time . Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills , California held on February 18 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Rachel McAdams . Crash won three awards including Academy Award for Best Picture . Other winners included Brokeback Mountain , King Kong , and Memoirs of a Geisha also with three awards apiece , and Capote , The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , The Constant Gardener , Hustle and Flow , March of the Penguins , The Moon and the Son : An Imagined Conversation , A Note of Triumph : The Golden Age of Norman Corwin , Six Shooter , Syriana , Tsotsi , Walk the Line , and Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit with one each . The telecast garnered nearly 39 million viewers in the United States .", "title": "" } ]
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The Breakfast Club is not a film.
[ { "docid": "9ecca596c354b7f036033f361ead64f7", "text": "The Breakfast Club The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written , produced , and directed by John Hughes , starring Emilio Estevez , Paul Gleason , Anthony Michael Hall , Judd Nelson , Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy . The storyline follows five teenagers , each members of different high school cliques , who spend a Saturday in detention together and come to realize that they are all more than their respective stereotypes , while facing a strict disciplinarian . The film premiered in Los Angeles on February 7 , 1985 . Universal Pictures released the film in cinemas in the United States on February 15 , 1985 . It received critical acclaim and earned $ 51.5 million on a $ 1 million budget . Critics consider it one of the greatest high school films of all time , as well as one of Hughes ' most memorable and recognizable works . The media referred to the film 's five main actors as members of a group called the `` Brat Pack '' . The title comes from the nickname invented by students and staff for morning detention at New Trier High School , the school attended by the son of one of John Hughes ' friends . Thus , those who were sent to detention before school starting time were designated members of `` The Breakfast Club '' . In 2016 , 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 '' . The film was digitally remastered and was re-screened throughout 430 theaters in celebration of its 30th anniversary in 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "84d40a954f4b09727d87af29ce81de72", "text": "National Film Registry The National Film Registry ( NFR ) is the United States National Film Preservation Board 's ( NFPB ) selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress . The NFPB , established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988 , was reauthorized by acts of Congress in 1992 , 1996 , 2005 , and again in October 2008 . The NFPB 's mission , to which the NFR contributes , is to ensure the survival , conservation , and increased public availability of America 's film heritage . The 1996 law also created the non-profit National Film Preservation Foundation which , although affiliated with the NFPB , raises money from the private sector .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1402934a8e8c51ef981728001694ab82", "text": "Universal Pictures Universal Pictures ( also referred to as Universal Studios or simply Universal ) is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal . The company was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle , Mark Dintenfass , Charles O. Baumann , Adam Kessel , Pat Powers , William Swanson , David Horsley , Robert H. Cochrane , and Jules Brulatour , and is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States , the world 's fourth oldest after Gaumont , Pathé and Nordisk Film , and the oldest in terms of the overall film market . Its studios are located in Universal City , California , and its corporate offices are located in New York City . Universal Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) and is one of Hollywood 's `` Big Six '' studios .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "aa6e9c8487342b7db1fdcd2454aa3ebd", "text": "BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language The BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . The award was first given at the 36th British Academy Film Awards , recognising the films of 1982 , and until 1990 was known as the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Film . Prior to this , films recorded in a language other than English were often recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best Film , known between 1949 and 1969 as Best Film from any Source . In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2a9e3ceaed6e2f9ae739afd5b4df510b", "text": "Animal Farm (1999 film) Animal Farm is a made-for-TV film released in 1999 by Hallmark Films and broadcast on the American cable channel TNT . It is an adaptation of the 1945 George Orwell novel of the same name . The film tells the story of farm animals successfully revolting against their human owner , only to slide into a more brutal tyranny among themselves . The film received mixed reviews when it was broadcast , with much criticism directed at its ending .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c4ccfd032b8bb467a3c60afa4ed633c5", "text": "Eating club An eating club is a social club found in American universities . Eating clubs date to the late 19th and early 20th centuries and are intended to allow college students to enjoy meals and pleasant discourse . Some clubs are referred to as bicker clubs because of the process of bickering over which applicants to accept as members . Replaced largely by the modern fraternity and sorority system , eating clubs are now limited to a few colleges and universities , most notably Princeton University , Davidson College , Mount Olive College , and Reed College in the United States . The origins of such clubs are collegiate dining clubs in the United Kingdom , specifically founded earlier than or contemporarily with the foundation of the early American universities such as The Pitt Club , The Bullingdon Club , and The 16 ' Club .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "635e66fef6606201a82ff9d87adba002", "text": "The Egg and I (film) The Egg and I is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Chester Erskine , who co-wrote the screenplay with Fred F. Finklehoffe , based on the book of the same name by Betty MacDonald and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray , with Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride as Ma and Pa Kettle . The box office success of The Egg and I influenced the production of Universal-International 's Ma and Pa Kettle franchise , which consists of nine feature films most of which star Main and Kilbride together . On May 5 , 1947 , Colbert and MacMurray reprised their roles in a radio version of the film that was broadcast on the Lux Radio Theatre . At the 20th Academy Awards , Main was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fbef9f5d6eb2383f9a6439ee8b8832a2", "text": "Canadian Club of Toronto The Canadian Club of Toronto is a club in Toronto which meets several times a month to hear lunchtime speeches given by invited guests from the fields of politics , law , business , the arts , the media , and other prominent fields . In the days before radio and television , the Club provided a chance for influential Torontonians to have contact with Canadian and international leaders in a variety of fields . Even today , the club manages to attract notable speakers . Some examples of speakers to address the club since the year 2000 include Paul Martin , Stephen Harper , Vladimir Putin , Paul Bremer , Bob Rae , Michael Dell , Jean Charest , John de Chastelain , Ted Rogers , Roy McMurtry , Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo , Margaret Atwood , Karen Kain , Ralph Klein , David Frum , Pamela Wallin , John Manley , Beverley McLachlin , Dalton McGuinty , Belinda Stronach , David Dodge , Pinball Clemons , Gordon Campbell , Louise Arbour , Adrienne Clarkson , Donovan Bailey , Anne Mulcahy , and Jack Layton . The Canadian Club has long had a role in Canadian life as an opinion-formation vehicle for some of Toronto 's most prominent citizens . The Canadian Club of Toronto was founded in 1897 by a Hamilton journalist . Speeches were initially given in the evening , but starting in 1899 , the club moved to its present lunchtime format . In 1903 , several members of the Canadian Club , concerned that the club was not sufficiently opposed to the wave of anti-British sentiment being expressed in the wake of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal decision , left the Canadian Club to found the more pro-British Empire Club of Canada . As of 2010 , the Canadian Club 's luncheons are normally held on Mondays in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel . As noted on their website : `` The Canadian Club is not-for-profit and holds no political or religious affiliations . There are currently forty Canadian Clubs in various cities around Canada . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4621d0953097b10281877f7a9f0d03a3", "text": "Canned Film Festival The Canned Film Festival is a comedy-based motion picture television series that was nationally syndicated during the late night hours in the United States for a single season in the summer of 1986 . With only a one-letter difference in the spelling , the name is an intentional play on the name for the Cannes Film Festival , the annual world-renowned film-screening celebration in Cannes , France . Not to be confused with the latter , the Canned Film Festival featured B movies as the centerpiece for each television episode , and was composed of short vignettes interwoven throughout the films . Boasting the tagline `` late night with the best of the worst '' , the series was promoted and sponsored by the Dr Pepper Company , whose then-tagline `` out-of-the-ordinary '' echoed the show 's collection of odd and strange movies . The series was created by Young & Rubicam , developed for television by Chelsea Communications , and distributed by LBS Communications . Although similar in style to the successful Mystery Science Theater 3000 series that aired a few years later , the Canned Film Festival differed in that its comedy scenes occurred strictly during the commercial intermissions instead of adding peanut gallery type satire during the actual run of the movies . In addition , the script , although comedic in nature , often reflected upon the serious contextual and cultural subjects contained in the featured movies , sometimes providing historical insight into their production . An example is seen during the episode featuring Project Moonbase , where female spaceship commanders were discussed as an accurate future prediction by the 1950s era movie , as were cordless telephones and big screen televisions . The featured B movies of the series were not full-length , and edited to fit the show 's approximately two-hour timeframe per episode .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8c100d532fe6c559380783c282c7b4eb", "text": "Chocolates for Breakfast Chocolates for Breakfast is a 1956 American novel written by Pamela Moore . Originally published in 1956 when Moore was eighteen years old , the novel gained notoriety from readers and critics for its frank depiction of teenage sexuality , and its discussion of the taboo topics of homosexuality and gender roles . The plot focuses on fifteen-year-old Courtney Farrell and her destructive upbringing between her father , a wealthy Manhattan publisher , and her mother , a faltering Hollywood actress . Upon its release in 1956 , the novel became an international sensation and was published in multiple languages , with many critics drawing comparisons to the 1954 French novel Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan . Chocolates for Breakfast went out of print in 1967 , and was not reprinted in the United States until Harper Perennial re-released the novel in June 2013 . This marks its first re-printing in North America in over forty-five years .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b075c576fd6d28482b90bebbf63aa68d", "text": "Club Fed (film) Club Fed is a 1990 comedy film that spoofs the `` Club Fed '' - type of minimum security prisons where wealthy white-collar criminals are often sent .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "db78e203bc4ec780312679f68b51ceb0", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "682202f77a3b3827f215a2b3ca9db5da", "text": "National Lampoon's Movie Madness National Lampoon 's Movie Madness is an American comedy film produced by National Lampoon as the second film from the magazine . The film was originally produced under the title National Lampoon Goes to the Movies ; completed in 1981 , the film was not released until 1983 , and was reedited and retitled as Movie Madness . Movie Madness consists of three short segments which satirize personal growth films , glossy soap operas , and police stories . The first two segments of the film , Growing Yourself and Success Wanters , were directed by Bob Giraldi , while the film 's final segment , Municipalians , was directed by Henry Jaglom . Its title song , `` Going to the Movies '' , was sung by Dr. John . The film was a critical failure .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "020cf79591c81be4d9e4ad8a8ba2e308", "text": "I Lost It at the Movies I Lost It at the Movies ( 1965 ) is Pauline Kael 's first collection of reviews , covering the years 1954 -- 1965 , which was published prior to her long stint at The New Yorker . As a result , the pieces in the book are culled from radio broadcasts that she did while she was at KPFA , as well as numerous periodicals , including Moviegoer , the Massachusetts Review , Sight and Sound , Film Culture , Film Quarterly and Partisan Review . It contains her negative review of the then widely acclaimed West Side Story , glowing reviews of other movies such as The Golden Coach and Seven Samurai , as well as longer polemical essays such as her largely negative critical responses to Siegfried Kracauer 's Theory of Film and Andrew Sarris 's Film Culture essay Notes on the Auteur Theory , 1962 . The book was a bestseller upon its first release , and is now published by Marion Boyars Publishers . Kael 's first book is characterized by an approach where she would often quote contemporary critics such as Bosley Crowther and Dwight Macdonald as a springboard to debunk their assertions while advancing her own ideas . This approach was later abandoned in her subsequent reviews , but is notably referred to in Macdonald 's book , Dwight Macdonald On Movies ( 1969 ) . When an interviewer asked her in later years as to what she had `` lost '' , as indicated in the title , Kael averred : `` There are so many kinds of innocence to be lost at the movies . '' It is the first in a series of titles of books that would have a deliberately erotic connotation , typifying the sensual relation Kael perceived herself as having with the movies , as opposed to the theoretical bent that some among her colleagues had .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ddc5067964842a84d37bac79c4a8319b", "text": "Discount theater Discount theaters , also known as dollar theatres , dollar movies , second-run theatres , and sub-run theatres , are movie theaters that show motion pictures for reduced prices after the films leave first-run theatres . Originally , they would receive 35mm films after they had been shown already at first run theaters ; therefore the film quality would be lower because the film was worn by dozens of showings , and the audience for the film would be reduced since it had been released weeks or months before . At the time , VHS was just rising as an affordable home video technology . Consequently , budget-conscious film-goers might wait for a film to hit the local dollar house instead of paying more money to see the film first-run . As the 21st century dawned , a pair of factors conspired to drive many discount theatres out of business : 1 ) an oversupply of American movie screens caused by ambitious overbuilding allowed films to stay longer in the first-run theatres , and 2 ) the delay between theatrical release and VHS or DVD release continued to shrink . This latter factor convinced many moviegoers that it was simply not worth the money , hassle , and possible encounters with noisy fellow patrons and sticky floors , meaning dollar theatres could be in the twilight of their existence .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "da1deccfaafae35e585445d025142cfd", "text": "Midnight breakfast Midnight breakfast is a generic term for a communal meal served at some American colleges and universities . Menu items that are generally considered breakfast foods are served in the school 's dining hall late at night ( hence `` midnight '' ) as a study break before or during final exams , or as a traditional community-building event . Midnight breakfast is usually at most a weekly event and at least an annual event , and should not be confused with school dining facilities that operate 24 hours a day on a regular basis . Midnight breakfasts are held once a semester during finals week and can be accompanied by karaoke . Category : Breakfasts Category : Academic meals Category : Student culture", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cf84c1afeadcc0f66478c48da7acfc51", "text": "On Directing Film On Directing Film is a non-fiction book by American playwright and filmmaker David Mamet ( ISBN 0-670-83033-X ) published in 1991 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "697580c81479770dc6c70a31e36dd7f8", "text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d7b7ef52749843364a7f1117f288daa1", "text": "NRL Grand Final Breakfast The NRL Grand Final Breakfast is a breakfast function organised by the National Rugby League on the week of the NRL Grand Final . The breakfast marks the traditional beginning to Grand Final day and is one of the biggest social highlights on the Australian sporting calendar . Watching the event is a ritual for many footy fans and the function plays a huge role in the pre match build up for the Grand Final .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "def0aedff5557d0ee35128535de300bd", "text": "American Film Institute The American Film Institute ( AFI ) is an American film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States . AFI is supported by private funding and public membership .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab776c8e054188f0657ac63f8105ecf6", "text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64daf635e0704799258b62ebaea7c666", "text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab861f18fd8a4876497b8a0f81ea8cf6", "text": "On This Day In History On This Day In History was a feature on the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK between 1988 and 1993 . It was devised by the programme 's presenter at the time , Simon Mayo . Mayo , a history graduate from University of Warwick , used the day 's date each morning to regurgitate historical anniversaries and events which had happened on that date in years passed . As a quirk , he would often add a mildly cynical punchline to each of the stories he recounted , and then would get his `` crew '' ( female co-host , newsreader and producer ) each to guess the age of living celebrities who were born on that day . A tie-in book of the same title was published in later years , with much advertisement by the BBC , initially just to give away on the show to a daily winner who rang in with the correct answer to a question posed by Mayo about a specific person or event of relevance to that date . Perhaps the most famous part of the feature was the music used to soundtrack it ; a looped instrumental version of the George Michael hit I Want Your Sex ; the full version of which had been banned from broadcast by Radio 1 when it was released in 1987 . The feature ended when Mayo left the breakfast show , although when he switched to the mid-morning programme , he revived it in part with a spot called Dead Or Alive ? , where he would ask listeners whether celebrities or known figures born on the date in question were still living or not . Mayo now works for BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Five Live and no longer does any features which show off his passion for history . However , the feature is a regular on Chris Evans ' Radio 2 breakfast show , with a celebrity guest reading events that happened on that particular day in history . The last fact is nearly always music related and directly links into the next song played on the show . The feature is also often heard in one form or another on many commercial radio stations . Category : BBC Radio 1 programmes", "title": "" } ]
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Oz the Great and Powerful was released without the Disney Digital 3-D format.
[ { "docid": "a47314b45bc33c53e31cc61f3f658a23", "text": "Oz the Great and Powerful Oz the Great and Powerful ( working title Brick ) is a 2013 American fantasy adventure film directed by Sam Raimi and produced by Joe Roth , from a screenplay written by David Lindsay-Abaire and Mitchell Kapner . The film stars James Franco as the titular character , Mila Kunis , Rachel Weisz , and Michelle Williams with Zach Braff , Bill Cobbs , Joey King , and Tony Cox in supporting roles . Based on L. Frank Baum 's Oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original novel , Oz the Great and Powerful is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film , The Wizard of Oz . The film tells the story of Oscar Diggs , a deceptive magician who arrives in the Land of Oz and encounters three witches : Theodora , Evanora , and Glinda . Oscar is then enlisted to restore order in Oz , while struggling to resolve conflicts with the witches and himself . Kapner began developing an origin story for the Wizard of Oz after a lifelong interest of wanting to create one for the character . Walt Disney Pictures commissioned the film 's production in 2009 , with Joe Roth as producer and Grant Curtis , Joshua Donen , Philip Steuer , and Palak Patel serving as executive producers . Raimi was hired to direct the following year . After Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp declined the titular role , Franco was cast in February 2011 , with principal photography commencing five months later . Danny Elfman composed the film 's score . Oz the Great and Powerful premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on February 14 , 2013 , and with general theatrical release on March 8 , 2013 , through the Disney Digital 3-D , RealD 3D and IMAX 3D formats , as well as in conventional theaters . It grossed over $ 493 million worldwide against a $ 215 million budget and is the thirteenth highest-grossing film of 2013 . The film won the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Live Action Family Film . Kunis , for her portrayal as the Wicked Witch of the West , won the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "897e2e2b55249ec86a4472b51d286831", "text": "Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the name for audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories . It was originally named Dolby Stereo Digital until 1994 . Except for Dolby TrueHD , the audio compression is lossy . The first use of Dolby Digital was to provide digital sound in cinemas from 35mm film prints . It is now also used for other applications such as TV broadcast , radio broadcast via satellite , DVDs , Blu-ray Discs and game consoles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f7178d2a6fee9c52972ad3fbd5c966aa", "text": "Marvel Productions Marvel Productions Ltd. , later known as New World Animation Ltd. , was the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group , based in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . It later became a subsidiary of New World Entertainment and eventually of News Corporation ( Fox Entertainment Group ) . Marvel Productions produced animated television series , motion pictures , and television specials such as Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends , The Incredible Hulk , My Little Pony : The Movie , The Transformers : The Movie , and G.I. Joe : The Movie as well as the Transformers and G.I. Joe : A Real American Hero television series . Most of Marvel Productions ' back catalog ( mostly non-Hasbro related productions ) is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "02e0e4b0b8a17f6b74d5219de57ad3c2", "text": "Proprietary DVR DVRs , or Digital Video Recorders , are devices which record video to a hard drive . The term Proprietary DVR refers to exclusive methodologies used to maintain commercial control over the DVR format and prevent third-party copying of a particular file . CCTV systems are used for the detection and recording of crime , but the analysts and law enforcement personnel who are required to obtain and process video recorded with proprietary DVRs may face problems using the proprietary format . Most established manufacturers will provide tools for law enforcement agencies to play and copy footage from such systems . The opposite of proprietary DVR is standard or PC-based DVR . ( Although , in fact , many proprietary DVR 's are PC-based devices . ) Currently there is no standard output for the security industry to follow . Because of this , analysts are forced to obtain a compatible `` player '' in order to view the video . Some proprietary DVRs are delivered to the end-user in an executable player which allows for navigation . Some require the installation of the player . Others simply require a codec to be available on the system that is playing , then it will become viewable in a common player such as Windows Media Player . Some proprietary DVR systems offer more than one output format , such as the native format as well as a standard format such as AVI . Some also offer a composite video output PAL or NTSC . Some security companies are reluctant to offer anything other than their proprietary format . Reasons cited for maintaining control over the file by impeding conversion vary , but most companies will make `` tamper resistance '' a sellable feature , while disregarding the work required of an analyst or court in order to present the video . Another selling point of proprietary DVR systems is compression . Video compression removes information in exchange for a smaller file size . Increasing compression leads to the ability to store longer periods on a disk , at the expense of sacrificing some of the detail in the images . This trade-off must be considered when attempting to balance image quality and recording time in a DVR . As storage drives become cheaper and larger , compression sacrifices are improving . A problem inherent in proprietary DVR output is accuracy . There is a good chance that the video image as viewed has an incorrect aspect ratio and/or color information . Color may be off simply due to the calibration of the monitor being used , but often color information is not recorded accurately . It is not very common to white balance security cameras unless it is done at set up . Aspect ratios may also be recorded improperly and could actually be quite distorted . Aspect ratios on some players are sometimes user-adjustable by dragging the viewer in one direction or the other . Contrary to attempts made by proprietary DVR developers , it is possible to change virtually any DVR image into another format , but it can not be done through digital conversion , such as changing an MPEG-2 to AVI . Instead it is done by intercepting the pixels sent by the proprietary DVR to the users monitor . There are a number of software available that will capture an area of a screen and generate an uncompressed file in a common format . Gradually technology is improving and DVR systems are capable of having features that analog video could never provide . One feature is the ability to store metadata , such as point of sale information . Another feature may be for an event ( movement , panic button , door/drawer opening ) to trigger a system to record at a higher resolution . Perhaps the greatest feature is the ability to navigate directly to an area of interest .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0cbb2a651abea3d66f86aecba51077df", "text": "SANDDE SANDDE is a software and hardware system , developed primarily by IMAX Corporation , designed to create hand-drawn , stereoscopic 3D animation content . SANDDE is an acronym for `` Stereoscopic ANimation Drawing DEvice '' and is a play on the Japanese term for `` 3D '' , which is pronounced `` San-D '' . The concept of SANDDE is to enable artists to draw and animate in three-dimensional space . It is intended to be intuitively usable , like a pencil . As an art form , SANDDE incorporates aspects of drawing , painting , sculpture and puppetry . Unlike most other 3D computer graphic animation tools , SANDDE does not require the construction of mathematically defined models . The main input device is a `` wand '' which allows the user to create drawings in the air . Animators sit in virtual stereoscopic theaters and , using a specialized `` wand , '' draw in space to create individual frames and then animate their creations using the interactive capabilities of the wand to create shots , sequences , and complete movies . SANDDE was originally developed by IMAX in the mid-1990s , and was used to create one IMAX short ( Paint Misbehavin -LSB- 1997 -RSB- ) and portions of two other IMAX feature films : Mark Twain 3D ( 1999 ) and Cyberworld ( 2000 ) . Thereafter , IMAX stopped active development of the system but provided licenses for use and future development to the National Film Board of Canada for artistic experimentation and to Janro Imaging Laboratory to explore commercial use of the application . The former has used SANDDE in numerous stereoscopic productions including Falling in Love Again '' , Moonman , June , The Wobble Incident , Subconscious Password , and Minotaur , while the latter has licensed SANDDE for Ultimate Wave 3D and Legends of Flight , both produced by the Stephen Low Company .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e746cb155f0ab8deee272c255f5e2b68", "text": "Global Digital News Global Digital News ( GDN ) is a fake news venture group . GDN `` released '' a `` news story '' supposedly by a local news station involving a string of homicides that took place on several islands throughout the South Pacific . In the videos , GDN speculated that the killings were related , and the story was picked up by several media news outlets . The series of reports was referred to as `` perfect getaways gone wrong , '' referencing the fact that murder victims were vacationing couples . Four reports total have been completed on the series . As of August 4 , 2009 , the network 's YouTube channel was linked to from an ad on YouTube 's homepage for `` A Perfect Getaway '' , an upcoming movie , causing many people to suspect that the entire network is only a marketing scheme for the movie . Although these suspicions are confirmed by performing a whois search on the `` official site '' , they are the truth . The registered owner of globaldigitalnews.org is Universal City Studios , better known as Universal Studios , a wholly owned subsidiary of NBC Universal , a distributor and production company on the upcoming film under the subsidiary Rogue Pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "88ea8c0dd7ff3e428e95c48ca9919da4", "text": "Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life Pokémon : Arceus and the Jewel of Life , originally released in Japan as , is a 2009 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama . It is the twelfth Pokémon film and the third in the Diamond & Pearl trilogy . This film so far has earned US$ 50.2 million in Japan , making it the highest grossing animated film of the year in that country , beating Evangelion : 2.0 You Can ( Not ) Advance and Detective Conan : The Raven Chaser . The English language dub was aired on November 6 , 2009 , in Australia , November 20 , 2009 , in the United States in theaters and on Cartoon Network , on May 28 , 2010 , in the United Kingdom on Disney XD UK and The Spanish language dub was aired on Spain April 4 , 2010 , on Disney XD and Latin America on November 21 , 2010 , on Cartoon Network . This marks the first time that a Pokémon feature film has made its U.S. debut in the same year as its original Japanese release before the Japanese DVD release on December 18 , 2009 . The theme song of the film is `` Kokoro no Antenna '' by Shoko Nakagawa . Cartoon Network ( Pakistan ) aired the movie in August 2011 . The movie 's fictitious setting is based on various locations in Greece , which the director and producers visited during August 2008 . Among the locations they visited and have been used as inspiration for the movie were the Acropolis , Mycenae , Delphi , Metéora . The DVD was released on Monday 28 November 2011 in the UK by Universal , as the third Pokémon DVD to come out in the UK since The Rise of Darkrai .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "683b93384d36c1c05900189251eb72e0", "text": "Virtual Magic Kingdom Virtual Magic Kingdom , also known as VMK , was a massively multiplayer online game developed by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Sulake Corporation and published by The Walt Disney Company . It was a virtual representation of the Disneyland style theme parks , containing areas and minigames which were based on real park scenery and attractions . It was launched as part of the Happiest Celebration on Earth promotional campaign to commemorate fifty years of Disney theme parks . The beta version opened publicly on May 23 , 2005 , with three virtual lands to explore : Main Street USA , Fantasyland , and Adventureland . This `` beta '' designation was removed on June 27 . The Tomorrowland game area was made available on October 5 , and Frontierland opened on December 12 . The rest of Tomorrowland opened on April 4 , 2006 , and New Orleans Square , the final land added , opened on January 8 , 2007 . VMK initially launched as an attachment to the Disneyland 50th-anniversary celebration , without long-term intentions , but it gained popularity and eventually became a long-term venture on its own . The target audience of the game was children between the ages of 8 and 14 , although VMK was designed to be enjoyed by guests of all ages . Due to the young age of the game 's target users , it was patrolled by paid staff who watched out for inappropriate behavior and language . Because of the need for human monitors , the time that the game was open had to be limited ; it was open to the public daily between 7:00 am -- 10:00 pm PST ( 10:00 am -- 1:00 am EST , 3:00 pm -- 6:00 am UTC ) . On May 21 , 2008 , the Virtual Magic Kingdom game was closed by Disney . Many fans asked Disney if VMK was going to reopen . This prompted Disney to post a message on the VMK homepage that the game was a promotion , and was closed , and that there were `` no plans '' to reopen VMK in any form . The VMK homepage now redirects to the main Disney games site .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4d35a10e5109be677270d1df8ca761ac", "text": "List of Oz books The Oz books form a book series that begins with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ) and relate the fictional history of the Land of Oz . Oz was created by author L. Frank Baum , who went on to write fourteen full-length Oz books . All of the Baum written books are in the public domain in the United States . Even while he was alive , Baum was styled as `` the Royal Historian of Oz '' to emphasize the concept that Oz is an actual place . The illusion created was that characters such as Dorothy and Princess Ozma related their adventures in Oz to Baum themselves , by means of wireless telegraph .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b5f4c32797741a74c1b25fa6d76b95ed", "text": "Toy Story (franchise) Toy Story is a computer animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the original 1995 film , Toy Story , produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The franchise is based on the anthropomorphic concept that all toys , unknown to humans , are secretly alive , and the films focus on a diverse group of toys that feature a classic cowboy , Sheriff Woody , and modern spaceman , Buzz Lightyear . The group unexpectedly embark on adventures that challenge and change them . The first two films of the franchise were directed by John Lasseter , and the third by Lee Unkrich , who acted as the co-director of the second film ( together with Lasseter and Ash Brannon ) . Lasseter will return to direct the upcoming fourth film . All three films , produced on a total budget of $ 320 million , have grossed more than $ 1.9 billion worldwide . Each film set box office records , with the third included in the top 15 all time worldwide films . Critics have given all three films extremely positive reviews . Special Blu-ray and DVD editions of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 were released on March 23 , 2010 . They were also re-released in theaters as a Disney Digital 3-D `` double feature '' for at least two weeks in October 2009 . The series is the 24th highest-grossing franchise worldwide , the fifth highest-grossing animated franchise ( behind Shrek , Ice Age , Despicable Me and Madagascar ) , and is among the most critically acclaimed trilogies of all time . On November 1 , 2011 , all three Toy Story films were released in Disney Blu-ray 3D as a trilogy pack and as individual films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8c1a2d4103091856719b1eee0a0ed49b", "text": "Apocalypse Oz Apocalypse Oz is a 2006 short film . It is based on the novels Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum . The script is a hybrid of the two classic films Apocalypse Now and The Wizard of Oz , and uses only dialogue from these films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "56e8ace63f8d1e1bd26f0b94a1750a06", "text": "Alien Adventure Alien Adventure is a science fiction/slapstick comedy 3D film in IMAX format released in 1999 by nWave Pictures , written and directed by Ben Stassen . The movie was rated G ( or the local equivalent ) in most countries . It was the first fully digital feature-length film produced for a large-screen format .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "063505a921a73c322e2168b6b81c6c71", "text": "The Wizard of Oz (1985 video game) The Wizard of Oz is an illustrated text adventure game developed by and published by Windham Classics for the Apple II , Commodore 64 , DOS and MSX in 1985 . It is an adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a240fb551eae70cf9ce1bbe882c8480b", "text": "Comparison of high definition optical disc formats This article compares the technical specifications of multiple high definition formats , including HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc ; two mutually incompatible , high definition optical disc formats that , beginning in 2006 , attempted to improve upon and eventually replace the DVD standard . The two formats remained in a format war until February 19 , 2008 when Toshiba , HD DVD 's creator , announced plans to cease development , manufacturing and marketing of HD DVD players and recorders . Other high-definition optical disc formats were attempted , including the multi-layered red-laser Versatile Multilayer Disc and a Chinese made format called EVD . Both appear to have been abandoned by their respective developers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "022d7b59d42e25c0e319f50b499ec2d8", "text": "UPA (animation studio) United Productions of America , better known as UPA , was an American animation studio active from the 1940s through the 1970s . Beginning with industrial and World War II training films , UPA eventually produced theatrical shorts for Columbia Pictures , notably the Mr. Magoo series . In 1956 , UPA produced a television series for CBS , The Boing-Boing Show , hosted by Gerald McBoing Boing . In the 1960s , UPA produced syndicated Mr. Magoo and Dick Tracy television series and other series and specials , including the popular Mister Magoo 's Christmas Carol . UPA also produced two animated features , 1001 Arabian Nights and Gay Purr-ee , and distributed Japanese films from Toho Studios in the 1970s and 1980s . Gerald McBoing Boing ( 2005 -- 2007 ) is a more recent television series based on UPA 's memorable character and licensed and co-produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment and Classic Media , for Cartoon Network . UPA Pictures ' legacy in the history of animation has largely been overshadowed by the commercial success and availability of the cartoon libraries of Warner Bros. , MGM and Disney . Nonetheless , UPA had a significant impact on animation style , content , and technique , and its innovations were recognized and adopted by the other major animation studios and independent filmmakers all over the world . UPA pioneered the technique of limited animation . Although this style of animation came to be widely used in the 1960s and 1970s as a cost-cutting measure , it was originally intended as a stylistic alternative to the growing trend ( particularly at Disney ) of recreating cinematic realism in animated films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fa31bb7cb0f31b958f409274efb38aab", "text": "Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place is an American fantasy teen sitcom which ran from October 12 , 2007 to January 6 , 2012 on Disney Channel . The series was created by Todd J. Greenwald , and stars Selena Gomez , David Henrie and Jake T. Austin as three wizard siblings with magical abilities competing to win sole custody of the family powers . Further main cast includes Jennifer Stone , Maria Canals Barrera , and David DeLuise . The series won `` Outstanding Children 's Program '' at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009 . A film adaptation of the series , Wizards of Waverly Place : The Movie , premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on August 28 , 2009 . The film adaptation won `` Outstanding Children 's Program '' at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards earning the series its second consecutive Emmy . The farewell season won `` Outstanding Children 's Program '' at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards bringing the franchise 's total to three Emmy awards . Wizards of Waverly Place ended with 106 episodes over four seasons , surpassing That 's So Raven . Its series finale averaged nearly 10 million viewers ( live and total views on same day ) , which made that episode the most-watched series finale in Disney Channel 's history . On March 15 , 2013 , The Wizards Return : Alex vs. Alex premiered as a one-hour television special .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dac7ae36b2f09e641e23006b305d430", "text": "Land of Oz (theme park) The Land of Oz is currently a private property located in the resort town of Beech Mountain , North Carolina , USA . It was opened in 1970 by Carolina Caribbean Corporation under the guidance of Grover Robbins , who had been successful with Tweetsie Railroad , and designed by Jack Pentes . It was fully operational until 1980 . It now opens for Fridays in June for `` Journey with Dorothy Tours '' and in September for Autumn at Oz - the largest festival in the area . Visitors would start off in Kansas , `` experience '' the tornado which struck Dorothy 's house , and walk down the Yellow Brick Road to visit with the Scarecrow , Tin Woodman , the Cowardly Lion and the Wicked Witch of the West . The Emerald City consisted of gift shops and an ampi-theater that the Magic Moment Show would be staged on every half hour . An artificial balloon ride , a specially modified ski lift installed by Goforth Brothers , allowed visitors to get a bird 's - eye view of the park and mountain scenery before leaving Oz . A small museum showcased props and costumes from the film . These were jointly bought by the park and Debbie Reynolds from MGM . The musical score sung by the characters on the Yellow Brick Road and at Emerald City was composed by notables Alec Wilder and North Carolina native Loonis McGlohon ( with the exception of E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen 's `` Over the Rainbow '' for which rights were obtained to integrate into the Emerald City show ) . A video and display of The Land of Oz were on exhibit at the Appalachian Cultural Museum , part of Appalachian State University , in Boone , North Carolina but the museum closed and the artifacts were returned to the park .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7ccf0df2a8be835e2a461ea7c4da8d39", "text": "Mighty No. 9 is an action-platform video game developed by Comcept , in conjunction with Inti Creates , and published by Deep Silver . The creation of the game was based on the online crowdfunding website Kickstarter and incorporated heavy input from the public . Mighty No. 9 closely resembles the early Mega Man series in both gameplay and character design , which project lead Keiji Inafune worked on , and is considered its spiritual successor . The minimum Kickstarter goal for Mighty No. 9 was successfully funded after only two days of the creation of the campaign in September 2013 . However , several other features including additional stages , special modes and ports to other platforms were announced after additional `` stretch goals '' related to it were achieved , increasing the total funds obtained to over 400 % of the original goal . The game was originally scheduled to be released in April 2015 , but was delayed multiple times until it was eventually released for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , Xbox One , and Wii U in June 2016 , OS X and Linux in August 2016 , with the PlayStation Vita , and Nintendo 3DS versions still in development . Mighty No. 9 was highly anticipated after it was announced , but lengthy delays and Comcept 's decision to fund another project , Red Ash : The Indelible Legend , through Kickstarter were met with accusations of mismanagement . The game received generally negative reception from critics upon launch , with criticism being directed towards the game 's design , graphics , content , voice acting , and technical performance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ced05eef9ffac83662b4e2c14f405499", "text": "Captain Marvel (DC Comics) Captain Marvel , also known as Shazam , is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939 . Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics # 2 ( cover-dated Feb. 1940 ) , published by Fawcett Comics . He is the alter ego of Billy Batson , a boy who , by speaking the magic word `` SHAZAM '' ( acronym of 6 Greek `` immortal elders '' - Solomon , Hercules , Atlas , Zeus , Achilles , and Mercury ) , can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength , speed , flight , and other abilities . Based on book sales , the character was the most popular superhero of the 1940s , outselling even Superman . Fawcett expanded the franchise to include other `` Marvels '' , primarily Marvel Family associates Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. , who can harness Billy 's powers as well . Captain Marvel was also the first comic book superhero to be adapted into film , in a 1941 Republic Pictures serial titled Adventures of Captain Marvel . Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel-related comics in 1953 , partly because of a copyright infringement suit from DC Comics , alleging that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman . In 1972 , DC licensed the Marvel Family characters from Fawcett , and returned them to publication . By 1991 , DC had acquired all rights to the characters . DC has since integrated Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family into their DC Universe and has attempted to revive the property several times , with mixed success . Due to trademark conflicts over another character named `` Captain Marvel '' owned by Marvel Comics since 1967 , DC chose to publish the character 's adventures in a comic book titled Shazam ! for many years , leading many to assume that this was the character 's name . DC later officially renamed the character `` Shazam '' when relaunching its comic book properties in 2011 . In addition , since 1972 , the character has been featured in two television series adaptations , one live action and one animated , by Filmation , and an upcoming Warner Bros. . Shazam ! feature film scheduled for release in 2019 as part of the DC Extended Universe . Captain Marvel was ranked as the 55th greatest comic book character of all time by Wizard magazine . IGN also ranked Captain Marvel as the 50th greatest comic book hero of all time , stating that the character will always be an enduring reminder of a simpler time . UGO Networks ranked him as one of the top heroes of entertainment , saying , `` At his best , Shazam has always been Superman with a sense of crazy , goofy fun '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2492491aa92f2d710c9445d26e7d0331", "text": "Wizards & Warriors Wizards & Warriors is a platforming video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES ) . It was published by Acclaim and released in North America in December 1987 and in Europe on January 7 , 1990 . It was also released in Japan by Jaleco on July 15 , 1988 , under the title . In the game , players control Kuros , the `` Knight Warrior of the Books of Excalibur '' , as he sets out in the Kingdom of Elrond to defeat the evil wizard Malkil , who holds the princess captive in Castle IronSpire , located deep within Elrond 's forests . During the game , players make their way through forests , tunnels , and caves , battling hordes of enemies and collecting treasure , magical items , and additional weaponry to get past the obstacles and hazards that lie in their path . It was Rare 's second game released for the NES , after Slalom . Wizards & Warriors was featured in early video gaming magazines such as Nintendo Fun Club News , Nintendo Power , and VideoGames & Computer Entertainment in 1988 and 1989 . The main characters Kuros and Malkil would make appearances in the animated series The Power Team ( part of the TV video game reviewing show Video Power ) and Captain N : The Game Master . The game would also be novelized for the Worlds of Power series of NES game adaptations , created by Seth Godin . It received general praise for its graphics , sound , difficulty , and arcade-style gameplay . Criticisms include the presence of unlimited continues , which allow players to restart the game right where they previously left off while retaining all items that were collected before . Retro Gamer called Wizards & Warriors `` a unique experience for NES gamers in 1987 , and technically well ahead of other games for the console at the time '' . The game also spawned three sequels : Ironsword : Wizards & Warriors II , Wizards & Warriors III : Kuros : Visions of Power and Wizards & Warriors X : The Fortress of Fear .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a913a508bcb016d99cd6c7e4975a6a1", "text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .", "title": "" } ]
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The 2017 Open Championship is at least the tenth Open Championship.
[ { "docid": "b28207c4ac2c0bd72929112fa6caa8f4", "text": "2017 Open Championship The 2017 Open Championship will be the 146th Open Championship , held 20 -- 23 July 2017 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport , England.It will be the 10th Open Championship played at Royal Birkdale .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "0899a746bab86b9e406388cd0479e5ca", "text": "1896 Open Championship The 1896 Open Championship was the 36th Open Championship , held 10 -- 11 and 13 June at Muirfield in Gullane , East Lothian , Scotland . Harry Vardon won the Championship after a playoff against J.H. Taylor . Sandy Herd led by five shots after a first round of 72 . Taylor and James Kay were second after scoring 77 . Taylor had reached turn in 35 but came back in a poor 42 . The amateur Freddie Tait had the best round of the afternoon with a 75 while Herd had a disappointing 84 and Kay an even worse 88 . At the end of the day , Taylor led on 155 , with Herd on 156 , Willie Fernie and David Brown on 157 and Tait on 158 . In the third round , the leading professionals had similar scores but the amateur Tait dropped down the field after an 84 . Herd led on 235 with Taylor on 236 , Brown and Ben Sayers on 238 and Fernie and Vardon on 239 . Taylor the first starter of those in contention and played steadily for an 80 and a total of 316 . Fernie started well but took seven at the 7th and also finished with an 80 and a total of 319 . Vardon played the best golf of the leading six and came to the last needing a four to win . However he played safely to avoid the bunkers around the green and settled for a five to finish with a 77 and a tie with Taylor . Herd , who had led Vardon by 11 shots after the first round , had another bad afternoon round of 85 after his 84 the previous day . In the 36-hole playoff , Taylor started badly and was six strokes behind after eight holes , taking 40 to Vardon 's 34 . However he gained a shot on five of the next six holes and , although he took six at the 16th , ended the morning golf only two strokes behind . The scores were level after the 1st hole in the afternoon when Vardon took 5 while Taylor scored 3 . However , Vardon gained shots at the next three holes . After gaining a stroke at the 12th Taylor was only two behind . They then halved the next five holes , both taking six at the long 16th . The championship was decided at the 17th where Vardon holed a 12-yard putt to take a three shot lead to the last . Playing boldly Taylor got into a difficult position in a greenside bunker and took six , while Vardon played safely for a five to win by four shots . Just five days before his 73rd birthday , Old Tom Morris played in his last Open Championship , 36 years after finishing second in the first Championship . At he remains the oldest known competitor in the Open Championship .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a6aabce63f9c13f5fcadc07d1b10631", "text": "Thailand Open (golf) The Thailand Open is a golf tournament held in Thailand since 1965 . It was an Asian Tour event through 2009 . From 2010 to 2015 , it was part of the fledgling OneAsia Tour 's schedule , co-sanctioned in 2013 and 2015 by the Japan Golf Tour , before returning to the Asian Tour in 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d141556f34c089d905937ad9a64676b6", "text": "2007 U.S. Open (golf) The 2007 United States Open Championship was the 107th U.S. Open , held June 14 -- 17 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont , Pennsylvania , a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh . Ángel Cabrera won his first major championship , one stroke ahead of runners-up Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods , who were unable to birdie the 72nd hole to force a Monday playoff . Cabrera 's victory marked the first U.S. Open won by an Argentine or a South American . It was the first of his two major titles ; he won the Masters in a playoff in 2009 . This was the eighth U.S. Open and eleventh professional major held at Oakmont .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3dd1ee0394fdaa2b1a556475d8a7e71b", "text": "Sergio García Sergio García Fernández ( -LSB- ˈseɾxjo ɣaɾˈθi.a feɾˈnandeθ -RSB- ; born 9 January 1980 ) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour . García has won 30 international tournaments as a professional , most notably the 2008 Players Championship and the 2017 Masters Tournament . Garcia is also the Chairman of Spanish football team CF Borriol . García has spent much of his career in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking , including over 300 weeks in the top 10 between 2000 and 2009 , and over 400 weeks in the top 10 in total . García reached his highest career ranking , 2nd , after winning the HSBC Champions tournament in November 2008 . García has achieved career earnings of more than US$ 43 million . As a player , he is noted for strong iron play and accuracy . In the Ryder Cup , García competed in eight of the nine matches playing during his professional career cumulatively earning 22.5 points during those matches .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f3999fbe74d5e4ae3ed3b52582043e15", "text": "1960 Open Championship The 1960 Open Championship was the 89th Open Championship , played 6 -- 9 July at the Old Course in St Andrews , Scotland . In the centenary year of the Open Championship , Kel Nagle prevailed over Arnold Palmer by a single stroke ; this year marked the championship 's re-emergence as a major stop for American players . The total prize money was increased by forty percent , from # 5,000 to # 7,000 . The winner 's share was increased to # 1,250 with # 900 for second , # 700 for third , # 500 for fourth , # 400 for fifth , # 300 for sixth , # 250 for seventh , # 200 for eighth , # 150 for ninth , and # 130 for tenth . The next fifteen places each received # 60 with # 50 for next seven and then # 40 for the next eighteen . The # 50 prize for winning the qualification event was unchanged while the four prizes for the lowest score in each round were was increased to # 50 . For the centenary event there was a special prize for the winner in the form of a replica of the claret jug . Qualifying took place on 4 -- 5 July , Monday and Tuesday , with 18 holes on the Old Course and 18 holes on the New Course . A maximum of 100 players could qualify . Gary Player led the qualifiers as medalist at 135 , and the qualifying score was 147 and 74 players qualified ; 28 players on 148 were not included . Dick Metz , who had won the World Senior Golf Championship at Gleneagles on 3 July , was one of those on 148 who just failed to qualify . Roberto De Vicenzo opened the tournament proper with consecutive rounds of 67 on Wednesday and Thursday to take a two-stroke lead over Nagle . In the third round , De Vicenzo 's drive on the 14th ended up on top of a wall and he finished the round with a score of 75 , allowing Nagle to take a two-shot lead . Palmer , who had won the U.S. Open three weeks earlier by erasing a seven-shot deficit in the final round , was four back after 54-holes . The final round on Friday afternoon was delayed until Saturday due to a heavy rainfall that flooded portions of the course ; the first postponement in over fifty years . When play resumed the next day , Palmer and Nagle both went out in 34 . Still four-strokes behind , Palmer began another charge on the back . He made up strokes on the 13th and 15th , made a 4 on the 17th , then made birdie at the last . Nagle was standing over a crucial par putt on the Road Hole 17th when he heard the roar signifying Palmer 's birdie at 18 . He managed to collect himself and hole the putt , then made a safe 4 at the last to win the title by a single shot over Palmer . Already 39 at the time of his victory , this was Nagle 's first top ten finish in a major championship . Although little-known outside of Australia at the time of the tournament , he went on to have success throughout the next decade and came close to winning another major at the 1965 U.S. Open , losing to Gary Player in an 18-hole playoff . Palmer had won the first two majors at the Masters and U.S. Open , and was attempting to equal Ben Hogan 's 1953 season with a third consecutive major . His appearance established the British Open as an important tournament for American golfers and , although Palmer himself skipped the tournament a few times afterward , the best American players began crossing the Atlantic with regularity from then on . Palmer won the next two Opens in 1961 and 1962 . The appearance of Palmer , already the most popular golfer in the world , proved to be a turning point for the Open Championship . Until the 1960s , few Americans made the trip to the Open Championship , with the lengthy ocean-voyage and high costs of traveling to Britain often more than they stood to win in the tournament . Even Palmer , winner of the first two majors of the year , had to play in the 36-hole qualifier immediately preceding it . The 1960 event included only four Americans following the qualifier , and only two made the cut . Ten years later , 24 Americans were in the field of 134 . For many years , the event often conflicted with the PGA Championship in the U.S. , a more lucrative major which gradually moved to late July and then August .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "56af986ff8c97e735b0f7804db72ae8c", "text": "2017 PGA Tour The 2017 PGA Tour is the 102nd season of the PGA Tour , and the 50th since separating from the PGA of America . The season began on October 13 , 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "368f815a364b8a5924186d5253992b22", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6ef839173b25d996843f7ec8462b5859", "text": "1958 U.S. Open (golf) The 1958 U.S. Open was the 58th U.S. Open , held June 12 -- 14 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa , Oklahoma . Amid oppressive heat and high winds which created difficult scoring conditions , native Oklahoman Tommy Bolt won his only major championship , four strokes ahead of runner-up Gary Player . It was Player 's debut in the U.S. Open at age 22 . Bolt owned the 36-hole lead at 142 ( +2 ) , a stroke ahead of Player . After a third round 69 on Saturday morning , Bolt was at 211 ( +1 ) and three strokes ahead of Gene Littler , who carded a 67 for 214 ( +4 ) . Littler fell back in the final round in the afternoon , shooting a 76 to finish in fourth place . Bolt ran away from the field with a final round 72 for 283 ( +3 ) , four ahead of Player . Bolt was the only player not to record a round of 75 or over during the championship . Ben Hogan , in search of his fifth U.S. Open title , was hampered by an injured left wrist and finished eleven strokes back in a tie for tenth . Eighteen-year-old Jack Nicklaus , in his second U.S. Open , made his first cut and finished in 41st place . Sam Snead missed the cut for the first time in 18 Open appearances . Two-time champion Gene Sarazen missed the cut in his final appearance , while three-time Masters champion Jimmy Demaret also played his final Open , withdrawing after the third round . It was the first of seven major championships at Southern Hills . The U.S. Open returned in 1977 and 2001 and the PGA Championship has been played at the course four times : 1970 , 1982 , 1994 , and 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6a4b7e5fb62028dbbf3fd57e8c6574f9", "text": "1922 PGA Championship The 1922 PGA Championship was the fifth PGA Championship , held August 14 -- 18 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont , Pennsylvania , a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh . The match play field of 64 competitors qualified by sectional tournaments . This was the first PGA Championship with a field of 64 in the bracket ; the previous four had fields of 32 players . In the Friday final , Gene Sarazen defeated Emmet French , 4 & 3 . Sarazen , age 20 , also won the U.S. Open a month earlier near Chicago . Defending champion Walter Hagen did not enter this year due to exhibition engagements ; the two champions met the following year in the finals , won by Sarazen . This was the first of eleven major championships at Oakmont ; three PGA Championships and eight U.S. Opens through 2013 . It has hosted the U.S. Amateur five times and the U.S. Women 's Open twice . The PGA Championship returned in 1951 and 1978 . Sarazen was the first of four players in history to win the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship in the same calendar year . He was followed by Ben Hogan in 1948 and Jack Nicklaus in 1980 . Through 2012 , Tiger Woods is the last to win both , in 2000 , part of his Tiger Slam of four consecutive majors .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "07ef9820a1da580907ec7d00b2a37623", "text": "Golf course A golf course is the grounds where the game of golf is played . It comprises a series of holes , each consisting of a teeing ground , a fairway , the rough and other hazards , and a green with a flagstick ( `` pin '' ) and hole ( `` cup '' ) . A standard round of golf consists of 18 holes . Most courses contain 18 holes ; some share fairways or greens , and a subset has nine holes , played twice per round . Par-3 courses consist of nine or 18 holes all of which have a par of three strokes . Many older courses are links , often coastal . Courses are private , public , and municipally owned , and typically feature a pro shop . Many private courses are found at country clubs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "170e92a861b090e6687e3f9d4a4e81d4", "text": "Philadelphia Open Championship The Philadelphia Open Championship is an annual golf tournament played in the Philadelphia , Pennsylvania area . It is organized by the Golf Association of Philadelphia . It has been played annually since 1903 ( except for war years ) at member clubs in Pennsylvania , New Jersey , and Delaware . It was considered a PGA Tour event for most of the period 1916 to 1937 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9cec1f5fab3c70a44b4a3f35f51e9f7a", "text": "1963 PGA Championship The 1963 PGA Championship was the 45th PGA Championship , played July 18 -- 21 at the Blue Course of Dallas Athletic Club in Dallas , Texas . Jack Nicklaus won the first of his five PGA Championship titles , two strokes ahead of runner-up Dave Ragan . It was the second major win of the year for Nicklaus , and the third of his eighteen major titles . Nicklaus entered the final round in third place , three shots behind 54-hole leader Bruce Crampton . Nicklaus shot a three-under 68 while Crampton fell back to third with 74 ( +3 ) in the Texas heat , with temperatures over 100 F . At the trophy presentation , Nicklaus grasped the very hot Wanamaker Trophy with the aid of a towel . The temperature in downtown Dallas on Sunday reached a high of 110 F. With the victory , Nicklaus at age 23 joined Gene Sarazen , Byron Nelson , and Ben Hogan as the only winners of all three American majors : the Masters , U.S. Open and PGA Championship . Nicklaus completed the first of his three career grand slams three years later at Muirfield in 1966 . The Open Championship was played the previous week in northeast England at Lytham St Annes , one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July . The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 ( except 1971 , when it was played in late February ) . After cool temperatures in Britain , the oppressive July heat in Dallas was difficult for many to adjust to . Nicklaus bogeyed the last two holes to finish a stroke out of the playoff . Nicklaus won the Masters in April , marking only the third time that the Masters champion won the PGA Championship in the same calendar year . He was preceded by Sam Snead in 1949 and Jack Burke , Jr. in 1956 . Through 2016 , it has been accomplished only four times , twice by Nicklaus , and most recently in 1975 . On Wednesday , Nicklaus set a record in the long drive contest at over 341 yd ; breaking the record set in 1952 by 12 yd .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e05b1833388b26dd7a8537e5695fe960", "text": "1988 U.S. Open 1988 U.S. Open may refer to : 1988 U.S. Open ( golf ) , a major golf tournament 1988 US Open ( tennis ) , a Grand Slam tennis tournament", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f5eee896a0ff0b09d7285dc1aa890ee5", "text": "AT&T Champions Classic The AT&T Champions Classic was a professional golf tournament on the Champions Tour in southern California from 1990 to 2009 . A mid-autumn event through 2000 , it was moved to late winter in 2001 . AT&T was the main sponsor of the tournament for its final editions , held at Valencia Country Club in Valencia . The tournament was founded in November 1990 as the `` Security Pacific Senior Classic '' at Rancho Park Golf Club , a municipal course in the city of Los Angeles , where it was played through 1994 . Rancho Park hosted the Los Angeles Open on the PGA Tour from 1956 through 1972 ( except 1968 ) . The purse for the inaugural event was $ 500,000 with a winner 's share of $ 75,000 . From 1995 through 2000 , it was played at Wilshire Country Club , then moved north to Valencia in March 2001 . The purse in 2009 was $ 1.6 million , with a winner 's share of $ 240,000 to playoff winner Dan Forsman , his first victory on the senior tour .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8ca43bc4366e790768e296584b0ce06d", "text": "BMW PGA Championship The BMW PGA Championship , as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons , is an annual men 's professional golf tournament on the European Tour . It was founded in 1955 by the Professional Golfers ' Association , and as such was originally called the British PGA Championship . Since then it has had several sponsored names , but the phrase `` PGA Championship '' has usually been included in the name . The BMW PGA Championship is played each May over the West Course at the Wentworth Club in Surrey , England . The PGA European Tour has its headquarters at the club and as the tour 's home tournament , the BMW PGA Championship is often regarded as the flagship event on the European Tour . It has usually had the highest prize money of any event which the tour organises , but this changed in 2009 with the introduction of the Race to Dubai , and the $ 10 million Dubai World Championship at the end of the season . There are other more lucrative events than the BMW PGA Championship which are part of the European Tour schedule , such as the majors and the World Golf Championship events , but these are organised by other bodies . It is also the European Tour 's designated `` Premier event '' for the purposes of the Official World Golf Rankings , with a minimum of 64 ranking points available to the winner . The winner of the tournament is given an exemption into that season 's U.S. Open and the next three Open Championships . In 2000 , Colin Montgomerie became the only player to win three years in a row .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e47fd43ac0631ef89405658b6196d65", "text": "1993 Open Championship The 1993 Open Championship was the 122nd Open Championship , held 15 -- 18 July at Royal St George 's Golf Club in Sandwich , England . Greg Norman shot a final round 64 ( -- 6 ) to win his second Open Championship , two strokes ahead of runner-up Nick Faldo .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e4c374c7dbbdfc61dc313cbb1a37d71e", "text": "1947 Open Championship The 1947 Open Championship was the 76th Open Championship , held 2 -- 4 July at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake , England . Fred Daly became the first Irish winner of the Open Championship , one stroke ahead of runners-up Reg Horne and amateur Frank Stranahan . It was Daly 's only major title . Qualifying took place on 30 June and 1 July , Monday and Tuesday , with 18 holes at Hoylake and 18 holes at Arrowe Park . The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100 , and ties for 100th place would not qualify . Norman Von Nida led the qualifiers for the second successive year , scoring 139 ; the qualifying score was 155 and 98 players advanced . Only five Americans entered the qualifier , and none were former champions . Par was set at 68 for the championship , which was the course record at the time . The course was regularly par 72 at 7048 yd ; all four par-5 holes were shortened slightly and made into par-4 holes . The total prize money was # 1000 , with a winner 's share of # 150 , # 100 for second , # 75 for third , # 50 for fourth , # 25 for fifth , and # 15 for each of the next 35 players . The # 1000 was completed with a # 15 prize for winning the qualification event and four # 15 prizes for the lowest score in each round . Where an amateur finished in a place where there was a cash prize that money was donated to the P.G.A. Benevolent Fund . The prize money distribution meant that , with a maximum of forty players making the cut , all professionals making the cut received prize money . Henry Cotton and Laurie Ayton , Jnr shared the first round lead on Wednesday , but in the second round both fell back with rounds of 78 and 80 , respectively . After 36 holes , Daly led at 143 ( +7 ) , four shots ahead of Cotton and Sam King . The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was again set at 40 , and ties for 40th place did not make the cut . Stranahan was the only amateur to make the cut . Daly had a poor third round on Friday morning , shooting 78 to fall into a tie for the lead with Cotton , Arthur Lees , and Norman Von Nida . There were a further nine players within three-strokes of the lead . Horne , who began two back , made the first move with a 35 on the front-nine . He took a pair of 5s at the 16th and 17th holes , however , and at the 18th his putt for a three lipped out and finished at 294 . Daly began the round with a 38 ( +4 ) on the front , but he recovered on the back and holed a birdie putt on the 18th to post 293 . Cotton made the turn in 36 and needed another 36 on the back to tie Daly , but in the blustery wind this proved too difficult and he finished at 297 . That left Stranahan as the last player on the course able to tie Daly . He reached the 17th needing to play the final two holes in seven strokes , but a three-putt led to a five and saw him needing an improbable two on the last . He gave it a good shot , with his approach stopping less than a foot ( 0.3 m ) from the hole .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b7f28d73de0d54669e37d78c5acd52cf", "text": "1987 PGA Championship The 1987 PGA Championship was the 69th PGA Championship , held August 6 -- 9 at the Champion Course of PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens , Florida . In hot and windy conditions , Larry Nelson won his second PGA Championship in a sudden-death playoff over 1977 champion Lanny Wadkins . It was Nelson 's third and final major title . D.A. Weibring , a 54-hole co-leader , shot 76 ( +4 ) and finished a stroke back at even-par 288 . The other co-leader , Mark McCumber , posted 77 and finished in a tie for fifth . Two major champions in contention shot high scores and fell back : Seve Ballesteros ( 78 ) and Raymond Floyd ( 80 ) . In the August heat of Florida , the attendance was low . A record high temperature for the day of 97 F was recorded on Sunday . It was the second major played in Florida , following the PGA Championship in 1971 , played in February at the old PGA National . Through 2016 , this is the last major played in the state . The purse was the last under $ 1 million at the PGA Championship . With the win , Nelson gained an automatic bid to the Ryder Cup team in 1987 , his third , bumping Don Pooley . Nelson 's record in that competition in late September was 0 -- 3 -- 1 , as the U.S. lost the Cup for the first time on home soil . He lost all three pairs matches and halved his singles match . The Champion Course hosted the Ryder Cup in 1983 and the Senior PGA Championship for 19 years ( 1982 -- 2000 ) . Since 2007 , it has been the venue of The Honda Classic on the PGA Tour , played in March .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1dcd81c790c4a71c440571b4800e926", "text": "1903 Open Championship The 1903 Open Championship was the 43rd Open Championship , held 10 -- 11 June at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick , South Ayrshire , Scotland . Harry Vardon won the Championship for the fourth time , six strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Vardon , his younger brother . All entries played 36 holes on the first day with all those within 19 strokes of the leader making the cut and playing 36 holes on the final day , with the additional provision that the final day 's field had to contain at least 32 professionals . Harry Vardon and Sandy Herd led after the first round both having scored 73 , three strokes ahead of the rest of the field . In the afternoon , Herd had a poor 83 and Harry Vardon 's 77 gave him a four shot lead on 150 ahead of Andrew Scott , despite a seven at the 17th hole . 59 players made the cut on 169 . Rowland Jones was initially disqualified but later reinstated . In the third round , Harry Vardon scored 72 , having reached the turn in 34 . This gave him a seven stroke lead over Jack White , with Herd and Tom Vardon ten shots behind . In the afternoon , White took a seven at the third hole which effectively gave Harry Vardon the title . Playing cautiously , he eventually finished with a 78 . Tom Vardon had the best final round score of 74 and moved into second place ahead of White .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1343377157b963ffa3e36a51d9538190", "text": "2000 PGA Championship The 2000 PGA Championship was the 82nd PGA Championship , held August 17 -- 20 at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville , Kentucky . It was the second time for the event at Valhalla , which hosted four years earlier in 1996 . Tiger Woods won his second straight PGA Championship and fifth major in a three-hole playoff over Bob May . Woods and May finished at 18 under par to set the PGA Championship record to par , later equaled by Woods in 2006 . It was the first time since 1937 that a PGA Championship title was successfully defended , and the first ever as a stroke play event . Woods and May were five shots ahead of third-place finisher Thomas Bjørn . Woods ' victory marked the first time since 1953 ( Ben Hogan ) that a player had won three major championships in the same calendar year ; Woods won the U.S. Open and the British Open in the previous two months for three consecutive majors . He won the Masters in April 2001 to complete the Tiger Slam of four consecutive majors . May opened with an even-par 72 then shot 66 ( − 6 ) in each of the final three rounds ; this was the only time he was in contention in a major championship . Designer of the course and five-time champion Jack Nicklaus , age 60 , made his final appearance at the PGA Championship . Playing with Woods , he needed an eagle on the 36th hole to make the cut ; his pitch shot missed by inches and he settled for birdie . Valhalla later hosted the Ryder Cup in 2008 , the first U.S. victory in nine years . The Senior PGA Championship was played at the course in 2004 and 2011 and the PGA Championship returned in 2014 .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "7069a61d7c89dca8c583b810dbf6db38", "text": "Final Fantasy XII is a fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 home video console . Released in 2006 , it is the twelfth title in the mainline Final Fantasy series . The game introduced several innovations to the series : an open world split into zones , a seamless battle system , a controllable camera , a customizable `` gambit '' system which lets the player control the artificial intelligence ( AI ) of characters in battle ; and a `` license '' system that determines which abilities and equipment are used by characters . Final Fantasy XII also includes elements from previous games in the series , such as Chocobos and Moogles . The game takes place in the fictional land of Ivalice , where the empires of Archadia and Rozarria are waging an endless war . Dalmasca , a small kingdom , is caught between the warring nations . When Dalmasca is annexed by Archadia , its princess , Ashe , creates a resistance movement . During the struggle , she meets Vaan , a young adventurer who dreams of becoming a sky pirate in command of an airship . They are quickly joined by a band of allies ; together , they rally against the tyranny of the Archadian Empire . Final Fantasy XII received critical acclaim , earning numerous `` Game of the Year '' awards in various categories from noted video game publications . Selling more than two million copies in Japan , it became the fourth best-selling PlayStation 2 game of 2006 worldwide . By November 2009 , over 6 million copies of the game were sold worldwide . A sequel , Final Fantasy XII : Revenant Wings , was released for the Nintendo DS in 2007 . A high-definition remaster of the International Zodiac Job System version , subtitled The Zodiac Age , will be released worldwide for the PlayStation 4 in July 2017 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "d7bafb3d2ad83fbc15db50fdfe81d7b8", "text": "Apostolic Penitentiary The Apostolic Penitentiary , formerly called the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary , is one of the three tribunals of the Roman Curia . The Apostolic Penitentiary is chiefly a tribunal of mercy , responsible for issues relating to the forgiveness of sins in the Catholic Church . The Apostolic Penitentiary has jurisdiction only over matters in the internal forum . Its work falls mainly into these categories : the absolution of excommunications latæ sententiæ reserved to the Holy See , the dispensation of sacramental impediments reserved to the Holy See , and the issuance and governance of indulgences . The head of the Apostolic Penitentiary , the Major Penitentiary , is one of the few Vatican officials who retain their positions sede vacante . If the Major Penitentiary is a Cardinal Elector he is one of only three persons in the conclave allowed to communicate with those outside the conclave , so that he can continue to fulfill his duties ( the other two being the Cardinal Vicar of Rome and the Vicar General for the Vatican City State ) . The Major Penitentiary is a Titular Archbishop and is normally a Cardinal . Since 21 September 2013 , the Major Penitentiary is Cardinal Mauro Piacenza . The second-highest-ranking official in the Apostolic Penitentiary , the Regent , is ( since 26 June 2012 ) H.E.Msgr . Krzysztof Józef Nykiel . When Pope Francis , with the Papal Bull Misericordiae Vultus ( Latin : `` The Face of Mercy '' ) decreed that from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( a Holy Day of Obligation ) on Tuesday , December 8 , 2015 , until the Solemnity of the Feast of Christ the King of the Universe on the last Sunday before Advent , in November 2016 , the Church would observe a Special Jubilee Year of Mercy , he said he would let certain qualified priests ( likely somewhat experienced ones , presumably with knowledge of canon law and confession ) serve as `` Missionaries of Mercy '' to each Diocese , with the faculties to absolve even sins that are reserved to the Holy See through the Apostolic Penitentiary . Normally , a priest or even a bishop would not be able to do this unless the person was in danger of imminent death . The Pope has the power , as the earthly absolute sovereign of the Catholic Church , to make this special change for the year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3fab2f3e42c0888153977154198f18e6", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6ea96a8a50eec8710d680775e3df01bd", "text": "List of Square Enix video game franchises Square Enix is a Japanese video game development and publishing company formed from the merger of video game developer Square and publisher Enix on April 1 , 2003 . The company is best known for its role-playing video game franchises , which include the Final Fantasy series , the Dragon Quest series , and the action role-playing Kingdom Hearts series . Since its inception , the company has developed or published hundreds of titles in various video game franchises on numerous gaming systems . Of its properties , the Final Fantasy franchise is the best-selling , with a total worldwide sales of over 110 million units . The Dragon Quest series has shipped over 66 million units worldwide and is one of the most popular video game series in Japan , while the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped over 22 million copies worldwide . Square Enix has owned Taito , which continues to publish its own video games , since September 2005 , and acquired game publisher Eidos Interactive in April 2009 , which was merged with Square Enix 's European publishing wing and renamed as Square Enix Europe . This list includes franchises in which Square Enix , or its original components Square and Enix , or its subsidiaries , were the primary developer or publisher , even if the series was begun prior to the subsidiary 's acquisition . Franchises are defined as any set of interconnected media consisting of more than one release , and video game franchises are defined as franchises which were initially created as a video game or series of video games . For a list of all individual games developed or published by Square Enix , see the list of Square Enix video games and mobile games . For games released before the merger , see the Square and Enix video games . For games released by Taito , both before and after the acquisition , see the list of Taito games , and for games published by Eidos prior to acquisition see the list of Eidos games .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2d76db50a068dd0ff16b438c02614079", "text": "Conversion of Jews to Catholicism during the Holocaust The conversion of Jews to Catholicism during the Holocaust is one of the most controversial aspects of the record of Pope Pius XII during The Holocaust . According to John Morley , who wrote about Vatican diplomacy during the Holocaust , `` one of the principal concerns of the Vatican , especially in the early days of the war , was those Jews who had converted to Catholicism , the so-called Catholic or Christian non-Aryans '' . Morley further argues that Pius XII was `` primarily , almost exclusively , concerned about baptized Jews '' . Moreover , Pius XII 's purported fear of reprisals against `` non-Aryan Catholics '' is often cited as a motive for his not speaking out against the Holocaust . In many Axis and Axis-occupied countries , racial legislation restricted , banned , or did not recognize the conversion of Jews to Christianity . Across Europe -- in Croatia , France , Germany , Hungary , Italy , Romania , and Slovakia -- Pius XII 's nuncios saved their staunchest protests for the effects of the various anti-Jewish laws on baptized Jews . According to Roth and Ritner , `` this is a key point because , in debates about Pius XII , his defenders regularly point to denunciations of racism and defense of Jewish converts as evidence of opposition to antisemitism of all sorts '' . The Holocaust is one of the most acute examples of the `` recurrent and acutely painful issue in the Catholic-Jewish dialogue '' , namely `` Christian efforts to convert Jews '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "191740be43dfa508f38d9badc511b822", "text": "Members Church of God International Members Church of God International , abbreviated as MCGI , is an international Christian religious organization with headquarters in the Philippines . It started as a small group with less than a hundred believers in 1977 . It is popularly known in the Philippines as Ang Dating Daan ( English : The Old Path ; abbreviated as ADD ) , the title of its flagship radio and television program and currently the longest-running religious program in the Philippines with Brother Eliseo Soriano as its `` Overall Servant '' ( Former title : `` Presiding Minister '' ) . Members Church of God International believes that the Almighty God , the Father sent his begotten Son , Jesus Christ , instrumental in the establishment of the `` Church of God '' , first planted in Jerusalem and preached by the apostles . They believe that Gentile nations , including the Philippines , are partakers of the promise of eternal life , through belief in Jesus Christ and the gospel and are not authorized by God to establish their own church , but mere members associated with the same `` body '' or the church written in the gospel by accepting it and executing the doctrines written by the apostles . Guided by this scriptural principle , the church 's registered name contains descriptive words `` ang mga kaanib '' in Tagalog or `` members '' in English to emphasize the group 's association today , as `` members '' of the `` Church of God '' that is already established long time ago and was written in the Bible . On April 25 , 1980 , in compliance with government regulations , Eliseo Soriano registered the group with the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) as Ang Mga Kaanib sa Iglesia ng Dios Kay Kristo Hesus , Haligi at Saligan ng Katotohan , sa Bansang Pilipinas ( English : Members of the Church of God in Christ Jesus , Pillar and Ground of Truth in the Philippines ) . In 2004 , its registered name was changed to `` Members Church of God International '' ( Tagalog : Mga Kaanib sa Iglesia ng Dios na Pandaigdig ) in line with the church 's overseas expansion . For them , the church 's primary objective , as commanded by Jesus Christ , is to propagate the gospel unto all nations until the consummation of the ages , convert sinners to believe and glorify God and to make them qualify for the eternal life in heaven . Currently , MCGI is present in six inhabited continents of the world with more than 1,360 established local congregations . Its flagship program Ang Dating Daan is being broadcast in more than 70 countries , in five languages over terrestrial television , radio , internet and carried by at least seven satellites across the globe . They believe in God the Father , Jesus Christ the Son , and the Holy Spirit but they adopt a nontrinitarianism orientation , rejecting the Trinitarian concept that there is `` one God in three co-equal persons '' , which for them is against the Bible . They believe that the Father is greater than all , greater than Jesus Christ as declared by Christ himself . They do not observe customs and traditions which they consider to have pagan origins incompatible with Christianity . MCGI members prefer themselves to be called and identified as plain `` Christians '' . MCGI is not related to the many Church of God groups that descended from the Barney Creek Meeting House revival of the late 19th century in the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8539fba84f86cd1f9ca6477e0bdbe556", "text": "Party (role-playing games) thumb | right | A party of adventurers in Tales of Trolls & Treasures . A party is a group of characters adventuring together in a role-playing game . In tabletop role-playing , a party is composed of a group of players , occasionally with the addition of non-player character allies ( sometimes called henchmen ) controlled by those players or by the gamemaster . In computer games , the relationship between the party and the players varies considerably . Online role-playing games or MMORPG parties are often , in the above sense , of the same constituency as tabletop parties , except that the allies are always controlled to a lesser or greater extent by the computer AI . In single-player computer games , the player generally controls all party members to a varying degree . Examples of games which have parties include the tabletop RPG Vampire : the Requiem , the single-player role-playing Baldur 's Gate series , MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft , Anarchy Online and Warhammer Online , and the multi-player computer action-RPG Final Fantasy XI .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bac24f0d4755a6a6cc2620fda97106dc", "text": "Realm of the Mad God Realm of the Mad God is a massively multiplayer online shooter video game created by Wild Shadow Studios ( acquired by Kabam in June 2012 , and later sold to Deca Games in July 2016 ) and Spry Fox . It was in public beta from January 2010 and the browser version launched on June 20 , 2011 . On February 20 , 2012 the game was made available on the digital distribution platform Steam for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game has been described as a `` massively-multiplayer cooperative bullet hell shooter '' with an 8 bit pixelated art style . Players control characters who have been transported to the realm of Oryx ( the titular Mad God ) to become food for his many minions and abominations , which the players must dispatch . Central to the design of the game is the fact that character death is permanent . Upon death , the player 's character is lost along with all carried equipment , although the player may store a number of items for safekeeping in a limited capacity vault away from danger . Different character choices in class also help make the game more diverse and help to support teamwork . The game is free-to-play with optional in-game micro-transactions . Items which can be bought with optional transactions vary from high-level equipment , pets that provide aid to the player ( by attacking enemies , paralyzing enemies , healing the character , restoring the character 's magic points , and acting as a decoy ) , increased storage space , and aesthetic features such as skins , cloths and dyes . This game client is written in Flash and can be played in-browser on the official site , on Kongregate , or it can be downloaded from the Google Chrome Web Store .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "29fb4113d7413929c579331a33e3c97c", "text": "Religion in Sweden Lutheran Christianity is officially the largest religion in Sweden , with 6.1 million Swedish citizens being members of the Church of Sweden . The high membership figure is mainly due to the fact that until 1996 all newborn children with at least one parent being a member of the church were also made members . Other Christian Churches include the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church . Islam is the second largest religion in Sweden , practiced by 5 % of the population . The rest of the population are either irreligious or members of other religious groups . Sweden was Christianized from Norse paganism during a long period , not final until the 1130s . Since the 16th century , Sweden has been predominantly Lutheran . From the Protestant Reformation in the 1530s until 2000 , the Lutheran Church of Sweden ( Svenska kyrkan ) was the state church . As of 2016 , 61.2 % of Swedish citizens are members of the Church of Sweden , compared to over 95 % in 1970 , and 83 % in 2000 . Despite that , religion in Sweden plays a limited role compared to the European average , and even many church members participate in religious activities for only cultural reasons , and do not believe in Christianity . Atheism and agnosticism are widespread in Swedish society . In a Eurobarometer Poll in 2010 , just 18 % of Swedish citizens responded that `` they believe there is a god '' , although a further 45 % answered that `` they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force '' . In a 2009 Gallup poll , 17 % answered yes to the question `` Is religion an important part of your daily life ? '' . A survey found that only 15 % of Church of Sweden members actually believe in Jesus , while another 15 % identified as atheists , and a quarter as agnostic . Less than 4 % of the Church of Sweden membership attends public worship during an average week ; about 2 % are regular attendees . Some scholars consider the nation to be a place where religion is regarded with `` benign indifference '' . The history of the Jews in Sweden can be traced back to the 17th century , and there are about 20,000 ethnic Jews in Sweden today , of whom about 7,000 belong to a Jewish religious congregation . Because of immigration in the latter part of the 20th century , there is today a sizeable minority of Muslims ( 5 % of population ) and Roman Catholics ( 2 % ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1eb734bd5d2b1a2600ee60cbf8a45545", "text": "Myth: The Fallen Lords Myth : The Fallen Lords is a 1997 real-time tactics video game developed by Bungie for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS . Released in November 1997 in North America and in February 1998 in Europe , the game was published by Bungie in North America and by Eidos Interactive in Europe . At the time , Bungie was known primarily as developers of Mac games , and The Fallen Lords was the first game they had developed and released simultaneously for both PC and Mac . It is the first game in the Myth series , which also includes a sequel , Myth II : Soulblighter , set sixty years after the events of the first game , and also developed by Bungie , and a prequel , Myth III : The Wolf Age , set one thousand years prior to the events depicted in The Fallen Lords , and developed by MumboJumbo . The game tells the story of the battle between the forces of the `` Light '' and those of the `` Dark '' for control of an unnamed mythical land . The Dark are led by Balor and a group of lieutenants ( the titular Fallen Lords ) , whilst the Light are led by `` The Nine '' ; powerful sorcerers known as `` Avatara , '' chief amongst whom is Alric . The game begins in the seventeenth year of the war in the West , some fifty years since the rise of Balor , with the forces of Light on the brink of defeat ; almost the entire land is under the dominion of the Dark , with only one major city and a few smaller towns remaining under the control of the Light . The plot follows the activities of `` The Legion '' , an elite unit in the army of the Light , as they attempt to turn back the tide and defeat Balor . The Fallen Lords received positive reviews from critics , and is credited as a defining title in the fledging real-time tactics genre . Reviewers praised its plot , graphics , gameplay , level design , online multiplayer mode , and differentiation from traditional real-time strategy games . The most often criticized aspects were the difficulty of the single-player campaign , which many reviewers felt was far too high , even on the lowest setting , and some awkwardness in controlling units . The game went on to win multiple awards , including `` Strategy Game of the Year '' from both PC Gamer and Computer Gaming World , and `` Game of the Year '' from both Computer Games Strategy Plus and Macworld . It was also a commercial success , selling over 350,000 units worldwide across both systems , earning back roughly seven times its budget . At the time , it was Bungie 's most successful game , and served to bring them to the attention of PC gamers and , more specifically , Microsoft , who would purchase the company in 2000 . The Myth series as a whole , and Soulblighter in particular , supported an active online community for over a decade after the official servers went offline . The first formally organized group of volunteer-programmers was MythDevelopers , who were given access to the game 's source code by Bungie . The most recently active Myth development group is Project Magma , an offshoot of MythDevelopers . These groups have worked to provide ongoing technical support for the games , update them to newer operating systems , fix bugs , release unofficial patches , create mods , and maintain online servers for multiplayer gaming .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fd86c007ab3443b55a2d32c9a673bda6", "text": "Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose Giovanni XXIII The Foundation for Religious Sciences John XXIII is a research institution at Bologna presided by Valerio Onida and directed by Alberto Melloni , which publishes , shapes , serves , organizes , receives and communicates research within religious sciences with a particular view to Christianity and other religions with which it has come in contact . Foundation , established in 1953 , is recognized by decree of the President of the Italian Republic and has conventions with Bologna University and other institutions : it operates in conditions of absolute autonomy regarding both in relation to churches and universities . It is open to public and private funding , as we all as that of foundations , companies , cooperatives and to ties with other centers . It intends to give continuity to the scientific research in the area of historical cultural activities begun by the intuition of Giuseppe Dossetti ( 1913 -- 1996 ) and which developed thanks to the intellectual passion of Giuseppe Alberigo ( 1926 -- 2007 ) who , for nearly 50 years , was its soul and secretary . From this consideration derives a non-antiquarian taste for research and the conviction that rigorous knowledge of the historical processes is an adequate and exhaustive way to participate in the collective intellectual and spiritual dynamism by which research is continuously increased .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0bafe8b0f525da610a600d3c7ffecc00", "text": "Final Fantasy Adventure Final Fantasy Adventure , originally released in Japan as ( Holy Sword Legend : Final Fantasy Side Story ) , and later released in Europe as Mystic Quest , is a Final Fantasy spinoff and the first game in the Mana series . Published by Square in 1991 on the Game Boy , it saw a North American re-release by Sunsoft in April 1998 . Originally being developed under the name Gemma Knights , features gameplay roughly similar to that of the original The Legend of Zelda , but with the addition of role-playing statistical elements . Along with Final Fantasy Mystic Quest , Final Fantasy Adventure was the first Final Fantasy game to be released in Europe . A remake , Sword of Mana , was released in 2003 changing the plot and many gameplay aspects . A second remake was released on mobile phones in Japan which improved the graphics and music of the original version . A third remake , Adventures of Mana , was released for iOS , Android , and PlayStation Vita on February 4 , 2016 . The story follows the hero and the young heroine as they attempt to thwart the Dark Lord of Glaive and his sorcerer assistant , Julius , from destroying the Tree of Mana and dooming their world . The game was released with many familiar elements of the Final Fantasy series , such as Chocobos , but these were later changed to feature common enemies and the gameplay style of the Mana series . Final Fantasy Adventure was met with generally positive reviews at the time of its release . Over the course of time , reviewers have considered it one of the best action adventure games on the Game Boy . The game also spawned an entirely new game series , called the Mana series , which became a successful video game role-playing franchise .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e123cacc13fdb13b12dbf35c9b065d67", "text": "Modern Paganism Modern Paganism , also known as Contemporary Paganism and Neopaganism , is a group of new religious movements influenced by or claiming to be derived from the various historical pagan beliefs of pre-modern Europe . Although they do share similarities , contemporary Pagan religious movements are diverse and no single set of beliefs , practices , or texts are shared by them all . Most academics studying the phenomenon have treated it as a movement of different religions , whereas a minority instead characterise it as a single religion into which different Pagan faiths fit as denominations . Not all members of faiths or beliefs regarded as Neopagan self-identify as `` Pagan '' . Adherents rely on pre-Christian , folkloric and ethnographic sources to a variety of degrees ; many follow a spirituality which they accept as being entirely modern , while others attempt to reconstruct or revive indigenous , ethnic religions as found in historical and folkloric sources as accurately as possible . Academic research has placed the Pagan movement along a spectrum , with Eclecticism on one end and Polytheistic Reconstructionism on the other . Polytheism , animism , and pantheism are common features in Pagan theology . Rituals take place in both public and in private domestic settings . The Pagan relationship with Christianity is often strained . Contemporary Paganism has sometimes been associated with the New Age movement , with scholars highlighting both similarities and differences . From the 1990s onward , scholars studying the modern Pagan movement have established the academic field of Pagan studies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ccf13f8adcca60bf96d9eb8095128661", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4c7853bff08cc75df8a081051455564a", "text": "List of Tales media The Tales series , known in Japan as the , is a franchise of fantasy Japanese role-playing video games published by Bandai Namco Games ( formerly Namco ) , and developed by its subsidiary , Namco Tales Studio ( formerly Wolf Team ) until 2011 and presently by Bandai Namco . First begun in 1995 with the development and release of Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom , the series currently spans fifteen main titles , multiple spin-off games and supplementary media in the form of manga series , anime series , and audio dramas . While entries in the series generally stand independent of each other with different characters and stories , they are commonly linked by their gameplay , themes and high fantasy settings . Most of the main Tales games have been localized for North America and Europe , although almost all of the spinoff titles have not been released abroad . While generally seen as a niche series in English speaking regions , Tales is considered a high-profile property in Japan , just behind other series such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest . As of December 2013 , the series has sold 16 million units worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd77acd83737293dae492a8a96ae0af9", "text": "Music of Final Fantasy XIV The music for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV was composed by Nobuo Uematsu , a regular contributor to the music of the Final Fantasy series . Several other composers including Masayoshi Soken and Naoshi Mizuta contributed music for updates to the game . The music for the game 's reboot , Final Fantasy XIV : A Realm Reborn , was primarily composed by Soken , who was the sound director for both releases of the game . Music from both releases of the game has been released in several albums , though no album contains music from both XIV and A Realm Reborn . A pair of mini-albums containing a handful of selected tracks from XIV , Final Fantasy XIV : Battle Tracks and Final Fantasy XIV : Field Tracks , were released by Square Enix in 2010 when XIV first launched . A soundtrack album titled Final Fantasy XIV - Eorzean Frontiers , containing most of the music that had been released by that point for XIV , was digitally released in 2012 . A final soundtrack album for the original release of the game , Before Meteor : Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack , was released in 2013 just before the launch of A Realm Reborn , and contains all of the music that was composed for XIV throughout its lifetime . The latest soundtrack album , Final Fantasy XIV : A Realm Reborn Original Soundtrack , was released in 2014 , and contains all of the music for A Realm Reborn released up to that point . The soundtracks for both releases of the game were well received by critics . Uematsu 's mix of orchestral and rock tracks for XIV were praised , though the delayed release of a full album drew criticism . Soken 's work on A Realm Reborn , including both his original tracks as well as themes carried over from XIV and previous Final Fantasy games , were heavily praised by reviewers for the game . Music from the initial release of the game has been played in the international Distant Worlds Final Fantasy concert series , and books of sheet music for piano arrangements of music from the game have been produced .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cdaf26c2db5599fbb65ae51e46248e73", "text": "The Legend of Sun Knight The Legend of Sun Knight ( simplified Chinese : 吾命骑士 ; traditional Chinese : 吾命騎士 ; Pinyin : wú mìng qíshì ) is a Taiwanese novel series written by Yu Wo . It was originally published in Taiwan , later also being translated into Thai . The series was completed in eight volumes , and Yu Wo wrote several spin-offs . It was later adapted into a manhua . Narrated by the eponymous Sun Knight , Grisia Sun , the story follows the exploits of the 38th generation of the Twelve Holy Knights . It takes place on a polytheistic , fictional continent during a pseudo-medieval time period , with a social structure similar to that found in high fantasy role-playing games . In this world , where gods are real and constantly striving for power , various religions have formed to worship the most powerful deities . The oldest and most respected of these religions is the Church of the God of Light , based in the Kingdom of Forgotten Sound . The Church of the God of Light was founded and led by the renowned Twelve Holy Knights , each of whom had a distinctive personality . The following generations of the Twelve Holy Knights are expected to have the same recognizable characteristics , forcing them to conceal their true selves .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dda844fe305ab809f7f6d7275f9a5b5f", "text": "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : My Life as a Darklord , released in Japan as , is a tower defense video game developed and published by Square Enix for the Wii and distributed through the WiiWare download service . The game is part of the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series . The game follows the Darklord as she defends her mobile tower from waves of attacks as it travels across the kingdom . Unlike most tower defense games the game is played from a side view of the tower , as the player places units and traps to attempt to prevent enemies from reaching the top of the tower and the Dark Crystal kept there . The game received generally positive reviews , with critics generally praising the game 's gameplay and presentation while critiquing a perceived lack of depth to the game .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3c83c0e07880a171e45efa7d10d1a0cc", "text": "Rahmanism Raḥmānism ( from Old South Arabian rḥmn-n `` the Merciful '' ) ( Ar : الرحمن ) ( Musnad : ð © § ð © cents ð © # ð © ¬ ) refers to one or more monotheistic religions which ousted the polytheistic Old South Arabian religion from the 4th century AD . Since the sole indication of Raḥmānism is the mention of a monotheistic God , it is difficult to establish whether Raḥmānism is an homogenous religion or whether it can be identified with another monotheist From the second half of the fourth century the `` Merciful '' ( Old South Arabian rḥmn-n , where the - n is the definite article ) and `` the Lord of Heaven and Earth '' are increasingly invoked . A number of inscriptions as well as archaeological synagogues show that Judaism had played an important role in South Arabia since the 4th Century , but it is not clear whether all the Raḥmānist inscriptions of this time should be construed as Jewish ; at the same time it is conceivable that Raḥmānism also involved an autochthonous monotheistic religion in its own right . Distinct references to Christians in South Arabia are found at the beginning of the 6th century when a Christian community in the city of Najrān fell victim to a pogrom initiated by the Jewish king Yūsuf Asʾar Yathʾar . Some consider this event politically motivated while others claim it to be the result of religious zeal . The slaughter is probably that which is alluded to in the Quranic reference to the ` People of the Ditch ( Aṣḥābu Ukhdūd ) , which describes a group of people being thrust into a ditch of fire because of their faith . Apart from being the word for ` ditch ' Ukhdūd is also the name of a place just south-west of modern Najrān . As a result of this massacre the Christian Aksumite Kingdom marched into South Arabia and enforced Christianity as the official religion , which was then supplanted by Islam in 632 . Christian communities are documented right up till the 13th century in Najrān and till the 16th century in Soqotra . Christian communities are documented ; Jewish communities persist until today .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "17dabc176e4e75f0d1b8c65be092a45c", "text": "Final Fantasy: Unlimited is an anime television series based on Square Enix 's popular Final Fantasy role-playing video game franchise . Final Fantasy : Unlimited incorporates both 2D animation and 3D graphics , and takes elements from the Final Fantasy games . It was licensed for North America and the United Kingdom by ADV Films , and 7 volumes of videos were released on DVD . In 2003 , the series soundtrack Final Fantasy : Unlimited After 2 was released . The continuation of the story has also been released in a variety of other media .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c9598f666c5f7a1250a375d38be87521", "text": "Final Fantasy XIII is a science fiction role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and later for the Microsoft Windows operating system . Released in Japan in December 2009 and worldwide in March 2010 , it is the thirteenth title in the mainline Final Fantasy series . The game includes fast-paced combat , a new system for the series for determining which abilities are developed for the characters called `` Crystarium '' , and a customizable `` Paradigm '' system to control which abilities are used by the characters . Final Fantasy XIII includes elements from the previous games in the series , such as summoned monsters , chocobos , and airships . The game takes place in the fictional floating world of Cocoon , whose government , the Sanctum , is ordering a purge of civilians who have supposedly come into contact with Pulse , the much-feared world below . The former soldier Lightning begins her fight against the government in order to save her sister who has been branded as an unwilling servant to a god-like being from Pulse , making her an enemy of Cocoon . Lightning is soon joined by a band of allies , and together the group also become marked by the same Pulse creature . They rally against the Sanctum while trying to discover their assigned task and whether they can avoid being turned into monsters or crystals at the completion . Development began in 2004 , and the game was first announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) 2006 . Final Fantasy XIII is the flagship title of the Fabula Nova Crystallis collection of Final Fantasy games and is the first game to use Square Enix 's Crystal Tools engine . Final Fantasy XIII received mostly positive reviews from video game publications , which praised the game 's graphics , presentation , and battle system . The game 's story received a mixed response from reviewers , and its linearity compared to previous games in the series was mostly criticized . Selling 1.7 million copies in Japan in 2009 , Final Fantasy XIII became the fastest-selling title in the history of the series . As of January 2013 , the game has sold over 6.6 million copies worldwide . The Microsoft Windows version has sold over 700,000 copies according to SteamSpy . A sequel , titled Final Fantasy XIII-2 , was released in December 2011 in Japan and in February 2012 in North America and PAL regions . A second sequel , titled Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII , which concludes Lightning 's story and the Final Fantasy XIII saga , was released in November 2013 in Japan and in February 2014 in North America and PAL regions . In September 2014 , Square Enix announced the Final Fantasy XIII series has been widely successful and has shipped over 11 million copies worldwide .", "title": "" } ]
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Alicia Keys has been the winner of the NAACP Image Award 17 times.
[ { "docid": "5382e0f11b63ba7e111ec44004c9b33c", "text": "Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook ( born January 25 , 1981 ) , known professionally as Alicia Keys , is an American singer , songwriter , record producer , pianist and actress . Keys released her debut album with J Records , having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records . Keys ' debut album , Songs in A Minor was released in 2001 , producing her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single `` Fallin ' '' , and selling over 12 million copies worldwide . The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002 . Her sophomore album , The Diary of Alicia Keys , was released in 2003 , spawning successful singles `` You Do n't Know My Name '' , `` If I Ai n't Got You '' and `` Diary '' , and selling 8 million copies worldwide . The duet song `` My Boo '' with Usher scored her a second number-one single in 2004 . The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005 . Later that year , she released her first live album , Unplugged , becoming the first woman to have an MTV Unplugged album debut at number one . As I Am was released in 2007 , producing the Hot 100 number-one single `` No One '' , selling 5 million copies worldwide and earning an additional three Grammy Awards . The Element of Freedom was released in 2009 , becoming her first chart-topping album in the UK , and selling 4 million copies worldwide . Keys additionally collaborated with Jay Z on `` Empire State of Mind '' as her fourth number-one single , and won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2010 . Girl on Fire was released in 2012 as her fifth Billboard 200 topping album , spawning the successful title track . Her second live album , VH1 Storytellers was released in 2013 . Here was released in 2016 , becoming her seventh R&B / Hip-Hop chart topping album Keys has won numerous awards such as 15 Grammy Awards and 17 NAACP Image Awards and has sold over 35 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide . Keys made her film debut in Smokin ' Aces and has also appeared in The Nanny Diaries and The Secret Life of Bees . Considered a pop icon , Billboard magazine named her the top R&B artist of the 2000s decade and placed her number 10 on their list of Top 50 R&B / Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years . VH1 included her on their 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list , while Time named her in their 100 list of most influential people in 2005 and 2017 .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "2eb038aba46a8618514233fac6d1f668", "text": "Freddie Lee Peterkin Freddie Lee Peterkin , also known as Freddie Lee , is a published author , singer -- songwriter , actor and ordained interdenominational Minister , born in Pahokee , Florida . He is known for his gritty power soul vocals reminiscent of Bobby Womack . He has become an artist of public note through his 2008 independent release of the Soul and Gospel album Beyond Comprehension under the recording name of Freddie Lee . He made his prime time acting debut as `` DJ Freddie Murphy '' on Channel 4 's T4 Stars & Strikes and as a character in BBC2 's Grumpy Guide to Work in 2011 . He was also the voice for Bewiser Owl in the Bewiser Insurance TV commercial in 2012 and 2013 . He established himself in the live entertainment industry with his choreographed costume Soul Tribute stage productions for theatres and resorts in 1991 . These critically acclaimed shows include The Sounds of the Four Tops , The Sounds of the Drifters and The Sounds of the Temptations . Freddie Lee Peterkin is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity , Delta Psi Chapter a Fraternity known for members such as Martin Luther King . This historic organization was the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter organization established for Black college students founded on December 4 , 1906 . Peterkin was responsible for composing many Delta Psi Chapter fraternity anthems such as ' I Know I 've Been Changed ' written in 1985 while he was pledging . He was also a dancer and choreographer of the Delta Psi Chapter 's ` Step Shows ' . Stepping ( African-American ) or step-dancing is a form of percussive dance in which the participant 's entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps , spoken word , and hand claps and a strong part of Black Greek Letter Fraternities . Peterkin is the son of migrant workers originally from Georgia who came to Florida to pick crops for a living . He is of African and Seminole Indian heritage . His stepfather , James Elijah Jr. , was the lead vocalist of the 1960s and 1970s gospel group , The Royal Lights . His sister Breyona Elijah is part of the gospel group James Smith & Nu Birth and they are both cousins of Gospel group Damali . His mother Bernice Bell is also a singer and as a child won a competition to write a song for Joe Tex , for which she was awarded concert tickets and a chance to meet her idol . Joe Tex went on to have a major hit with the song but Bernice remained uncredited . Bernice Bell has been more recently recognized for her charity work and ran youth programs in Pahokee 's Padgett Island Community Center for 17 years and donating hot meals to Pahokee 's underprivileged children . The community center was recently renamed `` The Bernice Bell Community Center '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c08c87fd6a99eb0d2b23b7caf375cd3f", "text": "List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States . Published by Billboard magazine , the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single 's weekly physical and digital sales , and airplay . In 2007 , 17 singles reached the top spot on the chart . An 18th single , Beyoncé Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , began a run at the top in 2006 which continued into 2007 . In 2007 , eight acts achieved their first US number-one single , either as a lead artist or featured guest : Maroon 5 , Avril Lavigne , Mims , Plain White T 's , Sean Kingston , Soulja Boy Tell 'Em , T-Pain , and Yung Joc . Producer Timbaland earned his first number-one single as lead artist with `` Give It to Me '' ; he had previously appeared as featured guest on singer Nelly Furtado 's number-one single `` Promiscuous '' . T-Pain , Justin Timberlake , Nelly Furtado and Fergie each earned two number-one singles , either as a lead artist or featured guest . Three number-one singles tied for the longest run on the chart in 2007 : Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , Rihanna 's `` Umbrella '' , and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 's `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' all topped the chart for seven weeks ; the last of these was non-consecutive . However , `` Irreplaceable '' , which started its peak position in three issues the previous year , is credited to by Billboard magazine as 2006 's longest-running single . To this effect , `` Umbrella '' and `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' are the longest-running singles of 2007 . Other singles with extended chart runs include singer Alicia Keys ' `` No One '' which stayed at number one for five straight weeks . `` Irreplaceable '' is the best-performing single of the calendar year , topping the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007 for seven consecutive weeks . Band Maroon 5 's `` Makes Me Wonder '' is noted for its jump from 64th to 1st place on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the largest leap of 2007 . `` Umbrella '' , which occupied the top slot for seven of summer 's thirteen weeks , has been credited by the music press as 2007 's Song of the Summer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8666c73abb8dd805e75ec996dddd5f07", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Fergie Stacy Ann Ferguson , better known as Fergie , is an American singer , songwriter , rapper , fashion designer and actress . She has won a total of 68 ( career solo and Black eyed Peas ) awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dc172f1ef685c2db421e5343624548f8", "text": "Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ( previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance , Female ) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , to female recording artists for quality R&B songs . Awards in several categories are distributed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position . '' According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award was presented to artists that performed `` newly recorded solo R&B vocal performances '' . Solo numbers by members of an established group were not eligible for the award as `` separate entries from the duo or group performances . '' Albums were also considered for the accolade until 1992 . As a part of the major overhaul of Grammy categories , the award was discontinued in 2011 . The Female R&B Vocal Performance category , Male R&B Vocal Performance category and all duo/group vocal performances in the R&B category shifted to the Best R&B Performance category in 2012 . The award for the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was first presented to Aretha Franklin at the 10th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1968 for the song `` Respect '' . Franklin received the most wins with eleven , followed by Anita Baker with five . Franklin also holds the record for the most nominations with twenty-three , while Chaka Khan is second with eight nominations . Fantasia Barrino became the final recipient of the award , when her song `` Bittersweet '' won the award in 2011 . The award was presented to artists from the United States each year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e69663488a59e4f0c0e3f146e1f5c4b", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez is an American singer , actress , dancer , fashion designer and producer . She began her career as an actress for a minor role in the film My Little Girl . Lopez gained her first regular high-profile job as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color in 1991 , where she remained for two seasons and remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993 . She received her first leading role in the Selena biopic of the same name in 1997 which made $ 35.5 million at box office . She ventured into the music industry in 1999 , with her debut studio album , On the 6 , preceded by the number-one single `` If You Had My Love '' . In 2001 , she released her second studio album J.Lo which sold over 12 million copies worldwide . she has released eight studio albums overall , as of today . Lopez has sold over 80 million records worldwide . She has won 133 awards from 324 nominations including 3 American Music Awards , 1 BET Awards , 1 Billboard Music Award , 10 Billboard Latin Music Awards , and 2 World Music Awards . In 2014 , she received the prestigious Billboard Icon Award for her contribution in music .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c45f4f5334cadaf1d57b672a7bed1c9a", "text": "Grammy Award for Video of the Year The Grammy Award for Video of the Year was an honor presented to recording artists at the 24th Grammy Awards in 1982 and the 25th Grammy Awards in 1983 for music videos . The Grammy Awards , an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . First presented in 1982 to Michael Nesmith for Elephant Parts , the award was reserved for quality `` video cassettes or discs in any format created specifically for the home video market '' . In 1983 , Olivia Newton-John was presented the award for Olivia Physical . Beginning with the 1984 Grammy Awards , the Video of the Year award category was replaced with the categories Best Video , Short Form and Best Video Album ( now known as Best Music Video and Best Music Film , respectively ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c66cf90586efa0ab9f15e8ce8840f86b", "text": "Blended Family (What You Do for Love) `` Blended Family ( What You Do for Love ) '' is a song by American recording artist Alicia Keys , featuring vocals from rapper ASAP Rocky . It was written by Keys , Rocky , John Bush , Brandon Aly , Tish Hyman , Dave Kuncio , Kenneth Withrow and Edie Brickell for her sixth studio album Here ( 2016 ) , while production was helmed by Keys and Mark Batson . The song refers to the former marriage of Keys ' husband Swizz Beats and musician Mashonda Tifrere . It was released on October 7 , 2016 by RCA Records . The music video , filmed in black-and-white , was released on November 11 , 2016 , and features both Keys and ASAP Rocky .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d403ba95538df951631b910094752a5", "text": "Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959 . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out , for records released in the previous year . The award was not presented in 1967 . The official guidelines are as follows : `` For a new artist who releases , during the Eligibility Year , the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist . '' Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist . It is sometimes asserted , with varying degrees of sincerity , that winning the award is a curse , as several award winners ( particularly from the late 1970s and early 1980s ) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year . This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders : `` We got two of the five Grammys -- one was Best New Artist . So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who 's gotten it since . '' The category is also notable for being the only one of its kind in which a Grammy Award was vacated . This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their debut album . The award was revoked , but was not handed out to another artist . Of the 54 awards presented in the category since its inception , the honor has been presented to 25 solo female artists , 18 duos or groups , and 11 solo male artists . Between 1997 and 2003 , all the winners were solo female artists . Also , from 1993 to 2005 , no winner was a solo male artist . In 2006 , John Legend broke this trend , which started with Marc Cohn in 1992 . Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year : Bob Newhart in 1961 , Christopher Cross in 1981 , Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003 . Of all the winners , only three have been country artists . In 1997 , LeAnn Rimes became the first country artist to win the award . She was followed by Carrie Underwood in 2007 and Zac Brown Band in 2010 . Additionally , 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year . 1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States ( Winner Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Musical Youth were from England , Big Country was from Scotland , and Men Without Hats were from Canada ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b669d0ba5e944cea5535775e81d643bd", "text": "NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture This page lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture . This award has been given since 2005 and several films have been nominated for or won the Academy Award for Best Picture . These are listed with a symbol beside them .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f92f10a4d6c5bf2cb40433d2a1469f7a", "text": "Kandi Burruss discography The discography of Kandi Burruss consists of two studio albums , five singles , and four music videos . Burruss was first part of the 1990s girl group Xscape and debuted as a solo recording artist in 2000 with her debut album , Hey Kandi . The album peaked at # 72 on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 260,000 copies in the United States . Her second album , Kandi Koated was released in 2010 . Kandi also released the Fly Above EP on October 29 , 2009 . Burruss is also a songwriter , having written for the likes of Mariah Carey , Destiny 's Child , Alicia Keys and Pink . She has also won a Grammy Award for her writing contribution to the hit single `` No Scrubs '' by American girl group TLC . That same year , she was nominated in the same category for her writing contribution to the hit single `` Bills , Bills , Bills '' performed by Destiny 's Child .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a6fac3c95964b8365b5a9d6d5be7feee", "text": "Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B / Soul Single -- Female . The award was given out every year since the first annual Soul Train Music Awards in 1987 . From 1989-1992 the award was known as R&B / Urban Contemporary Single -- Female . When the Soul Train Music Awards returned in 2009 the categories of Best R&B / Soul Single -- Female and Best R&B / Soul Album -- Female were consolidated into the Best R&B / Soul Female Artist category . Anita Baker has won the most awards in this category , with a total of three wins .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c865b086a3607815cdb07fde783c4e06", "text": "Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award ( originally known as the Youth in Film Award ) is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Association , a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers , and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged . First presented in 1979 , the Young Artist Awards was the first organization established to specifically recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music . The 1st Youth In Film Awards ceremony was held in October 1979 , at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Hollywood to honor outstanding young performers of the 1978/1979 season . The 38th Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony , honoring young performers of 2016 , was held at the Alex Theatre in Los Angeles , California on March 17 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad32702062a677298988b84a8ff8912f", "text": "Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist The Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist recognizes the most successful R&B artists over the past year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "edf0774d41bd4849af43040ad24926ae", "text": "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) `` Un-Thinkable ( I 'm Ready ) '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys from her fourth studio album The Element of Freedom ( 2009 ) . It was initially scheduled to be the fifth single , but it was released as the fourth single . It was her first single to reach number one on the R&B chart in the United States since 2007 's `` Like You 'll Never See Me Again '' . `` Un-Thinkable ( I 'm Ready ) '' spent twelve consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop , the longest-running number-one single of 2010 , when the single was in its 12th week on top of the chart , Keys has completed a total of 54 weeks at # 1 on the chart .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a9e9145ddebe517213726873525a453", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Meghan Trainor American singer and songwriter Meghan Trainor has received 14 awards from 66 nominations . Trainor signed a record deal with Epic Records in 2014 and released her debut single `` All About That Bass '' , which earned her Grammy nominations for both Record of the Year , and Song of the Year . The song also earned her an ASCAP Pop Music Award and Billboard Music Awards for both Top Hot 100 Song and Top Digital Song . Trainor 's follow-up single , `` Lips Are Movin '' , earned her a nomination for Choice Break-Up song at the Teen Choice Awards . She was recognized by the Music Business Association as the Breakthrough Artist of the Year . Trainor released her major-label debut album Title the following year . It won Favorite Album at the 42nd People 's Choice Awards . In 2016 , Trainor won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and received a nomination for Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2dd9d3b2e7d7cabc2b8e8c0d6d8d2012", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Missy Elliott Missy Elliott is an American rapper , singer-songwriter , author , record producer and actress . Missy 's debut album Supa Dupa Fly was released on July 15 , 1997 in the United States under her own label The Goldmind Inc. signed under Elektra Records . Her second album Da Real World was then released on June 22 , 1999 , followed by her third album Miss E. . . So Addictive , released on May 15 , 2001 . Under Construction was the fourth album released by Elliott , which was released on November 12 , 2002 , followed by her fifth album This Is Not a Test ! that saw a release in November 25 , 2003 , and The Cookbook , Elliott 's latest album to date , which was released on July 4 , 2005 . Throughout Missy Elliott 's career , she has received several awards and nominations . Elliott would also be noted to become the first female rapper in history to take home the award for `` Best International Video '' from VIVA Comet Media Awards for her solo debut single , `` The Rain ( Supa Dupa Fly ) '' . Elliott 's debut Supa Dupa Fly ( 1997 ) would go on to score two Grammy nominations for Best Rap Solo Performance & Best Rap Album , alongside three MTV Music Video Awards nominations for `` Best Direction in a Video , '' `` Best Breakthrough Video '' & `` Best Rap Video '' . Missy Elliott 's second album Da Real World ( 1999 ) attained a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album . She also received an award for `` Best R&B / Soul or Rap Music Video '' by the Soul Train Awards . The album went on to go platinum making it Elliott 's second platinum album . The follow-up , Miss E. . . So Addictive ( 2001 ) , was a commercial success ; selling over 9.2 million copies worldwide making it her third consecutive platinum album . This album would attain twelve MTV Video Music Awards nominations throughout 2001 and 2002 . Additionally , the effort gained Elliott several nominations from various award shows some including , the Grammy Awards , MTV Video Music Awards , and the BET Awards . On March 27 , 2001 , Lil ' Kim , Christina Aguilera , Pink , and Mýa recorded a cover version of the LaBelle song , `` Lady Marmalade '' as a medley for the feature film Moulin Rouge that Missy Elliott wrote and produced , which topped # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks . `` Lady Marmalade '' scored Elliott 's first Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . Missy Elliott 's fourth album Under Construction ( 2002 ) was certified double platinum , making it her fourth platinum album . The effort gained Elliott eight MTV Video Music Awards in 2003 , taking two awards for `` Video of the Year & `` Best Hip-Hop Video '' . The album also gained Elliott five Grammy nominations in 2004 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group , Best Rap Album , Album of The Year , Best Rap Song & Best Female Rap Solo Performance taking an award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance . Elliott 's follow-up This Is Not a Test ! ( 2003 ) would also attain a platinum certification , as well as two MTV Video Music Awards and one MTV Music Video Japan Awards nominations . The Cookbook ( 2005 ) is Missy Elliott 's latest album to date . The effort attained three Grammy nominations in 2006 for Best Short Form Music Video , Best Rap Song & Best Rap Album . Elliott received the award for Best Short Form Music Video for her single `` Lose Control '' . The Cookbook also gained Elliott seven MTV Video Music Awards nominations , taking two awards for `` Best Dance Video '' and `` Best Hip-Hop Video '' . In 2014 , Missy Elliott became nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Song for the featured single , `` Without Me '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c2881e569d5d63d1f7868775f0ddbd90", "text": "American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist The American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist ( now titled Favorite Female Artist - Country ) has been awarded since 1974 . Years reflect the year in which the American Music Awards were presented , for works released in the previous year ( until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year ) . The all-time winner in this category is Reba McEntire with ten ( ' 88 ' , ' 89 , ' 90 , ' 91 , ' 92 , ' 93 , ' 94 , ' 95 , ' 98 , ' 04 ) wins stretching across three decades . McEntire was also the first woman to win the award 8 years in a row . Second place belongs to Barbara Mandrell ( ' 81 , ' 82 , ' 83 , ' 84 , ' 85 , ' 87 ) and Taylor Swift ( ' 08 , ' 09 , ' 10 , ' 11 , ' 12 , ' 13 ) , who both won the award six times . Tied in third place are Faith Hill ( ' 01 , ' 02 , ' 03 , and ' 06 ) , Shania Twain ( ' 96 , ' 97 , ' 99 , and ' 00 ) , and Carrie Underwood ( ' 07 , ' 14 , ' 15 , and ' 16 ) , who have each won 4 times , respectively . Crystal Gayle ( ' 79 , ' 80 , and ' 86 ) has won three times .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c93d740905f138c32da0d4fb6b516409", "text": "Latin Grammy Award for Best Grupero Album The Latin Grammy Award for Best Grupero Album was first handed to Los Temerarios during the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , California under the name of Best Grupero Performance . In 2002 it was named Best Grupero Album and was last handed out in 2009 to group Caballo Dorado . The male Grupero artist with the most wins and nominations is Joan Sebastian , with two nominations and both wins . The female Grupero artist with the most nominations and wins is Ana Bárbara , with 4 nominations and one win . The group with the most nominations and wins is La Mafia with four nominations and one win . The grupero act with the most nominations is Guardianes del Amor with five . Other notable winners include Alicia Villarreal , Grupo Bryndis , and Atrapado . Some other notable nominees also include Bronco , Marco Antonio Solis , Jennifer Pena , Mariana Seoane , Grupo Limite , Grupo Mojado , and Liberacion .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "94a4725e969f8b03d6efee965d7858df", "text": "2006 MTV Video Music Awards The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 31 , 2006 , honoring the best music videos from June 11 , 2005 , to June 26 , 2006 . The show was hosted by Jack Black at Radio City Music Hall in New York City . The 2006 Video Music Awards marked the first time viewers were able to vote for all performers ' categories ( Best Video ; Best Male , Female , and Group Videos ; and genre categories ) . Like previous years , the artistic categories ( Best Direction , Best Cinematography , etc. ) are still chosen by music industry professionals . The 2006 Awards also discontinued the major category Breakthrough Video . The show was criticized by fans and viewers as being uninteresting or lacking substance . The award ceremony 's ratings were down 28 % from the 8 million viewers it averaged in 2005 and down 45 % from the 10.3 million viewers it averaged in 2004 . Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers received the most nominations , with seven each . Avenged Sevenfold won Best New Artist and `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' , by Panic ! at the Disco , became the first video to win Video of the Year without winning a single other award since `` This Note 's for You '' by Neil Young in 1989 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd852971cc9207b09ec8904bdad0f7f7", "text": "Unplugged (Alicia Keys album) Unplugged is the first live album ( third overall ) by American recording artist Alicia Keys . It was recorded as part of the television program MTV Unplugged on July 4 , 2005 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn , New York City , and released in the United States on October 11 , 2005 by J Records , including songs from her multi-platinum albums Songs in A Minor and The Diary of Alicia Keys . The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at number one , with first-week sales of 196,000 copies in the US . and over 245,000 copies worldwide -- the highest debut for an MTV Unplugged album since Nirvana 's 1994 MTV Unplugged in New York and the first Unplugged by a female artist to debut at number one . The album has sold over one million copies in the United States and over 2.5 million copies worldwide . Additionally , it received four nominations for the 2006 Grammy Awards , including Best R&B Album . The first single released from the album was `` Unbreakable '' , which peaked at number thirty-four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the US Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs . The second single , `` Every Little Bit Hurts '' , was released in January 2006 . The video premiered on January 17 on BET 's 106 & Park . The album and DVD includes songs from her multi-platinum albums Songs in A Minor and The Diary of Alicia Keys .", "title": "" } ]
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Quentin Tarantino made a movie.
[ { "docid": "8f021cd08fe5f6efac6e59e427d202e3", "text": "Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino ( -LSB- ˌtærənˈtiːnoʊ -RSB- born March 27 , 1963 ) is an American director , writer , and actor . His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines , satirical subject matter , an aestheticization of violence , extended scenes of dialogue , ensemble casts consisting of established and lesser-known performers , references to popular culture , soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s , and features of neo-noir film . He is widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation . His career began in the late 1980s , when he wrote and directed My Best Friend 's Birthday , the screenplay of which formed the basis for True Romance . In the early 1990s , he began his career as an independent filmmaker with the release of Reservoir Dogs in 1992 ; regarded as a classic and cult hit , it was called the `` Greatest Independent Film of All Time '' by Empire . Its popularity was boosted by his second film , Pulp Fiction ( 1994 ) , a black comedy crime film that was a major success both among critics and audiences . Judged the greatest film from 1983 -- 2008 by Entertainment Weekly , many critics and scholars have named it one of the most significant works of modern cinema . For his next effort , Tarantino paid homage to the blaxploitation films of the 1970s with Jackie Brown ( 1997 ) , an adaptation of the novel Rum Punch . Kill Bill , a highly stylized `` revenge flick '' in the cinematic traditions of Kung fu films , Japanese martial arts , Spaghetti Westerns and Italian horror , followed six years later , and was released as two films : Volume 1 in 2003 and Volume 2 in 2004 . Tarantino directed Death Proof ( 2007 ) as part of a double feature with friend Robert Rodriguez , under the collective title Grindhouse . His long-postponed Inglourious Basterds , which tells the fictional alternate history story of two plots to assassinate Nazi Germany 's political leadership , was released in 2009 to positive reviews . After that came 2012 's critically acclaimed Django Unchained , a Western film set in the antebellum era of the Deep South . It became the highest-grossing film of his career so far , making over $ 425 million at the box office . His eighth film , the mystery Western The Hateful Eight , was released in its roadshow version December 25 , 2015 , in 70 mm film format , complete with opening `` overture '' and halfway-point intermission , after the fashion of big-budget films of the 1960s and early 1970s . Tarantino 's films have garnered both critical and commercial success . He has received many industry awards , including two Academy Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , two BAFTA Awards and the Palme d'Or , and has been nominated for an Emmy and a Grammy . He was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time in 2005 . Filmmaker and historian Peter Bogdanovich has called him `` the single most influential director of his generation '' . In December 2015 , Tarantino received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "4004e2a2a398b5b185b04acf6bd6e938", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "06536eefb31aa6fb4d7b0ee07e87623c", "text": "Versus (film) is a 2000 Japanese independent zombie action film co-written , produced , and directed by Ryuhei Kitamura . The film is set somewhere in the deep forest of Japan , known as the Forest of Resurrection , where an escaped convict simply referred to as `` Prisoner KSC2-303 '' and a gang of Yakuza battle a horde of zombies while at the same time dealing with their sinister leader who wishes to open the forest 's portal of darkness . Originally intended as a sequel to Kitamura 's Down to Hell , the script surpassed expectations and ultimately evolved into a different film . Though the film was not released theatrically worldwide ( except in France ) , Versus managed to gain a cult following after its DVD release . In 2004 , an extended version called Ultimate Versus was released which included 10 minutes of new footage , as well as additional new music , CGI , and a few editing tweaks . Versus combines elements of multiple genres such as gunplay , martial arts action , chanbara sword fighting , zombie horror , and comedy . Director Kitamura chose this creative decision because he believed Versus could have been his first and last film he 'd ever produce and chose to risk everything by adding film elements that influenced him . Talk of an American remake and sequel began to circulate in 2008 following the release of Kitamura 's Hollywood directing debut , The Midnight Meat Train . However , no news of the remake or sequel has emerged since 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4feff891ce65c365b5b8564b6becf802", "text": "Left Handed Johnny West Left Handed Johnny West ( Johnny West il mancino , also known just as Johnny West ) is a 1965 Italian spaghetti western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "19f3137ae61a64d9cd6576b81a555618", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c43bb43cb6fce909eeb1a735e0db5d13", "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", "title": "" }, { "docid": "90ff343894a1ba62352baf53e82a881c", "text": "Hostel: Part II Hostel : Part II is a 2007 American splatter film written and directed by Eli Roth , and the sequel to his 2005 horror film Hostel . It stars Lauren German , Roger Bart , and Heather Matarazzo and was produced by Chris Briggs , Mike Fleiss , and Eli Roth ; Boaz Yakin , Scott Spiegel , and Quentin Tarantino are executive producers . Like its predecessor , the film is set in Slovakia and centers on a facility in which rich clients pay to torture ( to death , which is mandatory ) kidnapped victims . The film did not perform as well as the original , totaling $ 17 million in the US by the end of its theatrical run whereas the original made $ 19 million in its opening weekend .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d34cb07d090dc1bbf1d0a1524705fe2e", "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 '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64daf635e0704799258b62ebaea7c666", "text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "86b18dfe61ab6fbe6f85db1241ac2a0d", "text": "A Long Ride from Hell A Long Ride from Hell , in the original Italian known as Vivo per la tua morte ( literally `` I Live For Your Death ! '' ) , is a 1968 film directed by Camillo Bazzoni . It was based on the novel Judas Gun by Gordon D. Shirreffs . The film was bodybuilder Steve Reeves ' final film prior to his retirement . Reeves financed the film himself upon seeing the successful box office returns of the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns at the time , but the film did poorly and Reeves retired from filmmaking that year . Reeves portrays cowboy Mike Sturges , who , along with his younger brother , Roy , are sentenced to Yuma Penitentiary on a trumped-up train robbery charge . Both endure cruel treatment before Mike escapes to exact revenge on their enemies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c0718a49b09f0321646c97555522ca3a", "text": "Manticore (film) Manticore is an American Sci-Fi original movie that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel on November 26 , 2005 . It was directed by Tripp Reed and featured Heather Donahue , Chase Masterson and Robert Beltran . It is about a squad of United States Army soldiers in Iraq that must fight against a resurrected , nearly unstoppable manticore awoken from its slumber by an Iraqi insurgent leader .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85d9df8bd148ebf5bd18a619ff7d678b", "text": "Tower Heist Tower Heist is a 2011 American heist comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson , based on a story by Bill Collage , Adam Cooper and Griffin . The plot follows Josh Kovaks ( Ben Stiller ) , Charlie Gibbs ( Casey Affleck ) and Enrique Dev ` reaux ( Michael Peña ) , employees of an exclusive apartment building who lose their pensions in the Ponzi scheme of Wall Street businessman Arthur Shaw ( Alan Alda ) . The group enlist the aid of criminal Slide ( Eddie Murphy ) , bankrupt businessman Mr. Fitzhugh ( Matthew Broderick ) and another employee of the apartment building , Odessa ( Gabourey Sidibe ) , to break into Shaw 's apartment and steal back their money while avoiding the FBI agent in charge of his case , Claire Denham ( Téa Leoni ) . Tower Heist began development as early as 2005 , based on an idea by Murphy that would star himself and an all-black cast of comedians as a heist group who rob Trump International Hotel and Tower . As the script developed and changed into an Ocean 's Eleven -- style caper , Murphy left the project . Ratner continued to develop the idea into what would eventually become Tower Heist , with Murphy later rejoining the production . Filming took place entirely in New York City on a budget of $ 75 million ( after tax rebates ) , with several buildings provided by Donald Trump used to represent the eponymous tower . The film score was composed by Christophe Beck and released commercially on November 1 , 2011 . The film received mixed reviews with much of the praise going to the cast , including Broderick , Leoni and Stiller . However , Murphy was repeatedly singled out by critics as the star of the film , with critics feeling that he displayed a welcome return to the comedic style of his early career . Much of the criticism received by the film was focused on the plot , which was considered `` formulaic , '' `` rushed , '' `` dull '' and `` laborious . '' The film was released on November 4 , 2011 and earned $ 152 million worldwide . Prior to release , the film was involved in a controversy over plans by Universal Pictures to release it for home viewing on video on demand to 500,000 Comcast customers , only three weeks after its theatrical debut . Concern over the implementation 's harming ticket sales and inspiring further films to follow suit resulted in several theater chains ' refusal to show the film at all if the plan went ahead , forcing Universal to abandon the idea .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b25b263e092d53861bfa8da55ec57837", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e843454bb5c0f7ee1c0e0d78e6c71015", "text": "Kill Bill Kill Bill is an American two-part martial arts film series , and the fourth film overall that was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino . It was originally set to be released as one film , but with a running time of over four hours , it was separated into two films : Kill Bill : Volume 1 , released in late 2003 , and Kill Bill : Volume 2 , released in early 2004 . The original four-hour cut , retitled Kill Bill : The Whole Bloody Affair , was screened at select cinemas in 2011 . Tarantino has discussed the possibility of a third Kill Bill film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "98b3f2107f01cbaac5ebeef654965cf1", "text": "Acid Western Acid Western is a subgenre of the Western film that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s that combines the metaphorical ambitions of critically acclaimed Westerns , like Shane and The Searchers , with the excesses of the Spaghetti Westerns and the outlook of the 1960s counter-culture . Acid Westerns subvert many of the conventions of earlier Westerns to `` conjure up a crazed version of autodestructive white America at its most solipsistic , hankering after its own lost origins '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "697580c81479770dc6c70a31e36dd7f8", "text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e030c19e41aea313dd51ee8b5c160e14", "text": "Hold'em (film) Hold 'em is a 2014 American thriller film directed by Clay DuMaw . The film 's plot combines Texas hold 'em with elements from horror and thriller films such as Battle Royale and Saw .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8bf44d7a2faacfe40846cc0c1337bb6f", "text": "Donnie Brasco (film) Donnie Brasco is a 1997 American crime drama film directed by Mike Newell , and starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp . Michael Madsen , Bruno Kirby , James Russo , and Anne Heche appeared in supporting roles . The film is based on the true story of Joseph D. Pistone ( Depp ) , an FBI undercover agent who infiltrated the Mafia Bonanno crime family in New York City during the 1970s , under the alias Donnie Brasco , a.k.a. `` The Jewel Man '' . Brasco maneuvers his way into the confidence of an aging hit-man , Lefty Ruggiero ( Pacino ) , who vouches for him . As Donnie moves deeper into the Mafia , he realizes that not only is he crossing the line between federal agent and criminal , but also leading his friend Lefty to an almost certain death . It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay . The adaptation of the book by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley was by screenwriter Paul Attanasio . The film was a box office success , earning $ 124.9 million against a $ 35 million budget , and receiving critical acclaim .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6732121d3505c06ffabbb3d1f3bba697", "text": "Tiger Orange Tiger Orange is an American drama film , released in 2014 . Directed by Wade Gasque and written by Mark Strano , the film stars Strano and Frankie Valenti as Chet and Todd , two gay brothers struggling to reconnect after their father 's death . Chet , shy and reserved , has been living relatively closeted in the small town where the brothers grew up , running their father 's hardware store and taking great care not to be too open about his sexuality in the town 's relatively conservative social order , while Todd , more upfront about his sexuality , left home at 18 to move to Los Angeles , where he has been struggling to build a career as an actor . Despite the clash of personalities , however , each also envies some aspects of the other 's life ; Chet envies Todd 's freedom to live his life openly , while Todd regrets not having experienced Chet 's sense of belonging to a close-knit community and the opportunity he had to remain in close contact with their father . The tensions between them reach their peak when Brandon ( Gregory Marcel ) , Chet 's high school crush , also returns home to take care of his ailing mother ; Chet continues to struggle with his feelings for Brandon , while Todd actively pursues him . The film premiered on July 18 , 2014 at Outfest . Strano won the festival 's award for Best Actor in a Feature Film . Valenti 's performance also drew praise from critics , with many calling attention to how unexpectedly strong it was for an actor previously known primarily for porn . In a 2015 post for Indiewire 's / Bent blog on LGBT film , Gasque described the film as having been inspired by the LGBT community 's `` subtle tug-of-war between our desire to stand out and our need to fit in . '' The film was picked up by Wolfe Video for distribution on DVD , video on demand and digital media platforms in January 2015 . It was released to those platforms in July 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5b1856f745a398c1556f8075fe93924c", "text": "L.A. Noire L.A. Noire is a neo-noir detective action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games . It was initially released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms on 17 May 2011 ; a Microsoft Windows port was later released on 8 November 2011 . L.A. Noire is set in Los Angeles in 1947 and challenges the player , controlling a Los Angeles Police Department ( LAPD ) officer , to solve a range of cases across five divisions . Players must investigate crime scenes for clues , follow up leads , and interrogate suspects , and the player 's success at these activities will impact how much of each case 's story is revealed . The game draws heavily from both the plot and aesthetic elements of film noir -- stylistic films made popular in the 1940s and 1950s that share similar visual styles and themes , including crime and moral ambiguity -- along with drawing inspiration from real-life crimes for its in-game cases , based upon what was reported by the Los Angeles media in 1947 . The game uses a distinctive colour palette , but in homage to film noir it includes the option to play the game in black and white . Various plot elements reference the major themes of detective and mobster stories such as The Naked City , Chinatown , The Untouchables , The Black Dahlia , and L.A. Confidential . L.A. Noire is notable for using Depth Analysis 's newly developed technology MotionScan , whereby the actors portraying the game 's characters were recorded by 32 surrounding cameras to capture facial expressions from every angle . The technology is central to the game 's interrogation mechanic , as players must use the suspects ' reactions to questioning to judge whether or not they are lying . L.A. Noire was the first video game to be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival . Upon release , the game received wide acclaim for its advances in storytelling and facial animation technology . As of February 2012 , both PC and console versions had shipped nearly 5 million copies combined .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5e887c7d720cc21d266e943d9c968ce", "text": "Lethal Weapon (franchise) Lethal Weapon is an American buddy cop action comedy franchise created by Shane Black that focuses on two Los Angeles Police Department ( LAPD ) detectives , Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh . The franchise consists of four films released during the 1980s and 1990s , as well as a television series in 2016 . All four films in the series were directed by Richard Donner and also share many of the same core cast members , while the television series recast the main roles with younger actors instead .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "e33f0c56e3f3782a9e037acb86539436", "text": "Road to Perdition Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime film directed by Sam Mendes . The screenplay was adapted by David Self from the graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins . The film stars Tom Hanks , Paul Newman , Jude Law , and Daniel Craig . The plot takes place in 1931 , during the Great Depression , following a mob enforcer and his son as they seek vengeance against a mobster who murdered the rest of their family . Filming took place in the Chicago area . Mendes , having recently finished 1999 's acclaimed American Beauty , pursued a story that had minimal dialogue and conveyed emotion in the imagery . Cinematographer Conrad L. Hall took advantage of the environment to create symbolism for the film , for which he won several awards , including a posthumous Academy Award for Best Cinematography . The film explores several themes , including the consequence of violence and father-son relationships . The film was released on July 12 , 2002 , and eventually grossed over $ 180 million worldwide . The cinematography , setting , and the lead performances by Hanks and Newman were well received by critics . It was released on home media on February 25 , 2003 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "255032b8a102a04be06da737061e57d1", "text": "Daniel Craig Daniel Wroughton Craig ( born 2 March 1968 ) is an English actor . He trained at the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991 , before beginning his career on stage . His film debut was in the drama The Power of One ( 1992 ) . Other early appearances were in the Disney family film A Kid in King Arthur 's Court ( 1995 ) and the biographical film Elizabeth ( 1998 ) , as well as in the historical war drama television series Sharpe 's Eagle ( 1993 ) and the action-adventure drama series Zorro . Cast as the fictional British secret agent James Bond in October 2005 , his first film in the role , Casino Royale , was released internationally in November 2006 . Craig 's appearances in the British television film Love Is the Devil : Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon ( 1998 ) , the indie war film The Trench ( 1999 ) , and the drama Some Voices ( 2000 ) attracted the film industry 's attention . This led to roles in bigger productions such as the action film Lara Croft : Tomb Raider ( 2001 ) , the crime thriller Road to Perdition ( 2002 ) , the crime thriller Layer Cake ( 2004 ) , and the Steven Spielberg historical drama Munich ( 2005 ) . Craig achieved international fame when chosen as the sixth actor to play the role of Ian Fleming 's James Bond in the official film series , taking over from Pierce Brosnan in 2005 . Although his casting was initially greeted with scepticism , his debut was highly acclaimed and earned him a BAFTA award nomination , with Casino Royale becoming the highest-grossing in the series at the time . Quantum of Solace followed two years later . Craig 's third Bond film , Skyfall , premiered in 2012 and is currently the highest-grossing film in the series , was the highest-grossing film in the UK until 2015 and the fifteenth highest-grossing film of all time . Craig 's fourth Bond film , Spectre , premiered in 2015 . In 2006 , he joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Since taking the role of Bond , he has continued to star in other films , including the World War II film Defiance ( 2008 ) , science fiction Western Cowboys & Aliens ( 2010 ) , and the English-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson 's mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( 2011 ) . Craig also made a guest appearance as Bond in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games , alongside Queen Elizabeth II . As of 20 February 2017 , Craig is the second longest serving James Bond , surpassed only by Roger Moore .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "151b892f01848e703e52316ab73f0f7b", "text": "The Riddle of the Sands (film) The Riddle of the Sands is a 1979 English spy thriller cinema film based upon the novel of the same name written by Erskine Childers . Set in 1901 , and starring Michael York and Simon MacCorkindale , it concerns the efforts of two English yachtsmen to avert a plot by the II Reich to launch a military seaborne invasion of England .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a41e4a331eafea81d63bd3b732e383d9", "text": "Dark Descent Dark Descent is a 2002 film written and directed by Daniel Knauf .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "71ec6f4d6faa2b1f0d754750777e53b7", "text": "Michael Craig (actor) Michael Francis Gregson ( born 27 January 1928 ) , known professionally as Michael Craig , is a British actor and scriptwriter , known for his work in theatre , film and television both in the United Kingdom and Australia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e4f8c4eb3851d16139d938a9f7b01933", "text": "Eden Lake Eden Lake is a 2008 British horror thriller film written and directed by James Watkins and starring Kelly Reilly , Michael Fassbender and Jack O'Connell . The film received mostly positive reviews , and was nominated for the Empire Award for Best British Film . It is among a group of roughly contemporaneous , films that deal with concerns over `` Broken Britain '' and a fear of `` hoodies '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cb05879aced42fd1a601c3f79d7295b6", "text": "Mindhunters Mindhunters is a 2004 American-British crime thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Kathryn Morris , LL Cool J , Jonny Lee Miller , Patricia Velásquez , Clifton Collins , Jr. , Christian Slater and Val Kilmer . It was written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin ( with an uncredited rewrite by Ehren Kruger ) . Unusually , the last country to receive this film was the United States in 2005 , because of the film 's distribution rights being changed from 20th Century Fox to Dimension Films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a8144600798a5f4b37fba6ba72f471c4", "text": "28 Weeks Later 28 Weeks Later is a 2007 British science fiction horror film , structured as a sequel to the critically and commercially successful 2002 film 28 Days Later . 28 Weeks Later was co-written and directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo , with Danny Boyle and Alex Garland , director and writer of 28 Days Later respectively , now acting as executive producers . It was released in the United Kingdom and United States on 11 May 2007 . The plot depicts the efforts of NATO military forces to salvage a safe zone in London following the events in 28 Days Later , the consequence of two young siblings breaking protocol to find their infected mother , and the resulting reintroduction of the highly contagious virus to the safe zone .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0201f079c6401272e1e5cbd2b2b62660", "text": "Mister John Mister John is a 2013 thriller film by Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy , their second feature film following their debut Helen . It stars Aidan Gillen , Zoe Tay , Michael Thomas , and Claire Keelan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "73c21d97844dc1e6b30214c18743c598", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fe0a358f675a3134302798e5f648c410", "text": "Skyfall Skyfall is the 23rd James Bond film produced by Eon Productions and released in 2012 . It features Daniel Craig in his third performance as James Bond , and Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva , the film 's villain . It was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis , Robert Wade and John Logan , and features an Academy Award-winning theme , sung by Adele . It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM ) and Columbia Pictures . The story centres on Bond investigating an attack on MI6 ; the attack is part of a plot by former MI6 agent Raoul Silva to humiliate , discredit and kill M as revenge against her for betraying him . The film sees the return of two recurring characters to the series after an absence of two films : Q , played by Ben Whishaw , and Moneypenny , played by Naomie Harris . Skyfall is the last film of the series for Judi Dench , who played M , a role that she had played in the previous six films . The position is subsequently filled by Ralph Fiennes ' character , Gareth Mallory , though Dench would make a brief appearance in the next Bond film , Spectre . Mendes was approached to direct the film after the release of Quantum of Solace in 2008 . Development was suspended when MGM encountered financial troubles and did not resume until December 2010 ; during this time , Mendes remained attached to the project as a consultant . The original screenwriter , Peter Morgan , left the project during the suspension . When production resumed , Logan , Purvis , and Wade continued writing what became the final version of the script . Filming began in November 2011 and primarily took place in the United Kingdom , with smaller portions shot in China and Turkey . Skyfall premiered in London at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2012 and was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2012 and the United States on 9 November 2012 . It was the first James Bond film to be screened in IMAX venues , although it was not filmed with IMAX cameras . The film 's release coincided with the 50th anniversary of the series , which began with Dr. No in 1962 . Skyfall was positively received by critics , being praised for its performances -- particularly those of Craig , Bardem and Dench -- writing and script , cinematography , Mendes ' direction , Thomas Newman 's score , and the action scenes . It was the 14th film to gross over $ 1 billion worldwide , and the first Bond film to do so . It became the seventh-highest-grossing film at the time , the highest-grossing film in the UK , the highest-grossing film in the series , the highest-grossing film worldwide for both Sony Pictures and MGM , and the second-highest-grossing film of 2012 . The film won several accolades , including two BAFTA Awards , two Academy Awards and two Grammys .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "abdfe4a4733bd210d48541a0f2c5b810", "text": "Hotel Chelsea (film) Hotel Chelsea is a thriller of 2009 . The production traveled to New York for filming at the classic Hotel Chelsea , a place regularly visited by celebrities , after which the film was named .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c7f9afdc6d0fd27ef24a255951e1766a", "text": "Erotic thriller An Erotic thriller is a film genre defined by a thriller with a thematic basis in illicit romance or erotic fantasy . Most erotic thrillers contain scenes of softcore sex and nudity , but the frequency and explicitness of those scenes varies . Though similar films appeared as early as the 1960s , erotic thrillers emerged as a distinct genre in the late 1980s , bolstered by the popular success of Adrian Lyne 's Fatal Attraction in 1987 and a quickly expanding domestic and international market for softcore adult entertainment on cable television and home video . The genre had a classic period of growth and expansion in the 1990s , but by the early 2000s declined in production and popular appeal . The potent combination of danger and romance , catering to both male and female audiences simultaneously , was the primary selling point for erotic thriller films during their classic period . The half-naked bodies displayed on posters , newspaper ads , and video box covers were accompanied by log lines that capture the unmistakable duality of the erotic thriller film : If you think you can handle her , you 're dead wrong . -- Body Chemistry 3 : Point of Seduction He was hired to watch . Now he 's tempted to touch . -- Night Eyes Twin sisters cross the line into a deadly erotic fantasy land . -- Mirror Images In all , over 300 erotic thriller films were produced in the 1990s , which is comparable to the number of thriller films made in the noir decade of the 1940s . The total number of films in the erotic thriller genre from 1985 to 2005 may number as high as over 500 . Like film noir , the genre has evolved and modernized , and new films continue to be made that are influenced by the classic style .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a1953afd8df8f3c0453b179a84238db2", "text": "Assassination (1987 film) Assassination is a 1987 action-thriller film about a bodyguard who is assigned to protect the First Lady of the United States against an assassination plot . The film was directed by Peter R. Hunt and stars Charles Bronson , Jill Ireland , Charles Howerton , Jan Gan Boyd , Stephen Elliott and Chris Alcaide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c29cc04a2729bf60b2f03a251f338011", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ccd1f6917e7da5a86046ef187c814d4f", "text": "A Dangerous Method A Dangerous Method is a 2011 German-Canadian-American-British historical film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Keira Knightley , Viggo Mortensen , Michael Fassbender , and Vincent Cassel . The screenplay was adapted by writer Christopher Hampton from his 2002 stage play The Talking Cure , which was based on the 1993 non-fiction book by John Kerr , A Most Dangerous Method : The story of Jung , Freud , and Sabina Spielrein . The film marks the third consecutive collaboration between Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen ( after A History of Violence and Eastern Promises ) . This is also the third Cronenberg film made with British film producer Jeremy Thomas , after completing together the William Burroughs adaptation Naked Lunch and the J. G. Ballard adaptation Crash . A Dangerous Method was a German/Canadian co-production . The film premiered at the 68th Venice Film Festival and was also featured at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival . Set on the eve of World War I , A Dangerous Method describes the turbulent relationships between Carl Jung , founder of analytical psychology ; Sigmund Freud , founder of the discipline of psychoanalysis ; and Sabina Spielrein , initially a patient of Jung and later a physician and one of the first female psychoanalysts . Among the film 's many honors , Mortensen was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture for his portrayal of Freud .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9decda172a8bcd06a7915af7c30ea6d1", "text": "Pimp (film) Pimp is a British thriller film in the mockumentary vein of Man Bites Dog , it was released in cinemas on 21 May 2010 . It is written , produced and directed by Robert Cavanah who also plays the lead role . It also starred Billy Boyd , Martin Compston , Scarlett Alice Johnson , Barbara Nedeljáková , Robert Fucilla and Danny Dyer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "af99d8a0f494fe6edd4f8eef429e2431", "text": "Sacrifice (2016 film) Sacrifice is a 2016 American thriller film that was written and directed by Peter A. Dowling , and starred Radha Mitchell and Rupert Graves . It was filmed in Ireland , Shetland , Scotland , and New York City . The film is based on the book Sacrifice by Sharon Bolton .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2982d0eee0e206f8a2743c3e737a0f74", "text": "An Englishman Abroad An Englishman Abroad is a 1983 BBC television drama film , based on the true story of a chance meeting of actress Coral Browne , with Guy Burgess ( Alan Bates ) , a member of the Cambridge spy ring who spied for the Soviet Union while an officer at MI6 . The production was written by Alan Bennett and directed by John Schlesinger ; Browne stars as herself . The film is set is Moscow in 1958 , after Burgess had defected to the Soviet Union in 1951 with Donald Maclean when it became apparent that Maclean was about to be investigated by British intelligence . Burgess barges into Browne 's dressing room in the interval of a touring Shakespeare Memorial Theatre ( which became one of the bases of the Royal Shakespeare Company ) production of Hamlet , in which she portrayed Gertrude , and charms her . Later on she is invited to his Moscow flat , finding it with some difficulty , to measure him for a suit that he would like ordered from his London tailor . Several plot changes were made from the true story told by Browne to Bennett . Burgess in fact threw up in the dressing room of Michael Redgrave , who asked for Browne 's help . Redgrave documented the incident in his biography . The play also contained scenes in Moscow 's British Embassy and in London shops where Browne encountered resistance to helping Burgess , none of which happened in reality . Rather than film in the Soviet Union , Schlesinger used several locations in Scotland . The Caird Hall and Whitehall Theatre in Dundee stood in for the Moscow theatre , and the grand marble staircase of Glasgow City Chambers played the part of the British Embassy . Additional filming was done at Glasgow 's St. Andrew 's Suspension Bridge ( `` luckily , in a snowstorm '' Bennett later wrote ) and the Moss Heights flats in Cardonald , which represented Burgess ' Moscow apartment . Both Browne and Bates were winners of the BAFTA awards for acting for their roles in this production . Bennett gives the date of Browne 's meeting with Burgess as 1958 in the introduction to his Single Spies , which contains the text of An Englishman Abroad in the stage play version and the text of A Question of Attribution about Anthony Blunt . The play was also adapted for radio on the BBC World Service in 1994 starring Michael Gambon as Burgess and Penelope Wilton as Coral Browne . It was subsequently re-broadcast on BBC Radio 7 and BBC Radio 4 Extra , most recently in 2013 as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra 's Cambridge Spies season . On the BFI TV 100 , a list compiled in 2000 by the British Film Institute ( BFI ) , chosen by a poll of industry professionals , to determine what were the greatest British television programmes of any genre ever to have been screened , An Englishman Abroad was listed at no. 30 on the list .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ec915b9f8fed61ce370c379fcf078a9c", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1bfaea71782fc9b211905953f9d4e9c7", "text": "Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Love Is the Devil : Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon is a 1998 film made for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) . It was written and directed by John Maybury and stars Derek Jacobi , Daniel Craig , and Tilda Swinton . A biography of painter Francis Bacon ( Jacobi ) , it concentrates on his strained relationship with George Dyer ( Craig ) , a small-time thief . The film draws heavily on the authorised biography of Bacon , The Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon by Daniel Farson , and is dedicated to him . The film won three awards at the Edinburgh International Film Festival : Best New British Feature ( director John Maybury ) and two Best British Performance awards , one for Jacobi and , the other for future James Bond actor , Craig . The film was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "744541ea7b41a01ad36434fcd12fab8e", "text": "Shut In (2015 film) Shut In ( also known as Intruders ) is an American horror thriller film directed by Adam Schindler and written by T.J. Cimfel and David White . The film stars Beth Riesgraf , Rory Culkin , Martin Starr and Jack Kesy .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "c13733fea767ac3b66505305667dd2fc", "text": "Shania Twain Shania Twain , OC ( -LSB- ʃəˈnaɪ.ə _ ˈtweɪn -RSB- born Eilleen Regina Edwards ; August 28 , 1965 ) is a Canadian singer and songwriter . Twain has sold over 85 million records , making her the best-selling female artist in the history of country music and one of the best-selling music artists of all time . Her success garnered her several honorific titles including the `` Queen of Country Pop '' . Twain 's second album , 1995 's The Woman in Me , brought her widespread success selling 20 million copies worldwide , spawning hits such as `` Any Man of Mine '' and earning her a Grammy Award . Twain 's third album , Come On Over , became the best-selling studio album of all time by a female act in any genre and the best-selling country album , selling around 40 million copies worldwide . Come On Over produced several singles , including `` You 're Still the One '' , `` From This Moment On '' and `` Man ! I Feel Like a Woman ! '' , and earned Twain four Grammy Awards . Her fourth and latest studio album , Up ! , was released in 2002 and , like her previous two albums , was also certified Diamond in the U.S. , spawning hits like `` I 'm Gon na Getcha Good ! '' and `` Forever and for Always '' . Twain has received five Grammy Awards , 27 BMI Songwriter awards , stars on Canada 's Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame , and an induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame . She is the only female artist in history to have three consecutive albums certified Diamond by the RIAA . Altogether , Twain is ranked as the 10th best-selling artist of the Nielsen SoundScan era . In 2004 , Twain retired from performing and retreated to her home in Switzerland . In her 2011 autobiography , she cited a weakening singing voice as the reason for not performing publicly . When both her singing and speaking were affected , Twain consulted the Vanderbilt Dayani Center in Nashville . Specialists discovered lesions on her vocal cords and diagnosed her with dysphonia , all treatable with careful rehabilitation . In 2012 , Twain returned to the concert stage in her critically acclaimed show Still the One , exclusively at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace . In 2015 , Twain returned to the road for what she has billed as her farewell tour . The Rock This Country tour kicked off on June 5 , 2015 in Seattle , Washington and originally concluded in Fresno , California on August 23 but was extended to include additional dates and ended October 27 , 2015 in Kelowna , British Columbia , Canada .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "edec76870b999dbecd20d48f92e2af31", "text": "Legal issues surrounding music sampling Music sampling is the subject of many legal disputes , chiefly in the realm of copyright law as it applies to musical compositions and sound recordings . Early sampling artists simply used portions of other artists ' recordings without permission , but once music incorporating samples began to make significant money , some sampled artists , publishers , and record companies began to take legal action , claiming copyright infringement . Sometimes , after the threat or initiation of a lawsuit , such disputes are settled out of court , often with the sampling artist obtaining a license at considerable cost and making other concessions to appease the aggrieved party ; other times , the sampling artist contests the infringement claims , such as by arguing in court that the copyright law does not cover their particular use of the work . The outcome of these court cases , primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom , have shaped common law , defining ways statutory law -- which does not directly cover sampling -- can be applied to sampling disputes . In accordance to the United States constitution , the laws of copyright permit a number of rights to authors so that they may `` Promote the Progress of Science and Useful Arts . '' This principle brings to light the true reason for copyright law - to develop boundaries economically and legally where learning , science , and culture can progress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c2d8a5f3e6e0d4ebe6969c0dd151c765", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dc172f1ef685c2db421e5343624548f8", "text": "Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ( previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance , Female ) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , to female recording artists for quality R&B songs . Awards in several categories are distributed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position . '' According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award was presented to artists that performed `` newly recorded solo R&B vocal performances '' . Solo numbers by members of an established group were not eligible for the award as `` separate entries from the duo or group performances . '' Albums were also considered for the accolade until 1992 . As a part of the major overhaul of Grammy categories , the award was discontinued in 2011 . The Female R&B Vocal Performance category , Male R&B Vocal Performance category and all duo/group vocal performances in the R&B category shifted to the Best R&B Performance category in 2012 . The award for the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was first presented to Aretha Franklin at the 10th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1968 for the song `` Respect '' . Franklin received the most wins with eleven , followed by Anita Baker with five . Franklin also holds the record for the most nominations with twenty-three , while Chaka Khan is second with eight nominations . Fantasia Barrino became the final recipient of the award , when her song `` Bittersweet '' won the award in 2011 . The award was presented to artists from the United States each year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "913588602f7776d2c2a3902bed21c569", "text": "This Kiss (Faith Hill song) `` This Kiss '' is a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman , Robin Lerner and Annie Roboff , and recorded by American country music singer Faith Hill . It was released on March 10 , 1998 as the first single from her album , Faith . The song became a crossover single , reaching # 1 on the U.S. and Canadian country charts , in addition to reaching Top 10 on the US pop and Adult Contemporary charts , as well as Top Ten in Australia and Top 20 in the United Kingdom . `` This Kiss '' was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Grammy Award for Best Country Song , losing both to `` You 're Still the One '' by Canadian singer Shania Twain .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "439ae88920236ef7369400d9355c3252", "text": "Shania (given name) Shania is a feminine given name , popularized by the country and pop singer Shania Twain , who said her stage name is derived from an Ojibwa Indigenious phrase meaning `` on my way . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "48dcac391765d4a11af316c0f62e3757", "text": "Mountain Soul Mountain Soul is the eleventh album of original recordings by Patty Loveless . The album was recorded between January and March 2001 and was released on June 26 in the United States . It first charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on July 14 ( peaking on July 28 at # 19 ) , and remaining on the charts for 87 weeks until March 8 , 2003 . Other country superstars also have done `` You 'll Never Leave Harlan Alive '' such as Kathy Mattea and Brad Paisley . A follow up album , Mountain Soul II was released in September 2009 . The album also charted on the main Top Billboard 200 chart , Top Bluegrass Album chart and the Top Internet Albums chart . Rhapsody ranked the album # 9 on its `` Country 's Best Albums of the Decade '' list . Country Universe , ranked the album # 10 . Engine 145 country music blog list it # 6 on the `` Top Country Albums of the Decade '' list .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "579f63a07bdfa1f180fc8cfec75ad601", "text": "American popular music American popular music has had a profound effect on music across the world . The country has seen the rise of popular styles that have had a significant influence on global culture , including ragtime , blues , jazz , swing , rock , bluegrass , country , R&B , doo wop , gospel , soul , funk , heavy metal , punk , disco , house , techno , salsa , grunge and hip hop . In addition , the American music industry is quite diverse , supporting a number of regional styles such as zydeco , klezmer and slack-key . Distinctive styles of American popular music emerged early in the 19th century , and in the 20th century the American music industry developed a series of new forms of music , using elements of blues and other genres of American folk music . These popular styles included country , R&B , jazz and rock . The 1960s and 1970s saw a number of important changes in American popular music , including the development of a number of new styles , such as heavy metal , punk , soul , and hip hop . Though these styles were not in the sense of mainstream , they were commercially recorded and are thus examples of popular music as opposed to folk or classical music .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f45f9222a3ccaaeeed14340efacdbe70", "text": "Music Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time . The common elements of music are pitch ( which governs melody and harmony ) , rhythm ( and its associated concepts tempo , meter , and articulation ) , dynamics ( loudness and softness ) , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ( which are sometimes termed the `` color '' of a musical sound ) . Different styles or types of music may emphasize , de-emphasize or omit some of these elements . Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping ; there are solely instrumental pieces , solely vocal pieces ( such as songs without instrumental accompaniment ) and pieces that combine singing and instruments . The word derives from Greek μουσική #Ancient Greek ( mousike ; `` art of the Muses '' ) . In its most general form , the activities describing music as an art form or cultural activity include the creation of works of music ( songs , tunes , symphonies , and so on ) , the criticism of music , the study of the history of music , and the aesthetic examination of music . Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies . Common sayings such as `` the harmony of the spheres '' and `` it is music to my ears '' point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to . However , 20th-century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music , saying , for example , `` There is no noise , only sound . '' The creation , performance , significance , and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context . Indeed , throughout history , some new forms or styles of music have been criticized as `` not being music '' , including Beethoven 's Grosse Fuge string quartet in 1825 , early jazz in the beginning of the 1900s and hardcore punk in the 1980s . There are many types of music , including popular music , traditional music , art music , music written for religious ceremonies and work songs such as chanteys . Music ranges from strictly organized compositions -- such as Classical music symphonies from the 1700s and 1800s , through to spontaneously played improvisational music such as jazz , and avant-garde styles of chance-based contemporary music from the 20th and 21st centuries . Music can be divided into genres ( e.g. , country music ) and genres can be further divided into subgenres ( e.g. , country blues and pop country are two of the many country subgenres ) , although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle , sometimes open to personal interpretation , and occasionally controversial . For example , it can be hard to draw the line between some early 1980s hard rock and heavy metal . Within the arts , music may be classified as a performing art , a fine art or as an auditory art . Music may be played or sung and heard live at a rock concert or orchestra performance , heard live as part of a dramatic work ( a music theater show or opera ) , or it may be recorded and listened to on a radio , MP3 player , CD player , smartphone or as film score or TV show . In many cultures , music is an important part of people 's way of life , as it plays a key role in religious rituals , rite of passage ceremonies ( e.g. , graduation and marriage ) , social activities ( e.g. , dancing ) and cultural activities ranging from amateur karaoke singing to playing in an amateur funk band or singing in a community choir . People may make music as a hobby , like a teen playing cello in a youth orchestra , or work as a professional musician or singer . The music industry includes the individuals who create new songs and musical pieces ( such as songwriters and composers ) , individuals who perform music ( which include orchestra , jazz band and rock band musicians , singers and conductors ) , individuals who record music ( music producers and sound engineers ) , individuals who organize concert tours , and individuals who sell recordings and sheet music and scores to customers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a039ec616ea787978c6c98a5b7f41003", "text": "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) `` Do n't Be Stupid ( You Know I Love You ) '' is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music recording artist Shania Twain . It was released in November 1997 as the second single from Twain 's album Come On Over but was the seventh to be released to international markets . The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain . The single peaked at number six on the Billboard country singles chart , becoming Twain 's sixth top-ten hit on that chart . The song was later released as her last single to European and Australian markets in 2000 . `` Do n't Be Stupid ( You Know I Love You ) '' , which reached # 5 in the UK in 2000 , was included on the 2004 Greatest Hits package .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9a8329ff83f3c88414ac0348f2a761cd", "text": "Something in the Water (Carrie Underwood song) `` Something in the Water '' is a song by American country music artist Carrie Underwood , from her first greatest hits album , Greatest Hits : Decade # 1 . The song was released on September 29 , 2014 , as the album 's lead single through Arista Nashville . It was written by Underwood , Chris DeStefano , Brett James , and produced by Mark Bright . A crossover success , `` Something in the Water '' reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Hot Christian Songs charts . It is Underwood 's 14th career leader on Hot Country Songs and her second in 2014 . It topped the former chart for seven weeks and the latter for 26 weeks , and also debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 . It set and broke multiple airplay records on country radio in its first week . The song won the Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "59f2834547fa44e5f72c0709c9b02584", "text": "This Is Country Music (song) `` This Is Country Music '' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley . After performing it at the Country Music Association awards ceremony , Paisley released the song in December 2010 . The song is Paisley 's twenty-eighth single release overall ; it entered the Hot Country Songs charts dated for December 4 , 2010 . It was included on his eighth studio album , This Is Country Music , released on May 23 , 2011 release via Arista Nashville .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4291ec8ba8e4f0f678c6bfa845c363ff", "text": "Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc. . Epic was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 . It later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of musical genres , including pop , R&B , rock and hip hop . Historically , the label has housed popular acts such as Michael Jackson , Cheap Trick , Shakira , Celine Dion , ABBA , Anastacia , Boston , Dave Clark Five , Gloria Estefan , Pearl Jam and Sly & the Family Stone . Along with Columbia and RCA Records , Epic is one of Sony Music Entertainment 's three main record labels . Artists currently signed to Epic as of 2017 include Fiona Apple , Sara Bareilles , Mariah Carey , Keyshia Cole , Future , Fifth Harmony , Jennifer Hudson , Zara Larsson , Jennifer Lopez , Outkast , Ozzy Osbourne , Judas Priest , Busta Rhymes , Rick Ross , Sade , 21 Savage , Travis Scott and Meghan Trainor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b8df204de647e0311089508c3a15d9b3", "text": "Mailboat Records Mailboat Records is an independent record label established in 1999 by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett after his vanity label Margaritaville Records was absorbed by Island Records when they were sold to Universal Music Group , owner of Buffett 's previous label MCA Records . Mailboat 's first release was Buffett 's Buffett Live : Tuesdays , Thursdays , Saturdays . In addition to Buffett , the label 's roster includes Dan Fogelberg , Bret Michaels , Boz Scaggs , Def Leppard ( North America only ) , Walter Becker , Jim Mayer , and Mark Twain : Words & Music , a compilation CD featuring Jimmy Buffett as Huckleberry Finn , Clint Eastwood as Mark Twain , and narration by Garrison Keillor . Other featured artists on the Twain project include Brad Paisley , Sheryl Crow , Emmylou Harris , Vince Gill , Ricky Skaggs , and Joe Diffie . The Twain project is a benefit for the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal , Missouri . Harold Sulman is the president of Mailboat Records .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f9484e40d91d550426931a2e4cb8a83f", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e2a084d0f561e8f031eb5477475ce92", "text": "That Don't Impress Me Much `` That Do n't Impress Me Much '' is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain . It was released in December 1998 as the sixth country single from her third studio album , Come On Over . It was third to pop and fourth to international markets . The song was written by Robert John `` Mutt '' Lange and Twain , and was originally released to North American country radio stations in late 1998 . It became her third biggest single on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains one of Twain 's biggest hits worldwide . `` That Do n't Impress Me Much '' was included in both the Come on Over and Up ! Tours . The country version was performed on the Come on Over Tour and the dance version on the Up ! Tour . `` That Do n't Impress Me Much '' was named Foreign Hit of the Year at the 2000 Danish Grammy Awards . A dance-pop remix of the song was used as the official song of the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup . It was later featured on Twain 's Greatest Hits album .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d403ba95538df951631b910094752a5", "text": "Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959 . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out , for records released in the previous year . The award was not presented in 1967 . The official guidelines are as follows : `` For a new artist who releases , during the Eligibility Year , the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist . '' Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist . It is sometimes asserted , with varying degrees of sincerity , that winning the award is a curse , as several award winners ( particularly from the late 1970s and early 1980s ) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year . This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders : `` We got two of the five Grammys -- one was Best New Artist . So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who 's gotten it since . '' The category is also notable for being the only one of its kind in which a Grammy Award was vacated . This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their debut album . The award was revoked , but was not handed out to another artist . Of the 54 awards presented in the category since its inception , the honor has been presented to 25 solo female artists , 18 duos or groups , and 11 solo male artists . Between 1997 and 2003 , all the winners were solo female artists . Also , from 1993 to 2005 , no winner was a solo male artist . In 2006 , John Legend broke this trend , which started with Marc Cohn in 1992 . Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year : Bob Newhart in 1961 , Christopher Cross in 1981 , Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003 . Of all the winners , only three have been country artists . In 1997 , LeAnn Rimes became the first country artist to win the award . She was followed by Carrie Underwood in 2007 and Zac Brown Band in 2010 . Additionally , 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year . 1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States ( Winner Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Musical Youth were from England , Big Country was from Scotland , and Men Without Hats were from Canada ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7bd8af40bad9af60b6e40673b746a063", "text": "Country Music Association The Country Music Association ( CMA ) was founded in 1958 in Nashville , Tennessee . It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre . The objectives of the organization are to guide and enhance the development of Country Music throughout the world ; to demonstrate it as a viable medium to advertisers , consumers , and media ; and to provide a unity of purpose for the Country Music industry . However the CMA may be best known to most country music fans for its annual Country Music Association Awards broadcast live on network television each fall ( usually October or November ) . Initially , CMA 's Board of Directors included nine directors and five officers . Wesley Rose , president of Acuff-Rose Publishing , Inc. , served as CMA 's first chairman of the board . Broadcasting entrepreneur and executive Connie B. Gay was the founding president . Originally there were nine individual membership categories . The current 15 categories represent all facets of the music industry . Organizational memberships are also available . CMA membership is composed of those persons or organizations that are involved in Country Music , directly and substantially . The first CMA Awards ceremony was held in 1967 in Nashville . Sonny James and Bobbie Gentry hosted the event , which was not televised . The winner of the first `` Entertainer of the Year '' award was singer Eddy Arnold . `` Male Vocalist of the Year '' went to Jack Greene and `` Female Vocalist of the Year '' to Loretta Lynn . In 1968 , Roy Rogers and Dale Evans hosted the awards , which were presented at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville . ( The ceremony was filmed and televised on NBC a few weeks later . ) The first live telecast of the show was in 1969 . Annual awards are given in the following twelve categories : Entertainer of the Year , Male Vocalist , Female Vocalist , New Artist of the Year ( formerly the Horizon Award ) , Vocal Group , Vocal Duo , Single , Album , Song , Music Event , Music Video , and Musician . The CMA also gives a `` CMA Broadcast Award '' to country-formatted radio stations each year . Broadcast Awards are segmented based on market size , major market ( Arbitron Ranking 1 -- 25 ) , large market ( Arbitron Ranking 26 -- 50 ) , medium market ( Arbitron Ranking 51 -- 100 ) , and small market ( All other Markets ) . A single station can not win the award in consecutive years . In honor of the association 's 50th anniversary , MCA Nashville released a song called `` Forever Country '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8b3907e0f439d47ffba9e9459590723d", "text": "Unsigned artist An unsigned artist , unsigned band or independent artist is a musician or musical group not under a contract with a record label . The terms are used in the music industry as a marketing technique . Bands that release their own material on self-published CDs can also be considered unsigned bands . Often unsigned bands primarily exist to perform at concerts . In more recent years , the Internet has helped promote the music of unsigned bands . Artists often post their music as MP3s on websites such as Bandcamp , SoundCloud , Myspace , PureVolume , GarageBand.com and SoundClick . In 2016 , the Unsigned Music Awards was established in the UK as the first ever televised international awards ceremony to champion artists without the backing of a record label . UK unsigned bands and musicians are able to use such services as The Unsigned Guide and to gather music industry contact names , phone numbers , websites and social media links , as well as information on how to get signed or market music independently . Song pitching websites , such as TAXI allow unsigned musicians to see which record labels ( and other music companies ) are currently seeking new music . Further , companies like Sentric Music and the royalty payment service offered by Last.fm can help in generating income streams for unsigned bands .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "31e0c2902da52dd1f923e4530182e88b", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8c01276185246f261980f83d0875cb36", "text": "Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance The Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . It was first awarded in 2012 , after a major overhaul of Grammy Award categories . The award combines the previous categories for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and Best Country Instrumental Performance ( if the instrumental recording is performed by a duo or group ) . The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy 's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards . According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for duo/group or collaborative ( vocal or instrumental ) country recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only .", "title": "" } ]
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[ { "docid": "ef5b4bbc1956cc6ad28023a6f9639874", "text": "Rescue 911 Rescue 911 was an informational docudrama television series that premiered on CBS on April 18 , 1989 and ended on August 27 , 1996 . The series was hosted by William Shatner and featured reenactments ( and occasionally real footage ) of emergency situations that often involved calls to 911 . Though never intended as a teaching tool , various viewers used the knowledge they obtained watching the show . Two specials , titled `` 100 Lives Saved '' and `` 200 Lives Saved , '' were dedicated to these viewers who had written to CBS with their stories on how the knowledge they obtained watching the show allowed them to save the life of someone else . At least 350 lives have been saved as a result of what viewers learned from watching it . The show 's popularity coincided with the widespread adoption of the 911 emergency system , replacing standalone police and fire numbers that would vary from municipality to municipality . The number is now universally understood in the United States and Canada to be the number dialed for emergency assistance nationwide . At its height , the show was adapted in 45 countries ( with their own 911 equivalent showcased ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ecffbfe85ce40cf62628faa311068126", "text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series . The category was initiated in 2016 alongside Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series . The awards replaced the now-retired category for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program . These awards are not presented at the Primetime Emmy Awards show , but at the Creative Arts Emmy Award show .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "59694140737250fd6aa5f38ada4e2e46", "text": "Millennium (season 2) The second season of the serial crime-thriller television series Millennium commenced airing in the United States on September 19 , 1997 , concluding on May 15 , 1998 after airing twenty-three episodes . It tells the story of retired FBI Agent Frank Black ( Lance Henriksen ) . Black lives in Seattle , Washington with his wife Catherine ( Megan Gallagher ) and daughter Jordan ( Brittany Tiplady ) . He works for a mysterious organization known as the Millennium Group , investigating murders using his remarkable capability of relating to the monsters responsible for horrific crimes . After killing a man who stalked and kidnapped Catherine , Black faces tension within his family while simultaneously being drawn deeper into the sinister Group . The season began with `` The Beginning and the End '' , which marked the first episode of the series helmed by new co-executive producers Glen Morgan and James Wong , who would remain in charge for the full season . Accolades earned by the season include a Bram Stoker Award nomination for Darin Morgan 's `` Somehow , Satan Got Behind Me '' , a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for `` Jose Chung 's Doomsday Defense '' guest star Charles Nelson Reilly and a Young Artist Award win for Tiplady .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "72c669b845dc45282329b6c31af3af07", "text": "New York Emmy Awards The New York Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honoring those in television and advanced media in the tri-state New York-New Jersey-Connecticut and New York State . The division was founded in 1955 and in addition to granting the New York Emmy Awards , the chapter also recognizes awards scholarships , honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration , has a free research and a nationwide job bank . The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3214fa42ba70d2d675b7efe2dce5d9da", "text": "Unrequited (The X-Files) `` Unrequited '' is the sixteenth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files . It was written by Howard Gordon and series creator Chris Carter , and directed by Michael Lange . It originally aired in the United States on February 23 , 1997 on the Fox network . The episode is a `` Monster-of-the-Week '' story , a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the series ' wider mythology . This episode earned a Nielsen rating of 10.9 and was seen by 16.56 million viewers upon its initial broadcast . `` Unrequited '' received mixed to negative reviews from television critics . The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files . In this episode , the murder of a U.S. Army Lieutenant General has Mulder and Scully struggling to stop a seemingly invisible assassin . The two agents soon learn that they are doomed to failure from the start , as the U.S. government is attempting to cover up the existence of American POWs still being kept in Vietnam . Gordon was inspired to write the episode after viewing an installment of the news series 60 Minutes that dealt with American secret agents the CIA left behind during the Vietnam War . The eventual concept that the assassin could create blind spots came after the writer spoke with his ophthalmologist brother . The entry featured a finished replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial , and various Canadian locales substituted for various locations in Washington , D.C.", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9667debada837220e171b0ef54f710bd", "text": "Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama television series , originally aired on Fox from September 8 , 1997 to May 20 , 2002 . Created by David E. Kelley , the series stars Calista Flockhart in the title role as a young lawyer working in the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish , with other young lawyers whose lives and loves were eccentric , humorous and dramatic . The series received critical acclaim in its early seasons , winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy in 1997 and 1998 , and also winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1999 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d0da6c43890e9ad58f1782bb5bbef619", "text": "Justice (2006 TV series) Justice is an American legal drama produced by Jerry Bruckheimer that aired on Fox in the USA and CTV in Canada . The series also aired on Warner Channel in Latin America , Nine Network in Australia , and on TV2 In New Zealand . It first was broadcast on Wednesdays at 9:00 but , due to low ratings , it was rescheduled to Mondays at 9:00 , in the hope viewers of the hit series Prison Break would stay tuned . On November 13 , 2006 , the show was put on hiatus , but two days later the network announced it was shifting it to Fridays at 8:00 to replace the canceled Vanished . Fourteen episodes of the series were ordered , of which 13 episodes were produced . Twelve of the episodes of Justice have aired in the United States with the final episode airing in Mexico , the UK and Germany .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "275eb3e33def924426a2b08292171fe9", "text": "The X-Files (season 9) The ninth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing in the United States on November 11 , 2001 , concluded on May 19 , 2002 , and consists of twenty episodes . The season takes place after Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) goes into hiding , following the events of the eighth season finale , `` Existence '' . As such , the main storyarc for the season follows Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) , John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ) , and Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ) on their hunt to reveal a government conspiracy involving the elaborate creation of `` Super Soldiers '' . For this season , former series ' leads Duchovny and Anderson scaled back their involvement with the show , with the former only starring in the two episodes that formed the season finale , `` The Truth '' . Doggett and Reyes became the show 's central characters , and former recurring character Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi ) became a main character . Series creator Chris Carter had hopes that the show could continue on with new leads , and the opening credits were accordingly redesigned again . Season nine received mixed reviews by critics and garnered negative reaction from many long-time fans and viewers , partially because Duchovny did not make regular appearances on the show , after fulfilling his contract in the previous season . During this year , ratings for the season fell dramatically . Critics blamed it on what they considered an increasingly incoherent story arc , whilst the cast and crew ascribed the drop in viewership to the September 11 attacks . Regardless , Fox eventually decided to cancel the series . During the airing of season eight , Carter and The X-Files production team had created and aired a spinoff titled The Lone Gunmen . The show was unsuccessful and was cancelled before any story arcs were resolved , but The X-Files episode `` Jump the Shark '' was written to give closure to the series . The X-Files storyline was continued with the 2008 theatrical film The X Files : I Want to Believe and later with a tenth season in 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d016f32b88883325641b151862ad4673", "text": "Justified (season 4) The fourth season of the American television drama series Justified premiered on January 8 , 2013 , on FX , and concluded on April 2 , 2013 , consisting of 13 episodes . The series was developed by Graham Yost based on Elmore Leonard 's novels Pronto and Riding the Rap and his short story `` Fire in the Hole '' . Its main character is Raylan Givens , a deputy U.S. Marshal . Timothy Olyphant portrays Givens , a tough federal lawman , enforcing his own brand of justice in his Kentucky hometown . The series is set in the city of Lexington , Kentucky , and the hill country of eastern Kentucky , specifically in and around Harlan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d6875a3bbcd193c0b7fb75000a80c434", "text": "Video Justice Video Justice is a reality television primetime program ( also known as a documentary ) produced by John Langley airing on the television cable station truTV , and is part of network 's truTV RED lineup . The program focuses on criminals who were captured on camera in the act of the crime . The crimes are often `` life or death '' situations that may involve one of the two parties , either law enforcement or the criminals , being killed or seriously injured . It often displays pictures of the suspect in most of its footage , and tells you the name of that suspect who of which committed that crime and describes their punishment . The primetime show runs for 30 minutes . Cameras used in the footage in Video Justice include dashboard cameras , spy cameras , news cameras , and others taped by various people , sometimes including criminals themselves .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5ebd1277451958a5b098f3c027fbb751", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "14fdb2b2ff9374372c5b351ee1f2fb5d", "text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series . In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies , the supporting categories were not always genre , or even gender , specific . Beginning with the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards , supporting actors in comedy have competed alone . However , these comedic performances often included actors from miniseries , telefilms , and guest performers competing against main cast competitors . Such instances are marked below : # -- Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Television film , prior to the category 's creation . § -- Indicates a performance as a guest performer , prior to the category 's creation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "419b4c4463f16acb46f3a85cc7bfd9bd", "text": "Raising the Bar (2008 TV series) Raising the Bar is an American legal drama , which ran on TNT network from September 1 , 2008 to December 24 , 2009 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "68fb86fb125294b15cb2af8a748a6f8a", "text": "L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC , from September 15 , 1986 , to May 19 , 1994 . Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher , it contained many of Bochco 's trademark features including an ensemble cast , large number of parallel storylines , social drama , and off-the-wall humor . It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s , and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment , abortion , racism , gay rights , homophobia , sexual harassment , AIDS , and domestic violence . The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff . In addition to its main cast , L.A. Law was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown actors and actresses in guest starring roles , who later went on to greater success in film and television including : Don Cheadle , Jeffrey Tambor , Kathy Bates , David Schwimmer , Jay O. Sanders , James Avery , Gates McFadden , Bryan Cranston , C.C.H. Pounder , Kevin Spacey , Richard Schiff , Carrie-Anne Moss , William H. Macy , Stephen Root , Christian Slater , and Lucy Liu . Several episodes of the show also included celebrities such as Vanna White , Buddy Hackett and Mamie Van Doren appearing as themselves in cameo roles . The show was popular with audiences and critics , and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run , four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "de618f64d3c06a7157a7ddc9cf31e1b0", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "784b1a5e88f75c4caebe3fb6cb9c3f6d", "text": "The Expanse (TV series) The Expanse is an American science fiction television series on Syfy , developed by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby , based on the series of novels by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck ( writing under the pseudonym James S. A. Corey ) . Set in a future where humanity has colonized the Solar System , it follows United Nations executive Chrisjen Avasarala ( Shohreh Aghdashloo ) , police detective Josephus Miller ( Thomas Jane ) , and ship 's officer Jim Holden ( Steven Strait ) and his crew as they unravel a conspiracy that threatens peace in the system and the survival of humanity . The series premiered on demand on November 23 , 2015 , and on Syfy on December 14 , 2015 . A 13-episode second season premiered on February 1 , 2017 . In March 2017 , Syfy renewed The Expanse for a 13-episode third season to air in 2018 . The series received positive reviews from critics , who highlighted its beautiful visuals , well-developed characters , and thrilling political narrative . It has received Saturn Award and Hugo Award nominations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d11152d122e2bfab5756249659d19f87", "text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program The Primetime Emmy Award for Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program is awarded to one television documentary or nonfiction series each year . Prior to 2006 , nonfiction and reality programs competed together until the Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming category was created . 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 __", "title": "" }, { "docid": "36da61bc893defb39457e3f9c819efc2", "text": "Jesse Luken Jesse Christopher Luken ( born 1983 ) is an American actor , producer , and writer . He is known for playing Jimmy Tolan in the FX drama series Justified and Eric in the CW science fiction romance series Star-Crossed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cae6fbeb7d6c9790e4cf7fd462ec87e8", "text": "The Fosters (2013 TV series) The Fosters is an American family drama television series created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg which first premiered in the United States on June 3 , 2013 on the Freeform ( previously named ABC Family ) television network . It follows the lives of the Foster family led by lesbian couple Stef and Lena , a cop and a school vice principal respectively , who raise a multi-ethnic blended family that consists of one biological and four adopted children in San Diego , California . The first season of The Fosters received generally favorable reviews from critics and also garnered particular acclaim for its portrayal of LGBT themes . It also earned two GLAAD Media Awards and one Teen Choice Award .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8ea97addb49c4b3716e26b125f769da2", "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 .", "title": "" } ]
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Detroit had a population of 677,116 in 2015.
[ { "docid": "0a98fc573a07f54f1f6226be828ab06b", "text": "Detroit Detroit ( -LSB- dᵻˈtrɔɪt -RSB- ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan , the largest city on the United States -- Canada border , and the seat of Wayne County . The municipality of Detroit had a 2015 estimated population of 677,116 , making it the 21st-most populous city in the United States . The metropolitan area , known as Metro Detroit , is home to 4.3 million people , making it the second-largest in the Midwest . Detroit is a major port on the Detroit River , a strait that connects the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway . The Detroit Metropolitan Airport is among the most important hubs in the United States . The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest economic region in the Midwest , behind Chicago , and the thirteenth-largest in the United States . Detroit and its neighboring Canadian city Windsor are connected through a tunnel and the Ambassador Bridge , the busiest international crossing in North America . Detroit is best-known as the center of the American automobile industry , and the `` Big Three '' auto manufacturers General Motors , Ford , and Chrysler are all headquartered in Metro Detroit . Detroit was founded on July 24 , 1701 by the French explorer and adventurer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and a party of settlers . During the 19th century , it became an important industrial hub at the center of the Great Lakes region . With expansion of the auto industry in the early 20th century , the city and its suburbs experienced rapid growth , and by the 1940s , the city had become the fourth-largest in the country . However , due to industrial restructuring , the loss of jobs in the auto industry , and rapid suburbanization , Detroit lost considerable population from the late 20th century to the present . Since reaching a peak of 1.8 million at the 1950 census , Detroit 's population has declined by more than 60 per cent . In 2013 , Detroit became the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy , which it successfully exited in December 2014 , when the city government regained control of Detroit 's finances . Detroit 's diverse culture has had both local and international influence , particularly in music , with the city giving rise to the genres of Motown and techno , and playing an important role in the development of jazz , hip-hop , rock , and punk music . The erstwhile rapid growth of Detroit left a globally unique stock of architectural monuments and historic places of the first half of the 20th century , and since the 2000s conservation efforts managed to save many architectural pieces and allowed several large-scale revitalisations , including the restoration of several historic theatres and entertainment venues , highrise renovations , new sports stadiums , and a riverfront revitalization project . More recently , the population of Downtown Detroit , Midtown Detroit , and various other neighborhoods has increased . In 2015 , Detroit was named a `` City of Design '' by UNESCO , the first U.S. city to receive that designation .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "b4e9f88a9b54800ad2b44a1ccbf1273e", "text": "Detroit Assembly Detroit Assembly ( also known as Detroit Cadillac , Cadillac Assembly or Clark Street Assembly ) was a General Motors automobile factory in Detroit , Michigan on Clark Avenue , south of Michigan Avenue ( U.S. Route 12 ) . It began operations in 1921 and Cadillac bodies were supplied by Fleetwood Metal Body in 1921 after Fisher Body assumed operations . It was the second location that built Cadillacs , when Cadillac originally started out as the Detroit Automobile Company , then the Henry Ford Company which was located at the intersection of Cass Street and Amsterdam Avenue . In 1902 , the Cadillac Motor Company began operations , and began building cars at the all new Clark Street facility in 1921 , where the factory manufactured Cadillac models until December 23 , 1987 , when production of Cadillac 's full-size D-bodies moved to Arlington Assembly in Arlington , Texas , while production of downsized FWD DeVille/Fleetwood/Seville models were relocated to Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly and Orion Assembly by 1985 . It is approximately 2 miles southeast of the original Lincoln factory located at 6200 West Warren Avenue . All Cadillac vehicles were built only at this facility , with production of popular selling models later added to Linden , New Jersey , South Gate , California or Arlington , Texas in `` knock down kits '' starting in the 1930s to meet demand . The bodies were built by Fisher at Fleetwood Plant # 18 at 261 W End St , and transferred by rail to Clark Street for final assembly . From 1984 to 1987 , the plant also built the Oldsmobile 88 and Custom Cruiser , and the Chevrolet Caprice and Impala . Detroit Assembly used the VIN codes `` Q '' and `` 9 . '' The site of the plant was redeveloped into the 88-acre Clark Street Technology Park in 1997 by General Motors and three other partners . It is now the location for Inland Waters Pollution Control .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "749a59960a3ccbe8ef8c56c41f35fc75", "text": "List of people from Detroit The following is a list of notable people from Detroit , Michigan . This list includes people who were born , have lived , or worked in and around Metro Detroit .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "054cc6b0ab1e48838183a9bf88237ef7", "text": "Fort Wayne (Detroit) Fort Wayne is located in the city of Detroit , Michigan , at the foot of Livernois Avenue in the Delray neighborhood . The fort is situated on the Detroit River at a point where it is about a mile to the Canadian shore . The original 1848 limestone barracks ( with later brick additions ) still stands , as does the 1845 star fortification ( renovated in 1863 with brick exterior facing ) . On the fort grounds but outside the original star fort are additional barracks , officers quarters , hospital , shops , recreation building , commissary , guard house , garage , and stables . The fort sits on 96 acre . Since the 1970s , 83 acre , including the original star fort and a number of buildings , has been operated by the city of Detroit . The remaining area is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a boatyard . The fort was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5e28d16127c6d3a4795625c896edc095", "text": "Wayne County, Michigan Wayne County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Michigan . As of the 2010 census , its population was 1,820,584 , making it the 19th-most populous county in the United States . The 2014 Census update listed the county 's population at 1,764,804 . The county seat is Detroit , the most populous city in Michigan and 18th-most populous city in the United States . The county was founded in 1796 and organized in 1815 . Wayne County is included in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn , MI Metropolitan Statistical Area . It is one of several American counties named after Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "900ae894ee3e832df2399de4049c63c6", "text": "Crime in Washington, D.C. Crime in Washington , D.C. , is directly related to the city 's changing demographics , geography , and unique criminal justice system . The District 's population reached a peak of 982,178 in 1950 . However , shortly thereafter , the city began losing residents and by 1980 Washington had lost one-quarter of its population . The population loss to the suburbs also created a new demographic pattern , which divided affluent neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park from more crime-ridden and blighted areas to the east . Despite being the headquarters of multiple federal law enforcement agencies , such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) and United States Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) , the nationwide crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s greatly affected the city and led to large increases in crime . The number of homicides in Washington peaked in 1991 at 897 ( a rate of nearly 60.8 homicides per 100,000 residents ) , and the city eventually became known as the `` murder capital '' of the United States . The crime rate started to fall in the mid-1990s as the crack cocaine epidemic gave way to economic revitalization projects . Gentrification efforts have also started to transform the demographics of distressed neighborhoods , recently leading to the first rise in the District 's population in 60 years . By the mid-2000s , crime rates in Washington dropped to their lowest levels in over 20 years . As in many major cities , crime remains a significant factor in D.C. , especially in the city 's northwestern neighborhoods , which tend to be more affluent , draw more tourists , and have more vibrant nightlife . Violent crime also remains a problem in Ward 8 , which has the city 's highest concentration of poverty .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a060e49ba5858f793c7fd5be1beffa9", "text": "Majestic Building (Detroit) The Majestic Building was a high-rise building located at 1001 Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit , Michigan . The building was constructed in 1896 for the Mabley and Company department store chain and was the city 's second skyscraper , following the completion of the Hammond Building . It contained 14 stories and stood at 68 m in height . This building was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by Daniel H. Burnham & Company , and faced with terra cotta . The final construction cost of the building was $ 1,000,000 . This was Detroit 's tallest building , from its completion in 1896 until 1909 , when it was overtaken by the Ford Building . Unfortunately , C. R. Mabley died before the building 's completion and new owners used it solely as an office block . It was purportedly renamed the Majestic building to conform with the letter `` M '' ( for Mabley ) carved in numerous places in its façade . The Majestic Building was hailed as a `` fireproof skyscraper '' and this claim was proven in 1915 when a fire broke out on the top floor and burned for two hours . The fire never spread to other floors and never endangered the building 's supporting structure . Beginning in 1907 , the Majestic Building housed offices and a roof-top observation deck for the United States Weather Bureau for science and meteorologists performing weather observations . This observation deck offered unobstructed views for up to 12 miles in any direction , and was open to the public for a dime admission . The Detroit News engaged `` The Human Fly '' Harry H. Gardiner to scale the building 's exterior in 1916 as a promotional stunt . The event was scheduled for the noon lunch hour and attracted such a large crowd , that traffic and streetcars on Woodward Avenue came to a halt . The building was demolished in 1962 , to make way for the First Federal Building , which was finished in 1965 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "12b0ce49afef481a080f9b2f0bd37cb6", "text": "DFCU Financial DFCU Financial is a state-chartered credit union headquartered in Dearborn , Michigan , regulated by Michigan 's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs ( LARA ) . DFCU Financial is Michigan 's largest credit union . As of October 2010 , DFCU Financial had approximately $ 3 billion in assets , 219,000 members , and 24 branches in Metro Detroit , Ann Arbor , Grand Rapids and Lansing . Eligibility for membership is extended to anyone who lives , works or worships in the 68 counties of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan . Member deposits up to $ 250,000 in DFCU Financial are insured through the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1840469e546608754cb3761150599f1a", "text": "West Bloomfield Township, Michigan West Bloomfield Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan , within the Detroit metropolitan area . As of the 2010 census , the township had a population of 64,690 . The area is known throughout metro Detroit for its large homes , nature areas , and large Jewish population .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6a65e9cc3d4af30e501df138d400fa16", "text": "Area code 517 Area code 517 is the area code which serves the south central portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan . Notable cities within 517 include Charlotte , Mason , Eaton Rapids , Lansing , East Lansing , Holt , Jackson , Albion , Howell , Coldwater , Adrian , and Hillsdale . 517 was of the original area codes created in 1947 , covering most of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula outside Metro Detroit , which was assigned area code 313 . Besides Lansing , it included the Tri-Cities ( Saginaw , Bay City and Midland ) and much of Mid-Michigan . It was one of the largest area codes east of the Mississippi River . On April 7 , 2001 ; the central and northern portions of the state territory became area code 989 . Until then , despite the presence of Lansing and the Tri-Cities , 517 had been the only one of Michigan 's original three area codes to have never been split .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "413e47718418707c23007fe0a2d71030", "text": "List of metropolitan areas in the Americas This is a list of the fifty most populous metropolitan areas in the Americas as of 2015 , the most recent year for which official census results , estimates or projections are available for every major metropolitan area in the Americas . Where available , it uses official definitions of metropolitan areas based on the concept of a single urban core and its immediate surroundings , as opposed to polycentric conurbations . Figures refer to mid-2015 populations except in the case of Mexican metropolitan areas , whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by INEGI with a reference date of 15 March 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "87fcb761513f7118bc6c3c58998da44e", "text": "Jerry Flint Jerry Flint ( June 20 , 1931 -- August 7 , 2010 ) was a senior automotive editor for Forbes magazine , continuing as a columnist his official retirement in 1996 until his death . Flint also wrote articles for a variety of media , including Ward 's AutoWorld , with whom he continued until his death , from a stroke on August 7 , 2010 . He was sometimes known as `` The Senator , '' and often as the dean of automotive journalism , one of the few in the media whom even senior-level industry leaders would seek out -- which often meant listening to Flint tell them how little they knew , or much they had gotten wrong . That was never more apparent than when he addressed a group of General Motors managers , in early 2001 . `` GM executives , '' he declared , `` do n't seem to understand that the art of the auto business is building desirable vehicles , not killing models and closing plants . '' Nearly a decade before the giant automaker , long the world 's largest , went bankrupt , Flint told them , `` You are badly led , with an organization that does n't work . '' Of Polish Jewish descent , Flint was born in a working-class neighborhood , in Detroit , on June 20 , 1931 , a time when the Great Depression had sunk so deep he and family would walk miles to the Fisher Theater , for a film , hoping to save a few nickels on streetcar fares . He was educated at what was then Detroit 's city college but is now Wayne State University . He finally saw the world beyond as an Army intelligence officer , stationed in Herzogenaurach , Germany , starting in 1953 . Upon his return , Flint entered journalism . By 1958 he was working first in Chicago and then Detroit for the Wall Street Journal . In 1967 he went to work for the New York Times in Detroit and became Detroit Bureau Chief . He moved to New York with the Times and remained there until 1979 , when he moved to Forbes as Washington Bureau Chief . Flint returned to New York with Forbes and again covered the auto industry . Retiring from Forbes editorial staff in 1996 , at the age of 65 , he continued as a columnist ( Backseat Driver ) and contributor until his death on August 7 , 2010 . Flint won the Loeb Award for business and financial reporting , in 2003 , The Journal of Financial Reporting named him one 100 most prominent business reporters of the 20th century . Among the honors he was most proud of , however , was being chosen as one of the 40 finalists for NASA 's Journalist in Space program . The program was canceled following the explosion that destroyed the shuttle Challenger . Flint also served as President of the International Motor Press Association .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba04f348bf172f5b59543956d695dfa2", "text": "Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama The Birmingham metropolitan area , sometimes known as Greater Birmingham , is a metropolitan area in central Alabama centered on Birmingham , Alabama . As of 2013 , the federal government defines the Birmingham-Hoover , AL Metropolitan Statistical Area as consisting of seven counties ( Bibb , Blount , Chilton , Jefferson , St. Clair , Shelby , and Walker ) centered on Birmingham . The population of this metropolitan statistical area as of the 2010 census was 1,130,047 , making it the 49th largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States as of that date . According to the United States Census 2013 estimate , the metro area has a population of 1,140,300 . The seven counties in the Birmingham -- Hoover metropolitan statistical area are combined with the Cullman micropolitan area ( Cullman County ) and the Talladega-Sylacauga micropolitan area ( Talladega County and Coosa County ) to form the federally defined Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega , AL Combined Statistical Area . According to the United States Census 2013 estimate , the combined statistical area has a population of 1,313,105 . It is the 42nd largest population sub-region in the United States , and the largest population region in Alabama , constituting roughly 1/4 of the state 's population . Nearby counties Tuscaloosa , Etowah , and Calhoun , while not officially a part of Greater Birmingham , contribute significantly to the region 's economy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d38fe56ead10562ed17c2bdb483f076e", "text": "Detroit International Jazz Festival The Detroit Jazz Festival is a free jazz music festival held each year over Labor Day Weekend at Hart Plaza and Campus Martius Park in Detroit , Michigan , U.S. . The head of the festival is Chris Collins , who also serves as President and Artistic Director of the Detroit Jazz Festival . Until 2000 , it was known as the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival . The festival again changed names in 2005 , becoming the Detroit International Jazz Festival after Ford Motor Company removed its sponsorship . In January 2006 , Gretchen Valade , Chairman of Mack Avenue Records founded the Detroit International Jazz Festival Foundation , which took over production and management of the festival . Since 2012 the festival name was changed to The Detroit Jazz Festival . The Detroit Jazz Foundation has other events year round , and is involved in musical education . They have programs called Jazz Infusion and Jazz Week . Jazz Week started in 2007 when the Wayne State University Department of Music embarked on a long-term partnership with the Detroit Jazz Festival , serving as their Educational Advisor . Jazz Week at Wayne , one result of this collaboration , is a one-week workshop that provides forty high school students with an intensive and rewarding jazz education . All participants , selected from surrounding high schools , are awarded full scholarships to attend the program . Every year the Detroit Jazz Festival hosts an Artist in Residence . The 2016 artist is Ron Carter . Notable past performers have included Dave Brubeck , Mulgrew Miller , The Manhattan Transfer , Paquito d'Rivera , Dave Holland , Regina Carter , Take 6 , and Tower of Power , Wynton Marsalis , Chick Corea , Wayne Shorter , Sonny Rollins , Gary Burton , Pat Metheny and Joe Lovano . 2016 performers include Ron Carter , George Benson , John Scofield , Brad Mehldau , Mark Guiliana , Jason Moran , Omar Sosa , Luciana Souza , and Alfredo Rodriguez .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "38336f036bc9a2aef7cdae93e7202df8", "text": "Allen Park, Michigan Allen Park is a working-class suburb in central Wayne County , Michigan . The city is known for its tree-lined streets , brick houses , and the Fairlane Green Shopping Center that opened in 2006 . At the 2010 census , the population was 28,210 . The suburb of Detroit was once recognized in Money Magazine 's list of America 's Best Small Cities . Allen Park is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver . Much like other `` Downriver '' communities , Allen Park has seen a steady decline in recent years , in terms of property value . Ford Motor Company is an integral part of the community . Many of the company 's offices and facilities lie within the city limits . Since 2002 , Allen Park is the practice home of the Detroit Lions football team and is also the site of the team 's headquarters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ae2200c10b02f773e99f96838fc8021f", "text": "Adrian, Michigan Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Lenawee County . The population was 21,133 at the 2010 census . Adrian lies in Michigan 's 7th congressional district .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d9b4ddf5c93a72946ed74342ceaf30d5", "text": "List of Detroit Lions first-round draft picks The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit , Michigan . They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference ( NFC ) in the National Football League ( NFL ) , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit . Originally based in Portsmouth , Ohio and called the Portsmouth Spartans , the team began play in 1929 as an independent professional team , one of many such teams in the Ohio and Scioto River valleys . For the 1930 season , the Spartans formally joined the NFL as the other area independents folded because of the Great Depression . Despite success within the NFL , they could not survive in Portsmouth , then the NFL 's smallest city . The team was purchased and moved to Detroit for the 1934 season . The Lions have won four NFL Championships , tied for 9th overall in total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises ; although the last was in 1957 , which gives the club the second-longest NFL championship drought behind the Arizona Cardinals . They are one of four current teams to have never played in the Super Bowl .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a0f143c80a875b95a35c72a7b782466d", "text": "Cadillac, Michigan Cadillac -LSB- ˈkædᵻlæk -RSB- is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Wexford County . The population was 10,355 at the 2010 census . The city is situated at the junction of US 131 , M-55 and M-115 . The geographic center of Michigan is approximately five miles ( 8.05 km ) north-northwest of Cadillac . Cadillac became the county seat after the so-called `` Battle of Manton , '' in which a show of force was involved in enforcing a controversial decision to move the county seat from Manton .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c903efdc54dfb96734f748ea00fd2a25", "text": "St. Louis, Michigan St. Louis is a city in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan . As of the 2010 census the population was 7,482 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fdc42be65eb2d43bfe8fef54d596a66a", "text": "Roads and freeways in metropolitan Detroit The roads and freeways in metropolitan Detroit comprise the main thoroughfares in the region . The freeways consist of an advanced network of interconnecting freeways which include Interstate highways . The Metro Detroit region 's extensive toll-free freeway system , together with its status as a major port city , provide advantages to its location as a global business center . There are no toll roads in Michigan . Detroiters may refer to freeways by the formal name more often where one has been designated rather than route number . Other freeways without formal names are known by the number such as I‑275 and M‑59 . M‑53 , while not officially designated may be locally referred to by its name `` Van Dyke '' . Detroit area freeways are typically sunken below ground level to permit local traffic to pass over the freeway and for appearance . Following a historic fire in 1805 , Judge Augustus B. Woodward devised a plan similar to Pierre Charles L'Enfant 's design for Washington , D.C. . Detroit 's monumental avenues and traffic circles fan out in a baroque styled radial fashion from Grand Circus Park in the heart of the city 's theater district , which facilitates traffic patterns along the city 's tree-lined boulevards and parks . The ` Woodward plan ' proposed a system of hexagonal street blocks , with the Grand Circus at its center . Wide avenues , alternatively 200 ft and 120 ft , would emanate from large circular plazas like spokes from the hub of a wheel . As the city grew these would spread in all directions from the banks of the Detroit River . When Woodward presented his proposal , Detroit had fewer than 1,000 residents . Elements of the plan were implemented . Most prominent of these are the five main `` spokes '' of Woodward , Michigan , Gratiot , Grand River and Jefferson Avenues . The Mile Road System in Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan facilitates ease of navigation in the region . It was established as a way to delineate east -- west roads through the Detroit area and the surrounding rural rim . The Mile Road system , and its most famous road , 8 Mile Road , came about largely as a result of the Land Ordinance of 1785 , which established the basis for the Public Land Survey System in which land throughout the Northwest Territory was surveyed and divided into survey townships by reference to a baseline ( east -- west line ) and meridian ( north -- south line ) . In Southeast Michigan , many roads would be developed parallel to the base line and the meridian , and many of the east -- west roads would be incorporated into the Mile Road System . The Mile Road System extended easterly into Detroit , but is interrupted , because much of Detroit 's early settlements and farms were based on early French land grants that were aligned northwest-to-southeast with frontage along the Detroit River and on later development along roads running into downtown Detroit in a star pattern , such as Woodward , Jefferson , Grand River , Gratiot , and Michigan Avenues , developed by Augustus Woodward in imitation of Washington , D.C. 's system . As Detroit grew , several Mile Roads were given new names within the city borders , while some roads incorporated as part of the Mile Road System have traditionally been known by their non-mile names . It is unclear if they ever bore mile numbers formally . The baseline used in the survey of Michigan lands runs along 8 Mile Road , which is approximately eight miles directly north of the junction of Woodward Avenue and Michigan Avenue in downtown Detroit . As a result , the direct east -- west portion of Michigan Avenue , and M‑153 ( Ford Road ) west of Wyoming Avenue , forms the `` zero mile '' baseline for this mile road system . The precise point of origin is located in Campus Martius Park , marked by a medallion embedded in the stone walkway . It is situated in the western point of the diamond surrounding Woodward Fountain , just in front of the Fountain Bistro .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "909108e825ab0d62beaedf5a3605caea", "text": "Dally in the Alley Dally in the Alley is Detroit 's largest annual community festival , located in the Cass Corridor district ( the north end , close to Wayne State University ) in Detroit . Completely organized and executed by a team of community volunteers , `` The Dally '' gives an offering of live music , visual arts , performance , food and beer .", "title": "" } ]
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Marilyn Monroe did not play comic characters.
[ { "docid": "1965196fdb5443dc449231ab2bbedb78", "text": "Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe ( born Norma Jeane Mortenson ; June 1 , 1926 -- August 5 , 1962 ) was an American actress and model . Famous for playing comic `` dumb blonde '' characters , she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s , emblematic of the era 's attitudes towards sexuality . Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade , her films grossed $ 200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962 . She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon . Born and raised in Los Angeles , Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage and married at the age of sixteen . While working in a factory in 1944 as part of the war effort , she was introduced to a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career . The work led to short-lived film contracts with Twentieth Century-Fox ( 1946 -- 1947 ) and Columbia Pictures ( 1948 ) . After a series of minor film roles , she signed a new contract with Fox in 1951 . Over the next two years , she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies , including As Young as You Feel and Monkey Business , and in the dramas Clash by Night and Do n't Bother to Knock . Monroe faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nude photos before becoming a star , but rather than damaging her career , the story resulted in increased interest in her films . By 1953 , Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars , with leading roles in three films : the noir Niagara , which focused on her sex appeal , and the comedies Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire , which established her star image as a `` dumb blonde '' . Although she played a significant role in the creation and management of her public image throughout her career , she was disappointed at being typecast and underpaid by the studio . She was briefly suspended in early 1954 for refusing a film project , but returned to star in one of the biggest box office successes of her career , The Seven Year Itch ( 1955 ) . When the studio was still reluctant to change her contract , Monroe founded a film production company in late 1954 ; she named it Marilyn Monroe Productions ( MMP ) . She dedicated 1955 to building her company and began studying method acting at the Actors Studio . In late 1955 , Fox awarded her a new contract , which gave her more control and a larger salary . After a critically acclaimed performance in Bus Stop ( 1956 ) and acting in the first independent production of MMP , The Prince and the Showgirl ( 1957 ) , she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for Some Like It Hot ( 1959 ) . Her last completed film was the drama The Misfits ( 1961 ) . Monroe 's troubled private life received much attention . She struggled with substance abuse , depression , and anxiety . She had two highly publicized marriages , to retired baseball star Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller , both of which ended in divorce . On August 5 , 1962 , she died at age 36 from an overdose of barbiturates at her home in Los Angeles . Although Monroe 's death was ruled a probable suicide , several conspiracy theories have been proposed in the decades following her death .", "title": "" } ]
[ { "docid": "e4bb1fe9b17d03c6465b430b3f7407dd", "text": "The Jack Benny Program (season 4) This is a list of episodes for the fourth season ( 1953 -- 54 ) of the television version of The Jack Benny Program . This season is mostly known for Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe being on the show ( separately ) . This year had major movie stars of the time , more likely to attract more viewers . The show 's rankings had gone down 33 % from last year , but the show was still popular , and the next season would get more views . This season the program was the 16th highest-ranking show .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "088cb32deadfe1f8dc6f2a86e30d9a2a", "text": "Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic At his death in 1927 , Payne Whitney bestowed the funds to build and endow the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic ( PWC ) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan . An eight story free-standing hospital , it was immediately affiliated with Cornell University 's medical school ( now Weill Cornell Medical College or Weill Cornell Medicine ) and with the New York Hospital ( now New York -- Presbyterian Hospital ) , both of which are adjacent to PWC . Payne Whitney was a large donor to the Hospital and Medical College , and it has been an issue of long speculation why he chose a psychiatric building to be his primary naming opportunity at New York-Cornell . The poet Robert Lowell wrote of his hospitalization at Payne Whitney , Marilyn Monroe was hospitalized there in early 1961 , and Mary McCarthy based her book , The Group , on her inpatient experience . The poet James Schuyler wrote about his experiences there in the eleven-poem series `` The Payne Whitney Poems '' which appeared in the New York Review of Books , August 17 , 1978 issue . In Woody Allen 's 1979 film , Manhattan , a character named Caroline Payne Whitney Smith is featured in a comedy sketch , where she and her husband are considered `` normal folks , '' except for the fact that she is a catatonic . The Payne Whitney building itself was torn down in the early 1990s to make way for an expansion of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital over the FDR Drive . Since that time , all clinical and research services at the two primary Cornell psychiatric campuses -- in Manhattan and in White Plains , New York -- have been named after Payne Whitney . The clinic also has an outpatient and Continuing Day Treatment Program in an off-campus building at East 61st Street and York Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan . Payne Whitney Clinic and Weill Cornell Medical College have been home to some of the most notable psychiatrists in the country . Currently-affiliated psychiatrists and psychologists include Jack Barchas , Robert Michels , Otto F. Kernberg , James Kocsis , George Makari , Michael Posner , William Breitbart , and Theodore Shapiro . Previously-affiliated psychiatrists include Arnold Cooper , Frederic Flach , Benjamin Spock , Gerald Klerman , Robert Millman , Louis Jolyon West , David Silbersweig , Harry Tiebout , Mary Jane Sherfey , Helen Singer Kaplan , Allen Frances , and Paul McHugh . Payne Whitney has also been the `` voluntary faculty '' home to Roy Schafer , Richard Isay , Gail Saltz , and Daniel Stern , and the recent home of such senior scholars as David A. Hamburg and Beatrix Hamburg .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e505ce08107a4dd04fb27d9bc65582d", "text": "Twentieth Century (film) Twentieth Century is a 1934 American pre-Code screwball comedy film . Much of the film is set on the 20th Century Limited train as it travels from Chicago to New York City . The film was directed by Howard Hawks , stars John Barrymore and Carole Lombard , and features Walter Connolly , Roscoe Karns and Edgar Kennedy . Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur adapted their Broadway play of the same name -- itself based on the unproduced play Napoleon of Broadway by Charles Bruce Millholland -- with uncredited contributions from Gene Fowler and Preston Sturges . Along with Frank Capra 's It Happened One Night , also released in 1934 ( which amazingly has exactly the same music over the opening titles ) , Twentieth Century is considered to be a prototype for the screwball comedy . `` Howard Hawks ' rapid-fire romantic comedy established the essential ingredients of the screwball -- a dizzy dame , a charming but befuddled hero , dazzling dialogue and a dash of slapstick . '' Its success propelled Lombard into the front ranks of film comediennes . The film was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5d303954b27e018d4558c138c35cf71a", "text": "My Fair Lady (film) My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical film adapted from the Lerner and Loewe eponymous stage musical based on the 1913 stage play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw . With a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner and directed by George Cukor , the film depicts a poor Cockney flower seller named Eliza Doolittle who overhears an arrogant phonetics professor , Henry Higgins , as he casually wagers that he could teach her to speak `` proper '' English , thereby making her presentable in the high society of Edwardian London . The film stars Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison as Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins respectively , with Stanley Holloway , Gladys Cooper and Wilfrid Hyde-White in supporting roles . A critical and commercial success , it won eight Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Actor , and Best Director . In 1998 , the American Film Institute named it the 91st greatest American film of all time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e9e175ca32071aa0cbb8d9c7ce0bcd54", "text": "American burlesque American burlesque is a genre of variety show . Derived from elements of Victorian burlesque , music hall and minstrel shows , burlesque shows in America became popular in the 1860s and evolved to feature ribald comedy ( lewd jokes ) and female striptease . By the early 20th century , burlesque in America was presented as a populist blend of satire , performance art , music hall , and adult entertainment , featuring striptease and broad comedy acts . The entertainment was presented often in cabarets and clubs , as well as music halls and theatres . Performers , usually female , often created elaborate tableaux with lush , colorful costumes , mood-appropriate music , and dramatic lighting ; novelty acts , such as fire breathing or contortionists , might be added to enhance the impact of their performance . The genre traditionally encompassed a variety of acts : in addition to the striptease artistes , there was some combination of chanson singers , comedians , mime artists , and dancing girls , all delivered in a satiric style with a saucy edge . The striptease element of burlesque became subject to extensive local legislation , leading to a theatrical form that titillated without falling afoul of censors . Burlesque gradually lost popularity beginning in the 1940s . A number of producers sought to capitalize on nostalgia for the entertainment by attempting to recreate the spirit of burlesque in Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 1960s . There has been a resurgence of interest in this format since the 1990s , and it inspired a 2010 musical film , Burlesque , starring Christina Aguilera and Cher .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64daf635e0704799258b62ebaea7c666", "text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "24aa483944fbe1769371f291ffea6174", "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 . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "020cf79591c81be4d9e4ad8a8ba2e308", "text": "I Lost It at the Movies I Lost It at the Movies ( 1965 ) is Pauline Kael 's first collection of reviews , covering the years 1954 -- 1965 , which was published prior to her long stint at The New Yorker . As a result , the pieces in the book are culled from radio broadcasts that she did while she was at KPFA , as well as numerous periodicals , including Moviegoer , the Massachusetts Review , Sight and Sound , Film Culture , Film Quarterly and Partisan Review . It contains her negative review of the then widely acclaimed West Side Story , glowing reviews of other movies such as The Golden Coach and Seven Samurai , as well as longer polemical essays such as her largely negative critical responses to Siegfried Kracauer 's Theory of Film and Andrew Sarris 's Film Culture essay Notes on the Auteur Theory , 1962 . The book was a bestseller upon its first release , and is now published by Marion Boyars Publishers . Kael 's first book is characterized by an approach where she would often quote contemporary critics such as Bosley Crowther and Dwight Macdonald as a springboard to debunk their assertions while advancing her own ideas . This approach was later abandoned in her subsequent reviews , but is notably referred to in Macdonald 's book , Dwight Macdonald On Movies ( 1969 ) . When an interviewer asked her in later years as to what she had `` lost '' , as indicated in the title , Kael averred : `` There are so many kinds of innocence to be lost at the movies . '' It is the first in a series of titles of books that would have a deliberately erotic connotation , typifying the sensual relation Kael perceived herself as having with the movies , as opposed to the theoretical bent that some among her colleagues had .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "737fec31ea8e9bf80579a3dd7d754ef7", "text": "No Man of Her Own (1932 film) No Man of Her Own is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama starring Clark Gable and Carole Lombard as a married couple in their only film together , several years before their own legendary marriage in real life . The movie was directed by Wesley Ruggles , and originated as an adaptation of No Bed of Her Own , a 1932 novel by Val Lewton , but ended up based more on a story by Benjamin Glazer and Edmund Goulding , although it retained the title it got from Lewton 's novel . It is not related to the 1950 film of the same name . Released just three years after the stock market crash of 1929 , the plot focuses on the character `` Babe '' Stewart ( played by Gable ) , a card sharp and gambling cheat , and `` Connie Randall '' , a street-wise librarian with whom he develops a relationship . Prevalent themes thoughout the story include crime , gambling , dishonesty , love , commitment and redemption .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a3fc8786895e87624acbf774f04f73e", "text": "Film poster A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film . Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets . They normally contain an image with text . Today 's posters often feature photographs of the main actors . Prior to the 1990s , illustrations instead of photos were far more common . The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors . It may also include a tagline , the name of the director , names of characters , the release date , etc. . Film posters are displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters , and elsewhere on the street or in shops . The same images appear in the film exhibitor 's pressbook and may also be used on websites , DVD ( and historically VHS ) packaging , flyers , advertisements in newspapers and magazines , etc. . Film posters have been used since the earliest public exhibitions of film . They began as outside placards listing the programme of ( short ) films to be shown inside the hall or movie theater . By the early 1900s , they began to feature illustrations of a film scene or an array of overlaid images from several scenes . Other posters have used artistic interpretations of a scene or even the theme of the film , represented in a wide variety of artistic styles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e700a9680540bc1e0014e24e0e0d274", "text": "Hollywood blacklist The Hollywood blacklist -- as the broader entertainment industry blacklist is generally known -- was the practice of denying employment to screenwriters , actors , directors , musicians , and other American entertainment professionals during the mid-20th century because they were accused of having Communist ties or sympathies . Artists were barred from work on the basis of their alleged membership in or sympathy with the Communist Party USA or refusal to assist investigations into the party 's activities . Even during the period of its strictest enforcement , the late 1940s through the late 1950s , the blacklist was rarely made explicit or verifiable , but it directly damaged the careers of scores of individuals working in the film industry . The first systematic Hollywood blacklist was instituted on November 25 , 1947 , the day after ten writers and directors were cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee . A group of studio executives , acting under the aegis of the Association of Motion Picture Producers , fired the artists -- the so-called Hollywood Ten -- and made what has become known as the Waldorf Statement . On June 22 , 1950 , a pamphlet entitled Red Channels was published . Focused on the field of broadcasting , it identified 151 entertainment industry professionals in the context of `` Red Fascists and their sympathizers . '' Soon , most of those named , along with a host of other artists , were barred from employment in most of the entertainment field . The blacklist lasted until 1960 , when Dalton Trumbo , a Communist Party member from 1943 to 1948 and member of the Hollywood Ten , was credited as the screenwriter of the highly successful film Exodus , and later publicly acknowledged by actor Kirk Douglas for writing the screenplay for the movie Spartacus . A number of those blacklisted , however , were still barred from work in their professions for years afterward .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "697580c81479770dc6c70a31e36dd7f8", "text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51deea949c56de4e5123f231e7f8961f", "text": "Marilyn Joi Marilyn Joi ( born May 22 , 1945 ) is an American actress who appeared in a number of exploitation films during the 1970s . She starred in several films by Al Adamson including The Naughty Stewardesses ( 1974 ) , Blazing Stewardesses ( 1975 ) and Black Samurai ( 1977 ) , and played the henchwoman Velvet in Ilsa , Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks ( 1976 ) , and Cleopatra Schwartz in The Kentucky Fried Movie ( 1977 ) . Among her other film credits were roles in Hit Man ( 1972 ) , Mean Mother ( 1974 ) , The Candy Tangerine Man ( 1975 ) , Mansion of the Doomed ( 1976 ) , The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington ( 1977 ) , Nurse Sherri ( 1978 ) and Galaxina ( 1980 ) . She was often credited as Tracy King , Tracy Ann King and T.A. King .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "855c0051d9a5611d180b496c2966beb8", "text": "This Year's Blonde This Year 's Blonde is a 1980 low-budgeted American television drama film , based on the Garson Kanin novel Moviola about 1950s sex symbol Marilyn Monroe . The movie starred Constance Forslund as Monroe Lloyd Bridges as Johnny Hyde and Norman Fell and was presented as part of a 3-night TV special event on NBC called Moviola : A Hollywood Saga . This Year 's Blonde was the first of two TV movies about Monroe in 1980 . The second being , Marilyn : The Untold Story , starring Catherine Hicks . Both movies have been overshadowed by more big-budgeted theatrical films about the star .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8159cc7491b57f181b14c6ebbe550e44", "text": "Comic opera Comic opera denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature , usually with a happy ending . Forms of comic opera first developed in late 17th-century Italy . By the 1730s , a new operatic genre , opera buffa , emerged as an alternative to opera seria . It quickly made its way to France , where it became opéra bouffon , and eventually , in the following century , French operetta , with Jacques Offenbach as its most accomplished practitioner . The influence of the Italian and French forms spread to other parts of Europe . Many countries developed their own genres of comic opera , incorporating the Italian and French models along with their own musical traditions . Examples include Viennese operetta , German singspiel , Spanish zarzuela , Russian comic opera , English ballad opera , and Savoy Opera .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6b4facc695b1bf037e0509b46403bd79", "text": "Jack Monroe (disambiguation) Jack Monroe is a British writer and campaigner . Jack Monroe may also refer to : Jack Monroe ( comics ) Jack Monroe ( song )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd0ace1270f626365441a3fbd3d36d96", "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 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18ce5def371c836f547cb51965b1385c", "text": "Marilyn McLeod Marilyn McLeod ( born 1939 ) is an American songwriter and singer . She was born in Detroit , into a musical family -- her half-brother Ernie Farrow became a noted jazz performer , and her sister Alice married John Coltrane and recorded many albums as a jazz keyboard player and harpist . Marilyn McLeod began working as a songwriter for the Jobete publishing company at Motown in 1968 . She wrote songs with Johnny Bristol before being teamed with lyricist Pam Sawyer , and the pair co-wrote Diana Ross 's 1976 hit `` Love Hangover '' , and the High Inergy hit `` You Ca n't Turn Me Off ( in the Middle of Turning Me On ) '' the following year . In 1982 , she co-wrote Jermaine Jackson 's hit with Devo , `` Let Me Tickle Your Fancy '' , written with Sawyer , Jermaine Jackson , and Paul Jackson , Jr. . As a recording artist , she released some singles under her own name , and fronted the group Pure Magic . McLeod left Motown in 1985 , and , in the early 1990s , co-wrote several songs for Northern Soul DJ Ian Levine and his Motown revival label Motorcity Records . In 2010 she released the album I Believe In Me , a set of songs co-written with veteran Motown songwriter Janie Bradford . Her grandson is the musician , producer and rapper Flying Lotus .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dcf1a6f13b6a73f3865e3b7e6ed4777", "text": "Metropolis Theatre (Bronx, New York) Metropolis Theatre opened as a legitimate theater venue with 1,600 seats in 1893 . It was converted to show motion pictures by 1914 as competition from the Bronx Opera House ( 1913 ) took hold . It was in the southwest of the area known as the Hub . The Metropolis closed in 1926 and Loews used it for storage of the chains scenery , curtains , and draperies used in vaudeville and stage shows ( until they were phased out ) as well as for a shop that produced the signs and posters displayed at the chain 's theaters . It was mostly demolished in the 1940s , leaving behind only facade . It was located at the corner of Third Avenue and 142nd Street . The Spirit of the Times reported on the new theater , the only one above 125th Street in an area made newly accessible by elevated , cable , and trolley cars , in its September 4 , 1897 issue noting it was managed by Mortimer Theiss with a Klaw & Erlanger company performing In Gay New York The theatre was decorated in `` very rich and very artistic '' green , gold , and pink . It had a proscenium arch adorned with a picture `` of '' Giovanni a depicting `` a group of maids and lads dancing to sylvan pipes and capturing kisses '' . The image was said to have exhibited at the Paris Salon . According to John McNamara , performers at the theater included Francis X. Bushman , Leo Dietrichstein , Clara Kimball Young and Pat Rooney . He wrote that the theatre basement was a Rathskeller while on top of the building there was a roof garden . Robert W. Snyder 's The Voice of the City : Vaudeville and Popular Culture in New York gives a brief history of the Metropolis on page 94 , stating that Loew 's never operated the Metropolis as a theater and previous owners hosted vaudeville , films , Italian stage shows , and finally burlesque ( precipitating a shut down by the police in 1926 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f50153bb97b3a285d726d2a1b9a66d2", "text": "Marilyn Monroe in popular culture Marilyn Monroe 's life and persona have been used in film , television , music , the arts , and by other celebrities .", "title": "" } ]
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